CCS
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) refers to a range of technologies that aim at capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from combustion of (mostly from industrial operations such as refineries and power plants) instead of releasing them into the atmosphere. The track record of CCS clearly shows that it is an ineffective, expensive, […]
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas found naturally in Earth’s atmosphere. It is also a byproduct of industrial processes and burning . The release of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere is the primary driver of . The rise in average global temperature is directly proportional to concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, measured […]
Carbon Sequestration
Storing carbon dioxide (CO2) in forests, oceans, or underground geological formations to slow down or prevent the buildup of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. The process aims to counteract the increase in – the main contributor to . Sequestration can occur naturally in carbon sinks such as forests and oceans. It is also possible through […]
Circular Carbon Economy
A framework to manage and reduce carbon emissions that was proposed and promoted by Saudi Arabia when it hosted the G20 summit in 2020. It resembles the 3R model (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and adds further elements to it, such as and . While the basic assumption is correct and necessary, namely that carbon can and […]
COP28
COP28 refers to the 28th session of the to the , which convenes from 30 November to 12 December, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. Plan of COP28 COP28 will witness the first enshrined in the , which aims to assess the global response to every five years. This will be a critical step in […]
False Solutions
Measures, often of technical nature, that have been proposed to deal with the , often by fossil fuel corporations and their lobbies, but which don’t lead to any substantial outcomes in dealing with the climate crisis. Examples are , carbon trading, REDD+, , and geoengineering.
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. It hardly occurs in nature in separate form, because it easily reacts with other elements into more stable substances such as water. In recent years, hydrogen has been investigated as an energy carrier which could store energy. It is important to note that hydrogen is thus […]
Real Climate Solutions
Real solutions refer to the practices and approaches aimed at resolving the by treating the core issue itself rather than its symptoms. These solutions are based on the abundance of science regarding the and of There are various real solutions, though the issue ultimately necessitates phasing out of our society’s reliance on . Scope and […]
Run-Away Climate Change
Run-away climate change refers to that “feeds on itself” through amplifying feedback where the impacts of heating cause further heating. The easiest way to visualize it is to imagine a line of domino pieces – when the first one tips over, it leads to the next one falling and so on. Once started, it is […]
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