Carbon dioxide capture: an assessment of plausible ranges

Abstract

The projections of energy related carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions in the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) serve as point of departure for an assessment of plausible ranges of CO 2 emissions that could be avoided through CO 2 capture and storage measures. Scenario and time dependent, sector and fuel specific capture factors are developed for eleven world regions to estimate the proportion of CO 2 resulting from fossil fuel and biomass combustion/ conversion that might be practical to capture and store. The capture factors are applied to the original CO 2 emissions scenarios at a highly disaggregated level. The results are summed up and presented. The results indicate that it might be possible to capture and store a significant quantity of energy related CO 2 , especially in the second quarter of this century. Yet the amounts of CO 2 still being emitted remain considerable, suggesting that other technologies will also be needed if the threat of climate change requires large reductions of CO 2 emissions over the next few decades.

Implications of Ammonia Emissions from Post-Combustion Carbon Capture for Airborne Particulate Matter

“…Figure shows the context for the CCS deployment assumed in this study. On the basis of the IPCC SRES A2 scenario, Toth and Rogner estimated that the technical potential of CCS in the United States would be 3.6 Gt CO 2 /year in the power sector in 2050 under the A2-IMAGE scenario and 1.8 Gt CO 2 under the A2-AIM scenario. Riahi et al reported that OECD90, defined as all members of OECD in 1990, would capture 3.5–5.9 Gt CO 2 in 2050.…”