Introduction

Abstract

Environment and climate change impacts due to global warming have been engaging the attention of scientists and policymakers for quite some time. The use of fossil fuel combustion-based energy systems gives rise to increasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), a greenhouse gas that gets accumulated in the atmosphere. This is contributing to global warming and climate change. Paris Agreement on Climate Change is an International Protocol evoked in 2015 for nations to take actions collectively to fulfill their commitments. This chapter introduces the importance of CO₂ sequestration and how advances in green chemistry can be an opportunity for climate change mitigation. The CO₂ is an inert and non-toxic gas, and a green chemical pathway for its utilization from the flue gases of an industry as a resource, complements the green chemistry. Green chemistry with its many advantages has a vast scope for waste elimination through the conversion of captured CO₂. Interdisciplinary approaches for the application of green chemistry to CO₂ sequestration are summarized.