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The objective of this first chapter is to give an overview of the role and status of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology in a world-wide perspective. The effects of increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and their related impacts on climate change , are discussed first. This is followed by a discussion on options to mitigate the emissions and the role of CCS in these efforts, in terms of both the present status at the time of writing this book and future outlook.
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Gale, J. (2017). CO2 Storage in Deep Geological Formations: The Concept. In: Niemi, A., Bear, J., Bensabat, J. (eds) Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0996-3_1
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