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- Herausgeber: epubli
- Kategorie: Fachliteratur
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
The earth's warming rate is much faster than 100 years ago. Now there's a vital need for action in reducing carbon dioxide levels. The answer is not more conventional landfills, incineration, or transporting trash to distant Third World countries. This short read presents a radical proposal that builds on simple scientific premises: a deep underground storage solution for our carbon-based waste. We can reduce carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere while letting society dispose of waste more cheaply than before. And create domestic jobs, including in hard-hit sectors. The rationale and components involved in this concept will appeal to anyone interested in climate change, ecology and resource conservation.
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Contents
About This Book
The Situation on Earth with Fossil Fuels
Our Garbage Offers a Solution
What Types of Waste Could be Considered?
How Will the Final Disposal Be Handled?
Biomass: Energy Generation versus Final Disposal
Final Thoughts
About the Author
Excerpt from the forthcoming climate fiction novella, HADES
Imprint
About This Book
As global temperatures rise and accumulated heat over land masses continues to drive regional and seasonal temperature extremes, there is an acute need for action. What we urgently need is an inexpensive method of CO2 reduction that combines a value-added money-saving solution. How can we reduce carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere while letting society dispose of waste more cheaply than before? And create domestic jobs, including in hard-hit sectors?
The answer is not more conventional landfills, incineration, or transport to distant Third World countries.
The radical proposal presented here builds on simple scientific premises that involve feasible implementation costs: a deep underground storage solution. An explanation of the rationale and components involved are presented in this short book that will appeal to anyone interested in climate change, ecology and resource conservation.
The Situation on Earth with Fossil Fuels
As you’ve probably heard, there is a problem with the Earth’s climate.
The average annual temperature on our planet has risen significantly. Almost all climatologists are convinced that the burning of fossil carbon is the cause of this temperature rise because it releases carbon dioxide, or CO2, into the Earth’s atmosphere.
Humans have been using fossil fuels on a larger scale for about 150 years.
Initially, coal was used for heating and metal smelting. Then it was used to power steam engines, which were used to remove water from coal mines, to generate electricity, to power ships and railroad engines, to operate machinery in factories, and much more.
Later, the use of petroleum and natural gas was added and more compact combustion engines were invented that did not require steam to operate.
