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The Story of CO2
Big Ideas for a Small Molecule
Geoffrey Ozin (Author), Mireille Ghoussoub (Author)
9781487506360
Hardback, published 6 November 2020
280 pages, 16 Figures
24.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.56 kg
"If you only read one book about climate change this year, make it this one." "This accessible work offers a relatively comprehensive review of a topic that has been much discussed in published media."
The climate crisis requires that we drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions across all sectors of society. The Story of CO2 contributes to this vital conversation by highlighting the cutting-edge science and emerging technologies – a number of which are already commercially available – that can transform carbon dioxide into a myriad of products such as feedstock chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and fuels. This approach allows us to reconsider CO2 as a resource, and to add "carbon capture and use" to our other tools in the fight against catastrophic climate change. The Story of CO2 explores all aspects of carbon dioxide, from the atomic to the universal perspective, and takes the reader on an epic journey into our physical world, starting from the moment of the Big Bang, all the way to the present world in which atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to grow. This story seeks to inspire readers with the latest carbon utilization technologies and explain how they fit within the broader context of carbon mitigation strategies in the shift towards a sustainable energy economy.
Preface 1. The Good, the Bad, and the Oily Appendix A: Companies Transforming CO2 Permissions
Acknowledgements
2. From Space to Earth and Back Again
3. Confronting Climate Change
4. "Stubborn" Emissions
5. Power to the CO2
6. It’s a CO2 World
7. Bringing it all Together
Appendix B: Further Reading
References
About the Authors
Index