INTRODUCTION 11: Carbon Capture Challenges

Overview 

As we learn about carbon management technologies, it is critical that we also review the technical and deployment challenges of these new technologies. This week's reading: CARBON CAPTURE'S STEEP CLIMB provides an overview of the costs of mature and emerging carbon management technologies. In brief, the carbon-capture chemistry we have today is too expensive. It works, and it makes economic sense in a few settings. But to meet the global consensus goal of net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and dodge the worst consequences of climate change we need to deploy more than 150 times as much carbon-capture capacity as we have now. That means reducing costs and making more options available for a wide range of CO₂ emission sources. Read on about the growing number of businesses, government, labs, non-profits and academic researchers racing to bring the next generation of carbon-capture technology up to scale and into the market. Download CASE STUDY - Carbon Capture Challenge.pdf Download CASE STUDY - Carbon Capture Challenge.pdf

 

Module Objectives

In this module, the activities, content, and assignments will guide your learning process to ensure you can:

• Identify and describe challenges and opportunities in carbon capture technology
• Apply critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to environmental sustainability problems
• Apply the content presented in this course to real world problems

 

 

Module To-Do List

Here's everything you need to do and remember for this module:

• Read the article in the Resources section
• Annotate the assigned reading in Perusall
• Come prepared to the Live Session to discuss the reading