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.
By:
Geoffrey Ozin,
Mireille Ghoussoub
Imprint: Toronto University Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions:
Height: 241mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781487506360
ISBN 10: 1487506368
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 06 November 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Good, the Bad, and the Oily 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 A: Companies Transforming CO2 Appendix B: Further Reading Permissions References About the Authors Index
Geoffrey A. Ozin is a Distinguished University Professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto and Government of Canada Research Chair. Mireille F. Ghoussoub holds a PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of Toronto.
Reviews for The Story of CO2: Big Ideas for a Small Molecule
If you only read one book about climate change this year, make it this one. -- Louis Ammon * <i>Chemistry World, June 2021</i> *
- Winner of 2020 Bronze Winner for Ecology & Environment Foreword Indies / forewordreviews.com 2021 (United States)
