Carbon Dioxide Emission and Mitigation

Authors

Yung-Tse Hung, Cleveland State UniversityFollow
Paul Skerl, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Books

Publication Date

5-19-2020

Publication Title

Handbook of Environment and Waste Management - Volume 3: Acid Rain and Greenhouse Gas Pollution Control

Abstract

Carbon dioxide is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and its influence on the atmosphere is becoming more of a concern. Several sources of natural carbon dioxide emission and mitigation exist such as organism respiration and decomposition and forest fires as well as mitigation controls by sequestering from foliage and absorption from oceans. Anthropogenic sources include energy production from fossil fuels, industrial production and agricultural production, and have been adding to atmospheric levels at an exponential rate. Several processes to help mitigate carbon dioxide include capturing, separation and storage. This paper covers a review of carbon dioxide emissions and mitigation practices.

Recommended Citation

Hung, Y.-T., & Skerl, P. (2020). Carbon Dioxide Emission and Mitigation. In HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENT AND WASTE MANAGEMENT: Acid Rain and Greenhouse Gas Pollution Control (pp. 237-280), May 2020.

DOI

10.1142/9789811207136_0007

Volume

3