Capturing the greenhouse gang
Further reading
October 2008, pages 5-6
Carbon capture and storage barriers not insurmountable (by Peter Cook)
Provides an overview of carbon capture and storage from an Australian perspective.
August 2010
The Science of Climate change: Questions and Answers
A document summarising the current understanding of climate change science for non-specialist readers.
October/November 2008, pages 72-77
Carbon busters (by Sid Perkins)
Reviews different options for carbon capture and storage.
20 March 2007
Carbon 'released, not stored' by soil (by Wagdy Sawahel)
Reports rising carbon dioxide levels may turn soil into an emission source instead of a carbon sink.
8 August 2006
Deep sea carbon traps could help stem global warming (by Brad Hamilton)
Looks into the storage of carbon dioxide in deep-sea sediments.
No. 146, 2009, pages 14-16
Amazonians’ black magic has multiple benefits (by Evelyn Krull)
Explains the potential uses of biochar for carbon sequestration.
No. 141, February-March 2008, page 4
Carbon storage trial set to go
Outlines an Australian trial testing carbon dioxide storage underground.
No. 134, 2007, page 6
WA island site for world's largest carbon storage project
Describes the world's largest carbon dioxide capture and storage project.
No. 133, 2006, pages 34-35
Algae bioreactors that tackle CO2 emissions (by Steve Davidson)
Explores an innovative system for reducing CO2 emissions with single-celled algae.
No. 128, 2006, page 7
Success with Polish coal bed CO2 sequestration (by James Porteous)
Reports on the successful storage of carbon dioxide in coal beds.
No. 116, 2003, pages 22-24
Putting CO2 back (by Steve Davidson)
Assesses the potential of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide.
2 May 2006
Clean coal? New technology buries greenhouse emissions (by James Owen)
Reports on advances in converting coal into a zero-emissions electricity source.
28 January 2009, pages 520-521
Ocean fertilization: Dead in the water? (by Quirin Schiermeier)
Questions the effect of ocean fertilisation on carbon sequestration.
June 2007
Carbon storage deep down under (by Hannah Hoag)
Looks into Australia's first carbon sequestration demonstration project.
12 April 2007
Spring-time for sinks (by Dave Reay)
Examines the role that carbon sinks play in reducing carbon dioxide levels.
24 May 2008, page 26
Cheap carbon trap cleans up power station emissions (by Phil McKenna)
Describes a way to separate gases captured from power stations.
24 May 2008, page 8
Earth may hide a lethal carbon cache (by Fred Pearce)
Discusses the potential impact of carbon naturally stored deep in the Earth's crust.
3 May 2008, pages 32-35
Burying biomass to fight climate change (by Richard Lovett)
Proposes the burying of plant matter to reduce carbon emissions.
29 March 2008, pages 36-39
Can coal live up to its clean promise (by Fred Pearce)
Describes international developments in carbon capture and storage.
23 February 2008, page 26
Crystal sponges capture carbon emissions (by Andy Coghlan)
Reports on the development of crystalline sponges to trap carbon dioxide.
17 February 2007, page 9
Green light for carbon burial (by Phil McKenna)
Reports on a potential method of storing carbon dioxide permanently.
17 February 2007
Biggest carbon-burial test will hunt for leaks (by Rachel Nowak)
Describes the latest carbon burial experiment.
12 February 2007
Burial at sea for CO2 given seal of approval
Reports on ruling allowing the burial of carbon dioxide beneath the seabed.
3 September 2005, page 34
Clean energy special: Going underground (by Emma Young)
Explores the idea of storing carbon dioxide underground.
17 July 2004, page 16
Give carbon a decent burial (by Frederic Hauge and Marius Holm)
Discusses CO2 burial as an interim measure to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
7 August 2007
Global warming: Carbon dioxide 'tree banking' may help, provided trees have optimal water and nutrient levels Reports on the conditions necessary for trees to store carbon dioxide.
A collection of Scientific American articles on carbon capture and storage is available
14 March 2007
Future of 'clean coal' power tied to (uncertain) success of carbon capture and storage (by David Biello)
Explores the future of 'clean coal' power with CO2 sequestration technologies.
November 2006, pages 10-11
Keeping CO2 down (by Rebecca Renner)
Reports on the findings of the first CO2 burial project in the United States.
July 2005, pages 39-45
Can we bury global warming (by Robert Socolow)
Examines the key challenges facing the storage of carbon dioxide underground.
14 February 2005
Capturing carbon dioxide (by Don Monroe)
Looks at the development of carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies.
Page updated July 2009.