Burying Greenhouse Gases: New Tool Could Aid Safe Underground Storage Of Carbon Dioxide
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 18:21
in Earth & Climate
To prevent global warming, researchers and policymakers are exploring a variety of options to significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide that reaches the atmosphere. One possible approach involves capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide at the source, then injecting them underground. Now engineers have come up with a new software tool to determine how much carbon dioxide can be sequestered safely in geological formations.