Global warming and carbon-negative technology: Prospects for a lower-cost route to a lower-risk atmosphere

Energy and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 973-984

  Eisenberger, Peter M ^a,f   Cohen, Roger W ^b,f   Chichilnisky, Graciela ^c,f   Eisenberger, Nicholas M ^d,f   Chance, Ronald R ^e,f   Jones, Christopher W ^e  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b GreenOrder Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d GreenOrder Inc   (United States)

^e Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^f Global Thermostat LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING;

AIR EXTRACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON; CONCENTRATION OF; COST ROUTES; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; MITIGATION MEASURES; REDUCED COST; RISK LEVELS; SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70350259954     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830509789625374     Document Type: Article

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