Challenge of global climate change: Prospects for a new energy paradigm

Abstract

Perspectives on the challenge posed by potential future climate change are presented including a discussion of prospects for carbon capture followed either by sequestration or reuse including opportunities for alternatives to the use of oil in the transportation sector. The potential for wind energy as an alternative to fossil fuel energy as a source of electricity is outlined including the related opportunities for cost effective curtailment of future growth in emissions of CO₂.

Keywords

climate change / carbon capture / wind / ethanol / CO₂ / radiative forcing