Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lorie Karnath Managing Editor of Molecular Frontiers Journal discusses MFJ Editor-in-Chief Bengt Norden's recent article on Mitigating Climate Change Effects: A Global Approach.
Prof. Norden considers options and cautions against support of climate effect mitigation projects that are less realistic or suboptimal for technological, economic or other reasons. He suggests that it is likely that most forms of “biofuels” (which although being “carbon neutral” do produce carbon dioxide) and “carbon capture” (catching carbon dioxide gas at the combustion site, compressing it to liquid and depositing it in salt mines or empty oil fields) offer less significant means of mitigation compared to other more direct solutions. Warning that both biofuels and carbon capture may be associated with social and environmental issues.
Lorie Karnath Managing Editor of Molecular Frontiers Journal discusses MFJ Editor-in-Chief Bengt Norden's recent article on Mitigating Climate Change Effects: A Global Approach.
Prof. Norden considers options and cautions against support of climate effect mitigation projects that are less realistic or suboptimal for technological, economic or other reasons. He suggests that it is likely that most forms of “biofuels” (which although being “carbon neutral” do produce carbon dioxide) and “carbon capture” (catching carbon dioxide gas at the combustion site, compressing it to liquid and depositing it in salt mines or empty oil fields) offer less significant means of mitigation compared to other more direct solutions. Warning that both biofuels and carbon capture may be associated with social and environmental issues.
