The University of Chicago

Carbon Capture and Sequestration

  • The Amazon in peril: The life and death of the world’s most diverse biome

    The Amazon in peril: The life and death of the world’s most diverse biome

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    Nilanjana Bhattacharya

    Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most extensively researched ecological zones. In addition to its rich biodiversity and economic importance to Brazil, the Amazon is also one of the largest land-based sinks of atmospheric carbon in the world. A significant body of ecological research regarding the Amazon focuses…

  • What’s That Burger Emitting?

    What’s That Burger Emitting?

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    Abigail Mackenzie Kerl

    The business of food is bad for the planet. But the problem isn’t just a first-world one.

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Making Use of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

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    Bradley Crawford

    MIT’s Howard J. Herzog explores the central issues involved in transforming carbon capture and storage (CCS) from a boutique technology to a broadly commercial one.