Article | REF: BE8091 V1

CO2 Capture and Storage and Energy Transition

Authors: Ludovic RAYNAL, Sina TEBIANIAN

Publication date: May 10, 2020

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1. Environmental, social and economic context

1.1 Global warming and CO2 emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions are very regularly the subject of media announcements in connection with climate change issues. Before discussing the impact of CO 2 on our climate, it seems necessary to recall what the greenhouse effect is.

The diagram at 1 illustrates the exchange of heat that takes place on Earth. The sun emits relatively short-wave radiation in the visible or ultraviolet range. One third of this emission is reflected by the atmosphere and the ground and sent back into space, while two thirds is absorbed by the earth...

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