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<div>Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series</div>
<div>Sponsored by the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
(LFEE)</div>
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<div><b>"The Carbon Conundrum"</b><br>
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<div><b>Howard Herzog</b><br>
Principal Research Engineer<br>
Laboratory for Energy and the Environment<br>
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<div><b>Mark de Figueiredo</b><br>
PhD Candidate<br>
Engineering Systems Division</div>
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<div><b>Wednesday, October 27</b></div>
<div><b>12:00 - 1:30 pm</b></div>
<div><b>E40-496</b><br>
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<div>In the August 13, 2004 issue of<i> Science</i>, an article (link
below) discussed the Carbon Conundrum. Essentially, it was
described as "weaning the world off carbon-based fossil fuels
would take decades. During that time, carbon combustion will
continue to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere - unless
scientists find a way to reroute them." The article then
goes on to describe a method to reroute the emissions, namely carbon
dioxide capture and storage (CCS). MIT researchers have been
pioneers in CCS research and have been leaders in the worldwide
research community. </div>
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In this seminar, we will lead a discussion on the Carbon Conundrum.
We will present additional background on this subject, including:<br>
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1. Energy statistics for the past 50 plus years for the US
showing our dependence on fossil fuels and the difficulty in replacing
them.<br>
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2. Brief primer on CCS.<br>
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3. A summary of major worldwide CCS activities, both technical
and political.<br>
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4. Results of public opinion surveys on energy and the
environment carried out by MIT researchers. Data from US, Japan,
and UK. The UK data is being shown for the first time (survey
completed end of September).<br>
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<div>We hope the seminar is more of a discussion than a presentation
and encourage questions and comments as we go along.</div>
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<div>ADVANCE READING: The article "The Carbon Conundrum"
by Robert Service appeared in<font color="#000000"> Science, Vol 305,
Issue 5686, 962-963 , 13 August 2004.</font> If you are
affiliated with MIT, the article is available through MIT's online
subscription to Science Magazine: </div>
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<div><font
color="#000000"
>http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/305/5686/962?maxtoshow=<span
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>drum&searchid=1098374154203_8077&stored_search=&FIRSTIND<span
></span>EX=0</font></div>
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<div>Part of a series of brown bag talks on issues of energy,
environment, and sustainability sponsored by the MIT Laboratory for
Energy and the Environment. Bring your lunch - cookies and
drinks will be provided.</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Karen L. Gibson</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Program Assistant</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">MIT Laboratory For Energy and the
Environment</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">77 Massachusetts Avenue,
E40-469</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">(1 Amherst St., E40-469 - for DHL and
FedEx)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Cambridge, MA 02139 USA</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Tel: 1 (617) 258-6368; Fax: 1
(617) 258-6590</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">http://lfee.mit.edu</font></div>
<div><font
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