ABSTRACT
As noted in Chapter 1, in order to avoid disasters, it may be necessary to mitigate or control the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. This can be accomplished by either removal of CO2 from the atmosphere or avoiding emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere. A general background and logical systematic approach can help in developing CO2 mitigation technologies. The underlying assumption in constructing this analysis is that it does not deny the use of fossil fuel in a mitigation or control scenario. In fact, it assumes that fossil fuel will be used and that mitigation will occur either prior to, during, or subsequent to its use as a fuel. Nonfossil energy, which includes solar, renewable, and nuclear energy, can be of assistance in reducing CO2 emissions, in conjunction with the utilization of fossil energy.
