Emissions reduction potential from CO2 capture: A life-cycle assessment of a Brazilian coal-fired power plant

David A. Castelo Branco, Maria Cecilia P. Moura, Alexandre Szklo and Roberto Schaeffer

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 61, issue C, 1221-1235

Abstract: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an effective technology for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from large-scale fossil fuel use. Nonetheless, it is not yet commercially viable on a large scale, and its inclusion into countries' energy planning agendas depends on realistic assessments of its emission reduction benefits.

Keywords: Life-cycle assessment; Coal-fired power plant with carbon capture; Emissions reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.043

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