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What are the likely roles of fossil fuels in the next 15, 50, and 100 years, with or without active controls on greenhouse gas emissions [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Office of Fossil Energy, 1990.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: (37 pages) : digital, PDF file
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Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Office of Fossil Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Since the industrial revolution, the production and utilization of fossil fuels have been an engine driving economic and industrial development in many countries worldwide. However, future reliance on fossil fuels has been questioned due to emerging concerns about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO₂), and its potential contribution to global climate change (GCC). While substantial uncertainties exist regarding the ability to accurately predict climate change and the role of various greenhouse gases, some scientists and policymakers have called for immediate action. As a result, there have been many proposals and worldwide initiatives to address the perceived problem. In many of these proposals, the premise is that CO₂ emissions constitute the principal problem, and, correspondingly, that fossil-fuel combustion must be curtailed to resolve this problem. This paper demonstrates that the worldwide fossil fuel resource base and infrastructure are extensive and thus, will continue to be relied on in developed and developing countries. Furthermore, in the electric generating sector (the focus of this paper), numerous clean coal technologies (CCTs) are currently being demonstrated (or are under development) that have higher conversion efficiencies, and thus lower CO₂ emission rates than conventional coal-based technologies. As these technologies are deployed in new power plant or repowering applications to meet electrical load growth, CO₂ (and other GHG) emission levels per unit of electricity generated will be lower than that produced by conventional fossil-fuel technologies. 37 refs., 14 figs., 11 tabs.
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E 1.99:conf-901262-2
conf-901262-2
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1990.
"conf-901262-2"
"DE91006768"
Dahlem workshop on limiting greenhouse effect: options for controlling atmospheric CO sub 2 accumulation, Berlin (Germany, F.R.), 9-14 Dec 1990.
South, D.W.; Kane, R.L.
Funding Information
W-31109-ENG-38
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