Are there other means of storing carbon beyond agricultural and forestry practices?
There is growing interest in storing carbon in underground geologic formations and possibly in the oceans. The concept is to prevent CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial facilities from entering the atmosphere by separating and capturing the emissions and then securely storing CO2 for the long term. Research and demonstration projects are underway to separate and capture the CO2 from fossil fuels (pre combustion) and from flue gases (post combustion). The theoretical potential for both underground and deep oceanic storage is very large. Today, more than 750 billion gallons of hazardous and non-hazardous fluids are disposed of safely through underground injection. EPA’s Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program ensures that these fluids are disposed of safely and cost effectively while fulfilling its mission to protect ground water resources. However, because geologic and oceanic sequestration are emerging climate mitigation optionskey issues still need to be addressed, incl
