Geosciences and the energy transition

NJ Gardiner, JJ Roberts, G Johnson… - … Science, Systems and …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
A substantial and rapid decarbonisation of the global economy is required to limit
anthropogenic climate change to well below 2° C average global heating by 2050. Yet …

Exploratory Review on Environmental Aspects of Enhanced Weathering as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Method

V Vandeginste, C Lim, Y Ji - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
The accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel burning and
deforestation has caused global warming and an increase in extreme weather events. To …

Moisture-driven carbonation kinetics for ultrafast CO2 mineralization

Y Gao, Y Tao, G Li, P Shen, RJM Pellenq… - Proceedings of the …, 2025 - pnas.org
CO2 mineralization, a process where CO2 reacts with minerals to form stable carbonates,
presents a sustainable approach for CO2 sequestration and mitigation of global warming …

Annual progress in global carbon capture, utilization, and storage in 2023

S Fang, YH Hu - Energy Science & Engineering, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since the industrial revolution, global anthropogenic CO2 emissions have surged
dramatically to unsustainable levels, resulting in severe issues, such as global warming …

[HTML][HTML] Coupling for climate intervention: Sectoral and sustainability couplings for carbon removal and solar geoengineering pathways

CM Baum, S Low, BK Sovacool - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar geoengineering and negative-emissions technologies are attracting greater attention
as prospective ways to tackle and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Until now …

Comparison of Approaches for CO2 Sequestration as Solid Carbon Products

Z Xie, JG Chen - CCS Chemistry, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
The growing global climate crisis linked to rising atmospheric CO2 levels calls for urgent and
innovative solutions. Fixing CO2 as valuable solid carbon products, such as carbon …

A novel method for MSWI fly ash resource based on calcium component regulation and CO2 mineralization

J Chen, W Zhu, X Lin, X Li, S Liu, J Yan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
While accelerated carbonation has been widely studied for the disposal of municipal solid
waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash, there has been limited consideration for high-value …

Ecological Utilization of the CO2 Mineralization Using Alkaline Solid Wastes: Synthesis of Porous Materials for Sandy Soil Restoration

Y Zhang, Y Ying, Q Zhang, Y Deng, L Xing… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
CO2 mineralization utilizing alkaline materials synergistically mitigates CO2 emissions and
aids in the management of alkaline solid wastes (ASWs). Although considerable progress …

Simultaneous productions of high-purity calcium carbonate and amorphous nanosized silica-rich gel from waste concrete powder by alkaline treatment and …

L Liu, G Ou, L Xu, N Ogiwara, S Uchida, H Yang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Simultaneous productions of high-purity CaCO 3 (calcium carbonate) and amorphous
nanosized SiO 2-rich (silica-rich) gel from waste concrete powder remain quite challenging …

Cost-Efficient Decarbonization of Portland Cement Production

G Glenk, A Kelnhofer, R Meier, S Reichelstein - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement
industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers …