Thanks, Josh. Anyone who really cares about stabilizing air CO2 needs to be aware that in typical CO2-EOR the equivalent of 3 tonnes of CO2 ultimately are released to the atmosphere via product combustion for every tonne CO2 injected. Such activity is therefore a strong CO2 source not a net CO2 sink, a feature that is completely ignored in the oh-so-detailed equations offered here* to calculate "carbon credits". To be touted as part of a "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction" strategy qualifying for carbon credits, on par with non-EOR geologic CO2 injection and storage, is something I find outrageous and offensive. It's one thing to facilitate fossil energy (and carbon) extraction and give the fossil fuel industry yet another subsidy, but it is shameful to do this under the guise of and monetary crediting for CO2 emissions reduction. Anyone care to join me in sending a comment on this report to Winrock International**, [email protected]?
-Greg *http://americancarbonregistry.org/carbon-accounting/css-for-oil-and-gas-reservoirs-public-comment ** "Winrock promotes sustainable use and management of natural resources to support the food and income needs of growing populations and the health of the planet. These activities encompass a broad range of programs and services. ----Clean Energy ----Ecosystem Services ----Forestry & Natural Resource Management" And Winrock is apparently willing to perform other activities, if the price is right. - G From: Josh Horton <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 9:52 AM To: geoengineering <[email protected]> Subject: [geo] New Draft CCS Methodology from ACR Covers DAC An interesting note for those who follow direct air capture -- American Carbon Registry has released a draft CCS methodology that explicitly covers DAC. To my knowledge, this is the first offset methodology that makes specific provision for DAC activities. There is a public comment period that runs through the end of January: http://americancarbonregistry.org/carbon-accounting/carbon-capture-and-storage-in-oil-and-gas-reservoirs Josh Horton [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/geoengineering/-/DnPRghAoVmwJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
