245 00 |a Advances in carbon management technologies. |n volume 2, |p Biomass utilization, manufacturing, and electricity management / |c Subhas K Sikdar, Retired, Cincinnati, OH, USA formerly Associate Director for Science National Risk Management Research Laboratory, US Environment Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Frank Princiotta, Retired, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA formerly Director, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division National Risk Management Research Laboratory US Environment Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.

520 __ |a "The overall topic of advances in carbon management is too broad to be covered in a book of this size. It was not intended to cover every possible aspect that is relevant to the topic. Attempts were made, however, to highlight the most important issues of decarbonization from technological viewpoints. Over the years carbon intensity of products and processes has decreased, but the proportion of energy derived from fossil fuels has been stubornly stuck at about 80%. This has occurred despite very rapid development of renewable fuels, because at the same time the use of fossil fuels has also increased. Thus, the challenges are truly daunting. It is hoped that the technology choices provided here will show the myriad ways that solutions will evolve. While policy decisions are the driving forces for technology development, the book was not designed to cover policy solutions"-- |c Provided by publisher.