Why read The Story of CO2?

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The climate crisis requires that we drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions across all sectors of society. The Story of CO2 contributes to this vital conversation by highlighting the cutting-edge science and emerging technologies - a number of which are already commercially available - that can transform carbon dioxide into a…

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Peter Forbes

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I encountered the work of Geoffrey Ozin, a distinguished, award-winning chemist, some years ago, and was delighted to see him writing on this subject.

There are many angles to the story of CO2, and Ozin approaches the question as one of chemical engineering. Chemical engineers have known for decades how CO2 might be the basis of many industries that currently rely on fossil feedstocks.

This pioneering book on CO2, published back in 2020, starts from the premise that fossil feedstocks lie behind far more consumer products than most people imagine and that carbon dioxide can be used to replace them.

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From Peter's list on The best books on the new understanding of carbon dioxide’s pivotal role in 4 billion years of Earth history.