Chemistry in climate change mitigation. Carbon dioxide capture and retention

Abstract

Mitigation of climatic change requires controlling the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere. Reduction of anthropogenic emissions of CO₂ can be the result of shorter production, or of its capture and storage when generated. Natural sinks of CO₂ of the natural carbon cycle constitute the most powerful system for the control of atmospheric CO₂. Good knowledge of their mechanisms is needed in order to design technologic and chemical contributions to increase their capacity.