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Intro -- Contents -- 1 Overview of Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming -- Abstract -- 1.1 Evidence for Climate Change -- 1.1.1 Extreme Extremes -- 1.1.2 El Nino -- 1.1.3 Biological Systems -- 1.1.4 Water Cycle -- 1.2 CO2 as a Greenhouse Gas -- 1.2.1 Increase in Emissions -- 1.3 Actions to Reduce CO2 Emission -- 1.4 Mitigation Techniques -- 1.4.1 Land Management Practices -- 1.4.2 Biochar Sequestration -- 1.4.3 Energy Efficiency -- 1.4.4 Alternative Energy Sources -- 1.4.4.1 Natural Gas -- 1.4.4.2 Biomass Combustion -- 1.4.4.3 Fuel Cells -- 1.4.4.4 Biomass to Liquid Automotive Fuel -- 1.4.4.5 Cellulosic Ethanol -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Overview of CO2 Capture Technology -- Abstract -- 2.1 Rationale for CO2 Capture Technology -- 2.2 Research on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) -- 2.3 Carbon Capture Processes in Power Plants -- 2.3.1 Pre-combustion -- 2.3.2 Oxy-fuel Combustion -- 2.3.3 Post-combustion -- 2.4 CO2 Capture Technology at Different Stages -- 2.5 Selection of Capture Technology -- 2.5.1 Absorbents -- 2.5.2 Adsorbents -- 2.5.3 Cryogenic Distillation -- 2.5.4 Membranes -- 2.5.5 Gas Hydrates -- 2.5.6 Chemical Looping -- 2.6 Carbon Capture Process in Power Plant Applications -- 2.6.1 Iron and Steel Production -- 2.6.2 Cement Production -- 2.6.3 Purification of Natural Gas Streams -- 2.7 Transport and Storage of CO2 -- 2.7.1 Transport -- 2.7.2 Storage -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Adsorbents for CO2 Capture -- Abstract -- 3.1 Adsorbents Overview -- 3.2 Determining the Feasibility for CO2 Capture -- 3.2.1 Screening Adsorbents -- 3.2.2 Properties that Are Screened for -- 3.2.2.1 Surface Area -- 3.2.2.2 Pore Size -- 3.2.2.3 Electrostatic Interactions -- 3.2.2.4 Gravimetric CO2 Uptake -- 3.2.2.5 Volumetric Capacity -- 3.2.2.6 Heat of Formation -- 3.2.2.7 Gas Selectivity -- 3.2.3 Langmuir Isotherm -- 3.3 Organic Adsorbents.