Energy Utilization: 9/9, Klaus
Lackner
• Energy is a problem, but also a necessity that leads to pollution,
namely CO2 emissions. We cannot stop using fossil fuel due to
economic reasons, so we must contain and dispose of the CO2 to
achieve a zero emission state.
• Only 14% of energy used is from renewable sources.
• Use of fossil fuels releases 6.5 billion tons of CO2 per year that
cannot all be absorbed into carbon sinks.
• We must
– achieve zero CO2 emission energy production
– pull current high levels of CO2 out of the atmosphere