Carbon capture and storage is an important potential management strategy for greenhouse gas emissions. This briefing will address geologic carbon storage, one avenue to sequester carbon dioxide from large stationary sources by injecting it deep underground. Leading experts in the field will examine:

• Geological requirements for carbon dioxide storage
• Potential for storage in the U.S.
• Facility design and technology
• Strategies to minimize risks, including groundwater impacts and the potential for induced seismicity
• Monitoring needs for storage verification and public assurance

Speakers

• Peter Warwick, Project Chief, U.S. Geological Survey Carbon Sequestration – Geologic Research and Assessments Project
• Josh White, Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Katherine Romanak, Research Associate, The University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology
• This session will be moderated by Brenda Pierce, Energy Resources Program Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey.

Date: July 18, 2014, 10:00am
Location: 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Presented by:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• American Geophysical Union
• American Geosciences Institute
• Association of American State Geologists
• Geological Society of America
• National Science Foundation—Directorate for Geosciences
• Soil Science Society of America
• U.S. Geological Survey

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