Café Scientifique - Auckland Museum Institute

We look forward to seeing you at the next Café on July 29th and invite you to circulate this update to interested friends and colleagues.

Wednesday, July 29th
Arrive @ 6.00pm and order food and drinks
Talk starts @ 6.30pm
Venue: The Horse and Trap, 3 Enfield Street, Mt Eden (plenty of street parking outside)
No Booking Required

CO2 Sequestration - Band Aid Solution or a Silver Bullet?
The University of Auckland

Dr Rosalind Archer
Senior Lecturer
Department of Engineering Science

We're told that climate change is largely down to our dependence on fossil fuels drawn from underground reserves, the net effect of which is the release of vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. So why not simply reverse the process? Several projects around the world are currently capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants and injecting it into underground geological formations By undertaking "CO2 sequestration", we may be able to continue to use fossil fuels while reducing global greenhouse gas emissions - assuming no unforeseen consequences of storing carbon dioxide deep underground emerge, that is.

Is this feasible in New Zealand? Is it safe? How much carbon dioxide could be sequestered? Join Rosalind Archer to discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of CO2 sequestration.

Rosalind holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University and is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland. As a reservoir engineer Rosalind studies fluid flow in geological formations. Her work uses large computer models which are built using a large range of field and laboratory measurements.

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