%0 Journal Article
%T Criteria for Selecting Carbon Subsurface and Ocean Storage Site in Developing Countries: A Review
%A Gregory Mwenketishi
%A Hadj Benkreira
%A Nejat Rahmanian
%J American Journal of Climate Change
%P 103-139
%@ 2167-9509
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajcc.2024.132007
%X Important first phases in the process of implementing CO<sub>2</sub> subsurface and ocean storage projects include selecting of best possible location(s) for CO<sub>2</sub> storage, and site selection evaluation. Sites must fulfill a number of criteria that boil down to the following basics: they must be able to accept the desired volume of CO<sub>2</sub> at the rate at which it is supplied from the CO<sub>2</sub> source(s); they must as well be safe and reliable; and must comply with regulatory and other societal requirements. They also must have at least public acceptance and be based on sound financial analysis. Site geology; hydrogeological, pressure, and geothermal regimes; land features; location, climate, access, etc. can all be refined from these basic criteria. In addition to aiding in site selection, site characterization is essential for other purposes, such as foreseeing the fate and impacts of the injected CO<sub>2</sub>, and informing subsequent phases of site development, including design, permitting, operation, monitoring, and eventual abandonment. According to data from the IEA, in 2022, emissions from Africa and Asia’s emerging markets and developing economies, excluding China’s, increased by 4.2%, which is equivalent to 206 million tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> and were higher than those from developed economies. Coal-fired power generation was responsible for more than half of the rise in emissions that were recorded in the region. The difficulty of achieving sustainable socio-economic progress in the developing countries is entwined with the work of reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, which is a demanding project for the economy. Organisations from developing countries, such as Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, and Nigeria, have formed partnerships with organisations in other countries for lessons learned and investment within the climate change arena. The basaltic rocks, coal seams, depleted oil and gas reservoirs, soils, deep saline aquifers, and sedimentary basins that developing countries (Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, and Nigeria etc.) possess all contribute to the individual country’s significant geological sequestration potential. There are limited or no carbon capture and storage or clean development mechanism projects running in these countries at this time. The site selection and characterization procedure are not complete without an estimate of the storage capacity of a storage location. Estimating storage capacity relies
%K Aquifer
%K CCUS Site Selection
%K Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)
%K CO&lt
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%K Sequestration
%K CCS Governmental Regulation
%K CO&lt
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%K Environment Impact
%K Geological Storage
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