Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism

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As the climate crisis deepens, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the most debated strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In this timely and thought-provoking book, Morten Tønnessen examines CCS through the lens of environmental ethics and philosophy, asking whether it represents a genuinely sustainable response to climate change or a dangerous technological gamble. Contrasting the perspectives of deep ecology and ecomodernism, he explores fundamental questions about the value of nature, economic growth, technological innovation, and environmental responsibility. Arguing from a deep ecological standpoint, Tønnessen contends that placing CCS at the centre of climate policy risks locking future generations into a high-tech, fossil-fuel-dependent trajectory while postponing more transformative change. Challenging dominant assumptions about climate solutions, Tønnessen makes a compelling case that a truly sustainable future depends not on capturing carbon, but on phasing out fossil fuels altogether.

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Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1: Why Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as case study?
Chapter 2: Technology and the climate crisis
Chapter 3: Environmentalism and science I
Chapter 4: The philosophy of the environmental movement
Chapter 5: Deep ecology vs. ecomodernism
Chapter 6: The varieties of CCS
Chapter 7: CCS and the energy mix
Chapter 8: CCS and industry emissions
Chapter 9: Issues with long-term carbon storage
Chapter 10: CCS in light of classical environmentalist principles and perspectives
Chapter 11: Environmentalism and science II
Chapter 12: What way forward for environmentalism?

Bibliography
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Published	21 Jan 2027
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Pages	224
ISBN	9780755656592
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Morten Tønnessen

Morten Tønnessen is Professor of Philosophy at the…

'An important and thought-provoking contribution to climate ethics, offering a timely reassessment of carbon capture, technological optimism, and the future of environmentalism.'

Peder Anker, New York University, USA
'Tønnessen's new addition to the field of climate change is necessary and welcome. His critical review of carbon capture and storage, and of human monocultures, are particularly pertinent, given the rise of conservative politics and as unintended consequences of economic globalization. I am sure that Morten's work will become a seminal addition to climate change science and politics.'

Rod Bennison, Minding Animals International, Australia
'This book is rarer than a completed carbon capture project, but, thankfully, far more effective. It offers not only a unique philosophical perspective on technological optimism in environmentalism, and moral obligations to current and future generations, but serves as a thorough, accessible introduction to carbon capture for any researcher, student, or activist.'

Aled Dilwyn Fisher, Oil Change International, Norway