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John Kitchin CO2 research in the Institute for Advanced Energy Solutions Assistant Professor John Kitchin Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University jkitchin@ * John Kitchin CO2 – the 30 Gt gorilla in the room ~2/3 of the world’s power comes from fossil fuel combustion ~30 Gt CO2/year emissions No uncertainty that rising CO2 levels are causing climate change Great uncertainty in the extent of changes to expect and course of action to minimize negative effects * John Kitchin Total = 16.7 TW-hr Energy sources (2004) /emeu/international/electricitygeneration.html CO2 emissio