Electrical Sector GHG Reduction and the IMBECS Protocol by Marine BECCS

Thanks jhart, I'll try to have the proposal reworked specifically for this competition soon. I've been working at the global carbon management scale, conceptually wise, and I'll need a little time to convert the work over to this particular sector. Best,

Prof. Pena, Thank you for your kind compliment. Yes, the IMBECS Protocol would support the poorer nations in getting started. Once started, they would be equals to the largest nations. The profits from the initial production capacity would support further expansion of production. I believe this sets up such an attractive option that intergovernmental governance is needed to keep peace and order on the oceans while protecting the planetary environmental needs. Even the IMBECS can be, eventually, over used and or abused. It is my strong belief that the poorer nations, with the up coming $100B yearly mitigation payments, can be the prime initiators of the IMBECS Protocol and oceanic operations. Thank for bring this subject up as I've been meaning to cover it in the draft and have failed to do so. It is an import subject which needs more than just a passing comment. If you would like to contribute your thoughts on the management of the $100B mitigation budget, I would be deeply grateful. Best regards,

Nanda, I've placed a link to my 'Author's notes' file within the proposal(s). The scope of relative material is virtually limitless (as I'm sure you know) and thus I will be adding links to knowledge bases for some time to come. In simple terms, I am confident that the major claims, within the IMBECS Draft and the different Climate CoLab proposals, are supportable at a high level. I've gone out of my way to not inject my own 'inventions' or even opinions. Yet, it is impossible to do this type of work without putting ones self into it. As such, questions from knowledgeable people, like yourself, is important to an independent actor such as myself. If you have any specific questions, please let me know. Best regards, Michael

In a future version of this proposal, we would like to see analysis regarding cost effectiveness of a pilot plant. For a future proposal, you and your team could focus on building up a hypothetical project and extrapolate and scale it to show a wider scale effect.

Mark, Yes, the entire issue does come down to developing the scale of vary basic biomass cultivation. We are on the technical cusp of being able to realize the needed scale/efficiency needed to bring bio-fuels to the market at a level which could compete with FFs.. In Brazil, the largest bio-refinery ever developed will go on line in the near future. You may wish to look at: Novamont is building the largest biorefinery in the world - a €540 million investment in Porto Torres. Here is their website. http://www.novamont.com/default.asp?id=414 Novamont is focusing upon terrestrial cultivation for their biomass which has a number of limiting factors..if...one is looking at global scale needs. The primary focus of this group of investors is profit orientated, and as such, they will probably do well. However, at the global scale solution to energy paradigm change/climate change mitigation, the limiting factors within terrestrial biomass/biofuel comes up short on multiple levels. The limiting factors of terrestrial BECCS are well established at the IPCC WG3 level. One the other hand, the use of the marine environment (MBECS) for biomass production simply makes the majority of terrestrial BECCS limitations moot. Thank you for your input. Michael