The Carbon Sequester: Rising oceans threaten the future of mankind and demand an end to the Oil Age

by Arj Mukherjee

Ricky grows up to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an engineer and rises to spectacular heights of fame and wealth in the oil industry. But his conscience is troubled by the harm to the planet from the use of oil and fossil fuels, especially the damage resulting from climate change and rising oceans, which threaten the future of mankind. He plans to cash out his fortune, settle down with the love of his life, and dedicate himself to a future beyond oil.
Alas, tragedy strikes, preventing him from implementing his vision as planned. Despite the tragic adversity, through toil, tenacity, and a bit of luck, he miraculously develops the technology that is the Holy Grail of energy—a brand new, renewable substitute to oil, using carbon dioxide as a raw material. Little does Ricky realize that proposing a future beyond oil will be seen as a massive threat by the powerful world of oil. In a stunning setback to Ricky, an unexpected threat emerges, in which he is issued an ultimatum to hand over his technology or face grave consequences. There is no ambiguity in the message, or veil on the threat, leaving Ricky reeling at the truth that his life is in danger unless he gives away his brain-child, the reason he lives for. What should Ricky do? Buckle to the threat and give away his reason to live, to save his life? Run the deadly risk of refusing to yield to the belligerence of the dangerous forces that threaten him? Can the world afford to lose this opportunity to roll back Climate Change? Read The Carbon Sequester, ride the edge of your seat in suspense, and find out.

501 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2016

About the author

Arj Mukherjee is currently based out of Lima, Peru, and is taking an extended break from life to travel the world as a novelist and backpacker. Arj spent a career in the international oil and finance industries as an expert in energy technology and policy, sustainable energy development, carbon footprint, and so on. In his career Arj advised national governments, private corporations, state-owned oil companies, and other clients. Arj also spent many years as a consultant to the Canadian government's foreign aid agency, in transferring Canadian know-how and policy frameworks for the energy industry, to developing nations around the world. Trough his career, Arj opted for personal satisfaction over wealth or fame!

Reviews

[Ryan Dash]

The good: generally interesting plot for the first half, excellent word choice and mostly decent prose. The bad: poorly written dialogue and excruciatingly unnecessary amounts of detail and repetition. The book would have been much better at a quarter the length. I also didn’t much like the out of left field shift to the heist in the latter half.