Environmental Tutorial
... problem is called deforestation. Like the name implies, this is the clearing of forested land. Once cleared, the cleared land is often used to build housing or is converted into farmland to grow crops. As cities expand further and further into once wilderness areas, the animals living in these areas ...
... problem is called deforestation. Like the name implies, this is the clearing of forested land. Once cleared, the cleared land is often used to build housing or is converted into farmland to grow crops. As cities expand further and further into once wilderness areas, the animals living in these areas ...
reducing australia`s greenhouse gas emissions— targets and
... tightening its vehicle emissions standards, replacing inefficient coalfired power plants with more efficient plants, and has established five sub-national pilot emissions trading schemes. In the United States, a 2013 presidential action plan on climate change includes new restrictions on emissions f ...
... tightening its vehicle emissions standards, replacing inefficient coalfired power plants with more efficient plants, and has established five sub-national pilot emissions trading schemes. In the United States, a 2013 presidential action plan on climate change includes new restrictions on emissions f ...
CO2-balance in the athmosphere and CO2-utilisation : an
... acknowledgements for financial support of this study go to all of the above. I wish to thank Dr. Marja Tiitta, who has supported me and given many valuable comments during this thesis work. Thanks are also given to D.Sc.(Tech). Kari I. Keskinen, Dr. Juha-Pekka Pokki and Prof. Juhani Aittamaa for the ...
... acknowledgements for financial support of this study go to all of the above. I wish to thank Dr. Marja Tiitta, who has supported me and given many valuable comments during this thesis work. Thanks are also given to D.Sc.(Tech). Kari I. Keskinen, Dr. Juha-Pekka Pokki and Prof. Juhani Aittamaa for the ...
Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide
... sources such as power plants. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), also known as Carbon Capture and Sequestration, includes geologic storage as one of its components. CCS is a powerful tool—along with energy efficiency, fuel switching and renewable energy sources—essential to reducing atmospheric CO2 l ...
... sources such as power plants. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), also known as Carbon Capture and Sequestration, includes geologic storage as one of its components. CCS is a powerful tool—along with energy efficiency, fuel switching and renewable energy sources—essential to reducing atmospheric CO2 l ...
Decade-long soil nitrogen constraint on the CO fertilization of plant biomass LETTERS *
... fertilization of plant biomass Peter B. Reich1,2 * and Sarah E. Hobbie3 The stimulation of plant growth by elevated CO2 concentration has been widely observed. Such fertilization, and associated carbon storage, could dampen future increases in atmospheric CO2 levels and associated climate warming1 . ...
... fertilization of plant biomass Peter B. Reich1,2 * and Sarah E. Hobbie3 The stimulation of plant growth by elevated CO2 concentration has been widely observed. Such fertilization, and associated carbon storage, could dampen future increases in atmospheric CO2 levels and associated climate warming1 . ...
10 Years of Experience in Carbon Finance
... Annex 8 – Report’s Methodology & Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Figures Figure 1 – Carbon finance: provides an additional revenue stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fi ...
... Annex 8 – Report’s Methodology & Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Figures Figure 1 – Carbon finance: provides an additional revenue stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fi ...
Public Awareness and Acceptance of CO2 capture and storage
... CCS involves extracting CO2 in the process of power generation, or from heavy industrial operations (steel, cement etc.), compressing it and storing it permanently in depleted oil or gas fields or saline aquifers. CCS can significantly reduce the level of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere t ...
... CCS involves extracting CO2 in the process of power generation, or from heavy industrial operations (steel, cement etc.), compressing it and storing it permanently in depleted oil or gas fields or saline aquifers. CCS can significantly reduce the level of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere t ...
Characterizing the international carbon capture and storage community Jennie C. Stephens ,
... and (2) project-specific opposition among communities that are confronted with planned projects and perceive local risks associated with those projects (Bielicki and Stephens, 2008; Wilson et al., 2003). The environmental community has been divided in their level of support for this technology (Wong- ...
... and (2) project-specific opposition among communities that are confronted with planned projects and perceive local risks associated with those projects (Bielicki and Stephens, 2008; Wilson et al., 2003). The environmental community has been divided in their level of support for this technology (Wong- ...
Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia: Policies and practices
... poverty reduction than the world average, together with other world regions it is consuming more energy and natural resources than our planet’s regenerative capacity can provide. With each passing day, Asia’s carbon emissions grow, as does its vulnerability to climate risks. The poor are the most vu ...
... poverty reduction than the world average, together with other world regions it is consuming more energy and natural resources than our planet’s regenerative capacity can provide. With each passing day, Asia’s carbon emissions grow, as does its vulnerability to climate risks. The poor are the most vu ...
Climate Change: Costs and Benefits of the
... This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unr ...
... This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unr ...
An Analysis of Methane Mitigation as a Response
... Methane is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide (CO2) in its impact on climate change. Methane (CH4) has a high global warming potential that is 25 times as large as the one of CO2 on a 100 year time horizon according to the latest IPCC report. Thus, CH4 contributes si ...
... Methane is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide (CO2) in its impact on climate change. Methane (CH4) has a high global warming potential that is 25 times as large as the one of CO2 on a 100 year time horizon according to the latest IPCC report. Thus, CH4 contributes si ...
Southeast Asia and the Economics of Global Climate Stabilization
... 4.2.1 A computable general equilibrium approach offers new insights on climate change impacts 4.2.2 Additional nonmarket impacts add substantially to costs of inaction 4.2.3 Integrated modeling of RCP8.5 through year 2100 shows large damage 4.3 Emissions Mitigation Scenarios 4.3.1 Substantial mitiga ...
... 4.2.1 A computable general equilibrium approach offers new insights on climate change impacts 4.2.2 Additional nonmarket impacts add substantially to costs of inaction 4.2.3 Integrated modeling of RCP8.5 through year 2100 shows large damage 4.3 Emissions Mitigation Scenarios 4.3.1 Substantial mitiga ...
Not Under My Backyard: Geographic proximity and public
... technology has the potential to reduce significantly the volume of greenhouse gases now being released into the atmosphere. While CCS technology is proven in the context of enhanced oil recovery and small pilot projects, the feasibility of its use for commercial-scale carbon mitigation at large powe ...
... technology has the potential to reduce significantly the volume of greenhouse gases now being released into the atmosphere. While CCS technology is proven in the context of enhanced oil recovery and small pilot projects, the feasibility of its use for commercial-scale carbon mitigation at large powe ...
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... In pre-industrial times, before any significant release of CO2 into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, the global carbon reservoirs were essentially in equilibrium. Although large carbon fluxes were exchanged between the atmosphere and the oceans and between the atmosphere and land, there wer ...
... In pre-industrial times, before any significant release of CO2 into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, the global carbon reservoirs were essentially in equilibrium. Although large carbon fluxes were exchanged between the atmosphere and the oceans and between the atmosphere and land, there wer ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different that they deserved to be discussed in separate volumes. Carbon dioxide removal strategies, discussed in the first ...
... fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different that they deserved to be discussed in separate volumes. Carbon dioxide removal strategies, discussed in the first ...
Carbon cycle modelling and the residence time of natural
... with a wet-chemical technique the atmospheric CO2 level was found to vary between approximately 270 and 380 ppmv, with annual means of 315 - 331 ppmv, and there was no tendency of rising or falling atmospheric CO2 level at any of the 19 stations during this 5 year period (Bischof, 1960). The data ar ...
... with a wet-chemical technique the atmospheric CO2 level was found to vary between approximately 270 and 380 ppmv, with annual means of 315 - 331 ppmv, and there was no tendency of rising or falling atmospheric CO2 level at any of the 19 stations during this 5 year period (Bischof, 1960). The data ar ...
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... Joint efforts continue between the United States’ government, utilities, and utility equipment manufacturers to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. Key to these efforts is the gathering of statistical data on the use of SF6, OEM and user inventory accounting of SF6, development of voluntary programs for ...
... Joint efforts continue between the United States’ government, utilities, and utility equipment manufacturers to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. Key to these efforts is the gathering of statistical data on the use of SF6, OEM and user inventory accounting of SF6, development of voluntary programs for ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... response to this request realized that carbon dioxide removal and albedo modification (i.e., modification of the fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different t ...
... response to this request realized that carbon dioxide removal and albedo modification (i.e., modification of the fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different t ...
Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and
... response to this request realized that carbon dioxide removal and albedo modification (i.e., modification of the fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different t ...
... response to this request realized that carbon dioxide removal and albedo modification (i.e., modification of the fraction of short-wavelength solar radiation reflected from Earth back into space) have traditionally been lumped together under the term “geoengineering” but are sufficiently different t ...
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... that are able to contain fossil fuels and CO2 underground over time scales of millions of years. Still, it is imaginable that CO2 artificially stored underground slowly leaks from its geological medium and gradually migrates to the aboveground environment. Especially for storage options other than d ...
... that are able to contain fossil fuels and CO2 underground over time scales of millions of years. Still, it is imaginable that CO2 artificially stored underground slowly leaks from its geological medium and gradually migrates to the aboveground environment. Especially for storage options other than d ...
Climate Change, Carbon, and Forestry in Northwestern North America:
... (e.g., methane, chlorofluorocarbons, water vapor), and some of these are capable of absorbing more heat per unit mass than CO2. The impact of greenhouse gases on the atmosphere is measured using an index known as the Global Warming Potential (GWP), which relates the ability of the gas to absorb heat ...
... (e.g., methane, chlorofluorocarbons, water vapor), and some of these are capable of absorbing more heat per unit mass than CO2. The impact of greenhouse gases on the atmosphere is measured using an index known as the Global Warming Potential (GWP), which relates the ability of the gas to absorb heat ...
The positive impact of human CO2 emissions on the survival of life
... as a Director of Greenpeace International. Following his time with Greenpeace, Dr. Moore joined the Forest Alliance of BC where he worked for ten years to develop the Principles of Sustainable Forestry, which have now been adopted by much of the industry. In 2013, he published Confessions of a Green ...
... as a Director of Greenpeace International. Following his time with Greenpeace, Dr. Moore joined the Forest Alliance of BC where he worked for ten years to develop the Principles of Sustainable Forestry, which have now been adopted by much of the industry. In 2013, he published Confessions of a Green ...
REDD and the effort to limit global warming to 2°C
... negotiations at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 15 at Copenhagen in December 2009. REDD is an option that could rapidly and cost-effectively reduce GHG emissions and could also protect biodiversity and benefit local and indigenous peoples. Furthermore, the engagement of the United States and oth ...
... negotiations at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 15 at Copenhagen in December 2009. REDD is an option that could rapidly and cost-effectively reduce GHG emissions and could also protect biodiversity and benefit local and indigenous peoples. Furthermore, the engagement of the United States and oth ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
Investment and growth in the time of climate change
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...
... greenhouse-gas emission pathways – both for a continuation of current trends and action aimed at preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference in the climate system.2 Section 1.4 gives an idea of how much EU countries need to invest in mitigating emissions if they want to deliver their contributio ...