Climate change, carbon sequestration, and forest fire protection in
... wildland fire regimes will become more severe, with more fires, more extreme weather events, and the likelihood of increased area burned. Even if fire suppression resources are increased to cope with the changing fire conditions, suppression efforts will be challenged. Forest fires release significa ...
... wildland fire regimes will become more severe, with more fires, more extreme weather events, and the likelihood of increased area burned. Even if fire suppression resources are increased to cope with the changing fire conditions, suppression efforts will be challenged. Forest fires release significa ...
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION A Thesis Presented
... One new instrument for limiting carbon emissions is to cap total emissions then create tradable emissions permits in a form of carbon market. However, all existing cap and trade systems allow emissions to exceed the affected populations’ fair share in global CO2e absorption capacities. Furthermore, ...
... One new instrument for limiting carbon emissions is to cap total emissions then create tradable emissions permits in a form of carbon market. However, all existing cap and trade systems allow emissions to exceed the affected populations’ fair share in global CO2e absorption capacities. Furthermore, ...
Climate, soil organic layer, and nitrogen jointly
... warm ground conditions increase decay rates and prevent significant accumulation of surface soil carbon [Laganière et al., 2010; Legare et al., 2005]. However, due to a relatively deep rooting system (up to 100 cm), aspen forests tend to preserve some carbon in deeper layers within the mineral soi ...
... warm ground conditions increase decay rates and prevent significant accumulation of surface soil carbon [Laganière et al., 2010; Legare et al., 2005]. However, due to a relatively deep rooting system (up to 100 cm), aspen forests tend to preserve some carbon in deeper layers within the mineral soi ...
The runaway greenhouse: implications for future climate change
... answer this question, describing the various limits on outgoing radiation and how climate will evolve between these. The good news is that almost all lines of evidence lead us to believe that is unlikely to be possible, even in principle, to trigger full a runaway greenhouse by addition of non-conde ...
... answer this question, describing the various limits on outgoing radiation and how climate will evolve between these. The good news is that almost all lines of evidence lead us to believe that is unlikely to be possible, even in principle, to trigger full a runaway greenhouse by addition of non-conde ...
Farming in a Changing Climate in Manitoba
... nant enteric fermentation (i.e. livestock burps), account for one-third of Manitoba’s total greenhouse gas emissions. This is about equal to the contribution from burning fossil fuels for transportation. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) is ...
... nant enteric fermentation (i.e. livestock burps), account for one-third of Manitoba’s total greenhouse gas emissions. This is about equal to the contribution from burning fossil fuels for transportation. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) is ...
Carbon isotope evidence implying high O2/CO2 ratios in the Permo
... fossil plant carbon. To test this hypothesis, we describe results from plant growth experiments with different O2/CO2 atmospheric mixing ratios and an extensive series of isotopic measurements on fossil plants. The experiments extend the range of species considered previously (Berner et al., 2000) a ...
... fossil plant carbon. To test this hypothesis, we describe results from plant growth experiments with different O2/CO2 atmospheric mixing ratios and an extensive series of isotopic measurements on fossil plants. The experiments extend the range of species considered previously (Berner et al., 2000) a ...
Low Emissions Diet
... Some context can be added to greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based food production by comparing them to other emissions sources, such as plant-based foods, motor vehicles and activities recognised for particularly high emissions, such as aluminium smelting and fossil fuelbased electricity gener ...
... Some context can be added to greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based food production by comparing them to other emissions sources, such as plant-based foods, motor vehicles and activities recognised for particularly high emissions, such as aluminium smelting and fossil fuelbased electricity gener ...
The Kyoto Protocol accounting rules
... CDMs may result in three types of units: CERs, temporary CERs (tCERs) and long-term CERs (lCERs). CERs are issued by the CDM Executive Board. 19 All Kyoto Protocol units—including CER and ERU—are tracked and managed in the Annex I country’s electronic database called the ‘national registry’ which mu ...
... CDMs may result in three types of units: CERs, temporary CERs (tCERs) and long-term CERs (lCERs). CERs are issued by the CDM Executive Board. 19 All Kyoto Protocol units—including CER and ERU—are tracked and managed in the Annex I country’s electronic database called the ‘national registry’ which mu ...
Enhanced weathering strategies for stabilizing climate and averting
... rock added to the tropics with estimated total resources indicates dunite has limited utility for long-term atmospheric CO2 removal3 (Fig. 1), whereas sufficient harzburgite and basalt resources exist for the application rates considered here (Fig. 1, Supplementary Information). The rock mass requir ...
... rock added to the tropics with estimated total resources indicates dunite has limited utility for long-term atmospheric CO2 removal3 (Fig. 1), whereas sufficient harzburgite and basalt resources exist for the application rates considered here (Fig. 1, Supplementary Information). The rock mass requir ...
Climate Change - Bermuda National Trust
... WHY ARE THEY NOW BECOMING A PROBLEM? The greenhouse gases responsible for climate change are: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapour, ozone and halocarbons. Some of these occur naturally, but human activities have produced more of them in the atmosphere. Others, such as some of the hal ...
... WHY ARE THEY NOW BECOMING A PROBLEM? The greenhouse gases responsible for climate change are: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapour, ozone and halocarbons. Some of these occur naturally, but human activities have produced more of them in the atmosphere. Others, such as some of the hal ...
NO REASON TO WAIT: REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
... droughts and heat waves, looming species extinction and the climate related-deaths of 300,000 people each year. Leading scientists warn that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have likely already exceeded safe levels and must therefore be reduced in the next few decades to no more than 350 parts per ...
... droughts and heat waves, looming species extinction and the climate related-deaths of 300,000 people each year. Leading scientists warn that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have likely already exceeded safe levels and must therefore be reduced in the next few decades to no more than 350 parts per ...
Here - Permafrost Carbon Network
... carbon as is currently contained in the atmosphere. In a warmer world permafrost thawing and decomposition of previously frozen organic carbon is more likely to amplify climate warming by releasing more carbon into the atmosphere. Although ground temperature increases in permafrost regions are well ...
... carbon as is currently contained in the atmosphere. In a warmer world permafrost thawing and decomposition of previously frozen organic carbon is more likely to amplify climate warming by releasing more carbon into the atmosphere. Although ground temperature increases in permafrost regions are well ...
Future of carbon capture and storage in the UK
... 4. While gas is cleaner than coal, it still produces on average 400 gCO2/kWh.10 The CCC has assessed that an average grid intensity of around 50 gCO2/kWh by 2030 was the necessary objective for the power sector if the UK is to meet its targets.11 The CCC’s modelling scenarios show that an average i ...
... 4. While gas is cleaner than coal, it still produces on average 400 gCO2/kWh.10 The CCC has assessed that an average grid intensity of around 50 gCO2/kWh by 2030 was the necessary objective for the power sector if the UK is to meet its targets.11 The CCC’s modelling scenarios show that an average i ...
Projecting future climate change: Implications of carbon cycle
... nities to validate such models by comparison to data, therefore only arise under conditions or scales different than an assessment model’s task. [5] Approaches that have been used to provide information about the uncertainty of projections have included model sensitivity analysis, model calibration, ...
... nities to validate such models by comparison to data, therefore only arise under conditions or scales different than an assessment model’s task. [5] Approaches that have been used to provide information about the uncertainty of projections have included model sensitivity analysis, model calibration, ...
What will global annual emissions of greenhouse gases be in
... However, when the achievement of net negative emissions is assumed, four published model pathways suggest that the rise in global average temperature could be limited to less than 2°C. These pathways have a median value of 53 Gt CO2e in 2020, reducing to 47 Gt CO2e in 2030, 28 Gt CO2e in 2050 and - ...
... However, when the achievement of net negative emissions is assumed, four published model pathways suggest that the rise in global average temperature could be limited to less than 2°C. These pathways have a median value of 53 Gt CO2e in 2020, reducing to 47 Gt CO2e in 2030, 28 Gt CO2e in 2050 and - ...
Effect of increased fire activity on global warming in the
... fires (Conard et al. 2002; Soja et al. 2004). In the North American closed-crown boreal forest dominated by black spruce, the fire return interval (FRI) can vary from 100 to 500 years, whereas lichen woodland experiences lower FRIs (70–110 years) (Payette 1992). Most of the variation in area burned in ...
... fires (Conard et al. 2002; Soja et al. 2004). In the North American closed-crown boreal forest dominated by black spruce, the fire return interval (FRI) can vary from 100 to 500 years, whereas lichen woodland experiences lower FRIs (70–110 years) (Payette 1992). Most of the variation in area burned in ...
The role of abiotic factors modulating the plant-microbe
... the growth of soil microbial communities directly but also influences the abiotic properties that influence their growth indirectly (Singh et al., 2009). Other studies have suggested that soil characteristics (Girvan et al., 2003) and the geographic factors are the most important factors in shaping ...
... the growth of soil microbial communities directly but also influences the abiotic properties that influence their growth indirectly (Singh et al., 2009). Other studies have suggested that soil characteristics (Girvan et al., 2003) and the geographic factors are the most important factors in shaping ...
CLIMATE CHANGE CONSERVATION OF NATURE
... Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change Through the Conservation of Nature British Columbia ecosystems play an important role in carbon cycling and storage. Forest ecosystems in particular are huge reservoirs of carbon, storing it in living plants, soil and peat. Globally, forest ecosystems conta ...
... Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change Through the Conservation of Nature British Columbia ecosystems play an important role in carbon cycling and storage. Forest ecosystems in particular are huge reservoirs of carbon, storing it in living plants, soil and peat. Globally, forest ecosystems conta ...
America`s Dirtiest Power Plants - Environment America Research
... a Massive and Disproportionate Share of Carbon Dioxide Emissions There are nearly 6,000 electricity generating facilities in the United States, but most of the global warming pollution emitted by the U.S. power sector comes from a handful of exceptionally dirty power plants.8 These dirty power plant ...
... a Massive and Disproportionate Share of Carbon Dioxide Emissions There are nearly 6,000 electricity generating facilities in the United States, but most of the global warming pollution emitted by the U.S. power sector comes from a handful of exceptionally dirty power plants.8 These dirty power plant ...
Carbon budget in a temperate estuary salt marsh
... landscape, providing important ecosystems services such as water quality improvement, fisheries resources, habitat and food for migratory and resident animals, and recreational areas for human populations. In the past 40 years, estuarine conservation was recognized as a priority at the national and ...
... landscape, providing important ecosystems services such as water quality improvement, fisheries resources, habitat and food for migratory and resident animals, and recreational areas for human populations. In the past 40 years, estuarine conservation was recognized as a priority at the national and ...
how to measure and interpret results in relation to soil organic carbon
... should be taken on and off rows to determine a paddock average for soil organic carbon. Similarly, in pasture systems a representative number of samples should be taken from areas where there is poor plant establishment as where pasture growth is high. If traffic areas represent a significant propor ...
... should be taken on and off rows to determine a paddock average for soil organic carbon. Similarly, in pasture systems a representative number of samples should be taken from areas where there is poor plant establishment as where pasture growth is high. If traffic areas represent a significant propor ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Yongyang Cai Kenneth L. Judd
... parameters and conducts a Monte Carlo analysis with many simulations, each being itself a deterministic run of the model with a picked set of parameter values. This method can provide valuable information about a possible range of the climateeconomy system, but it always assumes that economic actors ...
... parameters and conducts a Monte Carlo analysis with many simulations, each being itself a deterministic run of the model with a picked set of parameter values. This method can provide valuable information about a possible range of the climateeconomy system, but it always assumes that economic actors ...
State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2007
... The flexibility of the voluntary markets is both a source of strength and a weakness. One of the reasons the market has very low transaction costs is that it does not require proof of quality in the same way as the regulated markets. For instance, in the OTC markets there are no widely accepted stan ...
... The flexibility of the voluntary markets is both a source of strength and a weakness. One of the reasons the market has very low transaction costs is that it does not require proof of quality in the same way as the regulated markets. For instance, in the OTC markets there are no widely accepted stan ...
Climate-friendly gardening
Climate-friendly gardening is gardening in ways which reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from gardens and encourage the absorption of carbon dioxide by soils and plants in order to aid the reduction of global warming.To be a climate-friendly gardener means considering both what happens in a garden and the materials brought into it and the impact they have on land use and climate.It can also include garden features or activities in the garden that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere.