Climate Change

The time value of carbon and carbon storage: clarifying the terms and the policy implications of the debate

This paper presents methodologies for using social cost of carbon estimates to address the value of temporarily stored carbon and the implications of that value in the context of biological offsets and
life-cycle analyses of the GHG content of biofuels.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Liz Marshall, Alexia Kelly
World Resources Institute
Tags:
Carbon Offset, Carbon Capture and Storage, Green House Gases, Biofuel, Carbon Dioxide, United States Of America (US), Climate Change
Climate Change

Carbon Capturing Technology Doomed In Europe: Study

Innovative carbon-trapping technology might barely get past the testing phase in Europe after the economic crisis and a shift to green power destroys incentives, a new study warns.

Massive European investment in renewable energy will reduce demand for carbon emissions permits in 2020, dragging down their price and undermining investment in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), says the report "EU E

Publication Date: 
17/09/2010
Pete Harrison
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Europe, Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Storage, Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Fossil Fuels, Carbon Dioxide
Climate Change

India has many programmes to cut emissions but it can do more

Jyoti Mukul & Sudheer Pal Singh / September 06, 2010, 0:16 IST

Nobuo TanakaPromoting energy-efficient technologies to reach the Blue Map scenario of 50 per cent reduction from 2005 energy-related emission levels by 2050 is the aim of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, a non-government organisation advising 28 member-countries.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Carbon Capture and Storage, Emission Targets, Climate Change
Forests

Impact of the global forest industry on atmospheric greenhouse gases

This new publication examines complex connections between the global forest products industry and the global carbon cycle, with the objective of characterizing the carbon footprint of the sector. The analysis finds that the industry’s main sources of emissions are manufacturing and disposal of used products in landfills.
Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
FAO
Tags:
Forest Products, Forest-Based Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Capture and Storage, Green House Gases, India, Global, Fossil Fuels, Forest Management, Landfill, Paper and Pulp Industry, Forests
Energy

Water for energy 2010

This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the critical linkages between water and energy and the impact on both of climate change. It identifies areas of opportunity where investment and new regulations are needed, to ensure sustainable global development. Human civilization has always rested on access to water, and, more specifically, on its utilization.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2010
World Energy Council
Tags:
Energy, Water Resources, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Carbon Capture and Storage, Hydroelectricity, India, Global, Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Uranium, Biomass
Climate Change

Efficacy of geoengineering to limit 21st century sea-level rise

Geoengineering has been proposed as a feasible way of mitigating anthropogenic climate change, especially increasing global temperatures in the 21st century. The two main geoengineering options are limiting incoming solar radiation, or modifying the carbon cycle.

Publication Date: 
22/08/2010
S. Jevrejeva, A. Grinsted, J. C. Moore
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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36
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Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Science, Geo Engineering, Climate Mitigation, Sea Level Rise, Aerosols, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Sequestration
Climate Change

CCS in China: toward an environmental, health, and safety regulatory framework

This brief frames how CCS might be regulated within the Chinese environmental policy context, with an emphasis on ensuring protection of people and the environment. After summarizing China

Publication Date: 
01/08/2010
& et al, Deborah Seligsohn, Niclas Scott Bentsen, Claus Felby
World Resources Institute
Tags:
Environment, Health, Carbon Capture and Storage, Energy, China, Washington DC, World Resources Institute, & et al, Deborah Seligsohn, Low Carbon Economy, Niclas Scott Bentsen, Claus Felby, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change
Climate Change

Report of the interagency task force on carbon capture and storage

On February 3, 2010, President Obama sent a memorandum to the heads of fourteen Executive Departments and Federal Agencies establishing an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage. The goal was to develop a comprehensive and coordinated Federal strategy to speed the commercial development and deployment of clean coal technologies.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tags:
Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide, United States Of America (US), Green House Gases, Energy, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change
Climate Change

Now, map details height of the globe's forests

Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Atlas, Atmosphere Science, Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Storage, Hindu (New Delhi), Global, NASA
Environment

Alstom to soon launch eco-friendly products & services

Subhash Narayan CHATTANOOGA (US)

ALSTOM, a global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure, will soon launch several environment-friendly products and services aimed at catering to the needs of country

Publication Date: 
03/07/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Storage, Geothermal Energy, Energy, Power Industry, India, Economic Times (New Delhi), Infrastructure Development

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