carbon market initiative Articles
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An optical method for characterizing carbon content in ceramic pot filters
Ceramic pot filter (CPF) technology is a relatively common means of household water treatment in developing areas, and performance characteristics of CPFs have been characterized using production CPFs, experimental CPFs fabricated in research laboratories, and ceramic disks intended to be CPF surrogates. There is evidence that CPF manufacturers do not always fire their products according to ...
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Less Climate Talk, More Climate Action
‘The Road from Paris’ Less Climate Talk, More Climate Action Summary: The international GLOBE 2016 Conference & Innovation Expo, taking place March 2-4, 2016, in Vancouver, Canada, is perfectly positioned, occurring just after COP 21. GLOBE 2016 represents an ideal international venue to engage global business to: participate in the implementation of national and international ...
By GLOBE Series
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Renewable energy technologies and climate change policies in India
Fossil fuel use is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the primary cause of global climate change. India, with a large endowment of coal, has an energy system that is highly carbon intensive. Besides, large quantities of traditional biomass resources consumed for the energy needs of the vast rural population are exerting pressures on forests and village woodlots. Thus, the ...
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Bringing ecosystem markets to scale in the Southern United States
For the most part, Ecosystem Markets still linger in the early stages of development. There is much more theoretical work to be done to set up environmental credit markets, including carbon offsets and payments for watershed services. But more pilot projects can also help these markets evolve and show how they might work in the real world. Development pressures in the U.S. South often mean ...
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Forests for Carbon: Exploring forest carbon offsets in the U.S. South
Southern U.S. forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the form of carbon in leaves, roots, branches, trunks, soil, and woody debris and other plant litter through a process known as “carbon sequestration.” Through this process, southern forests and other woodlands play a role in regulating Earth’s climate and moderating the effects of global climate ...
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GHG Mitigation in Brazil`s Land Use Sector - An Introduction to the Current National Policy Landscape
Brazil aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent from a projected baseline by 2020 through several sectoral plans and initiatives. This paper provides an overview of GHG mitigation plans in Brazil’s land use sector. Key initiatives include the Action Plan to Prevent and Control Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCDAm); the Action Plan to Prevent and Control ...
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Investment in climate change to rise in 70% of firms
Energy reduction and stakeholders expectations amid the more important factors that drive climate change investments, reports Envido. A new survey from Ernst & Young on C-suite attitudes towards climate change shows that leading companies are taking their cues from the market by investing in climate change initiatives, reporting on their performance and leaning on their supply chains to ...
By Vital Energi
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EU Industrial Policy Strategy: Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable industry
On 13 September, in his annual State of the Union address, President Jean-Claude Juncker stated: "I want to make our industry stronger and more competitive. The new Industrial Policy Strategy we are presenting today will help our industries stay or become the world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation." The renewed EU Industrial Policy Strategy brings together all existing and ...
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