carbon emissions Books and Publications

Brand Emissions Leaders Report 2009

This Brand Emissions Leaders Report provides a groundbreaking analysis of the performance of company-level brands against their competitors. Using objective carbon emissions criteria, ENDS Carbon assessed carbon performance in four key areas: Which brands have the best or worst carbon ...

By Environmental News and Data Services (ENDS)

ENDS Carbon Offsets Guide

Offset Carbon Emissions Credibly ENDS has published a ground breaking guide and website to help companies to offset credibly and with maximum environmnetal effectiveness. The ENDS guide to Carbon Offsets will help you identify high quality offsets and offset providers and select the right provider for your ...

By Environmental News and Data Services (ENDS)

Cement Technology Roadmap 2009 : Carbon emissions reductions up to 2050

Cement Technology Roadmap: Carbon emissions reductions up to 2050” calls for strong national policies to activate known CO 2 mitigation actions that the cement industry can take now to reduce its emissions. It also issues a call to action to develop commercially-viable carbon capture and storage ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Report 4700: Carbon Markets

Report 4700: Carbon Markets focuses on Carbon Markets; it offers estimates of regulated and voluntary carbon trading activity. It also looks at carbon emissions brokerages, voluntary carbon offset markets, agricultural and forestry carbon offsets, the participation of consulting ...

By Environmental Business International (EBI)

Global Warming and Economic Development

Three questions need to be addressed when discussing the global warming issue. First, is a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions necessary? Second, if the answer is yes, what is the optimal level of CO2 emissions? Third, who should be held responsible for reducing CO2 emissions? This book addresses these ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

A Sectoral Approach: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in the Cement Industry

This economic and policy modeling project is designed to improve understanding of the impacts of different carbon policies on emissions reductions, global trade and regional market shares in the cement sector. The results of the study show that cement production is likely to more than double by 2030, based on ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Global Climate Change:

A Sustainable Energy Future: Steps to Reduce US Carbon Dioxide Emissions; R.M. Friedman, R.M. Bierbaum. Energy Efficiency, Human Activities, and Climate Change; L. Schipper. Integrating Energy, Economy, and Environmental Concerns: No Regrets Tax Reform; A. Cristofaro. Multiple Benefits Environmental Policy; ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Power Plant Air Pollutant Control “Mega” Symposium 2008: CD Proceedings

-fueled boilers, as well as carbon dioxide emissions abatement. Over 100 full papers are included on ...

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Climate Change: Litigation, Regulation and Risk

disclosure of climate-related risk; the limited success of litigation to limit carbon dioxide ...

By Thomson Reuters (Westlaw)

Global Warming and Energy Policy

This volume, proceedings of a symposium on global warming and energy policy, explores two major environmental concerns that arise from fuel use: the prospect that the globe will become warmer as a result of emissions of carbon dioxide, and the effect upon health of the fine particles emitted as combustion ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Carbon Inventory Methods

Carbon inventory requiring estimation of carbon dioxide emissions and removals in land-use categories for national greenhouse gas inventory and changes in stocks of carbon in projects aimed at climate change mitigation has become increasingly important in global efforts to address climate change. ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Evaluation of GHG Emissions from Septic Systems

The emission rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from individual onsite septic systems used for the management of domestic wastewater were determined in this study. A static flux chamber method was used to determine the emission rates of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide gases from eight septic tanks and ...

By IWA Publishing

Lowering the Cost of Emission Reduction: Joint Implementation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change

Lowering the Cost of Emission Reduction by Dr Michael Ridley investigates a novel way to reduce the cost of carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide emission reduction. This book asks whether allowing countries to substitute emission reduction undertaken abroad in lieu of emission reduction at home will reduce the ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse

We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Our challenge is to think globally and develop policies to counteract environmental decline and economic collapse. The question is: Can we change direction before we go over the edge? Lester Brown looks at our economic future through an environmental lens to develop a plan that will sustain civilization. He ...

By Earth Policy Institute

Shifting Mode: Low Carbon Strategies To Reduce Business Travel Costs

Climate change, increasing fuel prices, regulation and shifting client expectations all present challenges for the way companies organise travel. Depending on the sector, business travel can account for up to three-quarters of a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A coherent, low carbon business travel ...

By Environmental News and Data Services (ENDS)

Sustainable Development for the Second World: Ukraine and the Nations in Transition

The 27 nations of the Second World—the former Soviet Union and its Central and Eastern European satellites—are undergoing a wrenching transition following the collapse of communism. The process is complicated by the history and legacy of communist rule, including severe economic, governance, and environmental problems. In some of these countries, such as Ukraine, the upheaval has led ...

By Worldwatch Institute

Twenty-First Century Macroeconomics

The authors and editors of this volume challenge traditional assumptions about economic growth, and develop the elements of a reoriented macroeconomics that takes account both of environmental impacts and of social equity. Policies including carbon trading, revenue recycling, and reorientation of private and ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Global Climate Change and U.S. Law

Because global climate change presents extraordinary challenges to the environment and the economy of United States as well as those of other nations, the debate about how to effectively implement more climate-friendly policies is sure to continue and amplify. The scientific case for strong action is becoming more compelling every month, and opinion polls show that the American public ...

By American Bar Association (ABA)

The Economics of Climate Change Policy

This important collection embodies the author’s pioneering and on-going efforts to incorporate equity and efficiency principles into the economics of climate change policy. It represents a valuable compendium of work, both previously published and original, the range of which is not otherwise readily accessible. Adam Rose was one of the first both to identify the central role of equity among ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Cutting Through The Green Tape III: The Economy Or The Environment, Do I Need To Choose?

Climate change has an impact on us all. Regardless of what political party we represent, the economic and social case for taking action speaks for itself. As people feel the pinch in the current economic climate, they are looking for green solutions which can save them money and make their homes healthier. They are also seeking greater protection from the effects of environmental change, such as ...

By Local Government Association