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This work presents an alternative assessment of climate projections using FACTS (Bastien and Gay, 2016), based on possible future emissions pathways related to the Intended National Determined Contributions presented in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Moreover it proposes emission reductions in order to stabilize the climate to the desired levels proposed by the international...
Wetland is an important part of terrestrial ecosystem because of their unique water-heat effects and greenhouse gas (GHG) metabolic processes. However, the variations in carbon flux and ET in wetland are not yet fully understood. Zhangye wetland is an oasis-desert wetland with complex meteorological conditions. In this study, we used eddy covariance technology and process-based to examine the characteristics...
In this paper, we consider estimates of the dollar value of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions due to anthropogenic climate damages, known as the social cost of carbon (SCC). Estimates of SCC are produced using integrated assessment models (IAMs) in which simplified models of the global climate system are in feedback connection with highly stylized models of global economic behavior. Approaches to optimal...
Recently, carbon emission abatement has been a key focus for environment-related policy making. However, it is very difficult for governments to set an appropriate abatement target and for economists to estimate how much emission reduction investment should be put. This paper first reviews existed measures of carbon emission abatement, and then surveys and argues emission-related research topics....
Research on Changing characteristics of carbon emissions and their driving factors in provincial areas are significant for carbon emission control and reduction policies' formulation. In this paper, the changing feature of total carbon emissions, carbon emissions per capita, carbon emissions of three types of primary energy, and the change of emission structure and emission efficiency of Jiangsu province...
The estimation of soil organic carbon(SOC) densities and dynamics is necessary to understand terrestrial carbon cycle and carbon budget. The relative research on the Tibetan Plateau was few and uncertainty of the SOC densities and dynamics. The dynamics of soil organic carbon and its fractions, including active, slow and passive pools, were simulated using CENTURY model in alpine meadow at Damxung...
Low-carbon economy is another great advance of the human society after agricultural civilization and industrial civilization. An emerging economic development model inevitably requires the enterprise strategic transformation, namely, transforming the high-carbon strategy into the low-carbon strategy. In fact, the sensible enterprises are turning to the low-carbon development strategy in succession...
With the constantly changing of global temperatures, the conflict has become increasingly prominent between the limitation of coal, oil, gas and other conventional energy sources and increasing demands. To implement low-carbon economy will become an important strategic choice to dealing with global climate change and achieving sustainable development. So, every country in the world, especially developed...
Global warming is becoming a big problem and carbon emissions from a variety of sources are the cause of it. To control emission, a number of carbon emission reduction policies and schemes such as the Kyoto Protocol & COP15 treaty have been reached and put in place. However, not all countries participate in these global carbon mitigation treaties. One of the many reasons for the absence of participation...
Abstract-In this paper, from low-carbon economy to know the main aspects of low-carbon economy, and low carbon cities. Firstly, the low-carbon and eco-city unified construction of cities and the inherent necessity of departure to explore the study of China's low-carbon cities in the overall model framework and main contents of urban construction (energy, construction, transportation, energy-saving...
With the “Kyoto Protocol” the entry into force, wastewater treatment as one of the greenhouse gas emissions under the project has aroused increasing concern. In this paper, mass balance method and emission factor method were used to estimate the CO2 emissions of sewage treatment. The CO2 emissions remained relatively stable from 2001 to 2006, and reached its peak in 2006 with 19.638 million tons....
The low-carbon economy is a Western developed countries to address global warming and the proposed new model of development, is becoming the respected countries in the world development trend. As a big country of greenhouse gas emissions, developing low-carbon economy is imperative. Currently researches on low-carbon economy have had some progress, but have not yet formed a unified and rigorous methodology...
Terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle plays an important role in global carbon cycle because of its complexity and uncertainty. Study on terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle relates to global climate change and potential ways or means to address. This paper is attempting to provide an overview of mechanism and research method of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle and perspective of emphases and hotspots...
This paper proposes a framework for China to achieve low-carbon economy by disruptive innovations. Chinapsilas rapid industrialization and economic growth have significantly increased its energy consumption. The issue of Greenhouse Gas mitigation poses a huge challenge to China to create an innovative and sustainable development pattern. Both theoretical and empirical studies imply that technological...
The phenomenon of gradual warming of the planet has occurred for thousands of years, but it has been increasing in the course of the twentieth century due to the high concentrations of gases, which are responsible for the greenhouse effect. Recently, the scientific community has been debating and searching for new sources of renewable energies and the effects of the increasing emissions. Taking these...
Building on the extensive research in Virtual Reality (VR), we are proposing a new dynamic prototype for modelling and simulating carbon emissions in a virtual village called VIRVIL. VIRVIL is a simulated settlement for the assessment of the impact of low and zero carbon technologies and measures in the built environment. The prototype will focus on the impact on the community as a whole, as well...
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