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The economic growth and the pattern of lifestyles of nations associated with it generally determine the anthropogenic effects of human activities on the environment. This in turn affects the environmental quality. The more prosperous a country's economy is, higher is its fossil fuel consumption, resulting in higher GHG emissions. They together determine the level of production and its degree of carbon...
Capturing and utilizing CO2 for the production of goods (CCU) is a novel approach to tackle the problem of rising emissions and global warming. Companies introducing CCU goods need to consider the public perception of the technology. A general concern is that the negative public attitude towards a related approach (capturing and transferring CO2 to subterranean storages-CCS) may impact the perception...
Decarbonisation of Irelands heating system would mean a shift away from traditional fossil fuels, and a step towards more renewable and sustainable thermal energy systems. Climate change and the related consequences associated with it have become a key component of the political agenda at local, national and international levels. It has become clear that further action is needed to tackle global warming...
It is widely believed that the burning of fossil fuels has increased the CO2 content of the atmosphere (Step 1), which in turn has led to global warming (Step 2), which in turn has caused climate change (Step 3) which is characterized by an increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme events, which in turn will render parts of the globe uninhabitable (Step 4). Each step in this line of argument...
Some potential, structural and long-term accumulated problems gradually arose while the economic volume was growing rapidly in Tianjin. Generally, deterioration of water quality, soil pollution, air pollution, and bio-safety is focused by us. However, Greenhouse gases, global warming and disorders of the climate system gradually became the main factors to affect sustainable human development. Countries...
Carbon tax is not only an important part of the environmental taxation system, but also an important tool of environmental economic policy. The theoretical basis of a carbon tax is to internalize externalities in order to avoid the Tragedy of the Commons in atmosphere. Carbon tax would greatly decrease CO2 emissions. It would restrain economic growth in the short term, but is conducive to the healthy...
Total suspended particulate (TSP) is the one of the major urban air pollutants in China which endangered the human health. Its pollution extent and characteristics attracted much attention. Study of many urban air pollution sources were reported such as coal-fired emissions, soil dust, industrial dust, vehicle exhausts, etc., but few study focus on an important source-variation exhausts. In this study,...
Energy is the bedrock of our daily lives and industry. Now is the time that industry, government and academia must join together and examine highly independent, fully environmentally considerate and rational energy systems. In this presentation, recent Japanese policy will be introduced focusing on new national energy strategy. Looking at future technology trends, it is probable that, in the case...
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