Climate, Emissions & Sustainability

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Direct Air Electrowinning: Integrated Carbon Capture and Electrochemical Conversion

Direct air electrowinning integrates CO2 capture with electrolysis to produce chemicals, bypassing traditional purification steps for a circ...

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Solar radiation modification: Methods, governance and climate impacts

An overview of solar radiation modification (SRM) methods, costs, climate effects, and the complex governance challenges facing this geoengi...

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Carbon footprint: Definition, calculation and climate impact

Definition and calculation of carbon footprints using GHG Protocol scopes and input-output analysis for climate mitigation.

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Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action: Definition, History and Implementation

Overview of NAMA under the UNFCCC, its origins in the Bali Action Plan and Copenhagen Accord, and implementation challenges.

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Carbon shifting

Carbon shifting describes the tendency to increase CO2 emissions in one lifestyle area after reducing them elsewhere, often driven by financ...

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German Climate Action Plan 2050: Policy Framework and Sectoral Targets

Overview of Germany's 2016 Climate Action Plan 2050, detailing sectoral emissions targets, coal phase-out strategies, and policy development...

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Preparation of hydrogen peroxide sensitive nanofilms

Scholarly article on preparing H2O2 sensitive nanofilms using layer-by-layer technique.

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Asia-Pacific Emissions Trading Forum: History and Legacy

History of the Asia-Pacific Emissions Trading Forum, its role in carbon markets, and transition to the Carbon Market Institute.

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Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading

Overview of the 2006-2007 Australian advisory group that designed the federal carbon trading scheme.

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Climate Doctrine of the Russian Federation

Analysis of Russia's 2009 Climate Doctrine: legal basis, objectives, and implementation measures for state climate policy.

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Greenhouse Development Rights: A Framework for Climate Justice

An overview of the Greenhouse Development Rights framework, its history, and its approach to fair climate effort-sharing.

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Decarbonization of shipping: Strategies, fuels and regulatory challenges

Analysis of maritime decarbonization goals, alternative fuels, and IMO regulatory progress toward net-zero by 2050.

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Path to net zero: Critical role in climate outcomes

Overview of the 2021 scholarly article 'Path to net zero' and its assertion of critical importance for global climate outcomes.

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European Climate Change Programme: Policy Framework and Transport Impacts

Overview of the EU's European Climate Change Programme (ECCP), launched in 2000 to implement the Kyoto Protocol and drive emissions trading.

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Routine flaring: Causes, impacts and reduction strategies

Analysis of routine gas flaring in oil extraction, its environmental impact, and global reduction efforts.

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Flexible mechanisms: Kyoto Protocol emissions trading and project-based credits

Overview of Kyoto Protocol flexible mechanisms: emissions trading, CDM, and JI for cost-effective GHG reduction.

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Methane oxidation by catalyst reduction

Scientific article on methane oxidation by catalyst reduction published in 2023.

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The 2024 State of the Climate Report: Perilous Times on Planet Earth

Overview of the 2024 State of the Climate Report, a scholarly article published on 8 October 2024 detailing global climate conditions.

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CO2 reforming of methane

Overview of CO2 reforming of methane, a process converting methane and carbon dioxide into syngas.

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Methane emissions from feedlot cattle fed barley or corn diets

Overview of the 2005 scientific article on methane emissions from feedlot cattle fed barley or corn diets.