Essays about: "Carbon stock change"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 41 essays containing the words Carbon stock change.

1. 11. Impacts of climate change on indoor thermal comfort in typical Swedish residential buildings - Assessing risks for human health

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Jessica Rumpca; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate change; Swedish building stock; Indoor thermal comfort; Overheating risk; Health-impact assessment; Human temperature-exposure; Temperature-related morbidity and mortality; Human excess vulnerability; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : There is strong evidence that climate change has a direct impact on humans and extreme temperatures have been linked to negative health impacts and increasing mortality. The heat wave of 2018 caused up to 8.2% more deaths compared to the year before in Sweden, with higher impacts in other parts of the world. READ MORE

3. 12. Bidding on Brown while Asking for Green: An Event Study on the Impact of Carbon Emissions on Stock Returns Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Hedda Cederlund; Daphne Detter; [2022]
   Keywords : Event study; Market efficiency; Policy shifts; Climate change; Climate regulatory risk;

   Abstract : The election of Donald J. Trump as the U.S. president in 2016 shifted people's expectations drastically. READ MORE

4. 13. SAVINGS OF MATERIAL RESOURCES AND CARBON EMISSIONS WHEN CONVERTING FOSSIL FUEL CAR TO ELECTRIC : A CASE STUDY FOR SWEDEN

   University essay from KTH/Integrated Transport Research Lab, ITRL; KTH/Elkraftteknik

   Author : Daniel Hiller; [2022]
   Keywords : LCA; carbon emissions; material resources; fossil fuel vehicles; battery electric vehicles; carculator; Sweden; LCA; Kohlenstoffemissionen; Materialressourcen; Fahrzeuge mit fossilen Brennstoffen; batterieelektrische Fahrzeuge; carculator; Schweden;

   Abstract : Transportation in Sweden currently accounts for one-third of domestic GHG emissions. Thereof more than 90 % are allocated to road traffic with passenger cars being the largest contributor. Hence, the Swedish government adopted stringent climate policies to cut transport emissionsby 70 % (compared to 2010) latest until 2030. READ MORE

5. 14. Forest structure of Dalby Söderskog National Park : patterns of carbon storage in living and dead trees

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Kumetra Achuthan; [2021]
   Keywords : ash dieback disease; deadwood; Dutch elm disease; living tree volume; coarse woody debris; carbon stock and storage; pest invasions; temperate mixed broadleaved forest;

   Abstract : Carbon sequestration and storage is an ecosystem service supplied by forests, and is of increasing importance in the context of mitigation of global climate change. Forest pest invasions, driven primarily by globalizations, represent a risk to the efficiency of carbon sequestration as they may greatly reduce the amount of the living biomass in forests. READ MORE

6. 15. Quantification of carbon emissions and removals from land, plants, and products : A case study of cotton used in IKEA'sproducts

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Ting Xie; [2021]
   Keywords : carbon sequestration; cotton; land use change; soil; harvested product;

   Abstract : The method framework for quantifying the carbon emissions and removals from land, plants and products for cotton is developed in this study, which is feasible for most cotton supply chains. Collected defaults and suggested sources for required data inputs are provided. READ MORE