Essays about: "Carbon"

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  1. 1. How does an adaptation of forest management to storm damage risk affect indicators for sustainable forestry? : an analysis with Heureka PlanWise in a future with an increased risk of storm damages to forests

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Linnea Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : changing climate; decision support system; forest damage; forest management; storm; trade-off; ; wind;

    Abstract : With a changing climate, the risk for damage to the forest will increase. In Sweden, large storm damages have been more common under the 20th century and are also the damaging event that has resulted in the largest damages in Europe. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Flux from a Tower Sensor in Abisko Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Qiaoyin He; [2022]
    Keywords : Abisko; carbon dioxide flux; net ecosystem exchange; R-INLA; time series; Mathematics and Statistics;

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  4. 3. The effect of high-ratio biochar replacement in concrete on performance properties : Experimental study of biochar addition to concrete mixture.

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

    Author : Mina Turovaara; [2022]
    Keywords : Biochar; Concrete; Sustainability; Cement; Biochar in concrete; Carbon dioxide; Building industry; Micro-structure; Biokol; Betong; Hållbarhet; Cement; Biokol i betong; Koldioxid; Byggsektorn; Mikrostruktur;

    Abstract : Globally the emissions of carbon dioxide from anthropogenic activities are an issue regarding the future of our planet. Today the building industry is a large contributor with approximately 10 percent of the total emissions coming from energy usage in the building industry, where about 7 percent of the global CO2 emissions are connected to the cement industry. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does Carbon Pricing work? A qualitative review of Carbon Pricing’s ex-post results, and policy-design suggestions for improving its efficacy.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Michael Randall; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon pricing; Sustainability science; ex post results; policy design; decarbonisation; environmental economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world is currently heading for 3°C of global warming due to global excessive carbon emissions, and while science is producing the knowledge necessary to combat it, the radical change needed is not coming fast enough. Current political and economic paradigms hail carbon pricing as either the, or part of the solution to our carbon emissions problem. READ MORE

  6. 5. Geological characterization of rock samples by LIBS and ME-XRT analytical techniques

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geovetenskap och miljöteknik

    Author : Nsioh Elvis Nkioh; [2022]
    Keywords : geological characterization; analytical techniques; LIBS; ME-XRT; SEM; element maps; SEM-EDS; secondary electrons; rock samples; automated ore microscopy; SEM-Zeiss Merlin; element weight percentages; element oxide percentages; scanning techniques; analytical methods; laser induced breakdown spectrometry; multi energy x-ray transmission; scanning electron microscope; carbon coating; mineralogical classification; element composition; rock chemistry; rock chemical composition;

    Abstract :      One of the major challenges in earth sciences and mineral exploration has been to determine with high accuracy and at a fast rate the elemental composition as well as the general chemistry of a rock sample. Many analytical techniques e.g. READ MORE