Essays about: "Global Carbon cycle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 163 essays containing the words Global Carbon cycle.

  1. 1. SOIL GROSS NITROGEN MINERALISATION AND FOREST GROWTH IN FOUR HEMIBOREAL FOREST STANDS IN SOUTHWEST SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Linnéa Eriksson; [2023-04-20]
    Keywords : soil C:N; forest production; 15N isotope dilution; gross N mineralisation; ammonium; soil carbon; soil nitrogen; root exudates; stoichiometric decomposition; boreal forests; priming; microbial C limitation;

    Abstract : Boreal and temperate forests together make up the largest terrestrial net C sink in the world. They take up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store it in plant biomass and soil as they grow, making them crucial in mitigating global climate change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Methanobacterium cauma sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic, halotolerant methanogen from an active serpintinization system at Chimaera seep

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Aubree Stephens; [2023]
    Keywords : methanogen; archaea; hydrogenotroph; halotolerant; Methanobacterium; Chimaera seep; methanogenesis;

    Abstract : The archaeal branch of life represents some of the oldest life forms on Earth. Archaea are believed to have diverged from Prokaryotes roughly 3.5 billion years ago and it’s theorized that biological methane production started around this time as well. This would make methanogenesis one of the oldest metabolisms on our planet. READ MORE

  4. 3. New natural gas power plants in the EU : -The risks of stranded assets under different fuel and carbon price scenarios

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : John Mogren Olsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Current and planned fossil fuelled electricity generation is expected to meet or exceed the global carbon budget for 2°C, without including emissions from any other economic sector. At the current rate, the EU ETS will stop issuing new emissions allowances to industry and power plants before 2040. READ MORE

  5. 4. Climate and economic implications of structure and façade materials on a building's life cycle performance : A case study of a multi-family building in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Byggteknik och byggd miljö

    Author : Maximilian Jatzkowski; [2023]
    Keywords : life cycle assessment; life cycle analysis; multi-family building; life cost analysis; facade; environmental analysis; livscykelanalys; miljöanalys; flerbostadshus; livskostnadsanalys; stomme; fasad;

    Abstract : This study has been conducted in cooperation with OBOS Kärnhem. The objective of the study is to assess environmental impacts from different structural and facade materials to find a configuration with the lowest impact, and to assess the economic implications of different structural and façade materials. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lönsamhet i skogsmarksgödsling för privata markägare i norra Sverige : en jämförelse av lönsamheten i två olika gödslingsstrategier

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Carl Sköld; [2023]
    Keywords : annuitet; gödsling; Internränta; Klimatsmart; Koldioxid; Miljö; nettonuvärde; Privat skogsägare; Skogsbruk;

    Abstract : Idag involveras åtskilliga sektorer inom bioekonomin med skogsråvaran som bas, bland annat sektorer inom textilier, konstruktion, biopharma och kemikalier. Den globala efterfrågan på skogsråvaran är hög. READ MORE