Essays about: "carbon dioxide equivalents"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words carbon dioxide equivalents.

  1. 16. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through the Use of Free Shops : A Case Study of Two Free Shops in Gothenburg

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Iza Nord; [2018]
    Keywords : carbon dioxide equivalents; CO2e; CO2eq; reuse; waste management; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; LCI; Life Cycle; Inventory Study; life cycle; production; consumer; waste; Free Shops; Free Shop Majorna; Free Shop Högsbo; avfall; avfallsstatistik; Gratisbutik;

    Abstract : Products, throughout their life cycle from production to waste management, create emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). This leads to environmental impacts on the climate (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, 2016). READ MORE

  3. 17. Klimatpåverkan av att pyrolysera dränerad torv : en konsekvens-LCA för användandet av biokol i betong

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Jesper Westerin; [2018]
    Keywords : pyrolys; dränerad torvmark; livscykelanalys; stycketorv; global uppvärmning; fjärrvärme;

    Abstract : In Sweden there is approximately 6.4 million hectares of peatlands, which is about 15 % of the total land area. A significant proportion of peatlands, 2,4 million hectares, is affected by human drainage to promote agriculture and forest production. READ MORE

  4. 18. Klimatpåverkan från ekologisk nötköttsproduktion : en fallstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Brita Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : klimatpåverkan; nötköttsproduktion med dikor; ekologisk;

    Abstract : Climate change is a great challenge in which beef production has a part, mainly due to greenhouse gases emitted from the feed production, digestion, and manure management. However, there is a large variation within the beef production when calculating the emission intensity. READ MORE

  5. 19. Building Low Carbon Lifestyles : A qualitative study of the built environment’s potential to encourage low carbon lifestyles

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Thérèce Bonnier; [2017]
    Keywords : climate change; consumption patterns; eco-city; greenhouse gas emissions; low-carbon; low-impact; planning practices; sustainable consumption; urban planning;

    Abstract : With over half of the world’s population living in urban settlements and an ongoing urbanization, cities today offer a unique opportunity to tackle climate change. Emissions of greenhouse gases derive from all products and services used, and in Sweden the average inhabitant emit 7 tons of greenhouse gases in carbon dioxide equivalents every year from privately acquired products and services, calculated from a consumption perspective. READ MORE

  6. 20. Setting the seeds for a green growth -A Study of biofuel development in Indonesia’s transport sector

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

    Author : Sophia Aaman; Johan Henrik Hessel Lundberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Multi-Level Perspective; Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning; Biofuels for transport; Indonesia; Barriers.;

    Abstract : Climate change poses as one of the major environmental issues on a global scale today, with one of the largest contributor to the climate change being the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions in turn is known to a large extent originate in anthropogenic energy use, especially fossil fuel usage. READ MORE