Essays about: "carbon-dioxide-removal"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the word carbon-dioxide-removal.

1. 11. Carbon Negative Heat and Power with Biochar Production : An Economic Analysis of a Combined Pyrolysis and CHP plant

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

   Author : William Bydén; David Fridlund; [2020]
   Keywords : Pyrolysis; Combined Heat and Power; CHP; Biochar; Biomass; CDR; Carbon Sequestration; Pyrolys; Kraftvärmeverk; KVV; Biokol; Biomassa; Kolinlagring; Negativa utsläpp;

   Abstract : On the fourth of November 2016, The Paris Agreement entered into force, stating that nations worldwide should pursue efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1,5 °C. Since then, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has specified that carbon dioxide removal, such as biochar sequestration, is necessary to achieve this goal. READ MORE

3. 12. Governing the emerging sociotechnical imaginary of a climate-positive Sweden : an exploration of the political discussion on negative emissions technologies as a climate change solution

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kirstine Lund Christiansen; [2020]
   Keywords : sustainability science; bioenergy with carbon capture and storage; climate governance; carbon dioxide removal; climate recovery; elite interviews; polluter pays principle; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In recent years, negative emissions technologies (NETs) have gained attention as a strategy to tackle climate change. While the academic debate on NETs has been heated, international and national governance frameworks for regulating and incentivising the technologies largely remain unseen. READ MORE

4. 13. Prioritising biochar application to arable land in Sweden : A spatial multi-criteria analysis

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Fabian Osslund; [2020]
   Keywords : Biochar; Spatial multi-criteria analysis; GIS; Agriculture; Soil enhancement; Biochar volume potential;

   Abstract : Biochar, the solid product of thermal conversion of biomass with little or no available air, is acknowledged as a carbon dioxide removal technique and soil enhancer among other applications. Its potential soil enhancing properties consists of increased water and nutrient holding capacities, liming effects and sorption of pollutants. READ MORE

5. 14. Utilizing beach-cast seaweed for biochar production in Gotland : A study of energy and carbon balances of algal biochar

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

   Author : Johanna Sörbom; [2020]
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   Abstract : With global warming, rising environmental issues, and increased beach-cast production, climate change mitigation efforts are important for the future of the planet. Carbon dioxide removal technologies are now deemed essential to reach the Sustainable development goals and keep the temperature rise under 1.5 or 2 degrees °C. READ MORE

6. 15. Biochar as a carbon dioxide removal solution : An assessment of carbon stability and carbon dioxide removal potential in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Alessandro Corbo; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate change mitigation; biomass; pyrolysis; soil;

   Abstract : Biochar is increasingly gaining momentum in the context of climate change mitigation and its production in Sweden could potentially become a large-scale system. Carbon stability in biochar is a crucial factor to assess its the carbon sequestration potential. READ MORE