Essays about: "climate change abatement"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words climate change abatement.

  1. 6. Sustainable Urban Development : Development Option Using Nature-based Solutions

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Melissa Maxter; [2018]
    Keywords : Nature-based solutions; sustainable urban development; ecosystem services; Helsingborg; industrial area; urban societal challenges; urban regeneration; climate adaptation; water management; green space management; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure.;

    Abstract : The paper evaluates nature-based solutions for a retrofitting proposal for the combined regeneration, climate adaptation, and green space management of the industrial area Gåsebäck in Helsingborg, Sweden. The objective of this study was to evaluate options for how Gåsebäck could be sustainably regenerated and developed, while providing additional security against future negative effects of climate change, through the implementation of nature-based solutions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Implementation of BECCS in a polygeneration system : - A techno-economic feasibility study in the district heating network of Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Linus Linde; [2017]
    Keywords : CCS; BECCS; carbon capture; district heating; CHP; techno-economic feasibility; Sweden; Stockholm; Fortum Värme; biomass; climate change abatement;

    Abstract : The combination of Biomass Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) can reduce the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. It is, therefore, seen as an interesting tool in the CO2 abatement portfolio. In a Swedish context, BECCS could contribute to the goal of CO2 neutrality by 2045. READ MORE

  4. 8. Climate and Energy: A Perfect Match? An Analysis of the Potential Impacts of the EU Emissions Trading System (EUETS) on European Energy Security

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Kainrath; [2014]
    Keywords : European Climate Policy; Energy Policy; Energy Security; Emissions Trading System; Institutional Interaction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Energy security and climate change are prime political concerns in the European Union. The main instrument to combat climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU is the EUETS, a cap and trade system. This thesis investigates in a case study the question of how the EUETS potentially impacts European energy security. READ MORE

  5. 9. Understanding Energy and Carbon Intensities in China: Trends, Projections, and Uncertainties

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Wenquan Zhang; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Climate change; China; CO2 emissions; Energy intensity Carbon Intensity;

    Abstract : Two weeks before the Copenhagen summit on climate change, China officially made a pledge to cut its carbon intensity by 40 to 45 percent below 2005 level by 2020. The thesis has tried to look into the quality and quantity concern of this pledge made by the biggest CO2 emitter in the world. READ MORE

  6. 10. Energy Conservation in the Canadian Residential Sector : Revealing Potential Carbon Emission Reductions through Cost Effectiveness Analysis

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Alvaro Ruiz Gomez; [2011]
    Keywords : Carbon emission reduction; residential sector; retrofits; CO2 abatement measures; cost effectiveness analysis; climate change;

    Abstract : The study uses Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) as a method to analyse the economicand environmental impact of carbon dioxide (CO2e) emission abatement projects in theCanadian residential sector. It includes the more traditional environmental andeconomic criteria, yet it incorporates a behavioural component to the analysis. READ MORE