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System Energy Assessment (SEA), Defining a Standard Measure of EROI for Energy Businesses as Whole Systems
Henshaw, Philip F.; King, Carey; Zarnikau, Jay - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 10, pp. 1908-1943
A more objective method for measuring the energy needs of businesses, System Energy Assessment (SEA), measures the combined impacts of material supply chains and service supply chains, to assess businesses as whole self-managing net-energy systems. The method is demonstrated using a model Wind...
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The Importance of Considering Product Loss Rates in Life Cycle Assessment: The Example of Closure Systems for Bottled Wine
Kounina, Anna; Tatti, Elisa; Humbert, Sebastien; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 10, pp. 2673-2706
<em>Purpose:</em> The objective of this study is to discuss the implications of product loss rates in terms of the environmental performance of bottled wine. Wine loss refers to loss occurring when the consumer does not consume the wine contained in the bottle and disposes of it because of taste...
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Methane: A Neglected Greenhouse Gas
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: Weekly Report 5 (2009) 32, pp. 218-223
Methane is a greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide. This is entirely unwarranted …. Being 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere, methane accounts for about one-sixth of … all anthropogenic (i.e. human-induced) greenhouse gas emissions. Methane is also overlooked when it comes to taking …
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Methan - das unterschätzte Klimagas
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 39, pp. 656-662
In der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung steht Methan als Treibhausgas im Schatten von Kohlendioxid. Völlig zu Unrecht, denn mit einem Treibhauspotential, das etwa 25 mal größer als das von Kohlendioxid ist, macht es ein Sechstel der anthropogenen Treibhausgasemissionen aus. Unterschätzt wird Methan...
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Mitigation of methane emissions: a rapid and cost-effective response to climate change
Kemfert, Claudia; Schill, Wolf-Peter - 2009
global methane mitigation portfolio for the year 2020 that includes the sectors of livestock and manure, rice management … the global community wanted to spend an even larger amount of money - say, $250 billion - on methane mitigation, much … cost-effectively over different greenhouse gases. While methane mitigation alone will not suffice to solve the climate …
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ADB Briefs No. 13: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Grassland and Livestock Management in Mongolia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
mitigation actions that reduce vulnerability to climate change, support the achievement of national development goals, and are …
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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: International Experiences with Payments for Environmental Services in Grazing Lands and Other Rangelands
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
Payments for environmental services (PES) are a potential mechanism to provide incentives for sustainable management of grasslands and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. PES is not widely practiced in Mongolia, but has been included in the Green Development Strategy of the government. This...
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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Herders' Livelihoods and Climate Change
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
The threats posed by climate change have significant impacts on Mongolia’s grassland ecosystems and herders’ livelihoods. This publication discusses the auses of climate change and its impacts on livelihoods and ecosystems for herders and the general public. It explains how good pasture...
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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Assessment of Key Elements in Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Grassland and Livestock Management
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
climate variability and change. Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) can provide a framework for the … identification and implementation of mitigation actions. This publication identifies and assesses technical, institutional, and … estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential, economic costs and benefits, GHG measurement options, adaptation …
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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
As at today, it is an indisputable fact that the climate is changing and there is a scientific consensus that the world is becoming a warmer place principally attributable to human activities. Regrettably, the physical impacts of future climate change on humans and the environment will include...
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