Carbon Sequestration in Soil and Vegetation and Greenhouse Gases Emissions Reduction

2014 ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Paustian
2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Dore ◽  
Christine Michael ◽  
Jeremy Russell-Smith ◽  
Maureen Tehan ◽  
Lisa Caripis

Land activities contribute ~18% of total greenhouse gas emissions produced in Australia. To help reduce these emissions, the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) was implemented in 2011 to encourage land projects, which reduce the production of greenhouse gases and/or sequester carbon in the land. Prospective projects include savanna fire management and rangelands management, which have high relevance in northern Australia where Indigenous landholding is strong. This paper explores the land-tenure requirements necessary for these kinds of carbon projects to be approved by the Clean Energy Regulator. It provides an introduction to the CFI before discussing the land tenure requirements in the states of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia with respect to both emissions reduction and carbon sequestration projects. Potential issues with the current framework are highlighted, especially in relation to native title.


2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Machado Pitombo ◽  
Janaina Braga do Carmo ◽  
Isabela Clerici de Maria ◽  
Cristiano Alberto de Andrade

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandr I. Zaporozhets ◽  
Yaroslav I. Movchan ◽  
Liubov Р. Galperina ◽  
Natalia V. Stranadko ◽  
Iryna V. Loyik

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 623
Author(s):  
Patrícia Perondi Anchão Oliveira

O aquecimento global, acentuado por ações antrópicas de emissão de gases de efeito estufa, tem como consequência as mudanças climáticas, que causam muitos transtornos ambientais para a humanidade. A atividade pecuária produz gases de efeito estufa na forma de metano (CH4) e óxido nitroso (N2O) principalmente, com tendência de aumento de emissão atrelado ao aumento da produção pecuária. A degradação de pastagens, o mais importante problema ambiental da pecuária, também pode contribuir para a emissão desses gases e pode levar à desertificação. Ações de mitigação dessas emissões podem amenizar o problema e devem ser observadas considerando-se o balanço de carbono dos sistemas de produção pecuários, onde, além da emissão de gases de efeito estufa, o sequestro de carbono é também considerado. Na pecuária, existe possibilidade de mitigação das emissões pela redução da emissão do CH4 e do N2O, entretanto, o maior potencial de mitigação das emissões está no sequestro de carbono devido à recuperação das pastagens. Apesar disso, grande ênfase é dada aos aspectos envolvendo a emissão de CH4 entérico pelos ruminantes e suas formas de mitigação. Também é importante ressaltar que a adoção das tecnologias que promovem a mitigação das emissões de gases de efeito estufa depende mais de questões econômicas do que da viabilidade técnica das ações de mitigação propostas. Global warming is intensified by greenhouse gases emissions from human activities, resulting in climate change and causing many environmental disorders for humanity. The livestock produces greenhouse gases such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) mainly and the increasing in emissions is linked to increased livestock production. The degradation of pastures had been the most important issue of livestock contributing to the greenhouse gases emissions and leading the desertification. Mitigation actions can reduce these emissions and the carbon balance of livestock production systems, which also considerate carbon sequestration besides the emission of greenhouse gases. Mitigating emissions of CH4 and N2O are possible in livestock but the carbon sequestration that occurs during the recovery of pasture is the greatest potential for mitigating greenhouse. Nevertheless, great emphasis can be found in literature related to the aspects involving the issue of enteric methane by ruminants and its methods of mitigation. Importantly, the adoption of technologies that promote mitigation of greenhouse gases emissions is most dependent of economic issues than technical feasibility of the mitigation actions proposed. Keywords: livestock, desertification, degradation, methane, nitrous oxide.   


2020 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2094995
Author(s):  
Parakram Pyakurel ◽  
Laurie Wright

Energy and resources cooperation has a great potential of reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions of companies, especially in industrial and business parks where facilities are located in geographical proximity. Such cooperation could cut emissions without significant impact on profit, and in some cases, may even reduce costs by decreasing waste generation and improving energy efficiency. This paper combines similar themes of industrial symbiosis, sharing economy and circular economy to formulate a single robust concept of energy and resources cooperation. A framework and methodology for mass implementation of energy and resources cooperation is proposed by integrating disparate fields of industrial ecology, business studies and industrial investments. Furthermore, an approach of enhancing such cooperation is proposed which involves an establishment of a specialized Cooperation Development and Management Company. Finally, research agenda is set out to capitalise the developments of industry 4.0 and peer to peer sharing for energy and resources cooperation.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7918
Author(s):  
Marcin Liberadzki ◽  
Piotr Jaworski ◽  
Kamil Liberadzki

Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) are a new type of general corporate purpose bond in which payments are tied to an issuer’s sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs) with respect to the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. The structure is complementary to green bonds. The Tesco SLBs are linked to the firm’s ability to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60%. The priority is to reduce its reliance on nonrenewable grid electricity, which contributed 65% of Tesco’s global carbon emissions footprint. Tesco accounts for 1% of electricity demand in the UK. Failure to meet the goals will result in a coupon step-up by 25 basis points on the last three coupons. The aim of our study is to investigate the presence of, how we call it ‘ESG spread’, marked by negative yield difference between SLB and regular bonds. It is something similar to ‘greenium’, that is, a premium paid by bondholders for green bonds when compared to nongreen bonds. We compare the bid and ask yields of SLBs with the interpolated yields, calculated for the yields of Tesco and Carrefour notes. Then, we look into the SLB yields in coupon step-up scenario to answer the question if the issuer’s failure to keep up with KPIs results in changing of ESG spread from negative to positive.


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