Climate Change Mitigation via Utilization of Carbon Dioxide

One of the major anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases is the operation of building stock. Improving its energy efficiency has the potential to significantly contribute to achieving climate change mitigation targets. The purpose of this study was to roughly estimate such potential for the operation of the national building stock of Czechia to steer the national debate on the development of related national plans. The estimation is based on a simplified energy model of the Czech building stock that consists of sub-models of residential and nonresidential building stocks, for which their future energy consumptions, shares of energy carriers and sources, and emission factors were modeled in four scenarios. Uncertainties from the approximation of the emission factors were investigated in a sensitivity analysis. The results showed that the operation of the Czech building stock in 2016 totaled 36.9 Mt CO2, which represented 34.6% of the total national carbon dioxide emissions. The four building stock scenarios could produce reductions in the carbon dioxide emissions of between 28% and 93% by 2050, when also considering on-side production from photovoltaics. The implementation of the most ambitious scenario would represent a drop in national CO2 yearly emissions by 43.2% by 2050 (compared to 2016).

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Carbon dioxide direct air capture for effective climate change mitigation based on renewable electricity: a new type of energy system sector coupling

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change ◽

10.1007/s11027-019-9847-y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 43-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Christian Breyer ◽

Mahdi Fasihi ◽

Arman Aghahosseini

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Energy System ◽

Renewable Electricity ◽

Direct Air Capture ◽

Air Capture ◽

New Type ◽

Change Mitigation

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Geologic storage of carbon dioxide as a climate change mitigation strategy: performance requirements and the implications of surface seepage

Environmental Geology ◽

10.1007/s00254-004-1181-2 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 576-585 ◽

Cited By ~ 107

Author(s):

R. P. Hepple ◽

S. M. Benson

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Mitigation Strategy ◽

Geologic Storage ◽

Performance Requirements ◽

Strategy Performance ◽

Change Mitigation

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An Integrated Model for Assessing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Considering Climate Change Mitigation and Flood Risk Adaptation Interaction

Monitoring and Modeling of Global Changes: A Geomatics Perspective - Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry ◽

10.1007/978-94-017-9813-6_12 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 241-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kumiko Nakamichi ◽

Yoshiki Yamagata ◽

Hajime Seya

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Flood Risk ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Integrated Model ◽

Change Mitigation

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Promoting Public Awareness of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies in the Russian Federation: A System of Educational Activities

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14051408 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 1408

Author(s):

Yurii Vasilev ◽

Alexey Cherepovitsyn ◽

Anna Tsvetkova ◽

Nadejda Komendantova

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Carbon Dioxide Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Educational Activities ◽

Storage Technologies ◽

And Storage ◽

Change Mitigation

The latest technologies for climate change mitigation are carbon capture and storage (CCS). Some countries are developing CCS projects, and they are currently at different stages of deployment. Despite the signing of international agreements on climate change mitigation, Russia’s efforts to develop and implement CCS technologies are quite limited. Therefore, it is vital that people are aware of the importance of carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage. The purpose of this article is to produce guidelines and toolkits to form a system of measures aimed at raising awareness of the Russian society on carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies. The paper discusses the key findings of several recent studies on the topic, e.g., a study focusing on the level of environmental consciousness among St. Petersburg students; a content analysis of the Russian school textbooks; a study of environmental groups in Russian social media; and an experimental study on creating eco-comics and posters as educational tools for promoting environmental awareness. A multi-level system of educational activities is proposed, including events for preschoolers, schoolchildren, students, and adults.

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Is atmospheric carbon dioxide removal a game changer for climate change mitigation?

Climatic Change ◽

10.1007/s10584-012-0681-4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 118 (1) ◽

pp. 45-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

Elmar Kriegler ◽

Ottmar Edenhofer ◽

Lena Reuster ◽

Gunnar Luderer ◽

David Klein

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Carbon Dioxide Removal ◽

Atmospheric Carbon ◽

Change Mitigation ◽

Game Changer

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Climate change mitigation through carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in community reserved forests of northwest Tanzania

Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science ◽

10.26832/24566632.2020.050301 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 231-240

Author(s):

Gisandu K. Malunguja ◽

Ashalata Devi ◽

Mhuji Kilonzo ◽

Chrispinus D.K. Rubanza

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Co2 Sequestration ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Quantitative Information ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

Systematic Sampling ◽

Sequestration Potential ◽

Change Mitigation

Forests play a key role in climate change mitigation through sequestering and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, there is inadequate information about carbon accumulation and sequestered by community reserved forests in Tanzania. A study was carried to quantify the amount of carbon sequestered in two forests namely; Nyasamba and Bubinza of Kishapu district, northwestern Tanzania. A ground-based field survey design under a systematic sampling technique was adopted. A total of 45 circular plots (15 m radius) along transects were established. The distances between transect and plots were maintained at 550 and 300 m, respectively. Data on herbaceous C stocking potential was determined using destructive harvest method while tree carbon stocking was estimated by allometric equations. The collected data were organized on excel datasheet followed by descriptive analysis for quantitative information using Computer Microsoft Excel and SPSS software version 20, while soil samples were analyzed based on the standard laboratory procedures. Results revealed higher carbon sequestration of 102.49±39.87 and 117.52±10.27 for soil pools than plants both herbaceous (3.01±1.12 and 6.27±3.79 t CO2e/yr) and trees (5.70±3.15 and 6.60±2.88 t CO2e/yr) for Nyasamba and Bubinza respectively. The study recorded a potential variation of soil carbon sequestration, which varied across depths category (P < 0.05). However, there was no difference across sites (P >0.05) and species (P > 0.05) for herbaceous and trees. The findings of this study portrayed a significantly low value for carbon stocking and sequestration potential for enhanced climate change mitigation. Therefore, proper management of community reserved forest is required to accumulate more C for enhancing stocking potential hence climate change mitigation through CO2 sequestration offsets mechanism.

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