Carbon factors and models for forest carbon estimates for the 2005–2011 National Greenhouse Gas Inventories of the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Smith ◽  
Linda S. Heath ◽  
Coeli M. Hoover
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Inventories ◽  
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

Regional variation of greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for the United States building sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 302 ◽  
pp. 117527
Author(s):  
Ehsan Vahidi ◽  
Randolph Kirchain ◽  
Jasmina Burek ◽  
Jeremy Gregory
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation ◽  
Building Sector

scholarly journals Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in the Great Plains region of the United States

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Bouchard ◽  
David Butman ◽  
Todd Hawbaker ◽  
Zhengpeng Li ◽  
Jinxun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Fluxes ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

scholarly journals A geographical assessment of vegetation carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions on potential microalgae-based biofuel facilities in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 270-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Quiroz Arita ◽  
Özge Yilmaz ◽  
Semin Barlak ◽  
Kimberly B. Catton ◽  
Jason C. Quinn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Vegetation Carbon

scholarly journals Potential Impacts of Commercial Weight Loss Diet Recommendations on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States (P04-169-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Ramsing ◽  
Brent Kim ◽  
Roni Neff
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Weight Watchers

Abstract Objectives To understand potential climate implications of dietary patterns associated with commercial weight loss diets, we tested the hypothesis that different consumption patterns of six commercial weight loss diets would shift United States greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) if followed on a large scale. Methods An estimated 50–70% of adults are interested in controlling their weight with diets, many advocating lower carbohydrate, higher fat and higher animal protein intake. While considerable research exists on the environmental and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) implications of dietary patterns, no identified work has focused similarly on weight loss diets. Atkins, Biggest Loser, DASH, Weight Watchers, Keto and Whole30 diets were selected for this study based on consumer visibility, market share, and documented efficacy. Official 1-week sample plans were collected to create representative samples of each diet and converted to unprocessed primary equivalents. Cradle-to-farm gate GHGEs for individual food items were adapted from FAO's Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model and 732 data points from 115 life cycle assessment studies. Results Estimated GHGEs varied significantly across the diet meal plans. Whole30 and showed the highest GHGEs per capita, while Keto, Biggest Loser and Atkins were lower but over twice that of DASH and Weight Watchers, which had the lowest. The largest single category value for each diet was bovine meat, suggesting that lowering recommendations for consumption of bovine meat could significantly decrease the GHGEs of each diet. Conclusions Our results provide a better understanding of potential costs and benefits associated with dietary recommendations for weight loss, critical to identifying impactful opportunities to shift dietary patterns toward public health and ecological goals, particularly reducing meat and increasing consumption of vegetables and pulses. Funding Sources Support provided by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) with a gift from the GRACE Communications Foundation.

On the essentials of drought in a changing climate

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 368 (6488) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toby R. Ault
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
The World

Droughts of the future are likely to be more frequent, severe, and longer lasting than they have been in recent decades, but drought risks will be lower if greenhouse gas emissions are cut aggressively. This review presents a synopsis of the tools required for understanding the statistics, physics, and dynamics of drought and its causes in a historical context. Although these tools have been applied most extensively in the United States, Europe, and the Amazon region, they have not been as widely used in other drought-prone regions throughout the rest of the world, presenting opportunities for future research. Water resource managers, early career scientists, and veteran drought researchers will likely see opportunities to improve our understanding of drought.

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