Germany's contribution to global carbon reduction might be underestimated – A new assessment based on scenario analysis with and without trade

2022 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 121465
Author(s):  
Rongrong Li ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Xuefeng Wang ◽  
Yulin Zhou ◽  
Xinyu Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Global Carbon

Cities, commons, and the unilateral provision of public goods

2021 ◽  
pp. 004711782110370
Author(s):  
Nina Kelsey
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
International System ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Reduction Activity ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Global Carbon ◽  
Municipal Level

The rise of climate-active municipalities – cities and towns voluntarily creating carbon reduction policy substantially more stringent than their host countries or the international system as a whole – presents a puzzle. Countries, with greater resources and the capacity to create binding agreements to overcome public goods problems, appear to view carbon reduction as an unappealing burden. So why are municipalities, with fewer resources and no way to guarantee a coordinated global effort, so eager to take on the potential disadvantages of stringent carbon reduction? Based on examination of municipal-level carbon reduction activity in Sweden and Portugal, I argue that in fact local-level climate activity represents not a burden but a tool. Municipal climate policy forms the basis for ‘paradiplomacy’ that captures goods for cities, creates international linkages for municipalities, and allows direct participation in setting the terms of global carbon commons policy. The evidence suggests that the nature of the climate commons – incompletely structured from a legal and political perspective, and open to access and intervention by actors at multiple levels – provides unique opportunities for actors to act as makers rather than takers of global governance structure and diplomatic effort in a critical area of emerging international policymaking.

scholarly journals Exploring Carbon Neutral Potential in Urban Densification: A Precinct Perspective and Scenario Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4814
Author(s):  
Bin Huang ◽  
Ke Xing ◽  
Stephen Pullen ◽  
Lida Liao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Carbon Neutral ◽  
Carbon Performance

Decarbonising the urban built environment for reaching carbon neutrality is high on the agenda for many cities undergoing rapid expansion and densification. As an important urban form, precincts have been increasingly focused on as the context for urban redevelopment planning and at the forefront for trialling carbon reduction measures. However, due to interplays between the built forms and the occupancy, the carbon performance of a precinct is significantly affected by morphological variations, demographical changes, and renewable energy system deployment. Despite much research on the development of low-carbon precincts, there is limited analysis on aggregated effects of population growth, building energy efficiency, renewable energy penetration, and carbon reduction targets in relation to precinct carbon signature and carbon neutral potential for precinct redevelopment and decarbonisation planning. In this paper, an integrated carbon assessment model, including overall precinct carbon emissions and carbon offset contributed by precinct-scale renewable energy harvesting, is developed and applied to examine the lifecycle carbon signature of urban precincts. Using a case study on a residential precinct redevelopment, scenario analysis is employed to explore opportunities for decarbonising densification development and the carbon neutral potential. Results from scenario analysis indicate that redevelopment of buildings with higher-rated energy efficiency and increase of renewable energy penetration can have a long term positive impact on the carbon performance of urban precincts. Meanwhile, demographical factors in precinct evolution also have a strong influence on a precinct’s carbon neutral potential. Whilst population size exerts upward pressure on total carbon emissions, changes in family types and associated consumption behaviour, such as travelling, can make positive contributions to carbon reduction. The analysis also highlights the significance of embodied carbon to the total carbon signature and the carbon reduction potential of a precinct during densification, reinforcing the notion that “develop with less” is as important as carbon offsetting measures for decarbonising the precinct toward carbon neutrality.

Scenario analysis on the global carbon emissions reduction goal proposed in the declaration of the 2009 G8 Summit

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 1694-1702 ◽  
Author(s):  
JingYun Fang ◽  
ShaoPeng Wang ◽  
Chao Yue ◽  
JiangLing Zhu ◽  
ZhaoDi Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Emissions Reduction ◽  
Carbon Emissions Reduction ◽  
Global Carbon

Progress in Recycling of Plastic Packaging Wastes

2013 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 90-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Guo He ◽  
Chun Yan Huang ◽  
Hao Chang ◽  
Li Bo Nie
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Great Proportion ◽  
Chemical Recycling ◽  
Mechanical Recycling ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Separation Technology ◽  
Packaging Industry ◽  
Positive Strategy ◽  
Global Carbon

The plastic packaging accounts for great proportion in the packaging industry, resulting in great confrontation and challenge for global carbon reduction development because of the plastic packaging wastes (PPW) generation. Thus the fully reasonable utilization of the PPW presents a positive strategy. Based on the international practical policy and demand of PPW management, the article classified the recycling and separation technology, and the reuse and utilization disposal approaches of the PPW. Firstly, it defined the PPW’s source, classification and chemical composition, focusing on the recycling and separation technology principles and practices. Then it discussed several PPW disposal approaches emphasizing on the recycling, and summarized the principles and practices of mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and energy recycling and biodegradable utilization on the PPW. Finally, it presented a suggestion on recycling and utilization of PPW.

Global carbon reduction and economic growth under autonomous economies

2019 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 719-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leying Wu ◽  
Changxin Liu ◽  
Xiaozhe Ma ◽  
Genbo Liu ◽  
Changhong Miao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Global Carbon

scholarly journals Taiwan’s Ecological Footprint, 2012-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 04039
Author(s):  
Yung-Jaan Lee ◽  
Po-Shu Wu ◽  
Lei Chai
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Global Carbon

The Ecological Footprint (EF) is a measurement broadly adopted by the international community to measure the progress toward sustainability. Taiwan’s EF methods refer to the annual reports of the Global Footprint Network (GFN). Therefore, the calculation method closely follows international trends and is updated accordingly. Since the first calculation of Taiwan’s EF in 1998, Taiwan’s EF has been revised several times. At present, the EF from 1994 to 2011 can be obtained. The purpose of this study is to update Taiwan’s EF from 2012 to 2018. This study divides the biologically productive lands into six categories. Since there are two different data sources for fishing grounds and carbon emissions, Taiwan’s EF can be calculated with four different results. Overall, Taiwan’s EF shows a slow downward trend from 2012 to 2018. Furthermore, Taiwan’s carbon footprint accounted for about 70% of the EF, followed by the cropland footprint, which accounted for about 20% of the EF. Compared with global trends, Taiwan’s carbon footprint is about 10% higher than the global carbon footprint, indicating that Taiwan’s carbon emissions are higher than the global average. With the global emphasis on carbon reduction, Taiwan needs to focus on improving carbon emissions.

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