Carbon Footprints

Author : Mike Berners-Lee
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781553658320

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How Bad Are Bananas? by Mike Berners-Lee Pdf

Part green-lifestyle guide, part popular science, How Bad Are Bananas? is the first book to provide the information we need to make carbon-savvy purchases and informed lifestyle choices and to build carbon considerations into our everyday thinking. The book puts our decisions into perspective with entries for the big things (the World Cup, volcanic eruptions, the Iraq war) as well as the small (email, ironing, a glass of beer). And it covers the range from birth (the carbon footprint of having a child) to death (the carbon impact of cremation). Packed full of surprises — a plastic bag has the smallest footprint of any item listed, while a block of cheese is bad news — the book continuously informs, delights, and engages the reader. Solidly researched and referenced, the easily digestible figures, statistics, charts, and graphs (including a section on the carbon footprint of various foods) will encourage discussion and help people to make up their own minds about their consumer choices.

Author : Matthew John Franchetti,Defne Apul
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439857830

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Carbon Footprint Analysis by Matthew John Franchetti,Defne Apul Pdf

The negative impacts of carbon emissions from human activities continue to dramatically reshape the environmental, political, and social landscape. These impacts coupled with cap and trade schemes iterate the importance and need to properly measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon Footprint Analysis: Concepts, Methods, Implementation, and Case Studies provides up-to-date technical information and practical guidance on measuring and reducing energy and GHG emissions. Presenting a comprehensive framework for carbon management, this book: Provides definitions, concepts, benefits, and background information regarding carbon footprint analyses Discusses the GHG accounting methods Outlines the general systems framework for conducting an audit Features four case studies in higher education, service, and manufacturing organizations The book includes detailed discussions of the concepts and explains how the different concepts fit together. It supplies the necessary background as well as systematic tools and procedures for organizations to measure and reduce their carbon footprints and begin to adapt to a carbon-constrained world.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128128503

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Environmental Carbon Footprints by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

Environmental Carbon Footprints: Industrial Case Studies provides a wide range of industrial case-studies, beginning with textiles, energy systems and bio-fuels. Each footprint is associated with background information, scientific consensus and the reason behind its invention, methodological framework, assessment checklist, calculation tool/technique, applications, challenges and limitations. More importantly, applications of each indicator/framework in various industrial sectors and their associated challenges are presented. As case studies are the most flexible of all research designs, this book allows researchers to retain the holistic characteristics of real-life events while investigating empirical events. Includes case studies from various industries, such as textiles, energy systems and conventional and bio-fuels Provides the calculation tool/technique, applications, challenges and limitations for determining carbon footprints on an industry by industry basis Presents the background information, scientific consensus and reason behind each case study

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482262230

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The Carbon Footprint Handbook by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

Thorough and detailed, The Carbon Footprint Handbook encompasses all areas of carbon footprint, including the scientific elements, methodological and technological aspects, standards, industrial case studies, and communication of carbon footprint results. Written and edited by an international group of experts, the far-ranging topics on carbon foot

Author : Anita Girvan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317218647

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Carbon Footprints as Cultural-Ecological Metaphors by Anita Girvan Pdf

Through an examination of carbon footprint metaphors, this books demonstrates the ways in which climate change and other ecological issues are culturally and materially constituted through metaphor. The carbon footprint metaphor has achieved a ubiquitous presence in Anglo-North American public contexts since the turn of the millennium, yet this metaphor remains under-examined as a crucial mediator of political responses to the urgent crisis of climate change. Existing books and articles on the carbon footprint typically treat this metaphor as a quantifying metric, with little attention to the shifting mediations and practices of the carbon footprint as a metaphor. This gap echoes a wider gap in understanding metaphors as key figures in mediating more-than-human relations at a time when such relations profoundly matter. As a timely intervention, this book addresses this gap by using insights from environmental humanities and political ecology to discuss carbon footprint metaphors in popular and public texts. This book will be of great interest to researchers and students of environmental humanities, political ecology, environmental communication, and metaphor studies.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813343733

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LCA Based Carbon Footprint Assessment by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

This book discusses the concepts, methods and case studies pertaining to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based Carbon Footprint Assessment. It covers chapters on Carbon Footprint Assessment with LCA methodology & case studies on carbon footprint calculation following the LCA approach on power plants in India, Impacts of Vehicle Incidents On CO2 Emissions and school buildings in India.

Author : Sergio Zubelzu,Roberto Álvarez Fernández
Publisher : Springer
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319310503

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Carbon Footprint and Urban Planning by Sergio Zubelzu,Roberto Álvarez Fernández Pdf

This book analyzes the relationship between urban development, greenhouse gases and the carbon footprint, and presents the main preventive measures that can be implemented at the design stage. Readers are provided with the knowledge needed to devise a strategy for calculating the carbon footprint of urban planning instruments, as well as a framework for integrating sustainability into the planning phase. Highlighting the importance of preventive and corrective measures, the book includes practical suggestions on how to meet sustainability requirements in urban planning designs, exploring undeveloped land reserves, urban-project design and infrastructure design, and offers a springboard for further research.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : UVA:X000849543

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Transportation Energy Data Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christian Solli
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Carbon offsetting
ISBN : 9789289321594

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Global carbon footprints by Christian Solli Pdf

There is increasing public, media and policy interest in the concepts of carbon footprints and the emissions associated with international trade. Many wonder if our growing consumption of imported products offsets our gains in climate policy. A variety of publications suggest that emission reductions in rich countries are offset by increased imports; i.e. our national carbon footprint is growing while our territorial emissions are getting smaller. Some refute this claim stating that the methods and data are unreliable, while others acknowledge the issue but argue it is not important for climate policy. This report aims to dispel some myths about carbon footprints and trade-adjusted emission inventories. A review of studies finds large variations between studies of the Nordic countries, but closer inspection shows that many of the variations are due to inconsistent definitions and non-comparable methods. Calculations using a consistent global model provide updated estimates for the Nordic countries in 1997, 2001, and 2004. A general observation for the Nordic countries is that the overall carbon footprint is larger than territorial based emissions, and that the difference is increasing. Further we also observe an increase in the total carbon footprint from 2001 to 2004. This stresses the need for policy makers to track the cause-effect chains between consumption and production to understand and mitigate potential carbon leakage. The study was carried out by researchers from CICERO and MiSA and was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811595798

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Carbon Footprint Case Studies by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

Global warming and its effects are felt and understood by almost every one across the globe now. Carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in different industrial sectors is the need of the hour. There are numerous industrial sectors, whose carbon footprints need to be calculated and the ways to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions from those sectors need to be started with immediate effect. This book highlights case studies involving the carbon footprints of municipal solid waste, sustainable road transport and Carbon footprint accounting of sources and sinks by studying carbon sequestration of Karnataka, a state in India.

Author : Mike Berners-Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108337519

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There Is No Planet B by Mike Berners-Lee Pdf

Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics - the list of concerns seems endless. But what is most pressing, what are the knock-on effects of our actions, and what should we do first? Do we all need to become vegetarian? How can we fly in a low-carbon world? Should we frack? How can we take control of technology? Does it all come down to population? And, given the global nature of the challenges we now face, what on Earth can any of us do? Fortunately, Mike Berners-Lee has crunched the numbers and plotted a course of action that is practical and even enjoyable. There is No Planet B maps it out in an accessible and entertaining way, filled with astonishing facts and analysis. For the first time you'll find big-picture perspective on the environmental and economic challenges of the day laid out in one place, and traced through to the underlying roots - questions of how we live and think. This book will shock you, surprise you - and then make you laugh. And you'll find practical and even inspiring ideas for what you can actually do to help humanity thrive on this - our only - planet.

Author : Shelley W. W. Zhou
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030350628

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Carbon Management for a Sustainable Environment by Shelley W. W. Zhou Pdf

This textbook presents students with a systematic approach for the quantification and management of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and provides best practices for optimal carbon management and quantification. The book begins with an overview of climate change basics and goes on to discuss carbon footprint measurements, carbon management concepts, and concludes by presenting carbon reduction solutions with applications for green buildings, smart transportation, waste management, and carbon trading and offsetting. The author provides practical examples and carbon management models that support innovative reduction solutions and presents a roadmap for the implementation and development of carbon management strategies, making it a useful resource for both upper undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners seeking a comprehensive framework to conduct carbon management.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811379161

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Carbon Footprints by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

This book addresses carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in various industrial sectors. There are numerous sectors whose carbon footprints need to be calculated, and effective ways to mitigate the greenhouse-gas emissions from these sectors need to be found. This book highlights the carbon sequestration potential of the Western Ghats ecosystems, the carbon footprint of Spanish households and residential buildings, and agricultural products in Canada; it also includes a case study on urban carbon footprints.

Author : Mike Berners-Lee
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781771645775

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The Carbon Footprint of Everything by Mike Berners-Lee Pdf

“I can’t remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating and useful and enjoyable.”—Bill Bryson Reduce your carbon footprint and understand the issue with this “up-to-date life guide for carbon-conscious readers.”—Kirkus Calculate your carbon footprint: with an item-by-item breakdown. Meet your company’s carbon goals: using the latest research. Covid-19 and the carbon battle: understand the new global supply chain. The Carbon Footprint of Everything breaks items down by the amount of carbon they produce, creating a calorie guide for the carbon-conscious. With engaging writing, leading carbon expert Mike Berners-Lee shares new carbon calculations based on recent research. He considers the impact of the pandemic on the carbon battle—especially the embattled global supply chain—and adds items we didn’t consider a decade ago, like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Supported by solid research, cross-referenced with other expert sources, illustrated with easy-to-follow charts and graphs, and written with Berners-Lee’s trademark sense of humor, The Carbon Footprint of Everything should be on everyone’s bookshelf. The Carbon Footprint of Everything is an extensively revised and updated edition of How Bad Are Bananas.

Author : Roland Clift,Angela Druckman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319205717

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Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology by Roland Clift,Angela Druckman Pdf

How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and improved? Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology. Leading authors, researchers and practitioners review how far industrial ecology has developed and current issues and concerns, with illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice. It provides an introduction for students coming to industrial ecology and for professionals who wish to understand what industrial ecology can offer, a reference for researchers and practitioners and a source of case studies for teachers.