• To help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, many companies are trying to figure out what their carbon footprint is so they can start making changes. (cisco.com)
  • Carbon accounting, or GHG accounting, is the process in which an organization estimates the total amount of GHG emissions that are generated through its activities within a set of boundaries. (cisco.com)
  • As an example, if you consumed 100 kWh of electricity, to estimate the emissions you would multiply that data by your emission factor. (cisco.com)
  • Prior to quantifying an organization's GHG emissions, it's important to understand the time boundaries reported on across the Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventory per the GHG Protocol. (cisco.com)
  • While Scopes 1 and 2 look at emissions from the reporting year, categories in Scope 3 can look at past, present, or future years as outlined in Figure 1 from a GHG Protocol report. (cisco.com)
  • (2) The GHG Protocol takes a lifecycle perspective, which means for certain categories, like "Scope 3, Category 11: Use of Sold Products," an organization accounts for all of a product's lifetime emissions in the year it's sold. (cisco.com)
  • In general, there are three primary methods of estimating GHG emissions: Activity based, spend based or a hybrid approach that uses both. (cisco.com)
  • Emissions are estimated by collecting primary data and multiplying the value by the relevant emission factors. (cisco.com)
  • Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, assesses the latest data on the huge carbon emissions of the world's militaries - and argues that only reductions in military spending will lead to the necessary cuts in this form of pollution. (sgr.org.uk)
  • In 2015, negotiations led to Paris Climate Agreement, which limits the carbon emissions of all signatory nations. (sgr.org.uk)
  • Under the operating rules of the treaty, military carbon emissions may be excluded - but the decision is left to individual countries. (sgr.org.uk)
  • With there being no requirement to control military carbon emissions at a national level, many governments adopt the position that it is not necessary even to calculate them. (sgr.org.uk)
  • However, some countries do publish data on the energy consumption/ fuel use of their militaries, and some even publish data on the carbon emissions of their military activities. (sgr.org.uk)
  • While the government does not publish data on military carbon emissions, data on military energy consumption - both fuel consumption of vehicles and energy consumption of military installations - is available. (sgr.org.uk)
  • Using this, Prof Neta Crawford, in a report published recently by Brown University, has estimated total carbon emissions of the US military from 2001 to 2017. (sgr.org.uk)
  • 5] So, in 2017, these stood at 59 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) - equivalent to the total emissions of an industrialised country like Sweden or Switzerland. (sgr.org.uk)
  • We also need to count the carbon emissions of, for example, the arms industry that produces all the military equipment, the extraction of the raw materials used by this industry, and the impacts when the military equipment is used, i.e. in war. (sgr.org.uk)
  • Table 2 summarises what I define as the 'military carbon boot-print', that is, the total emissions including all aspects related to military operations. (sgr.org.uk)
  • To estimate regional or national emissions from a remote location, one can take advantage of the incomplete mixing of the atmosphere. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Although, in principle, tracer-transport inversion could provide independent estimates of anthropogenic emissions from individual countries for time scales of several days to a year, uncertainties using state-of-the-art methods are too high for this purpose. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), and N 2 O all have large and uncertain natural sources and sinks that obscure the signals from anthropogenic emissions. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Emissions of greenhouse gases, predominantly carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), resulting from human activities, are becoming an increasing problem and have recently reached the 'highest levels in history', producing widespread impacts on human and natural systems (Pachauri et al. (springer.com)
  • In this study, we assess the carbon emissions associated with crime prevention measures. (springer.com)
  • This is believed to be the first attempt to help inform crime prevention specialists of the environmental impact of burglary prevention products and enable comparisons with the carbon emissions of the crimes they aim to prevent. (springer.com)
  • We focus in particular on those measures associated with preventing domestic burglary, as this has been shown to be the offence with the largest overall contribution to the total carbon footprint of crime, accounting for over 30% of emissions (Skudder et al. (springer.com)
  • Overall, carbon emissions amount to 166.65 Mt.eq-CO2/ha, or 16.67 Mt.eq-CO2/ha/year, compared to baseline removals of about 1.14 Mt.eq-CO2/ha, or 0.11 Mt.eq-CO2/ha/year in the protected areas covered by this research. (scirp.org)
  • Therefore, It is clear that actions to mitigate GHG emissions must be undertaken directly in Benin's protected areas in order to strengthen forest carbon stocks. (scirp.org)
  • As the U.S. delegation prepares for the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December, it does so from a surprisingly strong position, one based on a dramatic 9 percent drop in U.S. carbon emissions over the past two years and the promise of further huge reductions. (evwind.es)
  • Even though part of this decline in carbon emissions was caused by the recession and higher gasoline prices, part of it came from gains in energy efficiency and shifts to carbon-free sources of energy, including record amounts of new wind power generating capacity. (evwind.es)
  • This impressive drop in carbon emissions should enable the United States to push for a steep cut in Copenhagen. (evwind.es)
  • Last year, oil use dropped 5 percent, coal 1 percent and overall carbon emissions 3 percent. (evwind.es)
  • Altogether, carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels, including natural gas, dropped 9 percent over the two years. (evwind.es)
  • But today the improving numbers on carbon emissions are not debatable. (evwind.es)
  • Efforts to reduce fossil fuel use and cut carbon emissions are underway at every level of government - national, state and city - and in corporations, utilities and universities. (evwind.es)
  • Beyond this, millions of climate-conscious, cost-cutting Americans are altering their lifestyles to reduce energy use and carbon emissions. (evwind.es)
  • EY continues to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and is carbon negative for the second year, meaning we offset and remove more carbon than we emit. (ey.com)
  • NEW YORK - A story emerging out of Britain suggests "follow the money" may explain the enthusiasm of the United Nations to pursue caps on carbon emissions, despite doubts surfacing in the scientific community about the validity of the underlying global-warming hypothesis. (wnd.com)
  • The Tata Group headquartered in Mumbai anticipates receiving windfall profits of up to nearly $2 billion from closing the Corus Redcar steelmaking plant in Britain , with about half of the savings expected to result from cashing in on carbon credits granted the steelmaker by the European Union under the EU's emissions-trading scheme. (wnd.com)
  • Scope 3 comprises all other CO 2 emissions produced along the value chain (e.g. with suppliers, in the use phase of the products, in disposal and in transport). (basf.com)
  • The figure below summarizes the emissions along the value chain for 2020 - emissions are given in million metric tons of CO 2 equivalents, categories within Scope 3 are shown in parentheses. (basf.com)
  • For more information on Scope 3 emissions reporting, see basf.com/corporate_carbon_footprint b Emissions figures do not yet include the polyamide business acquired from Solvay. (basf.com)
  • OEMs and Tiers are looking for partnerships with aluminum producers in the quest for lighter components to extend the range of electric vehicles and to reduce the carbon footprint of internal combustion-driven vehicles. (ai-online.com)
  • The carbon footprint starts with the production of components. (ai-online.com)
  • 3) Report an annual estimate the endowment's carbon footprint. (rootsandshoots.org)
  • We address this shortfall by estimating the carbon footprint associated with the most widely used burglary prevention measures: door locks, window locks, burglar alarms, lighting and CCTV cameras. (springer.com)
  • A study into the carbon cost of crime conducted by Pease ( 2009 ) demonstrated that crime could have a substantial impact on the environment in terms of a large carbon footprint and introduced the idea that 'it would be difficult to envisage a high crime society being a low carbon society' (Page 3). (springer.com)
  • Consumers benefit from being able to manage and reduce their energy bills, and, crucially, their household's carbon footprint. (bbc.co.uk)
  • BASF has published a comprehensive corporate carbon footprint since 2008, the only industrial enterprise worldwide to do so. (basf.com)
  • Shin M, Bronstein AC, Glidden E, Malone M, Chang A, Law R, Boehmer T, Strosnider H, Yip F. " Morbidity and Mortality of Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: United States 2005 to 2018 . (cdc.gov)
  • Ran T, Nurmagambetov T, Sircar K . "Economic implications of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States and the cost and benefit of CO detectors," American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper describes a portable device developed by NIOSH for measuring levels of elemental carbon in real time. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper describes research into a laser absorption technique that enables one to measure elemental carbon concentration in diesel particulate matter in near real time. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper describes a simple, inexpensive, dependable, and field portable method for estimating the mass concentration of elemental carbon exiting the tailpipe of a diesel engine using a direct reading photometer in underground mines. (cdc.gov)
  • Elemental carbon levels at a potash mine. (who.int)
  • Carbon black is a powdered form of elemental carbon manufactured by the controlled vapor- phase hydrolysis of hydrocarbons. (who.int)
  • Laboratory and field samples were collected on quartz-fiber filters and analyzed for organic and elemental carbon. (cdc.gov)
  • Coal dust contributed a minimal amount of elemental carbon when commercial cascade impactors and prototype impactors, designed by the University of Minnesota (UMN) and the US Bureau of Mines (BOM), were used to collect submicrometer dust fractions. (cdc.gov)
  • Tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of the DPM Cassette for measuring diesel-source elemental carbon in the presence of coal dust. (cdc.gov)
  • At a respirable coal dust concentration of 5.46 mg m 3, which is 3.8 times the regulatory limit, the DPM Cassette collected only 34 mg m 3 of coal-source elemental carbon. (cdc.gov)
  • Dunn KH, Shulman S, Stock AL, Naeher LP . "Personal carbon monoxide exposures among firefighters at prescribed forest burns in the southeastern United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Carbon Monoxide Exposures (cont. (cdc.gov)
  • The surveillance framework outlined here focuses only on unintentional, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning because approaches to preventing intentional and fire-related carbon monoxide exposures greatly differ from those for prevention of unintentional exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • It seems likely that carbon black exposures in these cohorts are much higher than those found in user industries such as rubber manufacture and newspaper printing. (who.int)
  • No data were found on environmental exposures to carbon black. (who.int)
  • Exposures to carbon black were considerable. (who.int)
  • For example, it was estimated that process workers in the 1960s had typical exposures of 4.0-7.0 mg.m-3 and bag packers in the 1960s had typical exposures of 15.0-20.0 mg.m-3. (who.int)
  • Of course, with carbon taxes set to escalate by $10/tonne/year, leading to a $50/tonne level in 2022, the addiction to carbon tax revenues will grow, and therefore become harder to shake, needing somewhat deeper spending cuts by the governments, which might adversely impact social services, leading to public opposition. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • MMWR March 3, 2017 / 66(8);234. (cdc.gov)
  • In Alberta, the carbon tax in 2018/19 is expected to raise about $1.4 billion. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Provincial revenue 2018/2019 is estimated at $47.9 billion. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • In British Columbia, where the vaunted "revenue-neutral carbon tax" stopped being revenue-neutral in 2013/2014, the government haul is only estimated at $865 million in 2018/2019. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • B.C. estimates it will spend $53.6 billion in 2018/2019. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Storm-Related Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: An Investigation of Target Audience Knowledge and Risk Behaviors. (cdc.gov)
  • A Review of Disaster-Related Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Opportunities for Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • From 1999 through 2004 there were 439 unintentional, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning deaths annually in the U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2007, there were 2,302 hospitalizations for confirmed cases of unintentional, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning in the U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • During 2006-2010, municipal fire departments in the U.S. responded to an annual average of 72,000 non-fire related carbon monoxide incidents. (cdc.gov)
  • Seagrass meadows provide habitat for marine species, support livelihoods and food security, and store carbon in their roots, stems, and underlying soil, making protecting these ecosystems a "nature-based solution" to climate change. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Water in the soil-both its amount (soil moisture) and its state (freeze/thaw)-plays a key role in water and energy cycles, in weather and climate, and in the carbon cycle. (ametsoc.org)
  • Forests are important in the global carbon cycle because they store large amounts of carbon in the vegetation and soil. (scirp.org)
  • I have organized more than ten expeditions to different Arctic regions and has extensive experience of synthesis science and leadership in International networks, including as Steering Group member of the Permafrost Carbon Network, co-chair of the International Soil Carbon Network and founding-leader of a Permafrost Carbon group in the the International Permafrost Association. (su.se)
  • These small catchments are experiencing the greatest climatic warming while also storing large quantities of soil carbon in landscapes that are especially prone to degradation of permafrost (i.e., ice wedge polygon terrain) and associated hydrological regime shifts. (su.se)
  • The N accumulated in the cover crop biomass will be available to crop absorption after mineralization, which depends on soil moisture and temperature, soil type, and the carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N ratio) of the biomass (Gil and Fick, 2001). (unl.edu)
  • The C:N ratio is the amount of carbon in cover crop biomass divided by the amount of N. It is often used to predict how fast soil microbes will breakdown residue and release residue N back to the soil. (unl.edu)
  • A C:N ratio of 24:1 is considered "ideal" as it has the balance of carbon to N that soil microbes need. (unl.edu)
  • Regional changes in carbon dioxide fluxes of land and oceans since 1980. (nature.com)
  • Respiration in freshwater and marine systems represents some of the largest carbon fluxes on Earth. (lu.se)
  • Sircar S, Stearns D. "Post-Disaster Carbon Monoxide Surveillance" in Horney J. Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications . (cdc.gov)
  • 2016 ) went further to produce a detailed assessment of the carbon emitted from criminal activity each year in England and Wales, which was estimated at around four million tonnes CO 2 e (carbon dioxide equivalents) (Skudder et al. (springer.com)
  • Notes from the Field: Occupational Carbon Monoxide Exposure in an Industrial Kitchen Facility. (cdc.gov)
  • Estimates of occupational exposure to carbon black have been incorporated into the UK and German cohort mortality studies of carbon black production workers but not in the United States study of carbon black production workers. (who.int)
  • A Working Group from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) met in 2006 to review the available literature on cancer risks from exposure to carbon black. (who.int)
  • Poisson regression analyses found no significant positive trends of lung cancer risks with estimated cumulative exposure (lagged or unlagged) to carbon black. (who.int)
  • Subjects completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire, a 3-day food record, a physical activity questionnaire, a 3-day sun exposure diary together with 3 days of personal UV dosimetry, and 7 days of pedometry measurements and provided blood, saliva, and toenail samples. (cdc.gov)
  • The target of 0 percent exposure to carbon dioxide did not change. (cdc.gov)
  • We have now developed an experimental methodology to estimate indirect turnover and employment generated by the LCRE economy. (ons.gov.uk)
  • My understanding is that if you have a serious amount of carbon any stiffness the wood contributes will be nominal. (boatdesign.net)
  • So, to sum up: In the world of the DICE model, as of its 2007 calibration, the theoretically optimal carbon tax made humanity about $3 trillion richer (in present-value terms) compared to a laissez-faire scenario in which businesses and households emitted more than the socially optimal amount of carbon dioxide. (fee.org)
  • 3) Moreover, communities that assimilate nitrogen (N) in the oxidized form nitrate have higher RQ compared to systems where organic N or ammonia is used. (lu.se)
  • However, in this instance, I have three different materials to consider - wood core, fiberglass sleeve to join both parts of the mast, and the carbon fiber tubing on top of that. (boatdesign.net)
  • Designed mast diameter is 68mm to account for carbon fiber tubing and paint, so in the end it should come out a little under 70mm). (boatdesign.net)
  • Right now, the wall thickness I chose for Birdsmouth (14mm) assumes no carbon fiber tubing. (boatdesign.net)
  • Question is, how much can I thin it down to get a similar strength and stiffness that I would have if I were to use no carbon fiber tubing? (boatdesign.net)
  • And for engineers and industry leaders in aerospace, automotive, and construction, there is one material that is becoming increasingly vital - carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) . (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) market is projected to register a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The matrix is a polymer resin, and the reinforcement is a carbon fiber, which provides high strength to the material. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • As in McLaren's other cars, the body is made from carbon fiber with aluminum frames. (cnn.com)
  • Three carbon fiber heating elements generate heat across left and right chest and mid-back. (6pm.com)
  • Fully mapping the extent of mangrove and seagrass ecosystems and conducting a first-time assessment of seagrass carbon stocks within Seychelles' waters. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Establishing a long-term monitoring program for seagrass habitats and including the nation's blue carbon ecosystems within Seychelles' National Greenhouse Gas Inventory by 2025. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Coastal ecosystem maps, such as those of blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves and seagrass, are critical for ensuring that these ecosystems are included in climate policies. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Blue carbon" refers to carbon naturally captured by coastal wetlands and marine ecosystems. (pewtrusts.org)
  • These blue carbon ecosystems not only sequester carbon at a rate three to five times greater than that of terrestrial forests, but they also then store this carbon, often for millennia, within their submerged soils. (pewtrusts.org)
  • I have particularly worked with quantifying and characterizing stocks of organic carbon stored in permafrost and peatlands of Arctic and Boreal ecosystems, often combining field sampling with the use of Earth Observation data and spatial modelling. (su.se)
  • Total activity estimates of the UK low carbon and renewable energy economy for the reporting year 2014. (ons.gov.uk)
  • Total UK turnover from the low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy, including both direct and indirect activity, was £83.4 billion in 2014. (ons.gov.uk)
  • In May 2016, we published The Low Carbon and Renewable Energy (LCRE) Economy Final Estimates bulletin , which presented estimates of direct economic activity in the LCRE economy. (ons.gov.uk)
  • For the first time, we are able to publish estimates of total activity related to the LCRE economy. (ons.gov.uk)
  • Multipliers are used to estimate the indirect effect an economic activity has on the wider economy, such as additional activity due to demand generated for the products of other firms by the wages paid to employees, or the increase in demand for the inputs used. (ons.gov.uk)
  • In the UK, an estimated £83.4 billion in turnover and 447,500 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs were generated directly and indirectly by businesses active in the low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy in 2014. (ons.gov.uk)
  • It's estimated to get just over 24 miles per gallon in European fuel economy tests. (cnn.com)
  • Low Carbon Economy , 12 , 117-136. (scirp.org)
  • Prominent among these carbon-cutting initiatives are stronger automobile fuel-economy standards, appliance efficiency standards, and the potential to heat, cool and light buildings with carbon-free sources of electricity. (evwind.es)
  • We are investing in services, technology and products to help clients decarbonize their businesses and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. (ey.com)
  • Figure 3: Total respiration estimated from observations and simulated from models. (nature.com)
  • Hypoxia occurs from 3 primary mechanisms: CO diminishes the oxygen-carrying capability of hemoglobin, decreases the uptake of bound oxygen into tissues, and impairs the mechanisms of cellular respiration. (medscape.com)
  • Pelagic respiration is estimated by sensitive oxygen (O2) consumption methods, and converted to carbon dioxide (CO2) production by a fixed 1:1 'respiratory quotient' (RQ). (lu.se)
  • By 2050, a global warming estimated at about 2.5˚C and a significant change in climate parameters are expected ( IPCC, 2019 ). (scirp.org)
  • GHGs were first defined in 1997, under the Kyoto Protocol, and were limited to a set of six individual GHGs or classes of GHGs: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). (cisco.com)
  • In 1997, international climate negotiations led to the agreement of the Kyoto Protocol, which set carbon emission reduction targets for industrialised nations for the first time. (sgr.org.uk)
  • Standards for carbon monoxide in 1997. (cdc.gov)
  • The population estimates used for the baseline are based on 2000 census estimates and do not reflect growth or depletion of population since that date. (cdc.gov)
  • This study combines measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), pH, earth observation (EO), and ocean model products with deep learning to provide a good step forward in detecting changes in the ocean carbonate system parameters at a high spatial and temporal resolution in the North Atlantic region (Long. (mdpi.com)
  • The non-refractory submicron aerosol mass (approximately PM 1.0) at the CENICA Supersite was comprised of about 2/3 organic carbon and 1/3 inorganic species. (cdc.gov)
  • We compare these footprints with a measure of their effectiveness, the security protection factor, allowing us to identify those measures that are both low-carbon and effective in preventing burglary. (springer.com)
  • Burglar alarms and CCTV do not perform as strongly, with low security against burglary and higher carbon footprints. (springer.com)
  • Will they help households reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprints? (bbc.co.uk)
  • This Pro model features a McMillian Game Scout stock with Sonora Carbon Ambush camo finish, cerakote carbon gray elite metal finish, skip fluted sporter barrel, and Recoil Hawg muzzle brake with thread protector. (greentophuntfish.com)
  • However, those gross benefits of the optimal carbon tax are not the actual net value of implementing the policy. (fee.org)
  • Up until now, all wooden masts I made were either round or square, single piece, with no carbon or fiberglass coating, which made strength and stiffness estimations very straightforward. (boatdesign.net)
  • Carbon accounting is based on estimations. (cisco.com)
  • Can burglary prevention be low-carbon and effective? (springer.com)
  • Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and highly poisonous gas produced from the incomplete combustion of organic matter, including fossil fuels. (medscape.com)
  • this conference) was applied to estimate the fraction of the organic aerosol that is combustion origin (approximately 1/3 of organic mass) vs. oxygenated (approximately 2/3). (cdc.gov)
  • The cost for the first year of hearing loss treatment in older adults is projected to increase more than 500% from $8 billion in 2002 to an estimated $51 billion in 2030. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1999, an estimated 415,000 tons of conventional pesticides were applied in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Measurements of gas abundances around the globe can be used to estimate the locations and sizes of the gas's sources and sinks through tracer-transport inversion or inverse modeling ( Box 4.1 ). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Inverse modeling also works for estimates of oceanic sources and sinks, using measurements of greenhouse gases dissolved in water. (nationalacademies.org)
  • This paper describes a quick and economic method which has been developed to estimate engine particulate emission levels. (cdc.gov)
  • The recent 'warming hiatus' presents an excellent opportunity to investigate climate sensitivity of carbon cycle processes. (nature.com)
  • Figure 2: Climate sensitivity of terrestrial carbon cycle processes over the last three decades. (nature.com)
  • I have just released a working paper with Kevin Dayaratna and David Kreutzer of the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC which recomputes standard Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) estimates using updated empirical estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS). (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • Dayaratna, Kevin, Ross McKitrick and David Kreutzer (2016) Empirically-Constrained Climate Sensitivity and the Social Cost of Carbon . (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • For example, The Pew Charitable Trusts' protecting coastal wetlands and coral reefs project team supported the first field-validated seagrass mapping and carbon assessment effort in Seychelles. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Sustainability 101: What is carbon accounting? (cisco.com)
  • Cisco Blogs / Our Corporate Purpose / Sustainability 101: What is carbon accounting? (cisco.com)
  • Transit times for standard methods are estimates only and are not guaranteed. (outdoorplay.com)
  • Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods. (nature.com)
  • Time boundary of Scope 3 categories. (cisco.com)
  • categories within Scope 3 are shown in parentheses. (basf.com)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Energy Secretary Steven Chu is joining the board of directors of a Canadian company that says it has a cost-effective way to capture and reuse carbon dioxide from power plants fired by coal and natural gas. (ksl.com)
  • Coal is estimated to fall by 10 percent. (evwind.es)
  • The dust particle diameters were small and the coal dust contained a high percentage of carbon, thereby giving a worst-case condition for non-anthracite coal mines. (cdc.gov)
  • Diesel exhaust has been linked to acute health effects 1-3 and is diesel particles have aerodynamic diameters less than 1 mm, considered a potential human carcinogen or similar designa- while most coal dust particles have aerodynamic diameters tion by several organizations.4-6 Underground miners are greater than 1 mm. (cdc.gov)
  • In underground coal mines, the MSHA rule does not regulate (total dust ¼ 12 mg m 3), the EC concentration was 31 mg m 3. (cdc.gov)
  • A major reason is that simulated ECS distributions have been superseded by a suite of empirically-estimated distributions. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • For example, in the baseline case of no controls from the government, the long-run cost of environmental damages is estimated to be $22.55 trillion, expressed as a present-value sum (in 2005 dollars). (fee.org)
  • Note that this estimate is $5.24 trillion lower than the estimated environmental damages in the baseline scenario. (fee.org)
  • Thus, the net benefits of the optimal carbon tax-relative to the "no controls baseline"-is only $3.07 trillion, shown in the first column of the table. (fee.org)
  • resolution of the court case may affect the population estimates in the baseline. (cdc.gov)
  • Another 2008 paper, from the EU Commission, estimates 7% energy savings for households and 10% for businesses. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Healthstyles Survey, 2006: 46% of households with carbon monoxide alarm. (cdc.gov)
  • The total activity estimates in this report were calculated by constructing multipliers for each LCRE sector, both for the UK as a whole and each UK country, based on the sector's composition in terms of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and the corresponding multipliers for turnover 1 and employment 2 , which we published in February 2014. (ons.gov.uk)
  • Turnover and employment for each region, group and sector were multiplied by the corresponding multiplier to yield an estimate of total activity generated, including both direct and indirect activity. (ons.gov.uk)
  • The difference between the direct activity previously published and the calculated total estimate is the indirect activity. (ons.gov.uk)
  • As Table 4 indicates, the present-value of the total abatement costs from Nordhaus's optimal carbon tax is $2.2 trillion. (fee.org)
  • Hedlund estimated the final motorcyclist fatality total for 2013 will be 4,610, or 7 percent fewer than the 4,957 recorded in 2012 and very close to the 4,612 motorcyclist deaths in 2011. (ohsonline.com)
  • For the implementation of the REDD+ mechanism, the UNFCCC, through decision 12/CP17, invites countries to develop certain tools to estimate reference emission levels for forests. (scirp.org)
  • Did you know that carbon fouling and residue remain on the outside of the gun as well as the inside every time you shoot it? (greentophuntfish.com)
  • The innovation proposed here is a novel carbon-carbon composite (CCC) manufacturing method that allows rapid manufacturing of relatively thick carbon-carbon structures and robust through-thickness reinforcement that significantly simplifies the attachment of a hot structure to a cold structure, as encountered in the interface of an aeroshell and the underlying structure in a hypersonic vehicle. (nasa.gov)
  • My main scientific interest is the role of soils in the global carbon cycle. (su.se)
  • Such variations are poorly understood and largely neglected, implying potential major errors in assessments of the role of aquatic systems in the carbon cycle. (lu.se)
  • We propose pioneering work on freshwater RQs, performed in broadly distributes lakes in Sweden, that will improve and possibly alter the perceived role of freshwaters in the global carbon cycle. (lu.se)
  • Past research on pediatric cancer incidence described differences by U.S. Census region but did not provide state-level estimates (4). (cdc.gov)
  • Tobacco consumption accounts for 80-90% of lung cancers (3) and leads to an increase in cancers of the larynx, mouth, oesophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and uterine cervix (4). (who.int)
  • The AMS mass concentration compares well with that calculated from the volume concentration of a collocated OPC (LASAIR) and the density estimated from the AMS composition. (cdc.gov)
  • 2 See the report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee to the Executive Board at its 138th session (document EB138/3) and the summary record of the Executive Board at its 138th session, fourteenth meeting, section 3 (document EB138/2016/REC/2). (who.int)
  • He was referring to so-called carbon-capture technologies, which are intended to limit pollution blamed for global warming. (ksl.com)
  • Global carbon budget 2014. (nature.com)
  • Large divergence of satellite and Earth system model estimates of global terrestrial CO2 fertilization. (nature.com)
  • Audit of the global carbon budget: estimate errors and their impact on uptake uncertainty. (nature.com)
  • I leads the work for the Permafrost region in the Global Carbon Project synthesis RECCAP2. (su.se)
  • 8 million of the estimated global 1.1 billion tobacco smokers die due to the use of nicotine-containing products (1). (who.int)