Carbon Reduction : Policies, Strategies and Technologies

ISBN-13: 9781420083828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 300 str.

Arun G. Jhaveri;Stephen A. Roosa

Opis

Significant reduction of local, regional, national and international greenhouse gas emissions in homes, businesses, industries and communities has become an international priority. This book describes in clear, concise, and understandable terms the nature and scope of the climate change problem. The authors combine their considerable expertise to offer guidelines for defining and applying effective carbon reduction policies, strategies, and technologies. They propose a well-defined road map which can be implemented to help control and abate the alarming increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

Spis treści

The Importance of Reducing Carbon Emissions. The Problem of Climate Change.
The Environmental Impacts of Carbon Emissions. Governmental Carbon Reduction Programs. Local Carbon Reduction Policies. Carbon Strategies for Buildings. Technologies that Reduce CO2 Impact. Carbon Sequestration Technologies.
Corporate Carbon Reduction Programs. Industrial & Manufacturing Carbon Reduction Technologies. Organizational Structures & Resources. Action Plan for Implementing Carbon Reduction. Creative Financial Approaches to Carbon Reduction. Implementing Successful Carbon Reduction Programs. The Future of Carbon Reduction Programs. Bibliography. Appendix. Index.

O autorze

Stephen A. Roosa, Arun G. Jhaveri