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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794228603321

Autore

Roosa Stephen A. <1952->

Titolo

Carbon reduction : policies, strategies, and technologies / / Stephen A. Roosa, Arun G. Jhaveri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020

ISBN

1-00-315142-6

1-003-15142-6

1-000-35612-4

87-7022-271-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps

xxiii, 277 pages; ; 24 cm

Disciplina

363.738/746

Soggetti

TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & Technology

Carbon dioxide mitigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"River Publishers"

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.