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1. Energy saving, GHG abatement and industrial growth in OECD countries: A green productivity approach

Author:
Wang, Yun; Sun, Xiaohua; Wang, Baocai; Liu, Xiaoling
Source:
Energy 2020 v.194 pp. 116833
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; economic development; energy conservation;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Environmentally-friendly sustainable economic development has been a worldwide concern, whereas the existing literature has not studied the specific directions and potential evaluation of green growth. This study compares the development trends of green growth in OECD countries and estimates the potentials of energy saving, GHG abatement and industrial growth based on the green productivity measur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2019.116833

2. Cooperative R&D investments and licensing breakthrough technologies: International environmental agreements with participation game

Author:
Takashima, Nobuyuki
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.248 pp. 119233
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; greenhouse gas emissions; international agreements; research and development;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study examines international environmental agreements (IEAs) with cooperative R&D, which can bring about a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve a large IEA size consisting of more than four countries, we propose a novel method of cooperative R&D investment and recovery and a licensing fee for the adoption of advanced technology, by applying the mechanism of a joiner’s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119233

3. How energy from waste (EFW) facilities impact waste diversion behavior: A case study of Ontario, Canada

Author:
Baxter, Jamie; Maclaren, Virginia; Bayne, Jason
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2020 v.158 pp. 104759
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; attitudes and opinions; case studies; energy; incinerators; landfills; models; surveys; wastes; Ontario;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Residential diversion rates have stalled in many jurisdictions, while research on waste diversion behavior focuses on attitudinal and sociodemographic variables. When the diversion context is studied the focus tends to be on the collection regime rather than the end-of-stream facilities. We report results from a mail-out mail-back survey in the Greater Toronto Area and London (n = 324) concerning ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104759

4. Examining eco-efficiency in the port sector via non-radial data envelopment analysis and the response based procedure for detecting unit segments

Author:
Quintano, Claudio; Mazzocchi, Paolo; Rocca, Antonella
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.259 pp. 120979
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; eco-efficiency; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; least squares; theoretical models; Europe;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Recent public and governmental concerns regarding increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have drawn the attention to environmental issues in port sector literature. Since eco-efficiency improvements play a crucial role in stimulating clean production in this sector, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the eco-efficiency of twenty-four leading container ports in Europe. The exploration ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120979

5. Predicting GHG emissions from subway lines in the planning stage on a city level

Author:
Liu, Minghui; Jia, Siyi; Li, Pan; Liu, Xuan; Zhang, Yunling
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.259 pp. 120823
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; carbon footprint; energy; equations; greenhouse gas emissions; infrastructure; models; planning; prediction; rail transportation;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The construction of urban rail transit (URT) infrastructures requires extensive input of resources and energy, thus generating considerable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Despite efforts to quantify and mitigate the carbon footprint (CFP) during the URT’s construction stage, the magnitude of this CFP is largely dependent on design parameters, such as route selection and buried depth, that require ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120823

6. Remote sensing of angular scattering effect of aerosols in a North American megacity

Author:
Zeng, Zhao-Cheng; Xu, Feng; Natraj, Vijay; Pongetti, Thomas J.; Shia, Run-Lie; Zhang, Qiong; Sander, Stanley P.; Yung, Yuk L.
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2020 v.242 pp. 111760
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; aerosols; cities; climate; geometry; oxygen; radiative forcing; remote sensing; spectrometers; California;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The angle-dependent scattering effect of aerosols in the atmosphere not only influences climate through radiative forcing effects but also impacts trace gas remote sensing by modifying the path of radiation through the atmosphere. The aerosol phase function, which characterizes the angular signature of scattering, has been continuously monitored from ground-based and space-borne observations. Howe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2020.111760

7. Envisioning carbon-free land use futures for Sweden: a scenario study on conflicts and synergies between environmental policy goals

Author:
van der Voorn, Tom; Svenfelt, Åsa; Björnberg, Karin Edvardsson; Fauré, Eléonore; Milestad, Rebecka
Source:
Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.2 pp. 35
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; carbon; climate change; environmental policy; greenhouse gas emissions; land use planning; rural areas; Sweden;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In climate change mitigation, backcasting scenarios are often used for exploring options for achieving a single environmental goal, albeit at the expense of other goals. This paper assesses potential conflicts and synergies between multiple environmental policy goals based on four future scenarios on Swedish rural land use, assuming zero GHG emissions in 2060. The assessment shows that goal confli ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-020-01618-5

8. Climate variability and crop diversification in Brazil: An ordered probit analysis

Author:
Antônio da Cunha, Dênis; Piedra-Bonilla, Elena Beatriz; da Cunha, Dênis Antônio; Braga, Marcelo José
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.256 pp. 120252
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; climate; climate change; extension programs; probit analysis; risk management; temperature; Brazil;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Brazil is one of the world’s major food-exporting countries that could be negatively impacted by climate change, and is also a leading greenhouse gas emitter through its agriculture. Crop diversification, as an agricultural practice, could lead to climate adaptation and mitigation. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of climatic variability on categories of crop diversification so a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120252

9. Multiobjective component sizing of a hybrid ethanol-electric vehicle propulsion system

Author:
He, Yinglong; Wang, Chongming; Zhou, Quan; Li, Ji; Makridis, Michail; Williams, Huw; Lu, Guoxiang; Xu, Hongming
Source:
Applied energy 2020 v.266 pp. 114843
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; automobiles; batteries; bioenergy; carbon; electricity; energy efficiency; ethanol; gasoline; greenhouse gas emissions; markets; models;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Concerns over energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are driving research investments into advanced propulsion technologies. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can provide a bridge that connects transport electrification to renewable bioenergy sources such as ethanol. However, it remains unclear how this pathway can simultaneously address economic, energy and environmental goal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114843

10. Lightweight materials equal lightweight greenhouse gas emissions?: A historical analysis of greenhouse gases of vehicle material substitution

Author:
Kawajiri, Kotaro; Kobayashi, Michio; Sakamoto, Kaito
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.253 pp. 119805
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; aluminum; carbon fibers; fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; magnesium; polymers; steel;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The impacts of greenhouse gases (GHG) to vehicles through improvements in fuel efficiency via material substitutions and their historical trends were analyzed to assess if lightweighting actually provides its expected benefits. Data for the weight and fuel efficiency of American and Japanese cars over the past 30 years was used for trend analysis. Also, the impacts of GHG in substituting steel for ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119805

11. Biochar acting as an electron acceptor reduces nitrate removal in woodchip denitrifying bioreactors

Author:
Hassanpour, Bahareh; Riazi, Seyed Fardad; Menzies Pluer, Erin G.; Geohring, Larry D.; Guzman, Christian D.; Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Source:
Ecological engineering 2020 v.149 pp. 105724
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; biochar; bioreactors; denitrification; effluents; field experimentation; laboratory experimentation; nitrates; oxidation; pollution load; wood chips;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Woodchip denitrifying bioreactors mitigate nitrate loading from agricultural tile effluents. Biochar is considered as an amendment to woodchips. Research findings are contradictory regarding the effect of biochar on nitrate removal. The current study is aimed at investigating the effect of biochar on the removal of nitrate in denitrifying bioreactors. For this purpose, laboratory and field experim ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105724

12. A strategy for modelling heavy-tailed greenhouse gases (GHG) using the generalised extreme value distribution: Are we overestimating GHG flux using the sample mean?

Author:
Dhanoa, M.S.; Louro, A.; Cardenas, L.M.; Shepherd, A.; Sanderson, R.; Lopez, S.; France, J.
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2020 pp. 117500
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; agricultural land; atmospheric chemistry; carbon dioxide; greenhouse gas emissions; inventories; lognormal distribution; nitrous oxide;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, we draw up a strategy for analysis of GHG field data. The distribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) flux data generally exhibits excessive skewness and kurtosis. This results in a heavy tailed distribution that is much longer than the tail of a log-normal distribution or outlier induced skewness. The generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution is well-suited to model such data. We evalu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117500

13. Prediction of the Distillation Curve and Vapor Pressure of Alcohol–Gasoline Blends Using Pseudocomponents and an Equation of State

Author:
Vella, Joseph R.; Marshall, Bennett D.
Source:
Industrial & engineering chemistry process design and development 2020 v.59 no.17 pp. 8361-8373
ISSN:
1520-5045
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; alternative fuels; distillation; equations; ethanol; gasoline; mixing; pollutants; prediction; specific gravity; vapor pressure;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The use of alternative fuels that produce less pollutants and greenhouse gases is an intense area of research spanning across many disciplines. Currently, gasolines are blended with oxygenates in an attempt to make them less harmful to the environment. Ethanol is a commonly used compound for this purpose, although other alcohols have also been utilized. Understanding the effects oxygenate blending ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00226

14. Nitrous oxide production from wastewater treatment: The potential as energy resource rather than potent greenhouse gas

Author:
Wu, Lan; Peng, Lai; Wei, Wei; Wang, Dongbo; Ni, Bing-Jie
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2020 v.387 pp. 121694
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; energy; energy recovery; harvesting; nitrogen; nitrous oxide; nitrous oxide production; oxidants; wastewater; wastewater treatment;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Nitrous oxide (N₂O), produced from wastewater treatment, is a potent greenhouse gas and has become a global concern in recent years. However, N₂O has also been commonly used as a powerful oxidant for energy generation. As such, an increasing effort has been devoted to explore the energy potential of N₂O from wastewater treatment processes recently. Nevertheless, the holistic knowledge on energy re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121694

15. An integrated and reconfigurable hybrid AC/DC microgrid architecture with autonomous power flow control for nearly/net zero energy buildings

Author:
Yu, Hang; Niu, Songyan; Zhang, Yumeng; Jian, Linni
Source:
Applied energy 2020 v.263 pp. 114610
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; buildings; controllers; electric vehicles; energy; models; renewable energy sources;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... With the ever-increasing of population and economy worldwide, buildings have become major energy consumers and greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters. The hybrid AC/DC microgrid is a promising alternative for existing power distribution systems to achieve the goal of nearly/net zero energy buildings (nZEBs). However, the increasing demand for compact structure, seamless integration of distributed generator ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114610

16. Enhanced CO2 adsorption of MgO with alkali metal nitrates and carbonates

Author:
Ding, Jing; Yu, Chao; Lu, Jianfeng; Wei, Xiaolan; Wang, Weilong; Pan, Gechuanqi
Source:
Applied energy 2020 v.263 pp. 114681
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; adsorbents; adsorption; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; desorption; magnesium carbonate; magnesium oxide; microstructure; nitrates; nitrites;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Carbon capture and storage is an effective way to mitigate the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In this work, a series of MgO-basedadsorbents were synthesized by deposition of a mixed alkali metal nitrates and carbonates. The CO₂ capture amount of the compound adsorbent is enlarged as 19.06 mmol·g⁻¹ at 325 °C when loading 10% mole of [(Li₀.₄₄K₀.₅₆)NO₃]₂[(Na₀.₅K₀.₅)CO₃]. The as-s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114681

17. Roles of Thermokarst Lakes in a Warming World

Author:
in 't Zandt, Michiel H.; Liebner, Susanne; Welte, Cornelia U.
Source:
Trends in microbiology 2020
ISSN:
0966-842X
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; air temperature; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sinks; climate; climate change; lakes; methane; permafrost;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Permafrost covers a quarter of the northern hemisphere land surface and contains twice the amount of carbon that is currently present in the atmosphere. Future climate change is expected to reduce its near-surface cover by over 90% by the end of the 21st century, leading to thermokarst lake formation. Thermokarst lakes are point sources of carbon dioxide and methane which release long-term carbon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tim.2020.04.002

18. Assessments on emergy and greenhouse gas emissions of internal combustion engine automobiles and electric automobiles in the USA

Author:
Jing, Ran; Yuan, Chen; Rezaei, Hamidreza; Qian, Jin; Zhang, Zhen
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2020 v.90 pp. 297-309
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; automobiles; emergy; greenhouse gas emissions; internal combustion engines; manufacturing; transportation industry; United States;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Increasing energy consumption in the transportation sector results in challenging greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental problems. This paper involved integrated assessments on GHG emissions and emergy of the life cycle for the internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric automobiles in the USA over the entire assumed fifteen-year lifetime. The hotspots of GHG emissions as well as emerg ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2019.11.017

19. GHG Accounting for sustainable mega-events: How lessons learnt during the Milan Expo 2015 world fair could lead to less carbon-intensive future mega-events

Author:
M, Gallo; L, Arcioni; D, Leonardi; L, Moreschi; A, Del Borghi
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2020 v.22 pp. 88-109
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; carbon footprint; environmental impact; greenhouse gas emissions; guidelines; income; sports; tourism; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... World Fairs such as the Expo events are major events organized to generate tourism revenues, attract people and investments, but which result in environmental impacts that need to be accounted in a reliable and comprehensive way. In particular, accounting the greenhouse gases of a mega-event and comparing the emissions of different events is a very challenging task due to the large amount of data ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2020.02.007

20. Performance and emission characterization of a common-rail compression-ignition engine fuelled with ternary mixtures of rapeseed oil, pyrolytic oil and diesel

Author:
Mikulski, Maciej; Ambrosewicz-Walacik, Marta; Duda, Kamil; Hunicz, Jacek
Source:
Renewable energy 2020 v.148 pp. 739-755
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
greenhouse gases,   etc   ; biodiesel; burning; diesel fuel; emissions; energy efficiency; equipment; rapeseed oil; tires;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Biofuels are one of the short-term alternatives for reducing the well-to-wheel greenhouse gas footprint of transport. In the framework of compression-ignition engine fuels. This study investigates the feasibility of using cold-pressed rapeseed oil as a biocomponent, admixed with distilled tyre pyrolytic oil, as an energy-efficient alternative to commonly considered methyl ester-based mixtures in d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.161