Energy and Carbon

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  1. Demographics as a driver of change. By Francesca Birks

    What will the populations of the future look like? Is it even possible to predict? Though uncertainty is inherent in future population projections, this makes them no less important to try and understand.

    from Arup on 04 July 2007 | Download | Comment on this

  2. Potential Climatic Impacts and Reliability of Very Large-Scale Wind Farms

    Meeting future world energy needs while addressing climate change requires large-scale deployment of low or zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission technologies such as wind energy. The widespread availability of wind power has fueled legitimate interest in this renewable energy source as one of the needed technologies. For very large-scale utilization of this resource, there are however potential environmental impacts, and also problems arising from its inherent intermittency, in addition to the present need to lower unit costs.

    from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on 26 June 2009 | Download | Comment on this

  3. The Cost of Climate Policy in the United States

    We consider the cost of meeting emissions reduction targets consistent with a G8 proposal of a 50 percent global reduction in emissions by 2050, and an Obama Administration proposal of an 80 percent reduction over this period. We apply the MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA), modeling these two policy scenarios if met by applying a national cap-and-trade system, and compare results with an earlier EPPA analysis of reductions of this stringency.

    from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on 26 June 2009 | Download | Comment on this

  4. Designing a U.S. Market for CO2

    The United States may soon have a market for carbon. If so, that market will grow out of a cap-and-trade system like the EU's Emissions Trading System for CO2 or the U.S. Acid Rain Program for SO2. This article reviews the historical performance of these two markets, with particular focus on how the flexibility afforded by, as well as restrictions on, the "banking" and borrowing of allowances has affected the evolution of prices.

    from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on 02 April 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. The Chai Centre in Burnley: Case Study

    The Chai Centre in Daneshouse, Burnley is an integrated healthy living and children's centre, promoting sustainable development and healthy lifestyles amongst the local community.

    from SHEBA on 10 June 2009 | Download | Comment on this