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Methane : emission sources and reduction strategies /
On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced a national ""Climate Action Plan"" (CAP) to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, as well as to encourage adaptation to expected climate change. One of the more significant initiatives within the CAP focused on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- METHANE: EMISSION SOURCES AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES; METHANE: EMISSION SOURCES AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies; Summary; The Obama Administration's Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions; Perspectives on the Strategy; The Role of Methane; Introduction; Issues for Congress; Legislative Initiatives; Administrative Initiatives; The Obama Administration's Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions; Methane: A Primer; Emissions; Historical Trends.
- Source Sectors and Mitigation ActivitiesAgriculture Sector46; Fossil Energy Sector54; Waste Management Sector69; Issues in Measurement76; Conclusion; Appendix A. Recent Legislative Proposals; Appendix B. Recent Executive Branch Initiatives; End Notes; Chapter 2: Biogas Opportunities Roadmap: Voluntary Actions to Reduce Methane Emissions, Increase Energy Independence and Grow the Economy; Executive Summary; I. Biogas and Biogas Systems; Biogas Feedstocks; II. Benefits of Biogas Systems; Provide a Renewable Source of Energy; Biogas Systems as 'BioRefineries'; Drive Economic Growth.
- Create Additional Revenue from Non-Energy Digester ProductsCut Methane Emissions; Protect the Environment; Enhance Resilient Communities; III. Biogas Potential in the United States; Cutting Carbon Pollution; Boosting the Economy; Realizing the Potential of Biogas Systems; IV. Primary Barriers to Realizing the Full Potential of a U.S. Biogas Industry; V. Solutions to Enhance Biogas Potential; Promote Biogas Utilization through Existing Agency Programs; Fostering Investment in Biogas Systems; Strengthening Markets for Biogas Systems and Products; Improving Coordination & Communication.
- ConclusionEnd Notes; Chapter 3: Climate Action Plan: Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions; Executive Summary; Reducing Methane Emissions; Improving Methane Measurement; I. Sources and Trends in Methane Emissions; II. Reducing Methane Emissions; Reducing Emissions from Landfills; Capturing Methane Emissions from Coal Mining; Reducing Emissions from Agriculture; Reducing Methane Emissions from the Oil and Natural Gas Sectors; U.S. Leadership in Reducing Global Methane Emissions; III. Improving Measurement of Methane Sources and Emissions; Methods for Measuring Methane Emissions.
- Key Actions to Improve Methane Emissions Measurementand Monitoring; End Notes; Chapter 4: U.S. Methane Emissions 1990-2020: Inventories, Projections, and Opportunities for Reductions; Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Units; Conversions; Executive Summary; Baseline Methane Emission Estimates; Costs of Reducing Emissions; 1. Introduction and Aggregate Results; Introduction; 1.0. Overview of Methane Emissions; 2.0. Sources of Methane Emissions; 2.1. Natural Methane Emissions; 2.2. Anthropogenic Methane Emissions; 3.0. Options for Reducing Methane Emissions.