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Green technologies : for a better future /
This book describes the various 'Green Technologies' that either do not produce any greenhouse gases nor any pollutants nor do they depend on the earth's scant resources of oil and other fossil fuels. A relatively poor country like India has to uplift itself while at the same time mee...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2014]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A. Global warming? Asia melting?
- B. Preface
- C. Acknowledgements
- D. Author's profile
- 1. What is global warming? Does it really affect us?
- The new carbon problem: accumulation, long half-life, heating potential
- Carbon emission factors
- Carbon absorption in nature (photosynthesis and 'sinks')
- The global emission situation and india
- The kyoto and other protocols
- How does climate change affect us?
- The many impacts of climate change
- 2. Planning for the future
- Can the world control carbon emissions?
- Use of promotional and punitive mechanisms for reducing carbon in atmosphere
- The general approach in planning for the future
- Developing countrywide adaptive measures for safety of local people
- Developing mitigative measures for global reduction of carbon
- India's national action plan on climate change (napcc)
- The mrv debate
- 3. Opportunities in control of carbon emissions and accumulation
- Essential steps for control of carbon emissions and accumulation
- Each country has to develop its own priorities and business opportunities
- Mckinsey's findings for greenhouse gas reduction, globally
- India needs a mix of green and traditional power sources
- A logical approach for carbon reduction, worldwide?more forests, less deforestation
- Are higher payment rates warranted for sinks in warmer climates?
- Are promotional mechanisms also needed at country level?
- 4. Green technologies for energy production
- Various technologies available for energy production
- Cost comparison of a few typical systems for power generation
- Sources of energy production already in use
- Alternative methods ready for use
- Green technologies needing some prior r&d work
- 5. Green technologies for personal and citywide application
- Let's paint the town green
- Carbon emission reduction at personal level
- Carbon emission reduction at local authority and citywide level
- Carbon emissions from imports
- 6. Green technologies for specific applications
- Promotion of 'green' buildings
- The leeds rating system guidelines
- The 'griha' rating system guidelines
- The energy conservation building code (ecbc)
- Green hotels and hospitals
- Green technologies for transport
- Green roads
- Ports and harbours
- Green technologies for industries
- Carbon emissions from industries in general and carbon tax
- Carbon emissions from a few selected industries in india
- The changing scenario in cities
- Need for wider application to town planning and area re-development projects
- 'Green' infrastructure for municipal services
- Bringing up indian villages
- Green services for crematoria
- Spreading message to all stakeholders.
- 7. Some high-tech measures for reducing carbon emissions
- Use of solar power with satellite-based systems
- Use of carbon capture and storage (sequestration)
- Genetic modification of microorganisms
- A few miscellaneous measures
- A quick swot analysis
- 8. Recommended plan of action
- How soon will india's national action plan take us to a low-carbon path?
- The missions help develop awareness and political will
- Some demonstration projects of various countries
- Adaptive measures essential for indian people to cope with climate change
- Mitigative measures and poverty alleviation?a suggested scheme for india
- Low cost and easy measures
- The principal thrust area: to improve the indian economy
- Use of 'missions' to develop needed support programs
- Advantages of the proposed plan of action
- A. Emission factors and examples to show how they are used
- Fossil fuels and a few others (coal, oil, lpg, kerosene, wood)
- Electricity usage
- Transport sector (road vehicles)
- Transport sector (airplanes)
- Emissions from industry, commerce and services
- Agriculture and soils
- Enteric emissions from livestock
- Emissions from land use, land use change and forestry
- Community wastes
- Miscellaneous sources
- B. A few profitable innovations and installations in india
- Item 2(1)
- Item 2(2): kirloskar's corporate office, pune
- Item 2(3): the triburg building, gurgaon, new delhi
- Item 2(4): 'orange county', pashan, pune
- Item 2(5)
- Item 2(6)
- Item 2(7): gorai the gold mine!
- Item 2(8): okhla compost plant
- Item 2(9): green banking and schooling on solar energy in rural india
- Item 2(10): using teri-lamps in un-electrified areas
- C. Some innovative ideas awaiting implementation
- Item 3(1)
- Item 3(2): community service centres to provide energy and micro-finance
- Item 3(3): operate garbage collection trucks on renewable energy or cng gas
- Item 3(4): use roofs to generate electricity and 'feed-in' into city grids
- Item 3(5): is there life after death? Create some natural greenery from an ugly, abandoned stone quarry
- D. References.