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Recommended Sites:
The
BOREAS Project - The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)
is a large-scale international interdisciplinary experiment in the
northern boreal forests of Canada. Its goal was to improve our
understanding of the boreal forests - how they interact with the
atmosphere, how much CO2 they can store, and how climate change
will affect them.
Carbon Cycle -
Sections concisely summarize the history of the element and its
presence on earth, from its discovery in 1594 to topics such as
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, fossil fuels, and carbon credits
and sequestration.
Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) - Global-change data and
information analysis for the US Department of Energy (DOE).
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other radiatively
active gases; role of the terrestrial biosphere and oceans in
biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases; emissions of carbon
dioxide; long-term climate trends; effects of elevated carbon
dioxide on vegetation; vulnerability of coastal areas to rising
sea level.
Fluxnet Canada - A
Canadian research network, based on eddy covariance flux
measurements, that studies the effects of climate and disturbance
on carbon cycling processes in forest and peatland ecosystems.
Global Carbon
Project - Scientific partnership that aims to develop a
complete picture of the global carbon cycle, including both its
biophysical and human dimensions together with the interactions
and feedbacks between them. A project of the Earth System Science
Partnership of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP),
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), and the International
Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP)
Mystery of the Missing Carbon - Discusses the BOREAS research
program, which investigated the "missing carbon" problem in global
carbon cycle studies.
United States Trace Gas Network - The TRAGNET network is meant
to accomplish the following two goals: 1. Document contemporary
fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O between regionally important ecosystems
and the atmosphere and 2. Determine the factors controlling these
fluxes and improve our ability to predict future fluxes in
response to ecosystem and climate change.
US Carbon Cycle
Science Program - An interagency partnership to provide
critical unbiased scientific information on the fate of carbon
dioxide in the environment to contribute to the ongoing public
dialogue.
Act on CO2 - UK
Government campaign, with help and advice for consumers to help
them reduce CO2 their emissions.
Algalabs reduces CO2 and
produces oil - A process using micro algae to capture carbon
dioxide and produce oil and biomass used as feed for animals and
feedstock for ethanol production.
Big Sky Carbon
Sequestration Partnership - The Big Sky Carbon Sequestration
Partnership addresses CO2 emissions and seeks the most suitable
technologies, regulations, and infrastructure needs for carbon
capture, storage and sequestration, both terrestrial and geologic.
CarboEurope - A EU-funded
research project designed to better understand, quantify and
predict under current and future scenarios the carbon balance of
Europe.
Carbon Capture and
Storage - Carbon (dioxide) capture and storage (CCS) in
geological structures is fast-emerging as a promising method for
decoupling fossil fuel use and carbon emissions. This site
provides information about the UKCCSC project.
The Carbon Fund -
The Carbon Fund is financing and promoting the protection,
restoration and enhancement of forests all over the world through
carbon sequestration, an important tool in preventing global
climate change.
Carbon Mitigation
Initiative - Website providing information about a joint
research project of Princeton University, BP and the Ford Motor
Company into impacts of climate change and measures to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Includes research papers that can be
downloaded.
Carbon Neutral
Digest - Weblog discussing matters related to carbon
neutrality. Includes a rating of all carbon neutral providers, a
discussion of offset projects and up to date news reports.
Carbon Sequestration
- Information on US DOE's Office of Science research and
development activities in sequestering carbon underground, in
terrestrial ecosystems, in the ocean, and through manipulation of
microbes.
Carbon Sequestration - Information about the US Department of
Energy's portfolio of research and development programs into
Carbon Sequestration.
Carbon Sequestration in
Terrestrial Ecosystems (CSiTE) - U.S. DOE research aimed at
enhancing carbon capture and long-term sequestration in
terrestrial ecosystems.
Carbon Sequestration
Leadership Forum - Information about the CSLF and its
activities, including endorsed projects, papers and presentations.
The Carbon Trust -
The Carbon Trust is an independent not for profit company set up
by the UK Government with support from business to take the lead
on low carbon technology and innovation in the UK.
Carbon-Dioxide Sequestration in Geologic Media - Texas Bureau
of Economic Geology describes its research initiatives on the
potential to sequester carbon in saline geologic formations and
abandoned oil/gas reservoirs.
CELB-Climate
Change - Carbon offset projects in tropical forests with
combined carbon, biodiversity and social benefits.
CIRENE (Center
of Initiative and Research on Energy and the Environment) -
Information about syntheses and studies to solve problems of
industrial partners regarding greenhouse gases (including
taxation, permits for carbon trading, technical-economic studies,
feasibility studies for capture and storage of CO2, forecasting
studies).
CO2 Capture
Project - Describes efforts by eight of the world's leading
energy companies to reduce the cost of CO2 capture from combustion
sources and to develop methods for safely storing carbon dioxide
underground.
CO2 emissions - Listing of CO2 emissions by country compiled
by the UN.
DOE:
Carbon Sequestration R&D - U.S. Department of Energy program
of research and other efforts to develop mid- to long-term
solutions for reducing carbon dioxide concentrations in the
atmosphere, including sequestration in oceans, geologic
formations, and terrestrial ecosystems.
DOE Center for
Research on Ocean Carbon Sequestration - United States
Department of Energy (DOE) view of techniques for storing carbon
in the ocean.
Environmental
Synergy, Inc. - A service organization providing reforestation
and carbon quantification services to corporate clients as a means
to offset carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and promote sustainable
forestry.
ETV
Greenhouse Gas Technologies - U.S. EPA and Southern Research
Institute (SRI partnership provides independent verification of
greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and monitoring technologies.
The GEO-SEQ Project - Describes U.S. public-private research
and development on methods for capture and geologic sequestration
of CO2.
GHC Protocol Initiative
- Standards and guidance regarding corporate greenhouse gas
accounting and reporting.
The Gold Standard
- An NGO-backed tool that generates premium carbon credits and
promotes sustainable development. It is a source of information
for all stakeholders involved in CDM/JI projects.
Greenhouse Gas Technology
Center - Investigating the performance of technologies to
mitigate and monitor greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Greenspace
Research - Description of a program that aims to reduce the
carbon emission of buildings.
Hydrogen Production
With Carbon Sequestration - Research overview of the
production of carbon sequestering fertilizer made during renewable
hydrogen production.
Land-Use
Management for Carbon Sequestration - Study of the potential
for sequestering carbon from alternative land-use management
options in SubSaharan Africa developed by Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL).
Lawrence Livermore National Labs - News Release - Models show
growing more forests in temperate regions could contribute to
global warming.
Low Carbon
Knowledge Transfer Network - Information about a KTN that acts
as a national network connecting organisations such as
universities and investors to form communities interested in
exploiting low carbon and fuel cell technologies.
Midwest Geological
Sequestration Consortium - The MGSC will assess the potential
for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in the deeply buried
unminable coal seams, depleting oil or gas reservoirs, and
brine-filled rock formations found in the Illinois Basin.
MIT Carbon Capture and
Sequestration Technologies - Background information and
details of research projects.
Ocean Chemistry of
Greenhouse Gases - Information about research by the Monterey
Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) into ocean sequestration
of carbon dioxide.
Safe Climate for
Business - A website dedicated to helping business of all
sizes to understand and take action on climate change.
Siberia II - Project
Website - Multinational study to demonstrate the viability of
full carbon accounting on a regional basis using the environmental
tools and systems available to us today and in the near future.
Site provides news, data and other information.
Sleipner CO2 project - Animation showing the separation
process of CO2 and natural gas as used by Statoil prior to
underground CO2 storage.
US EPA
Methane Voluntary Programs - EPA methane and utility outreach
programs are intended to reduce emissions of methane, a potent
greenhouse gas.
What You Can Do: Go Carbon Neutral - The David Suzuki
Foundation provides tips for becoming carbon neutral.
Care
needed with carbon offsets - BBC article discusses the finding
that the benefits that come from trees reducing atmospheric carbon
dioxide can be outweighed by their capacity to trap heat near the
ground. (December 15, 2006)
Planting trees to save planet is pointless, say ecologists -
The Guardian UK article discusses findings that most forests do
not have an effect on global temperature. (December 15,
2006)
BBC: Carbon emissions show sharp rise - The growth in global
carbon dioxide emissions accelerated sharply around the year 2000,
a new analysis shows. (November 27, 2006)
CO2nned
- New Internationalist Magazine special issue on carbon offsets. (July 1, 2006)
How Coldplay's green hopes died in the arid soil of India -
Telegraph.co.uk article discusses the outcome of a carbon offset
environmental initiative by the rock band Coldplay. (April
29, 2006)
Business Gets Serious About Emissions - BusinessWeek Online
special report about business and global warming. (December
12, 2005)
U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990-2001
- A comprehensive assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks
in U.S. agriculture and forests. Provides extensive, in-depth
emissions and sinks estimates for livestock, cropland, and
forests, as well as energy consumption in livestock and cropland
agriculture (March 1, 2004)
Trends of Measured Climate Forcing Agents - Paper by Hansen
and Sato (PNAS 2001;98:14778) makes the case for an increased
focus on methane and aerosols in the short-term in order to
mitigate climate change. (December 18, 2001)
The Royal Society - The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating
global climate change - A report that highlights the
considerable uncertainty in the scientific understanding of the
causes, magnitude and permanence of the land carbon sink. The full
report (27 pages) and a summary are available. (July, 2001)
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