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Carbon offsets / by Miller, Debra A.(CARDINAL)649531;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and index.emissions from deforestation could hurt indigenous peoples / Angeli Mehta and Jutta Kill -- How should the voluntary carbon offset market be regulated? The problem with individual carbon offsets now is that they are not properly regulated / Moises Velasquez-Manoff ; The U.S. government should provide guidelines and oversight of the domestic carbon offset market / Derik Broekhoff ; States are calling for the Federal Trade Commission to study and regulate voluntary U.S. carbon trading / Elliot Burg and David A. Zonana ; The U.S. Congress should pass a carbon offset certification process / Center for American Progress ; The Gold Standard can provide quality assurance for the voluntary carbon offset market / WWF ; Voluntary carbon trading should be globally regulated / Simon Linnett.How do carbon offsets work? Chapter overview / Mike Rosen-Molina ; Carbon trading is a U.S.-proposed market solution for global climate change / Larry Lohmann ; The European Union is a pioneer in carbon trading / Eileen Claussen ; The United States is poised to create its own mandatory carbon trading program / Bob Keefe ; Carbon offsets are now the cornerstone of international efforts to slow global warming / Renfrey Clarke ; Carbon may become the largest commodity market in the world / James Kanter ; Individuals can purchase carbon offsets in a voluntary market / Rebecca Gallagher -- Are carbon offsets effective in reducing global warming? Carbon offsets are one of many solutions needed for global warming / David Suzuki ; Carbon trading markets are working / Neal Dikeman ; Carbon offsets help to mitigate the environmental harm from air travel / Joelle Novey ; Carbon offsets are better than doing nothing about carbon emissions / The Carbon Consultancy ; A majority of the United Nations' carbon offset projects do nothing to cut global warming / John Vidal ; The only beneficiaries of carbon offsets are polluting corporations / Kevin Smith ; Many carbon offset projects have a negative impact on the environment and global warming / Wouter Buytaert ; Individual carbon offsets simply allow the rich to ease their guilt without changing their lifestyles / Robert Frank -- Are tree-based carbon offsets beneficial? Chapter overview / Toni Johnson ; Carbon credits can encourage developing nations to protect trees / Rachel Oliver ; Carbon credits could save the rainforests / Rhett A. Butler ; Carbon offsets for preventing deforestation could raise the value of living forests / Science Daily ; A United Nations' carbon offset deforestation project can help prevent deforestation / Jan Fehse ; Carbon trading cannot solve Amazon rainforest deforestation / Emily Boyd ; Carbon trading may put mature tropical forests at risk / Science Daily ; Carbon trading projects for reducing
Subjects: Deforestation; Afforestation; Carbon offsetting; Carbon offsetting;
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Carbon capture and other climate tech / by Spilsbury, Richard,1963-author.(CARDINAL)333020; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
Carbon capture -- Carbon-free energy -- Storing power -- Geoengineering -- Energy efficiency."The discoveries and inventions of today are poised to change the way you live in the near future. Climate change is a serious threat to our future. Innovative new technologies offer a way to capture and store carbon emissions from factories and power plants before they are released into the atmosphere. This helps prevent the buildup of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Read Carbon Capture and Other Climate Tech and find out how technology is being used to combat climate change."--Back cover.Ages 9-17
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Carbon offsetting; Climate change mitigation;
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions reduction strategies for North Carolina : (pursuant to North Carolina's Clean Smokestacks Act of 2002). by North Carolina.Division of Air Quality,issuing body.(CARDINAL)211799;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135).
Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide; Carbon offsetting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Do just one thing : 365 ideas for a better you, life, and planet / Danny Seo ; foreword by Harry Connick Jr. by Seo, Danny,author.(CARDINAL)642805; Connick, Harry,author of foreword.;
"Danny Seo is known for his ability to make natural, healthy living accessible. In his nationally syndicated column, "Do Just One Thing," Danny showed readers how to make small but powerful choices every day that would positively impact the planet. Now, 365 of his best tips have been gathered together."--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Self-help publications.; Carbon offsetting.; Conservation of natural resources.; Environmental protection.; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Water reuse.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The carbon market : a primer for airports / by Ritter, Melissa.(CARDINAL)309369; Bertelsen, Greg.(CARDINAL)309368; Haseman, Zoe.(CARDINAL)309367; United States.Federal Aviation Administration.(CARDINAL)139906; Airport Cooperative Research Program.(CARDINAL)307624; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-59).Introduction and background -- Carbon offset and value opportunities for airports -- North American compliance carbon markets -- State of the global carbon markets and aviation : regulatory requirements and voluntary stewardship -- Renewable energy and associated markets -- Trading offset credits and RECs."The primer is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolving greenhouse gas (GHG) credit or carbon credit and related markets, describe the role airports play in these markets [and] identify areas where U.S. airports may be able to participate and capture additional revenue or other forms of reputational or environmental stewardship value from these markets"--Page 5.Performed under ACRP project no.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Airports; Carbon offsetting.; Greenhouse gas mitigation.;
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Capturing carbon with fake trees / by McCarthy, Cecilia Pinto,author.(CARDINAL)395985;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Controlling carbon -- The carbon cycle -- Direct air capture technology -- The future of fake trees -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.People are adding carbon to the atmosphere. This causes Earth's temperatures to warm. Scientists are developing fake trees that can capture and store carbon from the air. Capturing Carbon with Fake Trees looks at the science behind the technology and how it could help improve life on Earth.770LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Air; Carbon offsetting; Climate change mitigation; Environmental protection;
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How carbon footprints work / by Hunter, Nick.(CARDINAL)501930;
News outlets seem to be full of tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint, from biking to school and work to repurposing old clothes and shoes. But what exactly is a carbon footprint and how do you know how big yours is? Readers will find answers to these questions and much more through captivating content that takes on climate change, vehicle emissions, and wasting electricity. Practical solutions to reducing readers carbon footprints compliment social studies and science information that augment what they encounter in the classroom. Whether interested in the ecological impact of human actions on Earth or the technology working to counter that impact, readers will find plenty to think about! Detailed sidebars, eco-focused fact boxes, and bright, vivid photographs provide readers with even more knowledge about carbon emissions and how they affect the world.345
Subjects: Energy conservation; Sustainable living; Environmental protection;
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Leaving our mark : reducing our carbon footprint / by Dickmann, Nancy,author.(CARDINAL)331568;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Greenhouse Earth -- What is a carbon footprint? -- Where gases come from -- Getting the full picture -- Around the world -- Carbon offsets -- How low can we go? -- Green transportation -- A low-carbon home -- Shopping -- Communication -- Maximum impact --Power up!."Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a "carbon footprint" by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth. Learn about new developments being made to reduce the amount of carbon we create and what steps you can take to make your own "footprint" smaller."--Ages 10-13.Grades 7 to 8.1030LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Environmental responsibility; Sustainable living; Energy conservation; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Environmental protection;
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Running out of time : wildfires and our imperiled forests / by Auchterlonie, David L.,author.; Lehman, Jeffrey A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Of all the natural disasters we face on Earth, a wildfire is the only catastrophe that is controllable, and in many cases, predictable. Costing thousands of lives each year and as much as $300 billion annually in the United States alone, wildfires are fueled by human behavior, environmental factors, and in many cases, the mismanagement, ineptitude, and lack of candor by governmental agencies. Running Out of Time: Wildfires and Our Imperiled Forests is the culmination of more than 10 years of extensive research, expert interviews, and personal experience. It exposes the inexplicable policies, practices, and deception of the federal agencies responsible for the nation's forest oversight, revealing dangerous vulnerabilities in current wildfire suppression systems and forest management practices. Beyond the exhaustive and comprehensive discussion of the root causes and history of wildfires in the U.S., David Auchterlonie and Jeffrey Lehman also provide solutions that can save lives, land, property, and the environment. Both a national and a global threat, the wildfires that make headlines do not exist in isolation, and have drastic consequences for neighboring countries and our collective resources that influence everything from trade to what families eat at night. Despite the challenges ahead, Running Out of Time remains forward-looking and solutions-oriented."--
Subjects: Wildfires.; Natural disasters.; Nature.; Ecology.;
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Green gone wrong : how our economy is undermining the environmental revolution / by Rogers, Heather,1970-(CARDINAL)276802;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-246) and index.Green dreams -- pt. 1. Food -- Close to home : local organic -- All the world's a garden : global organic -- pt. 2. Shelter -- The greenhouse effect : eco-architecture -- pt. 3. Transportation -- The fuel of forests : biodiesel -- Green machines : ecological automobiles -- The price of air : carbon offsets.In Green Gone Wrong environmental writer Heather Rogers blasts through the marketing buzz of big corporations and asks a simple question: Do today's much-touted "green" producers - carbon offsets, organic, food, biofuels, and eco-friendly cars and homes - really work? Implicit in efforts to go green is the promise that global warming can be stopped by swapping out dirty goods for "clean" ones. But can earth-friendly products really save the planet? This narrative explores how the most readily available solutions to environmental crisis may be disastrously off the mark. Rogers travels the world tracking how the conversion from a "perro" to a "green" society affects the most fundamental aspects of life - food, shelter, and transportation. Reporting from some of the most remote places on earth, Rogers uncovers shocking results that include massive clear-cutting, destruction of native ecosystems, and grinding poverty. Relying simply on market forces, people with good intentions wanting to just "do something" to help the planet are left feeling confused and powerless. Green Gone Wrong reveals a fuller story, taking the reader into forests, fields, factories, and boardrooms around the world to draw out the unintended consequences, inherent obstacles, and successes of eco-friendly consumption. What do the labels "USDA Certified Organic" and "Fair Trade" really mean on a vast South American export-driven organic farm? A superlow-energy "eco-village" in Germany's Black Forest demonstrates that green homes dramatically shrink energy use, so why aren't we using this technology in America? The decisions made in Detroit's executive suites have kept Americans driving gas-guzzling automobiles for decades, even as U.S. automakers have European models that clock twice the mpg. This expose pieces together a global picture of what's happening in the name of today's environmentalism. Rogers casts a sober eye on what's working and what's not.--Book jacket.
Subjects: Environmental economics.; Green products.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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