Research / #emissions
Food & Agriculture
Reducing Food LOSS and Waste
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 32 percent of all food produced in the world was lost or wasted in 2009. This estimate is …
CJP sees the future position of biofuels within the broader scope of the global transformation of the energy system from fossil-‐based to renewable energy-‐based sources. A main threat for an …
Food & Agriculture
Castor Bean Can Cut Carbon & Fuel the Future
Castor is an important non-edible oilseed crop of the family Euphorbiaceae with great utilitarian value in industry, agriculture and pharmaceutical sectors. The presence of hydroxyl group and double bonds in …
Carbon & Climate
Australian carbon price and house construction
start2see and Build21c have undertaken a detailed analysis of all the significant greenhouse gas emission sources related to building (the structure of) a house. By breaking down emissions per material, …
Green Buildings
Life Cycle Assessment of E-Crete
start2see has completed a life cycle study for Aurora Construction Materials (ACM) in Melbourne, comparing the greenhouse gas emissions from E-Crete - a geopolymer based concrete product manufactured by ACM …
Carbon & Climate
The Emissions Gap Report 2012
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Energy
World Energy Outlook 2012
The 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook was released on 12 November and presents authoritative projections of energy trends through to 2035 and insights into what they mean for …
Carbon & Climate
PwC Low Carbon Economy Index 2012: Too late for two degrees?
The annual PwC Low Carbon Economy Index centres on one core statistic: the rate of change of global carbon intensity. This year we estimated that the required improvement in global carbon intensity to meet a 2ºC warming target has risen to 5.1 per...
Policy & Finance
Bankrolling Climate Disruption: the Impacts of the Banking Sector’s Financed Emissions
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have begun to disrupt the global climate, triggering extreme weather events around the globe in recent years. To address this growing climate crisis, the global economy must rapidly transition to...
On-site generation technologies need cost reductions of up to 50 per cent: Rising electricity rates or carbon pricing can help, but onsite generation like solar, wind, biomass and fuel cells …
Carbon & Climate
The Hidden Costs of Electricity
The new analysis, "The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels," is available online on the Civil Society Institute website. Six fuels used to generate …
Carbon & Climate
Our Uncashed Dividend: The health benefits of climate action
This report draws together a large and growing body of evidence from health and medical research showing substantial health benefits linked to measures to cut emissions.
