It is estimated that buildings account for approximately one third of total global greenhouse gas emissions and are responsible for 40 percent of the world’s energy use. However, there is significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation…
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How Industries Fit In: Energy Efficiency Report Part II
Travis Clayton
Posted in China, Efficiency, Financial Incentives, India, United States
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Please click here to access part I of the Industrial sector’s overview. In order to address these recent developments in the industrial sector, we propose the following recommendations which target industrial emissions abatement potential and specific barriers towards abatement: Governments…
How Industries Fit In: Energy Efficiency Report Part I
Travis Clayton
Posted in China, Efficiency, Financial Incentives, India, United States
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As preparation for our Major Economies and Climate Change Research presentation, I will be providing a brief overview of industry’s share of emissions within the energy efficiency sector. Specifically, these two posts will discuss the chemical, iron and steel, and…
China’s Clean Air Initiative?
Spencer Jones
Posted in China, Coal, Efficiency, Energy Production, Natural Gas, Renewable Energy, Transport
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While much of the world anxiously watched events unfold in Ukraine, on March 5th, to mark the beginning of China’s National People’s Congress, the Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, declared the central government’s commitment to reduce levels of air pollution. He…
The Future of Coal: The Case for HELE Generation
High-efficiency and low-emission technology coal generation describes three tiers of carbon-intensity and coal-consumption intensity: supercritical, ultra-super critical, and advanced ultra-supercritical technology. According to the IEA, non-HELE technology, or sub-critical generation, is most common in coal-generated electricity today. Plants combust pulverized…
Freight: How lorries serve as a litmus test and driver in India’s economy
Madeline Clark
Posted in Efficiency, Freight, HDVs, India, Transport, Vehicle Emission Standards
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Globally, derived demand for transport services outpaces its supply. In developing countries like India, much of this demand is new, and existing transport technology and infrastructure lag behind what is needed to sustain current rates of economic growth and activity,…
International Transport Part 1: Territorial and Consumption Emissions and the Global Race to the Bottom
Madeline Clark
Posted in China, Efficiency, European Union, India, Transport, United States
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Maritime, aviation and land-based traffic due to trade and commerce and tourism compose the moving facade of international transport, one of the fastest growing sources for GHG emissions globally. In fact, though international transport describes the interaction of two or…
Introduction to the Smart Grid, Pt. 1
Here at the University of Texas, we are hosting one of our nation’s smart grid research groups, The Pecan Street Project. I had the chance to hear members of the team present a couple of times recently, and the work…
What’s in a Rating System
The building sector contributes a significant portion of the total global greenhouse gases. The 2009 McKinsey and Company report on Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy cited building emissions as 18% of global GHG emissions. This can be as high as…
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