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The Contemporary and Historical Budget of Atmospheric \(CO_2\)
(NRC Research Press, 2012)Observations of \(CO_2\) and \(O_2\) are interpreted to develop an understanding of the changes in the abundance of atmospheric \(CO_2\) that have arisen over the period 1995–2007. Fossil fuels accounted for an addition ... -
Contributions of the Hadley and Ferrel Circulations to the Energetics of the Atmosphere over the past 32-years
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)The Hadley system provides an example of a thermally direct circulation, the Ferrel system in contrast an example of a thermally indirect circulation. In this study, we develop an approach to investigate the key thermodynamic ... -
Costs for Integrating Wind into the Future ERCOT System with Related Costs for Savings in \(CO_2\) Emissions
(American Chemical Society, 2011)Wind power can make an important contribution to the goal of reducing emissions of \(CO_2\). The major problem relates to the intrinsic variability of the source and the difficulty of reconciling the supply of electricity ... -
Designing walkable cities and neighborhoods in the era of urban big data
(2019)In this paper, we discuss walkable cities from the perspective of urban planning and design in the era of digitalization and urban big data. We start with a brief review on historical walkable cities schemes; followed by ... -
Detection from space of a reduction in anthropogenic emissions of nitrogen oxides during the Chinese economic downturn
(Copernicus GmbH, 2011)Rapid economic and industrial development in China and relatively weak emission controls have resulted in significant increases in emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in recent years, with the exception of late 2008 to mid ... -
The effects of energy paths and emission controls and standards on future trends in China's emissions of primary air pollutants
(Copernicus GmbH, 2014)To examine the efficacy of China’s actions to control atmospheric pollution, three levels of growth of energy consumption and three levels of implementation of emission controls are estimated, generating a total of nine ... -
The effects of recent control policies on trends in emissions of anthropogenic atmospheric pollutants and CO2 in China
(Copernicus GmbH, 2013)To examine the effects of China's national policies of energy conservation and emission control during 2005–2010, inter-annual emission trends of gaseous pollutants, primary aerosols, and CO2 are estimated with a bottom-up ... -
Emission trends and mitigation options for air pollutants in East Asia
(Copernicus GmbH, 2014)Emissions of air pollutants in East Asia play an important role in the regional and global atmospheric environment. In this study we evaluated the recent emission trends of sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>), nitrogen oxides ... -
Emissions Accounting and Carbon Tax Incidence in CGE Models: Bottom-Up Versus Top-Down
(Elsevier, 2019)Multi-sector general equilibrium models are the work-horses used to analyze the impact of carbon prices in climate policy discussions. Such models often have distinct industries to represent coal, liquid fuels, and gas ... -
Energy consumption of urban households in China
(Elsevier BV, 2019-12)We estimate China urban household energy demand as part of a complete system of consumption demand so that it can be used in economy-wide models. This allows us to derive cross-price elasticities unlike studies which focus ... -
Estimating Flexible Consumption Functions for Urban and Rural Households in China
(Elsevier BV, 2020-06)There are few comprehensive studies of household consumption in China that covers all commodities due to data restrictions. This prevents the calculation of inequality indices based on consumption. This lack of coverage ... -
Evaluating the effects of China's pollution controls on inter-annual trends and uncertainties of atmospheric mercury emissions
(Copernicus GmbH, 2015)China’s anthropogenic emissions of atmospheric mercury (Hg) are effectively constrained by national air pollution control and energy efficiency policies. In this study, improved methods, based on available data from domestic ... -
Global Potential for Wind-Generated Electricity
(National Academy of Sciences, 2009)The potential of wind power as a global source of electricity is assessed by using winds derived through assimilation of data from a variety of meteorological sources. The analysis indicates that a network of land-based ... -
Human and animal wastes: Implications for atmospheric N2O and NOx
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2005)More than 220 Tg N are processed annually through the global agriculture/animal/human food chain. It is suggested that aerobic denitrification, reduction of nitrite formed in the first stage of nitrification, is an important ... -
The Human Dimension of Pollution Policy Implementation: Air Quality in Rural China
(Center for Modern China, 2002)The People's Republic of China is experiencing severe air pollution with very serious public health and economic consequences. Over the past decade, the Chinese government has sought to utilize bureaucratic, political, ... -
The impact of power generation emissions on ambient PM2.5 pollution and human health in China and India
(Elsevier BV, 2018-12)Emissions from power plants in China and India contain a myriad of fine particulate matter (PM2.5, PM≤2.5 micrometers in diameter) precursors, posing significant health risks among large, densely settled populations. Studies ... -
The impact of Production Tax Credits on the profitable production of electricity from wind in the U.S.
(Elsevier BV, 2011)A spatial financial model using wind data derived from assimilated meteorological condition was developed to investigate the profitability and competitiveness of onshore wind power in the contiguous U.S. It considers not ... -
Implications of the Recent Reductions in Natural Gas Prices for Emissions of \(CO_2\) from the US Power Sector
(American Chemical Society, 2012)\(CO_2\) emissions from the US power sector decreased by 8.76% in 2009 relative to 2008 contributing to a decrease over this period of 6.59% in overall US emissions of greenhouse gases. An econometric model, tuned to data ... -
The Influence of Neighborhood Types on Active Transport in China’s Growing Cities
(Elsevier BV, 2020-03)Rapid urban expansion in China has created both opportunities and challenges for promoting active transport in urban residential communities. Previous studies have shown that the urban form at the city scale has affected ... -
An inventory of primary air pollutants and CO2 emissions from cement production in China, 1990–2020
(Elsevier BV, 2011)Direct emissions of air pollutants from the cement industry in China were estimated by developing a technology-based methodology using information on the proportion of cement produced from different types of kilns and the ...