Associations/Organizations International:
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www.globalcarbonproject.org
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Global Carbon Project was formed to assist the international
science community to establish a common, mutually agreed
knowledge base supporting policy debate and action to slow the rate
of increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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www.climateneutral.unep.org
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United Nations Environment Programme and UN
Environmental Management Group, CN Net is an Internet-based
project aimed at exchanging information on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. Four countries, four cities and five corporations have
become the pioneering founders of a bold new initiative to address
climate change and the urgent need to de-carbonize the global
economy.
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www.climatenetwork.org
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Climate Action Network is a worldwide network of over 430
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote
government and individual action to limit human-induced climate
change to ecologically sustainable levels.
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www.theclimategroup.org
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The °Climate Group’s goal is to help government and business set
the world economy on the path to a low-carbon, prosperous future.
They have created a coalition of governments and the world’s most
influential businesses – all committed to tackling climate change by
setting targets, creating policies, building confidence, and generating
the political willpower needed to make the changes the world
requires.
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www.cdproject.net
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Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit
organisation aiming to create a lasting relationship between
shareholders and corporations regarding the implications for
shareholder value and commercial operations presented by climate
change. Its goal is to facilitate a dialogue, supported by quality
information, from which a rational response to climate change will
emerge.
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www.climatestrategies.org
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Climate Strategies' mission is to assist governments in solving the
collective action problem of climate change. They convene
international groups of experts to provide rigorous, fact-based and
independent assessment on international climate change policy.
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wbcarbonfinance.org
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World Bank Carbon Finance Unit uses money contributed by
governments and companies in OECD countries to purchase
project-based greenhouse gas emission reductions...
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BioChar: See Soil Page...
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"How Can 6 Pounds of Gasoline Produce 20 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide? It seems impossible that a gallon of
gasoline, which weighs about 6.3 pounds, could produce 20 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned."
Read this DOE page to understand...
www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/co2.shtml
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Business for Business: See Business page...
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Carbon Credit Offset Associations-Reports/Papers... link to page...
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Carbon Credit Offset Providers and Certifiers: link to page...
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Carbon Market Orgs-Cos-Data-News-Reports-Registries: link to page...
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The average American is responsible for emitting approximately 20 tons of CO2 each year.
A newly planted tree with a hundred year life span,
will absorb approximately 1 to 1.3 tons of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
The Conservation Fund.
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Competitions:
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www.virginearth.com
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Virgin Earth Challenge is a prize of $25m for whoever can
demonstrate to the judges' satisfaction a commercially viable design
which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric
greenhouse gases so as to contribute materially to the stability of
Earth’s climate.
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eco.goo.ne.jp
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Cool the Earth Idea Contest is calling for ideas for new business
models which contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. We are looking
for ideas that can be applied to going forward, not ideas that are
aimed at expanding the markets of existing businesses. Applicants are
not required to have relevant business experience.
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Databases:
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www.ngdc.noaa.gov
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World Data Center (WDC) system was created to archive and
distribute data collected from the observational programs of the
1957-1958 International Geophysical Year."
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www.ncdc.noaa.gov
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National Climatic Data Center's NOAA Paleoclimatology
Program.The Paleoclimatology Modeling Program encourages the
use of climate models to investigate the past.
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cdiac.ornl.gov
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Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center is the primary
climate-change data and information analysis center of the U.S.
Department of Energy. CDIAC is located at DOE's Oak Ridge
National Laboratory and includes the World Data Center for
Atmospheric Trace Gases.
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cdiac.ornl.gov
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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Isotope Records
The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center.
Keeling curve graphs, etc....Worth a look !!!
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cdiac.ornl.gov
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Compendium of Data on Global Change, The Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center.
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www.climateneutral.unep.org
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United Nations Environment Programme and UN
Environmental Management Group, CN Net is an Internet-based
project aimed at exchanging information on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. Four countries, four cities and five corporations have
become the pioneering founders of a bold new initiative to address
climate change and the urgent need to de-carbonize the global
economy.
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www.esrl.noaa.gov
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earth
System Research Laboratory Global Monitoring Division- Carbon
Cycle Greenhouse Gases Group (CCGG)
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www.esrl.noaa.gov
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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s annual
greenhouse gas index (AGGI) tracks data from 60 sites around the
world.
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ecosystemmarketplace.com
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Ecosystem Marketplace, source of information on markets and
payment schemes for ecosystem services; such as water quality,
carbon sequestration and biodiversity. Information on prices,
regulation, science, and other market-relevant issues.
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scrippsco2.ucsd.edu
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Scripps CO2 Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La
Jolla, California. CO2 data sets and graphics.
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www.esrl.noaa.gov
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NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory Global
Monitoring Division's mission is to observe and understand,
through accurate, long-term records of atmospheric gases, aerosol
particles, and solar radiation, the Earth's atmospheric system
controlling climate forcing, ozone depletion and baseline air quality,
in order to develop products that will advance global and regional
environmental information and services.
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earthtrends.wri.org
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World Resources Institute. Carbon monoxide emissions database.
Indexed by region and country.
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www.cdproject.net
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Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent not-for-profit
organisation which holds the largest database of corporate climate
change information in the world.
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www.breathingearth.net
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Breathing Earth: Interactive world map displaying carbon dioxide
emission levels of every country in the world as well as their birth
and death rates- all in real time.
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public.ornl.gov
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AmeriFlux network provides continuous observations of ecosystem
level exchanges of CO2, water, energy and momentum spanning
diurnal, synoptic, seasonal, and interannual time scales and is
currently composed of sites from North America, Central America,
and South America. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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cta.ornl.gov
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Transportation Energy Data Book. Chapter 11 Greenhouse Gas
Emissions. US Dept of Energy's Oak Ridge National Lab.
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Texas is the state with the greatest CO2 emissions from electricity generation (290 million tons)
carma.org
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Emissions Data:
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carma.org
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Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) is a massive database
containing information on the carbon emissions of over 50,000 power
plants and 4,000 power companies worldwide. ***
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Emissions Reports:
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www.mckinseyquarterly.com
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"What countries can do about cutting carbon emissions,
Greenhouse gas emissions can be cut significantly—and, surprisingly,
without huge disruption." McKinsey Quarterly Article.
April 2008.
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www.swissre.com
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"The economic justification for imposing restraints on
carbon emissions" This publication clarifies why government
intervention is needed to impose restraints on carbon emissions and,
because it is a global problem, why an international policy is
necessary. Swiss Re 2007.
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Events:
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www.carbontradeexamerica.com
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Carbon TradeEx America- a comprehensive event in the U.S.
connecting climate policy, carbon markets, energy security, low
carbon technology, and the green economic recovery.
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www.climateregistry.org
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California Climate Action Registry, Point Carbon and IETA
annual event. Navigating the American Carbon World April 2009.
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Footprints: see eco footprints page...
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Forests: see Forests Page...
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www.forestcarbonportal.com
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Ecosystem Marketplace’s Forest Carbon Portal is a
clearinghouse of information, feature stories, event listings, project
details, ‘how-to’ guides, news, and market analysis on land-based
carbon sequestration projects—from forest to farm.
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Since 1800, carbon dioxide parts per million have increased 36 percent, to 387 ppm by volume in the Earth's
atmosphere, and half of that increase occurred in the last 30 years.
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Gas Flaring: see Greenhouse Gas Page...
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Geological Records:
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www.nap.edu
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"The Geological Record of Ecological
Dynamics:Understanding the Biotic Effects of Future
Environmental Change" Because of recent advances in earth
scientists' ability to derive biological and environmental information
from geological data, the National Science Foundation and the U.S.
Geological Survey asked a National Research Council committee to
assess the scientific opportunities provided by the geologic record
and recommend how to take advantage of these opportunities.
National Academy of Sciences.
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www.climate.unibe.ch
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University of Bern "High-resolution carbon dioxide concentration
record 650,000–800,000 years before present" Reports that
Greenhouse gases are at highest levels in the atmosphere than at any
time in at least 800,000 years. Today carbon dioxide is 28 percent and
methane 124 percent higher than at any time during the last 800,000
years..." PDF.
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Government for Business:
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www.epa.gov
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Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that
works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change
strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the
global environment by completing a corporate-wide inventory of
their greenhouse gas emissions based on a quality management
system, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting
their progress to EPA. Through program participation, companies
create a credible record of their accomplishments and receive EPA
recognition as corporate environmental leaders.
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www.climatevision.gov
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Climate VISION—Voluntary Innovative Sector Initiatives:
Opportunities Now, a public-private partnership initiative launched
by the Department of Energy on February 12, 2003. The program
assists industry efforts to accelerate the transition to best practices,
energy technologies, and improved processes that are cost-effective,
lower-carbon-emitting, more efficient, and more capable of
capturing, removing, or sequestering GHGs.
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www.carbontrust.co.uk
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Carbon Trust set up by the UK Government in 2001. Its purpose is
to advise businesses on how to reduce the amount of energy they use.
Works with both large and small companies.
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It is estimated the Carbon Capture and Storage Market Could Top $236B in 2012.
www.climatebiz.com/news/2008/07/10/carbon-capture-and-storage-market-could-top-236b-2012
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Greenhouse Gas page...
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Maps/Graphs:
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www.esrl.noaa.gov
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NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory Global
Monitoring Division CarbonTracker; keeps track of carbon
dioxide uptake and release at the Earth's surface over time.
Fascinating to watch the seasonal variations of CO2. ***
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1 acre of forest sequesters 2,200 lbs C /year (1.0 metric ton C/ year)
Source: R. Birdsey, 1996 www.epa.gov/appdstar/pdf/brochure.pdf
Values are for average management of forest after being established on previous croplands or pasture.
Values are calculated over 120-year period.
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News Journals:
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www.cbmjournal.com
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Carbon Balance and Management is an open access,
peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of research
aimed at developing a comprehensive, policy relevant understanding
of the global carbon cycle.''
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www.sciencedirect.com
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ScienceDirect, Elsevier's online scientific research platform. Search
articles, journals, books.
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www.earthscan.co.uk
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Earthscan Journals has a 20 year history as a leading publisher in
English on climate change, sustainable development and
environmental technology for academic and professional, and also
policy and general readers.
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www.pointcarbon.com
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Point Carbon is a world-leading provider of independent news,
analysis and consulting services for European and global power, gas
and carbon markets. Point Carbon’s comprehensive services provide
professionals with market-moving information through monitoring
fundamental information, key market players and business and policy
developments.''
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www.agu.org
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American Geophysical Union currently publishes a weekly
newspaper, eighteen scientific journals, and nine book series.
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News of Interest:
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www.nasa.gov
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NASA's Launch Of Carbon-Seeking Satellite is Unsuccessful--
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit
2-24-2009 crashing into the Antarctic Ocean. A huge loss.
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News Sites/Blogs/Magazines: see news page as well...
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www.ecogeek.org
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EcoGeeks' Carbon Pollution Page.
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www.popsci.com
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Popular Science. Carbon Sequestration news stories.
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wordpress.com
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Word Press Carbon Capture blog news.
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air.environmental-expert.com
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Environmental Expert an online marketplace, but also a source for
industry-related information and resources, like publications, events,
articles, case studies & news. News & Press Releases- see Articles
and case studies at this site as well.
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Swamps, marshes, peat bogs, river deltas, mangroves, tundra, lagoons and river flood plains (wetlands)
contain 771 billion tonnes of CO2, that is one-fifth of all the carbon on Earth
and about the same amount of carbon as is now in the atmosphere.
Together they account for 6 percent of Earth's land surface and store 20 percent of its carbon.
INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
www.cppantanal.org.br/intecol/eng/index.php
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Rating Systems:
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www.carbonratingsagency.com
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Carbon Rating Agency is an IDEACarbon company committed to
establishing rigorous, comparable standards that will enable the
global carbon markets to attract the levels of finance necessary for
preventing dangerous climate change. Launched June 2008.
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"Covering only an estimated
3–4% of the world’s land area, peatlands are estimated to
hold 540 gigatons of carbon, representing about 1.5% of the
total estimated global carbon storage and about 25–30% of that
contained in terrestrial vegetation and soils."
"Ecosystems & Human Well-being: Wetlands & Water" Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
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Research:
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducts renewable
energy and energy efficiency R&D in 12 main programmatic
areas.Analytic Studies, Biomass, Building Technologies, Distributed
Energy, Federal Energy Management, Vehicle Technologies,
Geothermal Technologies, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure
Technologies, Industrial Technologies, Solar Energy Technologies,
Weatherization and Intergovernmental Wind and Hydropower
Technologies.
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esd.lbl.gov
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory- Terrestrial Carbon
research supports the development, testing, and application of
Integrated Terrestrial Carbon Models (ITCMs) that will be used to
simulate carbon fluxes in North America in the near term, coupled
with global climate models in the long term. This work is a
multi-institution collaboration under the coordination of the lead lab
in this SFA, Oak Ridge.
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www.es.anl.gov
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Argonne National Laboratory's Energy Systems Division
conducts applied research to develop sustainable innovative
technologies to improve the efficiency of resource and energy
utilization; to minimize our dependence on imported energy; and to
enhance our national security.
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www.ornl.gov
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy.
R&D on energy production, distribution, and use and on the effects of
energy technologies and decisions on society.
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climate.columbia.edu
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Columbia Climate Center was formed by the Earth Institute to
meet the climate challenge by integrating and building upon the
many climate-related activities and research efforts conducted
throughout Columbia University. Carbon research.
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www.energy.psu.edu
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Pennsylvania State University, Institute of Energy and the
Environment, EMS Energy Institute. Research in Carbon Materials,
Clean Fuels & Catalysis, Electrochemical Laboratory, Sustainable
Energy, Transportation.
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gcep.stanford.edu
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Stanford University: Global Climate and Energy Project .
Research Topics: Solar, Biomass, Storage, Sequestration, Advanced
Coal.
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enlighten.nd.edu
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University of Notre Dame. Sustainable Energy Forum Site.
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www.cru.uea.ac.uk
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Climatic Research Unit has developed a number of the data sets
widely used in climate research, including the global temperature
record used to monitor the state of the climate system, as well as
statistical software packages and climate models. UK.
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live.psu.edu
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Penn State. A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert
carbon dioxide and water to methane, producing a portable energy
source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint, according to a
team of Penn State engineers.
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www-esd.lbl.gov
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Berkeley Lab. Climate Change and Carbon Management program
conducts research to increase the scientific foundation for climate
change prediction, impact assessment, and mitigation. In addition,
program research on biogeochemical cycles and climate also
addresses other pressing issues under the purview of DOE and other
public agencies, such as stewardship of water resources and the
environmental effects of energy use and land use.
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www.sciencedaily.com
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"Genes From Tiny Algae Shed Light On Big Role Managing
Carbon In World's Oceans" ScienceDaily (Apr. 10, 2009)
"Scientists from two-dozen research organizations led by the U.S.
Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute and the Monterey Bay
Aquarium Research Institute have decoded genomes of two algal
strains, highlighting the genes enabling them to capture carbon and
maintain its delicate balance in the oceans."
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Liquid carbon dioxide is used to remove caffeine from coffee.
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"Curbing climate change is about combining technology, finance, and policy in a wise way...If that is
done worldwide a carbon dioxide market will follow. Technology is not an unsolvable problem,
given time and incentives, neither is financing.
The real challenge is policy."
www.combatclimatechange.org/www/ccc_org/ccc_org/Gemeinsame_Inhalte/DOCUMENT/224518combatclim/898026stat/P0262329.pdf
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