CO2 Emissions

COVID-19 immediately affects the health, economy and social well-being in our personal lives. Yet, the consequences on the entire Earth System, in particular the ones emerging from the widespread sheltering and lock-down measures, may be much more far-fetching and long-lasting. This has been analyze more

BASF will provide its customers with total values of CO2 emissions, so called “carbon footprints” for all of its products. The Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) comprises all product-related greenhouse gas emissions that occur until the BASF product leaves the factory gate for the customer: from the pu more

ETH researchers analysed various possibilities for reducing the net CO2 emissions of the chemical industry to zero. Their conclusion? The chemical industry can in fact have a carbon-​neutral future. Switzerland’s Federal Council has decided that the country should become carbon-​neutral by 2050. Thi more

Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 1704: A Relational Analysis Model of the Causal Factors Influencing CO2 in Thailand’s Industrial Sector under a Sustainability Policy Adapting the VARIMAX-ECM Model Energies doi: 10.3390/en11071704 Authors: Pruethsan Sutthichaimethee Kuskana Kubaha Sustainab more

Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 1705: Optimal Design of Power-Split HEVs Based on Total Cost of Ownership and CO2 Emission Minimization Energies doi: 10.3390/en11071705 Authors: Roberto Finesso Daniela Misul Ezio Spessa Mattia Venditti An optimal design toolbox for hybrid electric vehi more

Sustainability, Vol. 10, Pages 2256: CO2 Payoff of Extensive Green Roofs with Different Vegetation Species Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su10072256 Authors: Takanori Kuronuma Hitoshi Watanabe Tatsuaki Ishihara Daitoku Kou Kazunari Toushima Masaya Ando Satoshi Shindo Green ro more