The demand for fossil fuels by Ontario's conventional steam power generation sector is examined. It is hypothesised that the enactment of a carbon fee policy will induce a change in the relative prices of the three fuels used in this sector (coal, natural gas and heavy fuel oil). This would lead to substantial interfuel substitution and greenhouse gas abatement. The demand share equations for the three fuels are derived from the translog functional form and set in a simulation model to estimate the value of a carbon fee necessary, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in compliance with the Kyoto Protocol. Results suggest that a fuel specific carbon fee policy would be successful in achieving the desired emissions reduction at a negligible net cost to society.

The Canadian agricultural sector was recognised as a potential seller of carbon offset credits in the domestic emission trading system. A number of beneficial management practices may reduce GHG emissions while increasing production efficiency and profitability of agricultural activities. A contingent valuation survey was used to estimate the carbon offset price at which feedlot operators in Ontario would adopt two management practices that reduce GHG emissions: adding roasted soybean seeds to a cattle diet and increasing the intensity of feedlot operations. The value elicitation questions to estimate the mean WTA compensation were designed using a multiple bounded discrete choice format developed by Welsh and Poe (1998). / It was estimated that at a carbon offset price of $ 25.14/t CO2 e provided enough incentive for feedlot operators to intensify their operations and a price of $ 109.51/t CO2e to change their feeding strategies. The mean willingness to accept a cost to change a conventional practice to a greenhouse gas emissions reducing practice was estimated to be 62% of the carbon revenue. The regression analysis demonstrated that producers' willingness to accept compensation was influenced by the individual's characteristics, farm structure variables, and practice attributes. Policy makers may use these results in the design of greenhouse gas reduction strategies for the beef sector.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 275-282). / x, 282 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

New Zealand's greenhouse gas inventory is dominated by the agricultural trace gases, CH4 and N2O instead of CO2, which is dominant on a global scale. While the majority of the anthropogenic CH4 is emitted by ruminant animals as a by-product of enteric fermentation, N2O is mainly produced by microbial processes occurring in the soil. In grazed pastoral soils, N2O is generated from N originating from dung, urine, effluent applied to land, biologically fixed N2 and fertiliser. The amount of emission depends on complex interactions between soil properties, climatic factors and management practices. Increased intensification of pastoral agriculture in New Zealand, particularly in dairying has led to an increased production of farm dairy effluent. Traditionally, direct disposal of nutrient rich farm dairy effluents (FDE) into water bodies was an acceptable practice in New Zealand, but with the introduction of the Resource Management Act (1991), discharge of effluents into surface waters is now a controlled activity and many Regional Councils encourage the land irrigation of effluents to protect surface water quality. While the impact of grazing and FDE irrigation on groundwater contamination through leaching and runoff of nutrients has been studied extensively, there has been only limited work done on the effect of these practices on air quality as affected by N2O emission. This thesis examines the effects of various factors, such as compaction due to cattle treading, and the nature, application rate and time of effluent application on N2O emission in relation to the changes in the soil physical properties and C and N transformation from a number of small plot and field experiments. The results were then used, together with data from the literature, to predict the emissions from effluent irrigated pastures using a process-based model. In grazed pastures, animal treading causes soil compaction, which results in decreased soil porosity and increased water filled pore space that stimulate the denitrification rate as well as influence the relative output of N2O and dinitrogen (N2) gases. A field plot study was conducted to determine N2O emission from different N sources as affected by soil compaction. The experiment comprised two main treatments (uncompacted and compacted) to which four N sources (natural cattle urine, potassium nitrate, ammonium sulphate and urea at the rate of 600kg N ha-1) and a control (water only) were applied. Compaction was obtained through driving close parallel tracks by the wheels of the vehicle. The changes in the soils physical properties (bulk density, penetration resistance (PR), soil matric potential and oxygen diffusion rate (ODR) due to the compaction created by the wheel traction of the vehicle were compared with the changes in these properties due to the treading effect of grazing cattle, which was monitored in another field experiment. The N2O fluxes were measured using a closed chamber technique. The compaction at the grazing trial and at the wheel traction experimental plot caused significant changes in soil bulk density, PR, soil matric potential and ODR values. Overall, the bulk density of the compacted soil was higher than the uncompacted soil by 6.7% (end of 3 weeks) and 4.9% (end of 1 week) for the field experiment and the grazing trial, respectively. Results suggest that maximum compaction occurred in the top 0-2 cm layer. Compaction caused an increase in N2O emission, which was more pronounced in the nitrate treatment than in the other N sources. In the case of the compacted soil, 10% of the total N applied in the form of nitrate was emitted, whereas from uncompacted soil this loss was only 0.7%. N2O loss was found to decrease progressively from the time of application of N treatments. Total N2O emission for the three month experimental period ranged from 2.6 to 61.7 kg N2O-N ha-1 for compacted soil and 1.1 to 4.4 kg N2O-N ha-1 for uncompacted soil. In the second field plot experiment, the results of N2O fluxes from treated farm dairy effluent (TFDE), untreated farm dairy effluent (UFDE), treated piggery farm effluent (TPFE) and treated meat effluent (TME) applied to 2m x 1m plots for 'autumn' (February-April) and 'winter' (July-September) are described. Effluent irrigation resulted in higher emissions during both the seasons indicating that the supply of C and N through effluent irrigation contributed to increased N2O emission. The highest emissions were observed from TPFE (2.2% of the applied N) and TME (0.6% of the applied N) during the autumn and winter seasons, respectively. Emissions generated by the TFDE application were the lowest of the four effluent sources but higher than the water and control treatments. The effect of effluent irrigation on N2O emission was higher during the autumn season than the winter season. The effect of key soil and effluent factors such as water filled pore space (WFPS), nitrate, ammonium and available C in soil and effluents on N2O emission was examined using regression equations. The third field plot experiment examined the effect of four TFDE application rates (25mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm) on N2O emission. Treatments were added to 2m x 1m plots lined with plastic sheet to restrict the flow of effluent. The N2O emission increased with the increasing effluent loading rate, with the emission ranging from 0.8 to 1.2% of the added N. This can be attributed to the increasing addition of N and C in the soil with the increasing application rate of the effluent. Besides, providing C and N substrates, the effluent application increased the WFPS of the soil, thereby creating conditions conducive for dentrification and N2O emission. A field experiment was conducted at the Massey University No 4 Dairy farm in which N2O emission and related soil and environmental parameters were monitored for two weeks following the TFDE applications over an area of 0.16 ha in September 2003 (21mm), January 2004 (23mm) and February 2004 (16mm). Emissions were measured by a closed chamber technique with 20 chambers for each treatment, in order to cover the variability present in the field. N2O emissions increased immediately after the application of the effluent, and subsequently dropped after about two weeks. The total N2O emitted from the effluent application after the first, second and third irrigation was 2%, 4.9% and 2.5%, respectively of the total N added through the effluent. The higher emission observed during the second effluent irrigation event was due to high soil moisture content during the measurement period. Moreover effluent was applied immediately after a grazing event leading to more N and C input into the soil through excretal deposition. In this experiment the residual effect of effluent application on N2O emission was also examined by monitoring emissions 12 weeks after the effluent application. The emissions from the control and effluent irrigated plots were similar, indicating that there was no residual effect of the effluent irrigation on N2O emissions. In a separate field study, N2O emission was monitored at the Massey University No 4 Dairy farm to examine the effect of a grazing event of moderate intensity on N2O emission. The treatments consisted of a grazed and an ungrazed control. The fluxes from the grazed site were much higher than for the ungrazed site with the total emissions from the former site being 8 times higher than the latter site for the entire experimental period. A modified New Zealand version of denitrification decomposition model (DNDC), a process based model, namely "NZ-DNDC", was used to simulate N2O emission from the TFDE application in the field experiment. The model was able to simulate the emission as well as the WFPS within the range measured in the field. But simulated emissions from the TFDE were slightly lower than measured values. Improvements in the parameterisation for effluent irrigation are likely to further improve the N2O simulations.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Bonn, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234).

Longtemps ignorée, la pollution atmosphérique générée par l'activité de transport maritime fait l'objet depuis quelques années d'une attention accrue. Des politiques de réduction sont élaborées à différents niveaux pour réduire les polluants de l'air (oxyde de soufre, oxyde d'azote, particules) et les gaz à effet de serre (dioxyde de carbone). Règlementée par le droit international en référence à l'Annexe VI de la Convention MARPOL adoptée par les membres de l'Organisation Maritime Internationale, la pollution atmosphérique du transport maritime fait aussi l'objet de mesures spécifiques de la part de l'Union européenne. Notre travail vise à répondre à la problématique suivante : les politiques de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de polluants de l'air des navires sont-elles de nature à modifier l'offre des services maritimes de lignes régulières ?Nous montrons en quoi les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de polluants de l'air des navires constituent un « objet » de politique publique complexe et original, et comment l'action publique s'en saisit par une analyse des processus politiques qui ont façonné l'élaboration des différentes politiques. Nous démontrons alors que le format particulier des instruments de politique publique (régionalisation des règles, choix des moyens laissés aux compagnies pour atteindre les objectifs fixés, etc.), l'articulation des différentes politiques entre elles et leur évolution dans le temps rendent la prise en compte de ces politiques par les compagnies maritimes véritablement stratégique, au sens où elle dépasse la simple application des prescriptions traditionnelles normatives en matière de sécurité et d'environnement. Nous mettons ensuite en évidence les choix stratégiques possibles des armateurs, combinant des aspects techniques et organisationnels, et les conséquences de ces choix sur l'offre de services maritimes de lignes régulières, au travers de deux études de cas : la première portant sur le transport roulier transmanche et la seconde sur le transport conteneurisé international entre l'Europe et l'Asie. Nous soulignons ainsi les effets différenciés des politiques de réduction des émissions selon les marchés du cabotage et du long cours, mais aussi leurs points communs en matière d'évolution de l'offre de transport maritime. Il apparaît que les politiques de réduction des émissions du transport maritime favorisent certains changements de l'offre en conjonction avec d'autres facteurs plus qu'elles ne les amorcent réellement / Atmospheric emissions from shipping was for a long time ignored, but have begun to attract an increasing amount of interest in recent years, with policies elaborated at different levels to reduce air pollutants (sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matters) and greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide). Regulated by international law in reference to Annex VI of MARPOL Convention adopted by member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), emissions from shipping are also subject to specific measures by the European Union. This thesis aims to answer the following question: can policies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants from ships alter the supply of maritime liner services? We show how emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants from ships are a complex and unique public policy issue and analyse the policy-making processes that have shaped the development of the various policies. We demonstrate that the specific format of public policy instruments (regionalisation of rules, set objectives with choice of means left to companies, etc.), as well as the articulation of the various policies and their development over time make the consideration of these policies by shipowners truly strategic, in the sense that it goes beyond the traditional compliance with prescriptive security and environmental norms. We then highlight, through two case studies, the possible strategic choices faced by shipowners, both technical and organisational in nature, as well as the consequences of these choices on the supply of maritime liner services: the first case study looks at roro transport in the English Channel while the second examines international container shipping between Europe and Asia. We highlight not only the differing effects of emission reduction policies on short sea shipping and deep-sea shipping markets, but also what they have in common with respect to changes in shipping services. It appears that emission reduction policies favour certain changes in supply in conjunction with other factors but that they do not necessarily trigger such changes

Global bond market capitalization amounts to approximately $100 trillion, compared to $60 trillion in the equity markets. Despite debt financing being a large part of the global financial market, the measurements and greenhouse gas reduction investment strategies to date are not nearly as thorough as for equity financing. More recently, the problem has been brought into light by the World Bank, expressing concerns about the crucial role of debt financing activities in the current and upcoming threats caused by climate change. A commonly used credit derivative in debt financing is credit default swaps (CDS), which is an agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of a reference entity. The buyer of the contract makes fixed periodic payments to the seller of the contract, who collects the premiums in exchange for making the protection buyer whole in the case of a defaulting reference entity. This thesis aims to minimize the greenhouse gas emission exposure for two CDS indices, iTraxx Main and CDX.IG, each consisting of 125 equally weighted constituents, or companies. The CDS indices are widely used high liquid fixed income instruments. In 2017, iTraxx Main had a monthly trading volume of $330-440 billion notional, and CDX.IG a corresponding volume of $200-275 billion. In order to rate the greenhouse gas emissions of the constituents, the ECOBAR model was used. The model utilizes a discrete ranking score system, where the aim is to obtain as low score as possible. To minimize the ECOBAR score for the baskets, Markowitz Modern Portfolio Theory was used, implemented by using a quadratic programming algorithm. By optimizing the portfolios while retaining a low tracking error and high correlation toward the CDS indices, underlying investment properties were retained. We show that one can construct replicated portfolios of the CDS indices that have significantly lower ECOBAR scores than the indices themselves, whilst still maintaining a low tracking error and high correlation with the actual indices. When constructing baskets of fewer constituents, one can replicate the indices with merely 10-30 constituents, without worsening the tracking error or correlation substantially, and obtain an even lower ECOBAR score for the respective portfolios.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação_Caroline_Sayuri_Nishisaka_UFSCar.pdf: 10342020 bytes, checksum: 83fe90894363834291d0f68de806c3ab (MD5) Carta comprovante da versao final de teses e dissertações.pdf: 204209 bytes, checksum: 74667e4b6b3923d66bce39462bb4538f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Agriculture is responsible for 80% of nitrous oxide emissions on earth's atmosphere, the most potential greenhouse gas among the three main gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O). Citriculture and silviculture play an important role on Brazilian economics due to the high demand of orange and wood products for exportation. Thus, in order to get a better understand about the role of those cultures on N2O emission, this research aims to evaluate N2O emissions from Citrus sinensis and Eucalyptus spp. crops, adjacent forests of each agriculture field were used as control. Citrus and eucalyptus sites are located in Sorocaba and Salto de Pirapora municipality, both in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. In each agriculture field and adjacent forest, eight static chambers were randomly installed, and gas sample were collected during dry and wet region season. Soil samples were collected in each field of study from five random sampling points, for further physicochemical, molecular analysis and microcosm incubation. Gas samples were collected from microcosm after moisture adjustment in 70% of field capacity. All gas samples were analyzed by gas chromatography technique. The number of copies of genes related to denitrifying process (nirK, nirS e nosZ) was determined by quantitative real time PCR. Seasonality had significant (P<0.05) influence on N2O emission in field, and N2O fluxes in incubated soil. It was observed positive correlation among dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration on soil, soil and plant residue total carbon and nitrogen content and N2O emissions. High nirK, nirS and nosZ gene abundance was found on soil collected during wet season, comparing to those collected on dry season, in both field and microcosm, which was correlated with DOC content and soil moisture. However, there were not significant differences on genes abundance comparisons between cultivated soils and adjacent forests. In conclusion, the seasonality has influence in both N2O emission and denitrifying bacteria abundance present in citrus- and eucalyptus-cultivated soils, mainly through the effects on soil and plant residue physicochemical characteristics, especially those related to COD and soil moisture. / A agricultura é responsável por 80 % do óxido nitroso (N2O) emitido para a atmosfera terrestre, o qual é considerado, dentre os principais gases causadores do efeito estufa, aquele com maior potencial de aquecimento global. A citricultura e a silvicultura são culturas agrícolas que apresentam importante papel na economia brasileira, devido a alta demanda de exportação de produtos derivados da laranja e da madeira. A fim de entender como essas culturas influenciam na emissão do N2O, esse trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as emissões de N2O a partir de solos cultivados com Citrus sinensis e Eucalyptus spp. Solos florestais adjacentes às áreas agrícolas foram utilizados como controle. As áreas cultivadas com citros e eucalipto estão localizadas nos municípios de Sorocaba e Salto de Pirapora, respectivamente, ambos no estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Em cada área agrícola e florestal, oito câmaras estáticas foram aleatoriamente instaladas e amostras de gases foram coletadas durante o período seco e úmido. Amostras de solo foram coletadas em cada área de estudo a partir de cinco pontos amostrais, as quais foram submetidas a análises físico-químicas, moleculares e incubação em microcosmo. Amostras de gases também foram coletadas a partir dos ensaios de incubação do solo em microcosmos após ajuste da umidade em 70 % da capacidade de campo. Todas as amostras de gases foram analisadas pela técnica de cromatografia gasosa. O número de cópias de genes relacionados com o processo de desnitrificação (nirK, nirS e nosZ) foi determinado por PCR quantitativo em tempo real. A sazonalidade mostrou efeito significativo (P<0,05) nas emissões de N2O em campo, e nos fluxos de N2O determinados a partir do solo incubado. Foi mostrada correlação positiva entre a concentração de carbono orgânico dissolvido (COD) no solo, o teor de carbono e nitrogênio total em solos e resíduos vegetais e as emissões de N2O. Maior abundância dos genes nirK, nirS e nosZ foi encontrada nas amostras de solo coletadas no período úmido em comparação com aquelas coletadas no período seco, tanto em campo como em microcosmo, a qual foi correlacionada com a concentração de COD e a umidade do solo. Contudo, não houve diferença significativa na abundância de tais genes quando comparadas amostras de solos cultivados e florestais adjacentes. Tomados conjuntamente, os resultados permitiram concluir que a sazonalidade influencia tanto a emissão de N2O quanto a abundância de bactérias desnitrificantes presentes em solos cultivados com citros e eucalipto, mediante, principalmente, os efeitos nas características físicas e químicas do solo e dos resíduos vegetais, especialmente aqueles relacionados com o COD e umidade do solo. / FAPESP: 2016/15289-4 / FAPESP: 2017/17441-0

abstract: In the U.S., high-speed passenger rail has recently become an active political topic, with multiple corridors currently being considered through federal and state level initiatives. One frequently cited benefit of high-speed rail proposals is that they offer a transition to a more sustainable transportation system with reduced greenhouse gas emissions and fossil energy consumption. This study investigates the feasibility of high-speed rail development as a long-term greenhouse gas emission mitigation strategy while considering major uncertainties in the technological and operational characteristics of intercity travel. First, I develop a general model for evaluating the emissions impact of intercity travel modes. This model incorporates aspects of life-cycle assessment and technological forecasting. The model is then used to compare future scenarios of energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the development of high-speed rail and other intercity travel technologies. Three specific rail corridors are evaluated and policy guidelines are developed regarding the emissions impacts of these investments. The results suggest prioritizing high-speed rail investments on short, dense corridors with fewer stops. Likewise, less emphasis should be placed on larger investments that require long construction times due to risks associated with payback of embedded emissions as competing technology improves. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Sustainability 2011

O estudo foi realizado em área pertencente a Embrapa Pecuária Sul, Bagé, RS, com o objetivo de avaliar a emissão de metano, consumo a pasto, desempenho, e comportamento ingestivo de novilhos de corte em pastagem natural (CN), pastagem natural fertilizada com nitrogênio (CNA) e pastagem natural fertilizada com nitrogênio e sobressemeada com Lolium multiflorum e Trifolium pratense (CNM). O delineamento foi inteiramente casualizado com três repetições. Foram utilizados novilhos da raça Hereford em pastoreio contínuo com lotação variável para atingir oferta diária forragem de 12 kg MS 100 kg PV-1 (12% PV). Para o primeiro artigo, as avaliações foram feitas no verão, outono, inverno e primavera de 2013. As emissões de metano foram estimadas pela técnica do gás marcador hexafluoreto de enxofre. Para avaliação do consumo foi utilizada a técnica dos n-alcanos. Para o segundo artigo, avaliações com GPS foram feitas na primavera de 2013, outono e primavera de 2014. A localização e o deslocamento dos animais foram registrados, e avaliações visuais das atividades dos animais foram feitas a cada 10 minutos, do nascer ao pôr-do-sol, durante dois dias consecutivos em cada época. Os animais apresentaram bom desempenho ao longo do ano, com ganhos médios diários de 0,272, 0,467 e 0,514 kg para os tratamentos CN, CNA e CNM, respectivamente. As maiores emissões de metano foram durante a primavera. O CN apresentou maior quantidade de metano emitida por kg de ganho de peso (577,94, 337,69 e 387,18 g CH4 kg GPV-1 para o CN, CNA e CNM, respectivamente). Animais em CN passaram mais tempo em atividade de pastejo do que aqueles em CNA e CNM. Durante as épocas, menor atividade de pastejo foi na primavera de 2013 em comparação com outono de 2014 e primavera de 2014. Para as variáveis tempo em ruminação e em outras atividades não houve diferença nem para tratamentos nem para época de avaliação. Para o deslocamento, não houve diferença entre os tratamentos, entretanto houve efeito para as estações avaliadas, onde os animais caminharam menos no outono de 2014 comparado a primavera de 2013 e 2014. As estações do ano afetaram mais o consumo de MS e a emissão de metano que os níveis de intensificação. No entanto, considerando o desempenho dos animais, a inclusão de insumos permite menor emissão de metano por quilo de ganho de peso. / The study was conducted in an area of Embrapa Southern Region Animal Husbandry, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in order to assess the methane emission, forage intake, performance, and feeding behaviour of beef steers in natural grassland (NG), natural grassland fertilized with nitrogen (NGF) and natural grassland fertilized with nitrogen and oversown with exotic cool season species Lolium multiflorum and Trifolium pratense (NGFS). The design was completely randomized design with three replications. Hereford steers were used in continuous grazing with variable stocking rate to achieve daily supply of 12 kg DM 100 kg LW-1 (12% PV). For the first paper, evaluations were made in the summer, fall, winter and spring of 2013. Methane emissions were estimated by sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas technique. To evaluate the dry matter intake was used the n-alkanes technique. For the second paper, evaluations with GPS were made in spring 2013, fall and spring 2014. The location and the movement of animals have been recorded, and visual assessments of animal activities were made every 10 minutes, from sunrise to sunset, for two consecutive days in each season. Animals showed a good performance throughout the year, with average daily gain of 0.272, 0.467 and 0.514 kg for NG, NGF and NGFS treatments, respectively. The highest methane emissions were during spring. The NG presented a higher amount of methane emitted per kg of weight gain (577.94, 337.69 and 387.18 g CH4 kg BWG-1 to NG, NGF and NGFS, respectively). Animals in NG spent more time in grazing activity (71%) than those in NGF (63%) and NGFS (64%). During seasons, less grazing activity was in the spring of 2013 (62%) compared with fall 2014 (67%) and spring 2014 (68%). For the variables time ruminating and in other activities there was no difference either for treatments or for season. For displacement, there was no difference between treatments, however was effect on the seasons evaluated, where the animals walked less in the fall of 2014 compared to the spring of 2013 and 2014. The seasons affected more DM intake and methane emissions that intensification levels. However, considering the animals performance, the inclusion of inputs allows lower methane emissions per kilogram of weight gain.