scholarly journals The Political Economy of Deep Decarbonization: Tradable Energy Quotas for Energy Descent Futures

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 4304
Author(s):  
Samuel Alexander ◽  
Joshua Floyd
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
The Political ◽  
Complex Societies ◽  
Political Complexity ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy

This paper reviews and analyses a decarbonization policy called the Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) system developed by David Fleming. The TEQs system involves rationing fossil fuel energy use for a nation on the basis of either a contracting carbon emission budget or scarce fuel availability, or both simultaneously, distributing budgets equitably amongst energy-users. Entitlements can be traded to incentivize demand reduction and to maximize efficient use of the limited entitlements. We situate this analysis in the context of Joseph Tainter’s theory about the development and collapse of complex societies. Tainter argues that societies become more socio-politically and technologically ‘complex’ as they solve the problems they face and that such complexification drives increased energy use. For a society to sustain itself, therefore, it must secure the energy needed to solve the range of societal problems that emerge. However, what if, as a result of deep decarbonization, there is less energy available in the future not more? We argue that TEQs offers a practical means of managing energy descent futures. The policy can facilitate controlled reduction of socio-political complexity via processes of ‘voluntary simplification’ (the result being ‘degrowth’ or controlled contraction at the scale of the physical economy).

The Relationship between Energy Consumption and Climate Change in Shanghai

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2388-2393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Wang ◽  
Mahjoub Elnimeiri
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Annual Average Temperature ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy

The phenomenon of climate change is becoming a global problem. One of the most important reasons of climate change is the increase in CO2 levels due to emissions from fossil fuel energy use in daily human activities. This research will use the data of the annual average temperature and energy consumption in the past 41 years of Shanghai, the largest city in China, to establish the statistical relationship between climate change and energy consumption. It is found that there is a strong positive relationship between climate change and energy consumption in Shanghai. The phenomenon of climate change could be controlled by reducing excessive energy consumption in people’s daily life. Furthermore, this paper will also discuss the reason of such relationship, and provide suggesstions of saving energy and protecting our environment.

An assessment of fossil fuel energy use and CO2 emissions from farm field operations using a regional level crop and land use database for Canada

Energy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 2261-2269 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Dyer ◽  
S.N. Kulshreshtha ◽  
B.G. McConkey ◽  
R.L. Desjardins
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy

scholarly journals Prediksi Jejak Karbon Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi Kampus Pinang Masak Universitas Jambi

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Nurhayat Nurhayat ◽  
Rizki Andre Handika
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Emission Sources ◽  
Change Condition ◽  
International Panel ◽  
Campus Activities ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy

The existence of Universities that include many human activities for energy consumption such as electrical and fossil fuel energy would be affected to CO2 emission. As the most important component of greenhouse gases (GHG), CO2 will induce global warming, which become climate change condition. This research was intended to predict the amount of CO2 emission from campus activities using International Panel Climate Change (IPCC) method. Location for the research sample was in Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), Pinang Masak Campus of Jambi University, which the carbon emission sources were identified to three scope based on The Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Carbon footprint scope 1 comprises from operational vehicle activities and use of LPG in Canteen in aggregate 12,18 ton.CO2-eq. However, scope 2 comes from the use of electrical which amount to 100,29 ton.CO2-eq and scope 3 which consist of transportation activities and the use of paper by FST lecturers, staff and students with amount 443,64 ton.CO2-eq. Therefore, the total amount of carbon footprint in FST Campus was 556,10 ton.CO2-eq.

scholarly journals An energy method for computing the use of fossil fuel energy

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (02) ◽  
pp. 859-871
Author(s):  
Timur B. Temukuyev
Keyword(s):  
Power Unit ◽  
Energy Method ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Fuel Price ◽  
Objective Criterion ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy

An energy method for computing the use of fossil fuel energy has been considered in the article. On the world market, the fuel price depends on supply and demand and involves no energy costs for fuel production. An energy analysis of economic activity was suggested by Charles Hall, an American scientist, who introduced a notion of Energy Returned on Energy Invested, as a ratio between returned and invested energy, into scientific discourse. No account has been taken of invested energy depreciation in this method. All losses are fully incorporated, when the ratio between beneficially used energy in all process flow chains from fuel deposit exploration to energy utilisation, and the considered amount of natural fuel primary energy is taken as the coefficient of beneficial primary energy use (CBPEU). When CBPEU is determined, allowance is made for all potential energy losses; the depreciation degree of energy, contained in the fuel, from its deposit to a consumer, is defined. When energy of renewable sources is utilised, a coefficient of renewable sources energy conversion, defined as the ratio between energy delivered by a power unit throughout the entire operation period, and invested energy taking into account CBPEU over the same period, will represent an objective criterion of power unit efficiency.

scholarly journals Consequential Life Cycle Assessment of Swine Manure Management within a Thermal Gasification Scenario

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 4081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharara ◽  
Kim ◽  
Sadaka ◽  
Thoma
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Swine Manure ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Thermochemical Conversion ◽  
Manure Management ◽  
Consequential Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Manure Slurry ◽  
Fossil Fuel Energy

Sustainable swine manure management is critical to reducing adverse environmental impacts on surrounding ecosystems, particularly in regions of intensive production. Conventional swine manure management practices contribute to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and aquatic eutrophication. There is a lack of full-scale research of the thermochemical conversion of solid-separated swine manure. This study utilizes a consequential life cycle assessment (CLCA) to investigate the environmental impacts of the thermal gasification of swine manure solids as a manure management strategy. CLCA is a modeling tool for a comprehensive estimation of the environmental impacts attributable to a production system. The present study evaluates merely the gasification scenario as it includes manure drying, syngas production, and biochar field application. The assessment revealed that liquid storage of manure had the highest contribution of 57.5% to GHG emissions for the entire proposed manure management scenario. Solid-liquid separation decreased GHG emissions from the manure liquid fraction. Swine manure solids separation, drying, and gasification resulted in a net energy expenditure of 12.3 MJ for each functional unit (treatment of 1 metric ton of manure slurry). Land application of manure slurry mixed with biochar residue could potentially be credited with 5.9 kg CO2-eq in avoided GHG emissions, and 135 MJ of avoided fossil fuel energy. Manure drying had the highest share of fossil fuel energy use. Increasing thermochemical conversion efficiency was shown to decrease overall energy use significantly. Improvements in drying technology efficiency, or the use of solar or waste-heat streams as energy sources, can significantly improve the potential environmental impacts of manure solids gasification.

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