scholarly journals Regionalisation of needs to reduce GHG emission from agriculture in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-376
Author(s):  
Mariusz Kistowski ◽  
Paweł Wiśniewski
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The One ◽  
Carbon Economy

An important element in the local shaping of a low-carbon economy, as well as one of the key areas of activity in communal plans for its development should be rural areas and their related agricultural activities. This is due on the one hand to the significant share of agriculture in total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Poland (on average about 8%, locally as much as 20-50%), and on the other hand to the high potential of rural areas to use their resources to increase carbon sequestration in biomass and soil, reduce GHG emissions, as well as use agricultural activity for the development of renewable energy. The paper, based on the results of mathematical modelling of GHG emission from agricultural sources in all Polish communes, attempts to regionalize the needs of integrating agriculture and rural areas into the development of low-carbon economy at the local level. For this purpose, the guiding factors for regionalisation of the needs for mitigation actions were determined, and a regionalisation of these needs as well as a typology of the distinguished regions were, consequently, developed. The regions with the most urgent needs for mitigation actions were indicated, as well as the directions of mitigation actions for particular types of regions.

scholarly journals Energy Efficiency and GHG Emissions Mapping of Buildings for Decision-Making Processes against Climate Change at the Local Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Lorenzo-Sáez ◽  
José-Vicente Oliver-Villanueva ◽  
Eloina Coll-Aliaga ◽  
Lenin-Guillermo Lemus-Zúñiga ◽  
Victoria Lerma-Arce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy

Buildings have become a key source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the consumption of primary energy, especially when used to achieve thermal comfort conditions. In addition, buildings play a key role for adapting societies to climate change by achieving more energy efficiency. Therefore, buildings have become a key sector to tackle climate change at the local level. However, public decision-makers do not have tools with enough spatial resolution to prioritise and focus the available resources and efforts in an efficient manner. The objective of the research is to develop an innovative methodology based on a geographic information system (GIS) for mapping primary energy consumption and GHG emissions in buildings in cities according to energy efficiency certificates. The developed methodology has been tested in a representative medium-sized city in Spain, obtaining an accurate analysis that shows 32,000 t of CO2 emissions due to primary energy consumption of 140 GWh in residential buildings with high spatial resolution at single building level. The obtained results demonstrate that the majority of residential buildings have low levels of energy efficiency and emit an average of 45 kg CO2/m2. Compared to the national average in Spain, this obtained value is on the average, while it is slightly better at the regional level. Furthermore, the results obtained demonstrate that the developed methodology is able to directly identify city districts with highest potential for improving energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions. Additionally, a data model adapted to the INSPIRE regulation has been developed in order to ensure interoperability and European-wide application. All these results have allowed the local authorities to better define local strategies towards a low-carbon economy and energy transition. In conclusion, public decision-makers will be supported with an innovative and user-friendly GIS-based methodology to better define local strategies towards a low-carbon economy and energy transition in a more efficient and transparent way based on metrics of high spatial resolution and accuracy.

scholarly journals Environmental Cost Accounting

2021 ◽  
pp. 582-586
Author(s):  
Ramshankar Varma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Emission Energy ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Ecological Balance ◽  
High Emission ◽  
The One ◽  
Carbon Economy

With the strengthen of people’s ability to use and transform nature, on the one hand, people acquire more resources from nature and make life more comfortable, on the other hand, the amount of waste that people emit has also increased rapidly. Excessive excavation of resources and disposal of waste emissions led to the deterioration of the environment, affecting the country's sustainable development and the Earth's ecological balance. In this paper, from the perspective of low-carbon economy, to explore corporate environmental cost recognition, measurement, collection, distribution methods, expectations for the relevant enterprises, especially high-polluting, high-emission energy-based enterprises to learn from.

scholarly journals THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A MEAT PROCESSING COMPANY

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Jerzy Bieńkowski ◽  
Radosław Dąbrowicz ◽  
Ewa Dworecka-Wąż ◽  
Małgorzata Holka ◽  
Janusz Jankowiak
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Main Indicator ◽  
Processing Enterprise ◽  
Carbon Economy

Plans for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the agri-food sector should not only include the production of agricultural raw materials but also the food processing industry. The aim of the research was to determine the carbon footprint of a meat processing enterprise and to analyze the intensity indicators of GHG emissions. The study was conducted in a medium-sized company, located in the Wielkopolska Province, for which pork is a basic feedstock for the production (over 81.0%). The results show that the largest GHG emissions were related to the consumption of electricity, natural gas and fuels in the transport of products. There were estimated values of several indicators of emission intensity. The main indicator of GHG emissions related to the unit of product was 519 g CO2 eq. per 1 kg. It is concluded that the analysis of the carbon footprint can be an important instrument for the management of GHG emissions at the company level and can also serve the purpose of assessing the effects of implementing plans for a low-carbon economy in the meat processing sector.

A Study on the Index System for Evaluating Low Carbon Economy of Resource-Based Region Based on AHP

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 935-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Ying Hai ◽  
Xinjiletu Yang ◽  
Wei Hong Han
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Index System ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The Index System ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Carbon Economy

In accordance with the principles and AHP method, this research proposed an evaluation index system which is appropriate for resource based regions. The index system includes four modules---low carbon industry module, low carbon society module, low carbon environment module, low carbon technology module and characteristics of resource module that contains 23 specific indicators. Then it applied the system to three typical resource-based regions--Inner Mongolia Province, Shanxi Province, Heilongjiang Province. Lastly, according to the work above, this article put forward proposals that could do help to develop low-carbon economy of resource-based regions. They are expanding the industrial chain as well as industry exit mechanism, establishing mechanisms for cooperation among the resource-based regions to develop and apply low carbon technologies actively and adjusting income distribution system to reducing the income gap between urban and rural areas of resource-based regions.

The Path Choice of the New Rural Area Construction from the Perspective of Low-Carbon Rural Areas

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 1745-1748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Feng Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Great Volume ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Rural Production ◽  
Carbon Economy

If China intends to develop the low-carbon economy and realize the goal of energy conservation and emission reduction, it is essential to solve the food safety problem due to great volume of pollution and emission which is commonly produced by rural production and life. The rural areas play a vital role in China on account of its taking up more than half of China’s population as well as territory. In this article, the concept of low-carbon economy is to be combined with rural areas’ situation; the author is to determine a path for the construction of new rural area from the angle of Low-carbon rural areas.

scholarly journals Spatial Planning Policy for Sustainability: Analysis Connecting Land Use and GHG Emission in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Pezzagno ◽  
Anna Richiedei ◽  
Maurizio Tira
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Po Valley ◽  
Co2 Equivalent

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the highest they have ever been and the climate change they have triggered is having consequences on both human and natural systems. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate that an integrated reading of urban and rural land uses in relation to GHG emissions is feasible and useful at the regional level in order to reach emissions reduction. The Po Valley in Italy is an emblematic case study because its features are unique in Europe for high population density, urban sprawl, intensive agriculture, livestock management and consequently high emission levels. The methodology examines the total GHG emissions in relation to urban and rural areas. Between 2000 and 2010, the trend of CO2-equivalent emissions for the macro-regions of Italy shows a national decrease in contrast to the area of our case study which has seen a steady increase and growth trend over time. The paper analyzes some possible reasons linked to this anomaly, and it presents an estimation of the CO2-equivalent emissions related to the use of agricultural land. The main output of the paper is a new overview for research that aims to propose integrated solutions and policies at the local level with a wider vision focused on GHG emission knowledge, supported by Strategic Environmental Assessment.

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