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Receding Tropical Forests and the Persistent Burden of Global Charcoal Supply
materials are extracted. Most charcoal is produced by cutting fresh trees and ... often takes place in open forests and it has been sustained for decades in ... because of agricultural expansion and the pressure to supply wood for
A History of Regenerative Agriculture Practices from the Global South: Case Studies from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe
soil restoration and sustainable cohabitation with other ecosystems ... better understand them and investigate potential benefits across different ... from around the world, and delve into an in-depth investigation of what
Visiting Scholar Highlights Impact of Market Risk on Oil and Gas Development
“In the Oil and Gas Industry We Have the Data – That’s Empirical Gold” Marcellus gas, North Dakota oil, fracking, and horizontal drilling are energy ... terms became synonymous with a modern gold rush, as oil and gas producers
Understanding Regulations on Agricultural Fertilizer Application to Reduce Waste and Protect Water
attempts, stakeholder interviews with farmers and policymakers, and ... questions: What governmental approaches have been tried and how successful were they? What practical and political barriers exist to fertilizer
Engineering Nature-Based Buffers to Address Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Andes
climate engineering and the way Chilean engineers plan to build artificial ... ancestral and popular practices developed in Ladakh where local communities live higher up in the mountains in closer proximity to glaciers, and also
Renewable Hydrogen: The Future of Storage and Fuel of the Future?
As necessity is the mother of invention, engineers and entrepreneurs ... projected to be far too expensive and not resilient enough to satisfy grids ... carbon-neutral regional grids and the relative success of battery storage
Elevating Carbon Management: A Policy Decision-Making Framework and Rubric for the 21st Century
supporting carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies ... capture (DAC) and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). While ... management as essential for tackling hard-to-abate industries and removing
Why AI Consumes So Much Energy and What Might Be Done About It
number of AI bot users has grown to one and a half billion. Yet, for the U ... time. AI is energy-intensive, and its expansion is putting additional ... mixture of carbon-free and fossil fuels–is required to support its growth
Unilateral Incentives to Self-Impose Emission Limits: Is There a Case for Pennsylvania and RGGI
, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. For these states, an annual cap on CO2 emissions is set, and this determines the ... ), and participants can also buy and sell in secondary markets
Water Rights, Droughts and Climate Change on the Future of the American Southwest
decade on urban growth, economic activity and energy usage patterns in ... seniority and drought conditions this project will study the impact of water availability on cities and towns in California. Under drought conditions, some