GCP – Resources – Carbon Emissions And Greenhouse Gases

Carbon Emissions And Greenhouse Gases

Tools & Resources

The San Francisco Zero Waste Strategy

Nov 9, 2015

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cEQSfa64Hk

Time to Lead on Climate – November 9, 2015

Nov 9, 2015

Time to Lead on Climate Government and media leaders have lagged behind the most significant crisis of our generation: Climate Change. 2015 will conclude with another United Nations Climate Summit, as polar ice caps continue to melt. 2016 includes the election of a...

Racing to Zero

Nov 9, 2015

ABOUT : Racing To Zero is a quick-moving, upbeat documentary presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. By simply substituting the word RESOURCE for the word GARBAGE, a culture can be transformed, and a new wealth of industries can emerge. Three years...

Greenhouse gas emissions from dairy manure management: a review of field-based studies

Nov 8, 2015

The Potential Contribution of Waste Management to a Low Carbon Economy

Nov 5, 2015

Take a look at the whole report Here

The potential role of compost in reducing greenhouse gases

Nov 5, 2015

COMET-Farm

Nov 1, 2015

COMET-Farm is a whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system. The tool guides you through describing your farm and ranch management practices including alternative future management scenarios. Once complete, a report is generated comparing...

Evaluate potential carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas reductions from adopting NRCS conservation practices

Nov 1, 2015

NRCS Conservation Practices included in COMET-Planner are only those that have been identified as having greenhouse gas mitigation and/or carbon sequestration benefits on farms and ranches. This list of conservation practices is based on the qualitative greenhouse...

New GHG protocol recruits ranchers in fight against climate change

Oct 22, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO January 6, 2015 – The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association has announced the approval of a new greenhouse gas emission reduction credit protocol that recruits ranchers in the fight against climate change. The new protocol involves...

how to reduce your carbon footprint

Oct 20, 2015

how to reduce your carbon footprint Reduce What You Can, Offset What You Can’t.™ That’s our motto, and we’re proud of it. Everyone has a responsibility to reduce their individual carbon footprint, and there are lots of ways to do so. We encourage everyone to think...

Ways to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Oct 20, 2015

There are three primary methods for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: employing energy efficiency and conservation practices; using carbon-free or reduced-carbon energy resources; and capturing and storing carbon either from fossil fuels or from...

USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands

Oct 20, 2015

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has helped initiate a partnership that is improving the environment, creating a market for carbon credits generated on working grasslands. Chevrolet, a...