GCP – Resources – Carbon Emissions And Greenhouse Gases

Carbon Emissions And Greenhouse Gases

Tools & Resources

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

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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...

U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2013

Oct 20, 2015

U.S. ENERGY-RELATED CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS INCREASED 2.5% IN 2013 Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) increased from 5,267 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2012 to 5,396 MMmt in 2013 (2.5%). The 2013 increase was largely the result of colder weather leading...

California Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Program

Oct 20, 2015

Overview The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) requires that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) determine the statewide 1990 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission level and approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, equal to the 1990 level, to be...