Monat: April 2013

Peer-reviewed Publications

Kim, Jihan; et al. (2013): New materials for methane capture from dilute and medium-concentration sources

Kim, Jihan; Maiti, Amitesh; Lin, Li-Chiang; Stolaroff, Joshuah K.; Smit, Berend; Aines, Roger D. (2013): New materials for methane capture from dilute and medium-concentration sources. In: Nat Comms 4,[nbsp]DOI 10.1038/ncomms2697

On methane capture. „Here we report systematic in silico studies on the methane capture effectiveness of two different materials systems, that is, liquid solvents (including ionic liquids) and nanoporous zeolites.“

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Science-Policy Documents

Emmerling, Johannes; Tavoni, Massimo (2013): Geoengineering and abatement: a flat relationship under uncertainty

Emmerling, Johannes; Tavoni, Massimo (2013): Geoengineering and abatement: a ‚flat‘ relationship under uncertainty. Milano.

A paper from the Italian nonprofit research institute Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM). „This paper evaluates the role of Solar Radiation Management (SRM) on the optimal abatement path, focusing on the uncertainty about the effectiveness of SRM and the interaction with uncertain climate change response.“

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Vichi, M.; et al. (2013): Adjustment of the natural ocean carbon cycle to negative emission rates

Vichi, M.; Navarra, A.; Fogli, P. G. (2013): Adjustment of the natural ocean carbon cycle to negative emission rates. In: Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-012-0677-0

On CDR and negative emissions. „Results show that both actions are anticipated to release the anthropogenic carbon stored in the surface ocean, effectively increasing the required removal effort.“

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Pidgeon, Nick; et al. (2013): Deliberating stratospheric aerosols for climate geoengineering and the SPICE project

Pidgeon, Nick; Parkhill, Karen; Corner, Adam; Vaughan, Naomi (2013): Deliberating stratospheric aerosols for climate geoengineering and the SPICE project. In: Nature Climate change. DOI 10.1038/nclimate1807

„We report results of the first public engagement study to explore the ethics and acceptability of stratospheric aerosol technology and a proposed field trial (the Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (SPICE) ‚pipe and balloon‘ test bed) of components for an aerosol deployment mechanism.“

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Vuuren, Detlef P.; et al. (2013): The role of negative CO2 emissions for reaching 2 °C—insights from integrated assessment modelling. In: Climatic Change.

Vuuren, Detlef P.; Deetman, Sebastiaan; Vliet, Jasper; Berg, Maarten; Ruijven, Bas J.; Koelbl, Barbara (2013): The role of negative CO2 emissions for reaching 2 °C—insights from integrated assessment modelling. In: Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-012-0680-5

„Given the importance and the uncertainty concerning BECCS [bio-energy with carbon capture and storage], we stress the importance of near-term assessments of its availability as today’s decisions has important consequences for climate change mitigation in the long run.“

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Kriegler, Elmar; et al. (2013): Is atmospheric carbon dioxide removal a game changer for climate change mitigation?

Kriegler, Elmar; Edenhofer, Ottmar; Reuster, Lena; Luderer, Gunnar; Klein, David (2013): Is atmospheric carbon dioxide removal a game changer for climate change mitigation? In: Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-012-0681-4

„The ability to directly remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere allows the decoupling of emissions and emissions control in space and time. We ask the question whether this unique feature of carbon dioxide removal technologies fundamentally alters the dynamics of climate mitigation pathways.“

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