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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"value of carbon"”.
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Three essays on environmental valuation: the social value of carbon storage in wetlands, the impact of wind turbines on home prices, and the effect of flood risk on home prices
… geographic scales, from local to global. Each of the three essays in this paper looks at a different economic aspect of climate change, from the value of a blue carbon sink, the impact of renewable energy technology on property prices, and the effect of changing flood risk and coastal amenities …
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The Net Climate Impact of AI: Balancing Current Costs with Future Climate Benefits
What is the net impact of artificial intelligence on climate change? Existing studies focus on AI's footprint, but few analyze AI's trade-offs. This paper develops a framework to quantify both the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and the climate change costs and benefits of AI systems, addressing the …
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Decarbonizing Metropolises: Analyzing New York’s LL97 and Boston’s Berdo Net Zero Policies
Carbon neutrality and net zero have emerged as critical goals in global climate governance, seeking to address human activities’ environmental and social implications on Earth. This thesis explores the decarbonization of urban environments by critically analyzing New York's Local Law 97 (LL97) and …
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Feasibility study of carbon offsets as a source of revenue for a land trust using the Climate Action Reserve's avoided conversion protocol
In 2008, 279 million hectares of forest land contained 45,337 teragrams (Tg) of carbon. Changes in land use and forestry practices in 2008 resulted in a net carbon sequestration of 940.3 Tg of carbon dioxide equivalent, or 13.5% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, making forests a net …
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Financial Analysis of Restoring Sustainable Forests on Appalachian Mined Lands for Wood Products, Renewable Energy, Carbon Sequestration, and Other Ecosystem Services
… the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), mandates that mined land be reclaimed in a fashion that renders the land at least as productive after mining as it was before mining. In the central Appalachian region, where prime farmland and economic development opportunities for …