Climate Policy

Ionescu, Gabriela|

Introduction. Part I: Climate Change Impact. Climate-Change Impact Potentials as an Alternative to Global Warming Potentials. Part II: Addressing Climate Change. Sustainable Development and Technological Impact on CO2 Reducing Conditions in Romania. Barriers to the Deployment of Low Carbon Technologies: Case Study of ArunTM 160 Solar Concentrator for Industrial Process Heat. Part III: Other Greenhouse Gases. Atmospheric Ozone and Methane in a Changing Climate. The Role of HFCs in Mitigating 21st Century Climate Change. Analysis of Thermodynamic Characteristic Changes in Direct Expansion Ground Source Heat Pump Using Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) Substituting for HFC-134a. Inventories and Scenarios of Nitrous Oxide Emissions. Part IV: Fossil Fuel Alternatives. Differences between LCA for Analysis and LCA for Policy: A Case Study on the Consequences of Allocation Choices in Bio-Energy Policies. An Improved Optimal Capacity Ratio Design Method for WSB/HPS System Based on Complementary Characteristics of Wind and Solar. Impact of the Choice of Emission Metric on Greenhouse Gas Abatement and Costs. Part V: Conclusions. A New Scenario Framework for Climate Change Research: The Concept of Shared Climate Policy Assumptions.