Carbon Reduction

Published by: Richard K. Miller & Associates

Published: Sep. 17, 2009 - 155 Pages

Table of Contents

PART I: OVERVIEW

1 MARKET ASSESSMENT

1.1 Overview

1.2 Current Spending

1.3 Energy Sector Spending

1.4 Long-Term Market Potential

1.5 Stimulus Funding

2 GREENHOUSE GASES, IMPACT & MITIGATION

2.1 Definitions

2.2 The Greenhouse Gas Effect

2.3 Global CO2 Emissions

2.4 U.S. CO2 Emissions

2.5 Climate Change Impact

2.6 Increasing Concerns

2.7 Carbon Mitigation

2.8 Market Resources

3 MARKET DRIVERS

3.1 Kyoto Protocol

3.2 Copenhagen Climate Conference

3.3 U.S. Regional Initiatives

3.4 California Global Warming Plan

3.5 Green Jobs

3.6 American Clean Energy and Security Act

3.7 Corporate Responsibility

3.8 Tax Incentives

4 PROFILES OF KEY PLAYERS

4.1 Alliance to Save Energy

4.2 American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy

4.3 American Wind Energy Association

4.4 Association of Energy Engineers

4.5 Carbon Management Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

4.6 Carbon Mitigation Initiative at Princeton University

4.7 Center for Global Change Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4.8 Chicago Climate Exchange

4.9 Climate Earth

4.10 Climate Trust

4.11 Clinton Climate Initiative

4.12 Collaboration for Research on Global Projects at Stanford University

4.13 Electric Power Research Institute

4.14 Environmental Defense Fund

4.15 European Climate Exchange

4.16 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

4.17 International Energy Agency

4.18 International Polar Year

4.19 Joint Global Change Research Institute at the University of Maryland

4.20 McKinsey & Company

4.21 National Association of State Energy Offices

4.22 National Carbon Offset Coalition

4.23 National Energy Technology Laboratory

4.24 National Hydropower Association

4.25 National Research Council

4.26 Natural Resources Defense Council

4.27 New Energy Finance

4.28 Nuclear Energy Institute

4.29 Pew Center for Global Climate Change

4.30 Point Carbon

4.31 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

4.32 Rocky Mountain Institute

4.33 Solar Energy Industries Association

4.34 U.S. Department of Energy

4.35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

4.36 U.S. Global Change Research Program

4.37 U.S. Green Building Council

4.38 United Nations Energy Programme

4.39 United States Energy Association

4.40 World Business Council For Sustainable Development

4.41 World Energy

4.42 Worldwatch Institute

PART II: MARKET SEGMENTS

5 CARBON OFFSET TRADING

5.1 Background

5.2 Market Assessment

5.3 Market Forecast

5.4 Standards

5.5 Carbon Prices

5.6 EU Emissions Trading Scheme

5.7 Effectiveness of EU ETS

5.8 Carbon Offset Trading in the U.S.

5.9 Role of Banks

5.10 Offset Aggregators

5.11 Consumer Offsets

5.12 Key Players

6 CARBON SEQUESTRATION

6.1 Overview

6.2 Market Potential

6.3 Technology Assessment

6.4 Current Implementation

6.5 Pilot Projects

6.6 Key Players and Research Groups To Watch

6.7 Market Resources

7 CARBON SINKS

7.1 Overview

7.2 Carbon Reduction Potential

7.3 Preventing Deforestation

7.4 Carbon Credits for Terrestrial Sequestration

7.5 Demonstration Projects

7.6 Iron Fertilization of Phytoplankton

8 ELECTRIC UTILITY STRATEGIES

8.1 Overview

8.2 Achieving CO2 Reductions

8.3 Combined Cycle Power Generation

8.4 Smart Grid

9 ENERGY EFFICIENCY

9.1 Market Assessment

9.2 Energy Consumption

9.3 Energy Reduction Potential

9.4 Carbon Reduction Potential

9.5 Residential Sector

9.6 Commercial Sector

9.7 Industrial Sector

9.8 Lighting

9.9 Barriers in Implementation

10 GEOENGINEERING

10.1 Overview

10.2 Proposed Strategies

10.3 Outlook

10.4 Research Groups To Watch

11 HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS

11.1 A Hydrogen Economy

11.2 Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

11.3 Hydrogen Fueling Stations

11.4 Fuel Cell Power Generation

11.5 Federal Funding For Fuel Cell Research

11.6 Key Players

12 METHANE MITIGATION

12.1 Overview

12.2 Landfill Gas Capture

12.3 Capturing Farm Methane

13 NUCLEAR POWER

13.1 Overview

13.2 Carbon Reduction Potential

13.3 Applications For New Nuclear Plants

13.4 Advanced Reactors

13.5 Nuclear Engineering and Design

13.6 Current Research

13.7 Market Resources

14 RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION

14.1 Overview

14.2 Market Assessment

14.3 Carbon Reduction Potential

14.4 Market Drivers

14.5 Market Barriers

14.6 Wind Power

14.7 Solar Power

14.8 Geothermal

14.9 Key Players

15 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

15.1 Overview

15.2 Natural Resources Management

15.3 Recycling

15.4 Urban Planning and Development

15.5 Market Resources

16 TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS

16.1 Transportation Carbon Emissions

16.2 Carbon Reduction Potential

16.3 Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

16.4 Biofuel

16.5 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

16.6 Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

16.7 Interstate Highway System

16.8 Air Transportation

16.9 High-Speed Rail

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

CONVERSIONS

REFERENCES

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