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Recent development of accurate instruments for measuring greenhouse gas concentrations and the ability to mount them in ground-based vehicles has provided an opportunity to make temporally and spatially resolved measurements in the vicinity of suspected source locations, and for subsequently estimating the source location and strength.^The basic approach of using downwind atmospheric measurements in an inversion methodology to predict the source strength and location is an ill-posed problem and results in large uncertainty.^In this report, we present a new measurement methodology for reducing the uncertainty in predicting source strength from downwind measurements associated with inverse modeling.^In order to demonstrate the approach, an inversion methodology built around a plume dispersion model is developed.^Synthetic data derived from an assumed source distribution is used to compare and contrast the predicted source strength and location.^The effect of introducing various levels of noise in the synthetic data or uncertainty in meteorological variables on the inversion methodology is studied.^Results indicate that the use of noisy measurement data had a small effect on the total predicted source strength, but gave rise to several spurious sources (in many cases 8-10 sources were detected, while the assumed source distribution only consisted of 2 sources).^Use of noisy measurement data for inversion also introduced large uncertainty in the location of the predicted sources.^A mathematical model for estimating an upper bound on the uncertainty, and a bootstrap statistical approach for determining the variability in the predicted source distribution is demonstrated.^The new measurement methodology, which involves using measurement data from two or more wind directions, combined together as part of a single inversion process is presented.^Results of the bootstrap process indicated that the uncertainty in locating sources reduced significantly when measurements are made using the new proposed measurement approach.^The proposed measurement system can be significant in determining emission inventories in urban domains at a high level of reliability, and for studying the role of remediation measures.

Greenhouse gas emissions. --- Quality control.

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This essay provides an overview of the major emissions trading programs of the past thirty years on which significant documentation exists, and draws a number of important lessons for future applications of this environmental policy instrument. References to a larger number of other emissions trading programs that have been implemented or proposed are included.

Emissions trading. --- Environmental policy. --- Greenhouse gas mitigation.

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Climatic changes --- Emissions trading --- Economic aspects --- Economic aspects

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Empirical and theoretical perspectives on the first two phases of the European Emissions Trading Scheme, the largest cap-and-trade market established so far.

E-books --- Emissions trading --- Environmental policy --- Economic aspects --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Air --- Emissions credit trading --- Emissions rights trading --- Marketable permits for carbon dioxide emissions --- Tradeable emission permits --- Trading emissions credits --- Carbon offsetting --- Carbon taxes --- Government policy --- Pollution --- ECONOMICS/Environmental Economics --- ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy

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Carbon Pricing reflects upon and further develops the ongoing and worthwhile global debate into how to design carbon pricing, and how to utilize the financial proceeds in the best possible way for society. The world has recently witnessed a significant downward adjustment in fossil fuel prices, which has negative implications for the future of our environment. In light of these negative developments, it is important to understand the benefits of environmental sustainability through well-documented research. This discerning book considers the design of carbon taxes and examines the consequential outcomes of different taxation compositions as regulatory instruments. Expert contributors assess a variety of national experiences to provide an empirical insight into the use of carbon taxes, emissions trading, energy taxes and excise taxes. The overarching discussion concludes that successful policies used by some countries can be implemented in other jurisdictions with minimum new research and experimentation

Carbon offsetting --- Emissions trading --- Environmental impact charges. --- Carbon offsetting. --- Emissions trading. --- Economic aspects. --- Canada --- Allemagne --- Japon --- Australie --- Autriche --- Italie --- Tchèque, République --- Espagne