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Other options besides flight?

Most commonly used air routes, in million passengers a year. Displayed as flights most easily replace by train and flights possibly replaceable by train and ship.
Other options besides flight?

Energy cost of various construction materials

Energy cost of building material range from 1 to 2800. Energy consumed measured in kilowatt hour per cubic metre for stone, sawn timber, concrete, brick, cement, PVC, steel and aluminum.
Energy cost of various construction materials

Two scenarios for biofuels by 2030

Consumption in million tonnes of petrol equivalent and forecast plus area needed for sources in millions of hectares in various regions in the world.
Two scenarios for biofuels by 2030

Biofuel versus fossil fuel

In green: virtuous initial equation in favour of biofuels, In red: main concerns related to biofuels, In blue: main concerns related to fossil fuels.
Biofuel versus fossil fuel

How much is emitted by ships?

The world's burgeoning shipping fleets emissions and the shipping sector's share of the global CO2 emissions in 1996 and 2007.
How much is emitted by ships?

The boom in shipping trade

'(the shipping industry) now carries more than 90% of the world's trade by volume, and has tripled its tonnage since 1970'
The boom in shipping trade

Introducing the main renewable energies

Applications: Electricity production, Industrial process, Heating or cooling buildings, Warmer water and Transport.
Introducing the main renewable energies

Greenhouse gas emissions for three sectors: Transport, Industrial processes and Agriculture

For developing countries (i.e. non-Annex I countries), data is either old or missing. To better reflect the truth, data from 2000 is chosen to overlap from IEA (dashed circles).
Greenhouse gas emissions for three sectors: Transport, Industrial processes and Agriculture

Climate Change Performance Index 2008

Developed by Germanwatch and using three weighted indexes: Emission trends, emission level and climate policy.
Climate Change Performance Index 2008

Strategic options for climate change mitigation

Various measures for greenhouse gas reduction with both reduction (in CO2 equivalent) and cost (in Euros) quantified.
Strategic options for climate change mitigation

Varying contribution to climate change

Share of transport-related greenhouse gas emissions generated by rail, sea, air and road.
Varying contribution to climate change

Registered projects implemented under Kyoto's 'Clean development Mechanism'

Number of projects by host partiess and Number of projects by investor parties for various countries.
Registered projects implemented under Kyotos Clean development Mechanism

Nuclear energy is not a clean alternative

The legacy of the Soviet Union´s nuclear activities. Displaying nuclear mines and contamination.
Nuclear energy is not a clean alternative

Total CO2 emissions

From fossil-fuel burning, cement production and gas flaring. Country size is proportionate to national carbon dioxide emissions in 2004.
Total CO2 emissions

Offset providers

Evaluations and Recommendations of Voluntary Offset Companies, non-profit and profit.
Offset providers



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