The advantage of this latter innovation

Instead, individual quadratic honeycomb segments are bonded together to form large block.

Conventional diesel soot filters usually consist of cylindrical ceramic blocks crisscrossed by numerous channels. The advantage of this latter innovation is that the angular bonded block has to be ground into cylindrical shape at the end of production, thus wasting valuable material. What is more, this smooth finishing takes time and requires expensive machinery. The partners in this venture have tested and optimized the production method on pilot production line at the IKTS and also tested the third innovation, silicon carbide ceramic developed at the IKTS.

more topics Space & Time Earth & Climate Air Quality Climate Coral Reefs Earthquakes Ecology Geography Geology Global Warming Hurricanes and Cyclones Ice Ages Oceanography Ozone Holes Pollution Tsunamis Weather Wildfires As far as the performance and quality of our new development is concerned, we can hold our own against anything on the market, says IKTS project manager Jrg Adler. Instead, individual quadratic honeycomb segments are bonded together to form large block. What is more, this smooth finishing takes time and requires expensive machinery.

As far as the performance and quality of our new development is concerned, we can hold our own against anything on the market, says IKTS project manager Jrg Adler. The advantage of this latter innovation is that the angular bonded block has to be ground into cylindrical shape at the end of production, thus wasting valuable material.

more topics Space & Time Earth & Climate Matter & Energy Computers & Math Artificial Intelligence Communications Computer Graphics Computer Modeling Computer Science Encryption Hacking Mathematics Quantum Computers Robotics Software Statistics Video Games Virtual Reality Instead, individual quadratic honeycomb segments are bonded together to form large block. This is vital, for solid ceramic block would break apart.

The advantage of this latter innovation is that the angular bonded block has to be ground into cylindrical shape at the end of production, thus wasting valuable material. block of this kind cannot be made in one piece. Instead, individual quadratic honeycomb segments are bonded together to form large block. more topics Computers & Math Fossils & Ruins. What is more, this smooth finishing takes time and requires expensive machinery.

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Europe, China Scratch Each Other’s Backs (in an eco sense)

There is almost always a solution to any problem.  In this case, the problem is China, its dependence on , and its 500 trillion people (or something like that).  Europe has the experience and technology needed for “clean ” through carbon capture and for polygeneration.

China gives Europe the political and economic backbone necessary for its ambitious green dreams.  More importantly, China will act as Europe’s “lab” for testing, allowing for acceleration of ambitious projects and expansion of its label as a green world leader.

It is through this joint initiative that a way has been paved for the development of efficient, low-carbon energy systems.  Researchers believe that international collaboration – and in particular an initiative called COoperation Action with CHina (COACH) – will speed up the development of polygeneration plants.

While generating electricity, these plants will also produce other -based fuels. One of the key points of this program is the incorporation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Global energy demand is increasing year over year.  is a the primary goal for the future, there is currently no renewable source that can adequately replace .

In China, which relies so heavily on , the need for cleaner power generation is urgent.

  • In 2004, China accounted for more than 17 per cent of global CO2 emissions
  • By 2007, China’s emissions had increased to 25%, equal to the US

COACH was developed to ‘prepare the ground’ for advanced clean technologies in China, with two key goals: decarbonising , especially through the capture and storage of CO2 and the polygeneration of -derived fuels.

-based polygeneration systems, especially in the electric power sector, have to be adapted to specific infrastructures. In these systems, as well as producing electricity, -based power plants are also used to produce liquid and gaseous fuels. and waste heat can also be captured and used for industrial and services.

The different drivers and research priorities in China and Europe make cooperation mutually beneficial. For example, a major obstacle for the deployment of CCS technology is cost; these technologies are not yet commercially competitive. Europe already funds research in this area, and findings from these projects could usefully inform developments in China as well as Europe, especially research into the handling and storage of the captured CO2. The European Commission plans to support as many as 12 European CCS demonstration plants which should go on stream between 2012 and 2020.

Equally, China’s reliance on its abundant resources means that it has ploughed funding into establishing effective gasification systems. China has already established ambitious targets for its gasification technologies, but there has been ‘political lingering’ that has slowed the implementation of clean technologies.  International cooperation can often supercede these types of roadblocks.

By directing research into handling CO2 and making CCS commercially acceptable, Europe and China can support each other in the rapid development of more schemes.

The bigger picture: if two of the most powerful but distant political entities can work together to each other’s mutual benefit, this could be the catalyst and trend-setting example for future collaboration and cooperation between nations to find solutions to climate change and energy-specific issues.

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The Clean Energy Investment Working Group was

CEG manages the Clean Energy Group CEG.

The Finance Initiative SEFI Public Finance Forum is collaboration among UNEP SEFI, Basel Agency for BASE and CEG to foster support for public finance practitioners and to improve public support for clean energy and climate technologies. The working group is managed as collaboration between Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk INCR and the Clean Energy States Alliance CESA, project to coordinate the public clean energy funds of states.

International Initiative on Climate Technology Policy facilitates exchange of best practices and innovative financing mechanisms between state clean energy fund managers and their international counterparts. CEG manages the Clean Energy States Alliance, IICTP project was initiated in to develop an international infrastructure for ongoing dialogue on marketbased clean energy activities that can be used by advocates in Europe and North America.. Through CESA, CEG serves as strategic broker to increase the quantity and quality of clean energy deals for state investment.

Building upon the successful collaborative model developed for the

The Clean Energy Investment Working Group was formed by committed group of institutional investors as forum to examine opportunities and strategies for investment in clean energy and catalyze private investment in the sector. Building upon the successful collaborative model developed for the US state funds under the Clean Energy Group CEG. Through CESA, CEG serves as strategic broker to increase the quantity and quality of clean energy deals for state investment.

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Climate Change Affects Health and WHO Is Making a Plan

A meeting of experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Madrid agreed today to a research agenda to develop an evidence-based framework for action on the human health implications of climate change. The plan builds on a comprehensive review of what is already known about health risks from climate change. It was developed by WHO with more than 80 top researchers on climate change and health along with representatives of donor and other UN agencies. The meeting took place 6-8 October and hosted by the Ministry of Health of Spain.

“Many agencies, including WHO, have highlighted the health dangers of climate change” said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO’s Director-General. “Our 193 Member States asked WHO to help them strengthen the evidence base for policy action. This plan provides the framework for doing just that. It sets out guidance to governments, research institutions and donors looking to fill crucial knowledge gaps.”

In the last decade, even though climate change has been increasingly acknowledged as an important risk to human well-being, its effects on health have received little research attention. Scientific papers describing the links between climate change and health are outnumbered by those on air pollution by almost 8 times, and by those on smoking by almost 40 times.

The plan aims to speed-up, focus and intensify climate change and health research to strengthen the evidence base for discussion at the 15th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP15), to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009, where world leaders will forge a new global climate agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.

The research plan identifies five priority research areas; including,

  • Interactions with other health determinants and trends – Climate change does not act in a vacuum. There is an urgent need for a better understanding of how climate change does and will interact with other important health determinants and trends, such as economic development, globalization, urbanization, and inequities both in exposure to health risks and access to care.
  • Direct and indirect effects – Much is known of short-term health impacts of climate change. There is a need for better characterization of the effects of long-term changes such as increasing drought, decline in freshwater resources, and population displacement, ranging from mental health impacts to risks of conflict, with a particular focus on children and other vulnerable groups.
  • Comparing effectiveness of short-term interventions – Different countries have taken a variety of approaches to deal with climate change-related health threats such as heatwaves and floods. Comparative outcome assessments can help rank effectiveness of interventions.
  • Assessing health impact of policies of non-health sectors – There is an urgent need for rapid assessment of the health implications of specific climate change prevention (mitigation) and adaptation policies in other sectors, such as the potentially negative effect of promotion of biofuels on food security and malnutrition; and the potentially positive health effects of and transport policies.
  • Strengthening public health systems to address health effects of climate change. Most health systems interventions to deal with climate change build on basic public health competencies. More knowledge is needed to identify the most effective means of implementing integrated preventive public health strategies that reduce not just climate change related threats but all environmental health risks.

“This meeting has made clear that there is a need to enhance our evidence base on ways to protect health from climate change”, said Dr. Bernat Soria, Spain’s Minister of Health and Consumption,: ” We welcome this plan which sets out a clear research agenda and addresses all countries needs for evidence-based policy making” he added.

(source: World Health Organization)

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