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Practical GHG Management Strategies for Local Context: Gainesville Energy Advisory Committee

This document outlines a comprehensive approach to greenhouse gas (GHG) management, focusing on practical examples relevant to the local context of Gainesville. It presents methodologies for calculating CO2 emissions using volumetric measurements, alongside an analysis of carbon storage in urban forestry, such as Quercus shumardii. Additionally, it discusses the necessary reductions to achieve climate stability and the financial implications of emission reduction strategies. Tools and resources for participation are also provided, aiming to engage community stakeholders in ongoing GHG management projects.

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Practical GHG Management Strategies for Local Context: Gainesville Energy Advisory Committee

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  1. GHG Management Approach - Layout - Practical Example - Local Context Gainesville Energy Advisory Committee (GEAC) May 21,2002

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  3. + • What • Where • When • How much _

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  5. Volume Location Year Lots and lotsof info Source Sink

  6. On gallon turns into 172 cubic feet / 4.87 cubic meters of CO2.

  7. 1 ton of CO2 takes up 19,000 cubic feet / 556 cubic meters space

  8. Creating a Volumetric GPS Timestamp (VGT), or CarbonMap™ Example: Width = 8.12 m Length = 8.12 m Height = 8.12 m Volume = 536 m³ Temperature = 15º C Pressure = 760 torr Weight = 1000 kg CO2 GPS coordinates: North: 29º40.403’ West: 082º24.835’ Elevation: 64m

  9. Use Temperature to Establish Relative Values 0.59ºC 0.40ºC 0.22ºC 1990 2000 2010 v t

  10. Event Level • Source • Communicate

  11. Intercept Existing Data Streams • Volume x Carbon Factor • Lots of Data Out There • Standard Applications

  12. Shumard Oaks (Quercus shumardii) on campus Tree 1:7 years oldVolume = .11 m3Tree 2:19 years oldVolume = .69 m3Tree 3:32 years oldVolume = 3.2 m3

  13. Carbon Bank, stores amount of carbon in transaction, the source device, the sink, and the various people / organizations involved (edited for security) CREATE TABLE [dbo].[bank] ( [SERIAL] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL , [original_mass] [int] NOT NULL , [net_mass] [int] NOT NULL , [compound_id] [int] NOT NULL , [producer_id] [int] NULL, [prod_owner_id] [int] NULL , [prod_affiliate_id] [int] NULL , [prod_manufacturer_id] [int] NULL , [prod_unit_price] [money] NULL , [sink_id] [int] NULL , [sink_owner_id] [int] NULL , [sink_affiliate_id] [int] NULL , [sink_manufacturer_id] [int] NULL , [sink_unit_price] [money] NULL , [date_entered] [datetime] NULL , [date_modified] [datetime] NULL , [sink_comment_id] [int] NULL - Yukon - Carbon Buddy - Exact Match

  14. Much reduction is needed to reach stability Human emission rate in billion t/C/yr 8 4.7 Equilibrium Emissions the earth absorbs in billion t/C/yr t Latent atmospheric C is about 188 billion ton

  15. To reduce local emissions by 20%, how much is it worth? How much does it cost? 3 MtCO2e x 20% x $15/tCO2e = $9 million for ~ 10 years = $90 million total 3.46¢/l or 16.25¢/gl 3 MMTCO2/yr = 41 km²/yr Alachua County = 2623 km² or 192,528,200 tCO2 maximum absorption or 63 years

  16. - Nice meeting all of you • Participate in Project 100 • http://www.icbe.com/carbondatabase/reductions.asp • http://www.climatesafe.com/intro/intro_flash.asp • Mark van Soestbergenmark@icbe.com • 352 367 1144 tel • 352 335 9140 fax • Toward Climate Stability™

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