Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation / by David A. N. Ussiri, Rattan Lal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ussiri, David A. N., author.

Lal, R., author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Soil science.

Soil conservation.

Agriculture.

Climate Change.

Soil Science & Conservation.

Local Subjects:

Climate Change.

Soil Science & Conservation.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 549 pages 57 illustrations, 53 illustrations in color.)

Edition:

First edition 2017.

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This volume sets out the scientific basis for the current understanding of climate change. It synthesizes and collates an extensive scientific knowledge to show why climate is changing, and the consequences of those changes. Starting with global carbon cycling over geological history of the Earth, the behavior of the carbon cycle is traced back millions of years prior to human influence and shows that the current atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is unprecedented, which cannot be found in geological records of at least the past two million years. This book sets the foundation for understanding the contemporary carbon cycling, and shows that the contemporary carbon cycling cannot be isolated from geologic history of carbon cycle. This volume also describes the role of carbon sequestration - both natural ecological, engineered and geoengineered options - for mitigating the increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration. The role of emerging chemical sequestration and climate engineering as future alternatives to avoid dangerous temperature increase are explored. Although the targeted audience is the educators, students, researchers and scientific community, the simplified analysis and synthesis of current and up to date scientific literature makes the volume easier to understand and a tool policy makers can use to make an informed policy decisions.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction: Climate Overview

Chapter 2: Variability and Change In Climate.-Chapter 3: Introduction to Global Carbon Cycling: An Overview of the Global Carbon Cycle

Chapter 4: The Global Carbon Inventory

Chapter 5: Historical Perspectives of the Global Carbon Cycle

Chapter 6: The Modern Carbon Cycle

Chapter 7: Historical and Contemporary Global Methane Cycling

Chapter 8: Mitigation of Climate Change: Introduction

Chapter 9: Introduction to Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration

Chapter 10: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Under Agriculture and Livestock Landuse

Chapter 11: Global Forests Management for Climate Change Mitigation

Chapter 12: The Role of Bioenergy in Mitigating Climate Change

Chapter 13: Carbon Capture and Storage in Geologic Formations.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319538457

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