• DocumentCode
    1900225
  • Title

    An analysis of atmospheric carbon dioxide content and impacts of global generation supply changes

  • Author

    Bick, Jay A. ; Holbert, Keith E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr., Comput. & Energy Eng., Arizona State Univ. Tempe, Tempe, AZ, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    9-11 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this study is to develop a hypothesis that models Earth´s likely carbon dioxide content for the future and the impacts that global electricity generation supply conversion could have on mitigating or adding emissions. The goal of the study is to clarify the changes necessary to bring anthropogenic CO2 emissions to stable levels and to decrease the possibility of triggering global CO2 positive feedback mechanisms by 2050. This study shows the environmental results that would be induced by changing generation emissions in a quantifiable manner and suggests the steps that need to be taken to insure environmental stability going forward.
  • Keywords
    air pollution control; carbon compounds; direct energy conversion; electric power generation; feedback; CO2; Earth model; anthropogenic emission; atmospheric carbon dioxide content analysis; emission mitigation; environmental stability; global electricity generation supply conversion; positive feedback mechanism; Atmospheric modeling; Carbon dioxide; Coal; Electricity; Global warming;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2012
  • Conference_Location
    Champaign, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2306-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2307-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NAPS.2012.6336349
  • Filename
    6336349