This comprehensive book details greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across a range of sources, sectors, and countries, with particular emphasis on the United States and other developed nations. It presents an in-depth analysis, covering the roles of industries, policymakers, and regulatory frameworks in contributing to and mitigating GHG emissions. The authors discuss emission measurement and monitoring methodologies, supported by real-life case studies illustrating how corporations, policymakers, and industry leaders can implement responsible decarbonization strategies. Additionally, it covers the critical verification aspect of enforcing climate policies and regulations.
Features
Provides a detailed sector-wise breakdown of GHG emissions across energy, transportation, industry, and agriculture. Explains the scientific basis of emissions and their regulatory frameworks governing them under global agreements such as the Paris Agreement and U.S. EPA policies. Presents recommendations for energy-efficient strategies and key actions that industries and policymakers can adopt to reduce GHG emissions. Highlights AI, big data, and IoT as tools for carbon monitoring and emission tracking. Offers guidance for professionals and scholars on estimating emissions and implementing reduction methods at both organizational and policy levels.
This book is essential for environmental and energy professionals, policymakers, corporate sustainability officers, researchers, and industry leaders engaged in emissions reduction, regulatory compliance, and climate policy. It is also a valuable resource for EHS personnel, facility administrators, students, and faculty studying and teaching the environmental impacts of GHG emissions.
1. Introduction to Carbon Footprint.
2. The Sources of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions.
3. The Human and Environmental Toll of Global Warming.
4.
Scientific and Technical Analysis of Climate Change.
5. Unpacking Emissions:
Scope 1, 2, and
3. 6. The U.S EPAs Role in Climate Action.
7. The Carbon
Hierarchy: Countries from Highest to Lowest Emissions.
8. Navigating
Regulatory Jurisdictions.
9. Innovations in Carbon Reduction.
10. Rethinking
Energy Management.
11. Decarbonization: Crafting Net Zero Emissions
Strategies.
12. The Global Conversation: Data Sharing and Climate Diplomacy.
13. The Benefit of Compliance and Climate Action.
14. Case Studies.
Rengasamy Kasinathan, PhD, MBA, PE, is the founder and the President of Environmental Engineering Solutions, PC, a consulting engineering firm in Westchester, New York. He earned a doctoral degree at SUNY Syracuse in ESF bioprocess engineering, focusing on the conversion of paper mill fines to sugar and ultimately to bioplastics, earned an MBA at Fayetteville State University of the University of North Carolina, an MS in energy and atmospheric science at New York University, and a BS in chemical engineering at Annamalai University in India. He is a certified air quality modeler, Energy Manager, and LEED Professional. In 40 years, he has assisted hundreds of clients with air, waste and water related compliance management issues including securing many permits for hospitals, universities, and other industries throughout the United States. He has published several books with CRC Press.
Arun Kanchan has over 34 years of experience in environmental consulting and has led major initiatives in air quality management, greenhouse gas accounting, and environmental impact assessments across the United States, the Middle East, and Asia. He has a Ph.D. from the Asian Institute of Technology, where his research examined the co-benefits of climate change mitigation, air pollution reduction, and public health improvements in industrial corridors through remote sensing, GIS, advanced land-use modeling, and data-driven policy analysis. Dr. Kanchan also holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, an M.S. in Engineering Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology. He is responsible for developing environmental, health, and safety services for a U.S.-based environmental consulting firm. He is a Chartered Environmentalist (Fellow of IEMA, U.K.) and a Fellow of the Asia Pacific Initiative for Rural Impact (AIRI).
