Systems scale assessment of the sustainability implications of emerging green initiatives

Tiwary, Abhisjek; Namdeo, Anil; Fuentes, Jose; Dore, Anthony; Hu, Xiao-Ming; Bell, Margaret. 2013 Systems scale assessment of the sustainability implications of emerging green initiatives. Environmental Pollution, 183. 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.049

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.049

Abstract/Summary

This paper demonstrates a systems framework for assessment of environmental impacts from ‘green initiatives’, through a case study of meso-scale, anthropogenicebiogenic interactions. The following cross-sectoral green initiatives, combining the emerging trends in the North East region of the United Kingdom, have been considered - increasing the vegetation cover; decarbonising road transport; decentralising energy production through biomass plants. Two future scenarios are assessed : Baseline_ 2020 (projected emissions from realisation of policy instruments); Aggressive_2020 (additional emissions from realisation of green initiatives). Resulting trends from the Aggressive_2020 scenario suggest an increase in emissions of pollutant precursors, including biogenic volatile organic compounds and nitrogen dioxide over the base case by up to 20% and 5% respectively. This has implications for enhanced daytime ozone and secondary aerosols formation by up to 15% and over 5% respectively. Associated land cover changes show marginal decrease of ambient temperature but modest reductions in ammonia and ambient particulates.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.049
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Dise
ISSN:	0269-7491
Additional Keywords:	air quality, bio energy, electric vehicles, green infrastructure, meso-scale, secondary aerosols, systems framework
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	03 Jun 2014 11:12 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/507343

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.049

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Dise

ISSN:

0269-7491

Additional Keywords:

air quality, bio energy, electric vehicles, green infrastructure, meso-scale, secondary aerosols, systems framework

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment