Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Scientific Understanding, Control and Implementation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-liv

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2. Review papers

   1. Atmospheric Methane: Trends and Impacts

      • Donald J. Wuebbles, Katharine Hayhoe

      Pages 1-44

   2. New Estimates for Emissions of Nitrous Oxide

      • Carolien Kroeze, Arvin Mosier

      Pages 45-64

   3. Application and Emissions of Fluorocarbon Gases

      • Mack McFarland

      Pages 65-82

3. Emissions and sinks of Kyoto gases: methane

   1. Quantification of methane emissions from latrines, septic tanks, and stagnant, open sewers in the world

      • Michiel Doorn, David Liles, Susan Thorneloe

      Pages 83-88

   2. Influence of land use on long-term methane uptake

      • A. Goossens, A. De Visscher, P. Boeckx, O. Van Cleemput

      Pages 89-94

   3. Methane Fluxes from the Pantanal Floodplain in Brazil: Seasonal Variation

      • Plínio C. Alvalá, Volker W. J. H. Kirchhoff

      Pages 95-99

   4. Methane Emission By Grazing Livestock

      • K. R. Lassey, M. J. Ulyatt

      Pages 101-106

   5. Verifying agricultural emissions of methane

      • K. R. Lassey, N. R. Gimson, D. S. Wratt, G. W. Brailsford, A. M. Bromley

      Pages 107-114

   6. The impact of grassland conversion on CO2 emission and CH4 uptake

      • Li Yu’e, Lin Erda

      Pages 115-120

   7. Methane Fraction in Carbon Components in Biogas from Waste Disposal Sites in Japan and Southeast Asia

      • Ikuo Watanabe, Masato Yamada, Masahiro Osako, Takashi Ikeguchi

      Pages 121-126

   8. Methane budget in heavily polluted urban atmosphere derived from concentration and isotope data; A case from central Europe

      • J. M. Necki, J. Miroslaw, A. Korus, K. Rozanski

      Pages 127-130

   9. Diurnal and seasonal variations in CH4 emission from various freshwater wetlands

      • J. Kim, S. B. Verma, N. J. Shurpali, Y. Harazono, A. Miyata, J. -I. Yun et al.

      Pages 131-136

   10. Modelling moisture and temperature effects on methane oxidation in soils

       • Alex De Visscher, Oswald Van Cleemput

       Pages 137-138

   11. Methane concentrations 1990–1997: what do they tell?

       • H. Visser, M. E. J. P. Vosbeek

       Pages 139-142

   12. Role of microbial iron reduction in paddy soil

       • Udo Jäckel, Sylvia Schnell

       Pages 143-144

   13. A 125-year history of CH4 emission factors variation and emissions from livestock and animal waste in Russia

       • V. M. Artyomov, A. I. Nakhutin

       Pages 145-146

   14. New approach to an inventory of CH4 and N2O emissions from agriculture in Western Europe

       • Annette Freibauer

       Pages 147-148

   15. A regionalized biophysically based model for the turnover of biomass and enteric methane emissions in the global food system

       • S. Wirsenius, S. Karlsson

       Pages 149-150

   16. δ13C patterns of CO2 and CH4 in peatlands: The role of diffusion/advection vs. microbial reactions

       • Philipp Steinmann, Bernd Eilrich, Stephen J. Burns

       Pages 151-152

In the climate change discussion, non-CO₂ greenhouse gases (NCGGs) received official political recognition for the first time in 1997, when agreement was reached on the Kyoto Protocol. As a result methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, PFCs and SF₆ now provide attractive options for detailing the national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions meant to control climate change. This book is the second volume in this area and addresses three main topics.
Firstly, it documents progress with respect to our knowledge of the sources and sinks of NCGGs. Information on this subject is essential in order to reduce the uncertainties in national emissions inventories which serve as the reference values for commitments of countries in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol. Secondly, this volume deals with the control options for the NCGGs and contains a wealth of information in this area. Emerging technologies here provide business opportunities, in particular in connection with the flexible mechanisms for mitigation projects in developing countries which have been agreed in Kyoto. Thirdly, the book treats the policy implementation of mitigation options for greenhouse gas emissions. Tools for control policies, both on the national and international level, and for different sectors of industry are discussed. National integrated approaches, including the ones from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Netherlands Ministry of Environment which both sponsored the conference, provide guidance for defining the most effective greenhouse gases mitigation plans in different situations.
This volume is being published in support of the IPCC Process and will serve as a reference for IPCC's Third Assessment Report.

• Greenhouse gas
• Kyoto Protocol
• carbon dioxide
• climate
• climate change
• emission
• environment
• environmental protection
• industry
• air pollution and air quality

• Energy Research and Process Innovation, TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences, Delft, The Netherlands

  J. Ham

• Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, The Netherlands

  A. P. M. Baede

• Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, The Hague, The Netherlands

  L. A. Meyer

• ECN Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, Petten, The Netherlands

  R. Ybema

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