Fact

Facts and reference resources

1. Units of measurement

How much is one Gt, or one Pg? Below is a table comparing different units of measurement.

Units of measurement (tonnes versus grams)

Multiple	Name	Symbol		English           Multiple (SI)	Name (SI)	Symbol (SI)	English(SI)
				100	gram	g	gram
				103	kilogram	Kg	thousand g
100	tonne	t		1 tonne                    106	megagram	Mg	million g
103	kilotonne	kt		1 thousand tonnes    109	gigagram	Gg	billion g
106	megatonne	Mt		1 million tonnes        1012	teragram	T	trillion g
109	gigatonne	Gt		1 billion tonnes         1015	petagram	Pg	quadrillion g
1012	teratonne	Tt		1 trillion tonnes         1018	exagram	Eg	quintillion g
1015	petatonne	Pt		1 quadrillion tonnes   1021	zettagram	Zg	sextillion g
1018	exatonne	Et		1 quintillion tonnes    1024	yottagram	Yg	septillion g

From: Sam Carana http://geo-engineering.blogspot.com/2011/06/earth-at-boiling-point.html
For an image of above table, see http://methane-hydrates.blogspot.com/p/facts.html
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

2. Acronyms and Abbreviations

AMM Arctic Methane Management (see below) BC black carbon (or soot) CDR Carbon Dioxide Removal CFC chlorofluorocarbon CH4 methane (or natural gas) CO carbon monoxide CO2 carbon dioxide EMD Enhanced Methane Decomposition (see below) EV electric vehicle HFC hydrofluorocarbon also known as freon, with the subclass HCFC HCFC hydrochlorofluorocarbon H2O2 HOOH or hydrogen peroxide NO nitrogen monoxide (commonly known as nitric oxide) NO2 nitrogen dioxide NOX nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2, which cause O3, smog and acid rain) N2O nitrous oxide O3 ozone OH hydroxyl PFC perfluorocarbon SF6 sulphur hexafluoride SRM Solar Radiation Management UNEP United Nations Environment Programme VOC volatile organic compound include CFCs, styrene, limonene and formaldehyde WWS WWS energy or Wind, Water and Solar Energy (water includes hydro, wave, tidal and geothermal)

From: Comprehensive Plan of Action - Sam Carana
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/comprehensive-plan-of-action.html

3. Wedges and proposed remediation methods

1. Climate Change		CDR: biochar, carbon air capture, enhanced weathering, algae bags, EVs, renewable energy, clean cooking & heating, LEDs, etc. SRM: surface and cloud brightening, release of aerosols AMM: methane capture, release of oxygen and diatoms, wetland management, river diversion, EMD (enhanced methane decomposition)
2. Ocean acidification		enhanced weathering
3. Stratospheric ozone depletion		oxygen release
4. Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles		algae bags, biochar, enhanced weathering
5. Global freshwater use		desalination, biochar, enhanced weathering
6. Change in land use		desalination, biochar, enhanced weathering
7. Biodiversity loss		desalination, biochar, enhanced weathering
8. Atmospheric aerosol loading		biochar, EVs, renewable energy, clean cooking & heating, LEDs, etc.
9. Chemical pollution		recycling, waste management (separation)

From: Policy proposals to most effectively shift towards a more sustainable economy
http://sustainable-economy.blogspot.com/p/proposals-to-most-effectively-shift.html

4. Keywords and phrases

280ppm - The way back to 280 ppm

Biochar  -  Biochar

Biomass  -  Biomass

Carbon Air Capture, Algae Bags  -  Carbon Air Capture and Algae Bags

Carbon-negative building  -  Carbon-negative building

Desalination  -  Desalination

Diatoms  -  Wetland management and release of diatoms

Enhanced weathering  -  Enhanced weathering

Feebates  -  Feebates

Methane decomposition  -  Enhanced methane decomposition using radio waves

Oxygen  -  Oxygenating the Arctic

Ozone  -  Ozone hole recovery

Seismic activity  -  Thermal expansion of the Earth's crust necessitates geo-engineering

Sustainability  -  Towards a Sustainable Economy

Vortex towers  -  Vortex towers could vegetate deserts

From: Policy proposals to most effectively shift towards a more sustainable economy 

http://sustainable-economy.blogspot.com/p/proposals-to-most-effectively-shift.html

5. Links to Key Policy Posts

Goals

Ten Dangers of Global Warming

America can win the clean energy race

The way back to 280 ppm

A. Protocols, standards and deposit programs
A national bottle recycling bill
Green Refrigerators and Air Conditioners

B. Fees on nitrogen fertilizers and livestock products, funding biochar
Biochar
Afforestation - bringing life into the deserts
Save the Rainforest
Fees on Livestock to fund Biochar

C. Clean energy through fees on burning fuel, with revenues funding clean local energy programs
Electric Vehicles - Frequently Asked Questions
SuperB Grid

D. Geoengineering
The Threat of Methane Release from Permafrost and Clathrates
Funding of Carbon Air Capture
Open letter on Arctic sea ice loss

E. Organic waste handling standards
Algae Bags

——>		Feebate policies

Feebates
Proposals to most effectively shift to a more sustainable economy