{"id":955,"date":"2018-02-26T20:07:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/?p=955"},"modified":"2018-02-26T20:08:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:08:59","slug":"flarenet-poised-to-support-european-unions-action-on-black-carbon-in-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eerl\/2018\/flarenet-poised-to-support-european-unions-action-on-black-carbon-in-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"FlareNet Poised to Support European Union&#8217;s Action on Black Carbon in the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Black carbon (BC) is the key component of particulate matter emitted from inefficient combustion and is regarded as the second-most important direct climate forcer after carbon dioxide due to its strongly absorbing nature.\u00a0 With estimates of global flared volumes almost reaching 150 billion cubic metres in 2016, BC emissions from flaring are of particular concern.\u00a0 For example, FlareNet research has estimated that nearly half of Russia&#8217;s national BC emissions are due to flaring, a large portion of which occur in a region where pollutants are transported efficiently to the arctic. \u00a0In the sensitive arctic climate, BC has additional indirect, negative climatic effects due largely through its deposition on snow and ice.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1783 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flarenet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bradley-Conrad-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" \/>Recognizing this important challenge, on January 15, 2018, the European Union (EU) initiated its black carbon (BC) in the Arctic action, an initiative contributing to the reduction of BC emissions into the arctic and reinforcing international cooperation and mitigation. Key stakeholders of this action include the Arctic Council&#8217;s Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amap.no\/\">AMAP<\/a>) and the United Nations Environment Programme&#8217;s Climate and Clean Air Coalition (<a href=\"http:\/\/ccacoalition.org\/en\/slcps\/black-carbon\">CCAC)<\/a>, in addition to academia and industry.\u00a0 Specific attention is paid to BC emissions from domestic heating, maritime shipping, and gas flaring.<\/p>\n<p>To date, FlareNet investigators have performed collaborative work with numerous institutions concerned with gas flaring and the effects of black carbon in the arctic.\u00a0 These include the World Bank Global Gas Flaring Reduction (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/programs\/gasflaringreduction\">GGFR<\/a>) Partnership and CCAC.\u00a0 Both the GGFR partnership and CCAC have declared support for FlareNet&#8217;s objectives, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/carbonlimits.no\/\">Carbon Limits<\/a>, a Scandinavian consultancy with expertise in gas flaring reduction that is a co-applicant of the EU action.<\/p>\n<p>FlareNet Ph.D. Candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flarenet.ca\/staff-item\/bradley-conrad\/\">Bradley Conrad<\/a> (Carleton University) joined representatives from AMAP, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Department of <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2423\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flarenet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/coverphoto-smallerV-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" \/>Fisheries and Oceans, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, and the action&#8217;s Project manager at the Delegation of the EU to Canada for kick-off discussions on the action.\u00a0 With the sky-LOSA technology, under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flarenet.ca\/portfolio-item\/theme-5-development-and-application-of-novel-technology\/\">theme 5<\/a> of the network, FlareNet is poised to contribute to the EU action.\u00a0 In particular, sky-LOSA is well-suited to support two main objectives of the action: the improved knowledge base of BC emissions and technical advice for abatement measures, where sky-LOSA can be used to directly quantify the effectiveness of mitigation work.<\/p>\n<p>Potential outcomes from these discussions include prospective site access for sky-LOSA measurement activities in the EU&#8217;s arctic in addition to continued involvement in the action through technical workshops, contributions to AMAP assessments, and technical guidance through the validation of mitigation efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black carbon (BC) is the key component of particulate matter emitted from inefficient combustion and is regarded as the second-most important direct climate forcer after carbon dioxide due to its strongly absorbing nature.\u00a0 With estimates of global flared volumes almost reaching 150 billion cubic metres in 2016, BC emissions from flaring are of particular concern.\u00a0 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