Doctoral defense of Mr Evangelos Demetriou

The Marine & Carbon Lab would like to invite you to the doctoral defense of Mr Evangelos Demetriou to be held on Wed. 11/05, at 9:00am, at Conf. Rm 102 at the Research & Technology blg, University of Nicosia. Mr Demetriou, a doctoral candidate at the Dept. of Engineering, will present his research regarding efforts to green the energy mix […]

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Η μείωση των ατμοσφαιρικών ρύπων μπορεί να σώσει ανθρώπινες ζωές

238 άνθρωποι έχασαν τη ζωή τους στην Κύπρο το 2017 λόγω ρύπων που εκλύθηκαν από οχήματα και πηγές θέρμανσης Οι ανθρωπογενείς εκπομπές οξειδίων του αζώτου (ΝΟx) και αιωρούμενων μικροσωματιδίων (PM­2.5) προέρχονται κατά 45% και 24% από τα οχήματα και την θέρμανση αντίστοιχα. Η Κύπρος μάλιστα, σύμφωνα με τον Ευρωπαϊκό Οργανισμό Περιβάλλοντος, το 2018 είχε τη δεύτερη ψηλότερη συγκέντρωση ΝΟx σε […]

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Transportation emissions and health impacts

The University of Nicosia and the Marine & Carbon Lab invite you to the following talk:Road Transport Emissions and Pertinent Health Implications During the COVID-19 LockdownAbstract COVID-19 induced restrictions on mobility and operations in many industries has achieved lower levels of ambient air pollution. This unique opportunity to trace local and regional emission sources will support the island’s 2030 emission […]

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A Paradigm Shift for Selectively Decarbonizing China and Cyprus

Abstract Record world temperatures and emissions have become the focal point of climate change. China, with a share of 29.3% of CO2 emissions is the world’s top emitter. Its electricity sector accounts for 35% of these emissions. To gain a better appreciation as to the ability of China to decarbonise its electricity sector we have formulated four different scenarios. Primarily […]

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Appreciating the Effects of Increased CO2 Levels on the Marine Carbon Cycle

The Marine and Carbon Lab at the University of Nicosia cordially invites you to the following event: Appreciating the Effects of Increased CO2 Levels on the Marine Carbon Cycle Abstract The ocean plays an important role in regulating the carbon cycle. Overall, the ocean is called a carbon “sink” because it absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it returns […]

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Can Cyprus Become Climate Neutral?

Currently, the world temperature has increased by 1°C compared to the pre-industrial era. Back in 2009, the EU has urged Member States to contain their heat trapping emissions between 80% to 95%, compared to 1990, so as to arrest world temperature rise below 2°C. Revising its goals, in Dec. 2019, the EU has set a long-term binding goal of curbing […]

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Μπορεί η Κύπρος να καταστεί κλιματικά ουδέτερη;

Σήμερα η θερμοκρασία σε σύγκριση με την προβιομηχανική περίοδο σημειώνει αύξηση 1°C.  Αρχικά, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση το 2009 παρότρυνε τα κράτη μέλη της ότι μέχρι το 2050 οι ρύποι τους θα πρέπει να μειωθούν κατά 80–95% συγκριτικά με το 1990 ώστε να συγκρατηθεί η αύξηση της θερμοκρασίας κάτω από τους 2°C. Το Δεκέμβριο του 2019 η Ε.Ε. έχει θέσει ως […]

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Sustainable Road Transportation in Cyprus

Join us tomorrow Wed. (16/12) for a talk on “Sustainable Road Transportation in Cyprus” held by the Cyprus-India Club. Our talk will give a overview of the transportation sector in Cyprus with particular attention on vehicle emissions in Nicosia. It will also present research findings which demonstrate the most effective strategy for lowering vehicle pollutants at the capital. The event […]

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Trends in China and the World

The Student Chapters of SPE/AAPG cordially invites you to the following event: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Trends in China and the World Abstract Together with other vital elements greenhouse gases have made life on planet earth possible. During the last decades, greenhouse emissions have increased substantially with far reaching implications on the earth’s temperature. Greenhouse gases are produced or […]

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Cyprus could benefit from climate change fight

Article appears in Sunday Mail, on Sept. 3rd, 2017. By Constantinos Hadjistassou* A few months before announcing the third licensing round for hydrocarbons off Cyprus, the government endorsed the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) for restricting climate change. EU member states have committed to curbing greenhouse gases by 40 per cent compared to 1990 emissions levels. Although the EU is […]

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