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Modeling: (1) Revenue Neutral Carbon Taxes; (2) Accelerated atmospheric C02 concentrations part of SISL:2012 Sustainability in Math Workshop:Activities
Martin Walter, University of Colorado at Boulder
Design a revenue neutral carbon tax and a plan for implementation; together with a model for what happens if we do not institute such a tax-system.
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Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Energy, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Political Science, Economics, Physics, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
How much energy do you save by doubling insulation? part of SISL:2012 Sustainability in Math Workshop:Activities
Joseph Skufca, Clarkson University
Students will be provided the governing equation for steady state heat transfer across a surface. They will use that equation to explore the effect of changing the insulation value on the amount of energy used.
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Subject: Physics, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy, Mathematics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change