Global Research on Carbon Emissions: A Scientometric Review

Abstract

Greenhouse gases such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon dioxide have been recognized as the prime cause of global climate change, which has received significant global attention. Among these gases, carbon dioxide is considered as the prominent gas which motivated researchers to explore carbon reduction and mitigation strategies. Research work on this domain expands from carbon emission reporting to identifying and implementing carbon mitigation and reduction strategies. A comprehensive study to map global research on carbon emissions is, however, not available. Therefore, based on a scientometric analysis method, this study reviewed the global literature on carbon emissions. A total of 2945 bibliographic records, from 1981 to 2019, were extracted from the Web of Science core collection database and analyzed using techniques such as co-author and co-citation analysis. Findings revealed an increasing trend of publications in the carbon emission research domain, which has been more visible in the past few years, especially during 2016–2018. The most significant contribution to the domain was reported from China, the United States, and England. While most prolific authors and institutions of the domain were from China, authors and institutions from the United States reported the best connection links. It was revealed that evaluating greenhouse gas emissions and estimating the carbon footprint was popular among the researchers. Moreover, climate change and environmental effects of carbon emissions were also significant points of concern in carbon emission research. The key findings of this study will be beneficial for the policymakers, academics, and institutions to determine the future research directions as well as to identify with whom they can consult to assist in developing carbon emission control policies and future carbon reduction targets.

Synthesis and Use of Valsartan Metal Complexes as Media for Carbon Dioxide Storage

“…Over the years, the atmosphere, seas, and oceans have stored billion of tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the process of establishing the carbon cycle [2], but the high demand for energy has led to the consumption of fossil fuels on a very large scale. As a result, high levels of greenhouse gases such as CO 2 are produced in the environment, leading to global warming [3][4][5][6]. The current high level of CO 2 upsets the natural balance of the solar system on Earth.…”

Estimation of forest Carbon Stocks in Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan province, Vietnam

“…Method of modeling and GIS amplification for the forest carbon sequestration has been developing based on estimating a large scale, giving fast results but requiring advanced equipment, technology, and qualifications of human resources (Wilson, 2010;Vu et al, 2014;Abeydeera et al,2019). Besides, this method has average deviation compared with the destrutive method is 13% (Green et al, 1997).…”

Quantifying Impacts of Urban Microclimate on a Building Energy Consumption—A Case Study

“…In the last two decades, numerous cities face serious problems of rapid urbanization [1,2], energy consumption [3][4][5][6][7], and climate change [8,9]. It is estimated more than 70% of people will reside in the built environment by 2050.…”