Abstract
The atmospheric concentration of CO<inf>2</inf> has systematically augmented since the Industrial Revolution, with a remarkable raising after the 1970's. In this work we assume that this increasing tendency due to men's activity stems from a mode of energy production and conversion mainly based on a maximum power output paradigm. If this production mode is changed to a less entropic one, such as the so-called ecological function regime, the future scenario of CO<inf>2</inf> concentration drastically diminishes the slope of the increasing tendency. Our results arise from simplified endoreversible power plant models.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 659-666 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
| Event | ECOS 2007 - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems - Duration: 1 Jan 2007 → … |
Conference
| Conference | ECOS 2007 - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems |
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| Period | 1/01/07 → … |