Title :
The Role of Green Manufacturing in Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Strategic Sci. & Technol. Issues, Inst. of Sci. & Tech. Inf. of China, Beijing, China
Abstract :
In recent decades, expanding economic activity has been accompanied by growing concerns about climate change, energy security and scarcity of natural resources. The manufacturing is one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In this paper, we first definite the concept of green manufacturing, then discuss the importance of improving energy efficiency in the manufacturing sector. Finally, the pathways of transformation to green manufacturing as well as the main greenhouse gas (GHG) reducing technologies are pointed out.
Keywords :
air pollution; carbon compounds; climate mitigation; energy conservation; environmental factors; manufacturing processes; natural resources; GHG reducing technology; carbon dioxide emission reduction; carbon dioxide emissions; climate change; economic activity; energy efficiency; energy security; green manufacturing; greenhouse gas; manufacturing sector; natural resources; Air pollution; Energy efficiency; Green products; Industries; Manufacturing; Materials; Production; carbon dioxide emission; green manufacturing; greenhouse gas reducing technologies;
Conference_Titel :
Measuring Technology and Mechatronics Automation (ICMTMA), 2013 Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5652-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICMTMA.2013.300
