User:TurquoiseFern/Zero Carbon Displacement/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

As you gather the sources for your Wikipedia contribution, think about the following:

Is the source from a reliable publication?
- Reliable publications include established newspapers, academic journals and books, textbooks, and other published sources with reputations for accuracy and fact-checking.
- Unreliable sources include blog posts and other self-published works, press releases, and social media posts.
Is the source verifiable?
- In order for a source to be considered verifiable, other editors should be able to consult the source.
Is the source independent of the subject?
- Is the source connected in any way to the subject? This is especially important when writing biographies or about organizations.
- For example, if you were writing a biography, sources like the person's webpage or personal blog would not be considered independent.
Is the source primary or secondary?
- Primary sources include first-hand accounts, autobiographies, and other original content.
- Wikipedia allows limited use of primary sources, but typically only for straightforward, descriptive statements of facts, and only if they are published and verifiable without requiring specialized knowledge.
- Secondary sources should be the main basis for a biography on Wikipedia.
If you're working on a topic related to medicine or psychology, ensure that your sources follow these special guidelines.
If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
- Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
- In order for a topic to meet the notability requirement, you must be able to identify 2-3 sources that are reliable, verifiable, and independent of the subject you're writing about.
- Finding sufficient sources to establish notability can be especially hard when writing about people or organizations.
- Sources that are not independent of the subject might be useful additions, but don't count towards the notability requirement.
- Wikipedia has developed special guidelines for writing about living persons. Please follow these carefully.
- Wikipedia has a series of guidelines for writing about different categories of people, such as academics and artists. If you're trying to create a new entry about a living person, please look at these carefully.

If you're not sure whether a source is reliable, ask a librarian! If you have questions about Wikipedia's sourcing rules, you can use the Get Help button below to contact your Wikipedia Expert.

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Bibliography

Xia, Vincent May 23, 2019 "When 100% renewable energy doesn't mean zero carbon" Stanford, Oregon: Stanford University

This is a university press news article so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in depth so it should be helpful in establishing notability.

Luke, Max September 3, 2013 "Nuclear and Gas Account for Most Carbon Displacement Since 1950" The Breakthrough Institute

This is a source made by someone who is part of a widely known economic research firm so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in depth so it should be helpful in establishing notability.

Tongia, Rahul October 26, 2022 "It is unfair to push poor countries to reach zero carbon emissions too early" Brookings Institution

This is a source made by someone who belongs to a well established information institution so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in depth so it should be helpful in establishing notability.

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Outline of proposed changes

I will further expand the idea of zero carbon emissions, what it means for renewable energy and how it would be obtainable. Global aspects and information on certain areas of the world when it comes to the possibility of zero carbon emissions will also be stated. Fuel sources and just how much carbon emission each of them bring into the planet will be discussed.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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