Essays on Emissions

The rationale of this report is to present results of the Emissions Inventory conducted for Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) criteria pollutant emissions. The report shall be in terms of both the emissions trends for the university and the resulting impacts these emissions have on the surrounding environment and human health. Emissions data collected by Northern Arizona University Industrial Hygienist, Jim Biddle, was used to create a comprehensive report of nine years of emissions data for NAU over a thirteen year time span (1999-2012). No data was available for the years 2000, 2002, 2004, or 2006. The four criteria pollutants that ...

Report: Low Carbon Transport Systems

Summary Research sources selected for this paper include three strategy / policy approaches to achieving a low carbon transportation system. “Towards low carbon transport in Europe” describes the European Union (EU) policies and plans they have set in place to achieve the desired CO2 emission reductions. “Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future” is the UK’s strategy document. The United Kingdom, as a member country of the EU thus shares some of its plans and targets. A more locally-based research source is “Birmingham Low Carbon Transport Strategy 2011+” – a low carbon transportation system strategy from the perspective of an English city ...

Introduction.

The European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) was launched in 2005 to curtail adverse climatic changes in the Europe. Today, the EU ETS is the largest emissions trading scheme in the world. Its foundation and motivation was based on the EU climate policy of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions emitted from human activities that pose dangerous and harmful climatic changes to the world. It currently covers 1100 factory plants and other high energy plants in all EU member states. The EU ETS was the first cap-and –trade allowances system for carbon four oxide emissions alongside other greenhouse gases at ...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and two methods of reducing these emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions are a rising concern facing the entire world today. Greenhouse gasses are essentially those chemical compounds found on earth which allow the passage of sunlight into the earth’s atmosphere. When the sun shines down upon the earth it emits light that penetrates into the Earth’s surface, however some of this light is reflected back into the space in the form of heat or infrared radiation. It is this radiation that is absorbed by the green house gasses and retained within the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases are necessary to maintain the atmospheric temperature on earth. According to ...

A brief analysis of goals and challenges

ABSTRACT The contemporary world of today is faced with several environmental problems that increasingly threaten our continued existence. At the heart of all such environmental effects is pollution, primarily carbon based emission. Realizing the need to reduce these emissions, the world nations have together decided on the transformation to a low carbon society. Power generation and transport are particularly the main sources of emission and the world therefore has to consider moving away from fossil fuels to renewable sources through technological development. In order to achieve this, the world nations have decided to reduce emissions and have also put ...

Abstract

Cars have always played an important role in the course of human development. In the past, man had a vision to introduce an invention to transport people along long distances. To turn the vision of a self-propelling automobile into reality, it took the development of a reliable combustion engine that operated on liquid fuel. In 1672, the first steam-powered vehicle as a toy for the Chinese emperor was built by Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China. As the automobile industry grew, so did the rate of environmental pollution. Car engines are considered to be the prime source of air pollution. The ...

Introduction

Currently, coal-fired power plants account for more than 80% of carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry of the United States and 33% of all the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. Consequently, reducing carbon dioxide emissions that come from the coal plants is the focus of most proposals that intend to cut on the greenhouse gas emission. The options to do this include capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide that emitted by the coal power plants, replacing the coal power plants with the low or zero carbon dioxide sources of power like the nuclear and wind energy.

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Will Restricting Emissions Damage the Economy?

Will Restricting Emissions Damage the Economy? Restricting emissions will not damage the economy. I most agree with Aaron Ezroj that emissions will have no damaging effects to the economy. Paul Cicio and Aaron Ezroj have differing opinions concerning the effects of emissions on the economy. Whereas Cicio suggests that emissions will have damaging effects on the economy, Ezroj disagrees by suggesting that the emissions will not damage the economy. Cicio argues that the capping of the greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial sector will have negative effects on jobs and investments, and increase the imports. He argues that ...

Abstract

Public or private transportation is a big issue in trying to cut and maintain low CO2 emissions. This issue has become controversial in some circles so this paper uses math to determine which choice is better for me. Data from the Australian Greenhouse Office, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the United States Energy Department is used. These government offices have reported transport emissions as compared to the emissions of other public sectors. Also different modes of transportation and their fuel types are reported upon as compared to passenger activity and energy use. According to the calculations the use of ...

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Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to introduce the different types of energy resources utilized worldwide. This paper discusses the history of the different resources used, starting with the utilization of conventional fossil fuel based technologies, the emergence of nuclear power and finally, the commercialization of renewable energy resources. The main objective of this research paper is to provide an insight on how these energy sources are accessed, utilized, distributed and developed. The paper also seeks to impact of the utilization of these various energy resources on the environment, especially the effect of continued utilization of ...

For this paper, I have researched and studied the topic of Carbon Dioxide reduction. In this paper, my effort is to look at why Carbon Dioxide is harming the climate, where is it coming from and measures that are being taken to reduce it. It was around the 19th century when climatologists discovered that our atmosphere had certain gasses that produce a “greenhouse effect” and affect earth’ temperature. The greenhouse effect, simply explained, is when gasses trap the heat in our atmosphere. This is the phenomenon that keeps the earth a warm place. Without this effect, our planet would be a very ...

The Carbon Tax Scheme (CTS) is an indirect tax levied on users of fossil fuel and was implemented in January 2012. The Carbon Tax is based on the Economic Principle of Negative Externalities. Negative externalities are costs to the society that is created when goods and services are produced. The negative effects of these activities are shouldered by the society so payment for that cost from the parties that are liable is widely believed to be the appropriate approach for managing it. In the case of fossil fuel use, users of electricity from these sources are taxed based on ...

Introduction

Emission of the toxic substance by industries is common all over the world. Toxic substances are emitted daily by industries and anthropogenic activities. Toxic substances are categorized into three categories namely organic, inorganic and metallic compounds. Examples of organic, inorganic and metallic compounds are methane, sulfate and mercury respectively. There have been reports of these substances having negative effects on the environment. Substances like methane are responsible for increased atmospheric temperature. Sulfates affect soil. Sulfates combine with atmospheric water to form acid water. Acid water has a negative effect of soil and microorganism living in it. Mercury, on the other ...

Canada and Global Warming

Similar to most developing nations, Canada is faced with significant global warming challenges. Canada has a very high rate of industrial emissions that influence increases global warming rates. The country has been cited as one of the greatest sources of air emission in the Americas. With annual souring date on industrial emissions, the future can be predicted to be faced with similar challenges. Addressing the problem has also been a major problem. Both political and economic challenges have minimized the effectiveness of the strategies put in place to address the problem. The paper will analyze the need by Canada to implement ...

INTRODUCTION

Pollution entails emission of toxic compounds into the environment. Air pollution is the discharge of toxic gaseous compounds into the atmosphere. Air pollutants are comprised mainly of carbonaceous compounds such smoke from cigars, chimneys, and smoke stacks in industrial settings. Air pollutants contain biological molecules or particulates which pose the danger of diseases and long-term health complications to humans, animals, and plants. This paper focuses on the effects of pollution and explores ethical aspects of pollution. According to McLean , the main agents of air pollution are commercial industries with large scale applications of fossil fuels. Industrial air pollution ...

Introduction

Being the fastest growing country in the world, China is one of the leading countries in greenhouse gas production globally. In the recent years, China has outdone United States of America in carbon dioxide emission because of the availability of many industries and automobiles using gasoline fuels. The rise on carbon dioxide production in China has been attributed to the huge production volume, and lack of policies to restrict the production of harmful gases. In addition, China signed lucrative contracts to use oil to run its industries instead of using other sources of power like solar, wind, or hydro-electric ...

Today, one of the global issues people face to is different types of pollution. With human development, pollution is becoming worse, and as a result, other issues appear. Among them are global warming, new diseases, deforestation and many others. But, it was not like this all the time, as at the beginning the level of pollution was not so high. Otherwise, it would have been an apocalypse already. That was the industry development that caused global pollution. Even in the late 13th century, people knew about air pollution. For instance, King of England Edward I punished every Londoner, who ...

Abstract

Aviation is a crucial component of any nation’s economy. It provides transportation and movement of goods and people from all over world, for business, imports, exports, and tourism. However, these economic benefits must be weighed against the local and global environmental impacts of this industry. There has been a remarkable effect on the global carbon emissions, and this trend is feared to multiply as more people travel by air in the modern world. The U.S. transportation system alleges that there has been an increase of up to six-fold in the aircraft mobility for the last 35 years.

Introduction

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English Engineering Paper – Latest Updates on Low Carbon Technology

Abstract A lot of things have changed and technologies developed ever since the world entered the industrial era. Now, we are in the so called digital era, where most, if not everything, appear computerized. Machines and computers are now a big part of people’s lives that most cannot stand a day without access to such technologies. The continuously increasing reliance of companies and basically any type of organizations on computers, believing that they are keys in making work more efficient and effective at the same time, can also be easily noted. The world population has boomed so hard, the ...

Introduction: What if the countries are not cooperating to protect the ozone layer?

Thesis: Because of the industrial advancements, emissions of non-degradable substances known as CFCs have infiltrated the ozone layer. While there are specific measures that have been taken to reduce these emissions, countries must cooperate in a bid to protect the ozone layer. I. The CFCs and their impact on the ozone.

II. Measures already taken. - Cessation of CFC emissions since 1995 by the developed countries. III. Production Paragraph. - Developing countries that are still producing too much cfcs are likely to reduce emissions due to their effects. IV. Conclusion. - Countries need to ...

Introduction

The nuclear power plants utilize heat that is produced by fission to generate steam. This steam that is produced is used to drive a turbine which subsequently generates electricity. Setting up nuclear power plants involves high investment costs but the variable operating costs are low. Due to these low operating costs as well as design factors, the nuclear plants in the United States of America operate entirely are “base-load plants” and are characteristically “the first in a power system’s order” (Kaplan 17).

There have been recommendations that the U.S is supposed to build more nuclear energy plants as a response ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the scenarios A1, A2, B1, and B2 in the year 2000. They estimate the impact of future population growths on the environment especially concerning harmful emissions. They represent different circumstances involving population, social, economic, technical, and environmental development in the 21 century. They apply two groups of differing trends. The first set is between strong economic values versus strong economic values. The second set is between globalization and regionalization.

- What do the four storylines predict about how the world’s population might change over the 110 years from 1990 to 2100?

A1 refers to a situation where there is a lot of economic growth and introduction of better technologies. A1 emphasizes the coming together of the four ...

Introduction

These days, after the rise of industrial revolution, almost every economy is dependent on industrial activities which businesses pursue to not only make profits but create value for the society at large. While pursuing such an activity, the manufacturing concerns are also required to take care of the environment as well. This is because the production activities not only involve the release of dangerous wastes but also involve the emission of carbon dioxide gas which is harmful for society, environment and marine life as a whole resulting in a rise of global warming. Carbon dioxide (having a chemical formula of CO2) ...

The effectiveness and practicability of the Kyoto Protocol is one of the most controversial issues that have received ample critiques from both economic and scientific points of view1. While the protection of the climatic system is necessary for protecting2 the benefits and sustainability for the current and future generations of humanity, the framework for realizing the objectives of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)3 has been a subject of debate in conferences in addition to receiving equally varied interpretations from the parties. Many a party to the protocol has been accused of failing to meet their common but ...

Introduction

This term paper explores the issue of rising sea levels, the likely causes, and the effects the rise is having now and may have in the future on our planet. Specifically, the effects discussed include on the land, the world’s freshwater resources, the animal and plant life, and the human race. The paper also considers current and potential longer-term solutions needed to deal with the problem and its effects. Finally, the paper provides recommendations for dealing with rising sea levels, in order to minimize the effects discussed.

Identification of the Problems

Although there are differences of opinion regarding the primary cause(s) ...

Market Audit Report for E-cofueling Executive Summary E-cofueling company produces ‘clean’ fuel that has very minimal carbon emissions to the environment. It uses plant remains to produce ethanol which acts as an alternative source of fuel. The purpose of this report is to conduct a marketing audit report for the E-CoFueling Company. The report is detailed and will cover the background of the company, PESTEL analysis, SWOT analysis, and environmental analysis (both internal and external). The report will also cover customer analysis, competitor analysis and the stakeholder analysis of the firm so as to establish the factors that ...

Business

Cultural Environment The culture legacy of Europe is one of the major diverse in the world. It is an inspiration that attracts millions each year to their monuments and churches, libraries, museums, and to festivals and concert halls. It is both the gathering of past creative achievements and the appearance of the lifelong creativity and tradition. It is also a very vibrant trigger of economic jobs and activities, strengthening the territorial and social structure of the European Union or EU. Culture plays a growing role in the European incorporation process. This should be expected because Europe has always been a literary ...

Global climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. Between the excessive consumption of non-renewable resources that many industrialized nations are guilty of and the growing environmental problems of waste management, the environment of the planet has been changed completely. Whether or not this change is reversible is still debated by scientists; one thing that is for certain, however, is that if care is not taken by everyone on the planet, the changes that have occurred in the past few hundred years will become permanent. Reducing the carbon footprint of every individual and company on ...

Global warming is real and represents a danger to the planet

Global warming has remained to be a hot topic for debate since the discovery of its impact in the environment since the 1970s. The argument between the skeptics and the supporters of climate change reduction and global warming continues to argue regarding its impact and possible consequences to the entire planet. Skeptics believe that the talk about global warming should not be given enough attention because it is not true and there have been studies that claim that the globe is actually cooling down. However, the skeptics could not deny that the studies showcasing the impact of global warming and ...

Man and Global Warming

Discussions regarding Global Warming or Climate Change are not complete without the arguments surrounding the causes of this phenomenon. It had been noted that the phenomenon began sometime around the 19th century when the Industrial Revolution took into effect, causing thousands of chemicals to be brought to the atmosphere. These chemicals then took a toll over the ozone layer, opening an opening to allow infrared rays from the sun to enter the globe. While many have accepted that the phenomenon had something to do with the evolution of man’s inventions to make their lives easier, some have raised speculation ...

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

The pollution control efforts can be traced back to ancient human history where pure drinking water was an area of serious interest. This further became essential especially after the industrial revolution to protect and promote the environment in which we live and work. Various issues including the cost factors have been considered while enacting the laws. The international laws on environment along with having the laws of the individual countries also have all the various treaties and conventions. Some of the important laws among them are customary international laws on trans boundary resource pollution, UN economic commission on long ...

Introduction

This term paper explores the issue of weather affecting pollution in major cities. In a major city, where there can be a higher proportion of pollution sources in a relatively small geographical area, the effects are likely to be more distinct and concentrated. Whilst there are several causes of air pollution, it is known that the air quality at any given time can be affected by the prevailing weather conditions. For example, strong winds can rapidly transport pollutants released into the air great distances from the originating source. Conversely, in conditions when there is very light wind or in still air, the ...

Introduction

Public perceptions are more important than anything else now. It is for this reason that successful corporate world do not have concern with only their profits but they have to take part in various social activities also. Global organizations have to meet up with the international standards of business ethics as well. The corporate social responsibility thought first came in to being in 1960s and now it aims at serving and taking care of the environment, communities, workforce, and governance. An organization with a CSR label is believed to behave ethically. However, there is a little difference in the concepts of ...

Introduction

According to Cleugh et al (2011), climate change is among the greatest economical, ecological and social challenges facing humanity today. Evidence shows that human activities including the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, pollution, ecosystem degradation among many other agricultural and industrial activities have increased the levels of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere leading to global warming. Climate change is purely due to anthropogenic factors. Australians have been regarded as superb adapters having been able adapt to small variations of climate, but in recent times the accelerated changes have proven more than what many can take. With the glaring ...

Times have changed and running the world on fossil fuel energy can no longer be taken for granted. At the moment two types of energy sources are being considered during the transition of countries to sustainable energy. Coal mining is being pursued throughout the world with businesses very serious about getting all the coal possible out of the earth. Nuclear energy has needed a lot of help from governments to stay afloat until now and that situation would not change (Rutgers 2011).

Since the dangerous accidents such the one at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, ...

The use of alternative energy has been adopted not only to improve our energy efficiency but also to counter the wide range of environmental problems caused by burning fossil fuels. Our primary sources of energy which derived from coal, oil and natural gas are not renewable, are easily depleted and can substantially harm our environment due to carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing or eliminating these carbon emissions can be resolved by using alternative or renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass. Renewable resources provide a cheap and efficient energy system, however some experts are skeptical and have argued ...

Global warming has evolved into a demure problem in the present-day world. The problem is very serious, as it concerns a possible lift of temperature and climate alter. Climate warming is a slow and gradual upsurge in the medium temperature on our planet that there is currently. Climate warming is a fact, with which to argue is pointless, and it is therefore necessary to take a sober and objective approach to its understanding. The Earth is warming and this has a tragic effect on the glaciers of our planet. The temperature surges, the ice begins to melt, and the sea level begins to rise. This ...

Abstract

Recently, attention has been diverted to clean, alternative and renewable technologies due to the depletion of petroleum resources and increase of the green house gases from the combustion of fuel resources. Fuel cell is the fore-runner of these technologies and has received immense impetus due to its relatively clean source of energy. Fuel-cells are devices that produce electrical energy from chemical transformation reactions. Electrodes are placed within an electrolyte medium that facilitates oxidation of fuel. In these electrochemical reactions, ions are generated that generate electricity. This electrical energy can be effectively harnessed to carry out a myriad of functions. Since ...

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

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Situation 4 Problem 4 Solution 5 SWOT Analysis 6 Impact on UK’s Policy 8 Conclusion 9

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Introduction Finding the best kind of energy source to use is one of the most important parts of maintaining a community, let alone a whole country. Energy sources dictate the type of living that people will have to comply with. They also dictate the costs that both the public and the private sectors would have to spend on, particularly for continuous research and for building the necessary infrastructures. At an environmental and ecological level, energy sources ...

Global warming together with climate change that comes with it has produced a heated debate as to whether or not human anthropogenic activity induced climatic shifts pose an actual threat to the Earth and humankind. Industrial activity effects in deforestation, acid rains, water pollution, and greenhouse effect are well-documented, so is their overall impact on ecology and health of species. Once global warming reaches a hazardous point, it is sure to have world ocean level go up while humankind will have to witness its most beautiful marine cities submerge. The reality of the global warming is that people cannot handle the ...

Industrialization in developed countries often has severe costs for the environment, and the quality of air is not an exception. To find a beneficial compromise between technological and industrial advancement and care for natural resources, strict and reasonable legislation is necessary. Detailed in this paper are different air quality regulations of two developed countries namely China and the United States. Although there are several similarities between the two, there are ostensible differences between them and the consequences for each country vary. Pollution has been an increasingly pressing ...

(Slide 1) Tropical rainforests are along the earth’s equatorial zone. In Central America they occur on the Yucatan Peninsula, Costa Rica has one of the most famous. South America holds the largest rainforest in the world, The Amazon. The rainforests of central Africa stretch from the Congo to the island of Madagascar on the eastern side. The monsoon area of Southeast Asia has rainforests from India to Myanmar (Burma) to the islands such as the Philippines and reaches down into northern Australia. (Learning, n.d., www.srl.caltech) The tropical rainforests are characterized by high humidity and torrential rains ...

Some current Proposed policies

When trying to solve this aspect of the environment, there are two issues that are being tackled, there is the environment and the policy that can be implemented to safeguard it. The environment is understood as the ecosystem. Most of the policies that have been enacted are to address issues that are affecting the ecosystem negatively. Some of the environmental policies that have been proposed include: The incorporation of environmental principles into decision making processes by bearing in mind the environmental consequences of their proposed actions and the possible alternatives that might replace those actions that have been ...

Environmental sustainability is a perpetual phenomenon in the business world. Myriads of multinational corporations are embracing the idea of business conduct in the environmentally friendly way. This sustainability initiative aims at the reducing emissions, renewable energy and creating sustainable operations in the conduct. An imperative yet costly method of operation, some of the businesses across the world only have the blueprint that stipulate their method of initiating the endeavor. However Wal-Mart, a business icon across the globe, has unrelentingly taken upon environmental sustainability measures. These measures stem out from the parent company to the other retail stores across the globe. Zero ...

Incinerating means burning waste or trash until what is left is ashes awaiting disposal. An incinerator is a machine used to burn waste and trash until these materials are reduced into ash. The device is constructed using heavy machinery and well insulated materials that protect heat transmission into the immediate environment. Incinerating serves to keep hazardous material from finding their way into landfills where they can harm workers in such facilities (Donohoe 2003, pp. 588). The devices produce power while in process of waste burning that can be used elsewhere. The byproducts of incineration are air and smog pollution, and ...

The Current State of Research on New Methods and Technologies for the Safety and Reliability of Assessment of Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics1

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Materials with high energy have in the past and are still in use for both intensive military and civil purposes. Research and studies have been conducted recently to try establishing and inventing new materials likely to have enhanced high performance and that are less sensitive to heat and shock as compared to existing materials. In future military applications have a threshold to be adjusted to. This paper is mainly focusing on the on the advancements, possible formulations of ...

Discuss the pros and cons of cap-and-trade policies. Are you for or against? Why?

In the wake of the demand to decrease environmental pollution, there has been intense

in effective pollution control. One of the policies discussed in this regard is “cap and trade” which aims at reducing the carbon emissions by factories by fixing a limit or a so called cap on the amount of pollutants that can be emitted by these industries. According to an article

Guide to Designing and Operating a Cap and Trade Program for Pollution Control, a cap and

trade program establishes a total emission cap that decides a specific emission limit decided by concerned authorities. The pollution target is pre determined and the cap is reduced every year in order to achieve this ...

Personal Carbon Footprint

Personal Carbon Footprint Carbon emissions are considered as playing a great role in the growing problem on climate change (Merti, 2008). As such, it is important for people to determine or have an idea of their personal carbon footprint so that they may be better informed of how they can contribute to the solution or prevention of this climate change problem. According to Kentucky writer Nancy Grant, author of Complete Idiot’s Guide to Your Carbon Footprint, “Understanding that you have a carbon footprint and some of the major components of it is an excellent way to start thinking through ...

Introduction

The Kyoto Protocol is a meaningful course of action intended to reduce the global greenhouse effect, and because of continuous discussions by world nations, it has evolved to a realistic and adaptable piece of documentation. The Kyoto protocol simply requires the 35 developed nations that accept to ratify the agreement, to cut greenhouse emissions by a given percentage using emission levels during 1990 a baseline. Different countries have different limits, for example; the US was required of 7% while Japan 6% from 2008 to 2012 (Baron, 2012). It mainly sided towards developed countries are more industrialized therefore, behold the capacity to produce the ...

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Introduction

The human race is faced with a big challenge – the challenge to survive and adapt amidst the pressing concerns of climate change. It is projected that in the future the pressing concerns related to climate change will intensify. Climate change and global warming are frequently used interchangeably, however there is a distinction between these two terms. Global warming is the general increased in the temperature on the earth’s surface. Climate change is the outcome of this increased in temperature (Change, 2007). Individuals and organizations should be aware of this man-made phenomena and its effect to the civilization so ...

Introduction (Description of the topic and problem addressed) The United States of America has more than 250 million registered vehicles currently in use. Every year, 10 to 11 million vehicles reach their maximum usage on the road and are taken out of service. The above figure clearly explains some of the main environmental impacts that such large number of automobiles both on the roads and on those taken out of service create. The main issues associated with the automobiles when it comes to affecting the environment are centers on climate change, gas emissions, and fuel economy. In an effort ...

Whenever I think about climate change, my understanding is more ideological and economic. In the New York Times Article by Justin Gills, “U.N. Climate Panel Endorses Ceiling on Global Emissions”. The U.N climate panel recently endorsed an upper limit on greenhouse gases, which establishes a target level which people must stop these emissions or face dire climatic changes. The target level established was predicted to be exceeded in relatively short time if measures were not taken to curb emissions. Human related activity was cited as the leading cause of Global warming. The climate panel endorsed a “carbon budget” for humanity. This ...

For the past few decades, people – from the citizens to the scientific community – would often comment that the world continues to change. Weather patterns become erratic, daily temperatures often alternate from hot to cold, and the scarcity of resources becomes more prominent in various areas in the globe. However, scientists are divided as to why the world changes as some believe it’s a natural occurrence while others believe it is due to climate change. The public had been divided on who or what to blame regarding the current situation of the planet, however, many are currently leaning towards the ...

Environmental Policy of the European Union

Nowadays, the influence and impact of climate change or global warming is considered a top priority of both regional and international organizations considering the impacts it has to the public. From minor health risks to depleted non-renewable natural resources, each country is now alarmed of the possible consequences these problems would bring to the future and now will stop at nothing to find a solution to the problem. Similar to the issues faced by other developed nations such as the United States, the European nations are now working double time to find solutions in eliminating the risks imposed to their territories ...

Executive Summary

According to a recent survey the city of Manchester has some of the most congested roads in the U.K. The survey found that on Fridays from 17.00-18.00 it takes an average of 56% longer on Manchester roads than driving the same distance in uncongested conditions. This was rated as the worst time and place to be on the U.K. Based on Automatic counts an average of 29,035 cars cross the Manchester regional centre inbound between 7.30 and 9.30 am and rises to 64,784 cars between 7.00 and 10.00 am. These statistics attest to the fact that road traffic ...

Personal Ecological Footprint

The results for my ecological footprint are as follows:

1. If everyone lived the same lifestyle as me, the planet would require the regenerative capacity of 1.9 planets each year. 2. The comparison of my ecological footprint is that it takes 3.5 global hectares of the earth’s productive area to support my lifestyle. 3. The largest area of my footprint is taken up by food which is occupies 60% of my foot print. The second largest part is taken by goods which occupy 20% of the whole footprint. The third largest was shelter and mobility which ...

- Global environmental problems are becoming more and more important for all population of Earth. Specifically, global warming is one of the central environmental issues nowadays. Large volumes of carbon dioxide emissions are considered to be the major reason that causes global warming. So, it is important to analyze historical data to understand the situation better. The chart above represents amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita caused by 16 countries on 5 continents: United Arab Emirates, United States, Australia, Canada, Russia, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, New Zealand, China, Mongolia, Mexico, Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and India. ...

A plug-in hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle that makes use of rechargeable batteries and other devices of energy storage. They are restored to full charge through the connection of the plug to the electric power sources (external) that are normally on electric wall sockets. The PHEVs share characteristics of various hybrid electric vehicles that have electric motors, as well as internal combustion engines (ICEs). They also have an all-electric car that has a plug of connect to an electrical grid. The PHEVs seen today are passenger vehicles even though there are PHEV versions for commercial ...

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Historical impact of human activities on water pollution (estimated) (European Commission, 2010; British Geological Survey, 2013) Purpose Statement The purpose of this research is evaluation of various anthropogenic activities and their impact on water pollution and contamination throughout the recent centuries, as well as estimation of the possible future trends within this process.

Introduction

It is scientifically proved throughout numerous researches that agricultural and industrial activities have a negative impact on condition of groundwater all around the world. Current trends demonstrate that, although the paradigm of global development and technologies may change over ...

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Carbon Capture Technologies

Introduction Aside from oil, coal is regarded as one of the most important fossil fuel resources being utilized in the global energy mix. However, the use of coal in power generation has resulted in serious air pollution around the world. The use of coal has resulted in the release of almost 14 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, with a majority of these pollutants emanating from power generation activities. Carbon dioxide sequestration technologies seek to address the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that add to the growing problem of ...