LECTURES 2-3 CORPORATE CARBON AUDIT Agenda Carbon Footprint Concepts Why and What Carbon Measurement Standards and Procedures Emission Scopes and Conversion Factors Assignment 1 Agenda Carbon Footprint Concepts Why and What Carbon Measurement Standards and Procedures Emission Scopes and Conversion Factors Assignment 2 Carbon footprint is a “measure of the impact human Carbon Footprint activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house
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Global Warming (Problem-Solution model essay) One of the biggest problems facing the world today is global warming. Many experts believe that our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is heating the atmosphere‚ and this could be very dangerous for human life. This essay will examine the problem of global warming and suggest some solutions for it. Many problems could result from global warming. One of the biggest is rising sea level. This could result in the flooding of low lying
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of this is the Greenhouse Effect‚ which is caused by a lot of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) that are trapped within the Earth. The Earth was said to “breathe out” CO2. CO2 was trapped in the Earth because of the unusual thickening of the Earth’s ozone layer‚ and now it “breathes out” little CO2 than before. The greenhouse effect is bad to the living organisms on Earth because it contributes to a lot of damage to the planet. The human activity that caused the greatest release of greenhouse gases is the smoke
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CONTENTS I. CLIMATE CHANGE I.1. Greenhouse gas emission I.2. Manifestation of climate change in Vietnam II. IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMY II.1. Impacts on ecosystems II.2. Impacts on the economy II.2.1. Impacts on agriculture and aquaculture II.2.2. Impacts on the energy sector II.3. Impacts on other economic sectors II.4. Impacts on society I. CLIMATE CHANGE: I.1. Greenhouse gas emission: Greenhouse gas emission (CO2‚ CH4‚ N2O)
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on July 19‚ 2012 from http://www.ecology.com/2011/09/06/fossil-fuels-vs-renewable-energy-resources/ Global Warming & Climate Change 2012‚ Retrieved on July 26‚ 2012 from http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html Greenhouse Gases‚ Climate Change‚ and Energy 2004‚ Retrieved on July 25‚ 2012 from http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro/chapter1.html Green energy choice 2012‚ Renewable Energy: What are My Options? ‚ Retrieved on July 18‚ 2012 from http://www.greenenergychoice
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IV/1 Sponsor: Rwanda Topic: Sustainable Transportation Recognizing that there is a major conundrum around the world today regarding greenhouse gas emissions; Understanding that this is especially prevalent in developing countries due to unattainable and unaffordable technology and education; Bearing in mind the United Nations’ assistance in the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles
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Introduction: Being the newly emerging economies‚ the BASIC Group (Brazil‚ South Africa‚ India and China)‚ we recognize climate change and global warming and are willing to reduce our greenhouse gas emission in order to ensure that we are building a low-carbon economy and have a sustainable development for the future. In the next 100 years there will be an increase in average global temperature between 1.8 °C and 4.0 ºC. Moreover‚ the average sea level will rise between 0.18 m and 0.59 m. These
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Chemistry plays a vital role in studying the chemicals involved in the greenhouse effect. It is critical for chemists to be informed about substances that contribute to climate change which subsequently allows them to take action. Statistics regarding the global warming theory remain an issue in that scientists disagree about the causes and effects. However‚ the Earth has indeed risen in temperature. Scientists supporting the greenhouse effect argue the Earth could warm an average of 2°C within the next
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process. Today‚ Global warming has become synonym for climate change due to its role in climate change. Undue emission of injurious greenhouse gases into atmosphere is causing a raise in average temperature that in turn is affecting the climate on Earth (What is climate change‚ 2001). The use of fossil fuels as a dominant aspect is continuing to emit CO2 and other greenhouse gases into atmosphere that is causing even more grave effects to climate change. With the rise in temperature globally effects
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understanding of the atmospheric greenhouse effect and how human activities have been regulating it. During the same time‚ other reasonable explanations‚ most notably changes in the Sun‚ have been ruled out. The Earth could warm another 2 to 11.5°F this century if we ignore to reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels and deforestation devastating our livelihoods and the natural world we cherish. Svante Arrhenius was the first scientist to describe the greenhouse effect‚ and is believed to have
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