Cardon Neutrality‚ defined- “a transparent process of calculating emissions‚ reducing those emissions and offsetting residual emissions –net carbon emissions equal zero” ‚ is very much achievable‚ but there are huge obstacles that need to be overcome if one is to achieve it‚ as large interests wish to keep us dependent on fossil fuels‚ and important policy makers worry about productivity. Some countries are huge produces or investors in fossil fuel. Larger developed countries who are large
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Life Cycle Analysis of a Car ENGR101 Assignment 1 Ben Foster University of Canterbury 5 March 2012 Table of Contents 1. Summary 2 2. Introduction 2 3. Technical Information 3 1 Roles of Engineers 3 2 Life cycle in regards to emissions 4 4. Conclusions 5 5. References 6 * * 1. Summary This report will consider the life cycle of a motor vehicle in regards to the emissions‚ while discussing
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What we can do Some people are constantly worried about our environment and thinking of help save it.Global warming is no longer a speculation‚it is happening all over us.The temperatures are rising‚ and so are the sea levels. Glaciers are vanishing and the arctic ice is melting.If we don’t reduce our carbon footprint‚ soon (the next 50-100 years) almost all coastal cities and island nations will be under water and the inlands will be hit by long-lasting droughts. Reducing your carbon footprint
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Global Warming One of the biggest problems facing the world today is global warming. Many scientists believe that our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is having a heating effect on the atmosphere‚ and this could be very dangerous for human life. This essay will examine the problem of global warming and suggest some ways of solving the problem. Many problems could result from global warming. One of the biggest problems is rising sea level. This could result in the flooding
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Carbon Footprint Report BIOS 125 June 17‚ 2012 Carbon Footprint Report Carbon footprint refers to the amount of carbon we emit individually in any one-year period. Carbon is produced from many sources and is the primary gas responsible for Global warming (What is a Carbon Footprint? Para 1). I discovered a way to actually see the amount of carbon I personally emit by using a carbon dioxide emission calculation. The carbon footprint is a very powerful tool to understand the impact of
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Environmental Issue Paper 07/31/12 Biofuels: The Pros and Cons A hot topic all over the world today is whether or not biofuels should be implemented to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Biofuels are defined as “liquid fuels derived from biological materials; can be made from plants‚ vegetable oils‚ forest products‚ or waste materials” (Dale‚ Kline‚ Wiens‚ 2). Currently in Europe‚ the European Commission (EC) is committed to reducing the total green house gas emissions 20% by 2020‚ and
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The Climate Change Debate: Man vs. Nature The public discussion on climate change has become so polarized that some scientists don’t even acknowledge there is a debate. Climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies‚ Gavin Schmidt‚ is one of those people. "There aren’t ’two sides’ to the science‚ nor to the policy response‚" Schmidt said. "This implies that the whole thing is just a matter of an opinion – it is not." Another group of scientists would disagree with Schmidt
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INTRODUCTION Hydrocarbons are compounds that consists carbon and hydrogen only. They are the simplest organic compounds. Hydrocarbons‚ because of their number and variety‚ are classified into different ways. One way of classifying hydrocarbons is in which way carbon atoms are connected. It can be classified as either a chain aliphatic hydrocarbon or a cyclic hydrocarbon. Chain aliphatic hydrocarbons are compounds that are linked either in a single or branched chain. An example of this is hexane
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Chemical Equations Name _____________________________ Balancing Balancing Equations Challenge Part A: Parts & Pieces (1) Circle each subscript in each chemical formula. (2) Draw a square around each coefficient. (3) Answer the questions related to each chemical formula. O2 CO2 5 H2 What element does the O represent? ___________________ How many atoms of each element are in the formula shown? C = ______ O = ______ How many atoms of Hydrogen are in this formula as shown
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[pic] Besieged by Climate Deniers‚ A Scientist Decides to Fight Back (A Summary) Ora Major Unit # 1 Written Assignment LS526-02 Professor Brandy Kreisler December 12‚ 2012 According to reporter and climate scientist‚ Michael Mann‚ he and other scientists are being hostilely confronted and unfairly treated because of the results of their research by critics or by those who do not choose to believe or want to accept that climate change or global warming is real and is caused
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