Climate Change And Environmental Threats

I chose this program as my research because it is related to my major, and I can use this knowledge to further my mastery of environmental engineering. Nowadays, many people have a responsibility to take care of the Mother Earth, and “green” activities must take action from now onwards because actions speak louder than words.

Life cycle costing is a technique that is used to assess environmental impacts that are linked with the product life stages from manufacturing to consumption that is from raw material acquisition to processing or manufacture, distribution, consumption, maintenance and repair (Epstein & Buhovac, 2014). It shows and some of the environmental concerns associated with the product life (Koroluk, 2012).

In recent years , there is a colossal upsurge in the number of environmental concerns with climate change being a pivotal one. Although convergent efforts, be it an individual , company or a government, are made to ease this concern. I think government play a vital role in this regard.

The purpose of my lifecycle assessment is to reduce the energy consumption of the lighting within my home by changing the light bulbs from CFL to LED. While, CFL are more efficient than the old traditional incandescent light bulbs, LED are more efficient and use less energy than both. Their initial cost is higher but will last longer and save more money in the long term. CO2e (Carbon dioxide emissions) during production, manufacturing, operating, and disposal are going to be analyzed. There are currently 10 CFL light bulbs within the house as discussed in assignment one. Each one of these would be replaced with a LED light bulb. The resources to produce and transport the LEDs and the resources required to dispose of CFLs need to be considered

It is becoming increasingly certain that climate change will have severe adverse effects on the environment in years to come. Addressing this issue poses a serious challenge for policy makers. How we choose to respond to the threat of global warming is not simply a political issue. It is also an economic issue and an ethical one. Responsible, effective climate change policy requires consideration of a number of complex factors, including weighing the costs of implementing climate change policies against the benefits of more environmentally sustainable practices. Furthermore, this analysis must take place amidst serious gaps in the existing research and technology concerning the developing climatic condition.

Help to identify the several impacts on the sustainability and help to get relevant corrective actions

Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is an important economic analysis used in the selection of alternatives that impact both pending and future

Kulczycka (2015) compared the demonstration of IWM-2 and SimaPro (Ecoinvent database) in which the calculation of the difference in results related to number, amount of emission (pollutants) and the consumption (materials and energy) was described. IWM-2 identified 31 types of emissions into the air for land filling while Ecoinvent identified 405 types of emissions into the air, and IWM-2 identified 39 types of emissions into water while Ecoinvent identified 403 types. The IWM-2 program did not cover the emissions into the soil, while the Ecoinvent database identified 60 types of impacts on landfill and 58 types of impacts for recycling

A life cycle cost analysis calculates the total cost of ownership. In a green roof cost analysis multiple criteria is used to analyse the cost over time of a green roof. Blackhurst, Hendrickson, and Matthews’s 2012 model of an average green roof life cycle uses three phases and three impacts. The three phases are materials, construction, and utilization. The three impacts are energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater runoff. Blackhurst, Hendrickson, and Matthews did several charts illustrating the different criteria. The first series of charts shows summaries and base impacts of all the criteria. They show the monetary cost as well as the environmental cost. The next series of charts break down each phase and analysis the cost

Inventory analysis is the data collection portion of a LCA and includes a quantified list of all inputs and outputs involving the entire life cycle of the concerned system. LCI involves estimating the energy and materials consumed by the system, the energy efficiency of the system’s components, and the emissions to air, land, and water by variant processes and components of the system. The process of data collection is the most time-consuming and resource-intensive step of the LCA. The reuse of data from other studies can simplify the work; however, assuring the data are representative is essential. LCI can be utilized to discover improvement opportunities and determine life cycle stages that present the most and least detrimental impacts [4].

Every business needs a new way of analysis, classification and interpretation of the process in order to offer value not only for both the business and consumers but also the environment through significant decrease in environmental impact.

To investigate the current effects and future improves of the environmental impact created by the

Before conducting the LCC analysis for the firm's facilities, an evaluation of the entire set of alternative systems is required. In this situation, lifetime energy and maintenance costs take a greater

Materials and Methods: Life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted here to assess the environmental health impacts through all MSW management stages from production till treatment and disposal through four main phases: goal and scope, life cycle inventory, life cycle impact assessment and interpretation.

In another paper, Zaman (2010) analysed the environmental performances of three waste treatment technologies: sanitary landfill with energy recovery, incineration and gasification-pyrolysis. The methodology used was through conducting life cycle analysis (LCA) with SimaPro software, with the context of a Swedish waste treatment system. The author concluded