Factors in Calculating Emissions

Some ways that I could have a positive impact on the environment would be installing solar panels on my house, carpooling to sporting activities or school, having a litter less lunch box, always recycling at home, implementing recycling bins at school and turning off all lights at home before going out.

Industries and Electrical generation are estimated to produce “a little over 50%” of greenhouse emissions, making it the biggest problem (Petterson

Co-benefits of planting trees to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions include reducing urban heat island effect, reducing local energy demand, improving air quality, and providing an attractive area for physical and social activities. Reducing fossil fuel use in power plants, reduces air pollution. Sustainable community design which includes active transport and transit use, reduces vehicular traffic, and increases physical activity, lessens air pollution, and reduces risk of vehicular injuries and death.

An organisation should calculate the direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the emissions sources associated with its boundary. Greenhouse gas emissions from scope 1 and scope 2 emissions sources should be calculated in accordance with the methods and guidance provided in the NGER (Measurement) Determination. Scope 1 emissions a reporting company's direct emissions. Direct GHG emissions occurring from sources that are owned or controlled by the company (ie, sources within the organisational

I have devised a reasonable strategy to decrease our CO2 production. If we watch 34 hours less of television, and use the fans almost 78 hours less a week by turning them off when we are not home or when we are out of a room where a fan is on; we can save about 1161 pounds of CO2 alone. Lastly, instead of using a dishwasher, my family has agreed to take turns washing the dishes by hand and since I have a gas water heater it will further decrease the amount of CO2 production we are responsible for. My strategy is reasonable because If no one is in a room where a fan is on, then there is no reason for the fan to be running. Also, by limiting the amount of time my children spend in front of a television, I can save money on my electric bill too. Plus, my kids are doing more productive things with their time, like reading, coloring or playing with Lego's. If my family and I follow this strategy, then we will be saving a grand total of 1370.30 pounds of CO2 and $128.14 a year. With this project, I have learned that by adjusting the amount of time I have certain appliances on or by changing how often I use other appliances, I can, in fact, reduce not only the cost of my electric bill but also

Efficiency is not always the answer. David Owen explains that society is headed in the wrong direction, believing that to be greener we need to make our everyday lives more efficient when in reality we need to change our behavior. We as consumers want to be sustainable and take care of the Earth we live on while ironically expanding our collection of trinkets. Everything we believe in being efficient and green is misrepresented and to save the Earth the truth needs to be heard.

Small changes, if introduced in many areas, usually have a large effect. The insulation of Victorian houses, for instance, can have a large impact on energy consumption in the winter [9]. Another suggestion would be

To begin, buying locally produced food in Canada often decreases the amount of fuel burned as the average fresh food item on our dinner travels 2414 kilometers to get there. According to some estimates, farmers who practice conservation tillage could save 12-14% of carbon dioxide emitted by transportation systems and industries(Why Buy Local). In this case, purchasing food grown in Canada can have a dramatic environmental impact to decreasing greenhouse gases because of preventing the heavy use of heavily consumed gasoline transportation systems such as planes, and trucks to send food items to grocery stores. Purchasing clothing imported from overseas countries could also bring a high rising environmental impact towards greenhouse gas emissions as both scenarios could contribute to the environmental impact. Next, considering having groceries and clothing items delivered to individual households as delivery trucks going from a warehouse to individual households produce 20-75% less carbon dioxide than a regular shopper’s car driving to a grocery store or mall, according to some scientists at the University of Washington(N.Shute). As a result, a truck is able to carry multiple consumers’ items such as grocery and food items, replacing tons of cars on the road to go for grocery or shopping individually, and decreasing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle. To conclude, purchasing locally produced items, and groceries could create a large impact on how Canadians save and decrease the amount of greenhouse gases by sticking to Canadian branded products and ordering items online to also decrease the number of vehicles on the

My ecological footprint is smaller compared to the average American footprint. I have seen that mobility is one of the factors that contribute most to my ecological footprint. For this reason, I have to find ways to transport using ecofriendly options. Also, I can buy goods that produce less Co2

Australia’s brown coal power stations are the highest carbon emitting power plants in the world. When carbon dioxide is released into the air, it traps the heat and warms the planet. Carbon dioxide currently represents 84 percent of all greenhouse gases, which totals to about 30 billion tons a year, produced by human activities. Not only does carbon dioxide affect the atmosphere, it has also made the oceans 30 percent more acidic and therefore affects a variety of sea organism.

High content of recycled material is one of the positives factors in this category. Also helpful is when the insulation can be reused or recycled. Ideally the material should come from a renewable source. All these factors contribute to low embodied energy, which is the energy used to produce, process and transport the insulation before it reaches the homeowner. Also the use of hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide as blowing agents can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. The preferred materials are the ones that don’t require blowing agents at all.

Support for these claims are documented through extensive research into numerous practices that individuals could take part in to diminish their carbon footprint and greenhouse gases emissions. These small changes include of catching public transport more regularly, replacing regular incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) which use 60% less energy than a regular bulb and buy more locally grown and produced foods.

But what can people do to ensure that they're not leaving a larger carbon footprint? One suggestion is to plant a vegetable garden – Prieznitz (2008) goes so far as to suggest tearing up one's entire backyard and turning the entire acreage into a veggie garden. This is because there would be no lawn mowing (meaning no gasoline used) and no chemicals used that make green lawns (and that end up contaminating groundwater). While Priesnitz's suggestion is a little over-the-top – few people have time to cultivate and maintain an entire backyard of vegetables – using part of a backyard to grow vegetables would reduce a person's carbon footprint (not to mention would help feed that person's family for awhile). Priesnitz suggests that any grass remaining can be maintained with a push mower.

To overcome this problem though sustainable forestry could be taken into consideration, where for every tree cut down one or even two new trees are planted. The best way of reducing the output of carbon dioxide is to reduce the amount of fuel which being burnt, by exploring other ways of producing energy such as using wind turbines or solar panels. Encouraging people to become more energy efficient helps too, by buying washing machines, refrigerators and other machines that are more energy efficient. Newer washing machines consume a third of the amount of energy compared to the models made 15 years ago.

Thailand’s recorded greenhouse gas emissions from the year 2011 were calculated to be 306 MtCO2 (Global Carbon Atlas, 2017). This amounted to just 0.84% of the global emissions for 2011, which ranked 23rd among all nations (Thailand, 2015). Broken down Thailand’s emissions were as follows, Energy 222.94 MtCO2, Industrial Processes 18.23 MtCO2, Agriculture 52.92 MtCO2, Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) 43.19 MtCO2 and Waste 11.43 MtCO2 (Figure 3).