Greenhouse gas

Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, particularly from industrial production, to combat global climate change is one of the biggest sustainable development challenge for the international community. Countries are adopting Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), low carbon development strategies and climate change policies to tackle issues of climate change and at the same time meet their development goals. At the global level, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

As emitter-in-chief Donald Trump pulls out of the Paris Climate Accord, the time has come for a top-down approach to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. Jack Close explains. Environmentalists are quick to sing out about New Zealand’s excessive greenhouse gas emissions – and rightly so. In the large part, we are a gas-guzzling, river-polluting, plastic-bag-wasting country. But the rules of international trade means cutting back on production in our worst-emitting industry probably won’t work

Greenhouse gas regulation (GHG) is one of the ways that eases climate change while keeping Canadian economy. They must consider mitigating greenhouse emission under the condition of rising energy production and greenhouse gas consistently (Tarnoczi & Driver, 2014). In addition, Canada is a third largest oil reserves, as well as ninth largest emitter in the world and approximately 25% of greenhouse gas is attributed to transportation (Figures, 2015). Therefore, the effort of people is needed for significant

In the United States, the two largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions are transportation and electricity. Although limiting the emissions from electricity will be important in the future, transportation would be much easier to fix now. Greenhouse gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor and nitrous oxide not only pollute the air we breathe, but they also store energy that could be causing climate change. These molecules trap heat from leaving our atmosphere which is believed to

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Resulting in Climate Change The Sun is responsible for all of the energy that enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The Earth 's energy is in balance when Earth emits the same amount of energy as it absorbs (Schneider, 1987). But today, the Earth is absorbing more energy than is what is being released due to increases in greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere (Herbert, 2007). Out of the total energy entering the Earth’s atmosphere, as seen in Figure 1, only 30% is being reflected

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cap and trade initiative set to regulate and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from power generating facilities with an electrical capacity equal or greater than 25 electrical megawatts (RGGI, 2015). The drafting of this initiative started in 2003 when Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Rhode Island (RI), and Vermont (VT) showed interest in reviewing greenhouse gas emissions

out that a better way to fight against the climate change and reduce the greenhouse gas emission is supporting “nuclear energy” (“Climate Change”). Nuclear generation is also one of the energy that is able to supply the world’s electricity. Additionally, the nuclear generation currently avoids the emission “over two billion tons of carbon dioxide each year” (“Climate Change”). It is an economic development and greenhouse gas emission reductions. Currently, many countries are planning to use nuclear

Alexander Quach Word Count: 2509 The Obligation to Educate and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions I. Introduction Many people, particularly of the United States, do not know about climate change (CC), nor do they know about how they are personally contributing to it. When discussed, most strategies created to combat climate change discount the power of education in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (a contributor to CC). In this paper, I argue that climate change causes immense damage by

2.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 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). 3 Mitigation

Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions have historically been steadily increasing. However, in recent years this trend has stopped - the emissions rate has steadied. The Australian nation has been emitting in the range of 250,000 to 450,000 thousand metric tons greenhouse gases per year from 1990 to 2010. Data from 2008 to 2012 show the carbon dioxide emissions as a fraction of the total greenhouse gas. This goes beyond the limit agreed in the Kyoto Protocol, and hence appropriate measures

pollution that a firm can release. One such law is the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which in a nutshell, stipulates mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases released by certain firms. In regards to the program, what is it, and what is its purpose? How does this program relate to accounting, and

What's the Fracking Problem? W hy does everyone care so much about natural gas? Why is it such an essential part of modern culture? Sure, it's an exciting and up and coming technology, which is fuel for the technological generation that we've grown up in, but we need to take a closer look to see the methods and impacts that could affect generations after us. Water is one of our important resources that were given to us by mother nature. We see water as a source for survival and many more advantages

The Weaknesses of the Greenhouse Gas Theory Greenhouses are used to grow crops such as tomatoes and lettuce under controlled conditions. Greenhouses consist of a framed building with transparent covering. Sunlight penetrates through the transparent covering to get to the plants inside. The plants and the soil absorb the sunlight and radiate some of the absorbed energy as heat. Quite often, greenhouses ventilate either through controlled openings or by fanning air around. The ventilation is necessary

Sources of Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Out of the top ten GHG producing countries in the world, China, by far, produces the most GHG emissions yearly, with production reaching approximately 10,684 MMT CO2 Eq. (Figure 3) (World Resources Institute, 2015). Although the United States produces 5,823 MMT CO2 Eq. per year, it ranks second for total GHG emission production, followed by the European Union (4,123 MMT CO2 Eq.), India (2,887 MMT CO2 Eq.), the Russian Federation (2,254 MMT CO2

life from production to waste. This is to show the environmental effects that the products has during its life time. A few of the environmental impacts that will be focused on is resource depletion and greenhouse gas emissions. These were chosen because of the chain reaction they can cause. Greenhouse gases are known to be linked to climate change, which is a global problem so the impacts of these emissions are on a very large scale. Resource depletion is another problem because more than one species

Transportation sector contributes to a considerable share of energy consumption and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In 2015, 50% of world oil consumption was consumed for road transportation [1]. In 2014, 35% of energy was used in the transportation sector (21% of world energy consumption was used in passenger cars) [1]. In 2010, about 14% of worldwide GHG emissions was from the transportation sector [2]. The share of the transportation sector in a country’s GHG emissions varies among the

fossil fuels as an energy source but the high cost of such a car and other important issues of exploitation discussed in this paper make their use very doubtful comparing to the usual cars. The studies have shown that electric vehicles can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to “6.12 billion tons annually” (Westbrook, 2001). Even though they need mainly coal as a supply of electricity, they produce less harmful emissions than oil, which is the main source of energy for transport modes, driven by gasoline

All the carbon released into our atmosphere contributes to the rise of greenhouse gases. The carbon from costal ecosystems is referred to as Blue Carbon. Most of the carbon on Earth is cycled through the ocean and coastal areas. These wet environments help to contain carbon and slow the increase of green house gasses in our atmosphere. Coastal ecosystems like mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows slow down the greenhouse gases from increasing by absorbing and containing them. These area’s

On the first day of my Political Economy class, I was introduced to the concept of limited resources. Conventionally-extracted fossil-fuels (oil and natural gas) are likely to have supply shortages in the near future. Although coal and unconventional resources are possible alternatives, reliance on emission-intensive resources can be problematic to our low carbon budget. The Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014) presented four emissions pathways. The 2015

Meat Production: Greenhouse Gas and Water Usage There has been a lot of recent media coverage on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that processed meats can cause cancer. The evidence is not new; however, WHO’s announcement brings increased attention to the matter. In addition to the human health effects of eating meat, there are also significant environmental impacts—greater than any other type of food—to supporting the desire to consume meat and dairy. Raising livestock for animal