Greenhouse gas

The rising levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) caused by the increased use of fossil fuels for energy services—notably transportation, heating, and the generation of electricity—is known to be one of the foremost drivers of climate change. The United States is responsible for one-fourth of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, representing only 5% of the world population and it becomes the world’s single largest emitter of atmospheric greenhouse gasses (EPA, 2011) . Since 1970, the

B.C. Climate Action Plan The B.C. Climate Action Plan is a comprehensive strategy implemented by the Canadian government with the objective to diminish provincial greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). In 2007, a Throne Speech was given remarking that climate leadership in B.C was illusory and commitment to climate leadership was an imperative component in the future of the province. As such, in 2008, the Climate Action Plan was released with the intent to serve as a guide in helping British Columbia

British Columbia became the first and only Canadian province to introduce a carbon tax, and has been praised and scone by environmentalists, economists, and politicians alike, arguing whether the tax is efficient or destructive method of controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The liberal premier Gordon Campbell introduced the carbon tax; its main purpose would be to enforce a carbon tax to increase the price of consumption of fossil fuels within the province, the philosophy behind the tax was to make taxes

Man’s mass animal farming habits are also responsible for 18% of all global greenhouse gas emissions (Anderson and Kuhn). The primary contributor to these emissions is methane— one of the most harmful toxic human-caused gases that absorbs infrared radiation and becomes trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere causing a rise in temperature (EPA). The Environmental Protection Agency states that, “Domestic livestock . . . produce large amounts of methane as part of their normal digestive process. Also, when

Fuel cells powered by hydrogen represent the latest technology in the push to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission. The internal combustion engine’s design limitations have been pushed to their limits and fuel economy has been maxed out. While a shift in consumer preference to smaller and more fuel efficient automobiles would decrease consumption and emissions, the economic model alone will not prompt such a change. The hydrogen fuel cell’s new technology calls for a radical

planet with the decrease of greenhouse gas emissions, can help the environment from being destroyed, but in the end going vegan could be bad for the environment also. In this case, could being vegan be good or bad for the environment? Greenhouse gas emissions could be stopped by veganism due to lowering the percentage of citizens who are not vegetarian. One scientist said, " A study published in nature found that by 2050 a projected 80% increase in global greenhouse gas emissions from food production

Julia Chan Chem 126 H 25 April 2017 Greenhouse Gases and the Effects on Global Warming In the world today, global warming and climate change are one of the main issues with the earth. This issue affects everyone and everything in this world, and even though it seems to be a big problem, most people do not seem to care. The most familiar term is global warming and climate change, but greenhouse gases is one of the main causes and is never mentioned. Greenhouse gases are gases that absorb and emit

reduce the emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Nowadays, there are 192 Parties that have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol and the overall emission of these countries accounts for 61% of the total greenhouse gases emission on world. The agreement was designed first to solve the issue on greenhouse gas emission and it is one of the most well-known environmental issue in public and becomes worse and worse through time. Therefore, reducing greenhouse gas emission today is necessary and crucial

surface. It is caused mostly by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. (EPA, 2014) Greenhouse gasses are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorocarbons. Some greenhouse gases are

The Greenhouse Policy The Greenhouse Policy was adapted from the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Regulation 2012. The aim of the Policy was to limit global warming temperatures below two degrees Celsius, reduce emissions to five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, and provide recommendations. In 1998, Australia signed the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty, which commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Australian Gas Light Company is committed to reduce emissions, being the largest