Carbon

introduces the existing state of carbon accounting in profit organisations in UK and Russia, and critically analyse the differences of carbon accounting policies applied in two countries. To better identify the issue, BG Group (in UK) and Gazprom (in Russia) are chosen as examples to compare the differences of measurement and disclosure on carbon emissions and greenhouse gas related activities. In the end, the motivations to improve the quality of disclosure are analysed. Carbon accounting in…

amount of carbon dioxide that is released to the atmosphere. During this time period to this day, humans have destroyed the environment and have replaced them with industries, houses , and etc increasing the amount of carbon dioxide rapidly. This new change has erupted various catastrophic consequences such as climate change, that we are facing to this day. These destructive impacts are now reaching alarming rates and the government has come up with two solutions, cap and trade and carbon tax.…

the total footprint is almost based on the production meaning that Apple is maximizing recycling goods and materials, and shipping without causing too large of a carbon footprint (Senthil & Sakthi, 2015).. However, one must wonder what new technology that they are using are production techniques can cause such a large percentage of carbon emissions. The answer is due to the polluting factories that Apple is forced to use in order to remain competitive. The cheap labour garnered is essential to…

Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change Research Question: Is the rate of climate change affected by the amount of carbon emission? Hypothesis: If the Earth's concentration of carbon is high, than there will also be an increase in the Earth’s land temperature because of greenhouse gases that are created over time resulting in the warm up the earth’s land. Background Information: The earth is kept warmer than it should be because of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They retain heat. One of…

emissions by six percent between 1990 and 2012, as promised during the 1997 Kyoto protocol. At the time this article was written, with policies of tax giveaways and subsidies failing, the Liberal party leader Michael Ignatieff promised a system of carbon taxation if elected. According to Minz, this is an ineffective reduction method, since commodities like gasoline or natural gas are needed for heating and transportation for some individuals. This issue is magnified for low income individuals,…

21st century, global warming, which is caused by the increase of carbon dioxide gases that forms from burning fuels in the atmosphere, is a serious threat to the Earth. As National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2006) statistics show, energy consumption is done principally by buildings in the U.S. This research intends to decrease the percentage of carbon emission by developing zero carbon homes. Berry,S. et. al. (2013) define zero carbon homes as having no need for fossil fuel for heating,…

When I was watching the video “The Carbon Footprint of One Sandwich,” I was very shocked at how much goes into one sandwich. I eat sandwiches all the time, but I have never stopped to think about every single thing that goes into a sandwich. A similar thing happened when I was taking the test to see my carbon footprint. Since I live by myself I was expecting two things, for it to be either super low or for it to be a little high. I thought it would be low simply because it is only me living…

The increase in atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has many positive and negative consequences on plant species. Some positive effects are improved efficiency in water use and the other is a greater rates of photosynthesis. (MT Grombone-Guaratini 2013) The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the impact of photosynthesis production as the concentration of CO₂ amplified. This experiment was designed to question how the quantity of carbon present affects the rate of photosynthesis…

Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil Timothy Mitchell (London and New York: Verso, 2012) Timothy Mitchell, in his book ‘Carbon Democracy’, ventures into a very broad and interesting area of democratic struggles as reflected largely in the transitioning from coal to oil as a primary source of fuel for industries in essentially already industrialized countries. In other words, the author primarily argues that the production, acquisition of energy and the emergence of democratic…

Choose either Carbon Dioxide Removal or Solar Radiation Management: 1. Which did you choose? Carbon Dioxide Removal 2. Describe how it works. (1 pt) CDR is involves the reduction of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. First step is capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, then compressing it and draining it into storage reservoirs. 3. What are two benefits of this technique? (2 pts) One benefit is that it brings down the CO2 level in the atmosphere. Another benefit is with less CO2 in the…