Greenhouse gas

hectares a year. The annihilation of such immense quantities of forestland will have devastating consequences in the future, especially considering that fewer trees will result in a smaller intake of carbon dioxide, adding more emissions to the greenhouse effect. Forests cover 31% of our planet’s land, they fulfill many roles such as providing renewable raw materials and energy, maintaining biodiversity, and protecting land and water resources; forests are heavily exploited, but important…

the government of Canada developed plans to meet Kyoto targets, and the plan included mandatory emission reduction for factories and raise funds to invest in projections that could effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the government of Cananda Canada’s current plan to reduce greenhouse gases is insufficient. The report from Environment Canada shows that Canada is failing to achieve even its 2020 targets(Pittis, 2015). The reason is that the public policy of meeting the target…

Imhoff, Joseph. "Adopt-a-Tree." Plant a Wish. N.p., 09 Apr. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2017 According to Imhoff Joseph, there are many benefits of planting native plants and trees, such that increasing the diverse species, especially insects and the native animal. In addition, those plants and trees also improve the soil and landscape even more appropriate to the environment, therefore, when the landscape is strong and appropriate enough, it will make the water flow properly, which will reduce the…

Greenhouse effect occurs when visible light from the sun is given to the earth, this visible light coming in passes through the atmospheric layers to warm up the earth. This warming of the planet is reflected back in longer wavelength known as infrared radiation. Although it is radiated back into space some of this radiation does not pass the atmosphere and is radiated back. This is a natural effect but as more greenhouse gasses are put out by humans through the burning of fossil fuels and clear…

Climate change has a significant impact on all life-forms on our planet. Climate change is a serious global issue. However, impacts are likely to differ in different continents and regions, especially in developing countries, and Vidal (2013) states that developing countries will probably experience more adverse impacts of climate change over the next 100 years. Climate change refers to the long-term weather patterns of a region are altered. Therefore, climate change may cause many problems in…

An act of social change should reflect the public’s overall appeal to the idea in order for it to be effective. Throughout these seven sources, the positions vary on the benefits, the flaws, and the uncertainty with being a locavore, an individual who decides to eat products that are locally grown or produced. Although the distance for transportation has little effect on the carbon dioxide emission from the food, the locavore movement works on the key issues of health and diversity; however,…

off, looking at studies from environmental researchers we have found that: “According to a 2006 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, including 37 percent of methane emissions and 65 percent of nitrous oxide emissions. The methane releases from billions of imprisoned animals on factory farms are 70 times more damaging per ton to the earth’s atmosphere than CO2.”…

options move ahead, approval of Keystone XL will lead to substantial expansion of oil sands production and therefore an increase in global greenhouse gas emissions (Lemphers).” The emissions created from refining the tar sands oil is linked to increased smog and acid rain in local refining areas (Friends of the Earth). Emissions that increase global greenhouse gasses are also bad for the environment due to the fact that they can be linked to global warming (Cappiello). With these known long…

In the last decade, our population has seen the greatest innovation ever experienced in technology. There are smartphones which combines a computer’s operating system with the cellular feature in a pocket size device. There are also electric cars which are vehicles that are propelled by one or more electric motors, using electrical energy stored in rechargeable batteries. I believe both technology have changed people’s lives and stimulated economic growth however it also holds a major privacy…

and chemicals needed that will greatly reduce pollution. In the article titled, “What’s Wrong With Local Food? Local and Organic Food and Farming: The Gold Standard”, the author says, “since the shorter the distance food travels, the lower the greenhouse gas emissions” If the food travels short distances, there will be less carbon dioxide that goes into the air, which also means less air pollution. The local sustainable food chain results in less pollutants being released in the…