Isotopes of carbon

throughout the globe is experiencing the concern of availability and access to resources that aid in the production of needed energy, but also reducing the presence and production of carbon dioxide emissions. What is typically understood among nations invested in nuclear energy is that such technology is largely free of carbon dioxide emissions at the source of production- a favorable avenue in context to fossil fuel utilization, but is historically rot with extreme development and management…

There are those who believe human produced CO2 is re-absorbed by oceans, forests, and other "carbon sinks," nullifying any climate changes. About 50% of the carbon released by burning of fossil fuels is reabsorbed by carbon sinks. This means our Earth is taking care of our greenhouse gases problem and in fact, it’s not a problem. Forests increased in growing rates from the rising excess levels of carbon. They in turn lower the atmospheric CO2 levels. Another example where our environment is…

NSIDC). Water levels have been rising because as the oceans have been getting warmer, they have been expanding. Also, the water from the melting ice has gone into the oceans, causing them to rise 3.5mm since the 1990s. As the oceans try to absorb more carbon dioxide to keep up with what humans release, they become more acidic. This is ocean acidification. “By the end of this century the surface waters of the ocean could be nearly 150 percent more acidic, resulting in a pH that the oceans haven’t…

Global Warming happens when the Earths surface temperature increases due to the greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide have on the ozone layer. These emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels, such as gasoline from cars, or deforestation. This process traps unwanted heat that would otherwise leave the earth, causing a rise in temperature. Global Warming can affect the temperature and weather of the earth and cause many devastating consequences all around the world. The most common greenhouse…

Annotated Bibliography Li, Yuehui, Kathrin Junge, and Matthias Beller. “Improving the Efficiency Of The Hydrogenation of Carbonates and Carbon Dioxide to Methanol.” Chemcatchem 5.5 (2013): 1072-1074. Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Feb. 2016. This study states that the recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) cannot completely reduce the large concentrations of CO2 in the thermosphere, but it is indeed a functional process to produce modern chemicals. However, the process to hydrogenate CO2 with good…

Ecosystems dependent on sunlight would experience the most adverse effects of global ice cover (DUJS, 2010). This statement is supported by evidence that carbon-isotope ratios from this period are similar to those found in the Earth’s mantle, indicating that photosynthesis was non-existent, and most forms of eukaryotic life were destroyed. However, microfossils have been found that date back to this time, of…

methods like carbon dating and absolute dating. Some people believe in the Bible which describes the earth being created but never mentions a time so no one knows how long ago it actually happened. Other people do not believe in the Bible and try to use scientific methods to uncover the time of the Earth's creation but one thing holds true between both is that dating can help uncover this secret but they are not the only ones. There are more ways to date fossils such as radiocarbon dating,…

levels, stronger storms and more droughts. For instance, “According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 20th century measurements of CO2 isotope ratios in the atmosphere confirm that rising CO2 levels are the result of human activity, not natural processes such as ocean outgassing, volcanic activity, or release from other "carbon sinks." Going back to CO2, it has had more an effect on the atmosphere being the reason on why the temperature has raised more; caused from the CO2…

precipitation (rain or snow), humidity, wind and seasons (Adelsman, 2012). When there are changes in long-term averages of daily weather this is called climate change. Scientists believe that climate change is linked to the increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) along with other gases in our atmosphere. The consequences of climate change include rising sea levels, extreme weather, melting ice, and impacts on animal and plant life. There are also people who are sceptical about global…

it would reduce a lot of energy. It is also a good idea to try to plant many more trees than are being cut down. “Every year, 33 million acres of forests are cut down. Timber harvesting in the tropics alone contributes 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere” (Biello). This…