Fossil Fuels as the Source of Energy
Lately, fossil fuels have had a lot of research by scientists and corporations, which have seen the modern way of life, will ultimately lead to human destruction in the next decades. Many people will argue that modern civilization is doing fine and the earth is...
Wind turbines
History has provided immense details regarding wind turbines and how they produce electricity. History has even helped in learning that wind turbine helps in the production of energy and can help in decreasing the use of harmful fossil fuels that is used in electricity production...
Analysis of the Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Global Warming
The production of CO2 is a natural process that is essential for most life forms on earth. External respiration, also known as breathing, is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide involving an animal and its environment. This natural exchange of gases between the environment...
Hydrogen Energy
The world today is heavily dependent on regular supply of fossil fuels from a few nations - this endangers geopolitical and price stability. On the other hand, dependence on hydrogen and fuel cells involves easy and trouble-free access to a large variety of fossil fuels,...
Global Waming
Scientists and researchers are putting constant efforts to make people aware of their planet and about their own existence. The situation is alarming, the rise in the Earth’s temperature alters the ecology of the planet, it affects the pattern of rainfall by elevated sea level,...
Investment in Wind Turbine Infrastructure in the United Kingdom
Due to high supply chain opportunities, support from the government and improved research strengths in commercial areas, investment in wind turbines have made UK the world’s largest investment region for wind power systems. The UK’s infrastructure and its improved business environment support the growth and...
Environmental Impact of the Energy Industry
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) directly linked global warming to human activity. Agriculture and fossil fuel use have been cited as the main contributing activities to the increase in human-caused greenhouse gas concentration (Roach, 2007). With an increased population, the world is faced...
Safe Installation and Operation of Nuclear Plants for Power Generation
A powerful earthquake that hit the ocean along the coast of Japan triggered the disaster. The earthquake generated a powerful tsunami that swept across the Japanese mainland, destroying many infrastructures and human settlements along the path (WNA). The Fukushima nuclear plant was among the hardest...
The Effect of Unsustainable Energy on the Environment
It has evolved into a case of money usage and high-level fuel-related pollution that is negatively affecting an environment. IEA released data on the world usage and the sources of energy that in the context if IEA means unsustainable can be seen in the first...
Renewable Energy Technologies in England
The use of solar power is becoming very popular in the UK, especially because of the ecological and environmental detriment caused by fossil fuels through the release of CO2 emissions, combined with increasingly prohibitively high petroleum energy prices. Perhaps one of the major advantages...
Seriousness of Air Pollution Issue
The pollution of air can be defined as the contamination of the air which results in the alteration of the normal composition of air which can prove to be hazardous for the natural environment and can affect all the living beings. It can also result...
Nuclear Power for the Future
Now that it is established that fossil fuels are a major contributor to global warming, and the need for a decrease in emission of GHG, many nations have come into a concession to seek alternative sources of energy for their industrial use. Some of the...
The Globalization of an Industry
Another dangerous emission is nitrogen oxides, a by-product of nitrogen combustion. Transport accounts for 40-50 percent of its emission. Industrial production and burning of fossil fuels in power plants also release a lot of this gas. Nitrogen oxides are harmful when released in high concentrations...
Climate Change As A Global Point Of Concern
The ethical dimensions of climate change are intensively focused on in the area of climate ethics. Climate change induced by human influences such as industrial processes and agriculture raises a wide range of ethical questions with many people questioning why they have not been addressed...
Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Hydrogen Biogeochemical Cycles
According to the research, there is a number of ways through which human have been interfering and disturbing these cycles and has resulted in changes in the climate, global warming, depletion of ozone layer, and an increase in the oxidative capacity of troposphere etc. Keeling...
International Perspectives on Energy Policy
Being exposed to radioactive material in large doses is harmful. For the safety of the people of the metropolitan where these plants have been set up, it is important to have safety mechanisms in place that are effective and efficient ones. The IAEA is responsible...
Climate Change Associated Threats and Risks
The petroleum industry at large, by virtue of its very nature, is not seen by the market as a ‘green’ or ‘eco-friendly’ industry. This presents Shell with both challenges as well as opportunities, as can be inferred by my observations later in this memo.The world...
Climate Change
Another imperative statistic from scientists is the verity that there is an over 40% increase in the rates of carbon dioxide and alarmingly, half of this has occurred after the 1970’s (Braasch, 2013). 98% of scientists collectively agree that 98% of the climatic change (with...
Greatest Engineering Feats of the 20th Century
In lieu of the above-stated facts and recommendations, to state that Electrification, the invention of the Airplane and the invention of the Fuel Cell are the most Significant Engineering Achievements over the last 300 years, wouldn’t be erroneous at all. In fact, if we look...
The Global Warming Effect
Regional global warming cause changes in vegetation and many animals respond to these changes by increasing their normal range. This increase of range includes moving further in such of better habitat. This move mostly happens in North America, Europe, and Britain, and a good example...
How Does Global Warming Impact Wildlife
A report by IPCC (2007) shows that the climatic change affects predator/prey interactions, biotic interactions, and ecosystem functioning. In addition, natural disturbances, invasive species, and loss of habitats are among the stressors of the animal population that may continue increasing with climatic changes. According to...
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Climate change and global warming on the planet earth is usually caused when greenhouse gas emissions released from the burning of fossil fuels such as carbon dioxide is trapped in the atmosphere, which forms an impenetrable layer, which withholds the heat emanating from the sun....
An Outcome of Anthropogenic Factors
Changing weathers render portions of land both arid and foodless, creating food security threats. A growing population only aggravates the problem. The impact of climate change is thus extremely hazardous, and it becomes important to identify the root of this problem. Climate change is a...
Electricity Generation in the UK and Its Impact upon the Environment
Contribute only 4.2% of electricity generation but it is growing in proportions. Efforts are being underway to combine heat and power (CHP) so that the heat emitted as the by-product of electricity generation can be utilized (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, post note, February...
The Human Impact on the Natural Environment
Carbon dioxide released from different sources should be absorbed by forests and oceans to aid in the photosynthetic process which in turn releases oxygen into the atmosphere. Forests are the major carbon sink although they are cleared in search for more land for settlement and...
Hybrid Cars and Its Benefits and Drawbacks
Through his presentation, Gore shows that the nations that produce the most energy-efficient autos also sell the most cars and suggests that if U.S. automakers followed suit, their profits would rise, not fall as they claim (Thomas, 2006). He complements the State of California for...
Environmental Challenges, Solutions and Recommendations
Spillages from sewage drainage systems and waste treatment plants end up in water bodies resulting in further pollution. Oil spillages may be infrequent but they still contribute to water pollution. Water pollution has led to a deterioration of the marine ecosystem leading to the reduction...
How Oil Prices Affect the Prices of Consumer Goods
Manufacture of plastics utilizes oil products as the main product and an increase in price will directly increase the price of plastics. An increase in the prices for plastics products will increase the price of goods packaged in plastics containers and wrapping papers. The cost...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Emissions Permit System
Free emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are recognizably the main cause of global warming. Behind the overwhelming support for marketable permits for atmospheric greenhouse emissions, advocates are no less passionate on the consensual acknowledgement that an effective climate change policy has to adopt...
The Role of Information Technology in Global Warming
In this difficult time of global warming, IT has played a decisive role in saving energy. IT has efficiently changed all the conventional modes of getting a task done to a more simplistic manner and provides not only a relatively cheaper solution at a faster...
Trade Impact of Global Climate Change
Climate change mitigation normally involves reducing GHG emissions. Mitigation can also involve removing CO2 from the atmosphere, usually through afforestation and reforestation; such activities are called CO2 sinks. Improved efficiency in the use of fossil fuels and increased use of renewable energy sources are among...
Renewable Energy And Emission Reductions
Automobiles account for more than 75% of fossil fuel consumption (Williams, 2010).To promote the use of green and clean energy systems, the UK government has initiated a project that funds and supports solar energy by residential homes (Bullis, 2012). The proposal is called ‘Feed-In Tariff...
Technology and Its Effects on the Business World
The current outside world experiences higher water pollution and scarcity. Water is now very expensive making it difficult for people to afford it. Indeed, water is a valuable natural resource that has become difficult to access. Water scarcity has resulted from the scarcity of trees...
Global Warming and Its Effects
Ever since the industrial revolution when vast quantities of fossil fuels were burnt to the invention of the modern internal combustion engine, greenhouse gases emission has been increasing. While in the earlier times, there was no means of obtaining proper readings, ice cores are valuable...
The Sustainable Ingredients of Ecover Business Success
The decision to use sustainable ingredients or raw supplies has an impact on the types of consumers and target markets Ecover must aim the efforts of its promotion toward. Many consumers say they want green or sustainable products, but on a few are dedicated to...
Effects of air pollution on human health
Comparing the rural areas, where the primary pollutants are significantly lesser unlike urban areas. Interestingly the level of ozone is generally higher between 20% - 40% as recorded by the National Automatic Rural Monitoring Network in UK. Comparing these two, it is quite evident that...
Management Processes at YJ Oil and Gas Company
One of the issues that the YJ should prioritize involves licenses for Licensing is an EEE, FFF, and GGG. Licensing is an essentially important aspect of the oil and gas industry. Exploration and production of oil and gas fields demands for genuine licensing from the...
Human Impact on Natural Systems
The increase in heat has also ensured that the scarce water resources that were previously available have become scarcer. The increase of the heat in the desert has meant that the rate of water evaporation has also increased and this has created a situation where...
Global Warming: Fact or Myth
A number of researchers provide an example of the extremely cold weather recorded in the winter of 2003-2004 in the northeastern US. Basing their statement on this record they claim that the existence and prevalence of global warming are not convincing. On the other hand,...
The Paris Pact for Environmental Sustainability
The "Paris climate talks-December" is a business story highlighted in The Guardian's top sustainable business stories of 2015. The story highlights weeks of negotiations where leaders across the world stroke a deal to adopt a new climate change-countering technology. The agreement aimed at cutting carbon...
Influence of Strategic Management of Toyota Company the Success
The main threat against Toyota is their competitor VW. The company is widely buying other company cars and extending its range of vehicles all over the world. Recently, the business group further extended its range by acquiring Porsche. This made it the second-largest car firm...
The Impacts of Globalization on World
Among the biggest economic issues being discussed and debated in the world today are globalisation and inequality in the distribution of income and wealth. Only on the first issue can one reasonably argue that the purported center of economic representations – mainstream academic economics –...
Environmental Preservation and Conservation
Environmental preservation and conservation are both significant environmental terms driven by environmental needs, though they have differences. Preservation is making land or some other environmental resource legally unavailable to utilization or development by individuals. This means that there is total abstinence from using or utilizing...
Global Climate change abstract
Carbon Dioxide absorbs the energy of about 15 microns wavelength. The climate system responds to these forcing changes to achieve a new balance.
Climate Past
Amplified carbon levels in the atmosphere and the ocean marked the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum 55 million years ago. The temperature increased...