Environmental Issues

The evaluation carried out by the three working groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC is the base for the 2007 climatic change synthesis report providing an extensive outlook of the change in climate as the concluding component of the IPCCs fourth assessment report.  Global warming was one of the observed changes in climate.  According to IPCC, the highest level of global warming since 1980 was observed between the 12 years period of 1995-2006. IPCC states that...

There is still hope for the environment, and even greater hope for a bright and green future. The speakers are all testaments to this hope, and I am confident that there are a lot more like them in our world. Deep thought and contemplation made me realize that I can be like them. I can promote change in the community in my own ways in order to promote sustainability and going green. I also realized that if I can be like them, other students and other people can also follow suit. It is just a matter...

First driver of sustainability for the airline industry is the use of efficient fuel. The oil prices throughout the world are rising that of course results in the incurring high costs of fuel for the airline industry. This issue works as a chain reaction, because when the airline industry faces high fuel costs it increases the fare prices, and when the fare prices are increased the customers dont get enticed to buy the tickets and travel. Such behavior of customers results in the generation of low...

It is always good to know that other sources of renewable energy are available for electricity production. Electricity is perhaps becoming a basic necessity in modern society and all of new technology requires electricity to work. Electricity is perhaps also one of the cheapest energy source available to man and new sources of electricity production, especially those that takes advantage of or does not affect the environment in a negative way, is always welcome. The research showing a great prospect...

Issues of environmental concern have since emerged as crucial even to the environmental security of sovereign states. Most common among them are deforestation, proper management of wastes, soil erosion, conservation of the atmosphere (among them air pollution, depletion of the ozone layer) and preservation of natural resources as a whole. The International community has made efforts to enact international law to address environmental issues yet, the issue of sovereignty also comes to the fore as...

Crop pesticides are substances used for controlling or destroying the unwanted and usually harmful plants (weeds) or animal pests that hamper the growth, the processing or the storage of the crops. They also refer to the substances that regulate the growth of the plants (for instance the fruits), defoliants, desiccants or the substances that are applied to the harvested crops to prevent the deterioration of such crops once stored or when transporting them. (FAO 6)While the pests have remained a...

The use of the love canal as a damping site has made it one of most memorable environmental tragedies in the history of the American nation. Started as a noble idea to energize the industrialization process of Niagara region, the site became a major damping site for toxic waste by The Hooker Chemical Company. This paper seeks to identify the underlying reason behind the failure of the love canal project and the environmental consequences it had to the local residents of Niagara. The author also...

In year 1876 William Grylls contributed greatly to the coining of the term photovoltaic effect. And through this effect was borne solar energy. Actually in photovoltaic effect, light ignites an electric current (the flow of electrons) through a semi-conductor material-as opposed to a pure conductor such as copper as is the case with other conventional forms of energy. The most efficient semi-conductor in use today in PV system is silicon which has since replaced the inefficient selenium.The process...

    Renewable energy technologies play a very crucial role in the production of sustainable energy. Their indispensable role is better appreciated during these times when the level of green gasses emitted into the environment across the globe has significantly increased. The UK prides in several renewable energy sources. If fully utilized these sources can not only reduce the amount of emissions of green gases into the environment, but also create security for the residents of the...