Tag: carbon
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7.3 Building Design: Effects of COVID-19 on Design
Author: Diane Rodrigues ABSTRACT: A high percentage of the world’s population has spent most of 2020, and now 2021, confined to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. With our living spaces now becoming hubs for work, exercise, education, and leisure, it is important to support the evolution of clean, safe, and sustainable design. MAIN What…
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8.4 Petrochemicals: Manufacture of Plastics
Author: Victoria Lindo ABSTRACT: Plastic is one material that has a very high demand all over the world. The process of manufacturing plastics is important to understand before knowing why plastics are harmful to our environment, from manufacturing to the point of disposal. MAIN: There are two main types of plastics: Synthetic plastics are the…
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3.17 Carbon: Decoupling-the relationship between economic development and CO2 emissions
To achieve carbon dioxide emission reduction we need to analyze the relationship between economic development and CO2 emissions. Generally, the goal for both developed and developing countries is to maintain their economic growth at sustainable rates. However, economic growth can appear to conflict with emission reductions when CO2 emissions are intricately linked with the country’s…
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2.7 Climate Change Effects: Migration
There are numerous impacts that climate change has on humanity and there have been large events that lead to major population shifts, which will be depicted below. This sector will focus on the migration of populations due to environmental factors and the earth’s changing climate. By Alyssa Stellato
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4.13 Carbon: Alternative Refrigerants
Although carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the primary cause of the greenhouse effect, compounds other than CO2 can act as powerful greenhouse gasses as well. This includes refrigerants that leak from air conditioners and refrigeration systems in homes, businesses, and industries. By Emily Robins
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4.6 Carbon: Carbon inequality
To better understand what carbon inequality is, we’ll first be looking at what is known as the carbon budget. Then we’ll discuss what the issue is with carbon inequality, how it affects the global population both geographically and socio-economically, and why it should inform climate change policies. By Wandia Muchiri
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3.11 Dealing with Climate: Jevons Paradox
Jevons Paradox refers to the idea that technological advancements in sustainability or increased efficiency results in increased natural resource consumption, creating a rebound effect. By Rebecca Thompson.
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14.5 Waste: The Circular Economy
Circular economy is a model intending to produce sustainable development while increasing economic regrowth through methods such as reusing, repairing, repurposing, and recycling. In order to take items that are obsolete and create new resources. By Mikayla Densa
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12.2 Clothing and Textiles: Materials
The fashion industry is increasingly profiting from our culture of overconsumption, however, there are many people who are beginning to acknowledge these issues that have encouraged slow fashion consumption and movements within the fashion industry. This includes where, and how a fibre or textile and sourced, how they are treated and who that affects along…
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3.15 Dealing with Climate: Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture is an approach to agricultural practices that acts holistically, by functioning like a natural ecosystem. By Mary-Elizabeth Chin
The Carbon Crisis 