Author: Lauren Kennedy ABSTRACT: The useless over-packaging of our food not only causes harm to the environment, but also to human health. MAIN As Earth's landfills and waterways become consumed and clogged with plastic bags, take out containers, straws, coffee cups and more; it is evident that food packaging has outweighed a number of other … Continue reading 14.7 Waste: Food Packaging
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17.4 Cultural Transformation: Project Drawdown
Author: Madison Convey ABSTRACT: Project Drawdown was developed with the goal to provide and accomplish, climate change solutions and eventually reach drawdown with the carbon emissions. Image source: Decisive Climate Moments Call for Bold New Tactics MAIN: Paul Hawken is an environmentalist who dove into research about carbon emissions. He began his journey in 2013 … Continue reading 17.4 Cultural Transformation: Project Drawdown
3.4 Dealing with climate: Methane gas (CH4)
Author: Brooke McGee ABSTRACT: Greenhouse gases are gases that absorb and trap heat in the atmosphere. The main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. Methane Cycle: Encyclopedia Britannica MAIN Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil. Methane emissions also result from livestock and … Continue reading 3.4 Dealing with climate: Methane gas (CH4)
5.4 Energy Sources: Wind Energy
Author: Junhao He ABSTRACT: Wind energy is a renewable energy source that is clean, cost-effective, and pollution-free. It is generated by wind turbines through the process of converting the kinetic energy of wind into electricity. Source: Canadian Renewable Energy Association MAIN: Wind energy technology presented a substantial improvement over the past few years. Besides developing … Continue reading 5.4 Energy Sources: Wind Energy
4.4 Carbon: What are emission scopes?
Author: Dannan Yan ABSTRACT: A city’s ability to mitigate climate change and take action depends on whether the city has accurate data on greenhouse gas emissions. The first thing to determine in urban greenhouse gas accounting is the urban greenhouse gas accounting boundary, which is divided into direct emissions, indirect emissions and "scope." Direct emissions … Continue reading 4.4 Carbon: What are emission scopes?
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
6.9 Materials: Wood Construction and Carbon Storage
Wood construction plays an important role in minimizing environmental effects since wood helps mitigate the effects of the climate crisis by reducing greenhouse gasses through carbon sequestration. By Issabella Gaglia
7.15 Building Design: Retrofit vs New
What is better for the environment, retrofitting old structures or starting from scratch with new construction? This paper explores the issue of carbon emissions within buildings, which account for 30% of all carbon emissions in the world, and how to decarbonize structures both new and old. By Rennie Taylor
11.1 Diet: Meat
Author: Guocheng (Sam) Huang ABSTRACT: Meat consumption has increased globally, to meet the food security, the meat production will need more land to produce feed-crop and convert nature to farmland. Nevertheless, the production accounts for 14.5 % GHC emission which is challenging the Paris Agreement to keep under 2 degrees Celsius by 2050. (Data source: … Continue reading 11.1 Diet: Meat
11.3 Diet: Vegetarian/Vegan
Author: Alaa Abd-El-Aatty ABSTRACT: Food’s carbon footprint is the production of greenhouses gas from growing, harvesting, manufacturing, transporting, storing, cooking as well as disposing of food. Avoiding meat and dairy products (becoming vegetarian or vegan) is one of the biggest ways to reduce environmental impact and help fight climate change. Image credit: Our World in … Continue reading 11.3 Diet: Vegetarian/Vegan