Co2
Carbon dioxide emissions are the burning of fossil fuels this includes the product of carbon dioxide consumption of solid, liquid and gas fuels/gas flaring. Co2 are also the primary product of energy use, accounts of largest share of greenhouse gases.-gases in earth’s atmosphere trapping heat- which is the most on sight driver of global climate change.
carbon dioxide emission world wide 1940-2023
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Carbon Footprint or greenhouse footprint is a calculated value of the carbon emission caused directly or indirectly by a company or an individual
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Greenhouse gases are a gas group trapping the heat into the earth’s atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide which can be released on natural processes as volcano corruptions, plant respiration or human breathe yet supremely released by human activities of fossil burning and use of fuels which increased rapidly from 1800s due to industrial revolution
Methane is released largely on decomposition but due human activities the balance has changed leading the methane to release on cattle farming,rice farming and production of oil and other traditional gases.
Water vapour is the most crucial greenhouse gas due to having the biggest role in changing the warmth of the earth. Mostly released by artificial lakes, evaporation losses from canals.
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A carbon offset is a certificate you can trade for ways to reduce carbon emission you cannot do by yourself.
How can we take action
Switch off!
Turn off the lights when going out, leaving the room or the natural light is sufficient
Power down!
Power your computer down when you are not using or at night, a computer uses 65% less energy when turned off.
Unplug your electronics!
Don’t forget to unplug your phone computer or wifi at night or the battery is sufficient for the day to use.
Laundry day!
Pick a laundry day or laundry days. Do LOTS of laundry at once to go to reduce the energy use of the machine.
Short Showers!
Try not to go over 30 minutes in the shower with the water running, additionally try to take less baths and more short showers.
Public transport
If not needed, try to walk to the places you want to go it's both good for environment and your health! Take the bus/metro/tram for short distances or try cycling.
Recycle!
First start with separating the food waste into a different bin, separate paper and glass. Learn the local places you can dump for recycling. If its too much for you try to put the small rubbish into the plastic bottles then trash them to your bin.
Your emails!
Did you know your emails or your data plays a huge role in being sustainable? Delete your unwanted emails for reducing the strain on data centres and lowering the associating carbon emissions.
Your next light bulb!
Select the next light bulb for your lamb to be an energy efficient product by checking the label to have the letter “A” on it.
Thrifting!
Don't make large purchases on clothes, especially fast fashion companies. Try to thrift your next t-shirt or get it secondhand, if it's not convenient for you try to purchase clothes from small businesses and green businesses.
10 Small Ways
How can we take action
5 big steps
Vehicle
Consider changing your car to a hybrid or an electric vehicle. Driving a more green vehicle and doing your electric car charge at home can help to eliminate greenhouse gas release to the atmosphere.
Avoid flying
Avoid flying regularly if possible, it is an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas. To give more perspective a single round trip across the U.S producesses around 2 tons of carbon dioxide per person equaling the 10 percent of a U.S citizen's annual carbon footprint.
More vegetarian diet
Change your diet to more fruits rather than meat. Producing meat and shipping them to your local supermarket is making a sizable amount of carbon footprint when plants are easier to ship with less carbon footprint
Energy audit
You may be wasting energy you do not notice. Hire a professional team to do an energy audit to make your house more energy efficient.
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Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide