Wednesday, June 3, 2009

CO2 footprint



Carbon footprint is the measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person in a given time and emitted during daily activities. Also the Co2 and green houses emission from all sources are summed up and changed into unit.(wiktionary,2009)
I had access to an environmental alarming website and I submitted my information using the categories in website which called(www.footprint.wwf.org.uk ).This process is accounting remnants and energy that is consumed by people.
The results of my Co2 emissions is totaled 2.9 planets because I have a big family, Compared with other students who are producing less Co2 .They are producing in the average of 2.6. This is mainly because some of these students are single or have small families. It is worth saying that the number of the family members does have a great impact on the widespread of the global warming. In contrast the lowest result was for Abdulla Al-Jabir, he totaled 2.03planets. The UAE country is one of the exporting countries which exporting natural gas and the UAE’s footprint is 32.28 while Saudi Arabia it made up 44.4 and Qatar totaled 64.14.
.The main reason of these problems is using a lot of electrical energy for household electrical use, and we burn gas to produce electricity.
There are several possible solution to avoid this pollution. Using more efficient electric device such as saving energy lamps and solar energy devices might reduce Co2. Educate people to reduce use of electricity only when necessary. Also using public transportation like bus and trains will reduce the global warming.) Aol.com- By J.P. Maffett)
Bibliography:
Maffett, J.P. "Top 12 Ways You Can Reduce Global Warming - AOL Research & Learn." Online Learning Center - AOL Research & Learn. 16 Apr. 2009 .
"Carbon footprint - Wiktionary." Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 16 Apr. 2009 .

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