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Greenhouse Effect and Carbon Footprint

Greenhouse Effect and Carbon Footprint. kids.earth.nasa.gov/faq/index.htm. www.indiana.edu/~geol105b/1425chap8.htm. 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas (percents based on Tg CO2 Eq.) (Tg – teragram = 10 12 g) ( http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads09/ExecutiveSummary.pdf ).

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Greenhouse Effect and Carbon Footprint

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  1. Greenhouse Effect and Carbon Footprint

  2. kids.earth.nasa.gov/faq/index.htm

  3. www.indiana.edu/~geol105b/1425chap8.htm

  4. 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas (percents based on Tg CO2 Eq.) (Tg – teragram = 1012 g) (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads09/ExecutiveSummary.pdf )

  5. How the U.S. compares 23.6% Top 8 countries make 44% of CO2

  6. CO2 concentrations at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii (as of May 2009) http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/co2_data_mlo.html

  7. What about before 1960?

  8. th Changes in the average global temperature relative to the mean temperature during the 20th century ) http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/recenttc_triad.html

  9. How do we remove this CO2? • Carbon sink: is a reservoir of carbon that accumulates and stores carbon for an indefinite period. The main sinks are: • Absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans • Photosynthesis by plants and algae to turn the carbon into plant matter • Injection of CO2 emissions deep into geological subsurface

  10. Breakdown

  11. What is a carbon footprint? • Carbon footprint (FP): is “the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product” (UK Carbon Trust 2008). • Everyone in this room has a FP

  12. Let’s determine your C-FP

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