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Sustainable Singapore 2030. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is the greatest contributor to the greenhouse effect!. Carbon emissions at record high of 400 parts per million. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1765092/CO2-in-atmosphere-hits-historic-high-US.
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Sustainable Singapore 2030 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the greatest contributor to the greenhouse effect!
Carbon emissions at record high of 400 parts per million http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1765092/CO2-in-atmosphere-hits-historic-high-US The Earth has not seen these levels of CO2 in three to five million years, long before humans existed, in a time when temperatures were several degrees Celsius warmer and the sea level was 20-40 metres higher than today, experts say.
1. Carbon Calculator http://climatechange.sg/html/index.php?link=4TASK: Go to the climatechange.sg
Use the Carbon calculator as a reference and use it to estimate the carbon footprint of your design/product Show your working and leave your answer in One significant figure Units of ‘kg of CO2 emissions/year’
2. Offset your emissions • Propose at least three ways where your design/product is able to offset your emissions • http://climatechange.sg/html/index.php?link=5&routine=2&topic=2 • Go to the website and see what are some of the ways where you can offset your emissions
Summary • Calculate your Carbon footprint • Come up with three ways to offset your carbon footprint