MAVI
07-31-2008, 09:27 AM
Our planet is made inhabitable by a layer of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere which reflects sun rays back down to the earth. This is a natural temperature-regulating mechanism. The greenhouse gas layer consists of a number of greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2), greenhouse gases (CH4), and Nitrous Oxide (N2O).
During the past decades, the greenhouse layer has become more dense which causes more sun rays to be reflected back down to earth.
How did the greenhouse layer become more dense?
Over the past billion years, the earth has stored vast volumes of carbon underground. Within a very short period of time, geologically speaking, humans have extracted, burned, and therefore emitted these vast quantities of carbon (in the form of greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere. The increased concentration of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere has caused greater solar radiation to be trapped by the greenhouse layer and reflected back to the earth. This has notably increased the temperature on earth: we refer to this phenomenon as human-induced climate change.
Climate change caused by an increased concentration of greenhouse gas has an alarming impact on our environment. Droughts throughout the world are causing crop failures. Wildfires now burn with far greater rage. Melting ice caps and glaciers are causing sea levels to rise. Warm unseasonable winters are threatening fragile eco-systems and throwing the migratory patterns of species out of balance.
Every product or service you purchase or use has produced some form of greenhouse gas emissions: from production processes to transport; from energy usage to waste disposal.
Climate change is no longer a theory; it is an obvious fact we are confronted with every day, and the only way we can prevent it is to take action now.
Act now against climate change
Contrary to common belief, we can stop climate change and it is still relatively cheap and easy to do. Studies such as the Stern Review have shown that immediate action against climate change will cost businesses only between 0.5 to 1% of revenue. This cost will certainly increase and the damage might be irreversible if we delay action further.
Individuals and businesses can take immediate action against climate change by reducing their greenhouse gas emissions three steps to reduce your impact on climate change to effectively zero:
* Energy efficiency
* Behavioural changes (recycling, reduced travel etc.)
* Offsetting any remaining emissions
Offsetting emissions is a process whereby an organisation or individual purchases carbon credits to neutralise its impact on climate change. Each carbon credit represents the abatement or sequestration of one tonne of greenhouse gas from our atmosphere.
During the past decades, the greenhouse layer has become more dense which causes more sun rays to be reflected back down to earth.
How did the greenhouse layer become more dense?
Over the past billion years, the earth has stored vast volumes of carbon underground. Within a very short period of time, geologically speaking, humans have extracted, burned, and therefore emitted these vast quantities of carbon (in the form of greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere. The increased concentration of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere has caused greater solar radiation to be trapped by the greenhouse layer and reflected back to the earth. This has notably increased the temperature on earth: we refer to this phenomenon as human-induced climate change.
Climate change caused by an increased concentration of greenhouse gas has an alarming impact on our environment. Droughts throughout the world are causing crop failures. Wildfires now burn with far greater rage. Melting ice caps and glaciers are causing sea levels to rise. Warm unseasonable winters are threatening fragile eco-systems and throwing the migratory patterns of species out of balance.
Every product or service you purchase or use has produced some form of greenhouse gas emissions: from production processes to transport; from energy usage to waste disposal.
Climate change is no longer a theory; it is an obvious fact we are confronted with every day, and the only way we can prevent it is to take action now.
Act now against climate change
Contrary to common belief, we can stop climate change and it is still relatively cheap and easy to do. Studies such as the Stern Review have shown that immediate action against climate change will cost businesses only between 0.5 to 1% of revenue. This cost will certainly increase and the damage might be irreversible if we delay action further.
Individuals and businesses can take immediate action against climate change by reducing their greenhouse gas emissions three steps to reduce your impact on climate change to effectively zero:
* Energy efficiency
* Behavioural changes (recycling, reduced travel etc.)
* Offsetting any remaining emissions
Offsetting emissions is a process whereby an organisation or individual purchases carbon credits to neutralise its impact on climate change. Each carbon credit represents the abatement or sequestration of one tonne of greenhouse gas from our atmosphere.