Responsibility for the Climate Change Crisis
Course material - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
Beginning in the Industrial Revolution era, developed countries particularly in the European Union have contributed to a greater part of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. Developing countries have a significantly lower footprint but they bear an equal or greater brunt of the forest...
The place of wine in society in the face of climate change
Thesis - 38 pages - Green marketing
Don't worry, you're not the only one who drinks wine. Millions of us drink wine. And not just one glass! In fact, there are about a thousand bottles tasted every second in the world. France is known for its gastronomy, and its luxury, but also for its wine. Wine is a drink that brings...
The consequences of climate change
Dissertation - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
Climate change, and more generally all natural upheavals, is progressively accepted as a blatant reality by the vast majority of people, and to begin with, by those who are directly affected by them.
Global Warming: Causes and Chemistry of Climate Change
Course material - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
This report serves as an overview of important aspects related to global warming and climate change. It touches on the relevant international organization and authorities in the field of climate change, forecasts of temperature increases, greenhouse gases, atmospheric...
Global warming and climate change
Essay - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
These are terms used to describe increased earth's temperatures. Human activities and natural occurrences are said to be the major contributors to this increase. Increase in greenhouse gases for example carbon dioxide result to the temperatures increase. The U.S. have been a major contributor...
United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009
Case study - 15 pages - Educational studies
Over the intervening period, the world nations had prioritized efforts and initiated programs meant to attain a low-carbon environment in the future generations. Alike all conferences, the subject at the Copenhagen meeting sought to assume a cooperative approach in regenerating a future green...
Climate Change and Civilizations: Lessons from the Past
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Anthropogenic climate change constitutes an alarming threat to the safety and health of humankind. According to a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, some of its consequences will include heat waves, loss of biodiversity, food and water...
Climate change
Thesis - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
It is clear, in light of continuing climate change evidence that action must be taken to respond to these developing conditions and to prepare for potential future problems. The most important component of any action plan is maintaining our drive for scientific research into the...
Climate change and politics: a real shift or status quo?
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
We will try to analyze the responses from the political field against climate change and the overall sustainable development. Climate change means significant change in the average weather, which causes a lot of perturbations on the natural system. The...
The fight against climate change: a burning international issue
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Climate change is an environmental issue that is now recognized by almost the entire scientific community in the world. It affects the entire planet. The climate is influenced by both natural and human factors. However, it's been proven that human activities are responsible...
Climate change and green house gas emissions: issues and challenges in India
Essay - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
Green house gas (GHG) emission is a matter of grave concern across the world. The adverse impacts happen mainly in the form of climate change and global warming. Immediate steps are required to cut the emissions. India is the fourth largest emitter of GHG in the world in absolute...
Global air pollution and global climate change
Thesis - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
We know that the Earth's climate has changed many times throughout its existence. There have been both ice ages and long periods of warmth. Many natural factors, such as volcanic eruptions, energy absorbed from the sun, and changes in the Earth's orbit have long had an influence on...
How climate change can be reframed as a carbon cycle management challenge
Thesis - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The planet Earth's climate change has been given a considerable degree of attention by the human population lately. Detailed climate change patters, predictions and fact get unleashed every second of the day. Some aspects that can be closely analyzed when drawing...
Geography and the meaning of climate change
Thesis - 3 pages - Geography
Within the field of geography, the issue of climate change is one that has aroused a significant amount of public debate, especially over the past few decades. There have been about as many theories on climate change as there are scientists out there, and this has made...
The impact of climate change on the Canadian Boreal forest
Thesis - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
This paper will provide a review of scientific literature, and look at solutions to problems, resulting from of impacts of climate change on the boreal forest region of Canada, as projected into the late 21st century. It will look at the problem from a number of intersecting areas:...
A feminist perspective on climate change issues
Thesis - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Climate change has emerged over the last thirty years as one of the major issues in international politics. It is now generally accepted that greenhouse gases emissions are contributing to a process of global warming which is leading to an increased incidence of natural disasters....
Air transportation and climate change
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
A sophisticated transport system has evolved in Europe to move people and frets. The air transport industry is growing at rate above the average growth of the economy of the EU: multiplication of short distance flies, the arrival of the “low cost” market, and increasing of aerial fret...
Genetic aspects of air pollution and climate change
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
The ?rst incidences of air pollution impacts on the genetic constitution of forest tree populations were those documented near point sources of sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulates, and heavy metals. Localized extinction of forests around these point sources was documented by ecologists in the past...
Investigative Report on Climate Change: The actions of the Australian Government
Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
This report explores the recent issue of climate change. It will outline the key elements that make climate change an important issue politically. It will focus on how the issue of climate change is being addressed by both the Australian Labor and Liberal...
Climatic Change and its effect on Food Production
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The agricultural sector plays an important role within our country's economy. Other than agriculture providing us with food, agriculture also comprises of seafood, and livestock which all together contribute an estimate of $200 billion dollars annually to our country's economy (Brian & Matt...
Ocean carbon dioxide removal: a necessity for climate action or an additional impact to be avoided for the ocean?
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
This document is a group work about Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal. As of today, there is done not nearly enough to prevent dramatic consequences of climate change. Ocean carbon dioxide removal shows great potential to be a part of the solution. Scientists argue that cutting the...
Initiate Change
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Change can be defined as the alteration of procedure, behavior, purpose, structure or output of a given unit within an organization (Razik, 2010). It involves working with a diversified population and striving hard to motivate and encourage others to adapt through change as it is...
The WWF climate savers strategy: In search of the "Giant Step"
Case study - 12 pages - Educational studies
WWF (World Wildlife Fund) is among the leading NGOs (non-government organizations) in the world. The Fund was established in 1961 and since then has been operating and directing its efforts in saving the planet, the world of life. "Climate Savers" (CS) partnership program was founded in...
Article on-steps in implementing a change: Case study of modeling as a facilitator of change
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In today's world, new initiatives, projects, technologies and other life changing aspects come, improve or change within a limited time and changes the way people work or approach different scenarios. Changes come with new challenges and benefits too. People are often...
A study on the influence of the sun on climate and weather patterns in the earth
Thesis - 9 pages - Geology
The Sun is a burning ball of mostly gaseous hydrogen with a surface temperature of 6000 degrees centigrade, large enough to hold a million Earths. The importance of the sun rests on the fact that it warms the surface of an otherwise cold and lifeless earth and makes possible the existence of...
Climate responsibility
Essay - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
As the issue of climate change has transitioned from probability to certainty, the debate over how responsibility should be spread has heated up. Some have posited that developing countries should be exempt from greenhouse gas limits placed on production, leaving developed countries...
Transformational Change at British Petroleum : one goal two different leaders
Case study - 5 pages - Management
Before Robert Horton took over as CEO and Chairman of British Petroleum (BP) in 1990, the company's situation was difficult in terms of the lack of clearness of mission and strategic policy within the top 150 managers surveyed at the beginning of 1989. This survey revealed the managers feeling in...
Across the board leadership and new value development organizes changing companies
Thesis - 11 pages - Management
InterClean, a major sanitation competitor realizes that in today's environmentally friendly atmosphere, customers express increased interest in solutions and services (rather than products) to contour cleaning endeavors. InterClean, through its reorganization, hopes to offer increased turnkey...
Have eating habits changed in the last 20 years for the better or for the worse?
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
A meal is usually defined as the consumption of two or more foods in a structured setting at a set time. Snacks consist of a small amount of food or beverage eaten between meals. A common eating pattern is three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) per day, with snacks between meals. The...
Changes in Toronto over the past ten years
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Toronto is known, the world over, as a haven for multiculturalism, a true ethnic and social melting pot. The city is often called the most ethnically diverse city in the world. While this remains a source of identification for the city, the face of this multiculturalism has visibly changed over...
