Carbon Footprint
The overall Vision and Mission of the Martin County Strategic Energy Master Plan establishes a county-wide Carbon Footprint baseline and creates strategic goals designed to produce reductions in of Greenhouse Gasses and Carbon Emissions and concludes with the recommendation of financially feasible best practices and technology to bring about reductions in the County’s Carbon Footprint. This process is critical, because it measures the past, current and future carbon footprint desirable levels for Martin County’s end users that utilize the Plan’s realistic goals that establish a new energy marketplace.
(Propose possible financing initiatives that will be necessary to achieve concrete results in reducing its “Carbon Footprint” in a way that will utilize the best practices on a regional, national and global basis. We need to examine what is a carbon footprint and how to best measure it, what is the importance of measuring it, and what are the best ways to reduce it from a global, local and individual basis. The biggest challenges we face this century is climate change, decreasing fossil fuel reserves and the scarcity of potable water the SEMP is Martin County’s response to these crises.
Carbon Footprint Defined
A carbon footprint, also known as greenhouse gases, is the measure of gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. These gases are released as a result of our daily activities such as: heating and cooling your house, commuting to and from work, and using low efficiency appliances. The gases, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) can be measured on a wide scale, from determining the carbon footprint of a nation or just the footprint of a single household. Measuring these gases helps determine the...
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...ure conscious dress codes help lower heating and cooling costs because employees will not be over dressed for conditions in the summer months. Placing solar panels on roofs of buildings that are at certain heights and get optimal sunlight is an option available that results in costs savings for the operation of the buildings as would encouraging employees to take the stairs when possible reduces the energy elevator load demand.
The SEMP is written to support the implementation of these solutions that can shrink the County’s carbon footprint. Greenhouse gas emissions have been an issue for decades, implementing carbon reduction programs that require only small changes in our daily lives help us to reduce our carbon footprint and save us money.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint
One starting point to reducing the amount of greenhouse gases that you release is to find your carbon footprint. The carbon
As more countries become industrialized, our global footprint continues to grow making global warming look like a ticking time bomb. To effectively combat global warming companies are starting to reevaluate and implement practices that are less detrimental to the environment. Life Time Fitness has also joined the cause in becoming greener. The initiatives presented in this report focus on the efforts made locally in Chanhassen Minnesota, where the corporate headquarters resides. As the local media specialist for Life Time Fitness, I will focus on my stakeholders, the residents of Chanhassen throughout the planning and execution of our project. To my advantage, Chanhassen is already ahead of other cities and counties in terms of their green knowledge and initiative that are already in place.
The article “Why Bother” written by Michael Pollan explains how the climate change and the carbon footprint effects the world. He states that there are many ways that we can do better to handle climate change and how to slow the process down. He thinks that it will take laws and a lot of money to stop this climate change because it’s going to take more than one person to solve this phenomenon. He proclaims that people are all waiting around on each other to make the first move but no one is moving. He says politicians want us to change our light bulbs to more efficient light bulbs s that use less energy. He understands how bad the world had gotten and people have to start going green by driving hybrid cars and buying “greener products” that will be better on the environment. This cannot be fixed by just one person he thinks that people have to influence each other and he hopes it will cause a chain reaction. He concludes that having your own garden or even a community garden will help reduce the carbon footprint.
I am really surprised with the result of my ecological footprint because I had no idea how my habits consume so many natural resources. Besides I cultivate some green habits as living in a house which has switched all the lights to fluorescent bulbs in order to reduce carbon dioxide pollution, unplugging my devices when they are not using to save energy and washing my dishes by hand instead using the dishwasher to save water and energy, this actions aren’t not enough to have a good footprint and I have so many things to do to improve it. Here are three actions that you could take to reduce my ecological footprint.
Sustainability, as an issue, has been the subject of widespread debate for ages now. While some people cannot associate themselves with the concept, others are too agnostic about the implementation of practices which can result in a win-win scenario for all. Another subset even wonders if the practices itself are sustainable or not. Such different views helps little to achieve the objective, when it is itself difficult to begin with.
...ms Shrink Our Ecological Footprint." Redefining Progress: For People, Nature, and The Economy 1 (2003). https://blackboard.syr.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_3_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_285766_1%26url%3D (accessed March 26, 2014).
Our ecological footprint is a very large one and The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) plan on changing that with the mass number or public transport to limit the communities use of private vehicles.
Carbon footprint can be defined as the amount of greenhouse gases an individual produces at a time through diverse activities. A person’s carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), which were induced by an individual’s daily activities for a given time frame. CO2 is one of the many greenhouse gases that are responsible for causing global warming which we are currently experiencing today. Carbon footprint is an extremely powerful tool which we can utilize to understand the impact that our personal activities have on global warming.
In conclusion, the impact I personally have on the planet has surprised me. My personal ecological footprint is much larger than I expected. However, there are measures I can take to drop my current consumption rate, such as altering my recycling choices, making better purchasing decisions, and adopting the reduce, reuse, and recycle concept throughout my household. By altering my habits and consumption rate, I can affect my local community tremendously in a positive way for the planet Earth.
... reduce natural gas consumption. Long-term I am committed to installing new energy efficient windows to truly reduce energy consumption. To help reduce the family’s water consumption we recently installed an energy efficient washing machine that uses over 60% less water than the previous model that was installed. As an additional means in which to help conserve water I will be installing a rain barrel in the summer to water our outdoor plants. While these actions might not seem significant, they can make a significant difference. According to Energy Star, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, if every home in America replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an Energy Star qualified CFL, in just one year it would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes. That would prevent the release of greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of about 800,000 cars.
Sustainability is an issue that everyone should be concerned about. If the planet Earth is going to exist, as we know it, everyone should wake up and do their part to help achieve a greater level of sustainability. In my English 101 class we learned about the issue of sustainability. Many different topics were discussed and researched throughout the course of the semester. Overall, I think that the sustainability project has been a learning and enlightening experience for everyone in this class. Many more things can be done next semester, since the groundwork has been laid to continue this project for time to come.
In California the state has taken initiatives to improve its energy efficiency. Sustainable energy is a prominent topic in the state and it even has a reputation for being a model for other countries and states to structure their own sustainable energy initiatives. Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act, to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions by getting 50% of California’s energy from renewable resources by the year 2030. Although the standards for this goal seems impossible, 50% of energy from renewable resources is not a high enough number to strive for. California is a leading state for windpower and solar energy, but what it lacks are public program initiatives to promote sustainable energy
Every day the world around us is changing ever so slightly in many different ways. Humans can affect the environment through our day to day lifestyle without even noticing the change. An ecological footprint is a measurement of how much a person uses the environment around them to live their life. This given measurement can help one to see their impact on the earth. It is an important tool to understand what actually a human does to change the habitat near them. My ecological footprint results gave me a perspective of how my daily life can impact the world I live in, as well as, how I as an individual can change my actions to make less waste on earth. It is also useful for each person to know their own ecological footprint since no one live
STATE THESIS & MAIN POINTS: I’m going to persuade you that going green is one solution you could do to help improve the environment by first explaining the problem, then by explaining the factors responsible for pollution, and lastly by listing ways that can help solve this problem.
Mr Price Group must also protect the planet by decreasing their carbon footprint even more and start more projects such as the rooftop gardens to lessen their impact on the environment to better publicity. Mr Price Group reduced their carbon footprint by 17% or 29 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions through improved energy usage and lower energy intensive lighting. They can also increase the amount of waste recycled at the head office which is currently only at 50%.