Task "5"

What does carbon footprint mean?

A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the atmosphere mainly climate change which we individually produce. In other words the amount of greenhouse gases produced on a daily basis through burning fossil fuels for electricity, transportation and from other well known issues.

The individual carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions which I’m responsible for. I had measured mine in the http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ I got 3.76.

The three ways I contribute most to greenhouse gases:

1-food = 12%

2-travel=43%

3-stuff=33%

My personal footprint is 3.76. Of course companies, institutions (e.g. ADMC), and countries all have footprints. According to “Heroes of the UAE”, the UAE has the largest per capita footprint in the whole world.

What can I do to reduce my carbon footprint?

The highest main factor on my footprint was Travel. I don't travel many times. Approximately twice annually. The second factor on my footprint was stuff. This factor I think is important for me and I can't reduce it, I'm intersted in electronic devices, I usually look for the new. However the lowest factor is the food. This factor is important and I like to change the kinds of food. Finally I can reduce the travel and a little in food.

summary "3"

Summary

In this article the writer defined a very important global warming problem. Regarding carbon dioxide emissions increasing, the world takes two fast steps; the first is European and the second is global. The European Union led by Angela Merkel tries to get rid of 20 per cent of her continent’s emissions by 2020 from the 1990 level.

Depending on the renewable sources of power, such as, water, air, tidal power, biofuel and nuclear power. Nuclear power, clean coal and renewables are vital responses to weaning the Continent off its dependence on Middle Eastern oil and Russian gas.

Renewable energy’s expensive prices, environmental dilemmas, wind farms’ disturbance of natural habitats, mass biofuel farming and its destruction of the rain forest and European business’ complaint about higher energy costs are the main problems for achieving this plan.
The global step is by the UN’s convocation for a meeting in December in Indonesia, to discuss what treaty will succeed Kyoto. In conclusion it needs to be tougher on targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and it needs to include the Indians, Chinese and Americans. The EU agreement can help the other countries to follow it.








Main idea

The main idea is about carbon dioxide emissions decreasing by the European Union and worldwide. Second the complaint about higher energy costs. They also try to depend on the renewable sources of power such as, water, air, tidal power and others.

comments

I think it’s a very important problem to talk about because it’s our future life. My opinion about this article is it should define different ways about the carbon dioxide emission risks. Also I hope to know about the news in the decreasing of carbon dioxide emissions. Finally I will keep updated with this project after the convocation for a meeting in December in Indonesia.

Global warming

Task "4"

Brandon Fibbs disliked the way that Al Gore introduces the global warming issue with a brief scientific explanation at the starting of the documentary, which reminded him of Darwinian evolution or Einstein's theory. He thinks that the global warming is not controversial because of the huge number of articles published before the film and it will not be beneficial unless the person who is watching is interested in global warming. He also sees that global warming is not a new issue.

On the other hand he agreed with Gore’s ideas when he says, “Gore got the science right”. In addition, Fibbs thinks that Gore had enough graphs, charts, time-lapsed photographs and scientific studies to convince people about the seriousness of the issue and it is sufficient to take a federal step towards it. By the examples provided by Gore he shows that global warming isn’t just a theory, it is an issue which affects many aspects of life.

It’s clear that this is a criticism for the movie presented by Al Gore and the skeptical attitude of Al Gore’s undocumented thoughts and pictures of glaciers’ melting which the main cause in the Global Warming. Pictures and graphs are illogical and they are taken at different times.
His vague usage of vocabulary and pun instead of researchers’ names contributes to more doubt about things he presents. Therefore, the movie won’t persuade audiences anymore. It’s likely a biased politics provided by the word “facts”

I think the film was a serious step to take care of the global warming. It makes us aware about the consequences and destruction which will happen from this phenomenon. It was great in editing that shows the scientific issue in a story of the doctor's life. The examples provided and the test of CO2, which Al Gore made in the middle of the film were convincing. Finally I like the idea of representing global warming in a film which takes us from reading long articles.

Task "3"

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth is a film which was has focus of global warming. The film is talking about Al Gore and his travels to make people about the dangers of climate crisis. It shows Gore's exploration of data and predictions about climate change and its potential for disaster with his own life story. The film moves in events that changed his worldview, such as his college education with an early climate expert at Harvard University, his sister's death from lung cancer and his young son's car accident. Al Gore points out that all of human history has happened on that tiny pixel, which is our only home.

In the slide show Al Gore spot lights the scientific opinion in climate change. He also describes the consequences. In the middle of the film is his examination of the annual temperature and CO2 levels for the past 650,000 years in Antarctic ice core samples.

The film includes parts, which tell that warming will be significant. For example, Gore discusses the possibility of the collapse of a major ice sheet in Greenland or in West Antarctica, either of which could raise global sea levels by approximately 20 feet, flooding coastal areas and resulting in 100 million refugees. Melt water from Greenland, because of its lower salinity, could then halt the currents that keep northern Europe warm and quickly trigger dramatic local cooling there. It also show what is the effect of climate change in animals, like polar bears, who are drowning high rates because they are finding less substantial ice to rest on. The film ends with Gore arguing that the global warming wil successfully reserved if there will be a government movement by releasing less CO2 and planting more vegetation to consume existing CO2.