The earth’s climate is changing rapidly, and with a more environmentally concerned population than ever, unsurprisingly because of this, lots of attention has been directed towards how big businesses such as Costco have an impact on our climate. Costco has been seen as a business innovator in sustainability reporting and annually publishes its sustainability reports publicly displaying its environmental impact....
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Now in a lot of cities or countries, we often see solar panels on top of a building or a field. But why do people do that? People now start realizing the importance of global warming and start to find solutions to slow down or stop it. The use of solar energy is one solution to mitigating global warming, and...
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A topic, idea, or concept that always captivates me is sustainability. I lose track of time speaking about it because it’s an endless conversation that has no correct answer. There are so many possibilities when it comes to saving the Earth, but the easiest and cleanest way is through sustainable living. Humans are constantly finding new ways to be more...
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Energy is a prime requirement of our day-to-day life functioning and thus in general words energy is defined as the ability to do work. In the present world, energy plays a very important role in day-to-day life. In ancient times, wood and fossil fuels were often used as sources of energy. The amount of energy consumed is an indicator of...
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Hydroelectric energy is the use of running water to generate electricity or power. Generally, water flowing from a waterfall is used to generate hydro energy on a large scale and provide electricity to cities, towns, etc. Humanity used this for millennia. There have been records of the same concept being used in ancient Greece about two thousand years ago, where...
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In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 United Nations member states. It consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs can provide a common parameter to work on sustainable development. Organizations can base their sustainability strategies on the SDGs. However many are still struggling with connecting their contribution to the SDGs in some...
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First of all, let’s start with some information about the sun: the sun is the closest star to Earth it is 149 600 000 km from our planet. The sun is about 1 300 000 times bigger than the Earth, which means that it produces a lot of thermal energy. However, only a very small part of this energy is...
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Introduction Sustainability is a way of satisfying our wants without causing the potentiality of the upcoming cohort to satisfy their wants. Besides, natural resources social and economic resources are also required. Sustainability is not all about the surrounding. It might also mean social equity and economic growth. When people and the community at large provide for their individual wants to...
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Traditionally, oceans did not find their place in economic analysis. They were considered to be a part of the natural resources that could be exploited. The factors of production included land, labor, and capital, with oceans being a fixed factor in production. Oceans were classified as public goods, which means they are non-excludable and non-rival. In recent years, the finite...
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This course has really built my knowledge on most of the vital issues related to environments, I learned a lot of environmental issues. Throughout this course, I was disappointed by our leaders on how to deal with environmental issues, it is important to be aware of our environment and know how we can contribute to its protection. Personally, I think...
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Introduction Climate change is at the forefront of both public and governmental debates, media discussions, and policymaking. With strong evidence present from the multitude of research carried out to date, it is clear that carbon dioxide emissions are rising from anthropogenic activity. Indeed, whilst it can be argued that natural phenomena in the form of glacial shifts or changing ocean...
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̈Americans rapidly increased how much energy they were using in the mid-20th century, their reliance on oil, natural gas, and nuclear power grew ̈ (Blumsack). The United States has grown its economy and manufacturing industries by using fossil fuels. Therefore, fossil fuels are used to power Americans' everyday lives and inevitably are the foundation for the lives we have today....
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In 2015, all the member states of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, as a collective call for action to end hunger, protect the world, and ensure that all people enjoy prosperity and peace by 2030. By pledging to leave no one behind, the countries committed themselves to make rapid progress...
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Environmental sustainability implies assuming liability for interfacing with the planet to keep up normal assets and abstain from compromising people in the future in gathering their requirements. As per the United Nations, environmental sustainability is tied in with assuming liability and acting for the climate to guarantee that people in the future get regular assets to carry on with a...
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Environment protection is the process to conserve the natural environment by Society which includes individuals, different organizations, and laws and acts. The main purpose of environmental protection firstly does not to interfere with the natural environment, to keep it as it is, and conserve natural resources of water, air, and energy. Moreover, to repair and protect against damages that human...
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The Earth is constantly changing as we continue using energy that flows through its system. Our normal traditional power relies on non-renewable resources (such as fossil fuels, and hazardous chemicals, etc.). Over the previous years, scientists have been trying to find a way to make the Earth cleaner, and safer to live on. We face many challenges like natural disasters...
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There has been a lot of pressure on us, Hawaiians, as well as the rest of the globe, to help stop climate change. Rising sea levels, rising temperatures, and greater greenhouse gas emissions are all contributing to humanity's demise. The combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas, which seep into the atmosphere and trap heat, is the...
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Introduction: Sustainable development is a term that appeared in the international and local arena in order to find its way amid many contemporary terms such as globalization, clash of civilizations, modernity, postmodernity, human development, structuralism, genomics, informatics, … and other expressions that we must understand in order to find a language of discourse with The world, and it is worth...
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Fair trade is defined as when third-world countries pay producers in third-world states a fair price for their work. It is when the price is paid for products that give producers enough to offer life's basics like food, education, and healthcare. How fair trade works is essential as the identity in understanding the benefits of purchasing appropriate trade products. It...
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According to experts, the Philippines has the best conditions to create an ideal 100 percent renewable energy economies most especially because of our tropical weather and massive amount of sunlight. The biggest solar farm facility in the Philippines up to this date is located in Calatagan, Batangas. This facility is so huge that it crosses three towns in Batangas. These...
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In an ever changing and progressively green society all humans, including Costa Ricans are finally adapting to the constant changes to the social, economic and financial benefits of becoming greener. Although not perfect, Costa Rica is making very notable moves towards becoming a more sustainable country. In San Jose, the capital, the largest issue for Costa Rica is carbon emissions,...
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The world has been powered by carbon-based energy since the industrial revolution. It is what humans know as convenient, reliable, and cheap. However, the environment is slowly paying the price for the use of these fossil fuels. A change needs to occur, and a willingness to switch to renewable energy is the only way to ensure the planet will remain...
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Costa Rica can provide insight into how, despite the common practice, it is possible to have sustainable practices that do not harm the environment and still experience economic growth. The focus of this essay will be on tourism as it is Costa Rica’s main source of income and because tourism itself accounts for around 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions...
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Energy is vital in our daily life because it is a basic human need. Almost all human activities require energy. Oil is a non-renewable energy source. Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimesâor even in many, many lifetimes. (National Geographic Society, 2013). On the other hand, renewable energy, often referred...
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Weather forecast is predicted using numerical weather prediction model. This weather prediction model helps solar power plant predicting the amount of energy they will produce and have to produce to cover the low production during bad weather conditions. Weather forecast of solar radiation has become a essential component for solar power plant production. In this Research, Global Radiation of 30...
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Biomass is any waste, wood or crops that can be used as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels. Examples of biomass are bacterial decay, burning, fermentation and conversion. Burning is the earliest form of biomass, it was used up until the 1800’s and was used to heat up houses. Bacterial decay is when bacteria feed on dead organisms and...
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Introduction Human beings rely on different sources to generate energy for both industrial and domestic use. Some of the common ones include water, natural gas, coal, solar, and nuclear plants. Many emerging and developed economies are currently considering additional solutions that can promote sustainability and protect the natural environment. This objective is critical since most of these sources have significant...
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Solar energy is one of the most beneficial sustainable forms of energy that human beings can use for a variety of purposes. It is a thoroughly renewable form of energy and can be used by the entire human race till the end of time. There are several different uses of solar energy in our day to day life, such as...
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According to Ritchie (2019), Oceania emits 1.3 billion tonnes of CO2 yearly, which is equivalent to 1.3% of the global emissions. Wang et al. (2011) argue that most of the carbon emissions are as a result of the generation of non-renewable energy. From figure 8, in 2016, Oceania generated 227.7412GW of non-renewable energy and 67.29998GW of renewable energy. But, in...
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The Scottish Government recognises the need to transition to a low-carbon economy. Current targets aim for the near-complete decarbonisation of Scottish energy by the year 2050 (Scottish Government, 2017). Renewable energy sources are a vital component of this plan and sufficient investment is needed to ensure adequate supplies of renewable energy are available to accommodate this transition. The Government has...
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