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Introduction
Carbon dioxide emissions (Co2) within the last two decades are slowly going to excessive
climate change. Scientists predict that increase in carbon dioxide emission will cause rise in
ocean levels across the UK, this reduce the amount of sunlight and heat reflected back into
space. Other gas example methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and sulphur hexafluoride also
affect climate change but believed they are less concentrated in the atmosphere and has
less impact on climate. The last 50 years Co2 has increase and are still increasing by almost
3% every year this is cause by inevitable burning fuels like example petrol, Ethanol, diesel,
oil, natural gas, organic petrol, etc. In this report, we quantify carbon dioxide emission in
driving, home heating, and general electricity consumption. We look at the legislation put in
place to guide against Co2 emission and possible strategic approach to reduce the effect of
Co2 emission in compliance with the legislation. These approaches are collectively referred
to as Green IT.
Background
Greenhouse gases cause global warming. 72% of it is Co2, 18% Methane and 9% nitrous
oxide. As it stand Co2 emission is the largest of it all. In the cause of finding a way to reduce
this emission government in different part of the world came together in series of climate
change conference and set target to reduce the emission of co2. The Kyoto Protocol is an
agreement internationally which introduce a suite of climate change legislation. Under these
legislation, industrialised nation are to reduce their emission of co2 by 8%, these was a good
start but suffers because country like china and India who are the biggest emitters of co2
were excluded initially. In 2050, temperature will increase by 2.1-2.8C according to
prediction compared to a historical average and by 2100, 4.35.3C of the earth is predicted
to be warm, while 59cm of the sea level in the next century will rise. This is as a result of the
burning of fossil fuel to produce electricity and heat, as the number of people and industry
increase carbon emission is projected to increases globally by 2.5%, so if anything, the
problems carbon emission causes, will get worse not better, unless dramatic changes is
made.
Measuring the Impact of Carbon Dioxide on the Environment
The impact of carbon footprint measures the activities on our environment. The greenhouse
gases we are expected to produce in all our activities is calculated and measure in units of
carbon dioxide. In the world it average is about 4,000 kg of carbon dioxide per person per
year while in UK is almost 10,000 kg per person per year.
emission by 1.2 million tonnes of carbon per year by 2020. The target is the non energy
intensive and public sector organisation that exceeds 6,000 MWh per year combine of
electricity, only CCAs subsidiary organization emission of 25% is exempted. For provision of
inaccurate footprint from organisation, they have to pay 40/tCo2 and failure to report will be
5000 plus 500/day.