97/03289 Measures used to tackle environmental problems related to global warming and climate change resulting from the use of coal

1997 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 267
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Problems

scholarly journals Environmental awareness among the industrial workers: A study in Tangail district, Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
SC Shil ◽  
BC Sarker ◽  
A Akter ◽  
B Bakali
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Level Of Understanding

The Principal determination of the study was to fix the extent of environmental sentience among the different classes of industrial workers. A hundred ten workers were selected through purposive sampling technique from several industries in the region of Tangail district, Bangladesh. Among the selected workers, the female respondents were 37 in number and rests of the 73 were male. The workers were asked questions to appraise their level of understanding considering environment, environmental issues, and their persuasion to solve the different environmental problems. The determinations disclosed that, majority (91.8%) of the workers have approximately general conception about environment, idea about pollution of environmental constituents, Global warming and climate change awareness. From the view of most (85.5%) of the workers, the country is most vulnerable due to environmental pollution and not executing competent rules and ordinance along with public awareness. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v11i1.18228 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 11(1): 159-164, 2013

scholarly journals STAKEHOLDERS, NETWORKS AND CONVENTION THEORY IN THE COORDINATION OF PROBLEMS THAT RESULT FROM CLIMATE CHANGES IN AGRIBUSINESSDOI: 10.5773/rgsa.v4i1.211

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Denise Barros de Azevedo ◽  
Eugênio Ávila Pedrozo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
Active Space ◽  
Convention Theory ◽  
Insertion Process

As ações antropogênicas têm provocado aumento do aquecimento global, um dos principais problemas ambientais do século, desafiando a humanidade e a ciência a encontrar alternativas tecnológicas e a buscar outros estilos de produção, consumo e convivência. A inserção de diferentes stakeholders - relacionados aos efeitos das mudanças climáticas e seus desdobramentos sócio-econômicos e ambientais do agronegócio - é necessária, dadas as interfaces de diversas áreas dos conhecimentos em novos mecanismos que proporcionam alternativas comuns. Este trabalho propõe-se a estudar as ações dos diálogos com stakeholders do agronegócio relacionadas aos efeitos das mudanças climáticas; e propor um framework inserindo as abordagens de Teoria de Stakeholders, de Redes e da Teoria das Convenções para conhecer as convenções que estão nas ações. Como resultado, verificou-se que os diálogos entre diferentes stakeholders identificaram seis justificativas que permitem as convenções (inspiração, doméstica, opinião, cívica, mercantil e industrial) que condicionam a reconhecer cada ação gerada nos cinco estudos de casos apresentados. O framework proposto oferece um espaço ativo e dinâmico para estudar como incidem as formas de coordenações entre os stakeholders dos agronegócios e como os efeitos das mudanças climáticas proporcionam formas de integração e oportunidades. Palavras-chave: Diálogos entre Stakeholders, Redes, Teoria das Convenções, Agribusiness. Abstract Anthropogenic actions have caused an increase of global warming, one of the main environmental problems of the century, challenging humanity and science to find technological alternatives. The insertion of different stakeholders – related to the effects of climate change and its social-economical and environmental unfolding in agribusiness – is necessary, considering the interfaces in different areas of knowledge of new mechanisms that provide common alternatives. This paper consists of a theoretical review of Stakeholder Theory, Networks and Convention Theory. Interactions between these three approaches are possible and also allow the identification of the conventions in face of the formation of networks originated from the dialogues. The framework proposed, called “Insertion Mechanisms of Agribusiness Stakeholders for Climate Change” seeks to analyze how, in the light of the problems arising from climate changes, the insertion process of stakeholders in the agribusiness environment allows a view of the real situation. And, the role of networks and conventions can contribute towards achieving equilibrium when tracing a picture of the behavior among individuals with specific natures in order to generate alternatives for the mitigation of climate change as well as opportunities for agribusiness. As a result, the proposed framework offers a dynamic and active space to study how the forms of coordination occur among the agribusiness stakeholders. The proposed framework offers a dynamic and active space to study how the forms of coordination occur among the agribusiness stakeholders and how the effects of climate change generate forms of opportunities and integration. Keywords: Stakeholders Dialogues, Networks, Convention Theory, Agribusiness.

Energy Multiplier

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomislav Vucetic
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Direct Proportion ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
The World ◽  
Energy Independence ◽  
Unlimited Amount

What I invented is a method on how to use gravitational and buoyant forces and generate multiple times more energy than energy is spent. In another words, generated energy is greater then spent energy. Even though this is considered as not possible with today’s scientific knowledge, I have experimentally proved it on miniature prototype I’ve made and tested. The measurement on my miniature prototype shows that generated energy is greater than energy we have to spend in order to produce energy. This method may provide as much energy as we want at any point on Planet Earth. There will be no need to burn gas or any other material in order to produce energy, as it is today. All energy needs anywhere in the World will be provided using this method. Today we use gasoline or other material to burn in order to produce energy. Ultimately, using this method to generate energy pollution and other environmental problems will be significantly reduced or even eliminated. The biggest obstacle with this method is to convince other people to believe that my claim is feasible in practice. Even though, I’ve made and tested prototype to prove my claim, still resistance and disbelieve exist. Reason for disbelieve is that my method violates existing First Law of Thermodynamic and therefore is considered as not possible. The method is very simple, but in order to generate significant amount of energy Multiplier Device must be quite a massive. Size of the Device is in direct proportion with energy wanted to generate. For example, Device should be about 30 feet high and 9 feet in diameter in order to produce about 5000 J/sec, which is to have power about 5kWatts. Yes, I’ve made much smaller Device to prove the feasibility of my method, by measurement and calculation. To make Energy Multiplier Device operational without any energy from outside, the size of the Device must be much greater. How the World will benefit from this project? First, this method of energy generation will allow to produce as much energy as we want at any point on Planet Earth, at least theoretically. Amount of energy produced using this method is in direct proportion with the dimensions. If we are able to make Device with unlimited height, the Device will be able to produce unlimited amount of energy. The method produces 100% clean energy, so the benefits will be: – to eliminate burning any material to produce energy; – to eliminate CO2 generation, main reason for climate change (global warming); – to significantly reduce air pollution, if not eliminate; – to eliminate environmental problems; – To provide enough energy for unlimited use; – to provide energy independence for any entity, Country, State, Household, etc; – other benefits are up to your imaginations. By the way, this project has been selected for oral presentation at World Renewable Energy Congress, Florence, Italy, 19–25 August 2006.

scholarly journals Eco-Catastrophe in The Wind From Nowhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-165
Author(s):  
Mrs Anisha
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Human Survival ◽  
The World

Ecocriticism constitutes the fictional treatment of environmental problems. Climate Change is one of the biggest threats the world is facing today. There are alarming debates signaling constant fear of the grave consequences that can be triggered by the global warming. Newspapers are literally filled with articles on the topic of climate change. Sea levels are rising like anything and oceans are becoming warmer. The Wind From Nowhere is one of the insightful novels in the contemporary age where Ballard prophesizes the vision of an eco-catastrophe triggered by human induced global warming leaving earth totally unfit for human survival which can turn into reality anytime. The aim of this paper is to explore how Ballard portrays that vision of eco-catastrophe using the metaphor of cyclonic winds which create havoc all over the world.  It also illustrates the creepy imageries and undertones of the catastrophic setting presented in the novel, in which people are reduced to beastly mode of survival. Particular emphasis is given on the psychological effects of the altered environment on the characters in the novel. Ballard portrays his characters to be trapped between an old dead world and a terrifying incomprehensible new one.

Modelling ecosystem adaptation and dangerous rates of global warming

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Millington ◽  
Peter M. Cox ◽  
Jonathan R. Moore ◽  
Gabriel Yvon-Durocher
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Diffusion Rate ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Genetic Evolution ◽  
Rates Of Change ◽  
Rapid Climate Change ◽  
Warming Climate ◽  
Intraspecies Competition ◽  
High Trait

Abstract We are in a period of relatively rapid climate change. This poses challenges for individual species and threatens the ecosystem services that humanity relies upon. Temperature is a key stressor. In a warming climate, individual organisms may be able to shift their thermal optima through phenotypic plasticity. However, such plasticity is unlikely to be sufficient over the coming centuries. Resilience to warming will also depend on how fast the distribution of traits that define a species can adapt through other methods, in particular through redistribution of the abundance of variants within the population and through genetic evolution. In this paper, we use a simple theoretical ‘trait diffusion’ model to explore how the resilience of a given species to climate change depends on the initial trait diversity (biodiversity), the trait diffusion rate (mutation rate), and the lifetime of the organism. We estimate theoretical dangerous rates of continuous global warming that would exceed the ability of a species to adapt through trait diffusion, and therefore lead to a collapse in the overall productivity of the species. As the rate of adaptation through intraspecies competition and genetic evolution decreases with species lifetime, we find critical rates of change that also depend fundamentally on lifetime. Dangerous rates of warming vary from 1°C per lifetime (at low trait diffusion rate) to 8°C per lifetime (at high trait diffusion rate). We conclude that rapid climate change is liable to favour short-lived organisms (e.g. microbes) rather than longer-lived organisms (e.g. trees).

Political Preferences, Personality Traits, and Environmentalism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Soutter ◽  
René Mõttus
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Anthropogenic Climate Change ◽  
Political Preferences ◽  
Party Voting

Although the scientific evidence of anthropogenic climate change continues to grow, public discourse still reflects a high level of scepticism and political polarisation towards anthropogenic climate change. In this study (N = 499) we attempted to replicate and expand upon an earlier finding that environmental terminology (“climate change” versus “global warming”) could partly explain political polarisation in environmental scepticism (Schuldt, Konrath, & Schwarz, 2011). Participants completed a series of online questionnaires assessing personality traits, political preferences, belief in environmental phenomenon, and various pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. Those with a Conservative political orientation and/or party voting believed less in both climate change and global warming compared to those with a Liberal orientation and/or party voting. Furthermore, there was an interaction between continuously measured political orientation, but not party voting, and question wording on beliefs in environmental phenomena. Personality traits did not confound these effects. Furthermore, continuously measured political orientation was associated with pro-environmental attitudes, after controlling for personality traits, age, gender, area lived in, income, and education. The personality domains of Openness, and Conscientiousness, were consistently associated with pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours, whereas Agreeableness was associated with pro-environmental attitudes but not with behaviours. This study highlights the importance of examining personality traits and political preferences together and suggests ways in which policy interventions can best be optimised to account for these individual differences.

Graubündens Wald im Fokus | Focus on the Grisons forest

2009 ◽  
Vol 160 (7) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Reto Hefti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
Form Part ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Government

In the mountainous canton Grisons, much visited by tourists, the forest has always had an important role to play. New challenges are now presenting themselves. The article goes more closely into two themes on the Grisons forestry agenda dominating in the next few years: the increased use of timber and climate change. With the increased demand for logs and the new sawmill in Domat/Ems new opportunities are offered to the canton for more intensive use of the raw material, wood. This depends on a reduction in production costs and a positive attitude of the population towards the greater use of wood. A series of measures from the Grisons Forestry Department should be of help here. The risk of damage to infrastructure is particularly high in a mountainous canton. The cantonal government of the Grisons has commissioned the Forestry Department to define the situation concerning the possible consequences of global warming on natural hazards and to propose measures which may be taken. The setting up of extensive measurement and information systems, the elaboration of intervention maps, the estimation of the danger potential in exposed areas outside the building zone and the maintenance of existing protective constructions through the creation of a protective constructions register, all form part of the government programme for 2009 to 2012. In the Grisons, forest owners and visitors will have to become accustomed to the fact that their forests must again produce more wood and that, on account of global warming, protective forests will become even more important than they already are today.

Denouement: World Politics, Systemic Leadership, and Climate Change

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Thompson ◽  
Leila Zakhirova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
World Politics ◽  
First Century ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Climate Fluctuations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Agrarian Economy ◽  
Historical Processes

In this final chapter, we conclude by recapitulating our argument and evidence. One goal of this work has been to improve our understanding of the patterns underlying the evolution of world politics over the past one thousand years. How did we get to where we are now? Where and when did the “modern” world begin? How did we shift from a primarily agrarian economy to a primarily industrial one? How did these changes shape world politics? A related goal was to examine more closely the factors that led to the most serious attempts by states to break free of agrarian constraints. We developed an interactive model of the factors that we thought were most likely to be significant. Finally, a third goal was to examine the linkages between the systemic leadership that emerged from these historical processes and the global warming crisis of the twenty-first century. Climate change means that the traditional energy platforms for system leadership—coal, petroleum, and natural gas—have become counterproductive. The ultimate irony is that we thought that the harnessing of carbon fuels made us invulnerable to climate fluctuations, while the exact opposite turns out to be true. The more carbon fuels are consumed, the greater the damage done to the atmosphere. In many respects, the competition for systemic leadership generated this problem. Yet it is unclear whether systemic leadership will be up to the task of resolving it.

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