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MODULE 01 Introduction When studying the Esh Carbon Coach course online you will probably be introduced to new vocabulary relating to environmental science and other related activities. Definitions can be found for each module There are also opportunities to learn more about the issues raised in each module with additional background material.
MODULE 01
INTRODUCTION
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RIO EARTH SUMMIT - Held in June 1992 at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, was the largest environmental conference ever held, attracting over 30,000 people including more than 100 heads of state. The objectives of the conference were to build upon the hopes and achievements of the Brundtland Report, in order to respond to pressing global environmental problems and to agree major treaties on biodiversity, climate change and forest management. Perhaps for the first time, a major environmental conference adopted a more nature-centred approach towards environmental problems. The Rio Summit set out 27 principles on how to tackle the most important environmental issues facing society.
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THE KYOTO PROTOCOL is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction target.
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BREEAM - Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
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CEEQUEL - Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Award Scheme
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HQM - Home Quality Mark, is a national standard for new homes, which uses a simple 5-star rating to provide impartial information from independent experts on a new home's design, construction quality and running costs.
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CONSENSUS - a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people
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ANTHROPOGENIC - caused by humans or their activities
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EMITTERS - Something that sends out light, noise or a substance especially the gas carbon dioxide
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IPPC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change
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SEQUESTERED - To keep apart from or isolate
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WRI - World Resources Institute
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CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
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CH4 - Methane
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NH4 - Ammonium
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H20 - Water
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BIOMASS - Plant material, vegetation, or agricultural waste, used as a fuel or energy source
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PPM – Parts Per Million
– MODULE 01 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Environmental Law and Policy started to evolve in the 1970 and 1980’s there were several pollution incidents and environmental disasters please see list below:
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1984 Bhopal: The Union Carbide gas leak
1986 Chernobyl: Russian nuclear power plant explosion
1976 Seveso: Italian dioxin crisis
Major Oil Spills
Why click on the hyperlinks below to view this selection of videos which give background to the subjects explored in Module 1 CLIMATE CHANGE
GREEN HOUSE EFFECT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ew05sRDAcU
Please click here to watch a video explaining the Green House Effect in more detail:
www.gov.uk/guidance/climate-change-explained www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-guide/climate-change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykqOnV6FXD0
WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/18/2016-locked-into-being-hottest-year-on-record-nasa-says
“A SINGLE TONNE OF CO2E - PROVENANCE, PERSPECTIVE, PROGRESSION http://www.circularecology.com/what-is-1-tco2e-video.html#.V-P-9mdOXIU
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GLOSSARY & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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– The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was been established by the United Nations to provide rigorous and balanced scientific information about changes in the world’s climate. Its site features detailed reports, diagrams and resources including a comprehensive report on climate change conducted in 2007 www.ipcc.ch
– More information on the My2050 project, and access to the Excel-based 2050 Calculator that allows you to explore your pathway in greater depth. www.gov.uk/2050-pathways-analysis
– The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) works to make sure the UK has secure, clean, affordable energy supplies and promote international action to mitigate climate change. www.decc.gov.uk
– A non-profit organisation set up to address the effects of climate change by encouraging individuals and businesses to use energy effectively. www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
– A guide to books, films, posters and web resources which support global, intercultural and environmental understanding for all age groups and subjects. From climate change to poverty, water to fair trade, you can find a huge range of teaching resources and background material. www.globaldimension.org.uk
– An independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies and networking. www.iied.org
– This site, which is partially Government funded, contains detailed weather and climate change analysis. www.metoffice.gov.uk
MODULE 01
USEFUL HYPERLINKS
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– GLOSSARY MODULE 02 SLIDE 3 – • • • • • • • • • •
Joule (J) Watt/hour (Wh) Kilowatt Hour (kWh) Gigawatt House (GWh) Megawatt House (MWh) Terawatt Hour (TWh) Tone of oil equivalent (toe) – Thousand tonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe) – Million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) Barrel of oil equivalent (boe)
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Sankey Diagram – is a specific type of flow diagram, in which the width of the arrows is shown proportionally to the flow quantity. Sankey diagrams are typically used to visualize energy or material or cost transfers between processes.
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Primary energy (PE) is an energy form found in nature that has not been subjected to any conversion or transformation process. It is energy contained in raw fuels, and other forms of energy received as input to a system. Primary energy can be non-renewable or renewable.
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An energy transformation is the change of energy from one form to another. Energy transformations occur everywhere every second of the day. There are many different forms of energy such as electrical, thermal, nuclear, mechanical, electromagnetic, sound, and chemical.
MODULE 02
GLOSSARY & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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– GLOSSARY MODULE 03
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GLOSSARY & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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GLOSSARY & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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– GLOSSARY MODULE 03
MODULE 02
GLOSSARY & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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CASE STUDIES
MODULE 01
INTRODUCTION
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MODULE 01
USEFUL HYPERLINKS
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