Energy is the ability to do work. It is important because every object we produce requires energy; for example transport‚ growth‚ and development. Humans and all other things get energy from the sun. Some forms of energy are kinetic‚ potential‚ thermal‚ chemical‚ electrical‚ and mechanical. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Potential energy is the energy which results from a position or configuration. Thermal‚ or heat‚ energy is the energy a substance or system has related to its temperature
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Energy Outline A. Benefits Of Solar Energy • Does not release green house gases • Production of solar energy does not produce smoke‚ gas‚ or any other chemical byproducts • Solar energy contributes to about 4 percent of the world’s electricity • Italy’s Montalto di Castro solar park: o good example of how solar contributes to the decrease in emissions o Decreases the carbon emissions by about 20‚000 tons per year compared to fossil fuel energy production. • Money! o Except for the initial
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The effects of modern economic systems have put extensive pressure on the environment and society‚ both for this and future generations. Sustainable Development (SD) may offer the solution of pursuing development while ensuring the preservation of economic‚ environmental and social aspects for present and future generations. One could ask‚ why focus in Sustainable Development in Higher Education (SDHE)? Why not focus on companies or governments? One of the reasons for this is that we believe that universities
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The Flow of Energy Stacey Ann Langston SCI/209 February 3‚ 2013 Cynthia Collin-Clausen The Flow of Energy The marine ecosystem relies on solar energy converted through photosynthesis by producers. Consumers‚ fish for example‚ metabolize‚ and release as chemical energy to convert into mechanical energy. The ecosystem distributes energy to living organisms through heat energy. Decomposers break down dead organisms and deplete them of their
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Explain climate change and sustainable tourism - Identify the link between climate change and sustainable tourism show how they link together - Must recognise that there are limitations to this link and criticise it - Explain that climate change needs to go beyond tourism to be addressed and succeeded. - Make a compelling argument - Must display innovative insight into the subject Intro - Explain climate change and sustainable tourism and how they link
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How sustainable am I? Sustainable Development Essay Sustainability has been a hot topic for over many years. However‚ the real question rising nowadays is: ‘How sustainable am I‚ really?’. In order to answer this question I first had to research the term itself and sustainable development. When growing up‚ I did not realize that sustainability would be of such great importance in our daily lives in the future. In this essay I will explain all the ‘ins and outs’ regarding sustainable development
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Investigation Report： Coca-Cola Sustainable Development I Planning The Brief The successful sustainable development of Coca-Colar Corparation 1. Smart objective of the project Established in 1886‚ John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist‚ was inspired by simple curiosity and later to create that international beverage brand. Nowadays‚ it becomes the largest beverage company in the world‚ products brand ranges over more than 500 categories. It enjoys larger populations all round the
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between economic growth and sustainable development is not always necessary. Economic growth does not always contribute to environmental degradation. In the early stages of growth‚ quality of environment generally deteriorates but at higher levels of per capita income‚ it improves. The link between income and pollution arises because the composition of output changes with growth in favor of newer‚ cleaner technologies. Thus‚ sustained economic growth is the key to sustainable development. Pollution
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Energy use is one of the most important issues in the world today. People are starting to run out of energy already now‚ and in the future more and more energy is likely to be increasingly needed since the world population is growing. Fossil fuels are the main resources for energy at present. According to many predictions‚ we are going to run out of oil in 40 years and coal in 75-150 years. People were using these effective but non-renewable energy sources as much as they wanted for many centuries
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What is you opinion about changing the mentality of society towards a more sustainable world? What is the role of the individual‚ government‚ education...? 1. What pathways/solutions do you see to reach this goal? Mankind has reached such a point of "offensive" against his nature‚ that some of the problems of environmental protection and conservation have become universal. Ozone depletion‚ greenhouse effect amplification‚ submitting desert‚ the Amazon forest destruction‚ impoverishment
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