Will Electric Cars Lower Global Warming Emissions ?

Increasing use of Electric cars would dramatically reduce emissions that cause global warming and air pollution. Therefore, increasing the use of Electric vehicles is important for all of us.

The current fleet of gasoline-powered cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, contributes to air pollution problems that threaten our health and produces large amounts of global warming pollution.

Some Electric Cars run on electricity alone, while others are paired with Gasoline engines to create Hybrid Cars. Hybrid Cars can get over 100 miles per gallon, while Electric Cars consume no gasoline at all. Electric Cars produce no direct tailpipe pollution when operating on electricity and there is enough Power infrastructure to fuel them. As renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, meet a larger share of our electricity needs, Electric cars will contribute to little or no air pollution.

The current electric system in the US  has the capacity to fuel up to 73 % of Vehicles without building another power plant by charging vehicles at night or using solar panels by day. However, the US  will need to clean up its electric grid to reap the full environmental potential benefits of Electric Cars.

Electric vehicles offer a way to utilize the natural resources and minimize Fossil fuel consumption.  Electric Vehicles  reduce mobile point source emissions and are one step toward energy independence. The technology needed to build workable Electric Cars exists today, and they have several advantages over  Fossil fuel Cars including the fact that they require less regular maintenance and no oil changes.

The Government of all nations in the world should harness the power of Electric Vehicles by setting clean Vehicle standards, offering financial incentives for buyers of Electric vehicles, creating a low-carbon fuel standard that allows Electric Vehicles to contribute to lowering global warming emissions & promoting renewable energy.

However, Skeptics say Switching to Electric vehicles will not have a significant impact on Carbon emissions.  As  most electricity in the world is still generated by burning gas and coal, the difference between an Electric car and a small, low-emission petrol or diesel car is negligible. Success depended on the availability of Green electricity.

A range of new low-carbon energy sources was needed to ensure a greener power supply to Electric cars. These included new nuclear power stations, wind farms and tidal barrages. A smart grid was also needed that could allow millions of vehicles to be recharged using low-carbon electricity without overwhelming local distribution circuits.

However, Electric vehicles are the future of transportation. Electric vehicles are green, quiet, and eliminate trips to the fuel station. Best of all, they are fun to drive.

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Global Surge in Green Energy Investment

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Reports released in July by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), have revealed that global investment in the green energy sector has witnessed a significant boost. However, this information has been somewhat marred following the release of a Bloomberg report indicating that the fossil fuel industry enjoys a far greater share of government subsidies in comparison with the renewable energy sectors.

 

The twin reports from the UN and the REN21 conclude that in 2009, renewables accounted for 60% of newly installed energy resources in Europe, with the figure for the USA sitting at 50%. In addition, new private and public sector investments in new renewables and biofuels rose by 53% in China last year, with the country adding 37 GW of renewable power capacity.

This dramatic increase in China’s renewable energy capacity coincides with the news that they have overtaken the US in terms of energy consumption. Over the past decade, China’s use of coal, oil, wind and other power sources have more than doubled.

This trend bucking also featured in the UN and REN21 reports, with suggestions that total investment in renewables increased in 2009. Although investment in new renewables, biofuel and energy efficiency decreased by 7%, there was record investment in wind power. In the USA, the American wind power industry added 39% greater capacity, with almost 2% of the country’s electricity being derived from wind turbines.

Although the global investment figures appear to have risen in terms of the increased renewable energy capacities of many countries, a report compiled by analysts Bloomberg provides a damning overview of government commitments to the development of the renewable energy sector.

The report concluded that in 2009 governments provided $43 and $46 billion worth of global subsidies to the renewable energy and biofuel industries. This was dwarfed by the $557 billion allocated to the fossil fuel industry the previous year.

It is believed that the lack of funding for renewables from investors is due to a visible lack of direct government funding. However, it seems that more subsidy schemes are appearing in various countries with the aim of providing the support needed for the continued development of green energy alternatives.

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Adaptable Architecture vs. Global Warming AND Al Gore

www.mbarchitect.net http By Matthew Baran, Architect SUMMARY MASS is a mobile, adaptable architecture that integrates into any site through a series of horizontal and vertical rotations, where various skins are revealed and orientation is adjusted to allow optimal alignment with natural conditions including solar, wind, rain or snow, as well as engineered conditions including traffic and building patterns. There is minimal impact on natural resources through adaptability and materiality, and positive influence on developing communities through green job training and placement. BACKGROUND In April of 2003, a former yeast factory that had been identified as a source of an extraordinarily high number of cases of asthma and cancer in a West Oakland community was forced out by grass roots action and subsequently torn down leaving a ‘brownfield’ site. In 2004 a design was created to replace the factory with a green housing project. It was conceived as sustainable not only in terms of environmental impact, but also in its’ potential social effects. The developer for the project simultaneously created a job training program to teach construction techniques to local residents. This process led the architecture group HINGE to an investigation of portable, adaptable structures that might supplement the reconstruction effort. The result of the HINGE investigation was the mobile architecture / sustainable system. MASS was conceived as a construct that would occupy spaces considered …

Environmental hotel: A fight against Global warming

We all are well aware about the adverse effect of global warming on the mother Earth and also know that it will continue for centuries if something really appreciable is not applied against it. Not only that global warming and other issues like imbalanced ecology, disturbed food chain and so on are more or less co-related with each other. One’s consequence is the cause of another problem which gradually ends up making a chain reaction of troubles.

Moreover, we all know that one of the biggest step to all such problems is to promote as much as greenery possible on Earth and conserve as much as energy we can. And to uproot this problem simple plantation campaign is not going to help. We actually need to start thinking green. All the sectors like hospitality, government sectors should adopt a meaningful and positive step to turn into green.

And one of the most appreciable and advantageous step towards conserving the environment is the “Environmental hotels” or the Green Hotels”. These hotels are meant for recreating and refreshing the visitors and also maintaining the ecological balance and saving the greenery. Infact the features of the environmental hotels are the solution for global warming, imbalanced ecology and so on.

Sustainable solutions and environmental tips for green Hotels:

There are immense ways and tips for hotels to conserve energy and become environmentally responsible such as energy conservation system application, recycling waste products etc. Some of these Sustainable solutions and environmental tips are mentioned below:-

Start planting an organic garden to supply fresh produce to their guest. Planting those plants which consume less water. Start installing sink aerators and low-flow showerheads. Start using towels and sheets made from linen instead of thousands of napkins. Start using compact fluorescent lights and timers or sensors in them for less frequently used areas. Start using a compost bin for leftover food or simply give it to  a local nonprofit organization. Start buying guest amenities and food in bulk.

Participation in Green Programs:

Participating in a green program and executing the sufficient green actions is more important rather than just becoming a member of green association. Just by getting involved in a certification program does not guarantee as much green action as performed by the program. And the environment would become territory for tranquility and peace which would be free from pollution and global warming.

Eventually we can say that becoming green actually means acting green as in to make greenery a part of daily life common activities. The positive revolution of these environmental hotels  in the field hospitality sector is for sure going to change our environmental condition a far more better than what it is today.

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