Project: Global Warming

Name: Nway Nway Aung

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Q4. The third curve gives the most reliable predictions of CO2 and it best fit for the graph because of correlation coefficient is 1.

Q5. CO2 emissions in 2027, y=-2.2901(47)³+54.611(47)²-270.89(47)+4751=-125110.19

CO2 emissions in 2037, y=-2.2901(57)³+54.611(57)²-270.89(57)+4751=-257369.08

CO2 emissions in 2047, y=-2.2901(67)³+54.611(67)²-270.89(67)+4751=-457027.19

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Graph1: Carbon emissions per person for each country

Graph2: Total carbon emissions for each country

Reflection:

(1)What are the most important causes of global warming? How do you solve it?

The main causes of global warming are the uses of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions through deforestation and agriculture. A way to solve global warming is to reduce the uses of fossil fuels, plant trees and prevent deforestation.

(2)How can you tell global warming is happening?

The earth’s average temperature has risen and since all the data shown from the research provides the evidence of CO2 emissions which increase the world’s temperature.

(3)What is carbon emission and who is affected by it?

When we talked about carbon emission, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere when coal and other natural gas are burned. This can affect the planet by changing the climate which can have serious consequences for humans and their environment.

(4) How did you notice/feel about the climate change (on a personal level)?

Climate change is human made disaster and we all knew that it is getting worse than it was before. As a rapid rising temperature, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, intense weather condition and global sea level rising are parts of this climate change.

(5) How to improve, as individual, the numbers in table 2 (carbon (metric tons/capita))?

As an individual, we were reducing carbon emissions from driving, flying and home energy use to improve the numbers in table 2.

(6) Using following link, what did you learn from New Carbon’s emission visualized video?

In the video, New York is the city that has the biggest population and each person releasing the amount of CO2 was expected to multiply in every second.

(7) How does Google Earth help you visualize carbon emission?

Google Earth helps us to visualize carbon emission which it tracked the existing annual data of carbon emissions for each country in the world. Also it provides colored representation of the state levels total CO2 emissions amount to educate people about how carbon emissions can be traced.

(8) Based on part-1 in question no. 5, what levels of CO₂ would you predict for the year that you turn 50 or 60? What might be some of the implications of these changes? What prevents you from making stronger predictions? What is the precautionary principle? How do you think it might apply in this setting?

The CO2 level will rise once I turn 50 or 60. There are many resources available to describe the implications of these changes. Some present information on the past changes while others project changes into the future based on alternative scenarios. However, it only focuses on helping our communities adapt to this changes. The precautionary principle is a legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive science knowledge is lacking. The concept is to ban the causing of environmental damage. Even though the innovation is about to use the science and technology, it doesn’t matter to prevent this cause as modern technology is one of the contribution to create the threat and risk for CO2 emission.

(9) On the basis of these data in table-2, where would you place most of the responsibility for CO2 gas reductions? According to your readings, what are the economic factors that explain these relationships? What kinds of economic policies might you recommend to deal with the widely differing emission rates across countries?

USA, Canada and Australia are the places that most responsible for CO2 gas reduction because these three countries are the wealthiest nation and the main economic industry to release the biggest portion of greenhouse gas. As an economic polices like market-oriented policy can solve the widely differing emission rates across countries.

(10) Based on readings and information you have gathered, how would you assess the equity concerns (for example between rich and poor countries) related to reductions in CO2 gas emissions? Do some web surfing to find out more about the Kyoto Protocol? What is the Kyoto Protocol? What is the current status of the Kyoto protocol and what is the current “official” U.S. position on global warming?

Based on readings and information, the rich countries emit CO2 more than the poor nations which mean the threat of carbon emissions is heavier in the wealthy nations. Kyoto Protocol is international agreement that aimed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Kyoto Protocol is extended to 2020 during a conference in Qatar. Climate change policy in the U.S has transformed rapidly over the past twenty years.