How much carbon dioxide do buildings really emit?Since 2005, eco-friendly construction has helped to reduce COâ emissions.Gerald Schifman
Carscause smoke which increases the quantity of certain toxic chemicals discharged by the vehicles into the air,Toxic chemicalsfrom cars can cause severe irritation to theeyes, thenose, the throat, and thelungs, They can also be absorbed into the body and they cause the deterioration in general...
While petrol and diesel combustion-engined cars emit carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and other harmful pollutants, electric vehicles have zero tailpipe emissions. Not only does this improve air quality in busy city centres, but it also means owners of electric vehicles don't pay any vehicle ...
Electric vehicles today are promoted as the precursor to an environmentally cleaner future. At the same time these vehicles are stylish and high performance, however they can be very expensive. Which means they are not attractive to the penniless, but only to the environmentally committed rich. Th...
Air pollution is extremely serious. Human activities - the combustion of coal and oil, the refining of oil, and the exhaust emission of diesel motor vehicles increase sulfur dioxide. Most of the sulfur dioxide floats into the clouds and chemically reacts with rainwater, resulting in acid rain,...
Noise from vehicles and others sources can reduce one's enjoyment of being outdoors. Dense, tree buffers can reduce noise to levels that allow normal outdoor activities to occur. For instance, a 100-foot wide planted buffer will reduce noise by 5 to 8 decibels (dBA). ...
The belief that electric vehicles are “clean” is based on a childish notion that ignores all pollution which doesn’t come out of a tailpipe. Assessing the environmental impacts of energy technologies requires measuring all forms of pollution they emit over their entire lifespan, not a n...
Not only do we need to consider the carbon footprint of long-distance vehicles, but the broader influence of the amplified trade of these foods. For example, at the beginning of 2019, Kenya banned exporting avocados because the country’s supply was at risk; equally, Mexico previously consider...
Motor vehicles are responsible for about a third of the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. The vehicles that are the most fuel efficient emit the least carbon dioxide. (Fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions are inversely proportional. If you double fuel economy, you cut carbon ...
Climate change is caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, which emit heat-trapping carbon dioxide and othergreenhouse gasesinto the atmosphere that raise global temperatures and disrupt weather patterns. The impacts of climate change around the world include extreme weather events such...