ENGR131:
Transforming Ideas to Innovations I
(Global
Warming)
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Abstract
Climatic
changes occur due to the abnormal behavior of the living beings and
there are various reasons make the variations in climate. The
depletion of natural resources is an alarm for the planet earth and
weakness of ozone layer produces the skin diseases. Engineering
approach to be used and applied for eradicating carbon dioxide and
producing oxygen. Various techniques can be used for making favorable
circumstances for the environment which includes manufacturing of
hybrid vehicles, burning of biomass for securing carbon dioxide,
avoidance of plastic material in the industries, solar panels etc.
One of the biggest challenges is the requirement of huge investment
which is required for the execution and deployment of corrective
measures for reducing carbon dioxide.
Climate
is well-defined as set of pattern or state of every day’s
meteorological condition formed over a time span of 30 years. In
Kuwait, it is accessed and measured by the change in the patterns of
winds, humidity, atmospheric pressure, temperature and other climate
entities. The global rise in temperature causes variation in three
systems out of which globe is composed of Physical system, Biological
system and Human system. Environment is facing a severe threat caused
due to the change of climate. Climate change causes threat to
ecosystem, economic strength, water and food reserves. Due to high
living standard, consumption of natural resources has been enhanced
resulting misbalancing in the natural reserves. Majority of our
natural resources come from fossil fuel and burning of fossil fuel
becomes the major threat and reason of global warming. Extreme
climate conditions across the globe caused by climatic change deplete
the ozone layer triggering skin and respiratory problems. There are
several factors which become the reason of the climatic change i.e.
the exhaust of smoke emitting from vehicles and factories pollutes
the air and causes respiratory issues and diminish the layer (ozone)
which protects humans from health concern. Due to global warming, it
is imperative to reduce the effect of carbon dioxide which can be
designed by a process called as BECCS i.e. bioenergy with carbon
capture and storage. The process has the involvement of burning of
biomass for the purpose of catching energy and securing the emission
of gases underground. There are some of the reservations regarding
the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground but geologists
are of the view that deep down the ground, natural carbon tend to
behave positive for the environment.
2. Design Overview
Due
to burning of natural resources which has caused its depletion from
the natural world. There are certain causes which effect on the
living beings. Global warming is one of the basic causes of the
burning of resources that depletes the ozone layer resulting in to
the emission of carbon dioxide gases. The main problem is the
consistent production of the carbon dioxide gas that needs to be
reserved and secured for protecting the living beings.
The
excess amount of carbon dioxide gases needs to be secured and brought
down to the area which does not affect planet earth.
It
has to be ensured that the identification and quantity of undesirable
gases to be identified so that they can be identified and conserved
for the betterment of the environment.
There
are some of the limitations and constraints regarding the
conservation of gases as it needs proper engineering approach to
execute the task.
Change of climate causes
global warming which negatively impacts the humanity and biological
system. All of these negative effects sums up and enhance the
destruction of species that reside in the planet earth. There are
three levels of climate change impact which are described are as
under:
- The first one is change in the physical system of earth which is melting of glaciers, land sliding, sea / river flooding and terrestrial erosion.
- The second level of climate change impact is the variation in the biological system. In marine and land ecosystem, it is observed and witnessed the demise of fauna and flora which is a huge environmental disaster.
- The third level is the variation in the human system. The destruction of food and crops due to vigorous climate change causes loss of economy and wealth.
All
of these disastrous situations caused on different levels by climatic
change are interlinked and inter related to each other. For instance,
burning of fossil fuel causes the land slides, wildfire is caused due
to drought which badly impacts the crop and agriculture.
Below
is the table that shows the various number of gases that exists in
the atmosphere in Kuwait.
There are some of the
possible solutions that can help to reduce the emission of carbon
dioxide. Planet earth is our dear place of livelihood and it is our
responsibility to make it free from the negative units causing it
severely. There are plenty of ways by which the earth can become
healthy and it is the need of the hour to execute methodologies that
would stop the negative behavior of climate change. Some of the
processes by which the environmental pollution can be reduced and
controlled are as follows:
Bioenergy with carbon
capture and storage (BECCS)
This process revolves around
putting down the carbon dioxide into the ground and replacing the
earth’s atmosphere from ecofriendly gases.
Drive ecofriendly
vehicle
People use vehicles as mode
of transportation and the worst part is of the exhaust of carbon
dioxide out of vehicles. It is really necessary to drive hybrid
vehicles which are ecofriendly and fuel efficient. Use of electric
cars is also really helpful in maintaining the health status of
environment.
The number of registered
vehicles in Kuwait is represented in the below graphs:
Use of solar, wind,
thermal energy
It is significant to use
natural sources of energy for the generation of electricity, gas etc.
installation of solar panels at home will generate electricity and so
as the use of wind mill can generate ample volume of electricity to
operate water turbines. The use of natural sources will lessen the
utilization of fossil fuels and will enhance the earth’s life.
Below it graphs that
represents the Kuwait’s electricity production in the following
years.
Use of paper bags
instead of plastic
Plastic is cancer to
environment and it is really mandatory to use paper bags as they
don’t effect the marine life nor human. Paper bags are eco-friendly
and can be easily recycled. The utilization of plastic in daily life
has created ease in terms of carrying our objects but on the other
side, due to its non-degradable nature it is a major threat to our
environment. The use of plastic must be disregarded as it is a vital
source of polluting environment.
Plantation of trees
Plantation of trees is
important and very beneficial for the environment as it enhances the
amount of oxygen and decreases the amount of carbon dioxide. It
benefits the living beings throughout the annum
Bioenergy with carbon
capture and storage (BECCS)
Advantages: It
stops carbon dioxide for going into atmosphere.
Disadvantages: It
requires technical engineering approach for its execution.
Drive ecofriendly
vehicle
Advantages: It
impacts very positive on the ecosystem by producing
environment-friendly behavior performance.
Disadvantages: The
manufacturing cost of eco-friendly vehicles is really expensive.
Use of solar, wind,
thermal energy
Advantages: It
helps in utilizing the natural resources for producing electricity
etc.
Disadvantages:
The deployment of wind mills, solar energy panels, dams etc. required
huge investment.
Use of paper bags
instead of plastic
Advantages: It
assists to reduce the water pollution.
Disadvantages: It
would halt the businesses of industries who are producing poly vinyl
chloride (PVC).
Plantation
of trees
Advantages: It
would enhance the amount oxygen in the environment.
Disadvantages: It
needs heavy investment for planting trees around the region.
The
best three solutions are:
- Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
- Ecofriendly vehicles (Hybrid)
- Utilization of Wind Mills, Dams, Solar Panels
In a nutshell, climate
change is caused due to various reasons but there are certain factors
by which the life of planet earth can be saved and enhanced. Public
awareness is needed for saving the natural resources on a wider
spectrum so that the species that exist in the earth can live hale
and hearty. The release of dangerous gases from the industrial units
weakens the ozone layer which directly implicates the growth of human
health risk factors. So as the marine life gets disturbed due to
water pollution and disturbs the ecosystem. It is obligatory to make
constructive arrangements to make the planet earth healthier and
stronger so that the species existing in it can live well. Carbon
dioxide gases can be stopped by creating a duct and keeping
underground for benefitting the living beings. For future work,
practical executions will be made at the industrial level that would
produce optimistic results for the society.
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