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basics:energy_and_ecology:greenhouse_effect_and_climate_protection [2015/09/12 15:00] – [And how can we put that into effect?] wfeistbasics:energy_and_ecology:greenhouse_effect_and_climate_protection [2020/08/09 14:32] – [What are the reasons for the increased CO2 levels? Energy Consumption] aktualisiert wfeist
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 |{{:picopen:erde_von_messenger.png?150}}|//**Planet Earth viewed from space (image by NASA):\\ \\ 2007 CO2 concentration: 0,038 %\\ Average surface temperature: 15.5 °C.\\ \\ The blue planet providing ideal\\ conditions for water and biodiversity...**//|\\ |{{:picopen:erde_von_messenger.png?150}}|//**Planet Earth viewed from space (image by NASA):\\ \\ 2007 CO2 concentration: 0,038 %\\ Average surface temperature: 15.5 °C.\\ \\ The blue planet providing ideal\\ conditions for water and biodiversity...**//|\\
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-The Passive House Institute doesn't need to add anymore to the the information already available about climate change. The effects of continuing and unchecked emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere can be tremendous and irreversible. Some of these effects are becoming more and more apparent today, for example, melting glaciers.\\+The Passive House Institute doesn't need to add anymore to the information already available about climate change. The effects of continuing and unchecked emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere can be tremendous and irreversible. Some of these effects are becoming more and more apparent today, for example, melting glaciers.\\
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 |{{ :picopen:see_eis_wf.gif }}|//**The northern polar region (image by NASA): a thermometer.\\ \\ The enormous temperature increase over the past decades\\ has caused vast parts of the polar ice to vanish.\\ Glaciers are another long-term indicator for the increase in\\ temperature: To learn more about this phenomenon, please\\ read the following Wikipedia article:\\ [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850|Retreat of glaciers since 1850]].**//|\\ |{{ :picopen:see_eis_wf.gif }}|//**The northern polar region (image by NASA): a thermometer.\\ \\ The enormous temperature increase over the past decades\\ has caused vast parts of the polar ice to vanish.\\ Glaciers are another long-term indicator for the increase in\\ temperature: To learn more about this phenomenon, please\\ read the following Wikipedia article:\\ [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850|Retreat of glaciers since 1850]].**//|\\
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 ** Climate change is mainly caused by fossil energy consumption.**\\ ** Climate change is mainly caused by fossil energy consumption.**\\
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-About 85 % of the worlwide energy consumption today is covered by crude oil, natural gas and coal. These fuels are also known as "fossil energy sources". They consist mainly of the elements carbon and hydrogen; when these fuels are burned, CO<sub>2</sub> and water (H<sub>2</sub>O) are produced.+About 80 % of the worlwide energy consumption today(2020; 2008 it was still 85%) is covered by crude oil, natural gas and coal. These fuels are also known as "fossil energy sources". They consist mainly of the elements carbon and hydrogen; when these fuels are burned, CO<sub>2</sub> and water (H<sub>2</sub>O) are produced.
  
 These combustion gases are mostly (over 99%) given off into the atmosphere. The water doesn't cause problems, however; it is the  global CO<sub>2</sub> content of the atmosphere which constantly keeps increasing, significantly and measurably (see the following illustration), due to the continued burning of fossil fuels. That the increase measured in the Atmosphere's CO<sub>2</sub> contend (see the Graph following) is indeed mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels was independently proven by measurements of the development of the Carbon (C)-isotopes in the air: [[http://www.skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html| See: antgropogenic CO2?]] - Fossil fuels do not contain a large amount of the <sup>14</sup>C-isotope.  These combustion gases are mostly (over 99%) given off into the atmosphere. The water doesn't cause problems, however; it is the  global CO<sub>2</sub> content of the atmosphere which constantly keeps increasing, significantly and measurably (see the following illustration), due to the continued burning of fossil fuels. That the increase measured in the Atmosphere's CO<sub>2</sub> contend (see the Graph following) is indeed mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels was independently proven by measurements of the development of the Carbon (C)-isotopes in the air: [[http://www.skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html| See: antgropogenic CO2?]] - Fossil fuels do not contain a large amount of the <sup>14</sup>C-isotope. 
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     * //Either// by creating a dynamic flux balance – i.e. by actively counteracting through energy the effort for equilibrium;     * //Either// by creating a dynamic flux balance – i.e. by actively counteracting through energy the effort for equilibrium;
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     * //or// by creating stationary barriers which passively counteract the change of state and thereby establish the desired state as the new equilibrium.     * //or// by creating stationary barriers which passively counteract the change of state and thereby establish the desired state as the new equilibrium.
  
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   * It has been proved that climate change is happening -  today.   * It has been proved that climate change is happening -  today.
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   * The reasons lie in the combustion processes of coal, mineral oil and natural gas.   * The reasons lie in the combustion processes of coal, mineral oil and natural gas.
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   * Serious action will have to be taken if our children and grandchildren are to have a future that is worth living.   * Serious action will have to be taken if our children and grandchildren are to have a future that is worth living.
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   * Energy consumption is the key to the solution of the climate problem.   * Energy consumption is the key to the solution of the climate problem.
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   * Higher energy consumption is a sign of inefficiency, not prosperity.   * Higher energy consumption is a sign of inefficiency, not prosperity.
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   * More efficient energy use can start here and now.  Many better efficient technologies are already available  and can be applied cost.effectively, e.g.  the Passive House or the "Low Resistance Motorcar". Other technologies can be economically developed and applied.   * More efficient energy use can start here and now.  Many better efficient technologies are already available  and can be applied cost.effectively, e.g.  the Passive House or the "Low Resistance Motorcar". Other technologies can be economically developed and applied.
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   * With much more efficient energy use, the energy demand can be reduced to the extent that sustainable supply becomes possible even in the industrialised countries.  The consumption of fossil fuels will then be very low – without causing any restriction in terms of prosperity.  The Passive House is a good example of this.   * With much more efficient energy use, the energy demand can be reduced to the extent that sustainable supply becomes possible even in the industrialised countries.  The consumption of fossil fuels will then be very low – without causing any restriction in terms of prosperity.  The Passive House is a good example of this.
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   * In about 50 years it will be possible to reduce the CO<sub>2</sub> emission into the atmosphere to a tenth of today's  levels –  whilst prosperity increases all over the world at the same time.\\   * In about 50 years it will be possible to reduce the CO<sub>2</sub> emission into the atmosphere to a tenth of today's  levels –  whilst prosperity increases all over the world at the same time.\\
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     * Antiquated prejudices are overcome.  There is a need for neutral information for this.     * Antiquated prejudices are overcome.  There is a need for neutral information for this.
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     * Existing know-how is consistently applied.   Everyone has to contribute: the product manufacturers, the retailers, the consumers.     * Existing know-how is consistently applied.   Everyone has to contribute: the product manufacturers, the retailers, the consumers.
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     * Research on energy efficiency is intensified - enormous potential, innovative power and future markets lie here.     * Research on energy efficiency is intensified - enormous potential, innovative power and future markets lie here.
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     * Further qualification of the relevant professions: architects, engineers, tradesmen, marketing specialists.     * Further qualification of the relevant professions: architects, engineers, tradesmen, marketing specialists.
  
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