All Flashcards
Kyoto Protocol significance?
Focused on reducing six major greenhouse gases: CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6.
Paris Agreement significance?
Aims to limit global temperature increase to below 2°C, crucial for climate change mitigation.
Catalytic converters?
Convert harmful gases (CO, NOx, hydrocarbons) into less harmful ones (CO2, O2, N2, H2O).
Electrostatic Precipitators?
Use high voltage to ionize particles, then attract them to charged plates, effective for coal plants.
Alternative Energy?
Solar, wind, hydro, and hydrogen reduce greenhouse emissions and eliminate combustion particulates.
Green Cities?
Energy-efficient buildings, green roofs, and better waste management reduce pollution.
Reducing Energy Usage?
Carpooling, mass transit, and compact cities mean less pollution.
Wet Scrubbers?
Use liquid to trap pollutants from industrial exhaust.
Dry Scrubbers?
Use dry reagents to neutralize or convert pollutants from industrial exhaust.
Vapor Recovery Nozzles?
Minimize the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at gas pumps.
Fossil fuel combustion?
Releases greenhouse gases, leading to climate change and respiratory problems.
Industrial emissions?
Contribute to acid rain, respiratory illness, and ecosystem damage.
Deforestation?
Reduces carbon sinks, increasing atmospheric CO2 and global warming.
Vehicle emissions?
Contribute to smog, respiratory problems, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Methane release?
Traps more heat in the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.
Nitrous oxide release?
Traps more heat in the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.
Catalytic converters significance?
Convert harmful gases (CO, NOx, hydrocarbons) into less harmful ones (CO2, O2, N2, H2O).
Electrostatic precipitators significance?
Use high voltage to ionize particles, then attract them to charged plates for removal.
Alternative energy significance?
Reduces greenhouse emissions and eliminates combustion particulates.