Final ExaminationFinal ExaminationThere are four major gases that may trap heat in the atmosphere carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. The Earth naturally manufactures these gases but in today’s developing world humans produce more greenhouse gases each year. Greenhouse gas emissions are a currently debated issue in the government and by scientists. Some scientists believe that the climate change from greenhouse gases would have occurred natural regardless of the emissions humanity produces. The International Panel on Climate Change is the leading international body in assessing climate change. The foundation was established in 1988 to grant the population a better understand and knowledge concerning climate change. Within the agency there are thousands of scientists from around the world. In 2001 the department published a report that by their data indicated that humans dramatically have an effect on the climate changes. The most recent IPCC report on the climate change states that the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased from 280 ppm (parts per million) from 1750 to 367 ppm in 1999 (31% increase). Today’s carbon dioxide concentration has not been exceeded during the past 420,000 years and likely not during the past 20 million years (IPCC, 2001). According to the same report methane and nitrous oxide are also showing record high numbers. Whether or not humans effect climate change it is on many individuals minds. In the recent Presidential Election speech President Obama spoke of global warming and promised to work on the issue in the next four years. Governments, scientist, Industrial companies, and local communities need to develop “cost effective” methods to reducing the carbon footprint on the Earth.
One major environmental issue in Maryland is climate change. Climate change is responsible for dramatic changes to the local ecosystems. There are different causes for climate change but the one that individuals are responsible for is greenhouse gases rising each year. One of the more recent events is that East Coast experienced a super storm that left many individuals without power, food, and water. The devastation is expected to continue and increase with early winter weather in the regions hardest hit areas. Changes in temperature are to blame for droughts, flooding, and record braking heat waves. In 2009 the Obama administration developed the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force that works directly with scientist. This agency
is an agency composed of the EPA, the Department of Energy, Office of Science, and others. Its primary responsibilities are to monitor, monitor, and act on changes in climate and to reduce risks. For example: it is essential to investigate and report on climate change and how it is affecting humans but also to monitor the impact on others, such as the environment. It is also essential to increase resources to address changing societal needs and climate change, such as reducing water use and reducing the water cycle of rivers, reservoirs, and groundwater. It is also essential to take steps to maintain long term, resilient, and renewable renewable energy. (i) There are currently 17 State and local EPA and DOI agencies under the jurisdiction of state and local authorities across the State. (ii) A regional and national climate commission, including the National Center for Scientific Exploration, has already been established to conduct, monitor, and coordinate research, development or analysis and actions to help the world meet its climate goals (National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change, 2014). (iii) The Office of the Secretary, as used in this section, has responsibility for the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Change and Energy Program, which are separate entities designed to assist the State and local legislatures with reducing public transportation and energy demand. National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change (2015)
5:20 • “The National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change Climate Change Climate Change, in cooperation with the National Center for Scientific Exploration and the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, and other research institutions, released a report on the role of government environmental science staff as contributors to the state of Maryland in contributing to their respective communities. “In addition, the State provided its members with additional training and information on the role of community members as experts in addressing climate change and energy and environmental issues: the impact on residents, the state, businesses, and the environment of an altered environment; research to better plan for and respond with natural resource management, conservation, and sustainability policy; economic and cultural engagement; environmental impacts from agricultural development and forestry; and the potential for communities to develop and improve their capacity to reduce and address extreme weather and climate change through actions, initiatives, and programs. The State and its members provided other resources.” (ii) In addition to the National Centers for Science Education and Research, the National Office of Geospatial Sciences, the Office of Energy and Water Resources, and other federal and State agencies, “a third-party contractor has also been tasked with research on the importance of community impacts, such as the contribution of EPA or other agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to reducing water use in coastal states and territories. ” [emphasis added]
5:30 • “The EPA also provided an additional $3,000 grant to the Center on Climate Change Education and Research. The funding was awarded in fiscal year 2014.”
6:10 • “The State of Maryland has been designated by
is an agency composed of the EPA, the Department of Energy, Office of Science, and others. Its primary responsibilities are to monitor, monitor, and act on changes in climate and to reduce risks. For example: it is essential to investigate and report on climate change and how it is affecting humans but also to monitor the impact on others, such as the environment. It is also essential to increase resources to address changing societal needs and climate change, such as reducing water use and reducing the water cycle of rivers, reservoirs, and groundwater. It is also essential to take steps to maintain long term, resilient, and renewable renewable energy. (i) There are currently 17 State and local EPA and DOI agencies under the jurisdiction of state and local authorities across the State. (ii) A regional and national climate commission, including the National Center for Scientific Exploration, has already been established to conduct, monitor, and coordinate research, development or analysis and actions to help the world meet its climate goals (National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change, 2014). (iii) The Office of the Secretary, as used in this section, has responsibility for the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Change and Energy Program, which are separate entities designed to assist the State and local legislatures with reducing public transportation and energy demand. National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change (2015)
5:20 • “The National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change Climate Change Climate Change, in cooperation with the National Center for Scientific Exploration and the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, and other research institutions, released a report on the role of government environmental science staff as contributors to the state of Maryland in contributing to their respective communities. “In addition, the State provided its members with additional training and information on the role of community members as experts in addressing climate change and energy and environmental issues: the impact on residents, the state, businesses, and the environment of an altered environment; research to better plan for and respond with natural resource management, conservation, and sustainability policy; economic and cultural engagement; environmental impacts from agricultural development and forestry; and the potential for communities to develop and improve their capacity to reduce and address extreme weather and climate change through actions, initiatives, and programs. The State and its members provided other resources.” (ii) In addition to the National Centers for Science Education and Research, the National Office of Geospatial Sciences, the Office of Energy and Water Resources, and other federal and State agencies, “a third-party contractor has also been tasked with research on the importance of community impacts, such as the contribution of EPA or other agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to reducing water use in coastal states and territories. ” [emphasis added]
5:30 • “The EPA also provided an additional $3,000 grant to the Center on Climate Change Education and Research. The funding was awarded in fiscal year 2014.”
6:10 • “The State of Maryland has been designated by
is an agency composed of the EPA, the Department of Energy, Office of Science, and others. Its primary responsibilities are to monitor, monitor, and act on changes in climate and to reduce risks. For example: it is essential to investigate and report on climate change and how it is affecting humans but also to monitor the impact on others, such as the environment. It is also essential to increase resources to address changing societal needs and climate change, such as reducing water use and reducing the water cycle of rivers, reservoirs, and groundwater. It is also essential to take steps to maintain long term, resilient, and renewable renewable energy. (i) There are currently 17 State and local EPA and DOI agencies under the jurisdiction of state and local authorities across the State. (ii) A regional and national climate commission, including the National Center for Scientific Exploration, has already been established to conduct, monitor, and coordinate research, development or analysis and actions to help the world meet its climate goals (National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change, 2014). (iii) The Office of the Secretary, as used in this section, has responsibility for the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Change and Energy Program, which are separate entities designed to assist the State and local legislatures with reducing public transportation and energy demand. National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change (2015)
5:20 • “The National Center for Science Education and Research, Climate Change Climate Change Climate Change, in cooperation with the National Center for Scientific Exploration and the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, and other research institutions, released a report on the role of government environmental science staff as contributors to the state of Maryland in contributing to their respective communities. “In addition, the State provided its members with additional training and information on the role of community members as experts in addressing climate change and energy and environmental issues: the impact on residents, the state, businesses, and the environment of an altered environment; research to better plan for and respond with natural resource management, conservation, and sustainability policy; economic and cultural engagement; environmental impacts from agricultural development and forestry; and the potential for communities to develop and improve their capacity to reduce and address extreme weather and climate change through actions, initiatives, and programs. The State and its members provided other resources.” (ii) In addition to the National Centers for Science Education and Research, the National Office of Geospatial Sciences, the Office of Energy and Water Resources, and other federal and State agencies, “a third-party contractor has also been tasked with research on the importance of community impacts, such as the contribution of EPA or other agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to reducing water use in coastal states and territories. ” [emphasis added]
5:30 • “The EPA also provided an additional $3,000 grant to the Center on Climate Change Education and Research. The funding was awarded in fiscal year 2014.”
6:10 • “The State of Maryland has been designated by