The United Nations Organization defines climate change as the global variation of the Earth's climate. This variation is due to natural causes and human action and occurs on all climatic parameters: temperature, rainfall, cloudiness, etc., at very different time scales. One of humanity's most important challenges is to face climate change induced by frenetic human activity. For our planet to arrive in acceptable conditions for future generations, it is necessary to take measures. Polluting emissions from fossil fuels are the main cause of such climate change. It is clear that we must try to replace them with clean energy (without polluting emissions) and renewable energy (that does not run out). This book includes solved practical exercises, tables with data of interest, diagrams, graphs, photos, etc. Explanations are also given about the greenhouse effect, acid rain, the ozone layer, the carbon cycle, the ecological footprint, etc. It is a reference book of great interest for the general public, official bodies, equipment manufacturers, training courses, energy agencies, engineering, installers, investors, etc. INDEX: Chapter 1 CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE UNITED NATIONS. 1. Introduction. 2.- Climate Change: global challenges. 3.- The human footprint in greenhouse gases. 4.- The UN Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Climate Change. 5.- Fifth evaluation report. 6.- Global warming of 1.5ºC. 7.- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 8.- Kyoto Protocol. 9.- Paris Agreement. 10.- Climate Action Summit 2019. 11.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 2 CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOSSIL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. 1. Introduction. 2.- Climate change. 3.- The main reasons for the rise in temperature. 4.- Climate change can have dire consequences. 5.- Current evidence of climate change and future effects. 6.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 3 REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. 1.- Measures to reduce the effects of climate change. 2.- Reduction of emissions into the atmosphere. 3.- We have to take advantage of existing renewable energy technologies. 4.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 4 ENLARGEMENT OF FOREST AREA. 1.- The forest area. 2.- Role of "sinkholes". 3.- Deforestation. 4.- Change of agricultural methods. 5.- Change of lifestyle and norms. 6.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 5 FOSSIL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. 1.- The problems created by fossil fuels. 2.- Renewable energies: definition and history. 3.- Main sources of renewable energy. 4.- Other sources of renewable energy. 5.- Advantages and disadvantages of renewable energies. 6.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 6 ACID RAIN. 1.- What is acid rain. 2.- Acids in the earth. 3.- Harmful effects of acid rain. 4.- REPSOL's considerations on acid rain. 5.- Environmental impact of acid rain. 6.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 7 THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT. 1.- What is the greenhouse effect. 2.- Consequences of the greenhouse effect. 3.- Solar radiations. 4.- Climate changes. 5.- Main greenhouse gases. 6.- Mechanism of action of the greenhouse effect. 7.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 8 THE CARBON CYCLE. 1.- What is the carbon cycle. 2.- Human factors that are breaking the balance. 3.- The greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle. 4.- The carbon footprint. 5.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Chapter 9 THE OZONE LAYER. 1.- What is ozone. 2.- Ozone in the atmosphere. 3.- Atmospheric layers. 4.- Advantages of the ozone layer. 5.- Ambient ozone in the troposphere. 6.- Practical exercises. Solutions at the end of the book. Annex 1 BOOKS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE AND FOSSIL ENERGY. ANWERS TO PRACTICAL EXERCISES.
- ISBN: 9788412676808
- Editorial: MADRID VICENTE, Ediciones
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- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2023
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