Renewable Energy Powtoon

Emory University is aiming to reduce 50% of their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. I had the opportunity of exploring alternative renewable resources Emory can supply their power usage with to reach their goal. Give a listen by clicking the link below.  Emory Renewable Energy Podcast 

Louisiana may have rich culture but they also have poor natural disaster conditions. Due to rapid climate change, this state is receiving the brunt of the impacts. Louisiana is subjected to rapid sea level rise, increased temperatures, frequent droughts and heavy floods. The current climate extremes Louisiana is facing include record-breaking heat, observed increase in…

“Der er et yndigt land”: Danish “There is a lovely country”: English Denmark has goals to make their lovely land even more lovely by increasing sustainability efforts. Denmark is concerned for their food security regarding effects on wheat yields and nitrate leaching from future temperature and precipitation variations. Denmark currently has been experiencing more rainfall…

Most climate conscious entities don’t like fossil fuel lobbyists; Shocker, right? But what you may not know is countries who invest and receive money from oil-producing sites may actually be interested in doing business with big oil companies. I had the opportunity to experience the love and hate Exxon Mobil receives by executing a Mock…

  Emory has created a goal to cut 20% of total emissions by 2020, 36% by 2036, and 50% by 2050. To accomplish Emory’s sustainability initiative, it is necessary to first analyze how Emory currently contributes to their footprint and how to gradually reduce it. One route towards achievement is focusing on the campus’s energy…

During the late 20th century Seoul, South Korea joined the wave of industrialization in becoming one of the most rapidly urbanizing cities in Asia.  The quick development of Seoul after the Korean War was due to the booming economic activity and substantial migration there. Although the development brought the people of South Korea many great…

Climate Change is now yet there still exist a great percentage of people who decide to worry about it later, if at all. The science is there, the Earth is warming and is experiencing temperature abnormalities not commonly recorded in the 21st century. Environmentalists are advocating for the expansion of renewable energy resources to slow…

In the middle of the ocean between California and Hawaii exists the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” where lost debris whirls and creates a dense heap. The major issue with this gyre, other than the fact there’s a floating ball of garbage in the ocean, is the immense amounts of nondegradable plastic present. Plastic disturbs marine…

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