Quiz 2

Question 1

What is The Earth Charter?

Answer 1

An ethical guideline for building a sustainable, just, and peaceful global society in the 21st century

Question 2

When was The Earth Charter founded?

Answer 2

June 29 2000 in Hague, Netherlands

Question 3

Content of The Earth Charter - Preamble

Answer 3

Must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace

Question 4

Why The Earth Charter?

Answer 4

• To address energy needs, clean air and water requirements, and food supply we need to work together
• International comp for Earth’s finite resources
• Global Interdependence
• Shared responsibility for the wellbeing of the entire human family

Question 5

Content of The Earth Charter - Earth, Our Home

Answer 5

Need to preserve a healthy biosphere to maintain the global environment

Question 6

Content of The Earth Charter - The Global Situation

Answer 6

Dominant patterns of production and consumption are causing environmental devastation, the depletion of resources and a massive extinction of species

Question 7

Content of The Earth Charter - The Challenges Ahead

Answer 7

The choice is ours: form a global partnership to care for Earth and one another or risk the destruction of ourselves and the diversity of life

Question 8

Content of The Earth Charter - Universal Responsibility

Answer 8

To realize these aspirations, we must decide to live with a sense of universal responsibility

Question 9

Earth Charter Principles

Answer 9

Respect and Care for the Community of Life (all beings are interdependent and every form of life has value) , Ecological Integrity (adopt all levels and sustainable development plans), Social and Economic Justice (guarantee the right to potable water, clean air, food security…), Democracy, Nonviolence and Peace (provide all with educational opportunities that empower them)

Question 10

LEED

Answer 10

US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design–internationally recognized green building certification system

Question 11

Sustainability Important Concepts

Answer 11

• Clean water, clean air, food shelter and energy
• Increasing energy use per capita
• Expected rise in the world population
• Pollution

Question 12

William Wallace 5 Issues

Answer 12

1. World’s Economic Development is not sustainable
2. Effects of outpacing the Earth’s carrying capacity have now reached crisis proportions
3. Enormous amount of work required if the world shifts to sustainable development
4. engineering community should be leading the way
5. People outside the engineering community are capitalizing on new opportunities

Question 13

Life-Cycle Analysis

Answer 13

Looks at the raw material and the energy consumption, emissions and other factors related to a product over its entire life from origin to disposal

Question 14

Life-Cycle Analysis Steps

Answer 14

1. Purpose or goal definition
2. Inventory analysis
3. Impact assessment
4. Improvement

Question 15

Sustainability tools

Answer 15

• Life-cycle analysis
• Environmental assessment
• LEED rating system
• Others - resource, waste, and emission calculators