Role Of Consumers In Lowering Carbon Foot Print Flashcards
What is carbon foot print
the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds
emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of an individual, company, country.
List ways to individuals can lower carbon foot print
Installing fluorescent bulbs in each rooms in the house
Not run the water while brushing your teeth
Turn your thermostat up 1? in the summer and down 1? in the winter
Take shorter showers
Unplug appliances not in use
Wrap the water heater in a blanket
Recycle
Cleaning or replacing the filters in furnace or air conditioner
Eating less meat reduces methane production
Buying organic foods
Buying food from local markets reduces the amount of energy needed to grow the produce
Buy a hybrid car:
List the roles of business to lower carbon foot print
Use electric vehicles, locomotives, and fuel efficient planes to deliver goods.
Use energy efficient machinery when possible
Employees/staff should do the following;
Turn off your computer and lights whenever you leave
Think before you print … sometimes you won’t even need a hard copy of that email from your mom
Try to recycle all of your papers
Try to convince your employers to buy energy efficient equipment and use other green appliances
LIST THE ROLES OF GOVERNMENTS IN LOWERING CARBON FOOTPRINT
Set policies to curb the emission of greenhouse gases
Give incentives to companies that minimises their emission of greenhouse gases.
Setting targets to reduce emissions
Impose fines to those who exceed the limit of emissions.
advocacy campaign on lowering carbon footprint
What is food security
Food security is a state when all the people are having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Food security is built on three pillars:
Name these three pillars
Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis.
Food access: having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet.
Food use: appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN FOOD PRODUCTION
Food producers use technology to solve problems such as pests, disease, fungal infections, and poor soil quality so that they can provide a sufficient amount of raw foods for an increasing world population.
EXPLAIN FACTORY FARMING - RAISING LIVESTOCK AT HIGH DENSITY
Selective breeding -
Cloning of animals -
Advances in animal nutrition -
Veterinary medicine -
Artificial insemination -
Embryo transfer -
what is Selective breeding
it is producing offspring/livestock with improved characteristics, which may in turn be selected for further breeding, or used for commercial production.
what is Cloning of animals
it is the process of producing a genetically identical copy of an organism.
what is Advances in animal nutrition mean
it means to create genetically modified forage crops with a range of nutritional benefits.
what does Veterinary medicine do
it deals with prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury of animals.
what is Artificial insemination
it is a veterinary procedure of injecting semen into the uterus of the animal (female)
what is Embryo transfer
its is the process of assisted reproduction in which the embryos are placed into the uterus of a female animal with the intent to establish a pregnancy.
