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Climate Change
- Eco Footprint
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- Former US Vice President Al Gore and
- the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change
were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
2007.
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Eco Footprint
4AK
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Eco Footprint
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Eco Footprint
3AKA - 3BKA
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Eco Footprint
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Eco Footprint
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Environment related Texts
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Little Green Schoolhouse
environment friendly wastewater system
floors made from recycled wine casks
carbon dioxide sensors adjust the temperature
take a tour
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When students and teachers leave school, they ...
shut off the lights
shut off technical equipment
That has cut the school's energy bill by 100,000.
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Global Warming Survival Guide
From the 51 things to save the environment ...
... the students of the 3BK chose 11.
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3. Change Your Lightbulbs
In the household you can save a lot of energy by
using fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs).
4. Light Up Your City
Cities can save energy - and money - by
illuminating public spaces with light-emitting
diodes (LEDs).
11. Take Another Look at Vintage Clothes
By buying second hand clothes, you avoid
consuming all the energy used in producing and
shipping new ones.
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17. Open a Window
Open a window instead of running the air
condition. Adjust the thermostat a couple of
degrees higher (summer) and lower (winter).
Insulate your walls and ceilings. Use the
dishwasher only when it's full. Install low-flow
showerheads. Wash your clothes in warm instead of
hot water. Turn down the thermostat on the water
heater.
24. Just Say No to Plastic Bags
They are made of polyethylene and can take up to
1,000 years to biodegrade.
26. Plant a bamboo fence
It grows quickly and absorbs more CO² than many
other plants.
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31. Wear green eye shadow
Eco-friendly makeup is packaged in a
biodegradable tube. The market for these products
is growing.
35. End the Paper Chase
Each ton of recycled paper saves 4,000 kW-h of
energy, 7,000 gal. of water and 17 trees. One
tree has the capacity to filter up to 60 lbs. of
pollutants from the air.
39. Make Your Garden Grow
Use old-fashioned compost instead of artificial
fertilizers.
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46. Plant a Tree in the Tropics
A tree can absorb up to a ton of carbon dioxide.
This works best in warm areas.
50. Be aggressive about passive
In a passive house the heating costs are 90
lower than in a conventional house. Extra
insulation and state-of-the-art ventilation
recycle the energy from passive sources such as
body heat, the sun and household appliances to
warm the air.
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Green Acres
- 60 tidy homes
- passive solar design
- price US 300,000
- waiting list
- ecological impact is 40 smaller than that of
conventional houses
- this helps residents recude their environmental
footprint
- residents hold lectues at
and
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Univ. Prof. Dr. Helga Kromp-Kolb
- Austrian meteorologist
- PhD in 1971
- habilitation in 1982
- head of the department of environmental
meteorolgy from 1986 to 1995
- o. Univ. Prof. at the University of Natural
Resources and Applied Life Sciences since 1995
- Awards Konrad Lorenz Prize (1991)
Scientist of the Year (2005)
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Questions
Students of various classes drafted questions for
Prof. Kromp-Kolb concerning
- the effects of climate change on the situation
in Austria
- the rise of the sea levels
- the efficiency of energy saving light bulbs
- the efficiency of solar panels
- the oil resources of the Earth
- reasonable alternatives of a car run by fossil
fuels
- the chances to reach the goals of international
agreements (e.g. Kyoto Protocol) without
contributions from the US and China
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Reduce the CO² production
- food
try to eat as many organic food from local
producers as possible
- houshold
a well insulated house is easier to heat solar
panels help to heat water environment friendly
with energy saving equipment you can protect the
environment while doing your laundry, cooking,
freezing, dishwashing, ironing and vacuum cleaning
turn off your TV and PC when you do not use them
- mobility
drive a smaller car, take the tube instead of a
taxi, for shorter distances take the train
instead of the plane
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International Conferences and Agreements
- United Nations Climate Change Conferences
Poznán 2008
Copenhagen 2009