SOC 389 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Virtual Water, Global Hectare, Waste Hierarchy
9 Apr 2018
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Tracking carbon emissions the amount of trash, how much you travel (flying, driving long distances in an inefficient car), food (how was it produced), consumption. Us and china have the largest carbon emissions because of the number of people and industry. In total carbon emissions per capita, the largest is virgin islands (travel and large importation) and gibraltar (lot of oil used up to fuel ships) Annual greenhouse gas emissions by sector (in the us) Largest is industrial processes, power stations and transportation fuels. Swimming pool and lawns have the largest footprint. Virtual water such as cheese, coconut, things we use on an everyday-basis still has a footprint which adds up. 1kg of aluminum = 85kg of materials recycled aluminum 1kg: 3. 5kg. Changes based on technology, abundance eg copper used to be 1:1 when found freely in nature. Products: hard to define, 2003 hdtv 7. 7 tonnes.
