BA 3340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 96: Energy Independence, British Thermal Unit, Energy Intensity
Document Summary
Kyoto protocol: the 1997 (e)ec+ve 2005) interna+onal agreement that binds par+cipa+ng na+ons into stabilizing and reducing greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions. 62 million deaths per year (40% of deaths globally) may be ahributed to environmental factors such as organic and chemical pollutants. The cause of death is the air we breathe and the water we drink. The world health organiza+on (who) es+mates 1. 1 billion people do not have access to clean and safe drinking water. Who also es+mates that 3+ million people die each year from pollu+on-triggered diseases such as pneumonias bronchi+s and lung cancer. The blacksmith ins+tute has iden+ued more than 2000 sites that contain leading toxins a)ec+ng an es+mated 56 million people. Toxins released into the air and the environment by businesses and organiza+ons that have operated or that currently are opera+ng across the globe. Cleaning up these toxic sites is a one-+me expense (but could cost + billion)
