We first look at the big picture of climate change conundrum. CO2 is the main green gas which causes climate change (global warming) and most green gas results from anthropic need of energy. Meanwhile, global warming is an Asian countries dominated problem. Although we have many protocols on climate change, few countries have successfully reduced their CO2 emission. There is a trend that the amount of carbon dioxide per capita in developed countries is relatively higher than that in developing countries. Thus both institutional actions and individual actions are called upon for fighting against climate change. Institutions can contribute in many sides: energy supply, transport, buildings, industry, agriculture and forestry, and waste management for instance; while individuals can make a difference by considering more sustainable factors on surrounding things. We may use renewable electricity or combined heat and power to promote energy efficiency. Technology in clear energy field needs our support and also needs novel characters to draw people’s attention. We can also help mitigate climate change by changing our food habits. Besides, a lot of energy is wasted for home use. Finally, in spite of the width and the depth of the world’s energy, food and climate changes, individuals’ behaviors are the essence. Institutions can regulate but we still have much to do and what we do matter!
2010年2月6日
Summary of Presentation by Assistant professor Benjamin K. Sovacool --- Institutional and Individual Response to Climate Change Issues
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I totally agree with your summary's content. Due to the presentation of Prof Benjamin K. Sovacoo, there are three main parts which also are stated at the beginning of the power-point slides. However, there are somthing I think can be useful for your summary as well.
回复删除First, about the climate change conumdrum factor, greenhouse gases are the main factor of the climate change phenomenon in the world. Greenhouse gases are resulted for the human’s demand of energy ( such as buring coal or/and fuel) The two gases named carbon dioxide and methane are the main contributors poisoning the Earth’s environment, and this phenomenon is caused by almost all countries in the world, not only Asian ones. Besides, China and the USA are found to have released most of the CO2 emmission gases into the atmostphere. In addition, the higher the citizen's average income is, the more carbon dioxide the country emits.
Second, because of the importance and seriousness of the problem, it is demanded more effective solutions from both institution and individual. For this part, I think you did summary it quite well. While institutional solutions concentrate on some big sectors, individual solutions is about some daily activities like eating less meat, saving energy and supporting some environmental-friendly technical equipments, and so on.
One more comment is that you should divide your post into some small paragraphs so that people can follow it quite easy.