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CARBON NEUTRALITY (ambassador report for January 2022) |
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by Prince Foley | 13-01-2022 23:52
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Hello colleagues, first of all happy New Year to you all and I wish you a successful 2022. Below is my first ambassador report for this new year enjoy it.
Carbon neutrality means having a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in carbon sinks. Removing carbon oxide from the atmosphere and then storing it is known as carbon sequestration.
Since it is not possible for most organizations or individuals to completely eliminate all GHG emissions associated with their activities and products, carbon neutrality is typically premised on the idea of using external GHG reductions to balance emissions that cannot readily be eliminated. In order to achieve net zero emissions, all worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will have to be counterbalanced by carbon sequestration. Carbon sink is any system that absorbs more carbon than it emits. The main natural carbon sinks are soil, forests and oceans. According to estimates, natural sinks remove between 9.5 and 11 Gt of CO2 per year. Annual global CO2 emissions reached 38.0 Gt in 2019. To date, no artificial carbon sinks are able to remove carbon from the atmosphere on the necessary scale to fight global warming. The carbon stored in natural sinks such as forests is released into the atmosphere through forest fires, changes in land use or logging. This is why it is essential to reduce carbon emissions in order to reach climate neutrality. Another way to reduce emissions and to pursue carbon neutrality is to offset emissions made in one sector by reducing them somewhere else. This can be done through investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency or other clean, low-carbon technologies. The EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) is an example of a carbon offsetting system. Another example of an initiative to reduce emissions is the carbon border adjustment mechanism, which would apply carbon prices on imported goods from less climate ambitious countries. This should help discourage companies moving production from other countries to other countries with less stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules. All nations should follow these protocols in order to achieve carbon neutrality and fight climate change. References What is carbon neutrality and how can it be achieved by 2050? | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2019-03-10. |
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Hello Prince, this is your mentor Hannah.
Yes, for achieving carbon neutrality we should increase carbon sink and decrease carbon emission than present status.
My hope is that carbon emission reduces sharply by avoiding use of fossil fuels, and development for artificial carbon sinks that can absorb much more carbon than today's technology.
Thank you for your great article and please keep up with your wonderful work :)
Sincerly,
Hannah
Posted 16-01-2022 18:10
Hello Prince, this is your mentor Joon.
It is sad to hear that there is no artificial carbon sink, which is efficient enough to delay global warming, developed yet. With it, we can at least take less care about the impact to nature by carbon emissions. Yet, there are different alternatives being made such as taxing the goods which accompanied carbon emission during the process. We are not sure whether it would turn out well, but I guess it is better than nothing.
Well read your article, and let's keep up.
Best,
Joon
Posted 14-01-2022 11:17