Environmental issues have always been a concern for everyone since its impacts can be very serious if not properly dealt with. Instead of using the more traditional ways of using threats to solve all these issues, more cost effective methods are been sought after nowadays.
A good illustration will be over the topic of the upsurge of carbon dioxide emissions. When present in excess, carbon dioxide tends to shift from its original aim of providing warmth to increasing global temperature. This is primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels as well as selfish acts of humans. In response to these, governments and environmental organizations have come out with numerous policies to control these emissions.
Two of these are carbon trading and carbon sequestration. For carbon sequestration, it basically means storing carbon dioxide through natural sinks or artificial means. The two main concerns cost and effectiveness of it, vary across different methods and location of storage. Terrestrial areas, underground geologic formation and ocean are three of the more ideal storage places. However, some questionable effectiveness and efficiency still exist in some of these places. Although all these methods are still in their mature stages, there are great chances that these technological breakthroughs can offer us solutions to curb the environmental problems.
Nevertheless, several positive measures have been carried out globally as well. Carbon trading is one such ways and it is effective in managing emissions as it enables sectors all around the world to trade with each other, preferably with those that can distribute their resources most cost effectively. Major corporations and private sectors have also gathered together to discuss and listen to projects pertaining to carbon emissions.
In conclusion, all these basic carbon storage methods are good while waiting for the upcoming of the more effective carbon sequestration policies.
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Reference:
The Environmental Literacy Council- Carbon Trading and Sequestration (updated by Dawn Anderson and Megan Wertz). Retreived 21th September 2008 from source:
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1366.html
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The summary is quite clear and organized, so I don't have to read the super long article.haha. Interestingly, we both find articles about carbon sequestration. That makes me feel much comfortable to read through this. =)
Nice work!
Not bad, I see. Rather effective compression of 1000 odd words into 300 words. This summary is done close and clear to the point, with respect to the original source, and in the most layman's term possible. I like it. And yes, this organisation does not strain my eyes and "that makes me feel much comfortable to read", qouted from Zhenyu.
The language is quite easy to understand, and the organisation is quite clear.Apart from the language, I have a question about the relationship between fossil fuels burning and selfish acts of humans~~~
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