GCSE+GP+Unit+2+Renewable+Energy+Sources+&+Climate+Change

toc Read your text book - pages 102 - 103 Environmental Issues A sustainable design strategy and comprehensive environmental assessment is needed to ensure that all products are designed to: By conducting Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCA) during the design stages opportunities for improving ecological performance can be identified.
 * Unit 2 Lesson 19**
 * 1) Consider all of the ecological impacts from all of the components in the product over its entire life cycle, including extraction of materials from nature, conversion of materials into products, product use, disposal or recycling and transport between these phases.
 * 2) Consider all ecological impacts including global warming, acid rain, smog, habitat damage, human toxicity, water pollution, cancer-causing potential, ozone layer depletion, and finally resource depletion.

= Renewable sources of energy = Reducing energy consumption of products that consume energy and using alternative renewable energy sources. Look through this website, and type in the keywords: media type="custom" key="9321784" //Wind Energy using Turbines and Wind Farms// media type="youtube" key="RFPj9frhKuo" height="344" width="425" //Solar Energy using solar cells and photovoltaic cells// media type="youtube" key="sO2QnhK06L4" height="344" width="425" //Biomass converted to biofuels for transportation// media type="youtube" key="Xn8AFAzljQA" height="344" width="425" = Climate Change =
 * Finally here are some videos that will help you understand.**

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 * Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Kyoto Protocol

= Task = Create an A3 research sheet covering each of the following points, add images and links to information you find on the web. Complete for homework.

The characteristics, applications and advantages / disadvantages of using the following renewable sources of energy:
 * Wind energy using turbines and wind farms.
 * Solar energy using solar cells and photovoltaic cells.
 * biomass converted into biofuels for transportation.

The responsibilities of 'developed' countries in minimising the impact of industrialisation on global warming and climate change including:
 * Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Kyoto Protocol.

= Resources & Links =
 * http://msc-technology.wikispaces.com/Sustainable+Development
 * @http://www.cfsd.org.uk/
 * @http://www.windenergy.org.nz/
 * @http://www.solarpanelinfo.com/
 * @http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=2
 * @https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/sustainable-energy