resource management

how enviroments are changed by expoitaion of resources:

- 18 billion gallons of toxic waste dumped into rivers whilst extracting oil

-madagascar loses 400 tonnes of soil per hectare every year

-cameroon-biodiversity under threat as 70,000 hectrares have been cleared due to palm oil plantations

-air pollution caused over 7 million deaths in 2012

- burning coal in the uk leads to acid rain over norway and sweden

case specifics:

-large quantities in many countries, coal supplies should last 250 years,

germany case study-

-Needs to reduce GHG emission by 40% in 2022 to meet EU targets

-The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan resulted in Germany closing eight of its nuclear plants and plans to close the rest by 2022.

-Bavaria Solar Park – reduce CO2 emissions by 100,000 tonnes over the next 30 years

-World leader in reducing carbon emissions – 80% by 2050

-Planning barriers about wind turbines removed in Baden-Wurttemberg

-2014 – 30% of energy from renewables.

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