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GCE AS Biology Unit 3 – Issue Report.

Biologists re trying to solve the pro!le"s o# Glo!l $r"ing. Glo!l %r"ing is

one o# the &onse'uen&es o# the (greenhouse e##e&t) n* &uses glo!l &hnges to

&li"te ptterns+ su&h s n in&rese in the verge te"perture o# the Erth)s sur#&e.It hppens %hen greenhouse gses ,&r!on *io-i*e %ter vpour nitrous o-i*e

"ethne trp het n* light in the Erth)s t"osphere %hi&h in&reses the

te"perture. his is !ig pro!le" #or people ni"l n* plnts !e&use "ny &nnot

t1e the &hnge so they *ie. he *igr" ,2 !elo% sho%s ho% glo!l %r"ing

(%or1s)+ the sour&e o# the *igr" is %%%.glo!lgreenhouse%r"ing.&o" n* is

reli!le !e&use Biologists reser&h it. he vli*ity o# this sour&e is high !e&use it

the in#or"tion use* is !out the issue reser&he*+ #urther"ore 1no%le*ge!le

s&ientists %ho 1no% %ht they)re tl1ing !out *re% it.

he !iologists &olle&t in#or"tion !y "esuring the *yto*y &hnges in

(greenhouse gs) &on&entrtion &li"te ir n* %ter purity n* lso the "elting o#

the polr i&e &ps. his *t is &olle&te* in the #iel* !y physi&lly "esuring these

 properties o# the physi&l %orl*+ in %ys su&h s t1ing ir n* %ter s"ples n*

re&or*ing the %ether. 4or e-"ple the grph ,5 !elo% sho%s the &hnge in Glo!l

te"perture over the lst 250 yers+ the sour&e o# this grph is %i1ipe*i n* is

reli!le.

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he "etho*s use* !y the !iologists to t&1le this pro!le" in&lu*e #itting &tlyti&

&onverters to "otor vehi&le e-hust syste"s ho%ever they re lso use* on genertorsets #or1li#ts "ining e'uip"ent n* other enginee'uippe* "&hines. Ctlyti&

&onverters re*u&e the to-i&ity o# e"issions #ro" n internl &o"!ustion engine. A

&tlyti& &onverter provi*es n environ"ent #or &he"i&l re&tion %herein to-i&

&o"!ustion !ypro*u&ts re &onverte* too less to-i& su!stn&es. his is n pproprite

"etho* o# *e&resing the e##e&ts o# Glo!l %r"ing !e&use s enginee'uippe*

"&hines re use* #re'uently in vst nu"!ers they hve lrge n* negtive e##e&t on

the environ"ent+ so re*u&ing the to-i&ity o# there !ypro*u&ts hs lrge n* positive

out&o"e on the &on&entrtion n* "ount o# *"ge they re *oing n* s you &n

see in the grph ,3 !elo%+ %e nee* to signi#i&ntly *e&rese the "ount o# glo!l

#ossil &r!on e"issions+ the sour&e o# this grph is %i1i&o""ons n* is reli!le.

he i"ge ,6 !elo% sho%s &lerly the signi#i&n&e o# re*u&ing our e"issions n*

%hy it is pproprite to *o so+ the sour&e o# this i"ge is Google i"ges n* is

reli!le.

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here hs !een signi#i&nt in&rese in in*ustril e"issions #ro" 29705002. his is

sho%n in the grph ,7 !elo%+ the sour&e o# this grph is $orl*%t&h institute n* is

reli!le !e&use Biologists &olle&t the *t.

he "etho*s use* !y the !iologists re there to re*u&e the %orl*)s e"ission+ %hi&h is

n pproprite solution to sve our environ"ent e##e&tively #ro" the *isstrous

&onse'uen&es o# glo!l %r"ing. he vli*ity o# this sour&e is high !e&use it thein#or"tion use* is !out the issue reser&he*+ #urther"ore e-perien&e* !iologists

very &re#ully &olle&te* the *t &olle&te* #or the grph.

 

he i"pli&tions o# these "etho*s "1e the" hr* to put into &tion. hese in&lu*e

e&ono"i& n* environ"entl i"pli&tions. he e&ono"i& i"pli&tion is tht the &ost

o# pro*u&ing pro*u&ts tht help the environ"ent &ost lot o# "oney n* there is no

%y roun* this+ this is pro!le" in the &urrent e&ono"i& &risis. he &ost o# single

&tlyti& &onverter &n !e s "u&h s 8200+ this *oesn)t see" e-tortionte ho%ever

%hen u thin1 o# ll the &rs in ll the &ountries the &ost !e&o"es "ssive n* in

&ountries %here the people hve no "oney+ there priority %oul*n)t !e to "1e surethey %ere (green) it %oul* !e to sty live. he environ"entl i"pli&tion is tht the

"etho*s t1en to help the environ"ent lso hin*er it the %y in %hi&h plsti&s re

re&y&le* "ens !ypro*u&ts re pro*u&e*+ these !ypro*u&ts re not environ"entlly

#rien*ly n* ** to the (greenhouse e##e&t) %hi&h "ens %e re still hving

negtive e##e&t on our %orl*.

he *vntges o# the "etho*s !eing use* !y !iologists re n overll *e&rese in

&r!on e"issions lthough the e"issions pro!le" is still there it is not s !*. he

 !ene#its re &lener ir %ter n* less e-tre"e vritions in %ether. he

*is*vntges o# the "etho*s use* !y !iologists re higher t-es n* #ines #or

*isregr*ing the environ"ent lthough this "y!e seen s usti&e #or the rest o# the

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%orl* ho%ever so"e people ust &nnot ##or* the &osts o# !eing environ"entlly

#rien*ly n* this is pro!le" !e&use i# %e re to sve our plnet %e nee* everyone

to &ooperte.

A solution to the issue %oul* !e to live si"pler lives li1e our n&estors. I# %e stoppe*using %ht %e see s (nor"l *yto*y) things li1e &entrl heting #uel po%ere*

trnsport n* television. $e &oul* repl&e the" %ith hn*"*e nturl #i!re &lothes

to 1eep us %r" n* %e &oul* trvel !y %l1ing n* &y&ling. Another solution %oul*

 !e to stop tr*ing %ith the "in perpetrtors o# &li"te *"ge+ this %oul* "en

&ountries su&h s Chin n* the USA %oul* !e #or&e* to &hnge their %ys i# they re

to #un&tion properly s ntions. I# these "etho*s %ere put into pl&e then the #uture o# 

our environ"ent %oul* !e gretly i"prove* n* eventully our 'ulity o# li#e %oul*

lso #ollo% lthough *"itte*ly it %oul* not !e esy !ut I thin1 the pros out%eigh

the &ons.

:y non %e!!se* sour&e is n rti&le #ro" ;lnet Erth "gi&o Clt!ino n* ?o%r* Cttle n* is *te* utu"n 500@. It

sys (Biologists %or1 on "onsoon shi#ts provi*es nother e-"ple o# ho% %e re

*eter"ining the pre*i&t!ility o# &li"te. :onsoons *ire&tly ##e&t the lives o# not ust

"illions !ut !illions o# people. Cli"te &hnge %ill lter "onsoons in %ys %e still

&n)t pre*i&t. But %ht is "onsoon It is sesonl &hnge in %in* *ire&tion –

in#luen&e* !y o&en &on*itions in prti&ulr sesur#&e te"perture – tht !rings

lternte very %et n* very *ry sesons to regions o# the tropi&s n* su!tropi&s. he

sour&e is stting tht &li"te &hnge is glo!l &hllenge re'uiring glo!l solutions.

he sour&e is reli!le s it uses #&tul in#or"tion n* is %ritten !y the >turl

Environ"ent Reser&h Coun&il.

Bi!liogrphy.

,2 he sour&e o# the *igr" is %%%.glo!lgreenhouse%r"ing.&o".

,5 he sour&e o# this grph is %i1ipe*i.

,3 he sour&e o# this grph is %i1i&o""ons.

,6 he sour&e o# this i"ge is Google i"ges.

,7 he sour&e o# this grph is $orl*%t&h institute.

,= :y non %e!!se* sour&e is n rti&le #ro" ;lnet Erth "gi&o Clt!ino n* ?o%r* Cttle n* is *te* utu"n 500@ thissour&e is reli!le s it is %ritten !y s&ientists.

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