CO2 emission reduction for vehicles
Why
should we care about CO2 emissions?
The Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land are heated from the
radiation of the sun. The radiation passes through the outer atmosphere and gets
reflected by the Earth’s surface, but the Earth’s atmosphere prevents the
radiation from dissipating into space. This however enables life on planet
Earth, because temperatures would be approximately -18 °C without the atmospheres function. The amount of how much
radiation escapes the atmosphere into space depends on the concentration of
greenhouse gases. These greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2),
methane, nitrous oxide, chemokine, sulphur hexafluoride and many more [1].
CO2 emissions are produced by the combustion engine, which is
directly linked to the fuel consumption.
The more fuel is burned, the more CO2 emissions are being
produced.
The more CO2 emissions are produced the higher the
concentration of the atmosphere becomes.
If the concentration of the atmosphere increases the Earth
heats up, which results in
· Sea level rise
· Reduction of the ozone layer
· Increased extreme weather
· Spread of diseases
· Ecosystem change
· Impacts on agriculture
This has to be avoided and since vehicles greatly contribute
to CO2 emissions, it should be considered to make changes to them.
These changes will include measures which will strongly
affect snugness, but these changes are overdue, our responsibility towards the environment
and simply essential for future generations.
When reducing CO2 emissions for vehicles, it is aimed at
decreasing the fuel consumption, which also means less money to spend on fuel
and car insurance.
Improving the efficiency of vehicles is therefore advantageous
for the environment and for the car owner.
The CO2 emissions generated by humans can be viewed in the
video below, which indicates the essential need to change. (the video takes 15
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