The objective of this project was to research global warming and its effect on earth and society. We focused on the impacts of fossil fuels and the resulting increase of carbon dioxide emissions. The global climate models we used demonstrated a large increase in carbon dioxide concentrations due to anthropogenic sources. To mitigate the adverse effects of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere we considered geosequestration, metabolites and enzymes for plants, and the addition of carbonate ions into oceanic sinks.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Plunkett, Maryanne E.
• Cormier, Jacqueline Marie

Subject

• Security
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05C019I

Keyword

• Climate change mitigation
• Carbon dioxide mitigation
• Carbon sequestration

Advisor

• Humi, Mayer

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright