Environmental Management Systems SUMMARY of the 1st part Autumn Semester 2011 Jenő Miklós SUDA,...

Environmental Management SystemsSUMMARY of the 1st part Autumn Semester 2011

Jenő Miklós SUDA, PhDsuda@ara.bme.hu

Dept. Fluid Mechanics („AE” building)Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Based on: „Training for the Future”, „Course for sustainability”

2011-2012-I. semester

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1) Background

Biosphere (natural & artificial)

Stages of environment (micro-, mezo-, macro-)

Environmental pollution

Process elements (source-emission-transmission-immission)

Environmental protection activities (decrease, prevention, protection)

Tasks of environmental protection activity1. prevention2. restoration / abatement of the caused damage3. development / transformation / alteration of the

environment4. managing resources

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2) Scientific facts on main influencing parameters,The Earth as a unique planet, structure of the atmosphere, globally uneven distributed and changing parameters …

Main areas of the environmental protection activity:- air pollution protection- water pollution protection - noise protection- soil protection- waste management

Main parameters of global changes:- air (quality) and trends in climate changes - water (quality)- biodiversity- population- energy consumption

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3) focusing on „Sustainable development” (SD)

„Economic and social development that meet the needs of the current generation without undermining the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

formulated in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development, otherwise known as the Brundtland Commission

Three pillars of SD: Economic (financial capital)

Environmental (natural capital)

Social (human capital)

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4) Historical background (main events)

from 1970 (Earth Day) to 2005 (Kyoto Convention came into force)

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5) Main actors (their roles, tasks)- governments- local authorities - industry and business- non-governmental organizations- international governmental organizations

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6) „Thinking long term” (main events)

- trends in consumption and global changes (demands / resources)- carrying capacity: „footprint” concept- long term influences – long term strategies

- developing a strategy- research- improve efficiency- changing from fossil to non-fossil energy sources

(renewable) - thinking and acting long term

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7) Global environmental trends in- population- economy- air (quality) and climate changes - water (quality)- biodiversity

8) RET renewable energy technologies, questions, trends, future,

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1st TEST (from this first part of the semester)

on the 19th of October 2011, WED, 12:15h, Ka83, 60min

Thank you for your attention!