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Environmental Management SystemsSUMMARY of the 1st part Autumn Semester 2011
Jenő Miklós SUDA, [email protected]
Dept. Fluid Mechanics („AE” building)Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Based on: „Training for the Future”, „Course for sustainability”
2011-2012-I. semester
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
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
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
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
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
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)
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
4) Historical background (main events)
from 1970 (Earth Day) to 2005 (Kyoto Convention came into force)
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
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
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
7) Global environmental trends in- population- economy- air (quality) and climate changes - water (quality)- biodiversity
8) RET renewable energy technologies, questions, trends, future,
SummaryEnvironmental Management Systems
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!
