Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Quiz

Engineering Design Course Notes

• ENGN 1410 is an Engineering Design course taught by Dr. Stephanie Shaw, P.Eng. on September 6th and 9th, 2024.

• Everything around us, from our environment to food, is designed.

• Engineering design significantly impacts our quality of life.

• Engineers are problem solvers who continually seek to understand how and why things work, in fields like Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineering.

• Engineering is the application of matter's properties to serve people.

• Design is constructing or planning according to a set of parameters.

• Engineering Design incorporates communication, analysis, projects, and professional practices.

• Skills in Design Engineering focus on communication, analytical skills, teamwork, and understanding sustainability and applying it to community-based projects.

• The design process includes several distinct stages: Problem definition, Conceptual design, Preliminary design, and Detailed design. This is often done concurrently to accommodate for adjustments based on testing.

• Product development encompasses different phases, including Marketing/Planning, Design, Validation Testing, Manufacturing & Ramp-up, and In-service (End-of-life).

• Specific jobs for engineers include Product developers, Project managers, Quality engineers, Consultants, Operations managers, Process engineers, Procurement personnel, and Construction personnel.

• Examples of quality engineers work for Cows Creamery and are responsible for ensuring quality products and services.

• Examples of process engineers work for a company that builds mines and are responsible for environmental compliance procedures involving the identification of pollutants.

• Examples of construction personnel job responsibilities include managing construction sites, worker safety, materials and work management.

• Examples of operations managers work at factories and are responsible for all operations. This will include tasks like operations, production, and safety protocol.

• Examples of jobs for engineers include Product developer, Project manager, Quality engineer, Consultant, Operations manager, Process engineer, Procurement, Construction

• The course covers concepts like concurrent engineering and iteration using design diagram diagrams to find solutions to problems.

• The course introduces the "Doughnut Model": a visual representation of sustainable development that incorporates social foundations and environmental sustainability.

• The course covers the concepts of planetary boundaries and their relationship to human activity as well as how the concept relates to the Triple Planetary Crisis including Climate Change, Biodiversity loss, and Pollution and Waste.

• The course discusses the industrial revolution and the atomic energy era and how they have caused several issues in relation to social and environmental issues.

• The course presents the concept of the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). It also looks at the criteria to calculate these indexes and explores examples of both concepts including various countries.

• The course emphasizes the importance of linking concepts and the interconnectedness of economic sectors (agriculture, construction, transportation etc.) to sustainability challenges.

• The course includes a discussion on metrics using emission intensity and rate and examines the "Material Flow Analysis & Efficiency," "Embodied Energy," including examples of use in different industries.

• The course provides an overview of life cycle assessments (LCAs), including the basics and a comparison of the "cradle-to-grave" vs. "cradle-to-cradle" approaches.

• The presentation introduces the idea of a circular economy to address the limitations of a traditional, linear approach to meeting humanity's needs, incorporating considerations for resource use, energy, and waste.

• The course gives important takeaways, including a review of complex interactions, and considerations for a way to reduce the environmental impact.

Additional Information

• This course is about sustainability, more specifically in the built environment.
• The course includes analysis of environmental and societal impacts on various aspects of the planet, and humanity, like production, technologies, development, and historical context.
• The presentation uses diagrams and formulas to explain some concepts.
• The information in the slides seems to be well-researched.
• This course looks at specific examples of calculating different aspects, including GHG emissions, energy intensity, and the environmental impacts of materials.

Test your knowledge on greenhouse gases, their global warming potential, and emissions statistics. This quiz covers important concepts related to GWP, Scope 3 emissions, and the contributions of different countries to global greenhouse gas emissions. Challenge yourself and learn more about environmental science!