by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is an Environmental Impact Report?An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is a written report given after a proposed project has been assessed in relation to its impacts on the environment. EIR is also called EIS (Environmental impact statement), it is a report that...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is the Kyoto Protocol?Kyoto Protocol is also known as Kyoto Accord, a framework that binds industrial countries to play their role to the cleaner environment under the United Nations Climate Change Charter. Kyoto Protocol is a global agreement that focuses on the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is a Carbon Credit?Corporations, individuals and countries need certificates or permits for emitting Greenhouse Gases including carbon dioxide. These certificates are referred to as the Carbon credits. The Greenhouse Gas Emission is measured in tonnes of carbon....
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is Carbon Sequestration?Carbon sequestration is a way of saying capturing carbon before it is injected into the atmosphere. It also involves the long-term storage of carbon in vegetations, soils, oceans, and geologic formations. The objective is to prevent this...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is the Beaufort Scale?The Beaufort wind force scale was devised in 1805 by Commander Francis Beaufort of the British navy as a tool for observing and classifying wind force at sea.How was the Beaufort Wind Scale Developed?Initially, it was based on the effect of...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What are environmental laws?Environmental law is a combination of state and federal laws aimed at protecting individuals from the negative consequences of environmental degradation. More specifically, environment law addresses pollution, natural resource management...
