Name: Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Degradation_ The Role of Mechanical Engineering in Sustainable Development Goals (2)
Uploaded: 2025-01-01
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Description: Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future Exploring mechanical engineering's pivotal role in combating climate change and fostering sustainable development. Assoc. Prof. Ajay Kumar Agarwal presentations Created using.

Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future Exploring mechanical engineering's pivotal role in combating climate change and fostering sustainable development. Assoc. Prof. Ajay Kumar Agarwal presentations Created using. 

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Engineering Solutions for a
Sustainable Future
Exploring mechanical engineering's pivotal role in combating climate change and fostering
sustainable development.
Assoc. Prof. Ajay Kumar Agarwal
presentations
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[Audio] Global temperatures have risen significantly over the past few decades, with alarming consequences. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this rise has triggered a range of negative environmental effects, including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and loss of biodiversity. The primary human activities driving climate change are fossil fuel consumption and deforestation, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions that alter the Earth's climate systems. This, in turn, manifests in the depletion of natural resources, pollution, and habitat loss, further complicating efforts to address climate change effectively.. 

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The Context of Climate Change and Environmental
Degradation
Understanding the urgent need for sustainable solutions
Alarming increases in
global temperatures
According to the
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC, 2021),
global temperatures have
risen significantly, triggering
a range of negative
environmental effects.
Extreme weather events,
rising sea levels, and loss
of biodiversity
The rise in temperatures is
linked to an increase in
extreme weather events, such
as hurricanes and droughts,
as well as rising sea levels
that threaten coastal
communities and biodiversity
loss.
CARBON
NEUTRAL
Human activities linked
to climate change
Fossil fuel consumption and
deforestation are the primary
human activities driving
climate change, leading to
increased greenhouse gas
emissions that alter the
Earth's climate systems.
Environmental
degradation impacts
Environmental degradation
manifests in the depletion of
natural resources, pollution,
and habitat loss, further
complicating efforts to
address climate change
effectively.
The necessity for
innovative research in
mechanical engineering
To combat these
environmental challenges,
integrating innovative
research across disciplines,
especially in mechanical
engineering, is crucial for
spearheading sustainable
development initiatives.
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Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Degradation_ The Role of Mechanical Engineering in Sustainable Development Goals (2)

Global temperatures have risen significantly over the past few decades, with alarming consequences. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this rise has triggered a range of negative environmental effects, including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and loss of biodiversity. The primary human activities driving climate change are fossil fuel consumption and deforestation, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions that alter the Earth's climate systems. This, in turn, manifests in the depletion of natural resources, pollution, and habitat loss, further complicating efforts to address climate change effectively.