Mitigating Atmospheric Pollution: Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Emission

This paper discusses the reduction of greenhouse gases emission to mitigate atmospheric pollution. It analyzes data specific to Australia and presents predictive models and visual presentations to demonstrate the impact of current policies on GHG levels.

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Mitigating Atmospheric Pollution: Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Emission
Researchers have over the past half century realized that considerable changes in the
Earth’s climate are taking place and they are being caused by atmospheric pollution that is as a
result of anthropogenic activity attributed to emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) (Cockfield,
et al., 2010). In developed nations like Australia, governments have started to raise concern over
activities such as waste disposal, chemical farming, forestry projects, and fossil fuels that are
associated with acceleration of atmospheric pollution through the emission of GHGs. The
Australia Government feels that climate change is going to reach a point where the ecosystem
becomes inhospitable to several species of animal and plant life. As such, the Australian
Government has collected data relating to various GHGs to develop predictive models and visual
presentations to see whether or not current policies are contributing positively towards the
mitigation of atmospheric pollution and Ozone layer depletion (Feng & Ramanathan, 2009).
The data analyzed in this assessment was collected UN data archives and is specific to
the country of Australia. There are seven variables in the dataset: year (1990-2016), Methane,
Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Perfluorocarbons, Sulphur Hexafluoride, and Hydro-
fluorocarbons. Predictive models will be made for each of the GHGs to get insight on whether
the government of Australia should expect the levels to increase or decrease in the future. Visual
presentations will be made for all gas variables this will help demonstrate which GHGs are
causing the most harm compared to the rest in the dataset. The visualization and prediction
results will be presented in a graphical and dashboard format for easier comprehension and
interpretations. After performing the analysis the following visual charts we obtained in SAP:

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The bar chart (Chart1) below show cases the levels of carbon dioxide and methane
emissions between 1990 and 2016 in Australia. Carbon dioxide had the highest emission levels
within the stipulated time period out of all the GHGs investigated. Methane followed closely
behind as indicated in chart1. The other GHGs recorded emission levels below 30,000. It is clear
that the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and hyrdofluorocarbons has
increased over the years but that of the other two GHGs has decreased over the same time
interval (see Chart1 and Chart2). The Line graphs (Chart3 to Chart5) allow for a better
understanding of the data trend for the different GHGs. The boxplot Chart (Chart6) indicates the
median, minimum, 1st quartile, 3rd quartile, and maximum values for Carbon dioxide emission in
Australia. This plot is provided because carbon dioxide emission is the GHG that
environmentalists and government officials should be most concern with. It is therefore
important to understand the range of emission levels to see whether they are within the
acceptable universal sustainability standards.

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References
Cockfield, G., Maroulis, J., & Maraseni, T. N. (2010). An assessment of greenhouse gas
emissions: Implications for the Australian cotton industry. The Journal of Agricultural
Science , CXLVIII (5), 501 - 510.
Feng, Y., & Ramanathan, V. (2009). Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change:
Global and Regional Perspectives. Atmospheric Environment , XLIII (1), 37-50.