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A Letter From Anthony T. Sziklai
GreenSuite Advisory Board,
Environmental Chair
Never in the history of our planet has environmental stewardship
been more important. We are the guardians of facilities that must
monitor and report on hazardous materials, greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG), and waste. Health and safety, emergency preparedness, and
incident tracking have never been more critical.
More and more, we are seeing major global initiatives focussed on
Pollution Prevention, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Security,
Risk Management, and the issue of Global Climate Change, a subject
that is constantly in the news.
What defines Global Climate Change?
It's a phrase on the lips of everyone: There are numerous initiatives,
be they grassroots political, or government, all referring to this
issue, but what does this really mean? The US Environmental Protection
Agency states that "Global climate change could result in sea level
rises, changes to patterns of precipitation, increased variability
in the weather, and a variety of other consequences. These changes
threaten our health, agriculture, water resources, forests, wildlife,
and coastal areas." The debate includes 1) how significant a climate
change must occur before dire and devastating consequences occur,
and 2) at what rate are we potentially approaching these dire results.
Regarding Global Climate Change, the US Department of Energy defines
this as "...the gradual warming of the earth caused by the greenhouse
effect." The paper further states, "Many scientists believe this
is the result of man-made emissions of greenhouse gases such as
carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and methane. There is
now considerable agreement among the scientific community that Global
Warming is here and must be addressed. How is the global community
reacting to this issue? Most industrialized countries are developing
emissions management and reduction programs. Countries such as China
and India, are facing the consequences of expanded growth with limited
regulations that curb the emissions of GHG.
As far as a consensus regarding Global Climate Change, while agreement
has risen, there continues to be some opposition. The basic focus
of our strategic partners in Sustainable Development and Global
Climate Change is to bring forth innovative technologies that can
be applied where needed.
GreenSuite is well-suited to support these critical global initiatives.
Anthony T. Sziklai
GreenSuite Advisory Board,
Environmental Chair
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