can overcome the climate crisis.
bigger than me, but it's
not bigger than us
protect our ice sheets and stop glacier melt.
But we must start now!
climate race against time,
but we gotta get real
Matter of Concern
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Way Forward
What is black Carbon
Black Carbon
Black carbon is very fine particle of particulate matters usually of particle size less than 2. 5µm. Black carbon emissions are the result of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, biomass, and carbon intensive fuels. Among the particulate matters, black carbon represents 10% of particulate matters.
Black carbon emissions from ships have grown ten times faster in the Arctic compared to the rest of the world, with an 85% increase in black carbon emitted by ships in the Arctic between 2015 and 2019, compared to an 8% increase globally.
What is black Carbon
Black Carbon
Black carbon emissions from ships have grown ten times faster in the Arctic compared to the rest of the world, with an 85% increase in black carbon emitted by ships in the Arctic between 2015 and 2019, compared to an 8% increase globally.
Purpose of Black Carbon Coalition
The Manhattan Project of Black Carbon
The nuclear fission technology perfected by the Manhattan Project engineers has since become the basis for the development of nuclear reactors, for power generators, as well as other innovations, including medical imaging systems (for example, MRI machines) and radiation therapies for various forms of cancer.
This is the type of “focused” effort that will be required to manage, reduce and defeat black carbon. It is essential if we are to have any hope of fighting climate change.
Primary sources
How It's Made
Globally, approximately 8,400 kt of BC were emitted to the atmosphere in 2000. Many of the major sources of BC emissions are produced directly by human activity and BC has a short atmospheric lifetime (days to weeks). Black carbon represents about 10% of PM mass globally. Black carbon deposits originating from factories, cooking and vehicles are compounding the effects of climate change to speed up the melting of the glaciers.
- Coal and Natural Gas Power Plants
- Factories and Industries utilizing biomass as fuel
- Diesel driven engines and vehicles exhaust
- Kitchen Stoves and Fired Furnaces
Primary sources
How It's Made
Globally, approximately 8,400 kt of BC were emitted to the atmosphere in 2000. Many of the major sources of BC emissions are produced directly by human activity and BC has a short atmospheric lifetime (days to weeks). Black carbon represents about 10% of PM mass globally. Black carbon deposits originating from factories, cooking and vehicles are compounding the effects of climate change to speed up the melting of the glaciers.
- Coal and Natural Gas Power Plants
- Factories and Industries utilizing biomass as fuel
- Diesel driven engines and vehicles exhaust
- Kitchen Stoves and Fired Furnaces
Reasons to Eliminate
How It Harms
Black carbon affects the climate by intercepting and absorbing sunlight and darkening snow and ice when deposited. It is most noticeable at the poles, on glaciers and in mountain regions. BC particles can also travel long distances in the atmosphere, and so can also affect public health far from the emission source.
Climate
Educating and Organizing Humanity
Educating and organizing the entire the global community on black carbon and its effects is essential to ensure any reasonable effort to reduce and eliminate it. It MUST be understood that the impact of black carbon emission is far greater than carbon dioxide. Awareness session, summits and seminars by black carbon coalition can help the global community, organize and develop solutions for the elimination of black carbon and provide practical solutions that can be accomplished by the global community.
Burning Fuel Energy
The Fossil Fuel Energy Infrastructure
We live in a fossil fuel energy infrastructure (FFEI), an infrastructure that creates an ocean of energy for our very technological existence. We live in this ocean of energy like fish live in the ocean. IT IS THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CREATES VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE BLACK CARBON.
The fossil fuel energy infrastructure should be distinguished from the fossil fuel industry (FFI). The fossil fuel industry is responsible for feeding the demands of the FFEI, the demands that we as human beings place on the FFEI. And we have legitimate demands.
If you are a human being that lives anywhere other than the jungle, NOTHING that you see exist in nature. NOTHING. Look around where ever you are reading this. From the door knobs, to the table and chairs, to the computers and all the trillion other things around you that you never think twice about. ALL of it is possible because we have power plants and generators that produce electricity for heating or cooling the structures that all of those trillion of items are produced and those structures exist because we are able to mine all of the raw materials (with fossil fuels) that are required to build them.
As long as human beings exist and hopefully continue to advance, we will continue to live in this vast almost endless ocean of energy created by fossil fuel. Perhaps as time goes on, we can replace a portion of this vast ocean of energy with energy produced with clean renewable sources, but if anyone thinks this vast, vast ocean of energy can be replaced in the 50-100 years that we have to prevent our glaciers from melting, is living in a dream world and is fooling themselves (and lots of others).
Our ONLY salvation, is to improve the FFEI while we endeavor to replace it. WE MUST BURN FUEL BETTER.
Recycling Process
Burning Fuel Energy
The Fossil Fuel Energy Infrastructure
Recycling Process
We live in a fossil fuel energy infrastructure (FFEI), an infrastructure that creates an ocean of energy for our very technological existence. We live in this ocean of energy like fish live in the ocean. IT IS THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CREATES VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE BLACK CARBON.
The fossil fuel energy infrastructure should be distinguished from the fossil fuel industry (FFI). The fossil fuel industry is responsible for feeding the demands of the FFEI, the demands that we as human beings place on the FFEI. And we have legitimate demands.
If you are a human being that lives anywhere other than the jungle, NOTHING that you see exist in nature. NOTHING. Look around where ever you are reading this. From the door knobs, to the table and chairs, to the computers and all the trillion other things around you that you never think twice about. ALL of it is possible because we have power plants and generators that produce electricity for heating or cooling the structures that all of those trillion of items are produced and those structures exist because we are able to mine all of the raw materials (with fossil fuels) that are required to build them.
As long as human beings exist and hopefully continue to advance, we will continue to live in this vast almost endless ocean of energy created by fossil fuel. Perhaps as time goes on, we can replace a portion of this vast ocean of energy with energy produced with clean renewable sources, but if anyone thinks this vast, vast ocean of energy can be replaced in the 50-100 years that we have to prevent our glaciers from melting, is living in a dream world and is fooling themselves (and lots of others).
Our ONLY salvation, is to improve the FFEI while we endeavor to replace it. WE MUST BURN FUEL BETTER.
Who We Are
Promoting, Developing And Establishing Technological Solutions For Present And Future Generations
Mission
To educate humanity about the global impact of black carbon emissions, its direct effect in causing the glaciers and polar ice sheets to melt and the resulting direct affect on climate change. To support innovative and sustainable solutions to directly reduce black carbon that protect our climate in the near and long term.Vision
To create a better, more sustainable future, starting with cutting black carbon and its effects through innovative projects that meet and exceed UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Accord while providing a clearer focus towards slowing glacial and ice sheet melting.Black Carbon Coalition is focused on bringing together the collective efforts of human beings to promote an ecosystem of health and well-being to minimize and ultimately eliminate the adverse impact of black carbon.
Become a member of the coalition and join the fight to save our planet
We have a common, identifiable enemy, that we can defeat. but not without all of us doing what we can do.