The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Engineering L4: Environmental Impacts Faculty of Engineering CCST9016 Energy: Its Evolution and Environmental Impacts Dr. Match Wai Lun Ko Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong [email protected] 1 The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Engineering ? Climate change: The whole world has been threatened under the influence of global warming (CO2 effect). PART A. Global Environment Impact From: http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2006/12/melting_metaphors_new_study_on.php 2 The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Engineering An Early Warning ? The idea that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air could cause the earth to warm is not new. ? Theory was suggested in 1895 by a Swedish