Carbon Footprint Facts

 What is Carbon Footprint?

A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases—mostly carbon dioxide (CO2) and other carbon compounds—emitted by human activity, whether directly or indirectly.

 Example of Carbon Footprint

These activities include the use of fossil fuels for industry, transportation, energy production, and other daily chores. 

Besides, Social media use and the keeping of  messages might indirectly increase carbon emissions in the following ways:

1. Data Centres and Servers:To store and handle the enormous amount of data generated by users for social media platforms, large data centres and servers are needed. These data centres require a lot of energy to run continuously, generally from non-renewable sources like coal or natural gas, for cooling and operation. Energy use increases when more data, including communications and media, is stored and processed.

2. Network Infrastructure: Network infrastructure, such as routers, switches, and communication lines, is necessary for data transmission over the internet. The more data that must be communicated (such as when sending and receiving messages), the more energy these components use.

3.Cloud storage or usage of google drives can save images and documentswhich ends up using more storage, thus, using more energy.

Some ways to control carbon footprint:

1. Reduce Energy Consumption: Use energy-efficient appliances, LED lights, and unplug devices when not in use to save electricity.

2. Opt for Renewable Energy:Transition to renewable energy sources like solar or wind power for your home or business.

3. Use Public Transport: Choose public transportation, carpooling, biking, or walking instead of driving alone.

4. Conserve Water: Use water wisely to reduce the energy required for water heating and treatment.

5.Plant Trees: Trees absorb carbon dioxide, so planting trees and supporting reforestation efforts can help offset carbon emissions.

6.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Minimize waste by following the three Rs and recycling materials to reduce the need for new.

15. Educate Yourself and Others: Learn about the carbon footprint of different activities and share this knowledge with friends and family.

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CLIMATE CHANGE LOONING AT LARGE!

 The retreat and disappearance of glaciers and the hike in temperature are the most dramatic evidence that the earth's climate is warming, yet who cares? Who is working towards combating all of this? Few incidents from NEWS. 

1. Snow shortage in the Swiss resort of Adelboden Switzerland threatens the Ski world cup that is supposed to happen on the 6th of January. Skiers at this resort in Seefeld in western Austria are urged to stick to the slope. According to experts as cited in BBC, Global warming, as they have long warned, global warming will cause warmer and wetter winters. It means skiers with no hope of skiing again on white fluffy snow instead of slushy dripping snow. 

2. Glaciologist Christoph Mayer says Germany's five alpine glaciers could disappear within 50 years. And he says, the solution to all these melting glaciers is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

3. The Glaciers that cap Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania will disappear by 2050 as per the UN. The UNESCO report found that regardless of the world's actions to combat climate change, The last glacier cap on Mount Kilimanjaro will melt. 

4. The hottest year recorded in Jersey. The average temperature went up by 0.2 Celsius. Climate Change minister Hilary Jeune said, "the figures are another stark reminder of the climate emergency we are facing!". If the world's Big people fail to understand climate change could lead to Jersey's oldest site being lost. 

5. The Republic of Ireland recorded the hottest year in 2022.

6. Wetter Arctic region on trending. It is unusual for the Arctic region to receive more rain than snow but it is happening. As per the university of Alaska, the increase in precipitation rose to 15% from 10%. 

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What does it mean to be a School teacher? Rant-1

 What does it mean to be a teacher? School teacher means you need to be demonstrating poise every day. CAN'T WEAR CLOTHES WE LIKE, NO SHORTS! PLEASE NOT EVEN JEANS! IF WE WEAR ONE, EDUCATED ANIMALS WILL BE THE FIRST ONES TO DISSECT WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR DRESS?  Being a school teacher means, leave your children at home,and prioritize other kids over anything else in the world. What For? Only to be trolled by the students or the society we live in. I remember my College Lecturer, Dr. Yangdon warning us in the last class of my college days that Teacher's life is like a glass house, then I wondered why? But then This hit me hard right now cause I am a teacher and I need to be perfect, and don't do anything for myself and if I don't comply, I get trolled or become the talk of the town. I now realize why. As a teacher, we need to follow certain code of conduct, like so many things which only strains our mental health and nothing else. If readers think, I am being negative, Yes I am cause there isn't anything positive things to talk about. Ask me why? 

Teachers are hard working professional.  We don't want to be one but we have to be. if we don't, there will be hundreds of children waiting for us in their classrooms for new things every day. we put their learning first and do not even sleep or eat ourselves only because we need to deliver their lessons on time without failure. And then comes, their notebook that we need to assess and correct without failure, at times even cry and beg them to submit. And some of them will never show their face again in school cause teachers begged them to write and submit their books on time. There again, the teacher will swallow all their pride and humility and call their parents to ask their whereabouts and the biggest irony is, it backfires. Parents will scold teachers for taking care of their children at school.  Teachers are the only beings on the earth who get back all the worst experiences for being too nice.  When I say, students are failing to submit books on time, some critics might say, teachers failure for failing to convince students or for instructing poorly. if we give ZERO, No No! We can't do that, ask me why? We are teachers and teachers are Buddhas! We are not supposed to do that. Teachers live like a zombie, hypocrite zombies cause we are meant to live like that, we can't allow our inner child to come out and be happy! If we don't comply, WE ARE CHILDISH! and if we do, we are deadly serious! NO! NO! teachers ain't supposed to do that! And some experts say, we need to create a conducive environment for the kids in class,  like being very lively, and if we create one, Educated adults will be the first ones to say, DON'T STAY TOO CLOSE WITH STUDENTS!

 

Forget about all the heavy and hectic work we deliver in our daily lives as a teacher. We have to multi-task and even be their coach for dancing, coach for sports as you can see in the above picture. Madam Babita a class teacher, and working mother of two children needs attention from her and there she is coaching students and by the way, calming students down students to form a group so that they take a good picture for participating in the sports event on November 11 on PCAL's ground (Pendent Cement Authority Limited).

In the above picture, we can see Madam Tshering Pem, trying to convince students while shouting from her lungs why they need to be prepared to deliver their dance at the event successfully. She is a mother, a wife, and a class teacher, and yeah, being a dance coach here while also captaining them to be calm. 

Mr. Karchung Dorji, a versatile teacher hosting a game event on November 11 cause he is a teacher and he is supposed to do that.

In black go, Mr. Ashis our youngest member, and Madam Sushmamma and Madam Santa, enjoying the very rare moment in their packed schedule.

I will continue my rant in my next post, follow me for more! Cheers to beings like me and HAPPY VACATION! 

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