Impact of environmental education on mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions: a modelling study
by A.K. Misra; Maitri Verma
International Journal of Global Warming (IJGW), Vol. 7, No. 4, 2015

Abstract: Human activities have contributed significantly to the menace of global warming by enhancing the atmospheric level of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Environmental education is an avenue to persuade people to reduce their CO₂ emissions. Comprehension of the impact of environmental education on the reduction of CO₂ emissions aids in devising effectual environmental education policies. In this view, we have formulated a non-linear mathematical model to study the impact of educational programmes on the abatement of CO₂ emissions. It is considered that the educational programmes are implemented at a rate proportional to the increase in atmospheric concentration of CO₂ due to human activities. Model is analysed by using stability theory of differential equations. Model analysis reveals that the educational programmes are helpful in reduction of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions. But if reduction rate of carbon footprint by educated people is small, increase in execution rate of educational programmes and/or dissemination rate of education among people cannot effectively curtail CO₂ emissions. Moreover, for high values of reduction rate coefficient of carbon footprint, atmospheric concentration of CO₂ may not get stabilised. Numerical simulation is carried out to illustrate the theoretical findings.

Online publication date: Fri, 26-Jun-2015

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