Sustainable Complex Triangular Cells for the Evaluation of CO2 Emissions by Individuals instead of Nations in a Scenario for 2030

Sustainability

Marcelo Sthel¹  José Glauco Tostes¹ 

[1] Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-603, Brazil; E-Mail:

关键词: Complex Cells;    emissions;    cooperation;    sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su5051944

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The concept of sustainable complex triangular cells may be applied to an individual of any human society. This concept was introduced in two recent articles. A case study was proposed to show the applicability of this new concept to Indian populations without contact with civilization and with a low environmental impact. Here we propose to apply this concept to a recent study, which claims that the concept of “common but differentiated responsibilities” refers to the emissions of individuals instead of nations. The income distribution of a country was used to estimate how its fossil fuel CO₂ emissions are distributed among its citizens and, from that a global CO₂ distribution was constructed. We propose the extension of the concept of complex triangular cells where its area would be equivalent to the CO₂ emission per individual. In addition, a new three-dimensional geometric model for the regular hexagonal structure is offered in which the sharing of natural resources (human cooperation) is employed to reduce CO₂ emissions in two scenarios by 2030.

【 授权许可】

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