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    The document discusses green skills and the environment. It defines key terms like overexploitation of natural resources, greenhouse gases, and conservation of the environment. It also outlines the primary components of all ecosystems as being autotrophs, heterotrophs, and non-living matter. The importance of green skills in transitioning to a low-carbon economy is discussed along with benefits such as improved environmental quality and new employment opportunities in sectors like renewable energy. Finally, it addresses that human activities like burning fossil fuels have increased carbon emissions and global warming.

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    The document discusses green skills and the environment. It defines key terms like overexploitation of natural resources, greenhouse gases, and conservation of the environment. It also outlines the primary components of all ecosystems as being autotrophs, heterotrophs, and non-living matter. The importance of green skills in transitioning to a low-carbon economy is discussed along with benefits such as improved environmental quality and new employment opportunities in sectors like renewable energy. Finally, it addresses that human activities like burning fossil fuels have increased carbon emissions and global warming.

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    The document discusses green skills and the environment. It defines key terms like overexploitation of natural resources, greenhouse gases, and conservation of the environment. It also outlines the primary components of all ecosystems as being autotrophs, heterotrophs, and non-living matter. The importance of green skills in transitioning to a low-carbon economy is discussed along with benefits such as improved environmental quality and new employment opportunities in sectors like renewable energy. Finally, it addresses that human activities like burning fossil fuels have increased carbon emissions and global warming.

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    The document discusses green skills and the environment. It defines key terms like overexploitation of natural resources, greenhouse gases, and conservation of the environment. It also outlines the primary components of all ecosystems as being autotrophs, heterotrophs, and non-living matter. The importance of green skills in transitioning to a low-carbon economy is discussed along with benefits such as improved environmental quality and new employment opportunities in sectors like renewable energy. Finally, it addresses that human activities like burning fossil fuels have increased carbon emissions and global warming.

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    GREEN SKILLS

    QUESTION/ ANSWERS
    Q.1- What do you understand by overexploitation of natural resources?
    Ans- Overexploitation refers to the overuse of natural resources to such an extent
    that it almost reaches a stage of exhaustion. We can see this phenomenon in the
    exploitation of natural vegetation and forests, medicinal plants, grazing pastures,
    wildlife, fish stocks, fossil fuels, and water aquifers.
    Q.2 What are greenhouse gases.
    Ans- Gases that trap the heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases. The
    primary greenhouse gases that humans emit directly in significant quantities in
    the earth's atmosphere are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, and
    CFCs. These gases cause global warming of the environment.
    Q.3- List the factors that causes imbalance in ecosystem.
    Ans- Various factors that cause ecosystem imbalance are-
     Overexploitation of natural resources.
     Habitat destruction
     Environmental pollution
     Greenhouse gas emission
     Radioactive wastes
     Biotechnological misuse
    Q.4- What do you mean by conservation of environment?
    Ans- Conservation of environment means the proper use and management of
    natural resources. It includes water, air, land, earth deposits, wildlife, and natural
    vegetation. Some of the essential steps for the protection of environment are:
     Develop ecofriendly habits, such as say no to polythene bags.
     Use less electricity.
     Use LED and CFL bulbs.
     Use water judiciously.
     Practice rainwater harvesting at home.
     Encourage afforestation.
     Use biogas and bio fuels at home.
    Q.5- Explain the composition of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment?
    Ans- Biotic components- These components consists of all the living organism
    within an ecosystem, for example, plants, animals, birds, insects, fungi and other
    living organism.
    Abiotic components- These components comprise all the non-living in an
    ecosystem, for example, water, air, soil, sunlight and minerals.
    Q.6-Each ecosystem is unique, but all ecosystem consist of three primary
    components. Comment
    Ans- Each ecosystem is unique, but all ecosystem consist of three primary
    components:
     Autotrophs
     Heterotrophs
     Non-living matter
    Q.7 Explain the concept of social inclusion.
    Ans- Social inclusion essentially means sharing the responsibility as well as the
    benefits of economic growth across all sections of society. The shift towards
    green practices require
    investments by both, private and public sectors leading to the growth in income
    and employment through green jobs.
    Q.8 What is green skills and what is its importance in the present times?
    Ans- Green skills refer to the knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed to
    live in, develop, and support a society, which reduces the negative impact of
    human activity on the environment. The identification, assessment and creation
    of green skills is essential in transitioning to a low-carbon economy and being able
    to capitalise on all the social, environmental and economic benefits that this
    brings.
    Q.9 What are the benefits of moving towards green economy?
    Ans- Benefits of moving towards green economy are:
     Improvement in air, water, and soil quality.
     Reduction in disease and deaths of living beings.
     Reduction in money spent on conservation of environment, relief, and
    rehabilitation of people.
     Increase in new areas of manufacturing such as biofuels and renewable
    energy sources.
     Investment in alternative energy sources and becoming more energy
    efficient.
     Improving resource efficiency and thus increasing industrial and agricultural
    production.
     Increase in new areas of employment.
    Q.10 Why is carbon growth the chief aim of green economy? How do the
    increased carbon emission impact the environment?
    Ans- Human activities like burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) have increased the
    concentration of CO2, This prevents Earth from cooling at night, thus causing
    global warming and climate change. The term 'Low Carbon' means reduction of all
    greenhouse gas emissions. Low Carbon Growth is now generally expressed using
    the term Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS).
    Consequences of Carbon growth:
     Melting of glaciers
     Global warming
     Climate change
     Carbon dioxide also contributes to air pollution creating acid rains.

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