Erasmus+ KA229

Isabelle, Vicky, Ida, Marta A, Hannes och Jaak

Facts from the presentations held on Tuesday

7 May 2019, 

BGS Skola Auditorium

Greece

• Problems caused by bad management and how these have impact on the environment. For example floods, arsons. 
• Some factories start looking for new and eco-friendly ways to produce their products.

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Portugal

• Solutions to reduce Green House Gases emissions: Sustainable Mobillity, European Recycling Platform and Tratolixo, Environmental Councilwoman, Moticristo enterprise waste disposal system

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• Removal of harmful materials at the beach – Beach Clean-ups

Finland

• The emissions will get reduced by at least 50% with the LNG engine.
• When they start using LBG the emissions will be reduced by 99-100%.
• There will be less unnecessary noise and heavy traffic in town if they build the new harbor road.
• The most current option costs around 27 million euros.

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Estonia

• Facts about  Estonian economy
• Before joining the eurozone, the Eesti kroon had been pegged to the euro at a rate of 15.64664 EEK to one euro.
• The Estonian economy is heavily influenced by developments in the Finnish and Swedish economies

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The pros and cons of economic activity on the environment

Pros

• Reforestation and Forest Maintenance
• 5 R's – Reduce, Reuse, Rethink, Refuse,  Recycle
• Energy Generation through waste

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Cons

• Deforestation
• Roads Construction (impermeable soils)
• Import of electricity, oil, natural gas and coal

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