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Sustainable Complex Triangular Cells for the Evaluation of CO 2 Emissions by Individuals instead of Nations in a Scenario for 2030

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  • Marcelo Sthel

    (Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-603, Brazil)

  • José Glauco Tostes

    (Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-603, Brazil)

  • Juliana Tavares

    (Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-603, Brazil
    Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia (IFF), Rua Dr. Siqueira, 273, Campos dos Goytacazes 28030-130, Brazil)

Abstract

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 CO 2 emissions are distributed among its citizens and, from that a global CO 2 distribution was constructed. We propose the extension of the concept of complex triangular cells where its area would be equivalent to the CO 2 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 CO 2 emissions in two scenarios by 2030.

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  • Marcelo Sthel & José Glauco Tostes & Juliana Tavares, 2013. "Sustainable Complex Triangular Cells for the Evaluation of CO 2 Emissions by Individuals instead of Nations in a Scenario for 2030," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 5(5), pages 1-16, May.
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