Climate change is defined as a long-term change in the global climate, specifically increasing average atmospheric temperature (Dictionary). In reality, it is not just an increase in temperature, climate change is rising sea levels, habitat loss, water contamination, loss of biological diversity, and so much more. In the past, climate change was a controversial debate topic, now, it is a widely accepted, inevitable fact (Think Again). Evidence for climate change became prevalent in the 1890’s, as discovered by chemist Svante Arrhenius (The Guardian). Today, the entire world is affected by climate change; economies, environments and people in every country are impacted every day by global warming. This issue is one that needs international attention
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It is even expected that the Arctic will be free of summer ice by 2030 (Population and Development Review). Another cause of climate change is deforestation, forests are carbon sinks, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it in photosynthesis (David Suzuki Foundation). Every year about 58,000 square miles of forests are lost, which is 48 football fields every minute (World Wildlife Fund), which causes less carbon dioxide to be absorbed out of the atmosphere. These are just few of the many causes of climate change.
Despite only hosting 16% of the world’s population, the European Union, North America, and Japan together, account for almost 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions (Journal of Population Economics). While it makes sense that those countries would be affected the most, climate change affects less developed countries most based on the concept of system over space. This is the concept that the pollution from North America affects air quality in China, no actions remain local, all actions have a global effect. Effects of climate change include land erosion, rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity, warmer and drier climates and more extreme natural disasters and it is expected …show more content…
This conference debated the impact of climate change on international peace and security (Population and Development Review). As of right now, there is no clear solution to climate change, the issue is multifaceted, and every solution has advantages and disadvantages. Globalization, the world wide movement towards integration, is a large obstacle in reducing GHG emissions. Economic , technological and political globalization allows for trade between countries, and this leads to more greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Multinational corporations manufacture goods overseas in countries like Bangladesh, where the environment guidelines are vague and labour is cheap, they then package and ship the good overseas, which requires immense amounts of fuel. Financially, it is not feasible to convert to renewable energy sources, solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower are significantly more expensive than the burning of fossil fuels and natural gas. Urbanization is another challenge when fighting climate change, in North America, the urbanization rate is expected to increase by 12%, and in Asia, the rate is 90% (United Nations). The demand for urban living encourages deforestation and increases building houses and commercial centres which emits carbon dioxide into the
It is even expected that the Arctic will be free of summer ice by 2030 (Population and Development Review). Another cause of climate change is deforestation, forests are carbon sinks, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it in photosynthesis (David Suzuki Foundation). Every year about 58,000 square miles of forests are lost, which is 48 football fields every minute (World Wildlife Fund), which causes less carbon dioxide to be absorbed out of the atmosphere. These are just few of the many causes of climate change.
Despite only hosting 16% of the world’s population, the European Union, North America, and Japan together, account for almost 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions (Journal of Population Economics). While it makes sense that those countries would be affected the most, climate change affects less developed countries most based on the concept of system over space. This is the concept that the pollution from North America affects air quality in China, no actions remain local, all actions have a global effect. Effects of climate change include land erosion, rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity, warmer and drier climates and more extreme natural disasters and it is expected …show more content…
This conference debated the impact of climate change on international peace and security (Population and Development Review). As of right now, there is no clear solution to climate change, the issue is multifaceted, and every solution has advantages and disadvantages. Globalization, the world wide movement towards integration, is a large obstacle in reducing GHG emissions. Economic , technological and political globalization allows for trade between countries, and this leads to more greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Multinational corporations manufacture goods overseas in countries like Bangladesh, where the environment guidelines are vague and labour is cheap, they then package and ship the good overseas, which requires immense amounts of fuel. Financially, it is not feasible to convert to renewable energy sources, solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower are significantly more expensive than the burning of fossil fuels and natural gas. Urbanization is another challenge when fighting climate change, in North America, the urbanization rate is expected to increase by 12%, and in Asia, the rate is 90% (United Nations). The demand for urban living encourages deforestation and increases building houses and commercial centres which emits carbon dioxide into the