The aspect of “global change” has become a very recognizable issue. People all over the world have become aware of the many issues contributing to the planet’s decline and unsustainable future. These environmental changes are continuously being researched and addressed, but no one really understands the extreme effects of this global change. The most vulnerable concept is the change in climate. The ATEAM project conducted by M.J. Metzger, M.D.A. Rounsevell, L. Acosta-Michlik, R. Leemans and D. Schroter, was used to study this vulnerability. They conducted the study through the use of indicators and developed ways to help “regions in Europe cope with the effects of global change” (Metzger et al. 2006). Through this study, humans were seen to have a major role in climate change.
Humans are considered to be a major cause of climate change. In fact, because of humans, the atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased about thirty percent in the past three centuries, due to fossil-fuel combustion and deforestation; causing global warming (Justus & Fletcher, 1992). The …show more content…
Cities are voluntarily signing an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and joining the Cities for Climate Protection program. There have been “efforts on designing and implementing ecosystem-services-based “green infrastructure” in urban environments” as well (Pataki et al., 2011). They hope to improve air quality and health. Clean water is crucial to any living organism, sometimes helping to dilute pollution (Carpenter et al., 1998). However, water runoff an issue relating to pollution, comes from the every day agriculture. The wasted soil and other contaminated materials find their way down into estuaries and ponds causing massive destruction to not only the water, but to the animals living there as well. Eutrophication, however, is the “biggest problem in most coastal waters,” making the water even more polluted (Tilman,
Humans are considered to be a major cause of climate change. In fact, because of humans, the atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased about thirty percent in the past three centuries, due to fossil-fuel combustion and deforestation; causing global warming (Justus & Fletcher, 1992). The …show more content…
Cities are voluntarily signing an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and joining the Cities for Climate Protection program. There have been “efforts on designing and implementing ecosystem-services-based “green infrastructure” in urban environments” as well (Pataki et al., 2011). They hope to improve air quality and health. Clean water is crucial to any living organism, sometimes helping to dilute pollution (Carpenter et al., 1998). However, water runoff an issue relating to pollution, comes from the every day agriculture. The wasted soil and other contaminated materials find their way down into estuaries and ponds causing massive destruction to not only the water, but to the animals living there as well. Eutrophication, however, is the “biggest problem in most coastal waters,” making the water even more polluted (Tilman,