Carbon dioxide is naturally present in the atmosphere as part of the Earth 's carbon cycle. Yet human-related emissions are responsible for the increase in CO2 emissions. The use of electricity accounts for 37% of total U.S. emissions, while transportation 31%, industry accounts for 15%, residential and commercial 10%, and other non-fossil fuel combustion 6%. That is 99% of the total globe greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States increased by about 7% between 1990 and 2013. (EPA, 2015) Not leaving out pollution also a contributor of increases in anthropogenic CO2. These things are the cause of the earth heating up, or global warming. Trees and plants help soak up the CO2 in the atmosphere but with the tearing down of trees to build industry buildings, residential and commercial buildings there are fewer trees and plants to take in CO2 for photosynthesis.…
Climate change is an intricate comparison of numerous geological, atmospheric, and ecological sources. Often the viewpoint of climate change…
While climate change is a global issue, it will affect us all. Climate change has the potential to adversely affect our environment, our communities and our economy unless we take action now to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the impacts.…
The idea of climate change, for many, is an opinionated subject with much discussion of whether it is a real issue or just a natural phenomenon. However in recent years it is clear to see that trends in the Earth’s climate and surface temperature has spiked to levels never seen before. Despite all the evidence of the high levels of greenhouses gases and the rise in temperature, many still believe that there is no connection between the two, and that the Earth is just going through its natural cycle.…
Global climate change has been a subject of much discussion for some time now. The earth has naturally gone through heating and cooling phases in its lifetime. Most scientists agree that these changes aren’t solely the product of humans, but that the time required for natural climate change has been decreased due to humans. This has led to new problems for the earth and all of its inhabitants. According to research the earth is warming at an average of 1.2-1.4° F every 100 years (epa.gov).…
Over the past years, carbon dioxide has been at the center of debates in regards of the negative effects it has on the environment. CO2 is considered as a pollutant, it has the ability to turn fresh air into toxic air. Industries and automobiles are two of the major entities known to cause CO2 pollution. Automobiles emit CO2 by burning fossil foil for energy. The most frequent utilized fossil fuel worldwide are coal and oil. “Over 90 percent of the fuel used for transportation is petroleum based, which includes gasoline and diesel” (EPA). In addition to being a pollutant, CO2 is considered as a greenhouse gas. This means that it has high tendency to cause on climate change.…
Weather related disaster is also a biggie in climate change. The three main factors are drought, flooding, and storms. Drought is caused by lack of precipitation over a long time. Without the rain, serious problems happen to the environment and people. Flooding is when the heavy rain overflows the river that also can…
Climate change is primarily caused by the growing concentration of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere often referred to as greenhouse gases (CO2)’. We think this lovely weather is good, but we know it is not normal to have these warm temperatures at certain times of the year. There are over 100 lies…
Two major impacts of global climate change that will impact people outside of the United States are first, that with the increase in temperatures the ice caps are melting and increasing the amount of water in our seas. This has risen the coastal sea levels increase flooding for many regions. Secondly, the climate change has effected the weather system. Storms are becoming more powerful and more destructive, on land and out at the sea as they approach the coasts. With the increase in power and destruction comes at a great concern to our population.…
The people that are being affected by climate change are children in developing countries that already suffer tough times but their lives become tougher because of climate change. They need to put up with harsh consequences, they will have less water and less crops for food and their health will also be affected. These children produce very little or no carbon emissions yet the impact of climate change for them will be huge. Due to changing temperatures and rainfall patterns, malaria cases will increase. These children and their families already experience poverty, hunger and illness.…
Climate change, often referred to as global warming, is a rising issue that has been further developed over recent years. To clarify, the term ‘climate change’ refers to any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time. Such changes include but are not limited to major changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns occurring over several decades or longer. Therefore, the specific term ‘global warming’ is only one aspect of climate change and used when referring to recent and ongoing rise in global average temperature near Earth's surface. This steady rise in temperature is causing significant changes in weather and climate which is alarming because even small changes can create problems in our delicately balanced environment which will lead to challenges in our society. As a human race, we depend on the environment for fresh food, fresh water, and fresh air, so when there are complications with the balance of the environment, there are potential complications to our survival.…
Climate change is a change in global or regional climate patterns, and has attributed greatly to the increased levels of carbon dioxide within the earth’s atmosphere, which is said to be produced by the use of fossil fuels. For many years scientists have been predicting that that the results of climate change would include loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and more intense heat waves of a longer length. Scientists also have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come, and this being largely due to the greenhouse gases produced by human activity.…
Climate change means any significant, long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather of a specific region, or even the whole world over a significant period of time. It describes changes in the state of the atmosphere over time, scales ranging from decades to millions of years. Data shows that earth’s average air temperature has changed by about 1.4 degrees fahrenheit (Citation). Climate change is about abnormal variations into the climate, and the effects of these variations on other parts of the Earth. One example is the melting of the ice caps at the South Pole and North Pole. These changes may take tens, hundreds or perhaps millions of years.…
Scientists refer to global climate change as any alteration in the average temperature involving the climate system. The climate system involves the following: our atmosphere, including temperature, clouds and wind, precipitation, humidity, atmosphere trace gas and aerosol distribution; oceans; volcanoes; land; cryosphere, which includes ice cover and snow cover; and the sun (Murck, Skinner, & Mackenzie, 2010). The alternations have been increasing more frequently and rapidly over the recent years due to natural process, but more dramatically from human industrialization processes (Shah, 2012). Expert scientists and geologists follow and record these changes over the past century and compare it to past temperatures and environment characteristics. From this, we are able to identify the underlying causes of global warming and ways to possibly slow the inevitable consequences and predictions.…
The carbon dioxide emissions are mainly direct emissions from heat generation on our production sites. Also the indirect emissions from the purchase of electricity or heat from external sources play an important role. We are committed to reduce fuel and electricity consumption through our Aware of Energy Program and, consequently to reduce our CO2 emissions. The program is supported by our Energy Policy :…