humans interact with the environment. Policies targeting air quality‚ namely the Clean Air Act‚ have been effective in lowering the emissions of pollutants; however climate change is still something that concerns some scientists‚ citizens‚ and policymakers. As such‚ the need for further progress is necessary. In order to make such progress policymakers may need to develop air quality and climate change policies through an integrative approach. Doing this‚ however‚ does not come without political
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integrated approach to tackling air quality and climate change makes sound sense. The topics of air quality and climate change are interrelated‚ so policies surrounding the two problems should be addressed using an integrated approach. The emissions that pollute our air and those that warm the planet have common sources: vehicles‚ buildings‚ power generation and industry. These pollutants and activities that affect the air we breathe also have a significant impact on the climate change the earth
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hold his arms and one to pour it down his throat.’ This joke elaborates the common held opinion about the quality of English wine at the present day‚ but this will change as a result of climate change. The difference of climate and weather needs to be understood to comprehend this topic. Weather is defined as ‘The specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.’ Climate can be defined as ‘the statistics of weather over a set period of time‚ which is sufficient to determine
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Environmental Problem: Climate Change Introduction This report sets out to show that climate change is currently the leading environmental threat to the Earth and requires people to tackle this long-term and global problem with worldwide cooperation. Climate change is the build- up of gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapour and methane in the atmosphere; this means the world is warming (Lewis et al‚ 2004). Pakenham (2004‚ pp.217) states that climate change has chain effects leading to global
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Another key sociological approach to climate change is the conflict theory. To acknowledge this point‚ one needs to understand the economic concept of profit-maximization and cost-minimization. People naturally tend to act in their self-interest and that often results in clashes between one another. For instance‚ Should we close down a potable water factory because it is spilling its wastes in a nearby lake? Here is where the sociological perspectives come into place. It is necessary to weigh the
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Climate Change Regulation xxxxxxxx August 13‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Climate Change Regulation Climate change is occurring unexpectedly and the government needs to address different ways to approach the situation. With the different climate change that is going on‚ society and especially the government needs to analyze and collect data to gather information as to how the situation can be handled. “Climate change should go beyond traditional state and transnational regulation
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Climate Change With the development of the world‚ the environmental problems that include pollutions and wastes are increasing and more serious. A well-known example is that climate change which has a huge threaten to the world becomes one of the most important global issues of the 21st century. Another example is that the air pollution is more and more serious‚ which strongly affects people’ health. Besides of that the environmental problems are harm to the health of people; the problems will
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El Paso‚ Air Quality: Pollution‚ History and Community By‚ Luz Medrano‚ Nylea Martinez. SCI/362 Instructor‚ Yussuf Farran In order to comprehend the definition on air quality one must first uncover the definition of air‚ as air is one of the biggest resources our planet has available we must study the conditions and impact that it has in our environment. Air is a precious resource that most take for granted‚ supplying us with oxygen; which is an essential for our bodies to live‚ without
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A sustainable event issue‚ CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change could put entire ecosystems in danger. The changes include weather patterns‚ the oceans‚ ice‚ snow‚ and ecosystems. People’s activities are the main cause for earth’s climate changing. Climate change affects both indoor and outdoor event planning. These types of events rely on specific locations and venues. Unpredictable weather can cause problems to both indoor and outdoor events. For indoor Offshore wind farm. events‚ if the weather
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Climate change and its impact on India Climate change will make monsoons unpredictable; as a result‚ rain-fed wheat cultivation in South Asia will suffer in a big way and the total cereal production will go down. Industrial development is important for economic growth‚ employment generation and improvement in the quality of life. However‚ industrial activities without proper precautionary measures for environmental protection are known to cause pollution and associated problems. If ecological
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