Enviromental Issue: Global Warming
Executive Summary
Global warming
is one of the environmental issues that are due to trapping of heat within the
Earth’s atmosphere. The causes are from natural and manmade activities. The
consequences are severe causing climate changes and natural disaster increase.
There are possible solutions such as making use of solutions from wind, solar
and transportation. The role players in solving global warming problem are
local and national government, NGOs, corporations and individuals. The
recommendation is to stop and ban such activities immediately. It is concluded
that global warming issue and causes are known and there are solutions but
there is no effective implementation to eliminate it happening.
1.
Introduction
Global
warming is referred to increase in the temperatures of water and air, which is
happening due to effect from greenhouse. Therefore, it is a natural incident
that global warming is taking place due to human activities (Gary Braasch, 2009).
2.
Causes
Human
activities are the major contributors to global warming. They are having
excessive use of Non-Renewable Energy where it is producing global warming as
per gases from greenhouse (Hussen, A., 2012). The two groups that are causing
global warming are natural causes and manmade causes (Filho, W., 2011). In
natural causes, it includes wetlands and artic tundra releasing of methane gas,
greenhouse-trapping gases, heating the atmosphere of the Earth, and undergoing
cycle of climate change. In manmade causes, it includes pollution, burning
fossil fuels (oil and coal), overpopulation (Filho, W., 2011), amount of CO2
increase, factory production of plastics, and deforestation (Vasanthi, V., 2007).
The
major reason for the Earth to heat up is because of Greenhouse Effect and this
is not just about heating the surface of the Earth but also tremendous changes
in the climate affecting the human life and well-being (McKinney, M., Dr
Schoch, R., and Yonavjak, L., 2007). As shown in the figure, it provides an idea
about the difference between trapped greenhouse effect in the Earth and Mars.
Greenhouse gases in Mars do not absorb the outgoing radiation while it is on
the Earth (Esters, K., and Nichols, R., 2003).
3.
Consequences
It
is realized that the consequences are climate change that is influencing water,
air and soil quality, which is due to global warming (Brose, I., Stappen, F.,
Castiaux, A., 2010).
The
main consequences are eight and they are (Valls, J., and Sardá, R., 2009):
Some
other consequences in general are increasing of sea levels, air temperatures,
and water temperatures, changing animal migration, and ocean currents,
increasing in the weather events and melting of glaciers (Miller, G., and
Spoolman, S., 2008).
4.
Possible solutions
The
possible solutions are making use of wind power, solar power, and
transportation that is fuel-efficient (Eastwood, E., 2011).
5.
Problem-Solving Groups
5.1.Local and national government
There
is need for legislation for air, water and soil quality in every nation that is
for global, regional, national cooperation to eliminate the consequences of
global warming. Such solutions and problem solving should have targets yearly
and monitoring activities by corporations, NGOs and individuals. This is
possible by setting government department solving global warming problems
caused by such activities with establishment of regulations, laws, procedures,
and policies.
5.2.Corporation
Corporations
that are directly linked with producing or rendering services that is favoring
global warming should be fined and shut down. The products already produced
should be banned from the market immediately.
Corporations
should be aware and should stop continuation of not taking seriously global
warming. They should follow and abide with acts established to cool global
environment. For example: All car manufacturers using fuels should be banned
and stopped; All factories producing plastics should be stopped; etc.
5.3.Organizations (NGOs)
NGOs
in environmental issues of global warming should work towards course of action
with political acceptability in the solutions and visions. They have research
and studies conducted proving the actual causes of global warming (Mintzer, I.,
1992). Such causes should be accompanied with actions to be taken immediately
by all the nations.
5.4.Private individuals
Everyone
should help and they will be able to help by avoiding energy wasting and using
renewable sources. People should reduce usage of electricity at home by turning
off unwanted devices or machines, using low energy consuming products, reducing
the heating, recycling and reusing, and eating organic foods. They should also
use public transportation, walk or cycle. Their homes should be built using
renewable energies and clean power. There is also need for increasing in the
number of plants at each household (Dauncey, G., 2009)
6.
Recommendation
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Recommendation
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Reasoning
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Clean Air Act
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Making sure
air is clean and fining huge penalties and jails for violators.
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Clean Water
Act
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Making sure
water is clean and fining huge penalties and jails for violators.
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Clean Land
Act
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Making sure
land is clean and fining huge penalties and jails for violators.
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Trade Plan
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Manufacturers
banned and stopped from producing products that is not favoring global
cooling (suggestions are there so produce those).
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Green
building and living
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Maintenance
and new construction that is only with renewable sources of energy and
selling or organic foods and items.
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Oil and gas
business
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They should
pay huge tax and fees for making business because they are bankrupting other
nations while they are being rich.
Also, finding
alternatives and eliminating use of oil and gas.
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Awareness
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NGOs and
government should be creating awareness for every household about global
warming with clear examples and practical solutions.
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7.
Conclusion
Global
warming is serious threat that is affecting the Earth, humans, animals and
plants. There is need to learn on conserving use of harmful activities and
minimizing production of CO2. Natural and manmade causes are harming and
increasing the consequences of global warming. There are possible solutions
available but they are not into effect yet where limited number of nations and
individuals are participating. Slowing down the effects is not effective but
cooling the plant is the most effective.
8.
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