What Is Climate Change?
Climate change is the variation in temperatures and weather patterns. These variations may be natural and may arise from human actions, resulting in extreme temperature shifts and severe fluctuations in weather patterns. However, since humans started using fossil fuels such as oil and gas as an energy source in the 1980s, these fluctuations and non-stable climate have arisen from human activities against the environment.
As known, the burning of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gas emissions which cause harm to the environment and increase weather temperature as well. These emitted gases can act like a cover from cloth around the earth’s planet that traps the sun’s heat, causing hot weather. It’s important to mention some examples of these gases like carbon dioxide and methane as the most effective gases in increasing temperature and trapping sun heat on the planets.
Industry, agriculture, buildings, and transport emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The fossil fuel burning that emits carbon dioxide and methane, and the utilization of gasoline as a fuel source for cars and coal for house warming activities incorporate similarly in the emission of such these greenhouse gases and consequently increase the earth’s temperature. Furthermore, landfills for garbage are producing a large number of methane emissions.
The little increase in temperature matters
As reported by the UN, scientists recommended limiting the increase of global temperature elevation to no more than 1.5°C that help us control the impacts of climate change and global warming. There are also expectations that the planet’s temperature may increase by approximately 3.2 °C by the end of the current century.
The emissions that lead to global warming come from every part and country and further affect every creature on the earth. However, some countries participate much more than others. The least 100 countries in emissions participate with 3% of total emissions on the planet. However, the highest ten countries contribute with a high percentage of 68%.
Yes, everyone is affected, and everyone needs to exert effort. Still, the highest countries in emissions need to invest in practical solutions to control the expansion of climate change problems.
Effective solutions need to be addressed toward the climate change
As reported by the UN, scientists recommended limiting the increase of global temperature elevation to no more than 1.5°C that help us control the impacts of climate change and global warming. There are also expectations that the planet’s temperature may increase by approximately 3.2 °C by the end of the current century.
The emissions that lead to global warming come from every part and country and further affect every creature on the earth. However, some countries participate much more than others. The least 100 countries in emissions participate with 3% of total emissions on the planet. However, the highest ten countries contribute with a high percentage of 68%.
Yes, everyone is affected, and everyone needs to exert effort. Still, the highest countries in emissions need to invest in practical solutions to control the expansion of climate change problems.
In our opinion, replacing energy systems with fossil fuels with eco-friendly renewable energy sources such as solar or wind will help reduce emissions and control the problem. Depending on natural ecosystems will be an effective solution to save the environment. Moreover, investment in practical solutions has become a priority nowadays, especially in advanced and economic countries with good economies and high contributions to gas emissions. Finally, we must adapt to climate change and live better with every crisis while working on better solutions to minimize its impacts.
Doaa Zamel & Atta Ullah Khan
PhD candidates at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
I agree . However , the main countries which are contributing to high emissions must offer and adapt solutions to climate changes more than the other poor countries
Yes, you’re right. Every one participate in the crisis of climate change and the industrial countries participates with higher percentage as well. That’s why the solution is the responsibility on everyone shoulders and for sure the advanced countries which have the feasibility to spend on significant solutions need to exert more efforts to save the whole world.
Thanks & regards,
Doaa Zamel