Climate Change: The Role Of Global Warming In Canada

We once lived in a world lush and plentiful where we enjoyed all the natural resources peacefully. However at the beginning of the industrial revolution more people moved to the cities therefore increasing their dependency load. Fastforward to today and the world has seen a drastic change in the loss of natural resources as well as a number of health related illnesses like asthma. This is mainly due to the effects from carbon pollution, greenhouse gases and global warming. Canada as a country is thought of as environmentally aware and progressive. Actually has many issues regarding this topic and if it is not taken care of it will affect the future of the nation. I care about this topic because it has to

The government responsible to take charge for this issue are global, federal and provincial. As a planet, we must coalesce with each other to find solutions to preserving the planet. World leaders are meeting with each other, discussing ways to fix the damages humans created. The government of Canada is dedicated on working with leaders all over the world to make changes that will help resolve the effects of climate change. Also, Canada is committed to supporting and helping out third world countries who need help in accommodating to the effects of climate change. Investments are being made to reduce emissions as well. The government of Canada and its provinces and territories are uniting together to encounter the effects of climate change. They aim on federal funding, the flexibility to design their own carbon pricing policies on putting a price on carbon and reducing carbon pollution.

Gas prices are increasing roughly every month or so as a result of the scarcity of oil. Some people just shrug the price increase off and cope with it, but the economic effect is far greater than it first appears. As the price of oil increases, so does the price of all other products that are transported. There is, however, an opportunity for the United States to increase the supply of available crude oil by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The idea of drilling in the Arctic has been controversial and to the present day is still being debated. The United States’ need to determine whether drilling in the Arctic will be a worthwhile consideration, or if there are not sufficient benefits to counteract the harmful

With Canada being a country that relies heavily on natural resources throughout the continents it poses a great threat to level of severity this may impact. Therefore, with the rising levels of average air temperature as well as ocean causing large mounts of melting of ice, thus increasing sea levels. In addition with the increase in temperature levels this poses a threat to the certain weather patterns such as heat waves (GOC, n.d.). Canada has already witnessed changes such as, rising ocean temperature this being detrimental to the levels of survival rates for fishing (David Suzuki foundation, n.d.). Forest fires have increased decreasing the values of the trees, prairie drought; mining industry has taken a toll due to the low levels of water (David Suzuki foundation, n.d.). all these being of the utmost importance in maintaining Canada economic system. These areas that are being affected are job losses and natural resource

Climate change includes changes in the average climate, such as a general warming in mean annual air temperature, and changes in the frequency of extreme temperature and precipitation events. Some world’s largest cities are located in coastal areas. This increases their vulnerability to rising sea levels and storm surges, risking livelihoods, property, and urban infrastructure.

In Canada, the average annual temperature increases by 1.6oC, which is a higher warming rate when compared to other regions of the world. Canada’s far northern region has shown the strongest warming trends. At the rate Climate Change is affecting Canada, there will be huge amounts of precipitation, and risks of other natural disasters, such as heat waves, flooding, forest fires, and dry spells. As Canada is a maritime nation, the country will be affected by oceanic environments. There will also be reductions in the Arctic sea ice cover, resulting in extreme sea levels, ice conditions, and wave regimes (Government of Canada- Impacts of Climate Change, 2015). Canada’s forests will be affected in many complex ways, affects varying from dramatic, to subtle. Rapid climate change will affect the rate trees grow ate, mortality rates, and the distribution of tree species. Present day scientists have already recorded changes in the forests due to climate change. One recording was increased fire activity in the Western Boreal Forest. Scientists have predicted that forest-dependent communities and Aboriginals will be the first to feel the impacts. This is because the timber supply will suffer losses due to forest fires and smoke pollution (Government of Canada- Natural Resources Canada,

The Western existence of modernization, especially technological and industrial development, economic growth, material prosperity, urbanization, and democracy, has been built upon a long line of industrial capitalism, an economic system predicated on the accelerating extraction and consumption of fossil fuels for energy (Clark & York, 2005). A major unintended consequence of the use of fossil fuels is an increase in the average temperature of the earth; known as global warming or climate change. Recognizing and responding to climate change, arguably the most challenging social problem of the modern era (Giddens, 2009), thus poses a fundamental critique of continued modernization processes around the world (Freudenburg, 2003). Climate change is a major issue that affects all life across the

Global warming is a serious issue throughout the world, and a thoughtful problem for Canada. In addition, this issue has evolved primarily because of the arrival of cars and the burning of fossil fuels. Also, with this more and more dioxide carbon or co2, went to the earth’s atmosphere and as a result temperatures throughout the world rise. As time passes, Canada becomes in serious danger not only because of the raising of sea levels (which can flood many cities and provinces) but it can also bring health issues to individuals as well as economic issues. Global warming is a real and serious issue that Humans are continuing to build up, (because of combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories, electricity production, etc.) and as a result,

This will allow me to collect qualitative data about each community in order to determine how they view climate change and what solutions they pose. In total, I plan to survey about 20 individuals in both Larrakia and the Charles Darwin University. These interviews will last 45 minutes to an hour. I will, with permission, record each interview with a tape recorder in addition to taking handwritten notes. A challenge that may occur during the interviews is the amount of knowledge the participants have on current sustainability laws and programs in Australia. They may not be well versed in such policy matters. Additionally, depending on what the students at the university are studying, they will have varying knowledge on climate change and policy. To alleviate this problem, I will provide a brief overview about the different initiatives Australia has taken to combat global warming before each interview.

The first driver is observed climate change impacts. In Canada, and in Ontario specifically, the ways in which the climate is changing are generally known to us. Shorter and warmer winters, earlier snow melts, increased extreme precipitation, and extreme heat events. These observed climate impacts and more frequent extreme weather events are proving to be very costly. The Insurance Bureau of Canada, for instance, reported that the value of total insurance claims related to weather events has increased 40 fold between 1983 and 2013 (Burgess, 2014). Impacts on the health and well-being of Canadians are also displayed beyond monetary costs and frequently involve displacement, injuries and loss of life (Lemmen & Warren, 2008). Without aggressive

Food and shopping are also increasing the effects of global warming. In Canada there are many farms, food factories, and clothing factories. With all these factories, Canada has many markets and stores open to sell all of that was produced from the factories. All of the production emits greenhouse gases, which is one of the reasons global warming is occurring in Canada. The greenhouse gas emissions from the food and shopping sectors produced by Canada is 4,603 megatons, which is almost 1 percent of the total greenhouse gas emitted in Canada (2011).

There has been much controversy when it comes to oil companies in the Arctic over the past few years. The oil industry has invested heavily in the development of Alaska’s Arctic natural resources and Shell has invested $3 billion to purchase leases and prepare for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort and Chuckchi seas (WWF, 2010). Between 2008 and 2010 Imperial Oil Ltd., British Petroleum, Chevron and Exxon Mobil purchased offshore exploration leases in the Canadian Beaufort Sea and the Canadian government continues to sell offshore exploration licenses for Arctic energy exploration (Noble et al., 2012).

As we all known, the environment problem is a serious issue around the world in recent decades. Canada, as the second largest country in the world, plays a crucial role around the world of the environmental problem. Actually, Canada has total area 9,984,670 km2, which consists of 9,093,507 km2 land area and 891,163 km2 of water (1); however, Canada’s population is only 7.442 billions in 2016, where the population ranking is the 38th of the world (2). It’s actually an advantage for Canada that we have a vast territory but with a sparse population, that is, compared with other countries such as the United States and China, Canada has larger rates of forest coverage than them. Although Canada has natural advantages in dealing with climate change,

Alberta’s oil sands have been fuelling the Canadian economy since their discovery and are easily one of the largest industrial projects in human history– covering an area larger than the state of Florida (Government of Alberta, 2009). Second to Saudi Arabia, Alberta holds the largest amount of proven oil resources in the world (Hasse 2012, p.382). This area

Competing with its neighbor to the south, Canada has become a strong contender in the global market, making the country one of the most sought after places to live. It is one of the fastest growing developed countries in the world. With major emphasis on lenient immigration and foreign direct investment, Canada’s private-sector and public infrastructure has grown tremendously over the past few decades. One interesting aspect of Canada’s private sector is its special terrain that offers abundant oil and natural gas. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, 2017), Canada now ranks as third in the world in proved oil reserves and the majority of the crude oil production comes from oil sands in the western provinces.