Economic Policy Options for Addressing Global Warming

Worldwide temperatures are rising, carbon dioxide is at a hazardous level, ocean acidification, atmosphere boundary shifts, and extreme events are just a few of the worldwide climate changes happening near and far. It is a controversial issue whether it is taking place in the present velocity because of nature or man. However, global climate changes happen naturally, but they ought not to happen at this increased rapidity; therefore, human activity is a great cause that global climate change is happening at an expanded rate. The greatest contribution of human action is the combustion of fossil fuels, which is one of the primary reasons why the carbon dioxide levels are nearing high-hazard strata. Thus, the scientific confirmation supports that the rise in carbon dioxide levels is significantly generated by people, not nature, and people are ultimately the largest contributor to the atmospheric changes; thus, human beings should implement changes to their energy sources and modify agricultural production in order to lessen the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted into the aura at the extraordinary rate it currently is passing.

Another problem is transportation; cars, planes, trucks, and other vehicles emit various greenhouse gases when in use, or when idling. I would create more solar-powered cars, and if possible, wind-cars, or other cars that run using renewable sources. I would also increase the prices of gas, to discourage people from buying it. However, this would be very, very expensive, and the fuel companies would not agree with the

Indeed, if we accept the danger of global warming to be a real and present one, then the question of how to address it must be given serious consideration. Research conducted from as early as the 1950s through the present has afforded us a solid understanding of its causes. In the most basic sense, the problem lies in the burning of carbon-based fossil fuels such as carbon and oil which leads to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2). Gases such as CO2 are referred to as greenhouse gases (GHGs) which accumulate in the atmosphere. GHGs can

At this point in time our possible solutions to the global warming are few; our technologies aren’t advanced enough to take the brunt of energy production and wean away from fossil fuel, and we have been too passive for too long regarding our CO2 emissions that’s it’s not feasible to either use cap and trade, or a flat out reduction of CO2. At our current rate of growth, energy from alternative energy sources will be around 8% of the total energy usage by 2025 (Butler 3). This is not nearly enough to be used as a feasible solution to combat our rising CO2 production, and by the time this is feasible, sever climate changes may have

Having to pay for Smog Check and paying an extra amount of dollars to refill a certain type of gasoline for the car are few of the many expenses that does not make sense for many of us, but this is the price we pay for our actions that carried negative outcomes on our climate. Yes, its the global warming problem that all the countries are bragging about its effects; they are the effects that made our summers hotter and warmed our winters, and to prove its seriousness Levitt and Dubner, in their Super freakonomics book had their own way of approaching this problem economically, quoted “that climate change ‘would force economic and social adjustments on a world wide scale’”(160). As a part of the world, the state of California had been effected by global warming in various ways due to many reasons that will be covered in this paper. In California, the increase in temperatures were noticeable when compared to the last decades which incentivized the state to implement laws and legislations that control the main cause of our climate change, greenhouse gases. While many sectors of the state are emitting greenhouse gases non-stop, the government of California took a big effort in issuing regulations to reduce and stop greenhouse gases emissions in the contributing sectors as a plan for a cleaner and suitable environment.

Global warming has been a controversial topic for years and some have even denied its existence; however, as more studies are being published every day in regards to our changing climate, it is hard to ignore this growing issue and how humans contribute to it. The term greenhouse gases refers to the group of gases that are primarily responsible for global warming and chief among these gases is carbon dioxide. Rising carbon dioxide levels can be attributed to a combination of burning fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum as well as deforestation in general ( Source A). To slow the effects of global warming, it is important for leaders in our society to consider their greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, and make

The world continuously faces a variety of threats every day, from natural disasters to terrorist, but one threat that society predominately contributes to all on their own, is climate change. There are many feasible explanations for the global threat of climate change. These explanations include but are not limited to, the act of deforestation to the rainforest and other trees, green house gas emissions, and sulfate aerosol, which cause poor air quality.

Global climate change is an issue that is taking part in an increasing number of conversations worldwide. Many concerns have risen due to climate change, with one of those concerns being the negative effect climate change has on natural disasters and health. “Global warming and climate change refer to an increase in average global temperatures. Natural events and human activities are believed to be contributing to an increase in average global temperatures” (Global Issues, 2015). This is primarily caused by an increase release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. ”The greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Greenhouse gases act together to absorb the earth’s infrared radiation and solar heat and limit radiant heat loss, arming the earth’s surface and increasing surrounding tropospheric temperatures” (Diaz, 2006).

A tremendous amount of concern regarding climate change has emerged recently as most of the human population is adversely affected by it and adapting to current and projected rates of climate change could be very challenging. There have been observed increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, rising global sea level and small increase in growing seasons (Learner, 2007). Although climate change is attributed to both natural processes and human activities, this term has become synonymous with anthropogenic global warming (Berliner, 2003). Humans have been modifying the environment with processes associated with industrialisation and urbanisation, resulting in increased emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). The excess amounts of CO2 generated primarily due to burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, as well as the release of gases such as methane, nitrous dioxide, aerosols and other pollutants has led to the enhanced greenhouse effect, causing an unnatural warming of the Earth’s surface (Berliner, 2003). It is estimated that the global temperature will increase substantially by the year 2100 and that this warming will have widespread and irreversible impacts on human life and natural ecosystems (Learner, 2007). Therefore, there is a universal consensus for the need to deeply cut CO2 emissions to limit this temperature growth to below 2 degrees Celsius (McKibben, 2010).

Increasingly high atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration is causing global warming. If GHG emissions are not reduced drastically, global mean temperatures will continue to rise to dangerous levels. Such drastic reduction in GHG emissions is only possible with international cooperation.

Environmental science is concerned with the global impact of human activity on the planet. Indeed, at the dawn of this new century, close to 25 percent of the earth’s usable water is contaminated. In addition, during the last hundred years, we have increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, by burning fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum and in so doing we have increased the amount of gases in the atmosphere. The result is that more heat is trapped in the system, increasing the global temperature by 1° C (about 1.8° F).

Global warming are the environmental and social changes caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases. Human activities have been the primary cause of this significant change, resulting with extreme weather conditions, increasing sea level, and climate changes. In this paper I will compare and contrast natural versus anthropogenic climate changes of global warming, mitigation strategies, mitigation effectiveness, policy implications, costs, and address some policy changes to help stabilize global climate and strict standards for business sectors or nations.

By the middle of the 20th century, it was becoming clear that human action had significantly increased the production of these gases, and the process of “global warming” was accelerating. Today, nearly all scientists agree that we must stop and reverse this process now — or face a devastating cascade of natural disasters that will change life on earth as we know it.

This issue mainly arised after the industrial revolution, when fossil fuel burning became the main energy source (“Global Warming”). Although the recent rapid change is human-inflicted, “Methane, sunspots, and carbon dioxide emissions both natural and human made -- have all been blamed for causing global warming” (Roleff 56). It’s problem have only been discovered and confirmed by scientists less than 30 years ago, but there is growing evidence and data that prove its seriousness. Aerial photographs have captured a 50 cubic kilometer annual loss of the

Global warming is observed as a steady upsurge in the general temperature of the earth 's atmospheric setting, which is mainly attributed to the greenhouse consequences due to amplified intensities of various air contaminants such as the carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons. Being one of the deadliest menace, currently confronting the word, experts have resolved that massive and uncontrolled production of these greenhouse gasses has contributed greatly to the heating effect on the atmosphere, which has shown to be unsafe and hazardous, not only to the human beings but also to all other living creatures. This paper seeks to explore research on what role does human