Environmental Case Analysis: the Risks of Global Climate Change

“Scientists’ overwhelming conclusion is that climate change is happening and human activity is the primary culprit,” (“Climate Change”). The world we live in is falling apart more and more every day. Pollution; Global Warming; Climate Change; These are all problems that caused by people who have come forward in recent years, one of the biggest issues is climate change. The United States government needs to take aggressive steps to combat climate change because scientist have warned that if the climate changing progresses at its current rate, it could have disastrous consequences for life on Earth. Data shows that climate change is linked to rising sea levels, droughts, an increase in the risk of extinction of many species, and the increase in severe storms. With all the issues that are connected to climate change we are not doing enough to try to counteract the lasting effects it has on our environment.

Climate change is the most serious issue humankind is facing in the 21th century. Future generations depend on our ability to make the necessary social changes, before reaching the tipping point of irreversibility, which will lead the planet into a catastrophe incompatible with life.

The most important stakeholder in the this issue are animals, as they are currently facing the most lethal impacts of climate change. And one very important group that has been working very hard to deal with environmental issues is the Climate Action

John Broome wrote Climate Matters with the intention of raising independent, yet well-informed ideas of how to ethically stand in a warming world. He questions what should be done both publically and privately and supports his statements through arguments that can be interpreted in whichever way makes the most sense to the reader. Broome logically organized his book so that before he asks moral questions, he reminds the reader in the opening paragraph about the sad truth of climate change. For example, he states the ice caps are melting and in just a few decades, only one polar ice cap will remain. As a result, the raising oceans will demolish many of humanities greatest cities. He adds that not only will millions of homes be destroyed along oceanic coastlines, but climate will change as droughts and floods make agriculture impossible in many? currently productive areas. The remaining ocean-adjacent? areas not directly affected by sea-level rise? will have to face difficult and unpredictable weather changes that will make food? production challenging. Broome also reminds the reader, who is most likely from a developed country, that the western lifestyle causes the greatest damage, yet the global indigenous societies, who contribute virtually nothing to greenhouse gas emissions, will be hit the hardest. I found this introductory chapter to be very powerful and the rest of the book was easy to absorb because I was constantly thinking back to these disasters which seem

Never in the history of the human species have we been in such a rapidly changing environment. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, we have been making social, economical, scientific, and environmental changes and advancements at an unprecedented rate. Societal advancements, while much appreciated by the average Joe, have been detrimental to our environment. Every days forests are cut, rivers polluted, and once ecologically important areas are cemented over to compensate for our rapidly growing population. As the status of our natural world becomes more critical by the year it is important that we look at the driving factors and reasons for this destruction of the natural world. While pollutants and globalization are the driving

A question that scientists have been pondering about for a while is: How concerning is climate change? This question has mixed opinions for a many people. What world leaders believe is that it’s a major issue that needs to be dealt with by people in power. The main cause of the earth’s climate increasing are mainly caused by human activity. Wherever there is a cause there is a solution, and many people agree if people can reduce fossil fuels, motor transportation, littering, and etc. Then the world would be in better shape. As of reading these articles, it is clear that climate change is a global problem and should be the dealt with.

Climate change is an environmental and business issue that has gained more and more attention from society nowadays. The meaning of it seems to be not as easy as its name indicates which is merely a difference in climate. NASA (2011) reports, “Climate change, therefore, is a change in the typical or average weather of a region or city… Climate change is also a change in Earth 's overall climate. This could be a change in Earth 's average temperature, for example.” Therefore, climate change in our world has various effects in our life, which, for example, like extreme weather, global warming, higher sea-level and etc., do really affect our daily life and production process. Understanding what the climate change is, and why these changes occur so frequently and obviously in recent decades is of essential importance, not only for our economy, but also for society. This paper is going to introduce how this issue links to the business world from several dimensions. In the following paragraphs, the paper will demonstrate the complex relations between climate change and business by exploring on: first, the interaction between business and climate change with a brief stakeholder analysis; second, analyzing the business debates underpinning this issue consisting of stakeholders/shareholders debates and long term/short term debates and the way how business, and other stakeholders address the issue; third, figuring out potential solutions to address the issue and its obstacles.

It considers threats and impacts associated with climate change could be reduced and handled through mitigation and adaptation. The report evaluates resilience, choices, opportunities, constraints, needs, limits, as well as other features connected with adaptation. Climate change requires shifting probabilities of impacts that are varied with complicated interactions. A focus on danger, which will be not old in this report, complements other aspects of the report and supports decision. Societies and individuals may view or rate possible gains and hazards otherwise, given aims and varied values. All-inclusive evaluation has been eased by increased works across a more comprehensive group of issues and sectors, with increased coverage of the ocean, variation, as well as human systems. (IPCC, 2014)

Climate change. A phrase that encompasses a vast wealth of information, the totality of which is difficult to fathom let alone concisely elaborate upon in a condensed format such as a course or writing assignment. Through this course, the interconnectedness with which humans influence the balance of climate change is abundantly clear. Ecosystems plants and animals depend on are all connected and influencing one another but these scales are imbalanced, mostly as a result of human activities. The web of interconnectivity in climate change is complex, but there is a reemerging consensus at it’s core that human actions, such as global development, has major ramifications and the health and welfare of people and the environment are paying the price. Those daring enough to say they aren’t influencing climate change haven’t truly examined the many facets of their lives consuming energy and in turn increasing carbon emissions that alter climate. For most, transportation is a necessity. This usage requires energy consumption, most likely in the form of fossil fuel resource depletion and in turn the generation of carbon emissions. Transportation routes by land or sea may alter ecosystems that further elevate carbon emissions. With an understanding that the topic of climate change and carbon emissions is massive at best, the aim of this assignment will be to provide the reader with a basic understanding of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions and the relation to climate change. A

Climate change, a term used interchangeably with global warming, is a phenomenon that has commanded the attention of the academic community for some time now. This issue stands at the forefront because unlike more local or regional based environmental issues, climate change has the potential to negatively alter the natural systems of the entire planet (Byg & Salick, 2009). With the world population recently climbing to over seven billion people, many researchers are questioning the natural ecosystem's ability to support the global population (Hanna & Osborne-Lee, 2011). Theoretically, humans will reach a point in which the regenerative capacity of the planet will no longer support the physical requirements of the population; if that point has not been crossed already.

Some key environmental issues covered so far are global warming, climate change, air pollution, water quality and quantity, ecosystems and global dimming. Some key statements have had a strong impact, these have been provided by the organisations NASA and the UN. The UN (2014) states that every year more people die from unsafe water than war and violence. The UN (2014) also states that an estimated 1.8 billion people will be in regions classified as water scarce by 2025. NASA (2014) make the statements “Greenland lost 150 to 250 cubic kilometers of ice per year between 2002 and 2006” and “Antarctica lost about 152 cubic kilometers of ice between 2002 and 2005” and “The oceans have absorbed much of this increased heat, with the top 700 meters of ocean showing warming of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969”. This combined with other key messages backed up by scientifically collected data highlights the importance and

Our global climate change has not always been a top concern for scientists, politicians or even our very own view on the rapid rates of global warming data. The drastic change and harm that has occurred to the nature around us has become a huge concern that must be dealt with appropriately and done so in a timely manner, with rapid glacier melting that has caused rising sea levels or the .15-degree temperature increase per decade since the 1900`s we can noticeable see the change our earth has endured due to humans. Even the smallest change of a degree in temperature not just in the U.S but globally has effected many aspects of Earth itself. Just a couple of years ago in the year 2014 our planet reached

The influence of our environment has always impacted us, even amidst the growing industrialization of our planet. From the different ecosystems that inhabit more species of animals that we can count to the massive amounts of resources that are sequestered and are hidden in Earth’s deepest places, we are fortunate to be living in a place with an unlimited number of tools to survive. However, as it is in human nature, we tend to overexploit what we have learned to take for granted and gradually corrupt it until its complete destruction. Our environment has taken a toll because of human activity and has been thrown in an unbalanced state. Climate change is the most important crisis of the 21st century, and it is imperative that our society

Of all the changes swirling around us, perhaps those that affect the natural environment hold the most serious implications for the future of human life. Scientist are increasingly convinced that we face global warming. They warn us that the polar ice caps may melt and inundate the world’s shorelines, the climate boundaries may move north about four hundred miles, and many animal and plant species may become extinct (Polyakov, 2010). Climate changes refer to balance of energy coming into the Earth from the Sun due to its subtle shifts in orbit (Whitmarsh, 2009). In contrast, Whitmarsh defines global warming as a continuous rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system (2009).

Climate change and environmental threats came more into focus in the last years and presently they represent a large challenge for the society. This means that environmental considerations have to be integrated into a number of different decisions made by businesses, individuals, policymakers and public administrators (Finnveden et al.