Environmental problems are something which belongs to nature or known as “Mother Earth” [13]. Nature was created to help people survive from gathering foods until build a house. This phenomenon happens continuously without thinking how much damage that nature has because human’s fault. Nature gradually becomes worse and animal’s life in danger. People who are aware of the importance of nature react. Those people do several ways to save the environment. Although these efforts can return back the environment, these efforts only can be hold temporarily. This problem happens because those people who are aware of the environment only slightly; for remaining, there are people either do not know or do not care about the nature. People’s efforts …show more content…
Air pollution levels have a large existence in big cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, and so on. This problem happens because the number of motor vehicle use that is not limited [1]. Exhaust smog are the cause of air pollution which has the dangerous effects for people’s health. Exhaust smog is a result of burning fuel oil every motor vehicle. There are two types of burning fuel oil: the first is complete burning [2] and incomplete burning [3]. These types of burning have the differentiation in producing the remainder. Complete burning produces carbon dioxide as a result of remaining while incomplete burning produces carbon monoxide as a result of the rest. Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are gases that are harmful to people’s health and could decrease ozone layer [4] [5]. Exhaust smog is hazardous to people’s health. Exhaust smog is a result of burning fuel oil [6]. Consequently, exhaust smog has possibility to contain carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gas. These harmful gases affect human respiration. Carbon monoxide makes the respiratory system becomes worse. Carbon monoxide will interfere with the process of hemoglobin in breathing [7]. As a result, people will not only feel lack of oxygen but also often feel dizzy and weak. In the other hand, carbon dioxide causes dizziness and fatigue to the sufferer [8]. In the prevention and reduction of the impact of exhaust smog, the Indonesian government decided all motor vehicle users have to check
“The modern form of the word environment comes from an older word that we hardly use anymore: environ, to surround, to form a ring around, to encircle” (Stoll 3). The meaning of the word environment did not become a major factor in the lives of humanity until 1945. The tragic events that led to the end of World War II sparked a chief movement in history: American Environmentalism. Global decision-making changed as well as human unity due to the mere purpose that fate of all people and the environment became intertwined (Stoll 1). I will further discuss the dramatic attempts made by some Americans to bring the importance of preserving our environment to the surface to show if and how we have evolved.
more than a third higher than they were in 2012, or an estimated $680 per
From the beginning of time, there has always been wildlife. The animals and plants of our wildlife contribute to what makes this life so interesting. If all wildlife were to go extinct, then we would not have a way to replenish the oxygen to survive off of. All animals and plants are a part of our lifecycle and should be respected as such.
The earth is 4.543 billion years old, our ancestors are estimated to date back to six million years, with modern human life dating back to 200,000 years ago (Reed). The effects of humanity on earth can be displayed by the increase of pollution within our ecosphere. As our population continues to increase, so does our carbon footprint upon the earth. On a more localized scale, the Central Valley is a mecca of poor air quality and elevating pollution levels. An assortment of environmental factors increases these pollution levels. The Central Valley is a hub for the climate, natural, industrial, mobile, and agricultural components that equate to this growing pollution problem.
Controversy is a key characteristic of the environmental topic. The diversity of the problems included in the topic and the reasons behind it can justify this characteristic. As well as the diversity of the time, place and actors involved. At the international level, the concerns in regards to the environment have been expressed since the 1960s, as a response to the industrialization. Both the scientific and writer communities were the first to raise awareness on this global issue. It has officially reached the political community internationally with the Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm organized by the United Nations in 1972 (June 5-16). Now, over the last decades, the climate change phenomenon has developed within the civil,
The big cities in our country suffer from terrible problems related to air pollution. The use of chimneys in winter, and the huge number of vehicles circulating every day, increase in a considerable amount the CO2 in the air. This quantity obviously brings about illnesses and infections, causing damages to people’s health. Possible solutions in order to solve this problem are banning the
The global pollution is one of the major hazards human civilization is confronted with at present. Few issues in the history of mankind had such a pronounced and universal effect on the entire population of our planet, its environment, flora and fauna. Pollution is a problem that also needs to be analyzed and handled in terms of its perspectives in the future, both short- and long-term. Pollution is defined as the process and result of the introduction of foreign, contaminating substances into natural environment that have a potential of damaging the environment or human health (Briggs 2). It has diverse forms including air, soil and water pollution, radioactive contamination, littering, thermal and some other kinds of pollution. Climate change is the direct and most alarming consequence of the global pollution, with greenhouse effect and global warming being its most evident outcomes. Global pollution has various forms and many negative consequences that should be recognized, studied and controlled by the global community.
Air pollution is everywhere in today’s society from vehicles power plants, industries, and even forest fires. These pollutants are either manmade or from natural sources. No matter where they come from one thing they have in common is that these different kinds of pollutants are harmful to people’s health. Air pollutants affect the body’s organ systems causing damage, especially to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Air pollution contributes to the higher risk of developing or worsening respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
If out of the 17 U.N. Millennium Development Goals for 2030 could be achieved, I feel that ensuring environmental sustainability would be most crucial. Environmental sustainability and development is necessary to reduce poverty and increase the wellbeing of not only today’s people, but for future generations.(1) These global environment isssues require a global solution. However inequality between countries creates environmental issues, uneven development, and difficulty and finding solutions. (2)
Unfortunately, the air has been polluted through various activities including emissions from industrial and manufacturing activities, burning fossil fuels, household and farming chemicals, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide among others. Although there have been many attempts across the world to solve the problem of air pollution, it is evidently clear that these measures including the state and federal laws are not enough to end this problem without everyone’s involvement. At present, many nations appear to strive towards ensuring that the air is clean. However, because of continuous industrialization and necessary urban development, the atmosphere progressively experiences increase in air pollution. Nations as well as the entire world will be able to reduce pollution levels if not eliminated to reduce the burden of disease such as stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, chronic and acute respiratory sicknesses including asthma if they are aware and educated about the causes and the health effects of air pollution.
The words “going green” and “reducing pollution” is repeated like a broken record in today’s modern society, but many people know as well that executing these exact words are easier said than done. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the problem of global warming and pollution have been a rapidly rising problem that has been addressed numerous amounts of times in the past and even the present. In the article, “New environment tax will hit businesses in China hard, say experts” by Maggie Zhang, Zhang describes that China has introduced a new environmental tax that will hopefully limit pollutants manufacturers release into the air. Zhang argues that the new tax may not be favorable yet necessary, not because of the attempt to reduce pollutants into the air is not enough, but the hidden problems that may arise due to this new tax being implemented. Although the new tax is necessary, problems that may arise from this new tax may include companies not being ready for the new tax, and a rise in consumer costs and supply.
My first lifestyle behavior that has an impact on the environment is the overuse of bottled water and plastic bags. In our modern society using plastic bags and bottled water became a necessity in our everyday life which is completely unnecessary. I, personally depend on stuff made of plastic for my basic needs. I usually every time doing some shopping every time using new plastic bags. Sometimes these bags gathered in my house that I just throw them into the trash. I use plastic zippers to store food and other things. No doubt it is very convenient to cover the table with a plastic cover sheet before dinner and just take and throw away without a second thought. It is cheap and convenient, I don’t have to spend a couple of minutes to clean it and reuse next time. Unfortunately, the higher prices for our lazy life is paying our environment with global warming.
Environmental factors can be political, social, ecological, cultural, technological and ethical in nature. Any organization that develops a product or service that they want to market domestically or globally must consider what the impact each of these factors may have for them. Not considering these factors can result in the failed attempt to market a product, which may be successful domestically, in other countries where there is a significant market potential.
For many centuries, environmental pollution had been a fact of life but it transforms to a real problem when industrial revolution began. Environmental pollution is described to be the contamination of the physical and biological components of the earth/atmosphere system to such an extent that normal environmental processes are adversely affected according to Kemp (1998).
Environment pollution is a much familiar topic in the present time. We are deeply related to environment pollution. It is the biggest problem in Bangladesh even the world. The environment is refers everything in our surroundings. It means air, water, soil, people, plants and animals etc and also the natural forces and climate make up the environment. All these thing are related together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic balance. If the relationship is disrupted, it