Integration and collaboration are known aspects of successful business practicesworldwide and encompass all sectors. Such conditions allow partners to realize advantages suchas network infrastructures, shared assessment techniques and real-time information delivery.Integrating climate change and air pollution policy as part of the effort to combat global warmingis particularly suitable to this application because the chemical materials that cause damage tothe atmosphere and all other parts of the natural environment originate from the same sources. Asit stands today, solving a problem in one area often makes conditions in another area worse. Thispaper demonstrates that an integrated policy will result in coherent regulatory standards, …show more content…
But Ramanathan’s newresearch indicates that up to 40% of GHG warming is hidden by certain aerosols: tiny, airborneparticulate matter. Examples of human activity that create this particulate matter are driving acar, using hair spray and industrial coal-fired power plants (Dale, 2011, 4.1, para. 9). Currently, GLOBAL WARMING3the effects of aerosols is speculative but the most supportive theory, held by S.A. Twomey, is that“the more aerosol, the smaller the cloud droplets tend to be, and clouds with more but smallerdrops have a higher albedo [whiteness or reflected sunlight]. This would increase the planetaryalbedo, i.e. have a cooling effect” (Geerts, 2000). In laymen’s terms, Twomey showedempirically that the average droplet form in a cloud decreased in proportion with aerosolintensity. While this tangent in the discussion is secondary to the primary point of the essay, thescientific explanation is necessary in order to examine the consequences of un-collaborating airand climate experts. One hand examines a warming climate while the other reveals coolingsources such as aerosol that reverse the warming trend. According ApSimon, H., Amann, M.,Åström, S., & Oxley, T. (2009),the pollutants that cause both air pollution and earth’stemperature changes originate from the same sources The aerosol example alone exposes thecomplexity of the duel
Global warming is one of the most tumultuous topics in today’s society. Some believe it is happening as we speak, while others question its very existence, So, is it real, or is merely a hoax? There is no one answer, but evidence does overwhelmingly support the former. Surely we have all heard this word at one time or another, but few individuals actually know its true definition. Justifiably, however, global warming is not that simply explained. In layman’s terms, it is the dramatic increase in the Earth’s average air and ocean temperature since the 20th century. This increase is primarily attributed to two main culprits: the greenhouse effect and human activity, such as fossil fuel burning. In both cases, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the
The Global Warming theory has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Citizens of the world are being encouraged to be more environmentally conscious by others including politicians, celebrities, and world organizations. The problem with the theory lies in the fact that it has become more and more controversial as it gains publicity and attention. The basic concept behind this theory is that the earth was made with a balance of “greenhouse gasses”. These gasses are naturally occurring within the atmosphere and they essentially make the planet habitable by keeping it warm.
In Phoenix, Arizona, today, more than 40 flights have been cancelled — because it was very hot for the planes to fly. That is very dangerous and unacceptable. But that is the reality of what we are seeing with our climate this days. Global warming is one of the critical issues facing the world today. Global warming is the gradual increase in the earth’s atmospheric temperature. Naturally occurring gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and water vapor trap heat from the sun, preventing it from leaving the atmosphere. If Global warming continues the world would be in danger. This essay will examine the problem of global warming and suggest some ways of solving the problem.
The purpose of this section is to set standards for federal agencies to follow in regards to global issues. Climate change and clean energy efforts are of great importance in regards to environmental assessment law. International treaties to lower greenhouse gases (GHG) are of special importance. Therefore, it has become evident that federal agencies will be forced to play a global role in the decades to come. ‘Public involvement in regards to environmental decision-making increases environmental awareness,
The Earth 's atmosphere has changed all through history. Just in the most recent 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of frigid progress and withdraw, with the sudden end of the last ice age around 7,000 years back denoting the start of the present day atmosphere period and of human development. The greater part of these atmosphere changes are credited to little varieties in Earth 's circle that change the measure of sun based vitality our planet gets. Exploratory proof for warming of the atmosphere framework is unequivocal. The present warming pattern is of specific criticalness in light of the fact that the vast majority of it is likely human-impelled and continuing at a rate that is exceptional in the previous 1,300 years. Earth-circling satellites and other mechanical advances have empowered researchers to see the comprehensive view, gathering a wide range of sorts of data about our planet and its atmosphere on a worldwide scale. This group of information, gathered over numerous years, uncovers the signs of an evolving atmosphere. The warmth catching nature of carbon dioxide and different gasses was shown in the mid-nineteenth century. Their capacity to influence the exchange of infrared vitality through the environment is the logical premise of numerous instruments flown by NASA. There is no doubt that expanded levels of nursery gasses must bring about the Earth to warm accordingly. Ice centers drawn from Greenland, Antarctica, and tropical mountain icy masses
Global Warming is paradoxical in nature. Global Warming siphons moisture from the ground while causing sea levels to rise. Most frighteningly, many in our government do not take global warming seriously. The amount of O2 or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has exponentially increased since the end of the last ice age. Gradual change is anticipated as one progresses through ions of time, however it was come to global attention that carbon dioxide levels are rising way to high in way too short of a time frame. To understand this phenomena it is key to understand that the Earth's atmosphere is its most vulnerable component. Intellectual Bob Sagan argues that the Earths atmosphere is the eviqualent of a globe painted with varnish. When light
In “Kyoto Climate Change Conference”, Al Gore, the Former Vice President of the United States, calls on the heads of state to take action on reducing emissions and protecting the Earth 's environment. Gore mentions environmental problems such as polluted water, dirty air, and destruction of critical habitats that we are experienced have threatened people’s living and future. Gore highlights aerosphere, the most important and most vulnerable part the Earth’s environment, are damaged by gaseous wastes which stops aerosphere dissipating heat and lead to the global warm. Moreover, he emphasizes the global warm causes more serious consequence such as floods, droughts, stronger storms, rising sea level, etc. which will affect the survival of
Over 35 years ago, climatologist Wally Broecker coined the term global warming in a paper outlining the trends that he was noticing with temperature and C02 levels (Stefan). Ever since then, the debate has heated up on the controversy of global warming. Politicians have even used the issue to boost their campaigns. Some question whether the earth’s temperature is rising at an unusual rate. Scientists perform experiments from glacial ice to observe the correlation between carbon dioxide levels and temperature. Scientists have changed the debate over the years from debating whether global warming was actually happening to the current debate about what is causing global warming. Therefore, the term global warming in this paper refers to
This continual warming of air actually allows for even more water vapor to be stored, and it is this feedback loop that is cited as the principle reason water vapor is considered to be the most effective greenhouse gas. Although he stresses that water vapor accounts for a substantial amount of climate change, Emanuel does not neglect to mention the involvement of industrial activity, biomass burning, and sulfate aerosols. The concept of “climate noise” is introduced within the final two pages of chapter three, but the author may have fortified the argument for global warming by spending a few more pages on the compelling concept, perhaps devoting an entire chapter to it.
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.
In order to further understand the environmental problems facing this planet, it is important to know just how bad the atmosphere is being polluted. The primary pollutant in the atmosphere is carbon dioxide, and it is infecting the atmosphere at an outstanding rate. This carbon dioxide goes into the air, and creates what is known as fog. Every second, 2.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide is being emitted ("Carbon dioxide emissions rise to 2.4 million pounds per second"). This number is still on the rise, with no real successful efforts to stop it yet. To enlarge the scale, each year the carbon dioxide emissions rise to about one billion more tons than the previous year. “Because emissions of the key greenhouse gas have been rising steadily and most carbon stays in the air for a century, it is not just unlikely but "rather optimistic" to think that the world can limit future temperature increases to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit)” this shows that there is a way to stop it, if all countries just work together to clean up our atmosphere (Peters).
The naysayers see nothing but risks when analyzing geoengineering. An article in Nature discusses the risks of injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to combat global warming and says they have been underestimated. (Keller, 2011) Some have proposed that adding fine particles and liquid droplets, which reflect heat, to the atmosphere could postpone the need for deep cuts to carbon emissions. But by modelling the economic effects of substituting aerosol injections for carbon cuts, the researchers show that potentially damaging side- effects of the aerosols — such as depletion of polar ozone and changes in precipitation patterns — could easily wipe out any benefit. Since aerosols disappear quickly whereas greenhouse gases linger, Earth could face even more abrupt and costly climatic change if any aerosol injections were interrupted by, for example, war or the breakdown of international pacts. Toby Svoboda, 2012, compares the different methods we can use for geoengineering the climate and which would be the most plausible with the least amount of direct repercussions. Aerosol Geoengineering (AG), is favored by many scientists as they found it to be fast (Keith, Parson, and Morgan 2010), and the most inexpensive (Barrett 2008), and has the capacity of diminishing some harmful impacts of climate change (MacCracken 2009). Svoboda found that there were some disadvantages, such as ocean acidification. Since AG only works on global cooling, it does not alleviate the problem of CO2.
One of the most all time debated and controversial topics to date in science is global warming. Over the last few decades climate change have lead scientist to develop a theories that human beings are the major contributors to the global warming crisis. Many theories suggest that different types of issues contribute to the warming of the planet but the mitigation strategies to slow this process down vary as well.
The issue of global warming should be on the list of our top priorities. Studies show that the average of global temperatures have risen since the Industrial Revolution began. Since the Industrial Revolution, human emissions has quadrupled the frequency of certain heat extremes and many scientists have warned that a failure to bring greenhouse gases under control could eventually lead to a 62-fold increase in extreme heat blasts (Gillis Justin A17). Most of the increase is due to human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities contribute to a build-up in carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is made of gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen. These gases act as a blanket that covers and gives us warmth, but once these gases such as carbon dioxide absorbs heat, but does not release it back into space in which causes the increase in global temperature. This is called the greenhouse effect because it only traps heat but does not release it.
Business practices are constantly changing along with the frequent changes of technology. These changes require imagination and invention in business. managers/leaders need to realize the importance of keeping themselves up to date. Creativity and innovation are significantly imperative to being competitive in today’s business world. Our HR department to strive to be more and more creative and innovative in terms of making new ideas and implementing productive processes into practice. For example, in places like Asia and China where populations are very crowded the creativity and innovation of the mopeds in now a revolution. Mopeds sales are leading automobile sales in some parts of the world because someone had an idea and brought it to fruition implemented into practice. When the leaders in an organization have this ability to conceive something original or unusual then implementing something new success isn’t far off. The people in the world today wants something new, better, and cost-effective. Creativity and innovation involve finding a new way of doing things be it product, process or design. Our HR department could be more creative and innovated by doing three things. Provide training, go global and create a diverse culture in the workforce.