Climate
change is an imbalance in typical climatic conditions such as heat, wind
patterns and precipitation that characterize each region on Earth. Climate
change is a real problem that is happening now and is steadily worsening. We have the
opportunity to stop climate change disasters if we move immediately. Discover the causes and consequences of climate change and how to solve this problem.
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Climate Change Causes and Consequences: How to Solve Climate Change Problem
What is Climate Change?
Climate
change is an imbalance in typical climatic conditions such as heat, wind
patterns and precipitation that characterize each region on Earth.
When we talk
about climate change at the global level, we mean changes in the Earth's climate
in general. The pace and magnitude of long-term global climate changes have
enormous impacts on natural ecosystems.
Climate
change is a real problem that is happening now and is steadily worsening. But
it is a problem we can now try to avoid its effects by planning well and
dealing with the current changes for all countries of the world, "rich and
developing countries alike" because we caused them and no one else can
stop them.
The trend of industrial development in the last 150 years has led to the extraction
and burning of billions of tons of fossil fuels for power generation. These
types of fossil fuels have released gases that hold heat as carbon dioxide, one
of the main causes of climate change.
The amounts
of these gases were able to raise the planet's temperature to 1.2 degrees
Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. If we want to avoid the worst
consequences, we must compute global warming to stay below 2 degrees Celsius.
Climate
change kills 150,000 people a year - 20% of wild animals are to be extinct by
2050 - The world's industries are beginning to lose billions of dollars in
agricultural industries, but what has happened is not happening in the
future.
If we fail
to act to curb the speed of the consequences of climate change, the number of
threatened people will increase and the proportion of endangered species rise from
20% to one-third, while the financial consequences of climate change are
expected to exceed global GDP by 2080.
We have the
opportunity to stop this disaster if we move immediately.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
The greenhouse effect is a phenomenon in which the atmosphere holds some of the
sun's energy to warm the globe and keep our climate mild.
Carbon dioxide is one of the most important gases that contribute to the doubling of
this phenomenon for its production during the burning of coal, oil, and natural
gas in power plants, cars, factories, and others, in addition to
deforestation.
Another
greenhouse gas is methane emitted from rice farms, cattle breeding, waste
dumps, mining and gas pipelines.
Chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) responsible for ozone layer corrosion and nitric oxide (fertilizers and
other chemicals) also contribute to this problem because of their heat
retention.
What Causes Climate Change?
Climate
change is due to the rise in anthropogenic activity of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere, which is holding more heat.
More
human societies have followed more complex lifestyles and the machines needed
more energy.
Rising
demand for energy means burning more fossil fuels (oil-gas-coal) and thus
raising the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Humans have
thus amplified the natural greenhouse effect on heat retention.
This amplified greenhouse effect is cause for concern, as it is likely to heat the
planet at an unprecedented speed in human history.
What are the Consequences of Climate Change?
Climate
change is not a small difference in climate patterns. Temperatures that are
increasing will result in changes in weather types such as wind patterns,
amount of precipitation and types, as well as the frequency of several possible
climatic events.
Climate
change in this way can have significant, unpredictable environmental, social
and economic consequences. Some possible consequences are the following:
Loss of
drinking water stocks: Within 50 years, the number of people suffering from drinking water
shortages will rise from 5 billion to 8 billion people.
The decline of the agricultural crop: Any change in the overall climate is likely to affect local agriculture and consequently reduce the food stock.
Decreasing
soil fertility and worsening erosion: Changing plant habitats, increasing drought and
changing rainfall patterns will exacerbate desertification. The use of chemical
fertilizers will be increased automatically and toxic pollution will be
exacerbated.
Pests and
diseases: High
temperatures are favorable conditions for the spread of disease-carrying pests
and insects such as malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Sea level
rise: Global warming will lead to the expansion of ocean water mass, as well as the
melting of large glaciers such as Greenland, which is expected to raise the sea
level from 0.1 to 0.5 meters by mid-century. This potential rise will pose a threat to coastal communities and their cultivation as well as freshwater
resources on the coast and the presence of some islands that will be flooded.
The
frequency of accelerated climate disasters: The high frequency of droughts,
floods, storms, and other harms communities and their economies.
Humanity has
never faced such an enormous environmental crisis. Ironically, developing
countries with less responsibility for climate change will suffer the worst
consequences.
We are all
responsible for seeking to stop this problem immediately. If we fail to take
action now to stop global warming, we may have irreversible consequences.
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How Can We Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change?
We can
mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing home energy use through
measures such as lowering water heater temperature, better energy efficiency of appliances, heat reflective paints, cool roofs, and removing
carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere and switching to low-carbon energy
sources.
The Solution to Stop Climate Change
Since the
burning of fossil fuels is the main source of greenhouse gases, "global
warming" should reduce our dependence on oil as a major source of energy.
Alternative solutions exist "peaceful" renewable energy and rational
use of energy.
Nature
offers a range of alternative options for energy production. As energy
conservation is rationalized, renewable energy resources such as the sun, air,
waves and biomass provide reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible
sources of energy for the generation we need and the quantities we want.
The
implementation of these solutions will not require any concession from the
citizens on their lifestyles but will enable them to enter a new era of energy
that will bring them economic prosperity, employment opportunities,
technological development, and environmental protection.
Alternative Energy Production Solutions
The Sun
The globe
receives enough solar radiation to meet the growing demand for solar systems.
The proportion of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface is enough to
provide the world's energy needs 3000 times.
Each square meter of land is exposed to the sun, on average, enough to generate 1700 kWh of
energy each year.
The sunlight is converted to electricity, and the generated direct current is stored in batteries or converted to current on the grid through a custom-designed electrical transformer.
Electricity - Solar thermal power plants
Giant
mirrors focus sunlight in a line or point. The heat produced is used to
generate steam. Hot steam is used to run turbines that generate
electricity.
In
sun-flooded areas, solar thermal power plants provide large amounts of
electricity.
A study
conducted by Greenpeace under the title "Solar thermal power plants
2020" in cooperation with the European solar thermal industry concluded
that the amount of solar energy produced around the world could reach 54
billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) by 2020. In 2040, it is possible to generate more
than 20% of the total electricity demand.
Air
The use of
wind power has reached advanced stages. Airpower is a comprehensive phenomenon
and the most renewable sources of renewable energy based on modern technology
clean, effective, sustainable, and no pollution.
The current
wind turbines are a very sophisticated technology - they are adjustable, easy
to install and operate, and are capable of generating more than 200 times the
power of the world today.