04 November 2006

Environmental Suicide: Global Warming.

As the world north and south leaders prepare to meet at nairobi for a next round of environmental meet. Where the impeding important issue of global warming will be seriously taken up. Despite the Kyoto protocol that was duly obliged by most of the developed and developing nation in order to cut down on green house gas emission. It was the culprit US and Australia that didn't abide the rules and norms that were accepted in the meet.
The famous economist Sir Nicholas Stern has recently published a review article suggesting global warming could have adverse effect by shrinking the world economy by 20%. But report suggest by taking appropriate action NOW we could be spending only 1% of worlds GDP. The 700 pages report shows scientific evidence of global warming and the disastrous consequence. In this line even the US vice president Al Gore came out with a documentary entitled "An Inconvenient Truth" warning regarding global warming which became a huge hit ever since was it was released on may 2006.
What has to accepted presently is that its the ruthless exploitation by the developed nations that has landed the entire mankind at the door of serious matter of global warming.Even though there are claims by few geoscientist that climate change can be attributed to cosmic radiation fluctuation coming from sun. Though no substantial proof is available from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change(IPCC).
A bit of scientific evidence to strengthen these claims. The planet temperature is constantly changing, but the natural fluctuation is temperature is preceded with man intervention in nature's activity by large scale deforestation and increase green-house gas emission such as Carbon dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide from industries. The very fact that CO2 concentration in atmosphere has increased by 30% in just 200 years. This sole is responsible for increase in earth temp by 2 degree. And with same rate of gas emission temp might increase by 6 degree by end of 2100, as a result there is going to be severe melting of ice caps in artic and Antarctic regions causing to increase sea level by 7 meters. This is sufficient to submerge most of the coastal region of most nations as well as many islands.
Most of the developed nations might have the infrastructure to handle such devastation impact, but the visibly suffered nations will be developing and the Third world countries. There are several programs initiated world-wide to drastically cut down green-house gas emission by large scale industries. But what is important to know is these industries are running engines, any attempt to disrupt there working will adversely affect global economy. But at the grass root level its important that at each individual make sincere effort to minimize the usage of electricity consumption. There was interesting activity taken by Britishers in the last month wherein by they monitored the electricity consumption over entire week, and could take remedial step to cut down on electricity that wasn't required. Well though it looks a minimal effort, its drop that fills up the entire ocean. Similar exercise could be initiated in the small offices and industries, which will go a long way in saving many units electricity, thereby reduce the need for large scale energy production.
This problem needs a lot of attention not only concerned scientist but by politician to reinforce the need the take remedial action by the respective government to take every possible action to cut down on gas emission and make it better place for us to live.
I cant resist quoting famous lines from Miachel Jackson songs, "
Make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race........"

1 comment:

Arun Narasimhan said...

There is a something called "green house credit", which is going on, where the developed nations can buy carbon di-oxide credit by paying the third world countries money for afforestation and to reduce their emmission. India too has received a lot of money through this project. Anyways, the world has become consious about green house effects. California leads in US, many other states i guess shall follow too.

Heal the world, Make it a better place for you n for me to live in it.

Also check out another song by Michael Jackson called the earth song.. its also good.

cheers,
A :)