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The Dangers of Global Carbon Emission
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November 21, 2013

The Dangers of Global Carbon Emission

By Lavanya Rathnam
TMCnet Contributing Writer

Global warming and the resulting climate change is arguably the single biggest environmental problem facing our society today. This is why many researchers around the world are trying to spread awareness about the problem and, in the process, convince the governments of different countries to take action.


Recently, a group of researchers from the Global Carbon Project have released a report examining carbon emissions in 2013. According to the report, more than 39 billion tons of carbon dioxide was released this year alone, a 2.1-percent increase from 2011. The report comes at time when the heads of government of several different countries are meeting in Warsaw, Poland to negotiate a new pact that will curb emissions by 2020. The only agreement that exists so far is the Kyoto Protocol.

Through this report, the researchers are requesting governments to take action to keep the temperature increase to under two degrees Celsius. They warn that if temperatures increase further, it can have catastrophic effects in the form of violent floods and storms.  This is because the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels is way more than the amount that can be absorbed by plants. As a result, carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere and in turn, causes global temperature to increase. While temperatures rise, the ice-caps continue to melt, causing climates to change around the world in an unpredictable way.

To curb this carbon emission, it is important to invest more in renewable sources of energy, such as solar, wind and hydro. At the same time, the burning of fossil fuels should be reduced to ensure that temperatures do not rise any further. 




Edited by Blaise McNamee


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