Carbon dioxide emissions have been the greatest threat to the self sustaining ecosystem. Scientists have argued that reducing the emission of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will divert the current degradations of the ecosystem which threatens life in the planet. Despite these claims, there have been increased emissions of carbon dioxides into the atmosphere as the use of fossil fuels increases due to the high demand for energy in the global economy. This situation has been made worse by clearing of forests to create land for settlement and agriculture due to increased world populations. The forest acts as a natural regulator of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This trend has raised the issue of whether the worldwide economical, industrial and social development is prepared to confront the unprecedented environmental crisis associated with high carbon dioxide emissions. In theory, the world society may seem to be determined to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but practically these attempts are hoax.
Since the industrial revolution over a century ago, the world society has not been prepared for or was not even aware of the environmental implications of industrialization. For that reason, the concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased significantly since the industrial revolution reaching at alarming level and is expected to rise more rapidly as the world becomes more industrialized. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased from 280 ppm before the industrial revolution to over 380 ppm. This level of carbon dioxide is the highest ever experienced in the planets history. Despite this trend, the implementation of mitigation measures to reverse the situation have not been forth coming due to the short term cost that are associated with adoption of environment friendly sources of energy. There are several negative effects of taking these measures due to the time constant and cost for deployment of necessary technologies. However, these economic impacts are nothing compared to the effect of carbon dioxide emission to the ecosystem (ASME, 2009).
The environmental implications of these high amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere together with other greenhouse gases are far reaching. The cost of these implications in the ecosystem and the human society can be directly attributed to lack of proper mitigations measures. The interventions to the increased carbon dioxide emission especially in the developed countries throughout the 20th century have not been swift enough leading to the resultant climate change. Research indicates that the climate change being experienced in the world today can only be averted if the carbon dioxide emissions are reduced.
The major problem associated with the control of carbon dioxide emissions in the world is the high dependence on fossil fuel by the mechanized economy of the world. The economic issues associated with the complex fossil fuel constrained industrial world have made the intervention suggested by scientists impractical to some extent. However, these interventions are within reach both technically and economically but require integrated efforts between all the governments of the world, major players in the industrial world, the society and the scientists. Moreover, more investment in industrial research is required to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed intervention by developing and enabling cost effective technologies. As the world economy changes, the relevant authorities should be very vigilant in the implementation of the proposed measures which will significantly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases especially carbon dioxide (ASME, 2009).
Since the industrial revolution over a century ago, the world society has not been prepared for or was not even aware of the environmental implications of industrialization. For that reason, the concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased significantly since the industrial revolution reaching at alarming level and is expected to rise more rapidly as the world becomes more industrialized. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased from 280 ppm before the industrial revolution to over 380 ppm. This level of carbon dioxide is the highest ever experienced in the planets history. Despite this trend, the implementation of mitigation measures to reverse the situation have not been forth coming due to the short term cost that are associated with adoption of environment friendly sources of energy. There are several negative effects of taking these measures due to the time constant and cost for deployment of necessary technologies. However, these economic impacts are nothing compared to the effect of carbon dioxide emission to the ecosystem (ASME, 2009).
The environmental implications of these high amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere together with other greenhouse gases are far reaching. The cost of these implications in the ecosystem and the human society can be directly attributed to lack of proper mitigations measures. The interventions to the increased carbon dioxide emission especially in the developed countries throughout the 20th century have not been swift enough leading to the resultant climate change. Research indicates that the climate change being experienced in the world today can only be averted if the carbon dioxide emissions are reduced.
The major problem associated with the control of carbon dioxide emissions in the world is the high dependence on fossil fuel by the mechanized economy of the world. The economic issues associated with the complex fossil fuel constrained industrial world have made the intervention suggested by scientists impractical to some extent. However, these interventions are within reach both technically and economically but require integrated efforts between all the governments of the world, major players in the industrial world, the society and the scientists. Moreover, more investment in industrial research is required to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed intervention by developing and enabling cost effective technologies. As the world economy changes, the relevant authorities should be very vigilant in the implementation of the proposed measures which will significantly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases especially carbon dioxide (ASME, 2009).
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