Article 11
Topic: Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Author: Justin Gillis and John M. Broder
Date: December 2, 2012
The authors stress on the fact that limiting carbon dioxide emissions are failing. Researchers stated that emissions continue to grow so rapidly that an international goal of limiting the ultimate warming of the planet to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit is on the verge of becoming unattainable. However, all nations around the world have shown little interest to kinds of controls required to accomplish the aim of limiting carbon dioxide emissions. Delegates from nearly 200 nations are meeting in Doha, Qatar for the latest round of talks under the treaty, the United nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, Christian Figueres, the executive secretary of the climate convention, states that “We won’t get an international agreement until enough domestic legislation and action are in place to begin to have an effect.” Emissions are declining in advanced countries like the United States, but the decline of emissions in the developed countries is more than matched by continued growth in developing countries like China and India. The level of carbon dioxide has increased about 41 percent since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and scientists fear it could double or triple before emissions are brought under control. The temperature of the planet has already increased about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1850.
I picked this article because it addresses one of the main environmental concern covered in AP Environmental Science class, which is global warming. This issue needs to be addressed globally, all around the world especially in developing countries becasue they are not aware of their own actions that affect the environment as a whole. In addition, the authors inform us that all the nations around the world are not showing serious interest in this matter, which clearly demonstrates their ignorance and incompetence. If we do not take this issue seriously and start emitting larger amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, it will only hurt us back.
Author: Justin Gillis and John M. Broder
Date: December 2, 2012
The authors stress on the fact that limiting carbon dioxide emissions are failing. Researchers stated that emissions continue to grow so rapidly that an international goal of limiting the ultimate warming of the planet to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit is on the verge of becoming unattainable. However, all nations around the world have shown little interest to kinds of controls required to accomplish the aim of limiting carbon dioxide emissions. Delegates from nearly 200 nations are meeting in Doha, Qatar for the latest round of talks under the treaty, the United nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, Christian Figueres, the executive secretary of the climate convention, states that “We won’t get an international agreement until enough domestic legislation and action are in place to begin to have an effect.” Emissions are declining in advanced countries like the United States, but the decline of emissions in the developed countries is more than matched by continued growth in developing countries like China and India. The level of carbon dioxide has increased about 41 percent since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and scientists fear it could double or triple before emissions are brought under control. The temperature of the planet has already increased about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1850.
I picked this article because it addresses one of the main environmental concern covered in AP Environmental Science class, which is global warming. This issue needs to be addressed globally, all around the world especially in developing countries becasue they are not aware of their own actions that affect the environment as a whole. In addition, the authors inform us that all the nations around the world are not showing serious interest in this matter, which clearly demonstrates their ignorance and incompetence. If we do not take this issue seriously and start emitting larger amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, it will only hurt us back.