scholarly journals SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT TOWARDS GLOBAL CHALLENGIES OF HUMANITY RESEARCH

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
O. Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
New Humanism ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Humanity Research ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
The One ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Experimental Researches

The evolution of modern scientific schools of global challenges research, in particular global climate change, are considered in the article. Concept of "limits of growth", "stabke development", "mitosis of biospheres" are considered as base scientific approaches of comprehension and settlement of modern global challenges. An author agrees, that an anthro-pogenic factor is one of key point of global climatic changes. There is shown in the article that developments within the framework of concepts of "limits of growth", "stable development", "mithosis of biospheres" and "controlled global development" stimulated experimental researches and designs of future humanity, declared about global ecological challenges to humanity, and put beginning to the programs of new humanism, criterion ‘‘to think globally". Also showed that for positive changes and prevention of collapse it is nesessary the quality changes of human thinking and joint efforts of all actor of international relations. An author shows that from the one side, scientific researches towards to the decision of global climate change problem, are the basis of political decisions of national governments and international organization, and from other side, despite the plenty of scientific approaches and practical developments, today there is no universal model of global climate change prevention, in particular, to the global warming.

Global Climate Change: Real or Myth?

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
An Inconvenient Truth ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Earth’S Climate ◽  
The One

We, the teeming billions of people on earth, are changing the earth’s climate at an unprecedented rate because we are spewing out greenhouse gases and are heading to a disaster, say most climate scientists. Not so, say the skeptics. We are just experiencing normal variations in earth’s climate and we should all take a big breath, settle down, and worry about something else. Which is it? A national debate has raged for the last several decades about whether anthropogenic (man-made) sources of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and other so-called “greenhouse gases“ (primarily methane and nitrous oxide) are causing the world to heat up. This phenomenon is usually called “global warming,” but it is more appropriate to call it “global climate change,” since it is not simply an increase in global temperatures but rather more complex changes to the overall climate. Al Gore is a prominent spokesman for the theory that humans are causing an increase in greenhouse gases leading to global climate change. His movie and book, An Inconvenient Truth, gave the message widespread awareness and resulted in a Nobel Peace Prize for him in 2008. However, the message also led to widespread criticism. On the one hand are a few scientists and a large segment of the general American public who believe that there is no connection between increased CO2 in the atmosphere and global climate change, or if there is, it is too expensive to do anything about it, anyway. On the other hand is an overwhelming consensus of climate scientists who have produced enormous numbers of research papers demonstrating that increased CO2 is changing the earth’s climate. The scientific consensus is expressed most clearly in the Fourth Assessment Report in 2007 by the United Nations–sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the fourth in a series of reports since 1990. The IPCC began as a group of scientists meeting in Geneva in November 1988 to discuss global climate issues under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program.

7. Globalization and the rise of network governance

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Z. Theodoulou ◽  
Ravi K. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Type Systems ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
National Governments ◽  
And Control

The forces of globalization are compelling public administrators to direct their attention increasingly towards transnational forms of governance. ‘Globalization and the rise of network governance’ shows that in network governance-type systems, power and authority tend to be decentralized and dispersed among a variety of autonomous stakeholders operating beyond the scope and control of national governments. They are organized around values, concerns, issues, and problems ranging from global climate change to human security. Flexible and fluid in their organizational structure, they allow participants to flow in and out of a network as circumstances change. Examples of how governing networks have been particularly influential in addressing the climate change crisis are provided.

scholarly journals MÁS ALLÁ DEL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO: IMPLICACIONES DE LA CONTAMINACIÓN MARINA POR AGROQUÍMICOS SOBRE LAS INTERACCIONES SIMBIÓTICAS Y EL ÉXITO ECOLÓGICO DE LOS CORALES

e-CUCBA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
HECTOR OCAMPO-ALVAREZ ◽  
FABIAN ALEJANDRO RODRÍGUEZ-ZARAGOZA
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
External Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Symbiotic Interactions ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
The One

Coral reefs are highly productive marine ecosystems that harborahigh biodiversity. The forming organisms of these reefs are the scleractinian corals, which form symbiotic interactions with multiple microorganisms. One of the best known symbiotic interactions in these systems is the one established with the microalgae Symbiodinium. The microalgae produce through photosynthesis up to 90% of the energy required by the coral. On the other hand, Symbiodiniumreceives from the coral an appropriate niche, that protects Symbiodiniumfrom the external environment, from the competition with other organisms and predation; it also provides abundant nutrients produced by other coral symbiontshighlighting the bacteria. As well as this, multiple symbiotic interactions confer metabolic capabilities to corals, which have enabled their capacity to adapt to climate changes for millions of years. However, in recent decades coral reef ecosystems are being extensively decimated. Given the new characteristics of an environment with significant changes sometimes somewhat erratic, probably the interactions that initially provided ecological advantages to corals are no longer sufficient to overcome environmental adversities or that as a result of the changes generated in the environment. The diversity of microorganisms capable of interactions that can be formed with the few remaining microorganisms do not confer to the coral, sufficient adaptative advantages to face the challenge of climate change. In this essay, we argue about the possibility that a decrease in the stock of microorganisms capable of interacting with corals, as a result of marine pollution, is a cause of the loss of biological aptitude of corals to survive in the current global climate change.

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-733
Author(s):  
Radoslav S. Dimitrov
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Remedial Action ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Science And Politics ◽  
The One

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate, Andrew E. Dessler and Edward A. Parson, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp. 190.Among policy issues struggling for attention on political agendas, climate change is particularly consequential, by virtue of its large-scale negative consequences for all human communities and ecosystems and the high policy costs of remedial action. The stakes are singularly high, yet the general public is not well informed about the reality of climate change. Even the concerned citizen seeking information gets lost between tendentious sketches in the mass media, on the one hand, and practically illegible specialized literature, on the other. Dessler and Parson's work is a welcome middle ground that provides clearly comprehensible scientifically validated information on all aspects of the issue. The book summarizes and evaluates current information on climate change, focusing primarily on multilateral scientific assessments conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It offers a balanced review of the state of knowledge, and carefully delineates the bounds of scientific agreement and uncertainty.

scholarly journals Climate change and agriculture: A Nepalese case

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 92-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandip Rai
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Agriculture And Environment ◽  
The One ◽  
Developed Nations

Despite having slight disagreements on the magnitude, timing and spatial distribution of climate change, scientists agree that the recent climate change has been much faster than in the past. This has been partly to the natural phenomenon but mostly because of human activities. There is also an agreement that the poorer nations will suffer more as a consequence of the climate change than the developed nations. In this connection, the Nepalese agriculture does not seem to gain but rather lose during the process of global climate change. Even so, serious preparedness and actions can be taken that can hopefully impede the process of climate change and slowly but surely adapt to the rapidly changing climate. To achieve that, agriculture’s role as a driving force for climate change can be condensed by taking measures that reduce the rate and volume of Greenhouse Gas emissions from agriculture on the one hand, and developing diverse and resilient plant and animals breeds, on the other, that are capable of yielding as much as the current levels or even better under the foreseen changed climatic conditions. The Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Vol. 8, 2007, pp. 92-95

scholarly journals New institutional framework for global climate change prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
A. C. Presse
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Global Commons ◽  
Trading Scheme ◽  
National Governments

Purpose. This conceptual paper takes the firms’ perspective about practical implications of the theory of the global commons. Global commons are the areas and resources defined as those being beyond national jurisdictions. Their governance, today, however, is still coordinated largely by national states. Design/Method/Approach. This paper introduces a firm's perspective based on the global commons approach. Findings. At present, companies deal with national governments concerning their emissions and, perhaps, the international emissions trading scheme. Theory argues about the need to shift the responsibility from the national to global governmental levels, i. e. the United Nations. Theoretical implications. Given the input orientation put forward by this approach, companies – except fossil fuel extractors – would not actually have to deal with any governmental or regulatory bodies but can focus their capabilities on what they are best at: serving the needs of their customers. Fossil fuel extracting companies, in order to sell these fossil fuels, will have to purchase the amount of emission rights before they sell the fuel into the economic cycle. This approach establishes an economic incentive for companies to employ technologies with low or zero fossil fuel consumption while making the transition path predictable. The underlying concept, therefore, can also be referred to as an immissions scheme (from Latin immissio, “to let in”). Originality/Value. Governing a global common through national structures is inappropriate and does not reflect the nature of the underlying resource. This paper proposes a solution to the problem of global climate change. Further research. Further research is needed to address the effect of this strategy on different industries, and how those are affected based on the degree to which they employ fossil fuels. Paper type – сonceptual.

scholarly journals Climate Change Impact and Conservation on Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 3789-3792
Author(s):  
Diwaker Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
The North ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
The One ◽  
Western Great Plains

Climate-Change affecting unfavorably because of upward push in worldwide temperature alteration and that too alarmingly. Ancient Air bubbles buried in Antarctic Ice to shed more light on Global Warming. It has happened in the North-Atlantic and may happen again. According to scientists, a dangerous atmospheric deviation could prompt prolonged chill and move the Earth towards a brand new age and a new defined climate that would be an effect of the worldwide environmental change. On such conditions James White, a geography educator at Colorado University, Boulder, not engaged with the investigation, said that albeit the ice-age proof showed that degrees of CO2 and further ozone harming substances rose and fell in reaction to heating and cooling , the gases could clearly take the lead as well. Global Climate withinside the fresh past: In the 90’s decades there has stood an experience and witnessing of the extremes of various weather events. In the warmer temperature of century was recorded and a share of the majority noticeably terrible floods all in the course of the planet. The one such inconstancy is the staggering dry period in the Sahel-area which lies in South-of-Sahara desert, from 1967-1977. During the 1930’s there were severe drought that occurred in the south-western Great Plains of the U.S which was described as DUST BOWL. The after-effects of the Global-Climate-Change are severe and tell us about the various impacts. They are:- A. Crop yield or Crop failures, B. Floods, C. Migration of people. These are various influences of the Global-Climate-Change that effect the biosphere from many ways as Climate-Change directly affects the biosphere which is the only sphere wherein lifestyle exists and where life can exist.

Will Single Use Products Lead to Sustainability?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Saritha Vara ◽  
Manoj Kumar Karnena ◽  
Bhavya Kavitha Dwarapureddi ◽  
Bhavannarayana Chintalapudi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
Environmental Labeling ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Single Use ◽  
The One

There has been intensification regarding environmental consciousness in recent decades with increased attention on generated waste. This might not be one of the most imperative of problems but surely is the one that is most instantaneously manageable. An individual may not be directly influenced by global climate change, the destruction of the rain forests, disasters like Chernobyl and Bhopal; nevertheless, the constant disposal of garbage is happening endlessly, immediate to us and is definitely under our control. One of the prime reasons for the tremendous increase in solid waste is disposable products, that are readily availability and disposed after a single use. Use of disposable products in all areas from food packing, product packing, hospitals, etc., continues to increase despite limited landfill space and dwindling natural resources. This has led to the term “throw-away society.” In the present article, the authors focus on such products which are growing in the market and highlight the environmental effects once they are discarded. In this context, their efforts are to make significant contributions that could be applied to the support of designing and environmental labeling disposable products. This is in an effort to promote production and consumption of product options which can be characterized for lowering environmental impacts.

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