The+Issue+of+Global+Warming

= = = = =Concerning the Issue of Global Warming= = = = = On the March of 2008, the Vatican Catholic Church announced the Seven Social Sins. On the top of the list is polluting the environment. Not only from the Christian view, the omens of environmental trouble are coming into sight. After the 1990s, global pollution rose as one of the major issues to solve in our society. The environmental issue cannot be further deferred, especially since it does not merely affect the current generation, but also to the subsequent generations.

I was interested in this topic because it is one of the most actively discussed issues of the United Nations, but an issue that not enough measures are taking place, in order to avoid the imminent threat of the global warming.

“//We know that short-lived carbon forcers like methane, black carbon, and tropospheric ozone contribute significantly to the warming of the Arctic. And because they are short-lived, they also give us an opportunity to make rapid progress if we work to limit them.”// - Hilary Clinton As the quote mentions, Clinton takes a stand for a movement to limit the amount of carbon forcers, in the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, in order to seek methods to preserve the polar regions to its best condition for future generations.
 * April 9** **th** **, 2009**

In [|__a Washington Post article of April 7th][|, 2009__], the issue of Arctic Ice decline is introduced. In this article, a satellite data released by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows that the maximum value of the 2008-2009 winter period ice was the fifth-lowest since 30 years ago. The past six years have produced the six lowest maximums in that record, and the new data show that the percentage of older, thicker and more persistent ice shrank to its lowest level ever, at just 9.8 percent of the winter ice cover. It also suggested future measures to restrict shorter-lived pollutants to make the threat for the polar regions minimal. Also, the loss of sea ice in the Arctic will not directly raise global sea levels, but will contribute to an overall ocean warming that could erode the Greenland ice sheet. The disappearance of the polar ice cap may also affect global ocean circulation patterns, and its melting has already threatened native species such as the polar bear.

The environmental trouble depicts the apex of crisis that the contemporary society is facing. Apart from the universal change, the lives of the mankind have fundamentally altered as the change that began from the Western industrial society began to fall on various places on the surface. On the rear of the environmental crisis that mankind are facing, there is the that was justified in the name of scientific development. In the contemporary era, mankind are urged to change the way of thinking and the industrial policies.

The purpose of this journal entry is to determine whether the United Nations is taking enough measures concerning the environmental crisis over the world, especially in global warming. Moreover, I will attempt to find more cases of the provided issue and ascertain the ramifications of environmental destruction, global warming, and rising sea levels. Finally, I will discover what apparatus are available for the governments and Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) so that they can resolve the problem in a long-run.

In [|__a New York Times article of December 21st][|_of 2006__], the issue of carbon emission is discussed in the facet of economics. This article warns that both the challenge of global warming and the consequences of inaction are threatening. Scientists also warn that rising concentrations of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases may result in severe storms, wide crop failures, the spread of tropical diseases, and rising sea levels. It also presents certain economic programs that allow companies to buy rights on the market to exceed their limits on freon gases from other companies. Many economists consider emissions-trading systems as the most efficient way to address pollution.
 * April 12** **th** **, 2009**

This article also introduces a diplomatic struggle taking place in China, the biggest beneficiary from payment policy, against advanced industrial nations. At a global climate conference in Nairobi, Kenya, European delegates suggested that in the case of freon factories now under construction in developing countries, payments for the incineration of the waste gas should go into the international fund to help factories for the production of more modern refrigerants. However, Chinese government have declined this offer.

This is when United Nations need to make action. Earth's environmental issues may not be resolved merely by one nation's economic and environmental policies. The only way to solve this problem thoroughly is through international cooperation and make approaches from the diverse policies and initiate awareness among the public. There certainly were past efforts among the global society to resolve these problems. Some examples of the past efforts include Montreal Protocol, Basel Convention, and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Abiding the policy of countervailing duty and international pact would be the first step. However, fundamentally, the members of the world must hold an ecological mind within their heart.

The purpose of this entry is to view the issue of global warming from a perspective of the economic aspects. I will strive to observe future improvements on regulating carbon emission. I hope that United Nations will come together to resolve this problem by setting a concrete resolution and make sure it gets enforced to secure peace. I also would like to find out whether any contemporary United Nations' efforts to limit the amount of carbon emission are being made and discussed.

Annotated Bibliography: __Secondary Sources__ Bradsher, Keith. "Outsize Profits, and Questions, in Effort to Cut Warming Gases." The New York Times 21 Dec. 2006. 9 Apr. 2009 < [|__http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/business/21pollute.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=Freon%20gas&st=cse&scp=18__] >. This newspaper article introduces that the foreign businesses have welcomed a program supported by the United Nations as a favored approach in order to limit global warming, but several hidden problems were revealed. The argument and statistics of The New York Times is one of the biggest newsletter publication corporation in the United States that offer world news and multimedia.

Eilperin, Juliet, and Mary B. Sheridan. "New Data Show Rapid Arctic Ice Decline." The Washington Post 7 Apr. 2009. 8 Apr. 2009 < [|__http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-__][| __dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040601634.html__] >. In this article, numerous data about the global warming and declining arctic ice have been introduced. It also contains the specific information in the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. The Washington Post is a leading source in the United States for news and videos on politics, foreign policies, business, green issues, science and more. This article is a credible source of information.

Krause-Jackson, Flavia. "Vatican Lists Seven Social Sins, Including Drug Abuse (Update2)." Bloomberg. 11 Apr. 2009 <[|__http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aizloDFbRPRM&refer=uk__]>. In this article, the //Seven Social Sins,// announced by the Vatican Church, is introduced along with the original Seven Deadly Sins. Bloomberg has a reputation as a premier site for news. Bloomberg offers credible, up-to-date information over numerous regions of the world on various fields, such as religion, industries, and environment.