Introduction:
It is stated that climate change is one of the 17 goals that the United Nations Commission declared in 2015. It is viewed as a serious and urgent issue not only for the developed countries, but also for the whole world, particularly in terms of sustainable development. There might be a number of problems that may occur due to climate change, and these problems are assumed to be a main obstruction to accomplish the goal number 13-climate action. However, this essay focuses on the detrimental effects of climate change in China, which has been classified as the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. In addition, it illustrates the solutions, which China has followed, to reduce the negative impacts of these emissions on environmental degradation, human health, and cause economic recession due to the sea level rise.
The Problems of Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Environment.
The emissions of greenhouse gases carbon dioxide in China's atmosphere have dramatically increased and that is because of the considerable growth of their economy and urbanization. The sources of CO2 emissions are mainly resulted due to the production of coal and using of fossil fuels to produce electricity as well as the transportation network, (Dong et al. , 2021). As a result, China has globally shown the highest CO2 emissions percentage, which reached 27% in 2019 according to (Rhodium group). Therefore, the emissions of CO2 have polluted Chinses atmosphere. Additionally, these emissions are presumed as one of the major reasons that leads to global warming. It occurs by absorbing the heat from the ambient temperature and re-emitting back to Earth, which, in return, increases heating of the planet. The rise of the earth's temperature is resulted owning to raising of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. Global warming is a large environmental issue that causes various problems such as floods, droughts, and melting of glaciers, particularly, in Western China.
Reduction Methods of Carbon Dioxide Emissions
To reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (CO2), the Chinese government has executed a number of pollution mitigating measures, aimed at controlling and alleviating the rate of greenhouse gases emissions. Even though the China’s electricity sector relies heavily on coal and fossil fuel as fuel to run electric turbines and the consumption of coal, exceeds 50% of the world's yearly production of coal (Dong et al. , 2021), they have imposed a severe prohibition on reducing the production of coal. Moreover, China has substantially invested in the construction of a great number of renewable power systems (solar power panels) instead of non-renewable energy, which consumes fossil fuel. Although the approach of solar panels system is in progress as a source of energy, there are some hindrances such as the solar panel which requires a lot of space. Also, its efficacy will drop during the cloudy weather because solar panels are dependent on sunlight to effectively gather solar energy. In addition to that, the coal industry declines, unemployment, and coal-mining regions can experience economic and social disruptions.
The Problem of Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Health.
The second problem is related to the health and well-being sustainable development goal. (CO2) emissions increase ambient temperature, humidity and extend the warming period. Hence, these emissions negatively affect health in many ways, such as increasing in an intensity and frequency of extreme weather events like prolonged heatwaves. Due to heatwaves, the number of death toll has increased by fourfold from 1990 to 2019, reached 26800 deaths. Their abilities of endurance were too weak to live up only for 13 days under such sever waves of heat. Most of the mortality cases were aged above 65 and suffering from chronic diseases.
The solution of second problem
The Chinese government took urgent measures to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in an effort to tackle the issue of climate change. One such solution is the installation of turbine power generation. These turbines are run with natural gas instead of fossil fuel. Moreover, China encouraged merchants and private companies to invest more in low-carbon energy while, at the same time, the rate of use of fossil fuels decreased, which leads to a sharp reduction in an air pollution and provides 4. 1 million jobs in 2018. Also, upgrading its energy utilities to enable capturing and storing the carbon dioxide emissions. If China completely shifts from fossil fuel to natural gas, there will be a shortage in natural gas somewhere in the world because China is expected to import enough quantity of natural gas for running its energy turbines with natural gas.
The Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise due to Carbon Dioxide Emissions.
With the soaring concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting “greenhouse effects”, the global climate is believed to lead to a rapid raise in sea levels, especially in China where there are low-lying coastal regions. The potential of huge economic effects may occur to the Chinses cities, which are placed alongside coastal regions, when sea level rise is implemented. Specifically, a great number of Chinese laborers, who work in coastal regions, are from other various places in China, they are assumed to be forced to come back to their own regions due to sea-level rise. Thus, sea level rise will have a huge impact on a key coastal area that serves as an entry point for many countries in terms of trades. Additionally, the individual GDP is thought to be declined.
However, China has constructed a number of protective seawalls on low-lying coastal areas in order to reduce exposure to rising seas. Moreover, China has cooperated with the petrochemical and oil companies to reduce their production.
Conclusion:
To summarize, the carbon dioxide emissions degrade the environment, affect the human health, and the impact of rising sea levels lead to the country's economic decline. In order to mitigate these emissions, China has implemented certain solutions such as coal overcapacity reduction, shifting from fossil fuel to natural gas, and using solar panels. In addition, it has resisted the sea level rise problem by installing protective fences on low-lying coastal areas, which are frequently encountered
Introduction:
It
is stated
that
climate
change
is one of the 17 goals that the United Nations Commission declared in 2015. It
is viewed
as a serious and urgent issue not
only
for the
developed countries
,
but
also
for the whole world,
particularly
in terms of sustainable development. There might be a
number
of
problems
that may occur
due
to
climate
change
, and these
problems
are assumed
to be a main obstruction to accomplish the goal
number
13-climate
action.
However
, this essay focuses on the detrimental effects of
climate
change
in China, which has
been classified
as the world's largest emitter of
carbon
dioxide.
In addition
, it illustrates the
solutions
, which China has followed, to
reduce
the
negative
impacts
of these
emissions
on environmental degradation, human
health
, and cause
economic
recession
due
to the
sea
level
rise.
The
Problems
of
Carbon
Dioxide
Emissions
on Environment.
The
emissions
of
greenhouse
gases
carbon
dioxide in China's
atmosphere
have
dramatically
increased and
that is
because
of the considerable growth of their economy and urbanization.
The
sources of CO2
emissions
are
mainly
resulted
due
to the production of coal and using of
fossil
fuels
to produce electricity
as well
as the transportation network, (Dong et al.
,
2021).
As a result
, China has globally shown the highest CO2
emissions
percentage, which reached 27% in 2019 according to (Rhodium group).
Therefore
, the
emissions
of CO2 have polluted
Chinses
atmosphere
.
Additionally
, these
emissions
are presumed
as one of the major reasons that leads to global warming. It occurs by absorbing the heat from the ambient temperature and re-emitting back to Earth, which, in return, increases heating of the planet. The
rise
of the earth's temperature
is resulted
owning to raising of
Carbon
Dioxide (CO2)
emissions
. Global warming is a large environmental issue that causes various
problems
such as floods, droughts, and melting of glaciers,
particularly
, in Western China.
Reduction Methods of
Carbon
Dioxide Emissions
To
reduce
the
emission
of
greenhouse
gases (CO2), the Chinese
government
has executed a
number
of pollution mitigating measures, aimed at controlling and alleviating the rate of
greenhouse
gases
emissions
.
Even though
the China’s electricity sector relies
heavily
on coal and
fossil
fuel
as
fuel
to run electric
turbines
and the consumption of coal, exceeds 50% of the world's yearly production of coal (Dong et al.
,
2021), they have imposed a severe prohibition on reducing the production of coal.
Moreover
, China has
substantially
invested in the construction of a great
number
of
renewable
power systems
(solar
power
panels)
instead
of non-renewable
energy
, which consumes
fossil
fuel
. Although the approach of
solar
panels
system is in progress as a source of
energy
, there are
some
hindrances such as the
solar
panel
which requires
a lot of
space.
Also
, its efficacy will drop during the cloudy weather
because
solar
panels
are dependent on sunlight to
effectively
gather
solar
energy
.
In addition
to that, the coal industry declines, unemployment, and coal-mining
regions
can experience
economic
and social disruptions.
The
Problem
of
Carbon
Dioxide
Emissions
on Health.
The second
problem
is related
to the
health
and well-being sustainable development goal. (CO2)
emissions
increase ambient temperature, humidity and extend the warming period.
Hence
, these
emissions
negatively
affect
health
in
many
ways, such as increasing in an intensity and frequency of extreme weather
events
like prolonged heatwaves.
Due
to heatwaves, the
number
of death toll has increased by fourfold from 1990 to 2019, reached 26800 deaths. Their abilities of endurance were too weak to
live
up
only
for 13 days under such sever waves of heat. Most of the mortality cases
were aged
above 65 and suffering from chronic diseases.
The
solution
of second problem
The Chinese
government
took urgent measures to
reduce
the
emission
of
carbon
dioxide into the
atmosphere
in an effort to tackle the issue of
climate
change
. One such
solution
is the installation of
turbine
power generation. These
turbines
are run
with
natural
gas
instead
of
fossil
fuel
.
Moreover
, China encouraged merchants and private
companies
to invest more in low-carbon
energy
while, at the same time, the rate of
use
of
fossil
fuels
decreased, which leads to a sharp reduction in an air pollution and provides 4. 1 million jobs in 2018.
Also
, upgrading its
energy
utilities to enable capturing and storing the
carbon
dioxide
emissions
. If China completely shifts from
fossil
fuel
to
natural
gas
, there will be a shortage in
natural
gas
somewhere in the world
because
China is
expected
to import
enough
quantity of
natural
gas
for running its
energy
turbines
with
natural
gas.
The
Economic
Impact
of
Sea
Level
Rise
due
to
Carbon
Dioxide Emissions.
With the soaring concentration of
carbon
dioxide in the
atmosphere
and the resulting
“greenhouse
effects”, the global
climate
is believed
to
lead
to a rapid raise in
sea
levels
,
especially
in China where there are low-lying
coastal
regions
. The potential of huge
economic
effects may occur to the
Chinses
cities, which
are placed
alongside
coastal
regions
, when
sea
level
rise
is implemented
.
Specifically
, a great
number
of Chinese laborers, who work in
coastal
regions
, are from other various places in China, they
are assumed
to
be forced
to
come
back to their
own
regions
due
to sea-level
rise
.
Thus
,
sea
level
rise
will have a huge
impact
on a key
coastal
area that serves as an entry point for
many
countries in terms of trades.
Additionally
, the individual GDP is
thought
to
be declined
.
However
, China has constructed a
number
of protective seawalls on low-lying
coastal
areas in order to
reduce
exposure to rising
seas
.
Moreover
, China has cooperated with the petrochemical and oil
companies
to
reduce
their production.
Conclusion:
To summarize
, the
carbon
dioxide
emissions
degrade the environment, affect the human
health
, and the
impact
of rising
sea
levels
lead
to the country's
economic
decline. In order to mitigate these
emissions
, China has implemented certain
solutions
such as coal overcapacity reduction, shifting from
fossil
fuel
to
natural
gas
, and using
solar
panels
.
In addition
, it has resisted the
sea
level
rise
problem
by installing protective fences on low-lying
coastal
areas, which are
frequently
encountered