The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2017 (an annual analysis of emissions released every year since 2010) presents an assessment of current national mitigation efforts and the targets that individual countries have presented in their Nationally Determined Contributions, which form the foundation of the Paris Agreement.
The effect climate change and global warming has on wildlife is a hugely debated subject. Typically, when we discuss how global warming impacts animals that reside in colder climates, the Arctic and its polar bears are the go-to topic of conversation. However, researchers in Norway have been discussing the not-so-clear effect that rising temperatures have on the reindeer.
The world’s water systems were largely built on the more stable climate of yesteryear. However, climate change, caused mostly by the burning of fossil fuels, has disrupted the Earth’s water cycle (hydrological cycle) and a change in when, where and how much rain falls has left some areas without running water and others prone to regular flooding.
Dr Stephen Dance is a Reader & Senior Lecturer in Acoustics in the Division of Civil and Building Services Engineering at London South Bank University.
Crude oil is responsible for around 35% of industrial CO2 emissions and is the most traded commodity in the world. Crude oil is a naturally occurring fossil fuel – an unrefined petroleum product that is composed of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic materials. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable fuel such as diesel, gasoline and various petrochemicals. Like all fossil fuels, crude oil is a limited resource, it is a non-renewable resource and cannot be replaced naturally at the rate in which we use it.