Carbon Emission And It S Issues

Carbon Emission and it’s Issues
Recently, the amount of carbon emissions reached 40 billion tons. This is a record high, and is very damaging for Earth and humans alike. Carbon emission is a serious issue that can affect all of us in the near future. It is very harmful to the environment, but can also be delayed.
Carbon emission is the total amount of carbon dioxide that are released in the air. There are natural and unnatural reasons for this. Nature, releases carbon dioxide, one of the most common gasses, through breathing as all animals exhale carbon dioxide. The more unnatural emission is caused by humans and their development. Humans have many necessities that require emission.
Some of the causes include the production of electricity and transportation. Industries are causes as well. Now, people mainly use fossil fuels for electricity. Fossil fuel is made up of carbon and when burned, turns into carbon dioxide. All the carbon dioxide made from electricity gets released into the air. Transportation is similar. Most engine-powered vehicles use gasoline or diesel oil. These fuels are made from crude oil, and much like electricity, burns it to move the vehicle. Finally, industries cause carbon emission. Industries use a great amount of power, therefor, electricity must be made at a power plant, and carbon is emitted. Humans are causing emissions at a rapid rate. So fast that nature’s carbon cycle can’t keep up.
These excessive emissions have negative effects on all organisms, including humans. When a huge quantity of carbon dioxide is released in the air, it has an effect on Earth called the greenhouse effect. This happens when the gasses cover the atmosphere so much that sunlight that entered Earth, cannot escape. This is called global warming. Global warming can change climates, raise water levels, and eventually move or destroy ecosystems. Global warming, can heat up the
Earth so much, the wind and ocean currents change because of the excessively heated part. Places that were hot before, can get hotter and cold places can become too hot for organisms to handle.
When Earth starts heating up, glaciers in the North and South Poles start melting, causing a dramatic change in water levels. Since more water is added to the ocean, many places will be

flooded. If this becomes reality, organisms will have to survive extreme habitat change because of the heating and increasing water levels. This might even be hard for humans. In some places, carbon dioxide covered up the atmosphere so much, that, when viewed from above, can be seen as a grey cloud. One of the most famous examples are Los Angeles. Tokyo is experiencing it as well.
Japan is having a hard time lowering its carbon emission count because of the 3.11 accidents that destroyed nuclear plants. For Japan, and many other countries, carbon emission is a very hard issue to tackle.
Finally, this destructive cycle can be delayed. Many countries have noticed and acknowledged carbon emissions as a threat to Earth, so they made plans and organisations to help defuse this situation. People, on an individual level can reduce carbon emissions as well. Countries such as the US and Japan have their own goals for reducing carbon emission. Japan has goal of cutting its emissions by 3.8 percent by the year 2020. Organisations are made such as the EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency), who’s goal is to reinforce laws that support the environment.
These countrywide plans have heavy costs as they have to cut back on some electricity production and industrial activities. Individual level actions can change the future of carbon emission, with less cost. Things such as, turning off unnecessary lights, water, and shower can all help reduce carbon use. The future of carbon emission can be changed, if everyone is willing.
Carbon emission is a deadly, but inevitable process that humans have to use to survive. It can affect all types of organisms, and change Earth all together because of global warming. Still, even though emissions are unavoidable, it can be slowed down through effort, on countries and individual levels.