BP is a British-based multinational oil company, and is currently the third largest energy company in the world. BP contribute £7.7 billion to the UK economy on jobs alone, and contribute £8.4 billion into the UK GDP. They employ 85,000 people worldwide, 18,000 of which are in the UK. From June 2014 to June 2015, BP͛s total revenue was $283 billion - $44 billion of which was profit. The majority of this profit comes from producing and selling fossil fuels worldwide.Climate change is a controversial topic that has been under discussion for several decades. While there are multiple potential causes, the main consensus is that climate change is a result of human activity, particularly in relation to the use of fossil fuels and the emission of …show more content…
For example...BP take part in an operating cost and emission pricing scheme, paying $40 per ton of CO2produced in Europe, China, and California. This acts as an incentive to energy companies to be more efficient, and to produce lower overall amounts of CO2, though this only applies to energy produced in the countries taking part in the scheme. Governments can attend summits such as the Kyoto Summit, which was in 1997. Countries taking part pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to ͚a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system͛. However, a downside of this is that some of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions did not join the summit. The US is the second largest contributor of CO2in the world, and is also home to the two largest contributors, Chevron and ExxonMobil, yet they chose not to attend. Canada withdrew from the agreement in 2012, and now the terms of the summit are mostly outdated. There is also some evidence to suggest that deliberate emissions reduction measures are not the only thing that can have an effect on …show more content…
Also cuts to a business as large as BP could have a negative impact, as they contribute a large amount to the UK economy, and employ 18,000 people in this country. That being said, BP is still making an effort to reduce their emissions. From 2011 to 2014, BP͛s direct greenhouse gas emissions fell from 64.9 million tonnes to 48.6, and other areas such as direct methane emissions are showing progress on a similar scale. However, one energy company reducing its emissions does not have a huge impact on global climate. In order to have a large impact on climate change, it is up to government bodies to introduce rules and legislation that applies to all energy companies operating in their countries to reduce climate change impact in a big way, rather than a single company acting alone. Governments can attend summits such as the Kyoto Summit, which was in 1997. Countries taking part pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to ͚a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate
In the following article, the author, George Will, stresses that here in America cutting back on coal will not change the burning of coal around the world such as China, Russia, India, and other countries. For instance, China had signed a 60 billion dollar contract to supply power plants with Australian coal. The Times says that in China, their ships hauled about 690 million tons of thermal coal this year; up from 385 million in 2001 and 150 million tons in 2009. He addresses to counterargument by including a spokesman in the Sierra club who mentions that mining is "everything we 've accomplished, ' ' but environmentalists in America protested that mining shall also export global warming, if continues. Because of China 's enormous coal
By reinforcing laws and increasing the number of professional government inspectors, any loopholes and acts of bribery can be eliminated. Although regulating the carbon dioxide levels is important, nonetheless, nothing can truly be achieved if production has to stay the same while demand increases; thus, to make this scheme effective, a greener, renewable energy source is needed. Alternative energy is always a subject that is almost completely ignored by the Republicans, but mentioned by a handful of Democrats. But so far any significant effort, such
The Agreement will not become binding on its member states until 55 parties who produce over 55% of the world 's greenhouse gas have ratified the
Looking at the international sphere, there have been many conferences, conventions and treaties signed that have had seemingly little effect. The Kyoto Protocol, for example, was not ratified by the United States, because President Bush argued that it was unfair to exclude China and India, the countries with the largest populations. The influence that American opinion has on Canadian environmental policy is also worth looking into. During the recent election campaign, Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party made many promises for new environmental policies, and have won with a majority government. Already, prime minister-designate Trudeau has committed to attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Paris this November.
Drastic times call for drastic measures to say at least. Firstly Greenpeace would bring fort a policy to us congress of cutting emissions 42% by 2020. The goals is to reduce the emission level the United States as a whole emit into the atmosphere. Our first step is increment ideas into our policy, in which we borrow from what California has currently. Our policy would increase regulation on the standard of emissions cars emit.
Climate change is refers to the rise in average surface temperatures on earth, mostly due to the burning of the fossil fuels such as oil and coal, which emits greenhouse gases into the atmosphere which are primarily carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons (#02). In addition, other human activities, such as agriculture and deforestation, also contribute to the growth of greenhouse gases that cause climate change (#01). According to this, many have make their own conclusions on how are humans responsible for climate change and whether or not it is a real thing. Some people think and guarantee that climate change is real and it is happening at least in part because of human activity.
At the present there is a 2 year waiting period. Finally, the Liberal party is also involved in promoting climate change. For the Prime Minister election Trudeau is sending a delegation to the U.N summit in Paris at the end of next month. He has invited the Green leader, Elizabeth May to be part of the delegation. This summit aims at reaching a global agreement or agreement on reducing carbon emissions, thus reducing the air
(UNESCO, n.d.) Climate change is a continuous process in our planet, however, in the last century, global warming and climate change have sped up at a faster rate than they did in the previous 2000 years. This change occurs mainly in climate’s patterns that include temperature, precipitation, wind and humidity. We are experiencing a wide-range of impacts because Earth is warming up; this is an effect caused by the increase in the amount of atmospheric gasses, mainly carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Such organizations include “Greenpeace”, and organization that informs others of what determinants global warming has caused, and have multiple actions combating it, such as “exposing climate deniers”, informing of domestic actions that an individual can take, being part of protests and doing the simplest of things, like spreading information about the subject (“Fighting Global”). Greenpeace has started a movement called “Keep it in the Ground”, which directly combats one of the biggest contributors to global warming which is the extraction of fossil fuels such as coal. This movement is a action that anyone can take part in, and could possibly make a huge impact if it succeeds in it’s efforts. As climate change progresses, any movement to combat it is more beneficial than allowing to proceed and be a continuous burden to near future
B. Thesis: The causes of global warming and climate change are because of increased emissions of greenhouse gases, and the effects of this are rising temperatures and more severe natural disasters. II. Body A. Counter Claim: Most scientist and people believe that humans are the cause of global warming because of the emissions that they put into the air, but there is a small percentage of people who think that global warming is not caused by emissions at all. Support with MLA citation
Global warming is all about adverse climate change caused by the trapping of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere that affects biodiversity and poses a serious health hazard. Scientists have found strong evidence that human activities have caused most of the warming since the mid-1900 (“global warming”). Humans are responsible for
CDM and Carbon trading are the two mechanisms designed under this protocol are the opportunities for these countries to restructure their power sector to be sustainable and renewable based at the cost of developed nations. • There are two mechanism in Kyoto protocol Clean development mechanism: the CDM allows a country to implement projects that reduce or remove emission in developing countries and to earn certified emission credits. The CDM is ment to stimulate sustainable development and emission reductions in developing countries, while giving industrializing countries some economic flexibility in how they meet their emission reduction or limitations targets. Carbon trading: This approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentive for achieving reductions in the emission of pollutants. •
The Impact of Transnational Corporations TNC’s and the Environment on Foreign Policy Making. Environmental change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century facing humanity as a whole. Practical evidence suggests that this change in climate is due mainly to industrial activities of Transnational Corporations (TNC’s), thus this results in a global challenge that demands collective universal action because TNC’s are the source of economic empowerment and technological innovations. Thus, climate change is a challenge to the broader humanity’s technological and social creativity, ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions and to the ability to act responsively to the threats that will affect the world’s future generation.
Oceans rising, temperatures vary, record level floods, historic droughts, tsunamis, and devastating hurricanes; BOOM! The Earth has gone wild. Scientific evidence suggests that these changes are due to climate change. Climate change is an alteration in the usual temperatures, and weather of a region. The signs that climate change affects our one and only earth clearly show up in the oceans and atmosphere.