Global Warming: What is It in the Current Realities and How Does It

Affect the Planet

Z. A. Dzhabrailov

, L. V. Nakova

and E. R. Guzueva

Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik, Russia

Kadyrov Chechen State University, Grozny, Russia

Keywords: Global warming, climate change, biodiversity, overpopulation, ecosystem, health issues, diversity,

agroculture.

Abstract: Climate change is one of the pending problem in modern days. With the development of new technologies

and services that were aimed to fulfil the needs of the consumers and making the average person’s life more

comfortable turned out to give an unpredictable and challenging future. The slightest temperature change is

already making dramatic changes in different regions. Climate change or global warming as it is branded in

the media to give it more rememberable and catchy appealing. The following work try to depict what is climate

change and its impact on the planet and other aspects that are important for the people that are living in it. At

the beginning of the work, the reasons and the causes of the global worming will be outlined and briefly

explained. Industrial impact on global warming will also be described. Why mass production and demand

increase, lately, due to the overpopulation, are contributing greatly to Global warming. Also, the impact on

economy because of the global warming will be briefly outlined in some amour aspects. How it will be

reflected to the average people and what are the possible consequences. There is more severe part of the global

warming which is introduction of new diseases to the areas that they newer occurred or amplifying the already

existing ones. And lastly, the Impact of global warming on the environment. It is important to understand that

the ecosystem that we live is suitable for us, as every part of it is conducting some role in the whole system.

Therefore, it is important to avoid the loss or alternation of the system that we live in. at the end, the possible

solutions will be outlined to solve the climate change or at least keeping it at the same level.

1 INTRODUCTION

Prosperous life, economic stability and modern

devices have given an idea of the increasing trend of

comfort without realizing the consequences of such a

path. The difference we have compared to our

ancestor is a large number of goods, well-equipped

houses with various devices and furniture, a variety

of vehicles and machines, heating and cooling

systems, and many such things. Therefore, the big

question arises, what is the problem with this

lifestyle. The answer is complex and at the same time

simple. If put through one perspective, one can find

that everything that was said above is somehow

connected with energy. Or, from another point of

view, it is a cycle of connected events, which in one

way or another leads to an increase in undesirable

consequences. In modern days, energy is what thrives

our everyday life and cycle of end. Energy comes

from the earth in different forms, but the main source

of energy is fossil fuel. There are main sources of

energy that comes as listed: coal, oil, and natural gas.

These sources of energy are used to generate up to 85

percent of the world’s energy. The reason for the

usage of fossil fuels in the first place that they are

relatively inexpensive, transportable, safe, and

abundant (MacCracken). These fossil fuels also

greatly effect our climate negatively. There are some

minor influencers as well. Climate change or, as

recently used, Global warming is a result of mostly

from burning fossil fuels.

Global warming is a phenomenon that can be

heard and seen lately in almost everywhere, but not

has been dealt properly yet. It is one of the most

pending problems to be solved in the near future. It is

believed that the rise of the temperature is mainly

happening because of the human activities, rather

natural. The main contributors are carbon dioxide

(CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) (figure

1) (EPA, www.epa.gov). The first mentioned is

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accounted to be the main contributor to the changes

in the planet.

If to be compared to past before industrialization,

one can see that these greenhouse gasses dramatically

increased their concentration in the atmosphere. Since

increasing the average temperature of the planet. It is

true that the slightest increase in temperature will

positively effect the yield in some regions. However,

it also fraught with unwanted consequences.

As the Global warming is a complex problem, the

work will at some major components. Which

industries are more committed to changing the

average temperature of the planet. What are the

consequences of the Global warming to planet and

humans. The economical point of view is also

covered. And at the end the possible solutions that can

be applied to solve the problem.

Figure 1: Global Greenhouse gas emission by gas.

2 GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS

IMPACT ON THE PLANET AND

TO HUMANS

2.1 Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Economic Sectors

With the increase of population, there is a need for the

increase of production. Corporations and industries

will try to profit at any cost. Which means increase of

production rate that leads to contributing greatly to

the Global warming.

Goods production is related with use of a lot of

chemicals that are then left in form of waste in the

designated areas or released to the ocean or sea. In

both cases, the outcome is damaging the climate. The

chemicals will eventually escape to the atmosphere or

make unusable the land and the water it was released.

Agriculture sector also plays a big role in the

emission of greenhouse gasses. It is estimated that

agriculture is responsible for almost 28 % from total

emission. Meaning that a further increase in

production will increase this number. The common

areas in agriculture that are responsible the most for

the climate change are as follows: burning of

residues, agricultural soils, enteric fermentation, rice

cultivation and manure management. With the

changing climate, it is hard to keep up with the

demands. More production means more land and

water usage, natural resources, energy and so on.

Lands for agriculture use are less effective on

capturing the greenhouse gasses and after a while due

to the use of fertilizers and another chemical they turn

barrel (Magomedov, 2020; De Cara, 2005).

The other sector is transportation. Greenhouse gas

emissions from this sector are mainly associated with

the combustion of fossil fuels for road, rail, air and

maritime transport. Nearly all (95%) of the world's

transportation energy comes from petroleum-based

fuels, mainly gasoline and diesel.

Lastly, the largest contributor to the climate

change is electricity and heat production, which

involves the burning of coal, natural gas, and oil.

Of course, there are other influencers to the

climate change, but will not be covered in this work.

2.2 The Impact of Global Warming on

the World Economy

If earlier we considered economic sectors and their

contribution to climate change, now this paragraph

will be devoted to looking at the problem from a

different angle. If global warming continues to grow

at the same pace, it could seriously affect the

economy as a whole. The first sector to be hit by the

effects of global warming is the agricultural industry.

Rising temperatures disrupt the agricultural

ecosystem, altering agricultural climate elements

such as temperature, rainfall and sunlight, while

further impacting agriculture: reduced yields,

impaired ability of plants to receive and use moisture,

changing flowering and harvesting seasons, increase

in diseases and pests. One can note that the increase

of production in agricultural sector will directly

negatively effect the climate change and vice versa,

as it was mentioned previously.

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Today, big corporation uses climate change to

profit no matter what. Ordinary people will feel the

rise of the cost of almost any product. Also, harsh and

unpredictable weather will make it hard for

subsistence agriculture. hence leaving them in hands

of the same corporations. In a changing world,

subsistence agriculture must keep pace with new

technologies in order to withstand difficulties and face

future challenges. Obviously, there are many practices

that can be applied directly to subsistence agriculture

for improvement, but due to the different locations of

subsistence agriculture, it is difficult to get the same

results (Magomedov, 2021; Gibbs, 1993).

Infrastructure is also at greater risk. As it was

mentioned before, rising water due to the climate

change is directly related to the infrastructure is being

at risk of flooding. Some experts say rising sea levels

could potentially result in trillions of dollars in asset

value loss. These are losses from damage to housing,

damage to airports, docks, bridges, railways, power

lines. Much of this infrastructure is likely to require

extensive repair or replacement.

2.3 Health Problems Brought by

Global Warming

Global warming can worsen the living conditions by

different ways. For example, weather plays a major

role in the standards of living. If the weather is

unpredictable, one will be at greater risk of living in

life-threatening conditions. Therefore, mass

migration and security threats will occur. Global

warming is likely to lead to an increase in the number

of "climate refugees" - people forced to leave their

homes due to drought, floods or other climate-related

natural disasters. Mass displacement of people and

social upheaval can lead to civil unrest and even

trigger military intervention and other unintended

consequences

It is estimated that poorer countries will face the

harsh consequences of global warming. Global

warming is fraught with many consequences and

hence requires throughout analysis and ways of

solutions.

Diseases are the other side of global warming.

People suffering from heart problems are more

vulnerable to elevated temperatures, especially those

who live in already warm areas, as their

cardiovascular system has to work harder to keep

their bodies cool. Lungs diseases are also related to

the Global Warming as the high concentration of

ozone can damage lunge tissues. The global warming

introduced a lot of diseases and in the future with the

higher temperature there is the chance that these

diseases will multiply.

2.4 Impact of Global Warming on the

Environment

Environment will be influenced the most as Global

warming continues to be the issue. Unpredictable

weather conditions will damage the well-established

ecosystems by transforming them or completely

destroying. Because of drought in some area’s

vegetation will be destroyed and forcing the animal

species to be moved to other less known regions

(which also put them in danger). Flooding or water

shortage will be the other caused for the ecosystem to

be shocked. Why it is important to sustain the

environment at its finest. The first reason is

biodiversity. Our planet is full of diversity, and every

part of it plays an important role in the whole system.

Therefore, when one part goes down, the others are at

risk of collapsing. So, keeping the existing

ecosystems and environmental state is crucial.

For the humans at first will it be noticed in yield

loss. The more damaged is environment, the less it

will give back. The land could be completely barren.

Not animals will be forced to move to other regions,

but humans too.

It is also true that global warming could enrich

some region, bringing a new life to them. Other thing

is that the alternation or mixing of the environment

will create new ecosystems and hence acting in a

positive way. But in global scope, Global Warming is

more harming the environment than fixing it.

3 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IN THE

MODERN DAYS

Global warming is a challenging issue that needs to

be treated accordingly. The problem is getting worse

by every day and in time solution is required. The

following paragraph will cover some main methods

or techniques used to ease or completely neutralise

the problem.

3.1 Carbon Polygons as Future

Solution to Solve the Problem

As reported on the official website of the Ministry of

Science and Higher Education of the Russian

Federation, "carbon polygons are territories with a

unique ecosystem created to implement measures to

control climate-active gases with the participation of

universities and scientific organizations."

In a simple way, these are areas specifically

designated for studying the ability of various plants to

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absorb carbon. The goal of the project is to study the

carbon balance in the ecosystems of the Russian

Federation and, on this basis, develop technologies

for monitoring carbon runoff and emission, as well as

methods for calculating the carbon balance for

various types of ecosystems. At the same time,

theoretical knowledge obtained as a result of research

should be tested in real and critical conditions and

applied in practice.

Polygons must operate for at least 15 years, but

the creators expect that their activities will never stop.

It is expected that several dozen carbon landfills will

be created in the near future, and their network will

cover the entire territory of Russia (Carbon Polygons,

carbon-polygons.ru).

3.2 Agroecology as a Method to Reduce

the Impact of Agriculture on

Global Warming

Agroecology is increasingly recognized as the way

forward for agriculture, able to achieve productivity

goals without depleting the environment or limiting

the opportunities of communities. Agroecology,

which uses ecological concepts and principles to

design and manage sustainable agricultural systems,

is constantly proving to be able to sustainably

increase the overall production of diversified farms

and has much greater potential to combat hunger,

especially in economically and climatically volatile

times (Mentsiev, 2019).

Agroecology, in simple words, is a mechanism

that brings all systems together in harmony and leads

to a path that is less harmful to nature and meets

productivity within its capabilities. However, these

mechanisms also need to integrate new technologies

to meet the needs.

3.3 Clean Energy or Renewable Energy

If we cannot reduce emission of unwanted gasses to

the atmosphere, renewable energy might be the great

replacement. Renewable energy is any form of energy

from solar, geophysical or biological sources that is

replenished by natural processes at a rate equal to or

greater than the rate at which it is used. Unlike fossil

fuels, most forms of renewable energy produce little

or no CO2 emissions.

3.4 Consumption Cut

Lately, due to the economic flourishing everyone is

able to purchase or buy stuff in a vast amount that

were not possible before. Most of the people don’t

even use half of the product that they purchased after

a few days, which means that marketing is at it finest

in the last decades. More consumption means more

production and hence higher effect to the climate

change. Hens trying to purchase only stuff that is

important or cutting out the hobby of buying a lot of

stuff.

There are many other things that can be described

as factors influencing climate change. But this work

will only cover the previously mentioned points.

4 CONCLUSIONS

To conclude, the work was done to outline the

importance of understanding the climate change and

its negative influence. At the beginning, the climate

change is explained and what can it transform to.

Then the common committers to release greenhouse

gasses to the atmosphere were presented. Similarly,

the solutions to overcome the issue.

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