Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

GREENHOUSE GASES AND GLOBAL WARMING: EMERGING AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES.

S. O. Amadi, S. O. Udo

Abstract :

 A critical review of issues and challenges of green–house gases and global warming is presented. Inferences were drawn 

from a wide spectrum of researches and observations to portray the fact that unprecedented warming of the climate 
system in response to human induced emission of green–house gases and aerosols is unequivocal and is putting the 
climate system in jeopardy. The mitigation and adaptation measures including the international policy responses to the unprecedented warming 
have not been prioritized because of non–binding commitments to many international agreements on ground of economic reasons. The paper 
advocates the need for the international community to chart a more equitable and sustainable development path. This requires the need to 
redefine and redesign our energy needs with appropriate policies and mechanism to ensure compliance of the provisions and commitments. 
The challenge is tremendous in a highly polarized and unequal global economy, currently mired in concerns about debt levels and economic 
recession. The issue is worrisome as the ravaging effects of global warning are felt very acutely in the form of climate and weather changes, 
droughts, famines, disease epidemics, destruction of wildlife, huge forest fires and devastating floods to mention a few.

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S.O. AMADI, S.O. UDO GREENHOUSE GASES AND GLOBAL WARMING: EMERGING AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES. Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 4 April 2015


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