Category: Environment

PART VI _ It is well known that greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap heat within Earth’s atmosphere and warm the planet.  In a few decades, GHGs—chiefly in CO₂ emissions—have risen at unprecedented rates due to global growth and resource consumption. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), human activities are responsible for almost all of the increases in GHGs in the atmosphere over the last 150 years. Our World in Data illustrates the significant sectors where these emissions originate, using ...

PART I _ A web of interconnected challenges marks the global environmental landscape. From the historical contributions of affluent nations to carbon emissions to the devastating impacts of unchecked resource exploitation and pollution on vulnerable communities, these issues transcend borders.Climate Change and the Impact on the Global SouthThe stark reality of global inequality casts a long shadow on efforts to combat climate change and safeguard the planet's well-being and its inhabitants.  The world's most affluent countries, referred to as the...