Global Warming and Climate Change: Who's Responsible?

Developed Countries Have a Higher Obligation to Combat Climate Change

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Developed Countries had had the “privilege” of polluting the environment back in the past, since the Industrial Revolution to only the just recent start of the 21st century. The current pollution that is being a problem and causing global warming is the result of the developed countries industrial development. Saying that developing countries are making trouble with environmental pollution is not a reasonable or responsible attitude. They have done the same in the past; worse maybe, but surely not less. If developed countries are not willing to help and support developing countries in their development – so that they don’t generate further pollution – then they should be taking action to solve the current global warming, something that they brought, rather than pushing the responsibility to developing countries.

 Developed countries are the most developed and the wealthiest countries on the face of Earth. They have the technology and the wealth to solve the issue of global warming, rather then developing countries. Developing countries are called “developing” because they lack the technology and the capital to put up better infrastructure, to do further research work, or to produce something of high-technology; everything that developed countries can do. Being ahead of all the other countries and so having the time, the resource and the brains they should take greater action and feel the need to take higher obligation to lessen the consequences of global warming.

Taking into consideration that the current situation is the result of their past actions, developed countries should take a step forward and take action to eradicate global warming and its consequences. Developing countries should however, try to lessen the pollution as much as possible so that the problem does not get worse. Developed countries should be willing to help the other countries in times of need, such as in adopting new technology. Together, developed countries and developing countries will be able to solve the problem of global warming, but only when they cooperate. Cooperation and distribution of duties to combat global warming is the key to solving the problem.

Submitted by kjfiu at: August 26, 2009

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Submitted by M.S at: August 2, 2009

Global Warming is a problem facing the human race, therefore everyone on this planet should take responsibility and start with himself not only governments. we as individuals have a major roll in solving this problem, or at least preventing it from getting worse. This could happen by some changes in our lifestyle. People nowadays tend to over-use their cars when they actually could use public transportation. Besides, the efficient use of power would have a positive effect on this problem. By saying that I do not deny the main roll by governments. Firstly, governments around the world should educate thier people about the problem and make them aware of what they could do. Secondly, which is absolutely crucial, governments should push on research more to find possible alternatives of power resources that could be environmentally friendly and could meet the increase in the use of power

Submitted by Williams at: June 7, 2009

Global Warming Problem observed mostly in developed countries i.e. air pollution and toxic methane and hydrocarbon groups.so please kindly concentrate on Agriculture Development mostly in U.S. A. And India, U.k.To overcome this Global Warming Problem kindly take the suggestion of Environmental Engineering Dept.

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