Global Warming and Its Impact on Environment and Economy

This research paper analyzes the impact of global warming on the environment and economy. It outlines the causes and effects of global warming and proposes solutions to reduce its impact. The paper uses quantitative research methodology to gather and analyze data. The significance of the research lies in creating awareness about the issue and promoting a healthy natural environment.

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Table of Contents
Summary of the project...............................................................................................................................3
Background.................................................................................................................................................3
Aims of the research....................................................................................................................................5
Research methodology................................................................................................................................6
Data analysis...............................................................................................................................................7
Significance of the research.........................................................................................................................8
References:..................................................................................................................................................9
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Summary of the project
The primary aim of this research is to outline and analyze the environmental issues. There are
ample of environmental issues that could affect the environment and economy of the country.
One of the significant environment issues is global warming that may influence the animals,
human and plants in many ways. The scientific consensus is that global warming is real and has
already begun; additionally it is the result of the greenhouse gas emissions. Here is the discussion
about the global warming and further it also discusses whether how it affects the economy and
environment of the various countries. The research analyzes and explains the effects of the
global warming. Along with this, it depicts that how climate change or global warming could
have direct impact on the habits and behavior of the people. It has been analyzes that global
warming creates various issues in the environment. Global warming is very serious and critical
serious issue facing by the people in the world in the 21st century (Paterson, 2013). Due to global
warming many changes are occurred in the earth and environment. It also explains and analyzes
the proposed solutions to handle and reduce the global warming issue. Global warming may
cause mass flooding in the near future if no steps are taken to reduce and handle the greenhouse
gases. The research paper helps the researchers to understand the greenhouse impacts and helped
the researchers learn more on the future effects.
Background
From the past few years, Australia witnessed all types of extreme climate changes such as heat
waves, droughts, and flooding rains, and because of this it can be said that Australia is a land of
extreme changes. This section discusses the global warming background in context of Australia
because currently this issue is the biggest environmental issue which attracts number of debates.
Global warming is defined as an increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures
and this mainly occur because of the increase in the green-house effect resulting from the
pollution (The conversation, 2017).
Australia stands on the position of the world’s highest per capita emissions rates of the global
warming, and also the large number of coal reserves stands this country on the position of the
world’s largest coal exporters. Global warming impacts already impose number of effects on the
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Australia such as water stress, shrinking glaciers, increasing sea level, disturbances in patterns of
the rainfall, and increased consistency and intensity of the fires and heat waves. It must be noted
that, effects of the global warming number of hazardous take place and cause severe damages to
the natural resources of the world. The biggest reason the global warming is the green-house gas
pollution and it cause immediate and direct effect on the planet and result in number of changes.
Some of these effects of global warming are stated below (DEE, n.d.):
 Temperature of the earth is already warmed by 1°C in comparison of the pre-industrial
levels. Rise in the earth’s temperature may appear small, but it is necessary to understand
that little rise in the temperature results in the big changes in the climate across the globe.
Because of this cost in context of extra energy is required for the purpose of increasing
the temperature of the world. The concept of the extra energy can be considered as the
force feeding to the climate system of the globe (Crutzen et al, 2016).
 In Australia, 2015 is considered as hottest year and the previous record of heat was
broken down in 2014. On the basis of the past few records, it can be said that there are
longest heatwaves and purple and magenta is added by the Bureau of Meteorology to the
forecast map for temperatures up to 54°C (WWF, 2016).
 Increase in sea levels is another big issue which is resulted because of the global
warming, and in context of this increase in the temperature of the oceans result in melting
of the glaciers and ice caps across the globe. More heat also leads to the expansion of the
water mass which ultimately results in the rise of sea levels and threats to the low-lying
islands and coastal cities.
 Other extreme events related to the weather are also there such as bushfires, cyclones,
droughts and floods, as frequency of these events increased because of the global
warming.
 Generally, extra heat and carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans, and absorption of
these components more than the oxygen leads the ocean both warmer and acidic.
Warming waters of the ocean bleach the coral reefs and also leads to stronger storms, and
more acidic water of the oceans causes threat to the shellfish, and it also threatens the tiny
crustaceans and in case crustaceans disappear than it would lead the collapse of the food
chains of the marine.
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Australia took number of measures for the purpose of reducing the effects of the global warming
and for restricting that action which cause global warming. The most important step taken by the
Australia in context of reducing the global warming emissions is the implementation of the
national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The compulsory renewable energy target is set
by the government of Australia and this target includes 9500 gigawatt hours by 2010 and it also
states the commitment to ensure 20% of the national electricity supply from renewable sources
by 2020. Australia also ensures demonstration projects in context of the carbon capture and
storage from coal burning power plants. It must be noted, it is very difficult to determine the role
played by the carbon capture and storage technology in restricting the global warming emissions
from coal in the demonstration projects of these types (Climate hot map, n.d.).
Aims of the research
The research paper is based on the quantitative research method, tools and techniques in which
various strategies and approaches are focusing by getting consideration of the quantitative study.
This study will indicate the effective and unique results of the topic with the help of various
surveys assessment in which 100 investigators would be participated to make the study more
unique and effective (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault, 2015). The explanation of all the researchers
would be discussed by using the unique methods and techniques of sampling which would be
helpful to analyze and measure the concepts of the study in an effective and systematic manner.
The main motive of this research is to outline and elaborate the global warming issues in the
environment. It explains how to reduce these issues and challenges to protect the lives of the
people. The paper creates awareness among the people regarding the global warming and the
research paper explains that how global warming puts ample of impact on the life of the people.
The global warming has been known to cause a series of unnatural and undesirable changes in
the environment. The further aim of this research is to work for the protecting and promoting the
healthy natural environment through various action programmes and environment awareness
creation among and education of the people. Moreover, the purpose of this task is to work for
healthy, clean and neat cities and urban environments and to work for the environment health
and safety of the employees. By using this research paper, the researchers want to prevent and
reduce excessive exploitation of natural and energy resources as well. It has been analyzed that
global warming is a big concern for the researchers because it may influence the economies of
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scale. It is one of the significant and serious issues that is listed as a priority issues by the
government of almost all the nations (Flick, 2015). The study analyzes that approx 90% of the
human activity may influence the temperature and life of people. It has been analyzed that global
warming causes water shortages in areas where the water is already short. It also affects the
animals and humans that causes ample of disease. The research paper analyses that how global
warming leads to increase and enhance deaths from heat waves. It also leads to the loss of plants
and animal habitats. Air population has increased due to global warming. The paper explains that
how global warming could affect the glaciers and ice sheet that are significant for the ecosystem.
The research paper outlines that how global warming puts significant and costly impact on
communities, climate and health. Unless people take immediate steps to reduce and eliminate the
global warming emissions, these impacts are damaging the environment adversely. Global
warming caused by greenhouse gas pollution as it also affects the plants. It is analyzed that
effects of global warming vary from country to country. The people needs to focus on the global
warming issues to make a favorable environment.
Research methodology
It has been analyzed that research methodology is an effective and unique part of the research
that helps to understand and evaluate ample of methods, techniques, tools, and strategies to make
the research in an effective and unique way. There are two types of the techniques and for
initiating this research proposal, quantitative research technique has been chosen in the task. It
will help to outline and analyze the significance and objective of the global warming in the task.
Some of the research techniques have been detailed below (Santamouris, 2014).
Research strategy
A research strategy is a step by step plan of action that provides direction to the people thoughts,
ideas and efforts, enabling them to conduct research systematically and on schedule to produce
quality outcomes and detailed reporting (Mackey and Gass, 2015). The research strategy plays a
significant role to collect the data and information about the global warming. It is one of the vital
and foremost factors of the research that helps the researchers to analyze and evaluate the
research issue in a hassle free manner. It has been analyzed that survey research strategy would
be initiated by the examiner to collect information and facts about the environmental issue such
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as global warming. Survey research is an effective and unique tool because it enables the
investigator to get information and facts about the global warming in less cost and time that
enhance the accuracy of the research among the people in the global market (Benton and Newell,
2014).
Data collection
One of the significant strategies that can be used is data collection. The unique strategy of the
gathering data in terms of the research topic develops and improves the knowledge and
experience about the research issue. There are two types data collection methods such as primary
and secondary used to collect the data and information about the global warming. For this
research, primary data collection method is used by the researchers to gather information and
facts (Alfieri et al, 2015). Primary data is collected by the researchers at the first time. It is
original data that has been collected particularly for the purpose in the mind. It means primary
data is collected by the investigators from the original sources. To collect primary data, survey,
questionnaire and action research methods are used by the researchers. In the terms of data
gathering plans, there are two equipments would be used to gather data and information in a
systematic manner in which the simple equipment sheet would be prepared by the researchers.
This sheet will entails gender, age and other factors of the population so that marketing research
can be done effectively and efficiently.
Data analysis
After gathering the information and facts regarding the research topic, it is unique and significant
for the research to build and improve the reliable and accurate outcomes in terms of the research
concerns. There are ample of the research analysis may be used for this research. The research
analysis techniques include thematic analysis, statistic analysis, content analysis, conversational
analysis and disclosure analysis (Guber, 2013). For this research paper, the first will give the
entire explanation of the task from which the information and data is collected, graphic
information on gender and age and apart from this, the detailed information regarding the global
warming would be explained in the research. For measuring the data and information, statistical
data analysis would be used. By using this tool, researcher would be able to show the graphic
statistics of the data in which regress, cross tabulation, correlation and other factors involved.
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The main aim of this study is to analyze and outline the global warming issues. Data analysis
helps the researchers to know and analyze the causes of the global warming (Cook et al, 2013).
Significance of the research
Climate change is significant since it helps in determining and analyzing the future climate
expectations and requirements. The research paper is significant to analyze and elucidate the
advantages and disadvantages of the global warming. The study is analyzes that global warming
stresses ecosystems through water shortages, temperature rises, intense and high storm damage,
salt invasion and drought (Santamouris et al, 2015). Some of the Australia’s high natural icons
such as the Great Barrier Reef are significant and effective threatened for the people. The
purpose of this research is to fully understand and analyze this watershed behavior in term of
climate changes, hydrology and forestry. It has been analyzed that global warming is the
scientific and systematic study of the climates which is explained as the mean weather situations
over a period of time (Bolaji and Huan, 2013). During this study, facts, information and data
would be gathered that will permit the prediction of the effect of global warming on water
quality, inshore fisheries, coastal aquaculture development and pollution. This result helps in the
expansion and development of adaptation strategies and policies to climate change the country.
The present is significant to outline the pros and cons of the climate change or global warming.
By analyzing this research, the researchers hope to describe the environmental issue such as
global warming and its impact on the sustainability and life of the people. From the above
mentioned analysis, the researchers provides ample of information and facts about the
significance and impacts of the global warming. It has been analyzed that energy efficiency is the
lowest cost way to eliminate the emissions. Saving water reduces and prevents the carbon
pollution too. The researcher is stated that people need to use fuel efficient vehicle to save fuel
and money (Trenberth and Fasullo, 2013).
The research paper is significant to explain the adverse impact of the climate change so that
effective measures can be taken by the people in order to reduce the global warming. Without
conducting the research, people would not be able to know and understand the significance of the
global warming. Therefore, this research will help the people to generate awareness among the
people about the global warming (Dunlap and Jacques, 2013). Optimum utilization of resources
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can be done by analyzing this research paper. The present research is also so important because it
helps outline the ample of remedies to avert the adverse impact of the climate change or global
warming. This analysis sheds light on whether how the global warming can influence the
environment of the country (Martens, 2013). Some effective measures such as change lightbulbs,
use air conditioning, drive less, use less hot water, and keep an eye on the local beach help the
people to overcome on the global warming. The research helps in encouraging others to conserve
the energy and resources. The research will help in sharing about energy consumption and
recycling with friends, coworkers, and neighbors and take ample of opportunities to promote
public officials to establish policies and programs that are good and effective for the environment
(Elsasser and Dunlap, 2013).
Conclusion
The above mentioned analysis shows that how global warming can influence the sustainability
and environment of the country. The impacts and disadvantages of the global warming have been
explained in the task.
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