Almost every nation is aware of the environmental changes. How such changes can and will impact our lives. Every nation in the world might have some act or regulation and might be trying to act on them. However, we are lacking in one way or another, sooner or later the environmental changes will be much more visible. There could be a time when we would say that we can no longer return.
Let's take an example of ASIA and ask ourselves some of the following questions:
How was ASIA before the industrial revolution?
The Asia region is experiencing rapid and promising economic growth which created climate changes in the region. For example, most of the countries in the region are developing countries or least developed nations. This means the efforts have to be increased to monitor industrial reform in climate-friendly directions. Before the Industrial Revolution, the CO2 concentration was about 280 ppm and has reached about 410 ppm as of 2019. Since the 2000s drastic change has been observed [link].
How is Asia now?
Let's look at China and India, both are one of the biggest nations of the world. Also, both are contributing much more than others, as they are top emitters of the CO2 in the air. All the countries in Asia emit more than half of the world's CO2 emission [link].
What are the effects of climate change in Asia?
According to the UN, the temperature rise in Asia has been at a record high over the past century. The climate is changing drastically. The effects can be seen for example in PAKISTAN, almost 1/3 of the country was observing heavy rain and consequently flood. There were almost over 80 disasters in the whole region.
Economic effects:
One of the main focus points should be that mainly this region is densely populated and consists of many developing nations. Any natural disaster can put the whole country into a situation that could take a long time to recover. A disaster emergency is underway in this region.
Concluding remarks:
According to Berkely Earth data, the temperature rise is still less than 1.5 oC as of 2023. However, with the rate at which temperature is rising, we will most likely cross the limit in 2034 and not 2045. The limit proposed in the Paris Agreement will eventually be met much earlier than predicted. The side effects would certainly be a disaster for the Asia region.
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