Greenhouse Laws are Introduced

A little under 300 years ago, the industrial age was upon us. We were soon to discover that we could use fossil fuels that were seemingly in abundance all around us to produce energy forms and from there could really develop our lives and society. It is true that we have made significant technological advances since that time, but have also become aware of the damage that the conspicuous use of these fuels has caused. As a result, greenhouse laws will soon come into play to help constrain the consumption that has got us into trouble over all this time. Emissions caused by the burning of these fossil fuels have the potential to cause catastrophic damage to our environment unless something is done.

The byproduct of using fossil fuels for energy production (and subsequent use and consumption) was a significant release of damaging gases to the environment. Large volumes of these gases caused a warming effect in the atmosphere and over time a considerable imbalance in the natural scheme of things. As a society, we must reverse this trend and this has led to the introduction of greenhouse laws to control the dangerous greenhouse gases.

Carbon dioxide equivalent gases are the main target of greenhouse laws as these products are very dangerous. A threat exists to all forms of life on the planet, as patterns change and weather events intensify. Those who are deemed to be the largest culprits, the biggest emitters of gases will be in the crosshairs of this new legislation and they will be forced to seek alternative methods of energy production.

Significant goals have been set by the UK government when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. It is intended that they will be reduced by as much as 80% within the next 40 years. To start the ball rolling, mandatory laws will come into place in that country in 2010 and 2011, requiring the major contributors to the problem to get their house in order.

A cunning "cap and trade" scheme will effectively force large emitters of carbon gases to reduce their figures, as a consequence of a value being placed on carbon itself. The scheme is part of the greenhouse laws being introduced in Britain and once the administration sets an overall limit on the total amount of gases that are permissible, market-driven forces will take care of the rest.

Unfortunately, goodwill alone is not enough to prompt major emitters of carbon to alter their ways of doing business. The British Carbon Reduction Commitment is one of the first steps in a government intervention. By structuring an approach this way, it is felt that the new greenhouse laws will have a great effect on the overall problem facing the climate.

Although environmentalists and scientists have been preaching at society in general for decades about the problems surrounding adverse climate change, it is only in recent years that politicians and the population in general have begun to catch up. The Kyoto Protocol focused everyone's attention in the 90s, but in reality only a limited result was obtained due to a lack of real action. To force change, mandatory greenhouse laws are inevitable.

United States is seen as being behind its expected position and a variety of excuses have been rolled out by the US administration over time. There is some debate as to whether the country will take greenhouse laws being debated in Congress seriously and whether they will ever see the light of day.

Taken from: www.verisae.com

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