The most discussing

Macro Ethical Issue

Today………

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Global Warming…...
A Global Warning

The most discussing macro ethical issue

today….
 What is global warming????

!!!!!! TODAY IS
VERY HOT !!!!!!!!

• The ten hottest year

was in the last 25 years
during the period 5000
yrs.

• 2005 and 1998 was the

very hottest year in last
5000 years.
 an average increase
in the temperature of the
atmosphere near the
Earth’s surface and in the
troposphere, which can
contribute to changes in
global climate patterns

WHY ?????
HOW ????
? Consequences
 Explanation of the causes of global warming

Green house
effect
&
CO2

Serious greenhouse effect

Global Warming
 Increase in greenhouse gases Leads to the
increasing seriousness of global warming

Global surface temperatures

-- increased about 0.6°C/century since the late19th
century
– increased to 2°C/century over the past 25 years
Thousand years comparison
The consequences through the map
How humans may impact
the earth’s environment;
Facts……
The contribution from our home….
• Other greenhouse gases emission

– Agriculture
– Forestry
– Other land uses
– Waste management
In 2005 the US released 6.1 billion ton carbon dioxide
to the sky. That is equal to 1.2 billion elephant
 An average Indian emit 250 kg of CO2
an American citizen emits 5600 kg of CO2
 Ethical issues?????
• The atmospheric concentration of GHGs will determine
who lives and dies and what plants and animals survive in
the years ahead.
• Not giving proper attention by the individual or lack of
awareness.
• Waiting for others to respond. Or comparing with others.
• Trying to forget about our responsibility to our next
generation.
• Asking hard questions about responsibility, accountability,
and the differences between actions -- whether political,
economic, or wholly personal -- that are right versus those
that are wrong
 Ethical questions??
• The national equity
• The atmospheric stabilization
• who will pay for damages?
• cost to national economy
• By emitting greenhouse gases, are the rich
perpetrating an injustice on the world’s
poor? 
• How should we respond to the small but real
possibility that climate change could lead to
a worldwide catastrophe?
“What gets in to trouble is not
what we don’t know
Its what we know for sure
that just are not so”

mark twain.
Thank you