Abstract
Nowadays, the topic of climate change and its consequences are on the agenda of the everyday life. Due to the greenhouse effect, an effective doubling of CO 2 concentrations is expected by 2030. During the history, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has grown mainly as a result of human activity in the Earth. The anthropogenic CO 2 emission accounts for around three-fourths of global GHG emissions. The development of greenhouse gas emissions is extremely associated with global warming. Approximately one-third of the global atmospheric methane emissions derived from agricultural activities. Throughout the agricultural production process, high amounts of GHG emissions are released, which affect negatively the environment and the climate. The intensity of agriculture-related factors of climate change is varying over countries and continents. The objective of the research is to explore the main agricultural-related determinants of climate change focusing on livestock, burning crop residues, rice production, manure management, synthetic fertilizer use along with the geographical and cultural factors of the pollution. The analysis was carried out on a sample representing the world economy. Keywords: carbon dioxide emission, agricultural production, trade, language, geography, world JEL Classifications: Q10, Q54, Q56 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.8859
Highlights
In line with the extending industrialization of agriculture, environmental concerns have arisen as a global problem
Worries about climate change call the attention of decision-makers and global organization to reduce the intensification of environmental pollution and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission
FAO (2018) statistics suggest that Asian, North and South American countries are the main contributors to agricultural specific CO2 emission stimulating climate change (Figure 3)
Summary
In line with the extending industrialization of agriculture, environmental concerns have arisen as a global problem. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main long-lived greenhouse gas (GHG) in the Earth’s atmosphere. The increase in CO2 from 2016 to 2017 was approximately the same as the average growth rate over the last decade (WMO, 2018). An effective doubling of CO2 concentrations is expected by 2030, resulting in an estimated temperature rise of 1.5-4.5°C. The atmospheric concentration of GHGs has grown mainly as a result of human activity at global level. Anthropogenic CO2 emission accounts for around 76% of global GHG emissions (Lanigan, 2017). The growth of GHG emissions is extremely linked to global warming (European Commission, 2018)
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