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Impact of climate change on Developing economies

Climate change is having a significant impact on trade in developing countries. As global temperatures rise and weather patterns become more extreme, these countries are facing increased challenges in terms of crop yields, natural resource availability, and infrastructure resilience. Further, as the more advanced economies introduce strategies to reduce their carbon emissions and achieve their net zero targets, this will put unequal pressure on the trading capacities of developing countries. The impact of climate change on economic growth in developing countries is expected to be significant and negative. Developing countries are generally more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than developed countries due to a number of factors, including: Greater reliance on agriculture and natural resources. Many developing countries have economies that are heavily reliant on agriculture and natural resources, which are sectors that are particularly vulnerable to climate change...

How to Reduce my Carbon Footprint?

Eating, travelling, heating your home… What's the carbon footprint of these activities and how can we make more climate-friendly choices? When you drive your car, buy a pair of sneakers or grill a steak, you contribute to the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. It’s your carbon footprint. Many countries, institutions and companies have committed to reduce their emissions. As an individual, you can also estimate your carbon footprint and reduce it. Discover how. What is a carbon footprint? Greenhouse gases are emitted through the production and consumption of goods and services. Carbon footprint is a concept used to quantify the impact of an activity, a person or a country on climate change. How much carbon is emitted to produce your t-shirt, meal or phone? The amount will depend on production and consumption choices. If we take the example of transport, taking the plane emits 285g of carbon per kilometre, compared to 104g for a car and 14g...

Eco Bricks

What can be done with plastic that you daily put into your dustbins? P lastic is something has changed our habits to switch to more non renewable stuffs from renewable sources. But the question here is what makes plastic more suitable for carrying any household activities. We see in our home as well,we tend to choose plastics over clothing bags. But what made this transition? Well it turns out to be: Light weight: plastic packaging is lightweight and can take up less space than alternatives, which means lighter loads for planes and trucks and lower emissions. Durable: because plastic packaging is so durable, plastic packaging can be very thin. … Versatile: plastics can be transformed in many different ways. Although these are advantages of plastic but do you know plastic is a major cause of climate change. Then why to choose products which are useful but eventually harm our environment and indirectly us.Most of the plastic waste which we deposit in the soil either don’t degrade qu...