Climate Change and the Socio-economic Implications on Tea Producers
Climate change transforms global or regional climate patterns attributed either directly or indirectly to human activities that emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere, altering its composition and disrupting its balance which results in global warming.GHGs occur naturally in the atmosphere, and they impact the earths temperatures.Without them, the earth would not be warm enough for life to exist.Carbon dioxide and other GHGs, including chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and water vapor, absorb incoming solar infra-red radiation in the atmosphere and trap it in the atmosphere.This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, causes temperatures to rise in the atmosphere which in turn causes the earths surface to heat up.The lifespan of GHGs in the atmosphere ranges from 20 minutes (ozone) to up to 200 years (carbon dioxide).Evidence suggests that GHGs are causing global warming and climate change.While GHGs occur naturally, direct or indirect human activities have intensified their emission into the atmosphere.A dramatic drop in fossil fuels combustion could be the answer to mitigating global warming.
Kaison Chang Margarita (Peggy) Brattlof
Intergovernmental Group on Tea Trade and Markets Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy
国际会议
International Tea Symposium 2014(ITS 2014)(国际茶叶学术研讨会)
杭州
英文
460-462
2014-09-10（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）