Iraq was very different two decades ago. Dust fills the air and is
stirred up by hot winds. There are vast areas of barren land dotted with
stubborn palm trees that struggle patiently to withstand the elements. Climate
change in Iraq is having impacts that make Iraq's environment, security,
politics, and economic challenges worse, high temperatures, severe drought,
declining rainfall, desertification, salinization, and the increased prevalence
of dust storms have undermined the agricultural sector in Iraq.
In addition, Iraq's water security depends on the deteriorating
Tigris and Euphrates river systems. National and regional political uncertainty
will make mitigating climate change and addressing transnational water
governance very difficult for the state of Iraq for years to come. Greenhouse
gas emissions per capita are higher than the global average.
Human emissions of greenhouse gases are the primary driver of
climate change today. CO2 and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous
oxide are emitted by burning fossil fuels in Iraq, Annual emissions figures for
Iraq; CO2 country profile are often used for contribution to climate change.
Climate changes in Iraq due to greenhouse gas emissions lead to a
decline in the Ozone layer, and thus the Ultraviolet radiation index that
reaches northern, central and southern Iraq is very high.
Three steps of solutions are illustrated in this work to address
climate change in Iraq for treatment of the burning of associated gas due to
oil operations, which contributes effectively and extensively to pollutant
gases to the atmosphere, which contribute to the phenomenon of global warming
of the atmosphere, as it affects climate change in Iraq and the world.
The solutions that are reviewed can be implemented for the purpose
of benefiting from the production of liquefied gas for export to support the
national economy of Iraq or establishing gas-powered electric generating
stations, in addition to developing plans to eliminate gas burning as a measure
for environmental safety and preserving the health of humans and other
organisms.
Author(s)
Details
Saad M.
Potrous
Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering,
University of Basra, Iraq.
Please
see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/raeges/v8/1833
No comments:
Post a Comment