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Environmental Ethical Issues - Coggle Diagram
Environmental Ethical Issues
Biodiversity loss
Humans use more of earths resources than it can naturally replace
population sizes have declined due to land-use change, conversion of habitats, climate change
Global warming
Caused by fossil fuels
Impacts the earths temperature, increasing it
CO2 levels are increasing and have never been so high
Greenhouse gases blanket the earth leading to global warming
Impact citizens e.g. increase the chance of bushfires, decimates crops, cause animal extinction
Plastic pollution
ca14 million tons of plastic makes its way into the environment harming wildlife habitats and animals within them
91% of plastic is not recycled
Food waste
Food waste accounts for 1/4 of greenhouse gas emissions annually and is the 3rd largest emitter of greenhouse gases
Food is wasted because it is deemed too ugly
Deforestation
Ocean Acidification
Oceans absorb 30% of CO2 and as the amount of carbon emissions increases so does the amount of how much is absorbed by the see
It has devastating impacts on marine life: causing animals like oysters to dissolve, coral bleaching