{"id":56669,"date":"2020-03-05T17:31:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T12:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=56669"},"modified":"2020-03-05T17:31:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T12:01:53","slug":"answered-what-is-black-carbon-discuss-the-consequence-of-rise-in-black-carbon-in-the-atmosphere-suggest-measures-to-tackle-the-rising-level-of-black-carbon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-what-is-black-carbon-discuss-the-consequence-of-rise-in-black-carbon-in-the-atmosphere-suggest-measures-to-tackle-the-rising-level-of-black-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] What is black carbon? Discuss the consequence of rise in black carbon in the atmosphere. Suggest measures to tackle the rising level of black carbon."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n Demand of the question<\/strong>\n Introduction.\n <\/strong>What is black carbon?\n Body.\n <\/strong>Discuss the consequence of rise in black carbon\n in the atmosphere. Suggest measures to tackle the rising level of black\n carbon.\n Conclusion.\n <\/strong>Way forward.\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Black carbon is a potent climate-warming\ncomponent of particulate matter formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil\nfuels, wood and other fuels. It is emitted from gas and diesel engines,\ncoal-fired power plants, and other sources that burn fossil fuel. Black carbon\nhas negative implications for both human health and climate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequence\nof rise in black carbon in the atmosphere:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Climate change:<\/strong> Black carbon contributes to climate change causing changes\nin patterns of rain and clouds. It has recently emerged as a major contributor\nto global climate change, possibly second only to CO2<\/sub> as the\nmain driver of change. <\/li>
  2. Global warming: <\/strong>Black carbon warms the Earth by absorbing sunlight and\nheating the atmosphere and by reducing albedo when deposited on snow and ice\n(direct effects) and indirectly by interaction with clouds. Per unit of mass,\nblack carbon has a warming impact on climate that is 460-1,500 times stronger\nthan CO2.<\/li>
  3. Precipitation:<\/strong> Black carbon causes changes in patterns of rain and\nclouds. Black carbon, like all particles in the atmosphere, affects the\nreflectivity, stability and duration of clouds and alters precipitation. <\/li>
  4. Rise in sea level: <\/strong>It could accelerate the amount of freshwater Greenland\nloses and raise sea levels due to warming effect.<\/li>
  5. Impact on vegetation and ecosystems: <\/strong>Black carbon can affect the health of ecosystems\nin several ways like by depositing on plant leaves and increasing their\ntemperature, dimming sunlight that reaches the earth, and modifying rainfall\npatterns. Changing rain patterns can have far-reaching consequences for both\necosystems and human livelihoods, for example by disrupting monsoons.<\/li>
  6. Air pollution: <\/strong>It comprises a significant portion of particulate matter or\nPM, which is an air pollutant.<\/li>
  7. Health problems:<\/strong> Inhalation of black carbon is associated with health\nproblems including respiratory and cardiovascular disease, cancer, and even\nbirth defects.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Measures\nto tackle the rising level of black carbon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Reducing emission: <\/strong>Black carbon has a short atmospheric lifetime. Thus,\ntargeted strategies to reduce emissions can provide climate and health benefits\nwithin a relatively short period of time. <\/li>
    2. Household energy:<\/strong> It is important to replace traditional cooking to clean\nburning modern fuel cook stoves. The Ujjwala scheme is an important\ninitiative in this direction.<\/li>
    3. Transport:<\/strong> Fast transition to Bharat 6 vehicles and soot-free buses\nand trucks is needed. Eliminating high-emitting\ndiesel vehicles should be a priority.<\/li>
    4. Agriculture: <\/strong>It is important to ban open-field burning of agricultural\nwaste and formulate a policy\nto develop a market for the agricultural waste procurement.<\/li>
    5. Waste management: <\/strong>Municipalities must handle waste efficiently. A ban open\nburning of municipal waste should be there.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      India is the second largest emitter of\nblack carbon in the world, with emissions expected to increase dramatically in\nthe coming decades. Thus, it is important to target and reduce black carbon\nemission for a clean and sustainable future. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Demand of the question Introduction. What is black carbon? Body. Discuss the consequence of rise in black carbon in the atmosphere. Suggest measures to tackle the rising level of black carbon. Conclusion. Way forward. Black carbon is a potent climate-warming component of particulate matter formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, wood and other… Continue reading [Answered] What is black carbon? Discuss the consequence of rise in black carbon in the atmosphere. Suggest measures to tackle the rising level of black carbon.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56669","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}