Impact of Fossil Fuels on Climatic Conditions and the Possible Ways to Manage it

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Human Activity and Climatic Change
Introduction
Climatic conditions in varied places around the globe keep changing due to the extent of environmental interference by humans. Over the years, the situation has degenerated due to increased population and industrialization. The impact human population has had on the environment has led to environmental degradation and climatic conditions. Environmentalists argue that human activities have caused the change in climatic conditions. In this article, the impact of fossil fuels on climatic conditions will be evaluated and the possible ways to manage it.
Problem Statement
The adverse climatic conditions witnessed all around the world are a constant reminder of the harm humans have done to the environment. If the very obvious that if environmental conservation is not upheld and sustained, the future generations will find our planet in very dilapidated and inhabitable conditions. It is often said that we have not inherited the earth from our forefathers but rather borrowed it from our children, and therefore every one of us is obligated to conserve it for them  (Jha, 2009). One of the main contributors of the environmental degradation that has led to adverse climatic conditions is the use of fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels have been a critical source of energy to humans albeit having serious adverse effects on the environment. Since the inception of industrialization era more than three centuries ago, fossil fuels have been the main source of energy. To use fossil fuels, burning them is inevitable and they produce carbon gasses and other poisonous gasses with adverse effects on the environment.In some places with high industrialization, the amount of air pollution has surpassed the safe conditions for human survival,i.e., Beijing CITATION Jos14 \l 1033 (Kureethadam, 2014). Carbon dioxide leads to global warming which is one of the key reasons why the climatic conditions of some places are changing rapidly for worse. Global warming occurs when the ozone layer is depleted by carbon dioxide and ultraviolet sun rays reach the earth's surface raising its temperatures. The carbon dioxide also forms a cloud in the atmosphere that re-deflects the earth's radiation. However, fossil fuels are not the only air pollutants that lead to global warming, other human activities like use of firewood also have a significant contribution to global warming.
Fossil fuels have an adversative effect on land, air, water resources, plant life, animal life and human societies. For elucidation, fossil fuels lead to land degradation especially in the places they are mined due to excavation and other human activities which destroy the quality of the land. Depleted fossil fuel mines leave the land in a deplorable condition if not rehabilitated. Combustion of the fossil fuels leads to the production of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which has adverse effects on humans, water, flora, and fauna. Some respiratory conditions are caused by air pollution and affect both humans and animals.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere combines with precipitation to cause acidic ran which contaminates water bodies. The acidic rain also affects vegetation adversely thus destroying it and le...