Petroleum Extraction And Its Impacts On Climate Change
Year: 2019
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The extraction and usage of petroleum around the world has been exercised since the industrial revolution as a source of income and as a catalyst for economic development. However, this has drastically exacerbated climate change. Climate change is a transboundary issue that entails cataclysmic consequences such as severe droughts, flooding, the rise of sea levels, displacement of human settlements and the loss of habitats for flora and fauna. Mitigation and adaptation policies launched and exercised by governments across the world are imperative in avoiding or minimizing the impacts of climate change. This research aims to analyze the development, legal framework and climatic problems that arise from the extraction of oil and gas in Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia. This research also aims to provide feasible suggestions for governments and policy makers in nations that are still heavily reliant on the extraction and the usage of petroleum as the primary source of income in their respective countries in combating human-induced climate change.
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2980359690