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Name:

Omar Qotba

Class:

G19

Date:

10-5-2019

Title:

Climate change & environmental pollution

EVALUATION 1

Reference:

Matawal, D. S., & Maton, D. J. (2013). Climate Change and Global Warming: Signs, Impact and Solutions. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 4(1), 62.

How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the authority, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, currency and use of expected academic conventions.

Authority: The article was published on the international journal of environmental science and development which gives it credibility in the field of academic research.

Reliability: The scope of the paper is based on the climatic challenges facing Nigeria which narrows down the applicability of the proposed solutions to a particular geographic location.

Objectivity: Factual information has been provided to include statistics and relevant examples to explain the main concepts.

Currency: The Journal was published in the year 2013 which makes the paper relatively old.

Academic conventions: The academic referencing includes both online journals, news media such as the BBC Network and information sources from the Nigerian government websites.

How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?

Matawal & Maton (2013) defines the meaning of climate change and how it contributes to global warming. The article provides adequate examples of the negative impact of climate change including air and water borne diseases. These examples include extreme weather conditions such as drought and flooding. This information is crucial in supporting the second paragraph that articulates the socio-economic effects of climate change.

The article proposes some of the probable solutions to climate change to include:-

· The use of sustainable building designs and construction materials

· The efficient utilization of renewable energy sources

· Sustainable waste and water disposal mechanisms

· Afforestation of arid landscapes

· The dredging of waterways

EVALUATION 2

Reference:

Liquete, C., Udias, A., Conte, G., Grizzetti, B., & Masi, F. (2016). Integrated valuation of a nature-based solution for water pollution control. Highlighting hidden benefits. Ecosystem Services, 22, 392-401.

How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the authority, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, currency and use of expected academic conventions.

Authority: The research journal was funded by the European Union FP7 project OpenNESS under grant agreement and published in science direct portals which give credibility to the information provided.

Reliability: The project contains 27 case studies that have been replicated across Europe in order to test the practicability of the proposed solution.

Objectivity: The journal provides adequate statistics, city planning documents, tables and graphs to justify the economic viability of the proposed project.

Currency: The journal was published in 2016 which makes it relatively new in terms of research facts

Academic conventions: The authors have provided relevant academic references that include direct links and download icons to the relevant journal pages.

How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?

Liquete et al (2016) investigates the benefits of using water catchment areas as a means of regulating floods, water pollution and habitat recreation. This article is supports the first point of paragraph 3 that purports that human activity has led to the destruction of entire ecosystems, soil structure and animal habitats. Issues such as industrial waste pollution have led to the increase of acidity and sedimentation in soil and water bodies. This article proposes the implementation of green infrastructure and water parks as a way of mitigating climate change by restoring degraded ecosystems.

EVALUATION 3

Reference:

Lloret, A., Domenge, R., & Castro-Hernández, M. (2019). Regulatory Limits to Corporate Sustainability: How Climate Change Law and Energy Reforms in Mexico May Impair Sustainability Practices in Mexican Firms. Systems, 7(1), 3.

How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the authority, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, currency and use of expected academic conventions.

Authority: The Journal article has been written by Lloret who has worked for the ITAM Center of Energy and Natural resources in Mexico. This gives him the authority to discuss the energy policies being discussed by stakeholders in the country.

Reliability: The corporate sustainability of energy reforms has been discussed to include investments from a wide range of stakeholders including the plastics industries, construction, alcohol and steel industries among others.

Objectivity: The authors discuss both the pros, cons and weaknesses of implementing the unconditional reduction of greenhouse gasses and black carbon emissions by 40% which translates to 22% below business-as-usual (BAS).

Currency: The paper was published this year which provides the latest information available in sustainable energy policies implemented in Mexico.

Academic conventions: The paper contains references from 81 sources which provide a comprehensive grasp of energy reforms in Mexico.

How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?

The paper provides business solutions to climate change through sustainable energy reforms. This paper supports paragraph 4 that states that rapid industrialization has contributed to environmental degradation and pollution due to excessive use of fossil fuels. The paper proposes the introduction of renewable energy as one way of mitigating climate change and the global problem of fossil fuel combustion which significantly increases the level of greenhouse emissions to the environment. Mexico is one of the countries that has been highlighted in the paper to have agreed to reduce its Nationally Determined Contribution of greenhouse emissions and black carbon to the environment.