Environmental Engineering Reference
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300
200
100
FCF : Fixed Capital Formation
0
1988
1990
1995
2000
2005
YEAR
FIGURE 4.22
Comparison of in capital requirements to capital availability for environ-
mental improvement Klang Valley.
GLOBAL WARMING
Problem
Most climate scientists believe that serious global warming due to man-induced
emissions of CO
2
and methane gases is underway and that, if this is not soon
controlled, it can be expected there will be dire consequences throughout the
world, including flooding of coastal areas and of low-lying islands. Agricul-
tural changes will also take place, in that crop choices will need to be shifted
to correspond with the new climatic patterns. It is also recognized that while
the damages will be felt globally, the greatest damages will be in the DCs,
which can least afford to cope with them. While the United States and China are
now is in the lead in contributing emissions, India is expected also to become
