Mapping Carbon Emissions: Regional Contributions and Climate Justice

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@article{1702992,
      author = {Dr. Balakullayappa Madar},
      title = {Mapping Carbon Emissions: Regional Contributions and Climate Justice},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2021},
      volume = {5},
      number = {5},
      pages = {349-357},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1702992.pdf},
      abstract = {Mapping carbon emissions is a crucial step in understanding the uneven regional contributions to global greenhouse gas concentrations and addressing the principles of climate justice, as this theoretical and conceptual study examines how industrialized regions, which account for approximately 60% of historical CO? emissions, disproportionately contribute to the ongoing climate crisis compared to developing regions that face greater vulnerabilities despite emitting less than 10% cumulatively (IPCC, 2021), and this imbalance underscores the need to analyze emission patterns through spatially explicit mapping that incorporates socio-economic data, energy consumption trends, and land-use changes, enabling policymakers to identify high-emission hotspots and implement targeted mitigation strategies while also addressing systemic inequities in resource distribution and adaptive capacity, as low-income nations, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, suffer from the adverse effects of climate change such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and biodiversity loss despite their minimal contributions, emphasizing the importance of integrating spatial justice frameworks into international climate agreements like the Paris Accord to ensure equitable responsibility-sharing and financial support for sustainable development, while regional analyses reveal that countries like China and the United States, which together accounted for nearly 40% of global CO? emissions in 2020, must lead emission-reduction initiatives, yet disparities within these nations also highlight the importance of intra-national mapping to address emissions inequality between urban industrial centers and rural, low-emission areas, and as spatial technologies like Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing evolve, they provide robust tools to visualize emission footprints, identify emission sources, and model future scenarios, supporting a just transition to low-carbon economies by enabling transparent monitoring and accountability, and this study concludes that mapping carbon emissions is not merely a technical exercise but a foundational component of achieving climate justice by reconciling scientific evidence with ethical imperatives, urging nations and international bodies to prioritize investments in geospatial research and equitable climate policies that reflect the disproportionate impacts and responsibilities of regions, sectors, and populations, thereby fostering a holistic approach to combatting climate change while ensuring that vulnerable communities are not left behind in the global transition towards sustainability.},
      keywords = {Carbon Emissions, Regional Contributions, Climate Justice, Geospatial Mapping, Emission Inequality, Sustainable Development},
      month = {November},
  }