WASTE, CLIMATE AND ECOLOGY: THE IMPORTANCE OF SOL霊D WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND THE CONSERVAT!ON OF ECOSYSTEMS
Waste, Solid waste, Climate change, Ecosystems
Faced with an increasingly urbanized world, with human settlements that are established and expanding over reliefs, landscapes and their previously present ecosystems, and the increasing generation of urban solid waste, which when inappropriately discarded increases the potential for contamination, pollution environment and the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to the rise in global temperatures and the consequent threat to ecosystems around the planet, this article aimed to bring together theoretical references, data and analyzes related to the importance of solid waste management for the climate emergency and the conservation of ecosystems. The work methodology consisted of carrying out bibliographical research in libraries, portals and scientific magazines such as Nature, Science, Scielo and Google Scholar, and on national government portals, international organizations and non-governmental organizations such as Periódicos Capes, IPCC, Climate Observatory, Climate Watch and Climate Science, in addition to processing data found on these portals to carry out analysis of the global and national panorama of greenhouse gas emissions and discover trends. Finally, there is a description of the main effects of the rise in the planet's temperature on life on Earth and indications of how solid waste management can effectively contribute to tackling the climate emergency and conserving ecosystems.