Impact of Ecological Changes and Role of Environmental Management System (EMS) in Industry:[An Overview]

The wave of the development and dissemination of technology has brought a range of goods and services to the consumer in a manner and price that is affordable with accessibility. However, this trend has also resulted in major externalities being imposed on society often in remote corners of the globe. An important example of this reality is the problem of climate change, which has resulted from a growth in the concentration of greenhouse gases as an outcome of industrialization and greater production and consumption of goods and services. Even though scientists well over hundred years ago highlighted the danger of greater consumption of fossil fuels leading to warming of the earth, these voices were not heeded till recently. The intergovernmental panel of Climate Change (IPCC) through a series of reports have highlighted the strong evidence showing human influence on the Earth's climate, and serious impacts that are being caused across the globe. Report of the IPCC elaborates on several technological solutions than can help to stabilize the Earth's atmosphere, and consequently the climate, within a reasonable period of time. Effective mitigation measures can be undertaken by adopting technologies that exist already. However, such action would be possible and effective only if a policy framework is created to facilitate technology development and dissemination. The most important part of such a policy would be to place a price on carbon that would ensure movement towards a low carbon economy across the world. If appropriate incentives and disincentives are used by governments, several low carbon technologies could come into existence. This paper highlights Environment IVIanagement System, the existing environment scenario and steps to tackle environment problem.