Vahana Offshore
In a world struggling to recover from the ravages of COVID-19 and its aftermath , there are scores of lessons to be learnt . The most important lesson is the need to recognize danger before it strikes and to take early decisive action to avert the tragedy that is likely to unfold from human inertia in the face of impending disaster .
Global warming resulting from emissions of Greenhouse gases ( GHG ) is a reality that cannot be wished away . Already the impacts of global warming are starting to disrupt human lives . Unless early action is taken by every segment of society , the calamity that global warming will unleash upon mankind , will make even the tragedy of the recent pandemic seem relatively insignificant . Greenhouse gas emissions are steadily warming up the planet . Scientists have already warned of the impact of this global warming . Governmental meetings .
have resulted in pledges and resolutions that already show signs of missing the target of limiting the temperature rise to 2 degrees above pre-industrial revolution stage .
This paper highlights the urgent need for the Jackup industry to play its part and contribute to the national objective of emission reduction for GHG .
How COVID-19 has affected Lives in UAE
The pandemic that raged across the world has taken a toll of human lives . Because the virus caught the world unprepared , the initial loss of human lives was enormous as a populace grappled to understand the implications of a hitherto unknown threat . Not having sufficient time to analyze the impacts of the virus , governments of countries took whatever steps they felt might mitigate the spread of the virus . Flights got suspended , gatherings of people were restricted , social events were banned and borders of countries sealed off in an attempt to contain the contagion .
The obvious question that this raises is , “ Had we somehow known that the Covid-19 virus would pose such a huge risk to humanity before the virus got released into the world , would we have done something different ?” Would we , for example , have taken all those extreme precautions and avoided the virus altogether ?
Evidence points to the fact that we would , in all probability , not have done so . We were destined to bring on to ourselves all those human sufferings , purely because of the inertia of the human race . It may seem difficult to believe , but it is the unfortunate truth . Even if the fallout of the Covid-19 virus had been announced to the world before the virus was released , the odds are that humanity would have done nothing at all . www . ojme . net