Climate Change

 What Is Climate Change?

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures.

What will be the effects of climate change ?

If we continue as before, with the same rate of greenhouse gas emissions, the predictions say that by 2060 we will have raised the temperature by about 4 degrees.

Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will have many effects

Past and present-day greenhouse gas emissions will affect climate far into the future

Increase Earth's average temperature

Influence the patterns and amounts of precipitation

Reduce ice and snow cover, as well as permafrost

Raise sea level

Increase the acidity of the oceans

Increase the frequency, intensity, and/or duration of extreme events

Shift ecosystem characteristics

Increase threats to human health

Climate change will affect our health, ability to grow food, housing, safety and work.

If we do not contribute to caring for the environment, in the future we will not have the beauty of nature or the best living conditions

What are the solutions to climate change?

The main ways to stop climate change are to pressure government and business to:

 Keep fossil fuels in the ground

Invest in renewable energy

Switch to sustainable transport.

Improve farming and encourage vegan diets.

Restore nature to absorb more carbon

Protect forests .

Protect the oceans.

Reduce how much people consume.