climate change

• climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
• shifts can be natural
• main driver of climate change have been human activities
• main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide and methane
• burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions
• major sources of methane emissions are Agriculture, oil, and gas operations
• clearing land and cutting down forest can release carbon dioxide
• main sectors causing greenhouse gasses energy , industry , transport , buildings , agriculture and land use
• humans are responsible for virtually all global heating
• atleast the last 2,000 years
• earth is a system
• seven biggest emitters China , USA , India , European union , Indonesia , Russian federation , and Brazil
• how to improve climate change: plant trees , planet friendly investments , dress climate smart , don't waste food transform your transport , keep your areas clean , and spread awareness
• consequences of climate change intense drought , water scarcity , severe fires , rising sea levels , flooding , melting polar ice , catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity
• human activities are causing greenhouse gasses that are warming the world