Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases

• Human Activities increase the amount of Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These activities include:

  • Driving.
  • Consuming Electricity.
  • Raising livestock.
  • Decay of organic waste in landfill sites.
• Potential effects of climate change include:

  • Extinction of species
  • Rising sea levels due to the melting of the ice caps.
  • Migration- people will move from areas suffering droughts and floods
  • Decrease in crop yield for all major world crops
• Carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by a person or organisation over a period of time.
• Carbon footprint can be reduced by:
• Carbon footprint can be reduced by:

  • By using less electricity
  • Reduce level of travel and transportation
  • Planting more trees