1st slide- Introdction

So 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.

Causes

Generating power

Generating electricity and heat by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas causes a
large chunk of global emissions.

Manufacturing goods

Manufacturing and industry produce emissions, mostly from burning fossil fuels to produce
energy

Cutting down forests

Using transportation

transportation a major contributor of greenhouse gases, especially carbon-dioxide emissions.

Producing food

Producing food requires energy to run farm equipment or fishing boats, usually with fossil fuels.
Growing crops can also cause emissions, like when using fertilisers and manures

Powering buildings

Globally, residential and commercial buildings consume over half of all electricity.

Consuming too much

 use of power, how you move around, what you eat and how much you throw away - all
contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. So does the consumption of goods such as clothing,
electronics, and plastics.

Effects

Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have
shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and animal ranges have shifted and
trees are flowering sooner.

Frost-free Season (and Growing Season) will Lengthen

There has been Changes in Precipitation Patterns

More Droughts and Heat Waves

Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

Sea Level Will Rise 1-8 feet by 2100

In the next several decades, storm surges and high tides could combine with sea level rise and
land subsidence to further increase flooding in many regions.

Arctic Likely to Become Ice-Free

The Arctic Ocean is expected to become essentially ice free in summer before mid-century.

Paris agreement

To tackle climate change and its negative impacts, world leaders at the UN Climate Change
Conference (COP21) in Paris reached a breakthrough on 12 December 2015: the historic Paris
Agreement.

The Agreement includes commitments from all countries to reduce their emissions and work
together to adapt to the impacts of climate change, and calls on countries to strengthen their
commitments over time. The Agreement provides a pathway for developed nations to assist
developing nations in their climate mitigation and adaptation efforts while creating a framework for
the transparent monitoring and reporting of countries’ climate goals.

Sustainable Development Goal 13 is about climate action and is one of 17 Sustainable

Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015.

Sustainable Development Goal 13 urges to take action to combat climate change and its
impacts*.

Let e conclude by saying\

Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national
economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and
even more tomorrow.