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These thermal power plants are run
on fossil fuels (mostly coal) and are
responsible for the emission of huge
amounts of greenhouse gases and
Temperature rises must slow down if we
%
other pollutants. At least 85 percent of
- Cars, buses, and trucks are the want to avoid the worst consequences of
climate change, scientists say. They say the world’s population
principal ways by which goods and has been affected by
people are transported in most of our global warming needs to be kept to 1.5C by
2100. human-induced climate
cities. These are run mainly on petrol change, new study
or diesel, both fossil fuels. shows
However, unless further action is taken, the planet could still warm
- We generate large quantities of
waste in the form of plastics that
remain in the environment for many
by more than 2C by the end of this century. A report in 2021 by the
Climate Action Tracker group calculated that the world was heading
for 2.4C of warming by the end of the century.
conclusion
years and cause damage. If nothing is done, scientists think global warming could exceed 4C
- We use a huge quantity of paper in in the future, leading to devastating heatwaves, millions losing their
our work at schools and in offices. homes to rising sea levels and irreversible loss of plant and animal
Have we ever thought about the species.
number of trees that we use in a
day?
- Timber is used in large quantities Reference
for construction of houses, which 1 Causes of Climate Change(2017,jan) United States Environmental Protection Agency: Climate
Change Science
means that large areas of forest 2 Global Environmental Change | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
have to be cut down. 3 News and Features | Articles – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
4 Climate change and health/Ec.Europe.eu:Clima