* Module 12

Climate Change
Learning Outcomes  
At the end of the lesson, the student will
be able to:
• identify the causes of climate change;
• assess the various impacts of climate
change including economic,
geopolitical, biological,
meteorological, etc.;
• Apply STS concepts to the issue of
climate change.
Guide questions:
1. What is climate change?
2. Define global warming.
3. Why is our country at high risk to
climate change impact?
4. How do we know that the climate of
the world is changing?
5. What are the causes of climate
change?
6. Name the projected effects of
climate change.
7. Discuss the projected remediation for
climate change.
8. Explain the 15 ways to low emission
development strategy.
9. What can you commit to reduce
carbon footprint? How will you do it?
When will you start?
Key points:
• There is a global consensus on the occurrence of
climate change as evidenced by global
temperature increase, warming oceans, melting
ice sheets, decreasing snow cover, sea level rise,
glacial retreat, extreme events, and ocean
acidification.
• The major causes of climate change are
greenhouse gases, the production of which was
hastened by human activity.
• Climate change has widespread impacts on human
and natural systems.
• There are many ways by which we can reduce our
carbon footprint and contribute to climate change
mitigation.
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