Climate

Change

By: Ursu Mihail

Gr:2017
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What is the Tips and Practice Zero
Climate Change? Recommendations Waste Concept

Using green energy insted Do not use plastic

Change of the temperature
of cool and gas
 What causes the Earth's climate to change?

Strength of the sun

Almost all of the energy that affects the climate on Earth originates from the
Sun. The Sun’s energy passes through space until it hits the Earth’s
atmosphere. Not all of this energy passes through to reach the Earth’s
surface. The rest of the energy is reflected back into space or absorbed
by the atmosphere. The energy output of the Sun is not constant, it varies
over time and this has an impact on our climate.
Only some of the solar energy intercepted at the top of the atmosphere
passes through to the Earth’s surface.
 Changes in land cover

On a global scale, patterns of vegetation and climate are closely correlated. Vegetation
absorbs CO2 and this can buffer some of the effects of global warming. On the other
hand, desertification amplifies global warming through the release of CO2 linked with
the decrease in vegetation cover. This decrease in vegetation cover, deforestation for
example, leading to surface cooling. Albedo refers to how much light a surface reflects
rather than absorbs.
Generally, dark surfaces have a low albedo and light surfaces have a high albedo. Ice with
snow has a high albedo and reflects around 90 per cent of incoming solar radiation. Land
covered with dark-coloured vegetation is likely to have a low albedo and will absorb
most of the radiation.
Quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide

(CO2), methane and water vapour. Water
vapour is the most abundant greenhouse gas in
the atmosphere, but it stays in the atmosphere
for a much shorter period of time, just a few
days. Methane stays in the atmosphere for
about 9 years until it is removed by oxidation
into CO2 and water. Carbon dioxide stays in the
atmosphere much longer, from years to
centuries, contributing to longer periods of
warming. These gases trap solar radiation in
the Earth’s atmosphere, making the climate
warmer.
Consequences

Sea ​level Rise

Extreme Weather
Conditions

Increased Precipitation

Risks To The Nature

Rank Country CO2 emissions (total)
1 China 10.06GT
2 United States 5.41GT
3 India 2.65GT
4 Russian Federation 1.71GT
5 Japan 1.16GT
6 Germany 0.75GT
7 Islamic Republic of Iran 0.72GT
8 South Korea 0.65GT
9 Saudi Arabia 0.62GT
10 Indonesia 0.61GT
11 Canada 0.56GT
12 Mexico 0.47GT
13 South Africa 0.46GT
14 Brazil 0.45GT
15 Turkey 0.42GT
16 Australia 0.42GT
17 United Kingdom 0.37GT
18 Poland 0.34GT
19 France 0.33GT
20 Italy 0.33GT
21 Kazakhstan 0.32GT
A Picture Is
Worth A
Thousand
Words!
Think
Green
Add solar panels to your house. With the plunging price of solar
power, and an increasingly diverse group of companies such as
Tesla and Forward Labs offering new products, the toughest
decision may not be whether to install, but which style and colour
panels to place on your roof. The Energy Department has a
good resource guide for homeowners, while Google’s
Project Sunroof helps calculate the potential benefits of home
installation.
 Recycle. According to the
Environmental Protection Agency, in 2013 Americans
generated about 254 million tons of trash and recycled
and composted about 87 million tons of this material,
equivalent to a 34.3 percent recycling rate. We need
to do better.

Bring your own shopping bags. Plastic bags are incredibly destructive to the
environment: They take hundreds of years to break down, contaminate soil and
waterways, and cause widespread marine animal deaths. To combat the
problem, cities and states around the country have enacted plastic-bag bans or
fees on single-use bags. Switch to reusable bags and use them consistently.
 Make sure your tires are properly inflated. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that under-
inflated tires have a negative effect on fuel economy. You can improve your gas mileage by 0.6
percent on average—up to 3 percent in some cases—by keeping your tires inflated to the proper
pressure. Better gas mileage means fewer trips to the pump and a reduction in carbon-dioxide
emissions.

Wash clothes in cold water. Most people still wash their laundry in warm water, which costs more
money and takes a toll on the environment. Approximately 75 percent of the total energy use and
greenhouse-gas emissions produced by a single load of laundry come from warming the water itself.
That’s unnecessary, especially because studies have shown that
washing in cold water is just as effective as using warm.
 Eco Team

Mr. Ground Mr. Water Mrs. Air

Stop cuting the trees Do not polute the wather Stop burning fuel