Trends, Networks, and

Critical Thinking in
the 21st Century
Lesson 4

Mary Grace L. Cuasay

Objective 1

2
explain the effects of consumption and production
patterns on climate

list activities that exemplify care for the

environment

3 discuss personal contributions that can actually solve the

problem of climate change
make a stand on how the consequences of one’s action
4 affect the lives of others and the environment
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Understanding the Consequences of
Personal and Local Action to Global
and Planetary Climate Change
 Change is inevitable.
The era of globalization
certainly contributed in
changing the landscape of
the world and its inhabitants.
 Change is inevitable.
Amid this growth and
advancement in
technology, the
environment seems to
bear and suffer the
consequences.
 Change is inevitable.
The issue on climate change is
one concrete manifestation and
realization that the age of
globalization has taken its toll
on the natural environment.
Planetary networks
Refer to the interconnections and interrelations among the
various elements in the natural environment enveloping
and affecting Earth as well as beyond Earth’s surface. It
includes the rain, the wind, the sun’s rays, gasses and
other climate-related elements.
Global warming
• a phenomenon which refers to the rising of global average temperature on Earth’s
surface due to the thinning of the ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere.
• Ozone stays high up in the atmosphere where it is formed, and its huge quantity
is enough to form shield for earth against the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
• Ultraviolet rays can cause cornea damage and skin cancer; stunt the growth and
food manufacturing process of green plants and destroy the floating
microorganisms at the base of the ocean food chain.
• Global warming causes changes in the climate patterns and weather cycles of the
Earth.
Climate change
• Refers to the major changes in the climate that last for long
periods of time.
• Climate refers to the prevailing set of atmospheric conditions
such as temperature and humidity of a place within a span of
time.
• Weather is the atmospheric condition involving hot or cold, rainy
or dry, cloudy or clear sky and stormy or calm in a short period
of time
 The Effects of Consumption
and Production Patterns on
Climate Change
Production
refers to how people generate and
manufacture the products they need
to use, sell, or consume.
Consumption
 refers to the use of economic or
consumer goods and resources.
 Consumption patterns can be
categorized as individual, family,
company and government consumption.
It is the main reason why we need to use
our resources.
Some initiatives by the government that helps protect the
environment are the following:

The KYOTO PROTOCOL, which was enforced in 2005, specifies targets and timeframes for
reduction of Greenhouse gasses emission of the industrialized countries.

The EMISSION CERTIFICATES guarantee a product’s resource efficiency which

can help in increasing sales, decreasing costs and boosting brand loyalty.
The certificate enables the manufacturer to gain international recognition
for the products.

CARBON OFFSETTING is the reduction of carbon footprint by using other options such
as wind or solar energy.
Simple things you can do to help fight climate change:
Save energy Plant trees
Improve your diet Avoid plastic
wherever you can

Saving water at home Get on your bike

Recycling .and
Be support
informed
Compost food scraps Sharing
caring! is
Directions: As a responsible senior high school student, your actions are cautious consequences toward
the protection of life of others and that of the environment. In this activity, you have to make a plan of
action at home by citing five household consumption habits and write across each habit your possible
contribution to help solve the climate change. Draw the table below and write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.