climate change. climate change: what is a greenhouse gas?
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Climate Change
Climate Change: What is a Greenhouse Gas?
Why is it called the “Greenhouse Effect”?
A Map of the World
Visualizing How a Population Grows to 7 Billion
• http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7-billion
Population
Energy Consumption
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
What is a Carbon Footprint?
• Your carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by your activities in a given time frame
Carbon Footprints World Wide
Ways to Reduce Our Carbon Footprints
• Take public transportation, walk, ride a bicycle, carpool• Switch to an electric or hybrid car• Less air travel• Use energy efficient lightbulbs and appliances• Recycle and reuse stuff• Don’t be wasteful• Eat food grown locally• Eat less meat
– If your four-person family skips steak 1 day a week [for a year], it’s like taking your car off the road for almost 3 months
Obesity World Wide
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