carbon footprint: The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
( D E F I N I T I O N)
Examples for carbon footprint contributions:
- Amount of CO2 emitted by burning one liter of gasoline: 2.3 kg
- Driving a car for 6 km: 1 kg
- Creating 5 plastic bags: 1 kg
- Producing a cheeseburger: 3,1 kg
Quiz results:
What is your carbon footprint weight? 8.8 tonnes
What is the target weight impact? 10.5 tonnes
What percentage was in stuff, travel, food, home? stuff 25% travel 25% food 20% home 30%
Go to Youtube and watch “Plants and animals can adapt to climate change, right?” so that you can
answer these questions.
4. When was the last time the Earth warmed up so fast?
- Since the beginning of the industrial revolution
5. What is the name of the current extinction event?
- "Anthropocene Extinction"
6. What will probably happen by 2050?
- "Between pollution, warming temperatures, and ocean acidification over half of the worlds coral reefs, the nurseries of the sea have already been lost in the past 30 years. If these trends continue, 90% could be gone by 2050".
7. About what proportion of mammal species could disappear by 2100?
- Between 30 to 50 of all species on Earth could be extinct if we continue our current pathway.
That includes 1/5 of all mammal species
8. Which type of plant would probably grow faster with more CO2, weeds or crops?
9. How many dollars has climate change cost us in wheat and maize losses per year since 1980?
- Since 1980 its estimated, climate change has already cost us 5 billon dollars a year on average in wheat and maize losses.
Go to this website www.cbsnews.com/ ... le-disasters-at-once-
study-warns/ so that you can answer these questions.
10. According to a UN report, about how long do we have until climate change is irreversible?
__________
11. Give an example of negative changes we’re already seeing. __________
12. What would be the cost of ending the use of fossil fuels? __________
( D E F I N I T I O N)
Examples for carbon footprint contributions:
- Amount of CO2 emitted by burning one liter of gasoline: 2.3 kg
- Driving a car for 6 km: 1 kg
- Creating 5 plastic bags: 1 kg
- Producing a cheeseburger: 3,1 kg
Quiz results:
What is your carbon footprint weight? 8.8 tonnes
What is the target weight impact? 10.5 tonnes
What percentage was in stuff, travel, food, home? stuff 25% travel 25% food 20% home 30%
Go to Youtube and watch “Plants and animals can adapt to climate change, right?” so that you can
answer these questions.
4. When was the last time the Earth warmed up so fast?
- Since the beginning of the industrial revolution
5. What is the name of the current extinction event?
- "Anthropocene Extinction"
6. What will probably happen by 2050?
- "Between pollution, warming temperatures, and ocean acidification over half of the worlds coral reefs, the nurseries of the sea have already been lost in the past 30 years. If these trends continue, 90% could be gone by 2050".
7. About what proportion of mammal species could disappear by 2100?
- Between 30 to 50 of all species on Earth could be extinct if we continue our current pathway.
That includes 1/5 of all mammal species
8. Which type of plant would probably grow faster with more CO2, weeds or crops?
- Weeds. in fact with a
higher carbon dioxide levels cause weeds to grow faster, up to three
times faster than crops.
- Since 1980 its estimated, climate change has already cost us 5 billon dollars a year on average in wheat and maize losses.
Go to this website www.cbsnews.com/ ... le-disasters-at-once-
study-warns/ so that you can answer these questions.
10. According to a UN report, about how long do we have until climate change is irreversible?
__________
11. Give an example of negative changes we’re already seeing. __________
12. What would be the cost of ending the use of fossil fuels? __________
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