climate crisis
we need to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (1.5° C) by reducing greenhouse gas ghg emissions. Global levels of carbon dioxide CO2 passed 400ppm.
we live in a greenhouse: ghg, CO2, CH4
the world is getting hotter and hotter by the year. We have exceeded all levels of global greenhouse gas emissions.
"If we can't breathe it then we die, if we can't grow food on it then we die, if we can't drink it then we die."
storms climate change increases the frequency and intensity of storms as warmer air gathers up more moisture that will be released as torrential downpours.
live in harmony with nature in a sustainable world
scientists declared, definitively and in unison, that climate change is caused by people.
"It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land,"
they wrote in the comprehensive report from the
United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
imagine a world in which existing technologies are deployed for the greater good of both people and the planet.
global warming is created by the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (caused or produced by humans). What happens here affects there, and what happens there affects here.
the goal of the Paris Climate Agreement is to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (1.5° C) by reducing greenhouse gas. This is within reach if we treat this crisis as a crisis. Curbing methane emissions from oil and gas and restoring methane rules. Tighter emission limits on cars. Tax holiday for low-carbon alternatives to dirty fossil fuel. Carbon border tariff for importing steel and concrete. Targets for expanding renewable energy. Renovate buildings that are not deemed energy efficient.
climate crisis
life
the climate crisis is global warming and climate change. Global climate change has had effects on the environment, effects like intense heat waves, sea level rise, storms and food shortages.
climate change describes a change in weather patterns of the planet.
human health is linked to the environment of Earth. We have to stop the destruction of our planet's life support systems.
there is no wall high enough to keep out the sky.
the problem is that we burn dirty coal in outland power plants to produce electricity for the city. We are producing tons of carbon emissions like carbon dioxide and methane, which makes ghg which traps heat in the atmosphere, which causes global warming and climate change, which makes the Earth uninhabitable. The majority of the world's population now lives in cities.
reducing ghg
the causes of climate change: the causes of climate change climate.nasa.gov
methane CH4 is 87x CO2
"natural gas" is supposed to be a cleaner fossil fuel, but methane leaks makes it as bad for the planet as burning coal.
CO2 carbon dioxide is a potent ghg. Global levels of carbon dioxide CO2 passed 400ppm, while 100ppm is considered an unhealthy amount of greenhouse gas.
CH4 methane is a superpotent ghg. Methane is 87 times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of creating a greenhouse effect. Methane is a key ingredient in the formation of ground-level ozone (smog), a dangerous air pollutant, and a toxic contributor to climate change. #cutmethane.
methane is the main component of fracked gas.
human-caused methane emissions can be reduced this decade. What is the cost of your beef burger?
Global methane assessment ccacoalition.org
Trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide esrl.noaa.gov Earth System Research Laboratories
Climate change: How do we know? climate.nasa.gov
Stop fossil fuels
build 100% renewables
clean renewable energy, like wind and solar, can help us break free from fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power generation and transportation.
clean energy jobs are now far outpacing fossil fuel jobs. Solar employs twice as many people as does coal.
imposing a carbon tax while eliminating federal subsidies to producers of fossil fuels is a first step.
we need to change or die. The science is clear and shows that climate change is real, and caused by ghg released by human industrial activity. As the biosphere gets warmer, we increase evaporation. And as we increase evaporation, ecosystems dry out and burn. And when soils get dry due to increased evaporation, we get longer heat waves. And longer heat waves make the biosphere warmer still. A hyper climate will end humans.
Skolstrejk for Klimatet
School Strike for Climate
bigger storms, hurricanes, floods, drought
climate change is heating the land and the oceans which is causing bigger storms. Saharan air layer NOAA
Why Amazon rainforest is on fire Bloomberg
human activity, like burning coal and driving cars, produces ghg, which contributes to the greenhouse effect, which is the cause of the current global warming. These gases include carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, nitrous oxides and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Climate chaos, like fires, storms, hurricanes, floods, and drought, is caused by high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and is already producing human suffering and will most likely lead to the end of our civilization as we know it.
we must stop the EPA's rollback of current federal environmental safeguards.
Paris
in order to meet the targets in the Paris Agreement and save the planet from climate devastation, we must halt coal, oil and gas development and finance a transition towards 100% renewable energy systems.
11 countries leading in renewable energy. Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely on renewable energy. Sweden is aiming to be a fossil fuel free nation. Costa Rica has achieved 95% renewable electricity.
UN
United Nations SecGen Antonio Guterres to put into place a framework to reverse climate change. Paris Agreement. low-carbon projects. global financial system. economic growth and climate action are not two competing ideas.
brt
brt is a bus system.
bicycle highway
the bicycle highway Cykelslangen in Copenhagen is for the separation of cars and bikes.
trees
trees sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and create oxygen.
NRDC is a nonprofit group fighting climate change.
beef burger
The environmental costs of beef Scientific American
CO2 costs of a beef burger.
half pound beef production equals emissions from driving 9.81 miles.
7.40 pounds of CO2-equivalent.
The greenhouse hamburger
PDF Sierra Club
Senate votes to curb methane
#cutmethane. 50% of California's methane emissions come from livestock rather than oil and gas.