What is climate change?
Climate change refers to long-term changes in global temperature and weather patterns. Climate is naturally changing, but the current climate change is due to global warming. The main reason for this is human activity which has changed the structure of the atmosphere.
Global warming is an increase in the earth's temperature recorded over many years.
How does climate change affect us?
Earth's temperature has risen by 1 degree in the last 150 years due to human activity. Some gases in the earth's atmosphere, such as greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.), prevent heat from escaping from the earth. These gases naturally occur in the atmosphere and keep the earth at a constant temperature. However, human activities - such as burning fossil fuels (petrol, diesel), driving vehicles, food production, deforestation and excessive consumption - emit large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. It has changed and kept the earth warm.
Climate change can affect society, the economy and the ecosystem. This can lead to complex and dangerous weather events, loss of biodiversity, increased health risks, and even displacement.
Coping with climate change is everyone's responsibility!
Our environment has suffered because our activities have contributed to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The sea, the land, the air, the plants, the animals, and the energy from the sun all influence each other. Earth's climate and ecosystems - including ours - act like a large, connected system that we need to take care of.
But we can all help tackle climate change by working to reduce carbon emissions (called reducing emissions) and adopting and promoting sustainable lifestyles.
While these actions may not prevent all climate risks, they do require a commitment from governments and regulations.
What is your carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide and methane) produced by our actions.
Globally, the average individual carbon footprint is about 4 tons. We need to reduce the average global carbon footprint to less than 2 tons per year by 2050 to prevent global temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius.
Handling your own garbage: The 3 R’s
Three R Principles - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
It is important to promote the conscious and proper use of resources to reduce the amount of waste we produce on a daily basis. This means not buying large quantities or disposable items.
Less use: We should not consume more than we really need. In addition, we need to reduce the number of disposable products that are used only once.
Reuse: Reuse means to reuse materials for the same or another purpose before disposing of them. By doing this, the amount of our garbage will be reduced.
Recycling: Recycling is the process by which used materials are processed and converted into new products.
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