Climate Change
COP28 ❗
Where
Major Players
Goals
Who?
What?
COP28 is happening in Dubai
Sources of Climate Change
Natural
Human
Volcano's
Earth's Axis
Industry
Transportation
Most vehicles are powered by burning fossil fuels to produce gas
Most steel industries us fossil fuels to make heat
Electricity Production
We burn fossil fuels to produce electricity
Homes and Businesses
Fossil Fuels are burnt to make heat and refrigerators also give off green house gas
Agriculture
Farm animals like cows and sheep create methane when they digest their food
Waste
When waste decomposes it gives off green house gas
Taking Action
Adaption
Greenhouse Effect
The Major People who will be at COP28 is the Pope, U.N. Secretary, Bill Gates, Xi, John Kerry, and maybe Joe Biden
One of their goals will be to limit long-term global temperature risies to 1.5C
The Major Players at COP28 is influencers, clients, and investors
CO2
Nitrogen
Methane
More than 100 African countries are demanding "phase-out". Russia, Saudi Arabia and China are rejecting this offer. Another option is not mentioning fossil fuels at all in the meeting. Other countries want "phase-down"
Industry, transportation, heating your house, cooking
After an eruption, volcano's can launch so much ash into the atmosphere, it can change the weather pattern in a big area for years
Based on earth's tilt, some sunlight is reflected back to space by the atmosphere
Agriculture, oil and gas industry
Nitrous Oxide, Agriculture
Mitigation
Switch from fossil fuels to other forms of energy
Eliminate fuel-based transportation
Reduce energy use in your daily life
Use technology to capture CO2
Conserve water by using less or using it more effciently
Growing crops that will grow in the new climate
Expanding health care
Protecting water sources from the effects of warmer temperatures
Building more parks and green spaces in cities where people can cool off
Controversy
The controversy of COP28 was that Dubai hosted it when they are the ones using fossil fuels the most
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