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Understanding Climate Change Causes and Solutions

Climate change is defined as long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns primarily due to human activities, particularly greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, agriculture, and deforestation. Its effects include rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, and loss of biodiversity, leading to significant human impacts such as food insecurity and health risks. Solutions involve reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency, reforestation, and international cooperation, exemplified by agreements like the Paris Agreement.

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Understanding Climate Change Causes and Solutions

Climate change is defined as long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns primarily due to human activities, particularly greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, agriculture, and deforestation. Its effects include rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, and loss of biodiversity, leading to significant human impacts such as food insecurity and health risks. Solutions involve reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency, reforestation, and international cooperation, exemplified by agreements like the Paris Agreement.

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Notes: Climate Change

🌍 Definition
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperature, weather patterns, and precipitation
across the planet, mainly caused by human activities.

🔥 Main Causes
1.​ Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs)​

○​ Carbon dioxide (CO₂): from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas).​

○​ Methane (CH₄): from agriculture, livestock, and landfills.​

○​ Nitrous oxide (N₂O): from fertilizers.​

○​ Fluorinated gases: from industrial processes.​

2.​ Deforestation – reduces CO₂ absorption by trees.​

3.​ Industrialization & Transportation – increase fossil fuel use.​

4.​ Agriculture – releases methane and nitrous oxide.​

🌡️ Effects
1.​ Rising global temperatures → heatwaves, droughts.​

2.​ Melting ice caps & glaciers → sea level rise.​

3.​ Extreme weather → hurricanes, floods, wildfires.​

4.​ Ocean acidification → threatens marine life.​

5.​ Loss of biodiversity → species extinction.​


6.​ Human impacts → food insecurity, health risks, displacement.​

⚖️ Evidence
●​ Global temperature rise of ~1.2°C since pre-industrial times.​

●​ Shrinking Arctic sea ice.​

●​ Increased frequency of extreme weather events.​

●​ Rising CO₂ levels measured at Mauna Loa Observatory.​

🌱 Solutions
1.​ Reduce emissions – shift to renewable energy (solar, wind).​

2.​ Energy efficiency – improve transport and buildings.​

3.​ Reforestation – restore forests and ecosystems.​

4.​ Sustainable agriculture – reduce methane and fertilizer use.​

5.​ International agreements – e.g., Paris Agreement (2015).​

6.​ Individual actions – use public transport, recycle, eat less meat.​

📊 Key Terms
●​ Greenhouse effect: trapping of heat by gases in Earth’s atmosphere.​

●​ Carbon footprint: total emissions caused by a person/activity.​

●​ Mitigation: reducing causes of climate change.​

●​ Adaptation: adjusting to its effects.​

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