Global warming A human challenge
Index 1) Global warming: causes and consequences 2) Environment carbon footprint 3) Human lifestyle vs Mother Nature 4) Eco-environmentally friendly tips
What is global warming? Average rise of temperature in Earth’s atmosphere
And the causes? Increasing concentration of greenhouse gases Natural causes
Man-made causes
CO2
ď‚— CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS (CO2)
Fossil fuels are burnt on the transport giving off this greenhouse effect
What about the consequences? Video From Pole to Pole-Greenpeace
GLOBAL WARMING
RETREAT OF GLACIERS PRECIPITATIONS CHANGE
SEA LEVEL RISE
WILDLIFE AND RAINFORESTS DISAPPEARANCE EXPANSION OF DESERTS
What is the Environment footprint? It is the amount of carbon which is produced during the whole life of every person
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
How human lifestyle affects Planet Earth? • Home
EOI
• 8.5 Km
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17 kms
140 grs/km CO2 (2.380 each session) 7 months 56 sessions (133,280 kgs CO2) 6 years The repeated years….
799.680 kgs. CO2
If a pinus halepensis absorbs nearly 6kgs of CO2 per year, I have to plant 134 trees to balance my environment footprint!!!
TIPS TO BE ECOENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
Avoid using the car
Car sharing
Use public transport
Buy a hybrid or electric car
Reuse, reduce and recycle
Take care of nature
AND ABOVE ALL ‌.
Remember..
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Francisco García NI2