Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
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Prevention of global warming and climatic change
Today the world is acknowledging about the happening of climate change. President Obama and 190 more countries, they convened in paris and they talked about an agreement on how to stop this climate change. This was the largest gathering of world leaders in history, is an urgent, sweeping attempt to reduce global carbon emissions and stave off the worst consequences of climate change.
The year 2015 was the warmest recorded year and nearly all the warmest year that were recorded are from the 2000s and after this tells us how climate change and global warming is a real thing and during that time the count of droughts, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters have risen as well, The vast majority of scientists agree that these changes largely stem from a rapid increase in greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels.
The goal is simple. Carbon dioxide is the climate’s worst enemy. It’s released when oil, coal, and other fossil fuels are burned for energy—the energy we use to power our homes, cars, and smartphones. By using less of it, we can cu rb our own contribution to climate change while also saving money. If we try maybe we could be able to prevent global warming and climate change.
Works Cited
@kqedlowdown. "Eight Great Multimedia Resources for Teaching about Climate Change." The Lowdown. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
@nrdc. "How You Can Stop Global Warming." NRDC. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.