Global Warming

Evidence “The climate is always changing, in the past the global warming was caused by nature.” (BBC Weather Centre.) Now the humans do everything they can to pollute the Earth, it seems. “The changes that are predicted over the next hundred years are said to be caused by mostly human behavior. The greenhouse effect is said to intensify because of humans.” (BBC Weather Centre.) Impacts “How does global warming affect us? Many wonder if global warming will cause higher sea levels and precipitation. Does this mean there will be an increase of flooding? Will agricultural practices change? How will wildlife cope?” (BBC Weather Centre.) There are millions of questions, but all I can say is that nobody knows. Adaption “I will give you a few examples about how we might change the way we live in order to cope with potential changes to our climate. For example, we will use a lot more of renewable energy, like solar power, wind power, geothermal, nuclear energy and water power.” (BBC Weather Centre.) Policies “In 1997 the Kyoto treaty was set up to consider what could be done to reduce global warming. The Kyoto treaty involves most countries with an exception of the United States. In 2006 the Bonn Conference met to discuss further strengthen international cooperation to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases. At the 2008 G8 summit in Tokyo, Japan leaders agreed a statement on climate change which referred to ‘the vision’ of achieving at least a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050” (BBC Weather Centre.)