The Science Behind Climate Change

“…human-generated carbon dioxide emissions are imposing on the planet an unsustainable burden in terms of temperature increase. And we must address that”. Andrew Holmes (2018)

Human Activities

Energy production and its by-products play a central role in global warming and cooling. Fossil fuel combustion is the biggest cause of increased CO₂ atmospheric concentration.

It is almost unanimously agreed that human-caused global warming is real [1]. “Continued reliance on fossil fuels would lead to greater impacts in the future…”.

It is estimated that carbon dioxide concentration will continue to rise at an alarming rate if left unabated. By the year 2100, global warming may lead to a global temperature increase by as much as six degrees Celsius.

If we can shift away from the reliance our mains sectors place on fossil fuels and preserve our remaining fossil fuel reserves then that will go a large way in combating the predicted growth in warming for the coming decades.

If you’d like to read more on climate change and global warming please find the article by the Australian Academy of Science attached below.

Conversation Starter

• After watching the video above and reading some of this content what is your view? Do you agree?

References

1. “The science of climate change: Questions and answers” [Internet], Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2015. 1st ed. Available from: Australian Academy of Science (PDF)