1. Paris Climate Agreement
1.1. What is it?
1.1.1. is an international treaty
1.1.2. signed in 2015
1.2. Objective
1.2.1. combat climate change
1.2.2. Its goal is to limit global temperature rise to below 2°C
1.3. participating countries commited
1.3.1. to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions
1.3.2. updating their climate plans every 5 years.
1.4. Good new
1.4.1. advances in renewable energy
2. Obama
2.1. ice in Antarctica are melting
2.1.1. will guarantee four to six meters of ocean level rise
2.1.2. A huge portion of the world's population lives near oceans
2.1.3. This isn't just an environmental issue."
3. Other Effects
3.1. carbon pollution
3.1.1. causes ocean acidification
3.2. in the previous 30 years since 2016
3.2.1. half of all coral has been lost
3.3. oceans absorb carbon dioxide
3.3.1. but the ocean can't do it fast enough with a big rate of carbon dioxide
4. Tipping points
4.1. we will have heat waves
4.1.1. which makes many regions in the world not livable
4.2. Agriculture
4.2.1. will be collapsing
4.3. Greenland
4.3.1. for the first time, is melting
5. Countrys
5.1. China
5.1.1. Now
5.1.1.1. invested in wind power and solar power.
5.1.1.2. has some of the biggest wind and solar companies in the world.
5.1.2. Before
5.1.2.1. passed the USA as the world's number one polluter.
5.2. India
5.2.1. Is the world's third-largest emitter
5.3. USA
5.3.1. Electricity Comsuption
5.3.1.1. one American at home is equal to
5.3.1.1.1. 10 citizens of China 34 citizens of India 61 citizens of Nigeria
5.3.2. has been the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in history
5.4. Indonesia
5.4.1. fires that are intentionally started
5.4.1.1. to create palm oil plantations
5.4.1.1.1. used in
6. Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas
6.1. Most of our economy is based on fossil fuels
6.2. Causes
6.2.1. mountain top removal for coal mining
6.2.2. fracking for natural gas
6.2.3. offshore drilling for oil
6.2.4. tar sands
6.3. Consequences
6.3.1. take away massive forests
6.3.2. the water in the streams and rivers is poisoned
6.3.3. severe impacts on the wildlife and native communities
7. Meeting Al Gore
7.1. who is?
7.1.1. Vice President of the United States, in the White House.
7.2. AI Gore statements
7.2.1. stated that almost everything we do releases carbon dioxide
7.2.2. Examples
7.2.2.1. transportation
7.2.2.1.1. cars
7.2.2.1.2. trains
7.2.2.1.3. boats
7.2.2.1.4. planes
7.2.2.2. the way we -
7.2.2.2.1. produce food
7.2.2.2.2. build cities
7.2.3. For future
7.2.3.1. the polar ice caps will melt
7.2.3.2. the seas will start to rise
7.2.3.3. more dangerous weather patterns
7.2.3.4. floods
7.2.3.5. droughts
7.2.3.6. wildfires
8. Meat Consumption
8.1. USA
8.1.1. Land used
8.1.1.1. 70%
8.1.1.1.1. grow feed for cattle
8.1.1.2. 47%
8.1.1.2.1. used for food production
8.1.1.3. 1%
8.1.1.3.1. Fruits, vegetables and nuts
8.1.1.4. Beef requires 50 times as much land as rice, potatoes or wheat.
8.1.2. methane
8.1.2.1. more powerful than carbon dioxide
8.1.2.1.1. more than 20 times
8.1.2.2. Cows emit large amounts of this
8.1.2.3. About 10-12% USA emisions
8.1.2.3.1. due to beef.
9. Climate Change Denial Industry
9.1. 97% of climate scientists agree
9.1.1. the globe is warming
9.1.1.1. it's due to fossil fuel burning
9.1.1.2. human activities
9.1.2. our climate change changing