What Is Causing Our Climate To Change

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What is causing our climate to change? Geography @ Priory This photo was taken by Apollo 8 crewmember Bill Anders on December 24, 1968. It caused many people to really worry about our environment. Why do you think that was? Write a response in your book

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Page 1: What Is Causing Our Climate To Change

What is causing our climate to change?

Geogra

phy @

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oryThis photo was taken by Apollo 8 crewmember Bill Anders on December 24, 1968. It caused

many people to really worry about our environment.

Why do you think that was? Write a response in your book

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What is causing our climate to change?

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The natural and enhanced greenhouse effect

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Maps from memory

1. Number yourselves in the group2. When your number is called come up to

see the diagram3. Your group must create one large, exact

copy of the diagram

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What is causing our climate to change?

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What is causing our climate to change?

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The enhanced greenhouse effect

Sources of increased greenhouse gas concentration

in the atmosphere.

Draw small pictures to show the sources of greenhouse gases.

Sort them into natural and human

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Disaster chains......

Leaving electrical

equipment on standby causes

more greenhouse

gas emissions

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Whiteboard

‘It is our individual responsibility to reduce our own

carbon emissions’

‘It’s the Governments

responsibility to control carbon

emissions through new laws

banning products’

‘Companies have the responsibility to reduce carbon emissions by only selling environmentally friendly products and

services’

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Who is responsible for controlling carbon emissions?

Individuals Companies

Government1. Consider the sources of increased greenhouse gas emissions.

2. Who is responsible for making sure that these emissions are controlled.

3. Place each source of greenhouse gas on the Venn diagram.

4. Chose any 2 sources. Suggest ways in which emissions could be cut

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What is causing our climate to change?

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Photo by Flickr user: CarbonNYCMade available through Creative Commons

‘Although we have any rights and freedoms in the UK, we

all have an individual responsibility to control our

own carbon emissions for the benefit of other people’

Reflect on this statement.

Write a response to this person