2. Climate Change & What YOU can DO to stop Climate Chaos

3. Why is the climate changing?

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6. and even some of this... Photo: Lancin Auriane FART! BURP!

7. = more greenhouse pollution

8. and a hotter planet.

9. Right now, we have much more Carbon Dioxide than humans have ever known. Modern humans evolve

10. So what does all this mean for our future?

11. Earth will get hotter… SOURCE: Met Office, UK. Global Temperature Anomaly

12. Changes in rainfall…

13. Photo: Jenny Rollo The Murray Darling Basin is drying up

14. The Great Barrier Reef

15. The “Not-So-Great” Barrier Reef Photo: Charles J Stagg

16. Sea-level rise If global average warming exceeded 1.9°C for long enough, the Greenland ice sheet would melt, resulting in a sea level rise of about 7 m. From the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007

17. Source: http://flood.firetree.net Brisbane under 7m

18. Climate Refugees Low lying areas are vulnerable to sea level rise. SOURCE: Gary Braasch, www. braasch photography.com/

19. Weather gone weird

20. Our future climate is our choice

21. First step – Calculate your impact

22. Reduce your impact

23. Individual action AND Political Action

24. What sort of laws? Emission Trading Schemes: putting a price on emitting greenhouse gases Renewable Energy Targets Building Public Transport Regulations for coal stations Protecting forests from deforestation

25. Even bigger laws… Kyoto Protocol … The New Kyoto Protocol

26. So, what can you do? Write a message saying… What you care about… Examples: my future, rivers, coral reefs, climate refugees, family and friends, polar bears What you want the Government to do… Examples:Lead in climate negotiations Make huge reductions in greenhouse gas emissions Stop cutting down forests Help developing countries adapt Make more renewable energy and public transport Include your name, age and post code

27. If you want to do more… megan.ward@youthclimatecoalition.org www.aycc.org.au

28. “Never underestimate the ability of a small group of dedicated people to change the world. Indeed, it is all that ever has” Margaret Mead

30. Acknowledgements This presentation was put together by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, an umbrella organisation representing youth organisations around Australia. The AYCC would like to acknowledge the following organisations for their contributions:  ASCENT www.ascent.org.au  United Nations Youth Association  Engineers Without Boarders  The Purves Environmental Fund