1. The Human Impact of Climate Change

2. SESSION 1 What is climate change?

3. WHAT DO WE KNOW?

4. WEATHER OR CLIMATE?

5. cloud Sun’s rays warm the Earth Most heat escapes into outer space and cools the Earth. Some heat is trapped by greenhouse gases. WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT? Infra-red light (I.R.)

6. WHY IS THE CLIMATE GETTING WARMER?

7. THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT IN A JAR

8. I.R. TimeTemp. No jar Temp. Glass jar

9. SESSION 2 What and who are responsible?

10. WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE?

11. THE LIFE OF AN ALUMINIUM CAN

12. THE JOURNEY OF A LOAF OF BREAD

13. WHAT IS A CARBON FOOTPRINT?

14. PUT THEM IN ORDER Country CO 2 emissions per person in 2012 (tCO 2 ): World ranking according to CO 2 emissions per person in 2012 (tCO 2 ): United Arab Emirates 25.01 USA18.06 Australia15.015 UK10.031 South Africa6.450 China5.852 Brazil2.471 India1.779 Malawi0.2109

15. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? CO 2 emissions per person

16. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? CO 2 emissions per country

17. SESSION 3 What is affected?

18. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

19. WATER

20. HOMES

21. FOOD

22. FARMERS

23. FISHING

24. BEACHES

25. CLIMATE CHANGE CONSEQUENCES People go hungry. Sea levels rise. Climate change Flooding of coastal and low- lying areas. Homes, schools and crops damaged and destroyed. Habitats damaged and destroyed. Children aren’t able to go to school. Increased risk of extreme weather events. Increases in air and sea temperatures. Food prices go up. Children miss out on an education. Farmers aren’t able to grow crops to sell or feed their families. People can’t afford to buy food. People have nowhere to live. Unpredictable rainfall.

26. CLIMATE CHANGE CONSEQUENCES Sea levels rise. Climate change Increased risk of extreme weather events. Increases in air and sea temperatures. Unpredictable rainfall. Flooding Drought Farmers aren’t able to grow crops to sell or feed their families.