Climate change

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• Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions.

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What is Climate change?

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Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures.

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The main greenhouse gases that are causing climate change include carbon dioxide and methane. These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for example.

Clearing land and cutting down forests can also release carbon dioxide. Agriculture, oil and gas operations are major sources of methane emissions. Energy,

What is it caused by?

What does it look like?

• In short: What can I do about it?

house heating, hot water, 29% of emissions – 1.41 tons of CO2

Heating ecologically.

Insulate the houses.

Reduce hot water consumption, heat less.

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• restaurant menu, 25% of emissions – 1.20 tons of CO2

Eat as little meat and dairy as possible.

Chicken and fish instead of beef and pork.

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• directions_car transport, 24% of emissions – 1.17 tonnes of CO2

Fly and drive as little as possible.

Prefer public transport.

Go on holiday near the Czech Republic.

What can we do about it?