Countering climate change is humanity’s greatest challenge. The following global warming mind maps demonstrate what causes global warming. They also show the measures we can take to stop it.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cautions against global warming exceeding 1.5°C above pre-Industrial levels. We have already increased global average temperatures by 1°C. As a result, we have “more frequent …
The wealthiest one per cent of the world produces twice as many carbon emissions as the poorest 50 per cent, according to the UN. Likewise, the wealthiest five per cent of people contributed 37 per cent of emissions growth between 1990 and 2015. Yet, according to the Germanwatch 2021 Climate Change Vulnerability Index, global warming affects developing countries the most.…
Human activities have already caused 1°C of global warming since the Industrial Revolution. Producing greenhouse gases increases the planet’s temperature through the greenhouse effect. Deforestation increases the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere and prevents trees from removing and storing it. The following deforestation statistics show the importance of immediately reducing the practice.
One thousand years ago, what was the Earth’s weather like? The answer to that question is not as difficult as you might think. Older trees can provide an insight into this through their tree rings. Tree rings and climate change are directly related. Furthermore, scientists can now make predictions and offer warnings about our future through these same rings. But, …
Since the Stone Age, European deforestation has been happening on a small scale. As people in Europe slowly began to adopt agriculture from about 10,000 BC, the pace of deforestation increased. Clearing forest to make space for farmland remains common practice to this day.
Six thousand years ago, more than two-thirds of central and northern Europe was forested. Now, just …
Palm oil has been a key driver of deforestation in Southeast Asia since the 1970s. The oil is highly versatile with applications in food, pharmaceuticals, photographic film, perfume, and hair and beauty products. It is now the world’s most popular vegetable oil, accounting for one-third of global consumption. This has led countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, to bulldoze great …
The consequences of climate change in South Africa will be more severe than most places in the world. The African continent contributes the least greenhouse gas emissions, and yet, it is the most vulnerable to climate change.
Deforestation is a significant contributor to global warming in South Africa and elsewhere. It is responsible for about 10 per cent of all …
Forests are disappearing at a shocking rate, and this loss comes at a major cost to people all across the world. It’s well known that forest destruction is a driving force behind the extinction of plants and animals.1 But what, exactly, is the deforestation effect on humans?
It’s important to acknowledge that as humans, we are hugely dependent on …