GLOBAL WARMING GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

-MITIGATION -MITIGATION MEASURESMEASURES

If a red house is made If a red house is made of red bricks, a blue of red bricks, a blue

house is made of blue house is made of blue bricks, and a yellow bricks, and a yellow

house is made of yellow house is made of yellow bricks. What material a bricks. What material a

green house is made green house is made of ?. . . . . . . . . . . of ?. . . . . . . . . . .

A green house is made A green house is made of glass . of glass .

GLASS HOUSE

Trapped Infrared radiation

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Greenhouse gases which are normally Greenhouse gases which are normally present in the atmosphere to reflect or trap present in the atmosphere to reflect or trap infrared radiation (greenhouse effect) infrared radiation (greenhouse effect)

Without greenhouse gases all infrared Without greenhouse gases all infrared radiation from the sun will be directed to radiation from the sun will be directed to earth and reradiated back to space and earth and reradiated back to space and none will remain making the earth unlivablenone will remain making the earth unlivable

GLASS HOUSE

Trapped Infrared radiation

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GLASS HOUSE

GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE EFFECTEFFECT

Greenhouse Gases are Greenhouse Gases are naturally occurring gases that naturally occurring gases that are vital in regulating the are vital in regulating the Earth’s temperature levels. Earth’s temperature levels.

GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE EFFECTEFFECT

GREENHOUSE GASES include carbon GREENHOUSE GASES include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons, and water vapor. halocarbons, and water vapor.

Global Global WarmingWarming

Building up of greenhouse gases Building up of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, oxides of nitrogen, etc. methane, oxides of nitrogen, etc. in the atmosphere at a fast rate in the atmosphere at a fast rate in such a way that it has resulted in such a way that it has resulted in significant climatic changesin significant climatic changes

ACTIVITIES GENERATING ACTIVITIES GENERATING GREENHOUSE GASESGREENHOUSE GASES

BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS

DEFORESTATION

BEFORE GLOBAL WARMING

WITH GLOBAL WARMING

Impacts of Global Impacts of Global WarmingWarming

Dying coral reefs Dying coral reefs as seas are too as seas are too warm for comfort. warm for comfort. They suffer from They suffer from loss of algae that loss of algae that color and nourish color and nourish themthem

Impacts of Global Warming

Extreme Weather Conditions

The proposed Naga City Coliseum which is undergoing construction with its twisted steel beams after the typhoon

National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in total wreckage, Balintawak, Naga City

Impacts on Globing WarmingImpacts on Globing Warming

FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF LIVES, MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF LIVES, AND PROPERTIES. AND PROPERTIES.

In 2004, the death toll stood at 412, with 177 people missing, after typhoon Winnie triggered landslides and flash floods in Quezon. In February 2006, an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 people died after the village of Guinsaugon, Leyte was buried by mudflow. This mudslide happened after heavy rains dumped 459.2 millimeters of rain in only 3 days.

Impacts of Global Impacts of Global WarmingWarming

HOTTER HOTTER TIMESTIMES

frequent long frequent long droughtsdroughts

HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE THE LOW CARBON DIET?

Car

HomePublic

Transport

OfficeAnywhere

at Any time

School

Diet is about

reducing waste,

recycling and

conserving energy

Diet is about

conserving

energy

Diet is about

putting a stop to

car idling

Diet is about using paper

wisely and recycling

Diet is about

serving as role models to children

in resources-conservatio

n

Diet is about proper driving

habits to conserve

energy

• Whenever possible, walk or bike.

• Use mass transit

• Promote and use alternative cleaner fuels - biodiesel, bioethanol

• Support renewable energy - solar, wind, biomass

• Use energy efficient appliances

• Use energy saving lamps instead of incandescent bulbs.

• Avoid burning of garbage and other materials.

• Switch off lights and appliances when not in use.

• Conserve water. Close faucet tightly. Replace or repair leak faucets and

pipes.

• Recycle, reuse or reduce materials

• Do not burn your waste including agricultural waste

• Support reuse and recycling programs

• Protect remaining forest resources. Do not cut down trees.

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