You Oughta Know...

-In a previous post you read about the Kyoto Protocol. A significant detail about The Kyoto Protocol is that it expires on 2012, which is around the corner, this leaves many environmentalist and politicians in a rut. Many debating whether to renew the  Kyoto Protocol or make a new policy.
-The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancún, Mexico, ended on December 11 with the adoption of the "Cancun Agreements", a balanced package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a low-emissions future and support enhanced action on climate change in the developing world.








http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/whatis.htm#Q1


-At the beginning of the project i had a premature idea of this issue, this chart really shows how the earth is changing.

Go to For more info:

"http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37034&Cr=climate%20change&Cr1="

Notes

Why is climate change paramount; well there are many reasons: Natural ecosystems (No Balance), Agriculture and food supplies (Starvation), Human health (Illnesses), Forestry (Or lack there of), Water resources and availability, Energy use (Non Renewable Resources) Transportation. As one can see climate change is of supreme importance, actions or lack there of today will affect the future and how we see the world.

In the past the United Nations came up with a plan, The Kyoto Protocol, it called for signatories and sponsors to reduce the emissions of green house gasses by about 5.5 percent annually. Climate change refers to the climate of the earth changing rather than global warming which can be decifered as the earth as a WHOLE gaining heat, so do not confuse the two. Another reason for the sudden change in temperature is rapid and continueous accumulation of GHG(greenhouse gasses), also known as the Green House Effect. Some green house gasses are: Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), and several Fluorinated Gases.