The aviation industry emits 460m tonnes of CO2 in a year
The aviation industry emits 460m tonnes of CO2 in a year
Most scientists are convinced that climate change is real, and that it's linked to human activity
Why is climate change happening?
The climate is changing because the earth’s atmosphere is warming up. As we burn increasing quantities of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) to generate energy, we release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.
This and other ‘greenhouse gases’ act like a blanket round the planet – just enough, and the earth is perfectly poised to sustain life; too heavy, and the temperature rises, causing major upsets to the world’s climate.
Most scientists are convinced that climate change is real, and that it’s linked to human activity. In June 2005 the national Academies of Science of the USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Canada, Japan, India, Brazil and China issued a statement saying ‘The threat of climate change is clear and increasing.’ Click here to see more about what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in its fourth assessment report in 2007
We’re the ones who’ve caused the problem and we need to do something about it.
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