Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
… that we can always ensure that we are doing all we can to achieve this goal. What is Climate Change? Greenhouse gases are produced by human activities including the burning of fossil fuels for heat, transport, electricity, farming and deforestation. The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising and since the industrial revolution, there has been a 40% increase in the amount…
… America, with crop yields and production predicted to fall because of higher temperatures. Even if we stopped releasing greenhouse gases immediately, some estimates show that global heating would continue for at least another 70 years. If things do not change, it will affect our world in dramatic ways. We could see more extreme weather, rising sea levels, ecological damage, more people dying from…
…. All ten of our warmest years have occurred since 2002, whereas none of the ten coldest years has occurred since 1963.2 Summer heatwaves are now 30 times more likely than they would be typically. Climate change means UK temperatures are set to become more volatile with more extremes of both heat and cold. This is already having an impact in Southwark, and this is set to worsen. Impacts…
… include: Health and disease - climate change and the burning of fossil fuels are endangering human health in a range of ways. Deaths in the UK due to heat are expected to rise by two-thirds this decade. Extremes of cold are also likely to increase our winter death rate. The risk of insect borne diseases in the UK, such as those carried by mosquitos is rising. The burning of fossil fuels in cars…
…, heating and industry also pollute the air that we breathe. In Southwark, around 200 premature deaths occur due to air pollution every year3. Rainfall and flooding – 60% Southwark residents live on land less than ten meters above sea level, any changes in sea levels will have a direct effect on Southwark. Southwark is protected from tidal and river flooding by the Thames Barrier and other…