Univeristy of Phoenix Climate Change and Emissions in Canada Questions
Using the criteria at the bottom of the page, respond to the following:
1. Explain the science behind climate change. What are the causes and expected impacts of climate change?
2. What is required to reduce emissions in Canada? Why do you think it has been such a challenge to do so ?
use the sources below
The Physical Science of Climate Change:
NASA Facts – Click through all the tabs: Causes, Evidence, Effects, Scientific Consensus
(NASA, 2020)
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
2019 was the second hottest year on record (NOAA)
https://www.noaa.gov/news/2019-was-2nd-hottest-yea…
The 10 things you need to know from the new IPCC climate report:
https://grist.org/climate-energy/the-10-things-you…
The Single Biggest Barrier to Climate Action in Canada: The Oil & Gas Lobby (Enviornmental Defence, 2019)
https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/oil_barrier…
VIDEOS:
View at least one of the four videos below:
Global Warming: the Future (2019):
The Truth About Climate Change (2013) :
An Inconvenient Truth (2006): For rent:
The Eleventh Hour (2011): For rent:
