Climate Change Worldwide

Facts & Figures

  • The United States and China are the greatest contributors of greenhouse gasses.
  • Catastrophic climate change can still be avoided if global temperatures increase less than 2ºC above pre-industrial levels.
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Causes

The main factors of this phenomenon are gasses, especially CO2, which man produces every day.

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Impacts

Climate change is frequently perceived as a ‘future or distant’ problem, but by 2020-29 (only 11 years away) it is possible that significant changes in temperature in Latin America and Africa will occur.

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Energy model and Climate Change

The Oxfam study 'Evidence that hurts' summarizes how climate change today is affecting any issue related to poverty and development.

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