Once upon a time, climate change was considered a problem that would happen in the future, but now we know it is happening.
"Climate change" describes a change in the average climate conditions - such as temperature and precipitation - in a region over a long period of time. The Earth’s climate is always changing for long periods of time and has been hotter and colder than it is now, but the pace of change has accelerated significantly in recent decades. Scientists are deeply concerned about the changes they have observed since the Industrial Revolution.
Why is climate change happening?
Carbon is stored all over the planet - in plants, land, oceans, the Earth's crust, and even here. We release carbon into the atmosphere like carbon dioxide through activities such as burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and cutting down trees and so on.
That carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, along with other greenhouse gas emissions, creating a "greenhouse effect" where energy from the sun is blocked and the Earth's temperature rises.
Why should we care about climate change?
Within the next two decades, temperatures are likely to rise by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, violating the expectations of the 2015 climate deal in Paris and bringing devastation and extreme weather. Human activity is changing the Earth's climate unprecedentedly in thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, with some changes that are inevitable and irreversible, climate scientists have warned. Only rapid and drastic reductions in greenhouse gases in this decade can prevent terrible impacts on climate, according to the International Panel on Climate Change, the world's leading authority on climate science.
What can happen?
Raporti i fundit përfaqëson njohuritë e plota deri më sot mbi bazën fizike të ndryshimit të klimës dhe zbuloi se aktiviteti njerëzor ishte pa mëdyshje shkaku i ndryshimeve të shpejta, duke përfshirë rritjen e nivelit të detit, shkrirjen e akullit polar dhe akullnajave, valët e nxehtësisë, përmbytjet dhe thatësirat. Thënë kjo, do të ketë më shumë ekstreme të motit dhe fatkeqësi natyrore.
Shëndeti ynë, sistemet ushqimore, ekonomitë dhe komunitetet janë të gjitha në rrezik të madh.
Si mund të ndihmoni personalisht?
1. Reduktoni shpërdorimet – blini veshje të përdorura, ricikloni, ripërdorni produktet, mos përdorni qese plastike.
2. Hani më pak mish dhe përqafoni një dietë me bazë bimore.
Travel as little as possible by car and plane; use public transport, walk or bike. If you have an old car that pollutes the environment, do not use it. Consider electric cars.
4. Buy appliances that work with renewable energy, e.g. solar panels.
5. Use social media to raise awareness, participate in climate change forums, stay up to date with the latest news.
