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Definition and Causes of Climate Change

What is climate change - what will be your definition?

Climate change is the global weather and climatic conditions caused by global warming due to the greenhouse effect contributed by the greenhouse gases.

What is causing climate change locally?

The causes of climate change locally are burning fossil fuel such as coal, oil and gas which produces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. The main cause of climate change is greenhouse gases. The second cause is deforestation that disturbs the C02 balance in the atmosphere. Livestock farming produces methane gases from the animal waste. Next is the use of air conditioning systems, refrigerator systems, solvents and aerosol propellents. Fertilizers also contributes towards the emission of nitrous gases.

Effects of Climate Change

Warmer temperatures over time are changing weather patterns and disrupting the usual balance of nature. This poses many risks to human beings and all other forms of life on Earth.

Hotter temperatures

Nearly all land areas are seeing more hot days and heat waves; 2020 was one of the hottest years on record. Higher temperatures increase heat-related illnesses and can make it more difficult to work and move around. Wildfires start more easily and spread more rapidly when conditions are hotter.

More severe storms

Changes in temperature cause changes in rainfall. This results in more severe and frequent storms. They cause flooding and landslides, destroying homes and communities, and costing billions of pounds
Increased drought

Water is becoming scarcer in more regions. Droughts can stir destructive sand and dust storms that can move billions of tons of sand across continents. Deserts are expanding, reducing land for growing food. Many people now face the threat of not having enough water on a regular basis.

Climate Action Locally and Globally

Description: LOCALLY
With funding support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP is working together with our partners the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC), and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) to implement a low carbon cities project titled the Green Technology Application for the Development of Low Carbon Cities (GTALCC) project.\n\nThe GTALCC project promotes integrated solutions covering a few focus areas: (1) integrated planning for climate action, (2) crowding in private investment and supporting city-level climate finance instruments, (3) driving the zero-carbon transition with a focus on integrated urban energy, building, transport, and waste systems.\n\nIt is crucial for both cities and the national government to play their respective roles in this low-carbon transition. The GTALCC project is supporting this by working with five pilot cities (Putrajaya, Iskandar Malaysia, Cyberjaya, Petaling Jaya, and Hang Tuah Jaya) to roll out sustainable

GLOBALLY
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning. Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning. Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible.

Potential Solutions for Climate Change

There are many things we can so in order to play an active part in helping to combat Climate Change. 1.Switch to sustainable transport-Reducing car use,switching to electrical vehicles and minimising plane travel will not only help stop climate change it will help reduce air pollution too.
2.reduce meat and dairy consumption ,Go vegan- one of the best way for individuals to help stop climate change,is by reducing their meat and dairy consumption or by fully going vegan
3.Save the ocean- Oceans absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,which helps to keep our climate stable.Protecting oceans and the life in them is ultimately a way to protect ourselves from climate change.
4.Reduce use of plastic bags-Plastic is made from oil, and the process of extracting, refining and turning oil into plastic (or even polyester, for clothing) is surprisingly carbon-intense. It doesn’t break down quickly in nature so a lot of plastic is burned, which contributes to emissions.

Building Awareness With Interactions

We students of SMK King George V have done a webinar which involved pupils from our school and other schools. We had some quizzes prepared for them at the end of the webinar about climate change and the slide presented. We even prepared digital certificate for the attendees. They had fun and they gave a positive feedback.

Letter to Ministry of Environment and Water of Malaysia.

This is a letter to Dato' Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, Ministry of Environment and Water of Malaysia.

Ii is on Climate Action.

We are students from SMK King George V Seremban. We have participated in an international Climate Action Project. We have done various different projects regarding climate change. Therefore, we’re writing this letter to provide suggestion on saving Malaysia from further effects of Climate Change.