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Climate Change

Climate change is defined as a change in climate that is directly or indirectly caused by human activity and alters the composition of the global atmosphere in addition to natural climate variability over comparable time periods. The document discusses the science, technology, and societal aspects of anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change, including its effects. It also summarizes international agreements like the Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol that aim to mitigate climate change through reducing emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases.

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Climate Change

Climate change is defined as a change in climate that is directly or indirectly caused by human activity and alters the composition of the global atmosphere in addition to natural climate variability over comparable time periods. The document discusses the science, technology, and societal aspects of anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change, including its effects. It also summarizes international agreements like the Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol that aim to mitigate climate change through reducing emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases.

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S P E C I A L R E P O RT:

C L I M AT E
CHANGE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
CLIMATE CHANGE
DEFINITION:

A c han ge of climate wh ich is


att ribut ed dire ctly or
in direc tly to human ac tivity
th at alter s th e compos ition of
th e g loba l a tmo sphe re and
w hich is in a dditi on to
na tura l cl ima te v aria bility
ob ser ved ove r comparab le
time perio ds

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY


M AN M A DE CLIM AT E CH A NGE
M AN M A DE CLIM AT E CH A NGE
AN T RO PH O G E N I C C ASE S
AN T RO PH O G E N I C C ASE S
EF F E CTS O F C LI M AT E C H A N G E
C LI M AT E C H AN G E
M I T I G AT I O N
MON TREAL P ROTOCOL

• 1987
• Ozone - de ple ting substa nce s (OSD s)
• Chloroflouroca rbons (CFCs)
• It ha s unde rgone nine r evisions, in
1990 (London), 1991 (Nairobi),
1992 (Copenha gen), 1993
(Bangkok), 1995 (Vie nna), 1997
(Mo ntr eal), 1 998 (A ustra lia ), 1999
(Beijing) a nd 2016 ( Kiga li)
• Hydro-f louroc arbons ( HFCs)
C LI M AT E C H AN G E
M I T I G AT I O N
KYOTO P ROTOCOL
C LI M AT E C H AN G E
M I T I G AT I O N
KYOTO P ROTOCOL
THINK ABOUT THIS...

CAUSES
H U M AN C LIM ATE
C H ANG E

A FFECTS CAUSES

F LOOD I NG
N AT U R AL C AU SE S :
N AT U R AL C AU SE S :

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