Kick the Habit
Live simply so others may simply live
What is the Carbon Footprint?
It is defined as the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by and individual, organization, event, or product expressed as CO2. These greenhouse gasses are let out into the air by transportation, fuels, land clearance, manufactured products, buildings, and the "production and consumption" of food. There are two types of sources that they can come from from: indirect and direct. The indirect sources consist of fuels being burned in other countries in order to make the products that we buy and consume; The majority of the United States emissions come from this type. The direct sources come from burning the stove or running a car.
350.org: Because the world needs to know
leading producers of CO2 emissions
These are the top 10 countries that produce the most emissions. Most all of these countries are fully developed and urbanized.
main causers of greenhouse gases
These are the things that emit the most CO2.
Not just harming the physical earth
This cartoon shows how all of the developed countries (the minority) are producing all of the harmful emissions and affecting the poorer countries (majority). Therefore, the poor suffer from the riches actions, and so does the planet in the long run.
What has already been done to improve the print
The United Nations created a document called the "Paris agreement". The legislation is aimed at the increasing global warming, and the poor countries feeling the effects from it. There were 195 nations and the European Union that signed this treaty, including the United States.
What needs to be done to prevent the Carbon footprint from growing?
Carbon Emissions: Get Inspired to Act!
Life in 2100
This is what our earth is projected to look like in the year 2100 if we keep doing what we are doing with no change in habit, underwater. With our continuous addition of pollution to the atmosphere, in the next 80 plus years our earth is expected to increase by 4.3 degrees Celsius. The rapid increase in temperature will cause the sea levels to rise 2-3 meters. This will then cause states like Louisiana and the smaller countries, mostly small islands to be completely submerged under water.
How can you take action today?
1. Sign this petition! https://www.change.org/p/support-limits-on-climate-pollution-from-oil-and-gas-operations
2. Sign this pledge and then tweet #pledgefortheplanet to promote awareness http://www.overshootday.org/
3. Write a short message to President https://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1983&s_src=actions&s_subsrc=160509breakfree
Works Cited
Friedrich, Johannes, and Thomas Damassa. "6 Graphs Explain the World's Top 10 Emitters." World Resources Institute. N.p., 24 Nov. 2014. Web. 23 May 2016.
"Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data." Global Emissions. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2016.
Hale, Tom. "If We Don't Cut Our Carbon Emissions, This Is What The World Will Look Like By 2100." IFLScience. N.p., 09 Nov. 2015. Web. 23 May 2016.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 May 2016