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Global warming
1. Environmental Issue
“Global Warming”
by: Abdulla AlBlooshi
LSEC N101 Instructor:
Academic Communication Mr. Hedley Butterfie
2. Agenda
• Introduction
• Causes
• Consequences
• Possible solutions
• Global Warming reduction by:
– Local and national government
– Corporations
– Organizations (NGOs)
– Private individuals
• Recommendation
• Conclusion
• References
3. Introduction
• What is Global Warming?
– Global warming
• increase in average air and water
temperatures
• due in part to the greenhouse effect
• a natural phenomenon
• human activities have significantly amplified
– Global warming is
• Climate Change
4. Causes
• Major contributors are human activities
• Excessive use of Non-Renewable
Energy
– producing gases from greenhouse
• Two groups influencing causes
– Natural causes
– Manmade causes
5. Natural Causes
• Methane gas release from
– Wetlands
– Artic tundra
• Greenhouse-trapping gases
– Heating the atmosphere of the Earth
– Undergoing cycle of climate change
6. Manmade Causes
• Greenhouse Effect
• Pollution
• Burning fossil fuels (oil and coal)
• Factory production of plastics
• Deforestation
13. Roles and Responsibilities
• Local and national government
– Legislation for air, water and soil quality
– Participation at global, regional, national
cooperation
– Targets are yearly
– Government department
– Regulations, laws, procedures, and
policies
14. Roles and Responsibilities
• Corporations
– Stop production of global warming
favoring products
– Follow best practices
– Face fines and shut down
– Favoring global warming should be
fined and shut down.
– Follow and abide with acts
• established to cool global environment
15. Roles and Responsibilities
• Organizations (NGOs)
– Working towards course of action
– Requiring political acceptability
– Having solutions and visions.
– Conducting research and studies
– Plan for immediate actions
16. Roles and Responsibilities
• Private individuals
– Avoiding energy wasting
– Using renewable sources
– Turning off unwanted devices or
machines
– Using low energy consuming products
– Recycling and reusing
17. Roles and Responsibilities
• Private individuals
– Eating organic foods
– Using public transportation, walk or
cycle
– Using renewable energies and clean
power
– Increasing in the number of plants at
each household
18. Recommendation
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Land Act
• Trade Plan
• Green building and living
• Oil and gas business
• Awareness
19. Conclusion
• Global warming serious threat to
– Earth
– Humans
– Animals
– Plants
• Conserving use of harmful activities
• Minimizing production of CO2
20. Conclusion
• Natural and manmade causes
are
– Harming and increasing the
consequences
• Possible solutions available
• Slowing down the effects is not
effective
• Cooling the planet is the most
effective
21. Mind Map of Global Warming
Source: <http://www.theclimatehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/science-of-global-warming-mindmap1.jpg>
22. References
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23. References
• Gary Braasch. (2009). Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming Is Changing the World (pp. 7). New
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