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Renewable energy generated from natural
sources – water, wind, solar, biomass or geothermal – will play a key role in
replacing the world's dependence on fossil fuel based energy sources, such as
coal, oil and natural gas which are not renewable. This means once that source
of energy has been used, it is gone!
sources – water, wind, solar, biomass or geothermal – will play a key role in
replacing the world's dependence on fossil fuel based energy sources, such as
coal, oil and natural gas which are not renewable. This means once that source
of energy has been used, it is gone!
Floods. Droughts. Heat waves. Monster wildfires. Climate change
is not just about polar bears, the iconic
symbol of a melting Arctic. Global warming affects the
entire planet.Greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere act like a blanket
that keeps the Earth warm. This protective blanket helps make our planet
habitable. But over the past 200 years, humans have greatly increased the level
of GHGs in the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels like oil and coal. This is
like throwing on a second blanket, causing temperatures to riseoods
Campaigning on climate
change
Climate change is already a daily
reality for the world’s poorest communities. Developed countries are the lead
contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and therefore to climate
change.
In
Ireland, we produce an average of 10 tons of greenhouse gas emissions
per person per year making us one of the highest emitters globally. In
Africa an average person will produce less than 0.1 tons.
Climate change-related shifts in
rainfall and drought patterns can have a devastating on small farmers in the
world’s poorest regions. And it is predicted that rain-fed agriculture will drop
by 50% by 2020 – deepening the food and water crises we face.