What is the difference between climate change and global warming?
Cause and effect. Originally the term Global Warming was used to describe an increase in the average temperature of the Earth. When it was discovered that greenhouse gasses created by mankind were the cause the term changed to Anthropomorphic Global Warming. The Bush Administration came up with the term Climate Change to confuse the issue (see link) but it backfired on them as now AGW is seen as the cause and CC is seen as the effect.
• How does climate change differ from climate variability? • How does climate differ from weather? • What role does carbon dioxide play in climate change? • What are the current scientific and political debates on global climate change? Project 2. What can I do about it? What is your family’s contribution to the build up of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere? Calculate your family’s current CO2 emissions using one of the “carbon calculators” below (see LINKS)! How much carbon do you use a year? How many trees would your family have to plant per year to soak up (sequester) an equivalent amount of carbon? Can you think of ways to reduce your emissions? If you’re really ambitious try to calculate your school’s total CO2 emissions! Get your science teacher to help! Make it a class project! Take your findings and create a poster or display illustrating your family’s or school’s carbon emissions to educate other students. And then get your school to think about how to reduce their energy use
