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Climate crisis research

This was for the beginning of this blog, but Blogger deleted the post :(

I decided to do some research into the climate crisis as I do not know that much about it and since it is such an important topic in todays culture as well as with this project, I wanted to do some more research and understand the topic more.

I found this one article from the website Climate Reality Project that I found really useful on information on the climate crisis.

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/climate-101

'Carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas is changing our climate and warming our planet.
It’s simple: the more carbon pollution in the air, the more the sun’s energy gets trapped as heat. Which means things keep getting hotter. In fact, the world has already gotten nearly 1°C warmer since 1880.
Warmer temperatures have real consequences for all of us—not just for polar bears. Sea levels around the world have risen nearly 20cm (7.8 inches) since 1901, swallowing entire islands and creeping closer to populated areas of great coastal cities like New York, Melbourne, and Dakar.
Plus, extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, and droughts are becoming more frequent and intense. Witness the devastation in 2017 as Hurricane Harvey tore through the Caribbean and southern US, destroying homes and leaving millions without power for weeks and even months.'

I found this article that also was useful for me to understand the climate crisis.

https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-in-the-next-decade-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

This article goes into detail on how the future could possibly be if we don't change our lifestyles.

'The last few years saw record-breaking temperatures, catastrophic and bizarre storms, and unprecedented ice melt'

'According to the IPCC, the world's carbon emissions have to fall by 45% by 2030 to keep the world's average temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels'

I then did some research into Copenhagen and what they're doing in efforts to become the first carbon-neutral city. I found this one article that was very useful.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/11/inside-copenhagens-race-to-be-the-first-carbon-neutral-city

Their goal is to become the first carbon-neutral city by 2025.

"“A green, smart, carbon-neutral city,” declared the cover of the climate action plan, before detailing the scale of the challenge: 100 new wind turbines; a 20% reduction in both heat and commercial electricity consumption; 75% of all journeys to be by bike, on foot, or by public transport; the biogas-ification of all organic waste; 60,000 sq metres of new solar panels; and 100% of the city’s heating requirements to be met by renewables."

 The CO2 emissions have reduced by 42% since 2005. 

 They have also had a 25% growth in their economy over the two decades. 

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