What is Climate Change? | Start Here

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Published 2019-12-01
The hard facts about global warming - a defining issue of our time.
Climate change is happening now, and even world leaders meeting for climate talks at this year’s Cop25 know we aren’t doing enough to stop it.
In fact, we’re going backwards. The UN says carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere are going up, and the earth is on track to warm by 3.2 degrees before the century is over. The consequences of that acceleration are already proving disastrous for communities around the world.
This week’s episode of Start Here cuts through the science and the politics, to get you what you need to know about what’s at stake for the planet.

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All Comments (21)
  • I knows it doesn’t make a big difference but I started to grow more plants such as mango,Pineapple and more and my country is changing to from oil power plants into nuclear
  • First time I understand what climate change , she somehow explain it in a very simple way
  • "You can't have infinite growth on a finite planet", this meaningful and logical statement makes super good sense and practically down-to-earth And We can't cleverly change if we don't control ourselves effectively.
  • We are too busy running as fast as we can, trying to outrun each other in the race up the mountain not realizing the fact that it ends up in a deep trench.
  • @Jayg_69
    anyone else here from online school
  • @awajoof8355
    As a female conservationist and an environmental activist in the Gambia 🇬🇲 I am so happy that our efforts towards combatting climate Change is recognized worldwide 🌎 ❤
  • @user-md6qz4kx9x
    Really horrible situation with our environment.After this video the people started to think of their actions.The most terrible fact that everyone know but in order to change something we need to collaborate between countries. It is crusially important to change the way of thinking and approach. Everything depends on us but moreover from our government.
  • 1:12 "We have been burning more and more fossil fuels" (while severely reducing the number of trees/forests, and so diminishing the capacity to catch all the excess CO2).
  • "It's up to all of us". Said the reporter from a channel sponsored by one of the biggest oil exporters in the world. As a 30-something Millennial who grew up under the recycling/Global warming hype, I will be happy to die tomorrow knowing that I have made all efforts and commitments since I was age 11 to live a life with as little a carbon footprint as possible. But then, I'm African and not much rich, so I can't really have much of a footprint in the first place. I can only suffer the consequences of what 1st World nation citizens do; but it's alright, we are used to it. Keep preaching to the deaf masses though.
  • @Yami-rz5sb
    This video is easy to understand but makes a very big impact ! Thankyou for such a wonderful video . 🎀
  • I really get relief after listening that ind is going ahead to renuable energy
  • @w.almutairi3744
    you literally summed it up for me in less than 10 minutes ! THANK YOU!
  • There's no way that a society can keep rising their consuption levels in a world with limited resources. The only way is redefine what necesity means and realized what are our true needs
  • Thank you Al Jazeera. A short video which is packed with a lot if information.
  • I am from India but I loved your explanation, your videos are really helpful for me . Thankyou 😀
  • Managing Climate Change Introduction The concern for climate change underscores the dangerous impacts of climate change across the world. Climate change relates to changes in the climate which can be observed in the prevailing weather conditions as well as through the use of scientific instruments. Climate change is diverse, and its impacts on the world over time will be catastrophic to human beings and affect their existence (Javadinejad et al., 2021). In recognition of the danger posed by climate change, prominent organizations and governments have devised ways to handle climate change. These measures are aimed at arresting and stopping the continued deviation in climate change and which will eventually have drastic impacts on the lives of human beings. This article highlights the different measures taken by various organizations, and which are aimed at alleviating climate change, successes and failures realized, and proposals on mitigating the impact of climate change. The management of climate change relates to drastic measures taken by the organization to curb increasing measures tied to climate change. Ideally, climate change is a concern for both individuals, organizations, and governments. Measures to mitigate the dangers of climate change have been taken by various organizations (Thomas et al., 2019). These measures capture the local and worldwide perspective realized concerning the control of climate change across the world. measures taken to curb climate change are diverse, and their influence across organizations is diverse, yet they have not all yielded success in the control of climate change. Successful Measures Realized in the Control of Climate Change Many measures have been devised to help in the control of alienate change. These measures have been implemented from both a local perspective and in the international arena. The following are some of the measures that have been adopted across the world and that have yielded a positive impact on the control and management of climate change.: Planting Trees One of the major ways in which climate change, as noticed in various communities has been harnessed is through the planting of trees. Planting trees is an initiative of local communities in various communities across the world. Success derived from these communities is realized in better weather conditions in the various regions where the idea of man-made forests has been embraced. Weather is an aspect of climate in the present and its implementation indicates a positive transition in the weather conditions in various regions. The positive rates realized in regions where planting of trees has been embraced indicate the viability of weather and the different climatic conditions which must be realized across organizations. Planting trees helped in improving weather conditions in various regions as trees are huge producers of oxygen gas during photosynthesis. The significance of the improvement in weather conditions in various regions indicates that a large-scale improvisation of the same ideas on a large scale will lead to a positive change in climatic conditions across the world (Armstrong et al., 2018). Tree planting is thus a very vital element in the management of climate conditions across the world. these measures depict the positive implements realized with the planting of trees, and thus depict the necessary actions in organizations that indicate an increase in the management of weather climate change. Design and Development of Hybrid Electric Vehicles On a large scale perceive, electric vehicles have been developed to use little resources from the environment. The measures are taken to develop EVs give credence to the reliability and a reduction in carbon emissions as previously underscored in communities with a diversified network of operations. the development of both hybrid and electric vehicles gives the positive stance realized in organizations concerning a reduction in emissions. The development of hybrid and electric vehicles has contributed greatly to the reduction of dangers meted by carbon emissions across the world (Or et al., 2020). the use of EVs and hybrid vehicles gives them give little emissions even when they are used in a small region. The use of EVs serve to has led to better communal living with reduced carbon from vehicles. The development of EVs and hybrid vehicles is thus a positive measure that has been adopted across the world to reduce the impacts of climate change in various communities. EVs and hybrid vehicles are a successful measure in the management of climate change since they give little emissions to the atmosphere, and since they play a huge part in the travel infrastructure, they serve to care for the various aspects of positive trends in the control of climate change across the world. EVs and hybrids are measures that influence the whole world as these vehicles are used across the world. The use of EVs has led is a development that has helped to reduce carbon emissions to the environment especially in vehicles. Failures of Management of Climate Change Measures to combat climate change are not always successful. The implementation of these measures and that communities interact effectively with each other and support the various programs developed to ensure that curb the adverse effects of climate change. The following are some of the measures devised to manage climate change but were not successful. Statutes to manage human behavior In a bid to manage climate change, and with the realization that climate change is an outcome-driven by individual human beings across the world, there have been statutes implemented to govern the behavior of communities. The changes devised are a conglomeration of control to the lifestyle of people in communities. These statutes sought to encourage human beings to change their behavior patterns in the various organizations and therefore help to reduce changes in the climate across the world. The implementation of these policies was deemed a failure and they were not executed to effectiveness. Human beings are creatures of habit. A change in the different habits in the general populace across the world has not been realized. The expectation that climate change will be arrested by engaging the whole human populace to adhere to a specific set of rules which did not yield the expected outcomes in communities (Allard, 2021). The proposed statutes sought to encourage a minimalistic approach to living and which would reduce the worldwide perception of mass human interactions. These laws were not effective and they did not realize the purpose intended, that is to improve reduce emissions in the world. Future Prospects of Management of Climate Change To endorse and realize better outcomes in communities and across the world concerning the idea of climate change, the following measures can be adopted. Educating the public on climate change Climate change is a commonly perceived agenda that all human beings across the planet have been exposed to the relevance of the control and management of climate change in communities. Future measures to curb climate change will be realized if the message to change climate change is shared as a responsibility (Corry, 2017). Present trends in sharing information related to the necessity of climate change are tied to the dangers of past behaviors and indications of the actions that have put the world on an edge concerning climatic changes observed. The information depicted includes drylands, burning fossil fuels, and the huge factories putting off waste on resources. This information makes climate change a precarious task. Communities perceive the idea of climate change as an unmanageable problem and which lies beyond the ability of individual human beings. The alternate approach can be adopted to teach communities the various activities in which they can engage in, and which will lead to a reduction of global climate change (Orgill et al., 2019). An encouragement of minor activities that can be handled by all people in communities will encourage them to put up ab action to help mitigate the deterioration of climate change. Use of renewable energy sources One of the major causes of climate change is the use of nonrenewable sources of energy, especially fossil fuels. Measures that can be used in the future to help manage climate change are the use of renewable sources of energy. The primary source of renewable energy is the sun. With the unlimited renewable source of energy from the sun, communities will realize an improvement in climate change (Cavicchioli et al., 2019). Other sources of renewable sources of energy include hot springs and the generation of electricity using gravity and wind. With these measures in place, the trends of climate change will be reversed, as there will be minimum emissions to the environment. Conclusion Climate change is a potential threat to the existence of human beings and living things on planet earth. There is a need to have measures to mitigate the increasing deterioration of climate change. Previous attempts taken to control climate change have proven to have not realized major success. Successful measures in the control of climate change have been the planting of trees and the use of hybrid and electric vehicles. Unsuccessful efforts to manage climate change was the implementation of statutes governing behavior that would lead to a reduction in climate change. Prospects aimed at the improvement of climate is education to the public and the use and development of renewable energy.
  • @erikaanahi4605
    It would have been such a great video if your were to made it clear on what things we can start doing so some of us can have an idea not just left clueless and anxious 😭
  • @ammadbashir7395
    Ma'am please expand this topic by discussing other reasons and impacts. It is important topic for our Competitive exam in pakistan. Your cooperation will be highly regarded
  • @ducky2663
    Finally. Something I understand and get a idea from, unlike the others.