Climate Change In Canada

Climate change is a problem that threatens our health, basic needs, and national security. Some impacts of climate change include record high temperatures in some regions of Earth, rising seas, and severe flooding and droughts. One of the major causes of climate change is the release of greenhouse gases which in turn build up in our atmosphere. They include carbon dioxide and methane. One of the major contributors is transportation. Transportation makes up approximately 25 percent of Canada’s global warming emissions. The majority of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation come from the burring of oil based products, like gasoline, in internal combustion engines. The rest comes from extraction, production and delivery. The transportation sector includes the movement of humans and goods using vehicles, trains, planes, ships. The largest sources of transportation related greenhouse gas emissions are consumer vehicles, which consists of over half of the emissions. The rest of greenhouse gasses comes from more heavy duty transportation including planes, boats and trains carrying passengers and freight. Climate change poses a severe threat to our way of life. If we continue on the path we are on major consequences will arise. Earth is experiencing a gradual warming of its atmosphere and oceans. Evidence …show more content…
Scientists believe that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gasses produced by human activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which consists of more than 1,300 scientists from the countries around the world, predicts temperatures rise of 1.5 to 3.5 degrees Celsius over the next century. The IPCC says that the extent of climate change will have on individual regions will vary over time and with the ability of different systems in society and the environment to adapt to this