Climate Change: What can we do?

Developed by:Susan Silva

Dennis SobolikKathy Conway Alan Journet

Wildfires

Climate change contributes to increasing wildfires

What is causing climate change?

Incoming Visible light

Transformed toheat.

Some heat is absorbed byatmospheric

gases

Remainder escapes

into space

Climate Change

Basics - I

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Re-radiated out

What causes warming?

Atmosphere

Then what?

If atmospheric gas density increases,

more heat is retained by this ‘thermalblanket’ of gases

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Less escapes

into space

What are these gases?

Climate Change

Basics - II

Atmosphere

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Carbon dioxide= CO2

Methane = Natural Gas

Oxides of Nitrogen

Which is the most serious contributor?

From where do these gases come?

Climate Change

Basics - III

Atmosphere

Sources of Most Warming GasesCOAL NATURAL GASOIL / GASOLINE

For what do we use these fuels?

Rogue Valley: Use of These Fuels

Private cars/trucksPublic Transit

Transportation32%

Energy24%

Materials = Stuff44%

Energy to make stuffEnergy to transport stuff here

Fossil Fuels for energy productionNatural gas for heatingEnergy used in homes

& local businesses

Review!• Reducing our fuel use for materials, transportation, and energy…• Reduces our use of coal, oil, natural gas….• Reduces our emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, oxides of nitrogen…• Reduces our warming of the atmosphere…• Reduces wildfire risk

ENERGY USE

TRANSPORTATION

STUFF

What can YOU doto reduce your gas emissions

and reduce forest fires?

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN

Fossil Fuels for energy productionNatural gas for heatingEnergy used in homes

& local businesses

Private cars/trucksPublic TransitLocal Freight

Energy to make stuffEnergy to transport stuff here