Perthshire Advertiser

MATE CHANGE PART 1

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h tremors and health blems.

’ is also for flooding, ch is set to increase ally and is also predicted ffect this area. Find out e at www.greenpeace. uk.

’ is also for fast ion which is bad for environmen­t and mplifies throwaway sumerism.

G - Green recovery. This he opportunit­y we all e to change the way we after Covid.

’ is also for the nhouse gases, including er vapour (H2O), carbon xide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone (O3). Find out more about how they contribute to global warming at www. climatekid­s.nasa.gov

• H - Heating. Poorly insulated homes and businesses waste energy. Find out more about what you can do and what help is available to tackle this at www.theheatpro­ject.scot

• I - Intergover­nmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which provides objective, scientific informatio­n on humaninduc­ed climate change. See www,ipcc.ch for more informatio­n.

• J - Just transition, or the move to environmen­tally and socially sustainabl­e jobs which would reduce the carbon footprint and help address inequality and poverty. Find out more at www.gov.scot/groups/ justtransi­tion

• K - Knowledge. Thanks to thousands of scientists worldwide, we know the climate is destabilis­ing - and that humanity needs to act.

• L - Linear economy. This is the system where raw materials are sourced, made into products which are then used and thrown away. However, a circular economy uses fewer raw materials, creates products that are designed to last, easy to repair and can be recycled many times, therefore creating less waste.

• M - Methane is a greenhouse gas and is almost 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Half of methane now comes from human activity such as oil and gas production, coal mining, cattle and sheep farming and from landfill sites.

There is evidence that methane is now seeping from the Antarctic seabed and from previously frozen areas of land.

Rubbish left on a beach

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Plastic waste
Emissions The petro-chemical plant in Grangemout­h Plastic waste
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Protest Anti-fracking demonstrat­ors

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