Climate Change: Germany
Climate change in Germany is leading to long-term impacts on agriculture in Germany, more intense heatwaves and cold waves, flash and coastal flooding, and reduced water availability.
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Global Warming Potential
Global warming potential (GWP) is a way of measuring the heat absorbed by any greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, as a multiple of the heat that would be absorbed by the same mass of carbon dioxide. GWP is 1 for CO₂.
Carbon Offsets
Carbon offsets are a reduction or removal of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e).
Carbon Credits
Carbon credits are a type of permit that represent one tonne of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. They can be purchased by an individual or company to make up for carbon dioxide emissions that come from industrial production, delivery vehicles, or travel. Carbon credits are one way to offset your carbon footprint and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Change: Finland
Climate change in Finland is a result of the country’s geography and location. Finland is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe.
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy extracted from heat continuously produced inside the Earth. It comes from the Greek words geo (earth) and therme (heat) This energy can be used for many purposes, such as bathing, heating buildings, and generating electricity.
Climate Change: Denmark
Climate change in Denmark is a growing issue. The average temperature in Denmark has risen by about 1.5˚C over the past 150 years, and since the mid-twentieth century, the temperature has followed the trend expected by climate models up to the year 2100.
Climate Refugees
Climate refugees are people who are forced to leave their homes due to the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an annual average of 21.5 million people have been forcibly displaced by weather-related events – such as floods, storms, wildfires and extreme temperatures – since 2008.
Clean Cookstoves
Clean cookstoves are solar-powered or fuel-burning household stoves that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing thermal efficiency, reducing specific emissions, or increasing ventilation.
Wind Energy
Wind energy or wind power is the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Historically, it has been used in sails, windmills and windpumps. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels.
