WILL THE SUN BURN US TO DEATH?

According to the United Nations,2020 earth is now 1.1°warmer than it was back then.This is as a result of the many technological advances experienced.This should be a concern humans as increased in temperature may lead to worse climate conditions.Humans should however start practicing eco friendly activities.

2015-2019 were the five warmest years on record while 2010-2019 was the warmest decade on record.

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                  Temperature has increased faster since 1970 than in any other 50- year period over at least the last 2000 years.

On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, temperature could increase by as much as 4.4°C by the end of the century. This is as a result of the increase in industrial emissions and smoke from cars.

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                In 2019, greenhouse gas concentrations reached higher levels. Carbon dioxide levels were 148 per cent of preindustrial levels.Greenhouse gas concentrations, already at its highest levels in 2 million years, have continued to rise.

                   Since the mid-1980s, surface air temperatures have warmed at least double as fast as the global average, while sea ice, the Greenland ice sheet and glaciers have declined over the same period and permafrost temperatures have increased.

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              Emissions must drop 7.6 per cent per year from 2020 to 2030 to keep temperatures from exceeding 1.5°C and 2.7 per cent per year to stay below 2°C.

The emissions gap in 2030, or the difference between necessary carbon dioxide reduction and current trends, is estimated at 12-15 gigatons carbon dioxide equivalent (Gt CO2e) to limit global warming to below 2°C. For the 1.5°C goal, the gap is 29-32 Gt CO2e, roughly equivalent to the combined emissions of the six largest emitters.

              To follow a 1.5°C-consistent pathway, the world will need to decrease fossil fuel production by roughly 6 per cent per year between 2020 and 2030. Countries are instead planning and projecting an average annual increase of 2 per cent, which by 2030 would result in more than double the production consistent with the 1.5°C limits.

    As occupants of the earth,it is our responsibility to make sure that we protect the earth and the ozone layer.Man kind should reduce activities that leave us to more harm than profit we should protect the land ad the sea.

   We can also employ the following measures to save the earth;

1. Drive less.
2. Recycle more.
3. Joining movements that support earth conservation.
4. Use less hot water.
5. Avoid products with a lot of packaging.
6. Planting trees