WebQuest 2

1. Fill in the definition here:

The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human

activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).

 

2. Provide some examples (from the same website):

-Amount of CO2 emitted by burning one liter of gasoline: 2.3 kg of CO2  

-Driving a car for 6 km: add 1 kg of CO2

-Creating 5 plastic bags: add 1 kg of CO2

-Producing a cheeseburger: 3.1 kg of CO2.

 

3. Quiz results: 

-What is your carbon footprint weight?

My carbon footprint is 82% 
-What is the target weight impact? 

8.6 tonnes 
-What percentage was in stuff, travel, food and home? :

stuff 37%, travel 32%, food 18% home 13%

 

“Plants and animals can adapt to climate change, right?”
4. When was the last time the Earth warmed up so fast?

-If we want to know, we have to go back millions of years to what's called the paleocene-eocene thermal maximum which happened about 55 million years ago.
5. What is the name of the current extinction event?   

-Scientist have termed ¨the sixth extinction¨ or ¨for this massive die-off is the antropocene extinction¨.
6. What will probably happen by 2050? 

-If these trend continue 90% of coral reefs could disappear by 2050
7. About what proportion of mammal species could disappear by 2100? 

-It's estimated that by the end of the century, between 30% to 50% of all species on Earth could be extinct if we continue on our current pathway. That includes 1/5 of mammal species.
8. Which type of plant would probably grow faster with more CO2, weeds or crops? 

-The weeds grow faster with more CO2.
9. How many dollars has climate change cost us in wheat and maize losses per year since
-1980? 

-Since 1980 it's estimated, climate change has already cost us 5 billon dollars a year on average in wheat and maize losses.