WEBQUEST 2

                                                 Carbon footprint

1. 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

Operate your computer for 32 hours: 1 Kg of CO2

Driving a car for 3,75 miles: 1 Kg of CO2

Travel by public transportation a distance of 10 to 12 km: 1 Kg of CO2

Production of a 1/3 of an american cheeseburger:  3.1 Kg of CO2 

Production of 2 plastic bottles: 1 Kg of CO2

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3. What is your carbon footprint weight? 10.5 tones

 What is the target weight impact?  My carbon footprint is 100%

 

 What percentage was in stuff, travel, food ,
home?

Stuff is 26%

Travel is 20%

Food is 21%

Home is 33%

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4. When was the last time the Earth warmed up so fast? 

-55 million years ago.

5. What is the name of the current extinction event? 

-The Anthropocene extinction.

6. What will probably happen by 2050? 

 

-90% of coral reefs could disappear by 2050.

7. About what proportion of mammal species could disappear by 2100? 

-1/5 of all mammas species could be disappear by 2100.

8. Which type of plant would probably grow faster with more CO2, weeds or crops?

-The weeds because grow  three times faster than crops in these conditions.

9. How many dollars has climate change cost us in wheat and maize losses per year since 1980? 

-It has cost 5 billion dollars a year on average in wheat and maize losses per year since 1980.

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10. According to a UN report, about how long do we have until climate change is irreversible?

-The humanity have a little more than a decade to do something for the next generations.

11. Give an example of negative changes we’re already seeing. 

-Sea ​​level rise, strongers hurricanes, deterioration of the ozone layer and i think that in a future wars between countries for water

12. What would be the cost of ending the use of fossil fuels? 

-The estimated cost is 54 trillion dollars