Climate Change Flashcards
What is a geopolitical issue
The extent to which Canada can replace Russia’s oil production
How much have Canada’s carbon emission risen since 1990?
By 20%
Climate change in Canada in relation to carbon?
Canada stores lots of carbon in soil and forests, and if the soil is disturbed it can release carbon. Thawing permafrost is dangerous to carbon release and emitting greenhouse gases.
6 Effects of climate change in Canada?
1) Larger, hotter wildfires
2) Food insecurity (agriculture disrupted)
3) Animal extinctions
4) Spread of invasive species and diseases
5) Melting glaciers, sea ice, and permafrost
6) Sea level rise
How does poor fire management policies contribute to wildfires?
Poor fire management policies means that some forests do not have natural fires for years, causing large accumulation in debris that creates devastating fires when they do spark.
A) Which areas will be most affected by sea level changes?
B) What can sea rising do?
A) Densely habituated areas along West Coast
A) Contaminate fresh water supplies inland
3 facts about Canadian consumption patterns?
1) Canadians on average use resources of 1.7 Earths relative to the population size
2) Canada’s consumption of materials, energy, and water are currently among the highest in the world
3) 73% of waste ends up in the landfill or incinerated
A) What is circulatory rate?
B) How is Canada’s circulatory rate?
A) The percentage of the economy’s material needs which are filled with recycled or recovered materials
B) Canada’s is low, and is a result if it stays the same for 20 years, waste and greenhouse gas emissions will increase by 40%. Only 9% of plastics are recycled.
A) How can Canadian government help the circulatory rate?
B) Two other ways to help circulatory rate?
A) Government policies that subsidize recycling companies or mandates to create recycled plastic increases
B) Composting, not wasting food
Recycling electronics
Three ways to help animal production related emissions?
1) People eat less animal products
2) Extra taxes on beef
3) Alternatives to ranching
