Environmental impact ( L6 ) Flashcards

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Greenhouse gases

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GHG stay into the atmosphere for a long time. Countries are measure by cumulative emissions. The US is top, but China is rising fast, but NFCP plant forests on a larger scale than anywhere else on the planet

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Air with impact

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heavily polluted since 80% of the population are exposed to unhealthy air. Beijing air == smoking 40 cigarettes a day

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Water with impact

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Nearly 60% of China’s underground water is polluted. 44% people had relatively poor underground water quality

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Land with impact

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Consumers want forest-based products but deforestation causes flooding, soil erosion and climate change. This can also leads to desertification, affecting farmer livelihood and more

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