Facts

Question 1

Sea level fact

Answer 1

Sea levels have risen by 17cm in the last 100 years

Question 2

Glacier Fact

Answer 2

Glaciers Melt a Madagascar’s worth of landmass each year - 1.2 trillions tons of ice per year

Question 3

Arctic sea ice

Answer 3

Artic sea ice has thinned by 65% since 1975 and in 2014 its extent was at an all-time low.

Question 4

Global Temps

Answer 4

The earth’s average surface air temperature has increased by approximately 1 degrees over last 100 years

Question 5

Deforestation

Answer 5

If deforestation continues at the current rate, the world’s forests could disappear completely within 100 years.

Question 6

Fossil Fuels

Answer 6

Fossil fuels make up 50% of Green house gasses

Question 7

CO2 levels

Answer 7

The current global average concentration of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in the atmosphere is 421 ppm (0.04%) as of May 2022. This is an increase of 50% since the start of the Industrial Revolution, up from 280 ppm

Question 8

Projected temps

Answer 8

Global temps are expected to increase by 2 - 5%

Question 9

Agriculture - cattle

Answer 9

Western cattle produce 120kg of methane per year per cattle

Question 10

Plastic recycling percentage

Answer 10

Only 9% of plastic is recycled

Question 11

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Size

Answer 11

1.6 million km2 79,000 tonnes of floating debris - an amount of plastic the same size as texas

Question 12

Agricultures contributions to climate change

Answer 12

The global food system is responsible for ~21–37% of annual emissions