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The Story of
limate hange
Lots of people demand for stopping climate change
So what exactly is the climate change?
Before we talk about the climate change we must fully understand the
The natural cycle & greenhouse gases
The natural cycle & greenhouse gases
The natural cycle & greenhouse gases
How human activities are changing our climate ?
CO2
The impact of climate change
The impact of climate change
Water: rising tides and increased scarcity Agriculture: hunger and loss Disrupting ecosystems: climate change to
kill up to 1 million species Changing weather patterns: creating
unnatural disasters Human health: disease A vicious cycle
So does it really matter?
Egypt only!!!If you still think it doesn’t matter, may be
you are right because it is just
1.5 million Egyptians will be displaced2.5% of landmass will be lost
The Politics of
limate hange
What needs to happen?
we need an immediate 60-90% cut in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in order to
prevent further damages
Principal political actions so far: 1979 First World Climate Change
Conference. 1988 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC). 1990 First IPCC Scientific Assessment
Report. 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro -
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) created.
1993 UNFCCC ratified by just 50 countries 1997 Kyoto Agreement.
Think global act local So what about Egypt?
After ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, Egypt could gain
$20 million annually
by trading its low emission certificates with countries like India whose emissions exceed the average. It can also benefit from international cooperation in the adoption of clean
energy production methods, to reduce emissions further, and the sharing of clean technology expertise, know-how
and capabilities
I guess you still wondering who are we !!!
Our Plan
Awareness Action Taking Lobbing
Join US … not USA Google http://groups.google.com/group/solargeneration-egypt
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