Footprint Challenge

Slide 1: It’s getting hot in here…

Slide 2: Global warming is the biggest issue of our time.

Slide 3: “The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives…

Slide 4: it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.” -Elizabeth Kolbert

Slide 5: “The world is now warmer than it has been at any point in the last two millennia, and, if current trends continue, by the end of the century it will likely be hotter than at any point in the last two million years.” ~Elizabeth Kolbert

Slide 6: "If we did not take action to solve this crisis, it could indeed threaten the future of human civilization. That sounds shrill. It sounds hard to accept. I believe it's deadly accurate.” -Al Gore

Slide 16: “There will be no polar ice by 2060...Somewhere along that path, the polar bear drops out." Larry Schweiger, President, National Wildlife Fund

Slide 21: New York 2040?

Slide 22: Drought affects twice as much of the earth's surface now as it did thirty years ago. -TIME

Slide 24: More than a million species face extinction

Slide 27: 2004

Slide 28: KILIMANJARO aerial view 1993 2000

Slide 29: Kongsbreen Glacier, Svalbard 1928 2002

Slide 31: Shepard Glacier 1913 2005

Slide 32: Upsala Glacier 1928

Slide 33: Upsala Glacier 2004 2004

Slide 41: “Everywhere we look, human activities are tearing at the very fabric of life on Earth.” -David Suzuki

Slide 42: “Everywhere we look, human activities are tearing at the very fabric of life on Earth.” -David Suzuki

Slide 43: “Our personal consumer choices have ecological consequences. It is time to re-examine some of the deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyle.” -David Suzuki

Slide 44: “With an estimated population of nine billion by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality of life.” -David Suzuki

Slide 45: “The good news is we know what to do. The good news is, we have everything we need now to respond to the challenge of global warming. We have the technologies we need and more are being developed… …but we should not wait, we cannot wait, we must not wait.” -Al Gore

Slide 46: Because the longer we delay, the more severe it becomes… Think about brushing your teeth. If you don't brush for one day, chances are no harm will be done. But if you don't brush your teeth for one month, you may develop a cavity, and if you don’t brush at all, you loose all your teeth! It's the same thing with global temperatures. If they continue to rise, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.

Slide 47: We have to do something NOW.

Slide 48: And “we don’t need to wait for governments to find solutions…

Slide 49: Each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things.” -Al Gore

Slide 50: Go to www.myfootprint.org. Take the test and make a pledge to make your footprint smaller.

Slide 51: No problem can be worked out until a first step is taken

Slide 52: Are you ready to take yours? www.myfootprint.org