2. Climate change is the single biggest health threat
facing humanity. Climate impacts are already harming
health, through air pollution, disease, extreme
weather events, forced displacement, pressures on
mental health, and increased hunger and poor
nutrition in places where people cannot grow or find
sufficient food.
WHAT ARE THE DANGERS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
3. harm animals,
destroy the places they live,
and wreak havoc on people's
livelihoods and communities.
THE 5 MAIN EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
4. Forest loss and damage
is the cause of around
10% of global warming.
Carbon dioxide emitted
through burning fossil fuels
plays a huge role in global
warming.
2 WORST CAUSES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE?
BURNING FOSSIL
FUELS
CUTTING DOWN
FORESTS
5. CONSEQUENCES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change affects all regions around the world.
Polar ice shields are melting and the sea is rising. In
some regions, extreme weather events and rainfall
are becoming more common while others are
experiencing more extreme heat waves and
droughts. We need climate action now, or these
impacts will only intensify.
6. “THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS A RACE
WE ARE LOSING, BUT IT IS A RACE WE
CAN WIN.” “A NATION THAT DESTROYS
ITS SOILS DESTROYS ITSELF. FORESTS
ARE THE LUNGS OF OUR LAND,
PURIFYING THE AIR AND GIVING FRESH
STRENGTH TO OUR PEOPLE.” “WE CAN
DO THIS.
