Fire And Ice

GEMS Millennium School Sharjah

What is ‘Climate Change’?

Climate change refers to the long-term changes in global temperatures and other
characteristics of the atmosphere. Climate has changed throughout Earth's long
history, but this time it's different. Human activity is causing worldwide
temperatures to rise higher and faster than any time we know of in the past.
Causes For Climate Change
As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun’s heat. This leads to global warming and climate change.
The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history.

Generating electricity and heat by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas causes a large chunk of global
emissions. Most electricity is still produced from fossil fuels; only about a quarter comes from wind, solar and other
renewable resources.

Manufacturing and industry produce emissions, mostly from burning fossil fuels to produce energy for making things like
cement, iron, steel, electronics, plastics, clothes and other goods. Mining and other industrial processes also release gases.

Cutting down forests to create farms or pastures, or for other reasons, causes emissions, since trees, when they are cut,
release the carbon they have been storing. Since forests absorb carbon dioxide, destroying them also limits nature’s ability
to keep emissions out of the atmosphere.
 The Beauty Of Turkey

Pretty Cappadocia in the Anatolian Region

Uzungöl
 Pamukkale Calcium Pools

Şenyuva Bridge
İBB Emirgan Korusu Qazaqtyng Usaqshoqylyghy

yedigöller national park

The Commercial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries in Great Britain when manual labor began
to be replaced by machinery fueled by new sources of energy.
The first sign of this change was mechanization of England's
textile mills, the development of iron-making techniques, and
the increasing use of coal rather than wood and water power for
heating, industry, and transportation. Around 1850, steam power
was invented as a way to use coal energy more efficiently, and
soon steam engines were used to power trains, ships, and
industrial machinery of all sorts. These inventions spread
throughout Europe, the United States, and other regions,
bringing enormous changes in society and commerce. Later in
the nineteenth century, scientists learned how to generate
electricity, and the discovery of oil led to the invention of the
internal combustion engine, both technological developments
that further changed the way humans lived and worked around
the globe.
Key Points

The Commercial Revolution brought

inflation, the stock exchange, and the
modern banking system. The most
essential feature of the Commercial
Revolution was trade, made possible by
European exploration. Capitalism
emerged as a result of the Commercial
Revolution.
How Climate Change Started In Turkey

Coal, cars and lorries vent more than a third of Turkey's five hundred million
tonnes11) of annual greenhouse gas emissions-mostly carbon dioxide-and are
part of the cause of climate change in Turkey.The nation's coal-fired power
stations emit the most carbon dioxide, and other significant sources are road
vehicles running on petrol or diesel. After coal(12] and oil the third most polluting
fuel is fossil gas; which is burnt in Turkey's gas-fired power stations, homes and
workplaces. Much methane is belched by livestock; cows alone produce half of
the greenhouse gas from agriculture in Turkey.
Natural Disasters In Turkey
● Turkey has been severely affected by many natural hazards, mostly
earthquakes, forest fires, and floods, which resulted in
considerable loss of lives, injuries, and loss of property. Due to its
tectonic and geological structure, topography, and climatic
features,
Overview Of Natural Hazard In Turkey (1960-2014)
Turkey’s Development And Climate Objectives
Climate Risk And Vulnerability In Turkey
Precautions Taken By Turkey To Face Climate Change

In 2021, Türkiye ratified the Paris Climate Agreement and committed to

net zero by 2053. The country is now preparing its long-term climate
change strategy and action plan to enhance adaptation, accelerate
mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and increase co-benefits for
cities, sectors, and ecosystems.
What Is Turkey Doing To Reduce Carbon Emissions?

According to the plan, Turkey could increase the total wind/solar

installed power to 35 GW by 2030 by constructing an average of 3 GW
of solar and 2.5 GW of wind power plants every year. The plan says that
gross CO 2 emissions could be reduced to 132 million tons by 2050.
How UNDP’s
Climate
Promise Is
Helping Turkey
“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation
that can do something about it.”
— Barack Obama

By 2050, a further 24 million children are projected to be undernourished as a result of

the climate crisis. Hence this is the last opportunity for turkey to take actions to meet its
commitments towards climate change.