An Inconvenient Truth - A Global Warning

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A STUDYGUIDE by RobeRt lewis & AndRew Fildes

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a global warning

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OVERVIEW

A Icovit Tuth (David Guggenheim, 2006) is a powerul resource or engaging stu-dents in the classroom in an investigation o the issue o enhanced global warming mean-

ing the human contribution to climate change and its potentially disastrous consequences.

> The lm is a 90-minute version o ormer United States Vice President Al Gores modestly

described slide show about global warming. > In act the slide show is a brilliantly illustrat-

ed and animated lecture, interspersed with biographical asides on Gores journey to become

a passionate advocate o the need or people to act to slow down global warming develop-

ments. > The lecture presents a variety o types o evidence and illustrations o the causes,

maniestations and impacts o increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the subse-

quent change to global temperatures. > Ater presenting a compelling case, Gore concludes

on an optimistic note, by providing practical ways in which ordinary people can take personalresponsibility to lessen the global problem. > The graphics, interactives and explanations o

the aspects covered provide an excellent way o illustrating dicult ideas and developments

simply and clearly in the classroom, and in a way that will engage students and promote un-

derstanding. > While the lm itsel states that there is no scientic doubt about the act o in-

creasing human-infuenced global warming, teachers in the classroom will need to approach

the issue in a constructively critical way, helping students both to evaluate Gores evidence,

and also to be aware o the major criticisms that exist to the global warming case, and the

scientic validity they do or do not have. > The lm is packed with evidence and inormation

and this study guide suggests ways o breaking it into manageable sections in the classroom,

as well as providing ways o critically exploring the evidence and arguments provided, and

deconstructing the methods o persuasion used so skilully and eectively in the lm.

Mount KiliManjaro in 2005

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CURRICULUM APPLICABILITY

A Icovit Tuth e ch d che

esuce mdde d se secdy d tety

eve studets :

Geography/Society and Environment Ce d

memet pces

Science The scetc methd d m

Engish Exp ctempy ssues

Media Studies ays ctvst dcumety

Inormation Technoogy wys peset -

mt

Environmenta Studies g pems d the

suts

Civics and Citizenship Pepes d vemets

hts d espstes

Vaues Education Ethc d m ehvu

BEfOREWATCHINGTHEfILM

Brainstorm about globalwarming

1 Hve studets stm the

kede d des ut

m. recd these hte-

d.

2 ask studets t cssy the des

t:

Dete cts

Psse cts Thees expts.

Studets shud cme ck t

ths st te tch the m,

d cmmet hethe they

ud che y spects

t.

3 ask studets h a ge s. Des

ht amec ptc sy

hve y eevce aust?

why?

Understanding key terms

Du the stm ve t my e

ecessy t mke sue studets

udestd sme key tems used

the m:

Greenhouse gases ay s tht

ss -ed dt the

tmsphee. geehuse ses

cude te vp, c dxde

(Co2), methe (CH4), tus xde

(n2o), heted fucs

(HCFCs) , ze (o3), pefuted

cs (PFCs), d hydfu-cs (HFCs). The m s tht

fueces m s tuy

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ccu te vpu. The m e

pduced y hum ctvty s c

dxde.

Carbon dioxide The s eesed y

the u ss ues such s .

Goba warming The seve

cese tempetues

cused y the emss ses

tht tp the sus het the Eths

tmsphee.

Cimate change sttstcy s-

ct deece the mesuemets

ethe the me stte vty

the cmte pce e ve

exteded ped tme, typcy

decdes e.

http://.ses.cm/tpc/ee-

huse-s

Understanding thescience Global warmingexperiments

Hve studets cy ut these expe-

mets t hep them udestd the

scece eehuse ses d

m.

1. Maurg Car dxamp (Gra lv: sr)

To compa dii popotio o

Cabo Dioxid (CO2) i a om

dit ouc

resuces: F ech up - 2 t 4

studets

Test tues d std

a duted cyde a ue st

a me-sze pece pstce

4 deet cued s

4 tst-tes cps

a -ecked tte (the eck

shud e euh -

t t ve t)

a dppe tte mthymue dct sut

a dppe tte dute huse-

hd mm (1:50 mm t

dsted te)

100 ml ve

5 ml k sd

Sety es t e t tmes

access t cyce tye pump

pump

Teachers Notes:

The studets s th

c dxde, exhed , d m-

et . Yu (the teche) shud the

s ct the c exhust

ses. F sety ess, yu shud

e thck ves t ptect yu

hds m e ued. F the

s pe e d he

sht eeze s t keep the

exhust ses y m yu ce.

Pce ve the ed

met ue d pce the de ed

the ue ve the exhust ppe u c. whe fted, the -

s shud e ut 7.5 cm dm-

ete. it my e ese t ve-fte

the d the et tte s

escpe. Tst d te the

use cp. repet the pcedue th

the sme c ut yu hve

e ech up studets.

nte tht the sut tue a

t tu ye. The eve Co2

met s t t ectmthym ue.

Studets eed ud 60 dps

the duted mm t eutze

the sut test tue D (ve-

k sd ect). The the t

vs shud eque etee 7 d 40

dps. w studets t dd the dpssy d shke suts etee

dps s they c et ceu ecd

he the c ches ck t the

sme c ue s the ct.

Sce the studets hve t dd

etvey e mut mm t

the sut v D, the c ths

smpe my e ected y dut.

T equze ths eect, yu c te stu-

dets t dd sme te t the the

smpes t mke the vume ech

smpe equ. Ths s esest t d

smpe D s ttted st.

Yu shud demstte the

pcedue st t vd e.

Procedure:

1. add 15 ml te d 10 dps

mthym ue dct su-

t t ech test tue. le the

vs a, b, C, D, d Ct.

2. F ech ut t hs 7.5cm dmete.

Sampe A (Ambient Air) Use

tye pump t fte the -

t the equed dmete.

Tst the ue eck the

d ste t shut th

tst te. The te shud e t

est 1 cm m the pe

the . recd the cu

the used ths

smpe.

Sampe B (Human Exhaation) Hve e tem meme

up t the equed

-

-

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dmete. Tst d te the -

, d ecd cu.

Sampe C (Automobie

Exhaust) Yu teche

suppy yu th ths .

recd the cu.

Sampe D (Neary pure CO2)

Put 100 ml ve the

-ecked tte. Us

ue, dd 5 ml ksd. let the mxtue ue

3 secds t dve the

ut, the sp the ve

the eck the tte. let the

fte t the ppe

dmete. Tst, te, d ecd

the cu.

3. Ste the pstce d p t

ud e ed the st t

mke sm tht c tht

t t the eck . The

c shud k ke ce ththe st ts mdde, d shud

e e euh t pu the eck

-

-

the .

4. Pck up b a. Keep the te

t, sp the s eck ve the

c d hd t st the c

t mke tht se. Pce the

the ed the st t the test

tue te d mthym ue

eed a. Hve the pte

emve the te the d

sy utst the . Keep- the eck the pched

t ct the f s, ety

squeeze the s the s

sy ues thuh the sut.

5. repet the sme pcedue th the

the s d the tues. i

sme cses, the mthym ue

sut che c, m ue

t ye, dct the pesece

cc cd med m Co2.

6. ayse ech the smpes y

ttt them th dps dutemm. amm eutzes the

cc cd. The mthym ue

etu t ue cu he

the cd hs ected. add dps

mm t ech the smpes

tht tued ye, ceuy cut

the ume dps eeded ut

they e ut the sme c s

yu ct. recd the esuts.

Discussion:

Mke cht the d t p

ech ups esuts.

whch smpes hd the mst d

the est c dxde?

why ddt the met smpe

tu ye? (The test st ses-

tve euh t detect cce-

tts Co2. C dxde s

tu pt u tmsphee,

ut t much Co2 cud mke the

Eth me thuh cesed

eehuse eect.)why s utme exhust

cce?

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2. Mg h Grhueffc

Ths smpe expemet seves s

tduct t the eehuse eect

y e. Studets c see

themseves the eects ee-huse, d ete ths udestd

t ht ccus u tmsphee.

Objective:

1. Hlp tudt udtad th

hou ct a a phical ph-

omo.

2. U impl xpimtatio

tchiqu icludi: obvi ad

codi data, u o a cotol, da-

i cocluio om ult, u o amodl.

Resources:

F evey up (ut) u stu-

dets:

2 Sm themmetes

1 e eke the ce ss

cte

1 Cck, tch tme.

1 Cpy the ksheet

Sump ccess t suy e

t pem the expemet

Method:

gup the studets d dstute the

mtes. Ech up shud pce

the themmetes e ches

pt ude the sump dect

suht.

wt ut thee mutes s the

themmetes e v ccute

eds, d the hve the studets

ecd the tempetue eds

th themmetes s e s the tme.

Ech up shud pce thej ve e the themmetes,

tk ce tht the j des t cst

shd ve the ucveed e. i the

themmetes e t e t em

hzt sde the js, t s e t

std them st e sde.

Evey mute, te mutes, the

studets shud ecd the eds

th themmetes the te e.

Expanation:

The ve the expsed themm-

ete s cstty ch, d s t

ets m t s epced y ce .

becuse the the j ct c-

cute t the est the m, ths

stys the suht d ets me

d me. a sm tpp het

hppes the Eths tmsphee.

Suht psses thuh the tm-

sphee d ms the Eths suce.

The het dt m the suce s

tpped y eehuse sses.

wthut tmsphee, the Eths

tempetue ud vee ut

0F (-17.8C). Ths m due t

het-tpp sses s ced the

geehuse Eect. bth the tm-

sphee d the j ht t ete,

ut the tp tht eey he t s

cveted t het. They k de-

ety, heve, ecuse the j keeps

the heted , he the eehuse

sses s dtve het.

Extension:

Studets c ph the dt. T

smute m, the expe-met c e de us t js,

e ed th d the the th

c dxde.

ode studets c vestte the ct

tht th the j d the tmsphee

veeths ht ut

y efect sme veeths ck

ut , hch s the mst sct

het-tpp eect. They mht s

vestte the Veus eect hee

vey hh eves Co2 cuse extemehet.

Instructions

1 Pce the t themmetes the

suht e mutes t et

them et m.

2 recd the eds th

themmetes t the tp the

cums.

3 recd the tme ext t the stt-

tempetues.

4 Pce the j ve the st the-

mmete.

5 Evey mute, ecd the eds

th themmetes thut ds-

tu them. (see the te e:

Dt)

observation nuMber therMoMeter #1 therMoMeter #2

Time

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

data

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Understanding theargument

A Icovit Tuth s m tht

pesets umet. Ths umet

s:

tht hum use esuces sees ces muts

c dxde t the tms-

phee,

hch s ed t cesed tem-

petues,

hch e tu ch u e-

vmet ys tht e d

cesy ctue t e hmu

t the eth d ts pepe.

it s th vemets ddvdu pepes espsty

t mpve the stut y the

cts. Ths s th ptc d

m mpetve.

H s ths umet suppted?

lk t the steps d

exp h ech heps ud up the

ve umet. The tme cde d-ctes hee ech spect c e ud

the m.

EXPLORINGISSUESANDIDEASINTHEfILM

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1 How does goba warming work?

(07:42 - 11:30)

The m pvdes ths expt:

Suht etes the eths tms-

phee, sme s sed, sme s

efected, ut sme the efected

suht s tpped y the tmsphee.

i eehuse ses cese, they

mke t hde efected suht t

escpe, s me s tpped, ed t

me tmsphee.

1.1 Pepe sketch tht shs

ths.

2 Carbon dioxide is increasing in

the atmosphere (11:43 - 16:14)

The key evdece s the jed ed

e ceses Co2 ccet-

ts the tmsphee. (See the

dm pe 9.)

2.1 wht s t?2.2 wht des t sh?

2.3 why des t up d d

ech ye?

2.4 wht s ts csstet ted?

2.5 wht s key t e the c-

ect etee ths d s

tempetues?

3 We can see evidence o go-

ba warming in gaciers (16:18

- 18:24)

The m shs the stte vus

ces d ce es t sh tht

ths s hppe. (See the t mes

pe 11.)

3.1 why d pemet ce es ex-

st?

3.2 wht des ge sh hp-

pe Kmj, gce

nt Pk, it aps d

Suth amec?

3.3 why s ths pem, ptcu-

y th the Hmys?

4 This is more than a cycica phe-nomenon (18:30 - 24:40)

ge shs t tme es. oe s

1000 yes. See the ph t tp

pe 10.

4.1 wht cycc ptte des ths

sh?

4.2 wht cect des t sh

etee c dxde eves

d tempetue?

4.3 why mht ths eke ges

umet?

4.4 H des ge mpy tht t

des t eke t?

The the e shs much e

tme ped, 650,000 yes. See the

ph t ttm pe 10.

4.5 why ud t e sct t

hve ths ped ve?

4.6 wht ptte des t sh?

4.7 wht s the key etue the

mde ped?

4.8 H des t chee the cyc-

c they?

4.9 wht pedct des ge mkem ths?

4.10 is ths ese?

The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

Some solar

radiation is refected

by the Earth and

the atmosphere

Solar radiation

passes through

the clear atmosphere

Some of the infrared

radiation passes through

the atmosphere, and some

is absorbed and re-emittedin all directions by

greenhouse gas molecules.

The effect of this is to warm

the Earths surface and the

lower atmosphere

ATMOSPHERE

EARTH

Most radiation is

absorbed by the Earths

surface and warms it. Infrared radiation

is emitted from the

Earths surface

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390

380

370

360

350

340

330

320

310

1958 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005

ATMOSPHERIC CO, AT MAUNA LOA OBSEVATORY

CO

2(ppm)

5 It is happening a over the word

and aects oceans as we (28:00

- 33:24)

ge shs tempetue ecd m

the 1860s. See the ph pe 11.

5.1 wht des t sh?

5.2 wht mpcts s ths hv?

5.3 wht mpct s ths hv

ces tempetue es?

5.4 why?

5.5 wht eect des ths hve

huce ctvty?

5.6 why?

6 This resuts in both severe

storms and drought increasing

precipitation and changing rain-a distribution (36:36 - 39:13)

6.1 g m hs eect

pecptt, d the dst-

ut tht pecptt. wht

s ths?

6.2 why s ths pem?

7 Two major warnings (41:59

- 49:34; 51:42 - 54:26; 54:29 -

01:01:21)

A Icovit Tuth desces sme

vey ecet pheme seved

geed d atctc hch my

hve pd eects se eves.

le ps mette ee -

seved the ce she ttched t the

atctc cst d the geed

pteu.

i atctc, these ee pecus

t the ek-up mj ce she s

the mette eded d thuh

ccks the ce t mmouli.

The temmouli s Fech m.

Usuy t ees t dm ut hee

t ees t the te che

te m, hch these etues the

ce eseme.

i the ce she, these mus d-

eed ccks d cevsses the ce

d teed mssve ek-up

the et sheves hch exted ve

the ce. The ce ve the d the

e t cpse s e. whe they

ccu ve d, te pus d

thuh mus ut t eches the

ck udeeth. t the hs uct-

eect, cus the ce sheet t sp

the ck.

The met the ft ce the

actc p ce d the atctc

sheves shud hve tte eect

the se eve. Ths s esy t

demstte.

as yu stt k t ths pt

the m e ss eke

tuh d h- t th te.

add ume ce cues

peces t smute ft ce

pck the suce. Ths s sm

t the actc oce hee the

pck s mss ce cks d

fes hch hve cstty pt

meted d eze t m

ke mss.

Mk the te eve the sde

the ss. wht d yu thk

hppe t the eve the te

he the ce hs meted? Du- the ess, s the ce mets,

seve the ches the te

eve. The eve shud se vey

tte, dey t t , eve thuh

the ce s ft pty ve

the te eve.

The ess e smpe. The m pt

the ce, ke cee, s edy

eeth the suce. Secdy, the

ce s ess dese th qud te.

Uusuy, te s ess dese tssd stte thts hy t fts! C-

sequety, he t mets the pt

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1000 1200 1400 1600

Year

1800 2000

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Departuresintemperature(C)

fromt

he1961to1990avera

ge

Data from thermometers (red) and from tree rings,

corals, ice cores and historical records (blue).

Temperature and CO2concentration in the atmosphere over the past 400 600 years

(from the Vostok core)CO2 concentration, ppmv

Temperature change from present, C

Year before present (present = 1950)

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the ce ve the suce shud

e excty equvet t the ss

vume the meted ce. i the p

ft ce, sme s hed ve the

te ude pessue ut the mut se eve se shud e ee.

Heve, he the met exteds t

d es, the esut s vey deet.

Ths s te hch hs ee hed

ut the ces ec tme

mes, up t ms yes.

oce the destz eect su-

ce mette d mus s est-

shed ce sheets d ces, ths

te s eesed ck t the ds

ces. Yu my hve see the ue-

sh cu sme the ce ek

up ths dctes tht t s vey d

ce hch hs ee cmpessed ve

thusds yes. Ths s y see

t the edes sheves d ces s

they f utds t me es

these ek d met msses

e etet ck up d. The

esut s se se eve.

Ths s the equvet tpp me

ce t the tuh eke the -

te eve ses pdy.A Icovit

Tuth suests tht e c see ths

hppe the d tdy, thuhthe mt.

ges ks t the stte ce t

the actc Cce.

7.1 wht s hppe t the ce

the actc?

7.2 wht s the physc evdece

tht t s hppe?

7.3 why s tht pem?

7.4 ge exps tht the met-

the ce cp ceses the

tempetue the te. whe

the sus ys ht the ce, me

th 90% s efected ck. but

he t hts the te, me th

90% s sed, d ms

the te. S the ess ce thee

s, the ete the mth the

te. iustte ths pcess th

smpe dm. See the t

mes t the tp pe 13.

7.5 why s ths pem?

Ths s hs eect cu-

ets the gu Stem, tht

fs etee nth amecd este Eupe.

The gu Stem

The m cuets the gu Stem

cde th the cd ds cm

the actc d geed. (See me

t ttm pe 12) Het evptes

m the gu Stem d s ced

tds este Eupe. Ths te

et ehd s ce ut s ste,

d sks, hee t stts t f

suth. Ths pcess cts ke pump,

keep the g oce Cvey

bet mv ud the d. aut

10 000 yes hue vume

meted esh te fed t the gu

Stem, d t vtuy stpped. as the

m s e e

css Eupe, ce e deveped,

st ey 1000 yes.

7.6 whee des ge sy mde

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GLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES (1880-2000)1.4

1.2

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YEARSource: U.S. National Climate Data Center, 2001

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equvet dy esh tecud cme m t ptety

dsupt the gu Stem ?

7.7 Che cmte c s ed

t che sess d

ms ty t ve th

htt. H hs tht hd

mpct the evmet?

(See phs t the ttm ths

pe.)

7.8 H c t hve eect hu-

m heth?

ge s ks t the stte atc-

tc ce hee sustt pt

the lse b ce she hs meted.

(See the me lse b ce she,

ve et)

7.9 a hue mut te s

tpped s ce. i t mets, t

cuse se se eves. why s

ths pem?7.10 i se ce mets, t t cuse

y se; ut d ce des, t

. H s the met se

ce hep the met d

ce?

7.11 The cet mouli s hep-

cuse pem. Mouli

exst he d ce stts t

met, cet tues te

tht ucte the pt hee

d ce meets the ck se,

me tht t c mve me

esy t the se. See the d-

ms pe 14.

7.12 why t cuse pem?

7.13 nte h my the ds

mj ctes e the cst d

hve -y es. Exme

the stut yu e.

wht eect ud mj se

eve se hve the ctes tht

yu k?

8 There are three key causes(01:03:43 01:09:40)

Populatio (See me pe 17.)

8.1 wht hs hppeed t ppu-

t?

8.2 why s ths pem?

Tcholo

8.3 wht s hppe t tech-

y?

8.4 why s ths pem?

8.5 ge sys tht:

Old habit + old tcholo =

pdictabl coquc

Old habit + tcholo

= damaticall altd co-

quc

why? H des he ustte ths

th hs dscuss ts d

t?

CHAnges In THe LArsen B ICe sHeL

SOURCE: Scientific American

April 1 May 1 June 1

SHIFTS IN SEASONS: 1980 Bird Ar riva l B ird Hatching Caterpi ll ar Hatching

April 25Peak bird arrival

June 3Former peak bird hatchingand caterpillar season

April 1 May 1 June 1

SHIFTS IN SEASONS: 2000

April 25Peak bird arrival

May 25New peakbird-hatching season

May 15New peakcaterpillarseason

effects of a shift in seasons

THe reD nUMBers AnD OrAnge

LInes rePresenT THe OLLOwIng

DATes:

1 MArCH 1986

2 AUgUsT 1993

3 JAnUAry 1995

4 JULy 1997

5 JAnUAry 1999

6 OCTOBer 2000

7 eBrUAry 2002

8 MArCH 2002

9 JULy 2004

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effects of sun on the arctic ice

the gulf streaM and the global ocean conveyor belt

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Aa

8.6 wht s the messe

ut the ?

9 There are three causes

o misconceptions

that aect awareness

(01:12:18 01:27:57)

Diamt amo ci-

tit

9.1 wht pt s he mk

ut the smp

scetc tces ut

m, cm-

ped t justc

tces?9.2 why s ths mptt?

9.3 H mht t ect u

edess t ct?

9.4 i hse teest s ths?

Choic bt coom ad

viomt

9.5 ge ees t the us-

tt sh d

e ty sce, d

the eth the the.

why des he sy ths s

se chce?

9.6 He dest ctuy -

sh the setece i e

dt hve pet

Fsh t hm.

9.7 wht des the c ex-

mpe ustte?

Too lat, caot b olvd

9.8 ge pvdes e

exmpes pems tht hve

ee sved the pst.

lst sme these. is

m sm

pem t these? gve

ess d st.

Concusion

10 Des the m cvce

yu tht:

cmte s ch? thee s m-

?

the m cuse y

cuet cmte che

d m s

the cese c

dxde the tms-

phee due t hum

ctvty? Exp yu

ess.

Critically evaluatingthe argument

The umet A Icov-

it Tuth s peseted s ce

d cteste ct. The

m ssets tht thee s

scetc dseemet th t,

d tht the dut tht exsts

s peseted thuh ju

tces y thse th vested

teest t ch theamec pepes excessve

use eey esuces.

is ths chctest

the sceptcs d dutes?

we eed t csde ths.

1 lk t pe 16. it s

te th thee cums.

The st tes my the

key ssues sed the

m. The secd s k

yu e t summze

efy ht the m cms

ut ech these s-

sues.

2 ate yu hve de ths,

k t the thd cum.

it pvdes spce yu

t pce t the pp-

pte umet cm

mde y the dutes

ech ssue. Seect the

pppte cm m thest the cum the

ht pe 15, cut ech

ut, d pste them the

pppte pce the

3d cum Te 1. (

pe 16)

An Inconvenient

Truth and scientifcmethod

FA Icovit Tuth te cede t must ct

d scece.

1 why?

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All attempts to link specic recent outbreaks to climatechange cannot survive a conrontation with the acts. Inall cases, local conditions (such as the banning o theinsecticide DDT, land use changes, or oreign contact)account or expansions o disease vectors or increases ininection rates.

Nobody denies that CO2 is increasing. But changes inglobal temperature are better correlated with changes insolar activity. Solar magnetic fux shows trends similar tothat or temperatures rom 1880 to the present.

O thirteen populations o polar bears in Canada two aregrowing, two are in decline, the rest are stable. The growthis in areas where there is warming, the decline wherethere is cooling.

Only two per cent o ice foats, so i that melts it will havelittle impact on sea levels. Ice is increasing in size in partso the Antarctic, balancing out any melt. Melting may bedue to the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO). TheAMO is an ongoing series o long-duration changes in thesea surace temperature o the North Atlantic Ocean, withcool and warm phases that may last or twenty to ortyyears at a time and a dierence o about 0.5C betweenextremes. These changes are natural and have been oc-curring or at least the last 1000 years.

Since 1976 the world has warmed at a remarkable con-stant and non-alarming rate o 0.17C per decade, and thisis not a problem.

The act that greenhouse gas emissions add heat energyto the climate system and are bound to warm the planet tosome extent has never been in doubt. The real question is

how much the climate will warm, how ast, and with whateects.

The Gul Stream is a wind-driven system that depends onthe earths spin and lunar tides, not on salt.

There have always been patterns o rainall variability overtime in all areas.

There have been periods o abnormally high temperaturesin the past such as in the Mediaeval period.

There is no change globally in the requency o cyclonesover the past thirty-ve years. Some portion o the 0.5Cwarming o the sea surace temperature is due to thecyclical Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO).

This may be a orest management problem. The beetleslike thick, old-growth orests. Thinning the orests willsolve the problem.

text for table 1 exercise

2 D yu thk t des c-

t d scece? why?

ree t eemets th

the m tht cvce yu

tht the scece s ccute

d ee.

Hee s cm ut the sc-

etc methd:

S ht s scece? wht

s the Scetc Methd?

F smeth t e c-

sdeed scetc ct, t

must e teste th the

scetc methd.

1. oseve sme spect theuvese.

2. ivet tettve exp-

t, ced hypthess,

hch s csstet th

ht yu hve seved.

3. Use the hypthess t mke

pedcts.

4. Test thse pedcts y

expemets uthe

sevts d mdy

the hypthess the ht

yu esuts.

5. repet steps 3 d 4 ut

thee e dscepces

etee they d expe-

met d/ sevt.

re scece s hume.

Sme ths e uk-

e. it s hum tue

t t ccept the de tht

sme ths e eyd

u ech k, ut t

s te the cse.

Step 4 the scetc

methd eques ex-pemet. a expemet

eques ct. wht

e the cts cmte

scece?

http://xtcs.cm/ee-

ece/m.htm

3 Dscuss ths det. D

yu ee tht ecuse

cmte scece s t

csed system tht t c-

t e k? H ud

yu se the pesve?

Australia inAnInconvenient Truth

aust eceves e me-

ts A Icovit Tuth:

u c ue ececy

t (ette th the USaut t ds est);

mp pces the d

hee u veett

s ctut t eehuse

s emsss (yet mst u-

s the th hee e s

eeded t ce up cuty

d cuse e-veett);

d mp sh pces

hee hs ched

sustty ve the st ce-

tuy ( mp hch s dectyctdcted y e Tm

Feys Th wath Mak-

, pes 108 t 109); d

u -vvemet the

Kyt Ptc.

A Icovit Tuth me-

ts the Kyt Ptc

seve tmes, th the

eeece e tht the Uted

Sttes d aust e the

y t deveped ts

h hve eused t ty ts

tems.

1 wht d yu thk the

Kyt Ptc s?

2 wht s yu ect t

the y ge epesets

aust d Kyt?

3 why mht aust t

hve ee pt t?

The Kyt Ptc s

eemet mde ude theUted nts Fmek

Cvet Cmte

Che (UnFCCC). Cutes

tht ty ths ptc cmmt

t educe the emsss

c dxde d ve the

eehuse ses

a itevemet Pe

Cmte Che (iPCC) hs

pedcted vee

se tempetue 1.4C(2.5F) t 5.8C (10.4F) e-

tee 1990 d 2100.

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1 asPect 2 Point Made in an inconvenient truth(write your suMMary here)

3 scePtics/deniers (cut and Paste in here)

Global warming isreal

Carbon dioxide isincreasing rapidly

Temperatures areincreasing

Ice melts inglaciers, Arctic andAntarctic

Ocean currents /Gul Stream

Rising oceantemperatures andextreme weather

conditions rain,hurricanes anddrought

Changes in seasonsand pest inesta-tions

Polar bears

Drought

Ten hottest years

Global warming andinsect vectors

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The Kyt Ptc s devsed t cut

emsss eehuse ses

s s t stze educe the ses

the tmsphee.

lk t the st mj ts d

the eehuse s emsss the

ext pe.

4 wht e the ks the USa

d aust ths st?

5 is aust mj pye ths

st? Justy yu ve. Yu eed t ee t th austs

tt ctut, s e s u

pe pes e yu dscuss.

Kyt set ecee tets

ptcpts, usuy decese 5%

1990 emsss, hch ud me

ut 29% decese expected

2010 emsss.

it cme t eect 2005. i success-

uy mpemeted, the Kyt Ptc educe the eects cesed

eehuse s emsss y sme-

hee etee 0.02C d 0.28C y

the ye 2050.

6 D yu thk ths s sustt

mpvemet? Exp yu ve.

The aust gvemet ued

deet utcme tse, d

ce t cese ts

eehuse s emsss t 108%

ts 1990 eves (u tht the 1990

see s t ccute d typ-

c ye.

Ths pped t mj deveped cu-

tes, ut t t devep ec-

mes, such s Ch d id.

Ths s ccepted, ut aust, he

ccept the tet, hs eused t

ty the Ptc tht s, mke t e-

y ecee eemet aust.

aust ued tht s ts ecmy

s s depedet c-sedpe d s c expts, e

educt ud cuse t et ec-

mc hm th ss mkets,

pductvty d js.

The Kyt ssue s cmpex e, ut

e tht eeds t e ked t. Hee

e thee extcts ut the ssue. oe

s m speech y aust Fe

Mste aexde De the

ssue Jue 2006, the secd s m

speech y l pmet

Pete gett speech ap 2005,

d the thd s m Cmmeth

Pmet be dcumet thessue m Septeme 2002. red

them d se the quests tht

.

A. A Auraa GvrmMr v

Thk yu the pptuty t tk

t yu tdy ut tet ets

t ddess cmte che.

Ths s mst seus ssue d mj chee the tet

cmmuty.

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

BillionsofPeople Old Stone

Age

2.6 million

years

New StoneAge

BronzeAge

IronAge

MiddleAges

ModernAge

Future

2100

1998

1990

1975

1960

1800

7000

BC

8000

BC

5000

BC

4000

BC

3000

BC

2000

BC

1000

BC

1

AD

1000

AD

2000

AD

3000

AD

4000

AD

Source: Population: A Lively Introduction. Joseph A. McFall, Jr. Population Bulletin, Volume46, Number 2, October 1991, pages 1-43, Population Reference Bureau, Washington, D.C.

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list of Major nations and their greenhouse gas eMission. httP://www.carbonPlanet.coM/hoMe/country_eMissions.PhP for

data on greenhouse gas (*australias figure was 564.7 Mt for 2004 with a PoPulation of 20 Million. this was 2.3% above1990 figures, coMPared to the target of an increase of 8% by 2012 httP://www.greenhouse.gov.au/inventory/2004/national-

rePort.htMl)

country year co2 eMissions(Megatonnes Mt)

PoPulation (Mil-lions)

co2 eMissions (PerPerson)

Albania 1994 7.06 3.20 2.21

Australia 2000* 535.30 19.44 27.54

Canada 2003 740.00 31.56 23.45

China 2004 3650.00 1198.50 3.05

European Union 1999 4030.00 375.30 10.74

Hong Kong 2003 43.5 6.803 6.39

India 2001 1228.54 914.00 1.34

Indonesia 1994 904.433 191 4.74

Iran 1994 417.01 57.67 7.23

Israel 1996 62.71 5.69 11.02

Japan 2002 1224.98 126.93 9.65

Laos 1990 0 4.57 0.00

Malaysia 1994 76 20.1 3.78

Marshall Islands 1990 0.0025 0.055 0.05

Mexico 2000 686.10 97.48 7.04

Micronesia 1997 0 0.106 0.00

Mongolia 1998 15.6 2.42 6.45

Nauru 1994 0.019 0.013 1.46

Netherlands 1999 174.10 15.80 11.02

New Zealand 1999 54.70 3.79 14.43

Niue 1994 0 0.002 0.00

Philippines 1994 100.738 73.527 1.37

Russian Federation 1999 1880.00 145.60 12.91

Samoa 1999 0.43 0.17 2.53

Singapore 1994 26.80 3.20 8.38

Solomon Islands 1994 0.32258 0.4 0.81

South Arica 1994 379.84 40.60 9.36

Thailand 1994 286.37 62.00 4.62

United Kingdom 2003 656.00 59.60 11.01

US 2003 6746.00 280.00 24.09

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ad ts e hee, qute ky,

thee e esy ses.

but s i thk ut cmte che, t

ys ccus t me tht e eed t

push my ts t ce.

we eed t k dmestcy t

educe emsss.

ad e eed t ud tet c-

pet educ emsss d

s dpt t cmte che.

Mst mptty, e eed t ctue

t pusue e teches d e

ppches t educe c ems-

ss hee d y.

Thts hy i m st suppte

the Pme Mstes c t eeks

u dete the use

uce eey aust.

it s tee yes sce the d

theed t r d ed the Un

Fmek Cvet Cmte

Che.

The tet cmmuty eed

the eed t stze eehuse

ses t eve tht ud pevet

deus teeece th the c-

mte system.

Tht much, e cud ee . ad

aust ud ke ths thy

mpemeted.

The, te yes the Kyt Pt-

c s etted, t petze

the Un Fmek Cvet y

sett tets d tmetes de-

veped cutes t mt eehuses emsss.

Kyts et chevemet s tht

ty deveped cutes peded

t cu emsss.

Heve, Kyts et f s tht

t exempted the 149 cutes the

devep d m mk sm-

et.

Meve, t cked shp dstc-t etee deveped d devep-

cutes tht 2006 des t

efect the ety emsss

d d s eve ess y 2012.

n, e e te ctczed t

s t the Kyt Ptc ut

the ct the mtte s tht aust

s tck t meet u Kyt tet uke, y the y, my the de-

veped cutes.

The test eehuse ccuts sh

tht aust hs educed pe cpt

emsss y thtee pe cet sce

1990 d emsss pe d gDP

y thty-ve pe cet.

we e deed tk seusy the

eed aust t ctute t

eehuse mtt.

Yet e emttes such s bz, Mex-

c, id, ides, Ke d Ch,

hve mde such cmmtmet.

The et esut s tht ee-

huse s emsss e pjected t

y ty pe cet y 2012.

wthut Kyt, emsss ud

hve y ty-e pe cet.

http://.emste.v.u/

speeches/2006/060602_es.htm

b.A Auraa oppMmr v

The vemets espse, ecd

d pess hve ee eu.

The dvet cmte che d the

kehd ces m-

mes ths ssue s e the

mst ctc e ce. its tme sce s, ts mpct s vst s the ces

edy m. it hs pesded ve

sustt cese eehuse

s emsss hch y 2020 e

expected t cese y 23%. ad

[expets pedct] u eey csump-

t t cese y hpp 53%

y tht ye t. Yes e e tck

t ech the Kyt st phse tet

108% 1990 eves ut y ecuse

the aust cuse heey e

cud cude s e d ce-, mey the eets the educ-

ts udetke y the [Queesd]

vemet, u emsss tt.

othese e e stued, th c-

heet pcy sttut mek

t ddess the eve ee-

huse s sp.

whteve the pecse eects

ces muts c dxde

d the ses e ve the

tem, thee s st csesus tht

deep cuts eehuse s ems-

ss eed t e mde sme-

th the de 60% y 2050,

d tht the d eed th

tet eemets d c

stumets t ee d eute

tht pcess.

The Kyt Ptc, ce, s

the st ttempt y the tet

cmmuty t ddess the ssue. The

ptc hs ee ced md-

est st step, hch deed t s, ut

Kyt s epesets csdee

chevemet ;

1) b e ume sttes t

the te;

2) Estsh tet e

mek educts tht c-

ttes the td c d the

vestmet eey ecet tech-

es s t steps the pth

t eehuse s educts.

Ctcs hve ccetted the de-

ceces Kyt; the sttus c

sks, tht the tety s equte, the

sece devep ts d

sme pduces eehuse

emsss ke id d Ch, d

the p tck ecd thse Eu-pe ts tht hve sed ut

mde tte pess.

Sme these ctcsms e

uded. Ch d id, th

ume devep cutes e

pt Kyt, theyve sed , ut

t ct yet. ideed the st -

t eed t mst the deve-

ped ts, mey t educe the

emsss hch hve pemtted the

exst hh eves devepmet,hs t ey stted.

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ad t s tue tht pess Eupe

hs ee ess th spectcu. but

thse h sy ts t mdest

scpe, m tte ths ths

e sy.

http://.peteett.cm.u/c.sp?d=35

C. A Auraa ParamarPapr ummar

aust mde tet cm-

mtmet Deceme 1997 t Kyt

t mt ts eehuse s emsss

th t 108 pe cet ts 1990

see, hch equtes t ey 30

pe cet educt m ts usess

s usu pjects.

aust s e thee cutes

the the t e ny d

iced ted cese

ts emss eves ts 1990 se;

umet the ccept

deetted tets sed

cutys ptcu ecmc ccum-

stce. i ctst, ths cmpes

t deveped cutes cectvey

ee t educe the ete

emsss eehuse ses y t

est 5 pe cet m 1990 eves the

st cmmtmet ped 20082012.

whst aust hs t eed t

ty Kyt t hs put pce d

e mesues epeset -

mst $1 th vestmet, t

esue tht the cmmtmet mde t

Kyt c e met.

[Heve],the eey sect s e

ctu th emsss d

ces she austs tteehuse emsss. accd t the

aust geehuse oce (ago),

emsss the Eey Sect e

expected t y ve 39 pe cet

etee 1990 d 2010 [hch ud

me tht] ve the ped 20082012

austs emsss ud e 111 pe

cet 1990 eves vee.

http://.ph.v.u/y/t-

ude/SCi/kyt.htm

7 why hs the vemet t t-

ed the Kyt Ptc?

8 The vemet cms tht

d cmmtmet t the Kyt

Ptc ud e st the

t teest he hv

mpct the tet ee-

huse emss stut. is ths

ese tttude ve-met t dpt?

9 The vemet s cms tht

t s mpemet pces tht

cheve the educt equed

thut hv ted Kyt. Des

ths seem t e hppe?

aust s educ ts emsss,

d hs s jed the as-Pcc

Pteshp Ce Devepmet

d Cmte ( aP6), cud USa,

aust, Ch, Jp, Suth Ked id. These ts, seve

them devep ecmes, epeset

ve 50% emsss. The m s t

c-pete the devepmet d

tse e techy t educe

eehuse ses. but thee e

set tets, d y tets vuty

dpted e t ey ecee.

Hee s dcumet pduced y the

aust gvemet.

lk t the cht the ext pe, p-

duced y the aust gvemet.

10 wht des t sh?

11 wht s met y the stst

te?

12 wht ths stst te

d?

13 Dvde t seve ups. Hve

ech up esech d exp

excty h ech thse seve

eemets hep sve the p-

em eehuse emsss ed- t m. rept ck

t the he css, d dd e

setece expt t ech

the seve sttees.

14 D yu thk aust s ct

espsy ts eehuse p-

ces d pms?

15 H ud yu epeset aust-

s stut yu cud dd

sm sect tA Icovit

Tuth?

LOOKING AT THE fILMSTRAILER AND POSTER

The te t the m hs ee mde

y deet cmpy t the m

tse. lk t the te t .-

cveettuth.cm.u the m,d ed ths cmmet y ge du

teve:

It a at tail, v ctiv. But

th popl ho mak th tail a

compltl dit om th popl

ho mak th movi. I thik thv

do a tifc job o th movi, ad I

thik a dit oup did a tifc job

o th tail.

Th pupo o a tail i v di-t om th pupo o a movi. I

talkd ith stv spilb, ho a

th movi ad lovd it, ad a th

tail ad lovd it. Ad I akd him

ptt much th am qutio ou

aki m. H aid, Al, ouv ot to

ko thi: th pupo o a tail i

to ab a audic b th thoat ad

tl thm ito th at. [Lauh.]

Thv ot to miut itad o

it-to miut, ad th at to

t popl i to th movi.

http://.st./es/m-

dsh/2006/05/09/ets/dex.htm

lk s t the pste the m,

d the tectve execse t, t

.cveettuth.cm.u

1 wht s ech ty t cheve?

2 ae they epesetts the

m?

3 ae they pesusve?

CONSIDERINGSOLUTIONS

Finding out more

oe the es thtA Icovit

Tuth ses s tetves t d

c eey.

Hee e sme tetve suces tht

e efy meted.

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We call the avoidedemissions thestabilization triangle.

Billions of toncarbon emittedper year

I emissions could be keptfat or the next ty years,wed be on track to avoid

more than doubling CO2rom its pre-industrialconcentration.

The new course is pre-dicted to avoid the worstpredicted consequenceso dramatic warming, butwill require avoiding mas-sive quantities o carbondioxide emissions over thenext ty years.

* The verticle axis represents carbon emissions not CO2

(other greenhouse gases are not included). Thegraph also does not include emissions rom land-use change and orestry.

Historicalemissions

Towardtripling

CO2

Avoiddoubling

CO2

Curre

ntpath

1955 2005 2055

14

7

2

Stabilisation

Triangle

GtC

CO2released to atmosphere*

global strategies(exaMPles)

australian action

1. Installing 700 times thecurrent global capacity osolar electricity

MRET $3 billion boost in RE investment REDI $100 million Solar Cities $75 million RRPGP $205 million PVRP $52 million (7,500 systems installed AP6 LETDF $500 million

2. Using best eciencypractices in all residentialand commercial buildings

Minimum appliance standards Solar Cities Building codes Energy eciency opportunities

3. Capturing and storingCO2 rom 800 coal-redpower stations

LETDF $500 million AP6 Otway Basin Pilot Industry contribution (ACA $300 million)

State program (Qld / Vic)

4. Doubling uel economy othe worlds cars

Green Vehicle Guide Alternative Fuel Conversion Program National Fuel consumption Target Fuel consumption labelling Participation in global hydrogen initiatives

5. Using natural gas insteado coal at 1400 electricitypower stations. Cogen-eration, waste gas use

GGAP Greenhouse Challenge Plus AP6

6. Elimina ting tropical de-orestation and doublingthe rate o new orestplanting

2.1 million ha revegetated NRM/NHT/NAP $4.4 billion Halting land clearing Greenhouse Action in Regional Australia

7. Tripling the worldscurrent nuclear capacity

PM announced Switkowski review

Global Stabilisation Triangle- Australias Action 14Gt C

7Gt C

2005 2055

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Hyd

bmss

wve pe

gethem

1 Dvde yu css t sm

ups, th ech up hvespsty exp de-

et suce. The key quests t

ept e:

H des t pduce eey?

whee s t e used?

T ht extet?

wht e ts dvtes d ds-

dvtes s eey suce?

(Csde th evmet d

ecmc spects hee.)

w t pmte ecc sust-

ty?

2 oe the tetve suces tht

s t meted A Icov-

it Tuth s uce eey. is t

-eehuse emsss te-

tve? D the ptet des

sscted th ts use mke t

uccepte tetve? re-

sech d dscuss ths mptt

ssue.

whse espsty s t t educe

eehuse emsss? is t up

t vemets, d dvdu-

s hve espsty? D the

deveped ts hve ete

espsty th the devep

es, ve tht e hve edy

eeted m eey use y

tht devep ts e

ty t d? C dvdu

ey d yth, s t t

vehem?

The ms este suests ume

pctc steps tht evey dvduc tke t educe the ee-

huse mpct.

3 Hee s pctc y ccut-

yu pes ctut

t eehuse emsss:

C Dxde s emsss e

mesue d ecded kms.

1. wk ut h my kmetes

yu my dve st ye tt.i y meme yu my dves

the vehce s pt j,

estmte the dstce dve ve

the ye. Ccute the mut

ue used my memes

hve vey d de the c-

sumpt ech vehce. 2.35k s

pduced pe te pet ccu-

te the tt mut pduced ye.

2. Check yu eectcty s the

pst ye. F ech kwh (k-

tt-hu) 0.8k c

dxde.

3. D the sme yu s s.

F ech cuc mete 300MJ

tu s (methe) tht yu

husehd used, yu pduced

2.5k c dxde.

4. i yu fe cmmec e

the st ye, dd 0.35k ech kmete f y ech pe-

s (.e. my u et

hdy, mutpy the dstce y

u).

add the tts ech sect.

The due t t ue

used the ds d sevces

yu used (c dxde s p-

duced t mke the pducts tht

yu uy d het c

the uds tht yu vst). whts

the ume?

n, st the ys hch yu

cud educe yu mpct.

Extes Quest: s t ette

yu my t fy t hdy des-

tt 500km dstt t dve

thee? (e the cts!)

Ccute the cmptve ems-

s ues.

Personal actions

4 lk t este http://.

cmtecss.et g t the TaKEaCTion pe.

The ext pes sh psse cts

tht dvdus my c tke.

Use the mt t yu

espses t ech the cums

ths te.

(SEE TABlE 2 OVERlEAf)

Conclusion

A Icovit Tuth shes th

ths sttemet:

utu atio ma ll hav oc-

caio to ak thmlv: what

ou pat thiki? wh didt th

ak up h th had a chac?

w hav to ha that qutio, om

thm, o.

1 D yu ee tht hum ctvty s

cet eehuse ses tht e

ctut t m tht

my cete hmu eects the

d?

2 i t, e yu ctai tht hum

ctvty s t hv ths eect?

3 D yu eeve tht yu hve

pes espsty t ct

y tht educes pes ee-

huse s emsss?

4 D yu ee th ges stte-met ve?

5 H ud yu se the ques-

t?

Further resources

A Icovit Tuth este: http://

.cmtecss.et

a teve th a ge: http://

.st./es/m-

dsh/2006/05/09/ets/dex.htm

a cmte scetst ste, th ts vedct

the m: http://.ecmte.

/dex.php?p-299

a m educt ste: http://

.cmtecheeduct./

The Pe Cete esech cmte

che: http://.pecmte.

The Cmte isttute esech

cmte che: http://.cmte.

austs CSiro ste: http://.

cs.u

aust gvemet Deptmet the Evmet d Hete

aust geehuse oce:

http://.eehuse.v.u

Sceptc stes: http://.ce.

http://.jukscece.cm

http://.m.

a ge,A Icovit Tuth, r-

de, Pesyv, 2006.

Tm Fey, Th wath Mak,

Text Push, Meue, 2005.

bj lm, Th skptical evio-

mtalit, Cmde UvestyPess, Cmde, 2001.

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1 suggestedaction

2 why is itdesirable?

3 are there any unde-sirable asPects to it?

4 would youconsider doing it? yes,no, Maybe and why.

5 iMPact see thewebsite to get thesefigures

Replace a regular

incandescent lightbulb with a compactfuorescent light bulb(cf).

Move your thermo-stat down 1C inwinter and up 1C insummer.

Clean or replace l-ters on your urnaceand air conditioner.

Install a programma-

ble thermostat.

Wrap your waterheater in an insula-tion blanket.

Use less hot water.

Use a clotheslineinstead o a dryer

whenever possible.

Unplug electronicsrom the wall whenyoure not usingthem.

Only run your dish-washer when theresa ull load and usethe energy-savingsetting.

Insulate andweather proo your

home.

Be sure youre recy-cling at home.

Plant a tree.

Switch to greenpower.

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1 suggestedaction

2 why is itdesirable?

3 are there any unde-sirable asPects to it?

4 would youconsider doing it? yes,no, Maybe and why.

5 iMPact see thewebsite to get thesefigures

Buy locally grown

and produced oods.

Buy resh oodsinstead o rozen.

Seek out and sup-port local armersmarkets.

Buy organic oods asmuch as possible.

Avoid heavily pack-aged products.

Eat less meat.

Reduce the numbero miles you driveby walking, biking,car pooling or taking

mass transit wher-ever possible.

Start a car pool withyour coworkers orclassmates.

Keep your car tunedup.

Check your tyresweekly to make suretheyre properly

infated.

When it is time ora new car, choose amore uel ecientvehicle.

Try car sharing.

Try telecommutingrom home.

Fly less.

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Want to do stomething to help stop global warming?Here are ten simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide youll save doing them.

Change a lightrepc e eu ht u th cmpct fuescet ht u sve 68 kms c dxde ye.

Drive lesswk, ke, cp tke mss tst me te. Yu sve 282 ms c dxde evey kmete yu dt dve!

Recycle more

Yu c sve 1.1 tes c dxde pe ye y ecyc just h yu husehd ste.Check your tyres

Keep yu tyes fted ppey c mpve ue ececy y me th thee pe cet.

Evey te pet sved keeps 2.4 kms c dxde ut the tmsphee!

Use less hot waterit tkes t eey t het te. Use ess ht te y st f shehed

(160 kms Co2 sved pe ye) d sh yu cthes cd m te (225 kms sved pe ye).

Avoid products with a lot o packagingYu c sve 544 kms c dxde yu cut d yu e y te pe cet.

Adjust your thermostat

Mv yu themstt d just e deee te d up e deee summecud sve ut 900 kms c dxde ye.

Plant a treea se tee s 900 kms c dxde ve ts etme.

Be a part o the solutionle me d et ctve t CmteCss.et

Spread the word! Encourage your riends to see An Inconvenient Truth.

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