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The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland, in 1900 and 2005 CO2 out of the air, it is about working together for a new future. And by planting trees around the world, we children will begin to see ourselves as a world family, as global-citizens. We aren’t sitting around asking who is responsible for the chaos, we are working together to fix it. It’s about encouraging others to take action too! Of course, we know that more of the world’s forests will be cut down or destroyed each year than we can replace with Plant-for-the-Planet. We also know that the young trees and shrubs that we do plant cannot absorb as much Not all of the ice that melts will make the sea level rise We have noticed a common misunderstanding among many people, particularly in conversations with those who we have only recently brought to our cause. This misunderstanding is about ice and the question of what happens around the world when it thaws. Many believe that when icebergs melt in the ocean, the sea level rises immediately. This isn’t exactly how it works. For example, when a glass is about ¾ full with CO2 as established rainforests. But we also know that sitting back and doing nothing is simply not an alternative. We already have quite a large group of Climate Justice Ambassadors. And undoubtedly our ranks will continue to expand the people that are in charge are still not doing enough to save the future of our planet. The majority of politicians, industrialists, business leaders and agriculture representatives who refuse to take action, will no longer be around in 2040. But both water and ice cubes and the ice cubes melt, the water doesn’t pour over the sides of the glass. And when the ice in a pond melts at the end of winter, the pond won’t be fuller than the previous autumn. However, if we also lay a big block of ice at the edge of the pond, when it melts it could very well make the water level in the pond higher than before. It’s the same situation with the ice that lies “stored away” in the glaciers on each continent. When the glaciers melt, as a result of global warming, the waterflows down into the ocean, raising the sea level and flooding coasts and the coastal cities. we children will. It’s about our future, about our lives! It is for this reason that we use the term climate crisis. Global warming sounds a little too comfortable. “Crisis” shows the seriousness of the situation and makes it clear that we humans have to do something. We know that we have a long path ahead of us, but every journey begins with a single step, and we are already well on our way. „If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.“ (Old Indian proverb) We have to go fast and far! The largest amount of continental ice on earth (the ice that is “stored away”) is in Antarctica and Greenland. There are also large quantities in South America and in glaciers in various mountain ranges around the world. Does this mean that the ice already in the sea doesn’t have an effect on the climate? No! Ice melting in the oceans actually has a powerful effect on the global climate. It is particularly noticeable when seas that are frozen throughout the year or over many months of the year lose their ice coating. This is because snow and ice reflect sunlight like a giant Helpful Hint: Ice on the North Pole is 2 meters (6.5 feet) thick. Ice on Greenland is 2 kilometers (almost 1.25 miles) thick. With global warming, weather events will become more extreme. And so-called “ century floods” are already beginning to happen every few years. 40 41 sheet of aluminum foil: sending up to 90 percent of the sunrays directly back into space. Without this, the likelihood that the earths atmosphere will grow warmer is further increased. If these giant mirrors (the floating ice sheets around the poles) melt, then the earth will lose its most effective “refrigerator.” When the sun shines on water instead of ice, it absorbs up to 90 percent of the heat and energy. This continually adds more heat to the earth’s already warming climate, and ends up melting the continental ice and raising the sea level even faster than before.
20t 20t On average, an US-American produces 20 tons of CO2 every year. A European, 10 tons, a Chinese, 6 tons, and an African produces barely 10t more than half a ton. 10t 4t o,5t The USA 6t and Europe o,5t – altogether about 1 billion people – are 1 Amerikaner 1 US-American responsible for 60 percent of the CO2 emitted into the air. The rest of 1 Europäer 1 Chinese 1 Afrikaner 1 European humanity 1 Chinese – around 1 6 African billion people – share the remaining 40 percent. 60% 60% CO2-Ausstoß CO2 emission ca. 1.000.000.000 Menschen appx. USA 1.000.000.000 + Europa people USA + Europe ca. 6.000.000.000 Menschen ca. übrige 6.000.000.000 Welt people rest of the world 40% Until the 2009 UN Climat Summit CO2-Ausstoß pro Kopf und Jahr 40% CO2-Ausstoß CO2-Ausstoß gesamt Carbon footprint Is this per fair? person per year in Copenhagen one thought 2 Total CO2 CO2 emission emission * Rule of thumb: 4 Tons of CO2 = 4 degree temperature rise (degree Celsius) 1.5 Tons of CO2 = 1.5 degree temperature rise (degree Celsius) What is climate justice? Of course not! Our idea might sound strange at first, but we believe that everyone should have the right to emit the same amount of CO2, no matter where they live or where they were born. Judging by today’s level of CO2 in the atmosphere, this would allow around 5 tons of carbon dioxide per person each year. Even if we were to succeed in fairly distributing CO2 emissions around the world, there would still be many other changes needing to be made. An ave- eventually lead to a chaotic global climate with horrible consequences. For example, the sea level will continue to rise if we refuse to reduce the total amount of CO2 we produce. And since almost 40 percent of the human population lives near the coast, millions of people would lose their homes and be forced to relocate. The reality is that it would be the people who live in countries that emit the least CO2 who would be the most effected. Isn’t this completely unfair? rage emission of 5 tons of CO2 would still be much too high, and it would We have to do something African will likely only use 0.5 of a ton of his allotted 1.5 tons CO2 limit. There- an especially high CO2 tax. Maybe more people would start to travel CO2 CO2-Ausstoß by train emission about this. We have to fore they should have the right to sell again, because the price of air travel, make CO2 emissions fair for everybody. And we have to the unused 1.0 ton to other people who want to emit more than 1.5 tons of CO2 including its huge CO2 tax, would finally appx. ca. 1.000.000.000 Menschen people show its true cost. USA USA + Europe Europa 20t 20t 1 US-American 1 Amerikaner 10t 10t 1 European 1 Europäer 6t 4t 1 1 Chinese o,5t 1 African Afrikaner reduce the amount we each produce by half, to 1.5 tons of CO2 per year, because with this amount, the Earth’s atmosphere will finally have the chance to restore itself.* per year. The money that African people then earned could be put towards modern eco-friendly technologies. They could build schools and hospitals, train doctors and teachers, and their children Since the 2005 Climate Summit,* ca. ca. 6.000.000.000 Menschen people rest übrige of the Weltworld this approach to implementing climate justi- * ce has been called “emissions trading.” Usually the word “emission” means Incidentally, 42 43 the UN Climate Summit is held in a different would no longer have to go hungry. We everything that is released into the envi- 40% city of the We have no other choice! kids call that real climate justice. ronment, 40% but in this case it mostly just world every Carbon CO2-Ausstoß footprint pro per Kopf person und per Jahr year refers CO2-Ausstoß CO2-Ausstoß Total CO2 CO2 emission to the emission of greenhouse emission year. gesamt Even adults have to understand this. They have to see that these rules must be followed, just the way we kids must follow the rules our parents give us. Every single one of us, whether we are big or small or whether we come from Africa, Europe, or America, need a law that makes sure nobody emits more than 1.5 tons of CO2 per year. tons of CO2 and accordingly an increase of an average temperature of dditional 2 °C would be enough. But at the 2010 UN Climate Summit in Cancun, the representatives of several islands explained: 2 °C more and our islands will be under water, 1.5 °C or 1.5 tons of CO2 per person per year is the limit. What happens if we go beyond this limit? Well then we should have to pay for it! If we produce more CO2 than we fairly should, we should have to buy extra “pollution rights” from the countries that don’t reach their CO2 quota. An Trading CO2 like this will also force us to change our habits. If CO2 actually cost money and we had to pay a CO2 tax for every product that we bought, then CO2 intensive products would quickly become much more expensive than eco-friendly products. This way we would begin to pay a bit more attention to what we are buying and how we are living. For example, grapes from South Africa and apples from Chile, both of which are transported around the world which result in a lot of CO2 emissions, would then become very expensive. The same would apply to cars that consume a lot of gas and “exhale” giant clouds of CO2. They would be hit with gases (above all, CO2). 60%
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