POL101Y1 Lecture 10: Political Science Day 10: Climate Change
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The average global temperature on earth is 1. 8 degrees in fahrenheit higher than it was in 1880. Effects of climate change: heat waves, heavy rain, sea level rise, ocean acidification (dying/bleached coral reefs, threats to animal habitats, wildfires, drought. December 2015: this opinion is divided by party lines: 91% of democrats said more should be done, and 67% of independents agreed. Fewer republicans (one-third) said more should be done about climate change, and another third of republicans thought that the us is doing enough to address climate change. Trump on climate change report: i don"t believe it. ". The kyoto protocol is an international treaty, which extends the 1992 united nations. Framework convention on climate change (unfccc) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) man- made co2 (carbon dioxide) emissions have caused it. A company registers with the un as a.
