Climate Change Basics
This gas is mainly responsible for causing climate change.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
This region, known for its cherry blossoms, is experiencing earlier blooming seasons due to climate change.
What is Japan?
This renewable energy source, using the Sun, helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
What is solar power?
This term refers to long-term changes in Earth's climate.
What is climate change?
This Japanese city hosted the G20 Summit in 2019, where climate change was a prominent topic of discussion.
What is Osaka?
Climate change refers to long-term changes in this.
What is weather patterns?
Rising temperatures are causing these to become more frequent and severe.
What are heatwaves?
Planting more trees helps to absorb this gas.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
This gas is released by cows and contributes to climate change.
What is methane?
This agreement sets targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
This phenomenon refers to the increase in Earth's temperature due to human activities.
What is global warming?
This natural disaster, intensified by climate change, leads to more flooding.
What are hurricanes (or typhoons)?
This agricultural practice involves planting a variety of crops in the same field to improve soil health and reduce emissions.
What is crop rotation?
The increase in global temperatures is caused by this.
What is the greenhouse effect?
This Japanese corporation is a leader in the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology, aiming to reduce carbon emissions in transportation and energy sectors.
What is Toyota Motor Corporation?
This international agreement aims to address climate change.
What is the Paris Agreement?
The increase in global temperatures is causing these events to occur more often inland.
What are wildfires?
This practice involves using less energy to reduce emissions.
What is energy efficiency?
This process involves capturing carbon emissions and storing them underground.
What is carbon capture and storage?
This global initiative, established by the United Nations, aims to promote sustainable development and address climate change by mobilizing resources from various stakeholders.
What is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
This organization established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
What is the United Nations (UN)?
This phenomenon, linked to climate change, results in rising sea levels.
What is melting ice caps?
This transportation method produces fewer emissions than cars.
What is public transportation?
These events, like hurricanes, are becoming more intense due to climate change.
What are extreme weather events?
This policy tool places a price on carbon emissions, either through a tax or a cap-and-trade system, to incentivize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
What is carbon pricing?