141 www.gogreen-project.eu Extended Information Sheet General knowledge on the issue of climate change and on what the GHG effect is caused by. Human activities, from pollution to overpopulation, are driving up the Earth's temperature and fundamentally changing the world around us. The main cause is a phenomenon known as “The Greenhouse Effect” caused by gasses that trap heat in the atmosphere which are called Greenhouse Gasses (GHGs). The EU and many other countries are trying to take action against climate change by reducing GHG emissions. This means redesigning their economies (with focus e.g., renewable energy, electric cars, supply chains etc.). Besides economics and politics, formal education, adult and vocational education and training will be required to play their role in changing people's perceptions and attitudes and practices on many aspects in the work environment and everyday life. Therefore, it is important that entrepreneurs as well as the general public have some general knowledge on the issue of climate change and especially on what causes the GHG effect. For this, please, watch this short video about what causes climate change and what are the effects of climate change: Watch this video: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/video/climate-101-cause-and-effect/ After the introductory video, you can ask yourself or discuss in the group the following questions (they are indicative): 1. How do you feel about climate change? How does it affect us humans individually and collectively? 2. Why do you think companies should be more active and engaged in the green economy? 3. How can companies support and implement actions to combat climate change? 4. What are the benefits for them? Which are the GHGs, how do they drive an increased carbon footprint and which company activities contribute to climate change and the GHG emissions. Many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes, such as the continued rise of the sea level are irreversible. However, coordinated and sustained reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gasses can contain and limit further impact on climate change. While the benefits for air quality will be visible fairly quickly, it could take 2030 years to see global temperatures stabilize. In the graph on this page, you can see a primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions:
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