The threats of Global warming and the ways to counter it


1. Introduction

a. What is global warming?
b. What are the threats of global warming?
c. Nobel Peace Prize winner’s speech
“Climate change is not a political issue; it’s a moral and spiritual challenge to humankind” –Al Gore (Ex-American Vice President, Environmentalist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner-2007)

2. Thesis Statement
The world is facing severe global warming and climate change crisis and it is badly affecting the life of all species existing on this planet.

3. Historical Aspects of Global Warming and Climate Change

4. Current Threats of Global Warming
Increasing global temperature
Melting of glaciers
Rising sea levels
Depletion of Ozone Layer
Acid rain
Relentless hurricanes, typhoon, cyclone etc.
Generation of heat waves
Growing long periods of summer season
Destruction of crops and losing of soil fertility
Heat waves and heavy rainfalls

5. Global Warming and Climate Change in Pakistan

6. Causes of Global Warming

Greenhouse gases
Over industrialization
Marked increase in the usage of fossil fuels
Exploration of mines, oil and gas reserves, and digging
Extensive usage of plastic, rubber and glass material
Deforestation
Volcanism

7. Ways to Counter Global Warming

a. Combating Global Warming on International Level

Earth summit 1992
Kyoto Protocol 1997
Bali Summit 2007
Copenhagen Accord 2009
Durban Summit 2011
Fifth IPCC 2014 Report
Paris Summit 2015
UN’s Sustainable Development Goal No. 13: Climate Change
"Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy."

b. Suggestions
Clean and green renewable energy
More and more plantation of trees
Molding state policies according to International policies on climate change
Smoke filtration in chimneys and vehicles
Employing latest technology
Control CHG Concentrations

8. Conclusion