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1. It is estimated that the global energy demand increases 48% by 2040. Most of this growth is due to the countries that are not listed in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) including China and India. 2. Renewables and nuclear power respectively by an average of 2.6% …

Arctic air is warming, causing scientists to worry that melting arctic ice and snow could also lead to a sudden permafrost thaw and release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) that forms a climate tipping point or feedback loop. Thawing of permafrost has been linked to releasing zombie viruses …

People have been told that human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels releasing toxic gasses into the atmosphere, has been the driving factor behind global warming for decades, but what if global warming is not real, and is instead just a normal part of our earthly cycle, influenced by …

Climate Change is increasing the frequency and severity of natural disasters all around the world. And in the United States, more and more people seem to be moving to the places that are projected to be most impacted by climate change, from hazards such as flooding, wildfire, storms, drought and …

The UN Secretary-General says the world’s largest oil firms have been peddling a “big lie” about their role in global warming and calls for them to be held accountable. Svein Tveitdal, former UN environment programme director, has more on the UN chief’s remarks. #Guterres #Davos #globalwarming Subscribe: http://trt.world/NOW Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive …

#youtube #video #kids #education #climatechange #science Since the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, the global temperature has increased at a much faster rate. Human activity has quickly become the leading cause of changes to the climate. Some health effects of Climate Change: Increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease Injuries and premature …

William van Wijngaarden chaired the Faculty of Science and Engineering Council (2005-06) and York’s Senate (2010-13) at York University. He has been elected to several leadership positions in the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (2002-08) and also held responsible positions in the American Physical Society and the Canadian …

Watch the Earthshot Prize Ceremony: https://youtu.be/8BsBYOMFaQg PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateTerra. RCP 8.5 has often been referred to as “business as usual.” It describes a world without action on climate policy and continued fossil fuel use expanding unchecked, leading …

In this video I examine the efforts of the Texas-based 501c3 The Texas Public Policy Foundation to promote the interests of fossile fuel companies and to deny the seriousnes of human-caused climate change. source

Graduated with first class with distinction degree in Applied Math from Kiev National University, Kiev, Ukraine (1975); did PhD in Astrophysics ‘Radiative transfer of solar prominences’ at Main Astronomical Observatory, Kiev, Ukraine, viva in 1984. Worked as Researcher/Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer at KNU (1975-1994). In 1992 moved to Glasgow University, UK …