Climate Triggers!

Climate change is uncertain and it will not spread uniformly across the globe. According to the recent climate map launched at the Science Museum UK, temperature increase of more than 2 degrees will have huge impacts on the world. The land will heat up more quickly than the sea, and high latitudes (particularly the Arctic) will have larger temperature increases.

The focus is being given on water availability, agricultural productivity, extreme temperatures and drought, the risk of forest fire and sea level rise. Agricultural yields are expected to decrease for all major cereal crops in all major regions of production. Half of all Himalayan glaciers will be significantly reduced by 2050, leading to 23% of the population of China being deprived of the vital dry season glacial melt water source.

Climate Change Affecting the Great Barrier Reef

According to the recent 'Reef Outlook Report', the rate of climate change backed by the Australian Government would result in 'severe mass coral bleaching' and threaten the habitats of key species on the reef resulting in a 'catastrophic damage'. It has been found by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's report that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will have to be kept under 400 parts per million (ppm) in order to save important animal species and coral from low to medium vulnerability to climate change.

The current level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is 387 ppm. The report finds that if carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaches 450 ppm, which is predicted for 2035, it would result in 'severe mass bleaching' and destroy the reef's ability to grow new coral. This could result in a complete death of the reef by 2050.

Carbon Neutral Business

Carbon neutral means that – through a transparent process of calculating emissions, reducing those emissions and offsetting residual emissions – net carbon emissions equal zero.

Measuring Green House Gas emissions is fundamental to our understanding of climate change and a vital first step towards managing carbon impacts. Businesses will play a vital part to a low carbon future. So it is essential for them to identify their emissions and work towards reducing them to save energy and money.