Title: Introduction
Course: Archive > Section: Energy saving

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1 What is driving climate change? Just the weather or human activities?

Climate change

2 In what countries are human activities now using more and more energy resources? Developed or developing countries?

China

3 As well as a rise in industrialisation in emerging economies, what else needs more amd more energy resources?
Population growth or decline?

The world at 7 billion

So ...

Human activities have an impact on the environment, especially in developing countries, where industrialisation and the number of people are on the rise. This impact can be measured as an emission of carbon dioxide. The total amount of carbon emitted by a person, product, business or country is called carbon footprint. Almost every activity has carbon emissions associated with it.

What carbon footprints do you want to leave behind?