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THE BIG PICTURE
WHY CONSERVE?
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WHY CONSERVE?
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REDUCE POLLUTION
SAVE MONEY
CONSERVE RESOURCES
HELP ONTARIO’S ENERGY CRISIS
COMBAT TERRORIST AGENDA
REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE
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REDUCE
POLLUTION
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SAVE
MONEY
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CONSERVE
RESOURCES
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COMBAT
TERRORIST
AGENDA
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ONTARIO ELECTRICITY SOURCES 2003
28%
31%
NUCLEAR
COAL
GAS
OIL
WOOD
1%
HYDRO
7%
7%
26%
ONTARIO’S
ENERGY
CRISIS
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THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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GREENHOUSE GAS BELT
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GREENHOUSE
GASES
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GLOBAL WARMING
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GREENHOUSE GASE EMISSIONS
CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY
THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GLOBAL WARMING (upsets climate Balance)
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CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
INCREASED RAINFALLS
ARCTIC ICE IS MELTING
INCREASED SNOWFALLS
GLACIERS ARE MELTING
MORE DROUGHTS
OCEANS ARE WARMING
MORE HEAT WAVES
SEA LEVELS ARE RISING
MORE FOREST FIRES
SPECIES ARE DYING
MORE TORNADOES
TROPICAL DISEASES ARE
SPREADING
MORE HURRICANES
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DISRUPTED ECOSYSTEMS
Impacts of Climate Change on Canadians
Changes over Canada are exceeding global averages
Greatest dangers are due to changed frequency/intensity of
extreme weather events
Heat stress, enhanced disease risk and aggravated pollution will
directly affect the health of Canadians
Other adverse impacts include
- Reduced lake levels
- Increased risk of forest fire
- Disruptive changes in ecosystem boundaries
Climate change will also provide benefits
- Lower winter heating costs,
- Longer growing season and
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- Improved marine transport in ice covered waters
ACTIONS THAT REDUCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
ACTIONS THAT REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GASES
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1. ENERGY CONSERVATION
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2. FUEL SWITCHING
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3. ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES
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4. TREE PLANTING
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WHAT IS THE
SINGLE
GREATEST
PRODUCER
OF GREENHOUSE
GASES?
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BUILDINGS !!!!
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A GOOD ENERGY
REDUCTION
PROGRAM HAS
THREE COMPONENTS
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1.BUILDING RETROFIT
2.BUILDING ENVELOPE
3.CONSERVATION
EDUCATION
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INTRODUCING
DEARNESS
CONSERVATION
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THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
GLOBAL TARGET (REACHED BY
CONSENSUS) WAS 5.2 % REDUCTION
IN EMISSIONS BELOW 1992 LEVELS
WITH
TARGETS TO BE REACHED BY 2010:
• EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PLEDGED 8%
• CANADA PLEDGED 6%
Kyoto progress report
Changes in greenhouse gas
emissions from developed countries,
1990-2003:
Over all among these countries there was
a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions
of 5.9 per cent, from 18.4 billion tonnes
CO² equivalent in 1990 to 17.3 billion
tonnes CO² equivalent in 2003.
COUNTRY – PERCENT INCREASE
Spain +41.7
Monaco +37.8
Portugal +36.7
Greece +25.8
Ireland +25.6
Canada +24.2
Australia +23.3
New Zealand +22.5
Finland +21.5
Austria+16.5
United States+13.3
Japan+12.8
Italy+11.5
Norway+9.3
Denmark+6.8
Liechtenstein +1.5
COUNTRY – PERCENT DECREASE
Switzerland -0.4
European Union-1.4
Slovenia-1.9
France-1.9
Sweden-2.3
Croatia-6.0
Iceland-8.2
Britain-13.0
Luxembourg-16.1
Germany -18.2
Czech Republic-24.2
Slovakia-28.3
Hungary-31.9
Poland-34.4
Russian Federation-38.5
Belarus-44.4
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