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Global concerns

1. environmental problems

   • 4 factors
     • poloution
       • Caused by car fumes, power plants and factories
       • level of pollution increased since humans started using fossil fules
     • climate change
       • Refers to change in natural temprature
         • Includes rain , snow and wind
       • Affects of climate change on human life
         • lack of water
         • crop yields will reduce
         • Higher death rate
         • Porer people will suffer rich people will protect themself
     • destruction of natural habitats
       • Natural landscapes lost for future
       • Forests are lungs of the earth
       • Forest retain soil
       • removing plants and wildlife damages possibility of learning more about the world
     • abuse of natural recorces
       • world has a limited supply of sources
       • LIfe forms become extinct
       • The amazon will quickly be gone

2. Induvidual and community responces

   • induvidual
     • recycling
       • better recycling reduces need to burn
     • home energy concervation
       • loft and wall cavity insulation reduces energy loss
       • don't leave stuff on standby
       • use energy efficient light bulbs
       • don't leave taps running
   • comunity
     • buy local
       • buy local producer
       • helps local buissnesses
       • less transport emmisions
     • non pollution ways of traveling
       • major carbon emiters
       • walk or cycle
       • some people fear we shouldn't use planes
       • many people use cars for less than 2 miles

3. how Christians respond to the poor

   • poverty
     • pray
     • give to charaty
     • campaign for change
   • fair trade
     • est 1992
     • should be just and fair for all
     • fairer trading
   • campaigning agenised exploration
     • workers in factories are exploited
     • children can be forced to work

4. Christian beliefs about relief

5. International targets

   • International
     • Eu
       • Eu target 20percent of energy should be produced by renewable energy sources
     • Kyoto protacal