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The Earu
changes but now scientis
which started with the
people are worried about
Carth's weather is changing. In the past, natural events caused these climatic
og but now scientists use the phrase "climate change' to talk about changes
started with the growth of industry in the nineteenth century. The changes
worried about now are the result of human behaviour - not natural
changes in the atmosphere.
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Scientists study unusual weather en
dy unusual weather events, for example heatwaves, and other evidence
a dimate change to predict our future weather. A very important part of their
at the long-term effects of climate change on our environment. For example,
xtremely important for human life. Is rainfall going to increase? Or will there
heless rain and more hot weather? Some people believe that water is so important
that there will be wars about it in the future.
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There are a lot of things we can do to slow down climate change. Instead of using coal, oil and gas which
produce greenhouse gases, we will need to get more energy from sources such as the sun, wind and water.
Already, there are wind farms in Europe and governments are going to build more. We can also be more
environmentally-friendly in our own lives. For example, when you go to bed tonight, are you going to turn off
your computer and TV or will you leave them on standby? This weekend, are you going to use public transport
or drive your car? By making small changes in our lives, we can help to save energy and reduce pollution.
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Do you know about the Kyoto Protocol? In 1997, the countries of the United Nations met in Kyoto, Japan and
agreed to try to control climate change. In 2005, the agreement became international law. The countries which
signed the agreement are going to reduce their greenhouse gases by 5.2% before the end of 2012. The only
two industrial countries that didn't sign the agreement are the USA, the world's biggest polluter, and Australia.
In 2009, world leaders met again for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
After a lot of discussions and arguments, they agreed to continue trying to reduce greenhouse gases but, this
time, it isn't a legal agreement.
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READING
Read the article quickly and choose the best title.
a The weather in Europe
b The world's changing climate
C Climate and the international community
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Read the article again. Are the statements true (U).
or false (F)?
According to the text:
1 in the past, the world's climate didn't
change.
2 nowadays, all climate change is natural.
3 scientists don't know exactly what will
happen to our weather in the future.
4 there will definitely be wars about water.
5 there won't be any more wind farms in
Europe.
6 it's a waste of time to save energy in
your home.
7 the Kyoto Protocol was an agreement
between Asian countries.
8 all the countries of the world are going
to reduce their greenhouse gases.
9 since the Copenhagen meeting, all
countries have to reduce their
greenhouse gases.
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126 Read the article carefully and match the headings
A, B, C, D or E with the paragraphs. There is one extra
heading. Then listen to check.
A Changing our behaviour
B Climate change and the future
C The importance of recycling
D International action
E What is climate change?
match the underlined words with the correct definition.
1 (adj)
- continuing for a long period of time
in the future
2 (n) pollution that makes the Earth get
hotter
3 (n)
a period of unusually hot weather
4 (n)
something ready to use when needed
5 (v) _
to have the power to change
something
6 (n)
the rules for correct behaviour
7 (v) to make something happen less
quickly
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