Thursday, January 28, 2021

Emissions, carbon footprints, and COVID-19




According to climate scientists, many greenhouse gas emissions around the world have decreased. Why do you think this is happening?
Questions to consider
  1. What do you think are the top three main changes to human behaviors that are reducing global emissions during our current state of affairs?
  2. Can you think of any new behaviors that could offset the decrease in emissions? (Think about what may be different with people staying home more.)
  3. Many people think that this experience will cause humans to act differently in the future.
  4. What do you think humans could take away from this experience in order to curb carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions?

Ready to learn more about how scientists are using this data? Here are a couple articles and a video to consider:

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Affecting CO2 Emissions
Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreads

Questions? Need help? Email Mr. Bledsoe phsphysics@gmail.com or drop a note at PHS during meal pickup.






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