Is Climate Change Really Happening?

Climate change is emerging as one of the great challenges for modern society. Despite decades of research, important things remain uncertain, but much is now established beyond reasonable doubt.

The basic mechanics of climate change are well understood; the world is warming, much of the warming is due to human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the changes are set to accelerate in the future, bringing many and varied impacts around the world.

Over the past 140 years the earth's surface temperature (over land and sea) has increased on average by 0.6 ± 0.2 degrees centigrade with the greatest increases occurring during the second half of the last century; the 1990s were the warmest years in recorded history. Although this rise in temperature may appear small, it is scientifically significant and does have dramatic impacts on climate, e.g. Northern Europe is predicted to become wetter and the Mediterranean drier.

Since the 1950s scientists have observed the retreat of mountain glaciers, a shrinking of the Artic ice cap as well as a lengthening of the freeze-free season.

For further information visit the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change website.

Energy Footprint is committed to providing a high quality service to enable individuals and businesses to assess their environmental impact. We will provide you with the information that will allow you to implement change and make a real difference in your energy usage, carbon emissions and ultimately your environmental impact. We firmly believe in:

“ Global Challenge – Local Solutions”