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Climate

change

Climate change is already here. Today there is a consensus among
researchers that the main reason for climate change is human activity,
which causes increased emissions of greenhouse gases due to combustion

of such fuels as coal, oil and gas. As a result of this greenhouse conditions
form in the atmosphere surrounding the earth, which cause an increase
in temperatures and extreme weather changes worldwide. As a result
of this, the sea level is rising, the glaciers at the poles are melting, the
oceans are becoming warmer and terrestrial and marine animals are dying

out. Climate change affects humans in many fields: health, agriculture,
security, nutritional security, economics and more.

Global warming is an inevitable danger to mankind and its consequences
may be tragic. The responsibility for changing the situation is borne by
governments throughout the world, and by us citizens too – through policy

change, legislation, education and finding technological and creative
solutions. The Paris Agreement is an agreement that was reached during
the convening of the UN’s climate conference, and is the world’s first
comprehensive agreement in the climate field. The agreement deals

with reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing existing damage
and financing the treatment of greenhouse gas emissions by countries
around the world. The agreement was ratified in December 2015 during
the climate conference in Paris and was signed in 2016. 195 countries

signed this agreement.

Primary Challenge \ Taking significant steps and actions to fight

climate change and its consequences

Climate change / P. 54