Climate Change
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in global temperatures and weather patterns, which scientists have determined are being significantly accelerated by human activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels.
Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities, especially the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas, have dramatically increased the concentration of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trapping heat and raising global temperatures.
The effects of climate change include rising sea levels, more frequent and intense extreme weather events, shifting ecosystems, and threats to food and water security in many regions of the world.
International efforts to address climate change include the 2015 Paris Agreement, in which nations committed to limiting global temperature rise, alongside growing investment in renewable energy sources like solar and wind power.