Significant Findings of the 2007 IPCC Report:
 Read through the Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report
 Highlight/underline any terms you do not understand
 List four significant findings on current climate change
 List four findings on future climate change
Comparison of Population, Temperature and CO2
 Look carefully at the graphs and answer these questions:
1.
What was the world’s population in 1920? What is it today?
2.
When do you observe a sharp increase in the rate of population growth?
3.
When do you observe a sharp increase in global average temperature?
4.
When do you observe a sharp increase in carbon dioxide levels?
5.
Describe the apparent relationship between population, average temperature and carbon dioxide.
Significant Findings of the 2007 IPCC Report:
 Read through the Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report
 Highlight/underline any terms you do not understand
 List four significant findings on current climate change
 List four findings on future climate change
Comparison of Population, Temperature and CO2
 Look carefully at the graphs and answer these questions:
6.
What was the world’s population in 1920? What is it today?
7.
When do you observe a sharp increase in the rate of population growth?
8.
When do you observe a sharp increase in global average temperature?
9.
When do you observe a sharp increase in carbon dioxide levels?
10.
Describe the apparent relationship between population, average temperature and carbon dioxide.

Controversies about Global Warming
 Skim through the articles about global warming controversy.
 Do you think there is a consensus among the scientific community about current global warming?
 List two ideas that some scientists find controversial about current climate change.