Causes

What's Going On | Solid Waste Pollution | Water Pollution | Air Pollution | Energy Pollution

Effects

Global Warming | Health Problems

Climate change is the most massive danger facing our planet, people, and economy. U.S. metropolitan areas, Memphis included, are the largest contributors - generating close to 80% of all the country's produced carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Generally, major cities are just beginning to measure their actual total contributions to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

According to Al Gore's book/movie, Global Warming is defined as:

To get a better idea of exactly what global warming is, you can reference this video about global warming.

Memphis, TN is ranked down at number 59 on the Global Warming Climate Change scale made by the Earth Day Network. This low ranking comes largely from a high level of inactivity to be involved in the effort to improve the situation in Memphis that is causing global warming. Memphis is not a participant in the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, which is encouraging programs that help reduce greenhouse gases and working in their own communities to promote urban forest restoration projects. There is only one greenhouse gas emissions reduction program in the entire state of Tennessee, and it does not affect most Tennesseans as it is designed for drivers of commercial trucks. The state does not have required reporting and registry of greenhouse gas emissions, and it has no public benefit funds allocated to help the effort.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Page

Unit Conversions, Emissions factors, and Other Reference Data November 2004