Governments Get Hot about Global Warming

Produced by Nelson Thornes, this resource helps students look at aspects of how science works. The aim of the activity is for students to critically assess some of the evidence that might connect our increased burning of fossil fuels to rising global temperatures. Students should realise that, although we are experiencing rising global temperatures and increasing levels of carbon dioxide, there may be other factors contributing to global warming. These factors may well include the presence of other gases in our atmosphere, such as methane and, indeed, water vapour. Also, could governments be seen to be using global warming as a threat to make us reduce our consumption of fossil fuels before they inevitably run out?