There has been much in the news over recent years about climate change, and the effect it is having on our plant Earth. In the past before the implementation of cars, gases and the way we live our lives today, the alteration of the climate has been due to natural causes. Any long term change which is considered to be significant, when referring to the average weather of a particular region, is called climate change.

Cars are thought to have had a huge impact on the Earths climate, the greenhouse effect in particular is a very important aspect of climate change and refers to the gases when help to keep Earth warm. The greenhouse gases which are created by humans are thought to be the biggest threat to the worlds climate, and this is where cars come in. Cars release emissions which are released in to the Earths atmosphere, the bigger the car the more gas it guzzles and the more emissions there are released into the atmosphere.

With regards to the effect it is having here and now on our planet, then this is thought to be true. If the Earths temperature continues to rise, then the planet will become warmer, ice which should be in place in the Antarctic will melt, meaning mammals and birds which are living in this climate will suffer. It is thought that the sea level will rise meaning an increased risk of flooding.

Global climate change has always happened and will continue to change, weather climate has certainly changed over the last 10 years, in Britain and parts of Europe the seasons have become less changeable. Seasons such as winter and summer have been much the same throughout the year. In 2007 we experienced the great floods in Britain which happened all through the summer of 2007.

Climate change is an issue all over the civilised world, and it is one that has scientists continuous attention. Cars are a massive issue, but other things also release emissions into our Earth’s atmosphere, household rubbish and packaging is also adding to the ozone layer and people are encouraged all over the world to recycle where ever possible. Paper, tin cans, plastic can be recycled. Vegetable peelings, t-bags, egg shells can go along way to making good compost. Various councils offer recycling bins to help people with their recycling and it all goes a long way to saving our planets ozone layer.