Global Warming Statistics

Introduction:

This bar graph shows the statistics of global warming and people awareness in America. 70% of Americans believe global warming is very real. However 12% of them believe that global warming is not happening. 54% of Americans believe that global warming is caused mostly by human activity and 58% Americans are ''somewhat'' or ''very worried'' about global warming.  In addition, 76% Americans say they trust climate scientists as a source of information about global warming, but 90% of scientists believe global warming is being caused by humans. Only 1% of all carbon dioxide is emitted by man made source.

Greenhouse Emissions

Introduction:

This pie chat shows Annual Greenhouse Emissions by Sector. The Greenhouse Gasses Statistics including 10.3% of residential, commercial and other source, 10% of land use and  biomass burning. Then only 4.3% of waste disposal and treatment. Power stations are 21.3%. Industrial processes are slightly 16.8%. Transportation fuels are 14%. Agricultural byproducts are 12.5%. Fossil fuel retrieval, processing and distribution are 1.3%. Therefore, the greenhouse gases statistics are contributed from different sectors with different percentages.

Time line - William Cooper

1861 - was born


1933 -  left his beloved home to go to Melbourne, as residence on the reserve made him ineligible for the old-age pension


1934 - to plan action on behalf of Aboriginal people


1938 - celebrations were planned to mark the sesqui-centenary of the arrival of the British


1941 - died

Time line - Fred Hollows

1929 - was born in New Zealand

1960 - got a job in Australia

1965 - head of the Eye Department at a Sydney Hospital.

1970 - helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians

1980 - was travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing 

countries

1989 - knew he wouldn't live to see all his ideas happen and he was dying of cancer

1993 - died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children

Time line - Nelson Mandela

1918 - was born at Qunu, near Umtata
1944 - helped found the ANC Youth League
1949 - programme of Action was adopted by the ANC
1952 - Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa 
         - defiance Campaign and later acts of sabotage.
1960 - the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate
1962 - had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison
1990 - although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release 
1993 - was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F.W. De Klerk
1994 - was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa
1999 - was President 

Turning points and Achievements - Nelson Mandela

Turning points

• When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.
• Whilst at university Nelson Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society. The majority of Black South Africans had little opportunities either Economic or Political
• expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike
• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
• In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949. 
• Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground
• In the late 50s there was an extremely lengthy Treason Trial in which Mandela and several others were charged with treason.
• Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.
• However in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. South Africa was increasingly isolated on the international scene and the government banned the ANC. This led Mandela to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
• However by 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison. 
• However in his autobiography Mandela reveals how he sought to make the best use of his time there. 
• He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered earlt release.
• Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990
• (Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son to this disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.)

Achievements

• When his father died, Mandela and was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.
• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer
• In 1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949. 
• Conducting their own defence they eventually proved to be victorious.
• Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990
• However on 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999.
• His advocacy of reconciliation led to international acclaim and importantly the trust of the White African population. 
• He is one of the few politicians who have gone beyond a political role; he is widely admired and has received many prestigious awards. Nelson Mandelais also associated with many educational programmes and initiatives such as Make Poverty History Campaign.
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F.W. De Klerk