Thomasyong11/Climate_Change_and_Impacts_in-Africa

# Climate Change and Impacts in Africa ## Introduction Welcome to the GitHub repository for the project on "Climate Change and Impacts in Africa." In this project, we will be analyzing and reporting the state of climate change in Africa using the IEA-EDGAR CO2 dataset. Our goal is to provide insights into the trends and impacts of climate change across different African regions. ## About Climate Change Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. While natural factors such as changes in solar activity and volcanic eruptions can contribute to these shifts, human activities have become the primary driver of climate change since the 1800s. The burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, has significantly contributed to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, leading to a range of consequences, including droughts, water scarcity, rising sea levels, and more. ## The Dataset We will be using the IEA-EDGAR CO2 dataset, which is part of the EDGAR Community GHG database version 7.0 (2022). This dataset contains information on CO2 emissions from various countries and industries between 1970 and 2021. The dataset consists of three sheets: "IPCC 2006," "1PCC 1996," and "TOTALS BY COUNTRY." The relevant columns in these sheets include the region of the world, country code, country name, CO2 emissions over the years, and industry responsible for emissions. You can access the dataset directly here. ## Project Tasks The head of analytics has outlined several tasks for this project: 1. **Data Cleaning and Tidying**: We will start by cleaning and tidying the dataset to ensure its accuracy and consistency. 2. **Trend Analysis**: We will create line plots to visualize the trends in CO2 levels across different African regions. 3. **Time vs. CO2 Analysis**: We will analyze the relationship between time (year) and CO2 levels in African regions. 4. **Regional Comparison**: We will determine if there is a significant difference in C …