Global Change, Eco-Apartheid and Population Health, 11/7/2007
... sharp reductions’ are required” (IPCC Chairman, Sept 2007) 5% or more of the worlds people (350,000,000) are likely to be displaced from their settlements by sealevel rise. (Stern report, 2006). Up to two billion people worldwide will face water shortages and up to 30 per cent of plant and anima ...
... sharp reductions’ are required” (IPCC Chairman, Sept 2007) 5% or more of the worlds people (350,000,000) are likely to be displaced from their settlements by sealevel rise. (Stern report, 2006). Up to two billion people worldwide will face water shortages and up to 30 per cent of plant and anima ...
Class 5: Drivers and Causes of GCC
... Policy/political failure (not big/small, but changing capacity) Economic growth (scale/rate) (most imp idea of 20th C.) Nature of economic system (Neoliberal) Culture and values (US) (anthropocentrism & contempocentrism— present over future) ...
... Policy/political failure (not big/small, but changing capacity) Economic growth (scale/rate) (most imp idea of 20th C.) Nature of economic system (Neoliberal) Culture and values (US) (anthropocentrism & contempocentrism— present over future) ...
CO2 skeleton
... Keeling, Charles D. "Industrial production of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and limestone." Tellus 25.2 (1973): 174-198. ...
... Keeling, Charles D. "Industrial production of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and limestone." Tellus 25.2 (1973): 174-198. ...
Air: Climate
... Human-induced global climate change Is global climate changing? Global average surface temperature rose 0.6o C during 20th century Ten hottest years have been since 1990 Average summer and winter temperature in Alaska are 4°C higher than average IPCC • In 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on C ...
... Human-induced global climate change Is global climate changing? Global average surface temperature rose 0.6o C during 20th century Ten hottest years have been since 1990 Average summer and winter temperature in Alaska are 4°C higher than average IPCC • In 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on C ...
Global Air Quality
... • In 2009, the EPA announced 2 proposed findings – That six GHGs pose a threat to public health and welfare – That vehicle emissions add to GHGs in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change ...
... • In 2009, the EPA announced 2 proposed findings – That six GHGs pose a threat to public health and welfare – That vehicle emissions add to GHGs in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change ...
: Global Climatic Disruption Risks and Opportunities John P. Holdren
... understand their potential & limitations improve their performance, lower their costs, and reduce their adverse side effects, ...
... understand their potential & limitations improve their performance, lower their costs, and reduce their adverse side effects, ...
Theme 2 – Climate Change
... trees are cut down/burnt co2 is released back into the atmosphere. • Electricity – 76% of our electricity comes from burning fossil fuels which release co2 into the atmosphere • Technology – Increases in technology often require more electricity. E.g. mobile phones, computers etc. • Increased popula ...
... trees are cut down/burnt co2 is released back into the atmosphere. • Electricity – 76% of our electricity comes from burning fossil fuels which release co2 into the atmosphere • Technology – Increases in technology often require more electricity. E.g. mobile phones, computers etc. • Increased popula ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Climate Science & Policy
... Perhaps the most vital single reform would be to change the way distribution utilities form retail prices. In 48 states [all but Oregon and California], utilities are rewarded for selling you more electricity and gas, but penalized for helping you save it to cut your bills. This is nuts, and remedie ...
... Perhaps the most vital single reform would be to change the way distribution utilities form retail prices. In 48 states [all but Oregon and California], utilities are rewarded for selling you more electricity and gas, but penalized for helping you save it to cut your bills. This is nuts, and remedie ...
The 2015 Paris Agreement
... beyond the Party’s then current nationally determined contribution and reflect its highest possible ambition.. ...
... beyond the Party’s then current nationally determined contribution and reflect its highest possible ambition.. ...
Slide 1
... temperature increases >4oC, models suggest 45% Amazonian tree species potentially extinct. Source: IPCC, 2008 ...
... temperature increases >4oC, models suggest 45% Amazonian tree species potentially extinct. Source: IPCC, 2008 ...
Current State of International Climate Negotiations
... Current situation in negotiations • No improvement in ambition level – countries have submitted targets and actions under Cph accord and aren’t moving from them • Domestic plans stalled in many countries – Aust., Canada, US, EU (20->30%) • No resolution of “legal form” issue – ...
... Current situation in negotiations • No improvement in ambition level – countries have submitted targets and actions under Cph accord and aren’t moving from them • Domestic plans stalled in many countries – Aust., Canada, US, EU (20->30%) • No resolution of “legal form” issue – ...
No Slide Title
... – Introduce imperfections of real world – Uncertainty analysis 4th GEA-Purdue ...
... – Introduce imperfections of real world – Uncertainty analysis 4th GEA-Purdue ...
TEDxCC
... The science is clear. I need your help to communicate the gravity and urgency… LARRY GERI – TESC - Paradox of per capita emissions Public policy and Energy policy – author of a text Need to cut FF use & C emissions But freezing current patterns of energy use is unethical and unrealistic 3 billion pe ...
... The science is clear. I need your help to communicate the gravity and urgency… LARRY GERI – TESC - Paradox of per capita emissions Public policy and Energy policy – author of a text Need to cut FF use & C emissions But freezing current patterns of energy use is unethical and unrealistic 3 billion pe ...
Chapter 15 Air, Weather and Climate Lecture Notes
... absorbed a lot of carbon dioxide. Oxygen released during the Precambrian period had the added effect of decreasing the concentration of methane. This event, called the ...
... absorbed a lot of carbon dioxide. Oxygen released during the Precambrian period had the added effect of decreasing the concentration of methane. This event, called the ...
a coherent energy policy for the united states
... RATIONAL FOR THIS IS TIED TO THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. ALSO: COAL-TO-LIQUID PLANTS ARE CAPITAL INTENSIVE – ABOUT $5 BILLION FOR A 50,000 BARREL PER DAY PLANT; - FOR THE CAPITAL MARKET TO SUPPORT THESE PLANTS, WE NEED A LONG TERM GUARANTEED MARKET FOR THIS FUEL. - ONE APPROACH FROM S 40 ...
... RATIONAL FOR THIS IS TIED TO THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. ALSO: COAL-TO-LIQUID PLANTS ARE CAPITAL INTENSIVE – ABOUT $5 BILLION FOR A 50,000 BARREL PER DAY PLANT; - FOR THE CAPITAL MARKET TO SUPPORT THESE PLANTS, WE NEED A LONG TERM GUARANTEED MARKET FOR THIS FUEL. - ONE APPROACH FROM S 40 ...
Howard Electric Co
... produce CO2 when burned. Those resources being coal, natural gas, propane, wood, and all biofuels, all of which produce CO2. I find it interesting that politicians and grant seeking Phds now believe that we can somehow control the weather. Meanwhile, world leaders see this as a great opportunity for ...
... produce CO2 when burned. Those resources being coal, natural gas, propane, wood, and all biofuels, all of which produce CO2. I find it interesting that politicians and grant seeking Phds now believe that we can somehow control the weather. Meanwhile, world leaders see this as a great opportunity for ...
Fact Sheet - Energy Greenhouse Effect
... gases trap the warmth of the sun which enables us to live on planet Earth. These gases occur naturally, however excessive amounts are being generated through human activity. The average Australian household generates more than 18 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year, which is significantly more than ...
... gases trap the warmth of the sun which enables us to live on planet Earth. These gases occur naturally, however excessive amounts are being generated through human activity. The average Australian household generates more than 18 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year, which is significantly more than ...
Robert Stavins - Sustainable Energy Institute
... • Third key element is part of Kyoto Protocol: work through the market rather than against it – To keep costs down in the short term and bring them down even lower in long term through technological change, – embrace market-based instruments as chief means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ...
... • Third key element is part of Kyoto Protocol: work through the market rather than against it – To keep costs down in the short term and bring them down even lower in long term through technological change, – embrace market-based instruments as chief means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ...
The Policy and Legal Framework for Climate Change in India
... adaptation to climate change, and the scope for incorporating these in relevant programs with overriding priority of the right to development. Inclusion of environmental considerations in sectoral policy making. It emphasizes the need to institutionalize mechanism in order to operationalize environm ...
... adaptation to climate change, and the scope for incorporating these in relevant programs with overriding priority of the right to development. Inclusion of environmental considerations in sectoral policy making. It emphasizes the need to institutionalize mechanism in order to operationalize environm ...
Understanding Our Environment
... Carbon Dioxide – emissions have doubled from 1970 to 2010 fossil-fuel burning is the major human caused source of carbon dioxide. Methane – ruminants and rice paddies are sources - Absorbs more energy than CO2 . Nitrous Oxide – vehicle engines, agriculture processes are major sources. - Highly eff ...
... Carbon Dioxide – emissions have doubled from 1970 to 2010 fossil-fuel burning is the major human caused source of carbon dioxide. Methane – ruminants and rice paddies are sources - Absorbs more energy than CO2 . Nitrous Oxide – vehicle engines, agriculture processes are major sources. - Highly eff ...
Climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of long-term climate change. Climate change mitigation generally involves reductions in human (anthropogenic) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation may also be achieved by increasing the capacity of carbon sinks, e.g., through reforestation. Mitigation policies can substantially reduce the risks associated with human-induced global warming.""Mitigation is a public good; climate change is a case of ‘the tragedy of the commons’""Effective climate change mitigation will not be achieved if each agent (individual, institution or country) acts independently in its own selfish interest, (See International Cooperation and Emissions Trading) suggesting the need for collective action. Some adaptation actions, on the other hand, have characteristics of a private good as benefits of actions may accrue more directly to the individuals, regions, or countries that undertake them, at least in the short term. Nevertheless, financing such adaptive activities remains an issue, particularly for poor individuals and countries.""Examples of mitigation include switching to low-carbon energy sources, such as renewable and nuclear energy, and expanding forests and other ""sinks"" to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Energy efficiency may also play a role, for example, through improving the insulation of buildings. Another approach to climate change mitigation is climate engineering.Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of GHGs at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference of the climate system. Scientific analysis can provide information on the impacts of climate change, but deciding which impacts are dangerous requires value judgments.In 2010, Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level. This may be revised with a target of limiting global warming to below 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial levels. The current trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions does not appear to be consistent with limiting global warming to below 1.5 or 2 °C, relative to pre-industrial levels. Other mitigation policies have been proposed, some of which are more stringent or modest than the 2 °C limit.