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Climate Change and its Effects on the United States

Jessie Poole. Climate Change and its Effects on the United States. Future Effects of Climate Change on US. Rise in sea level Rise in global average temperatures Decrease in biodiversity Extreme weather events Decrease in water quality Competition over resources. Climate refugees .

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Climate Change and its Effects on the United States

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  1. Jessie Poole Climate Change and its Effects on the United States

  2. Future Effects of Climate Change on US • Rise in sea level • Rise in global average temperatures • Decrease in biodiversity • Extreme weather events • Decrease in water quality • Competition over resources

  3. Climate refugees • Climate refugee is a displaced person caused by climate change which led to natural disasters • Floods, hurricanes, tornados, cyclones, increase sea level rise, drought, increase precipitations, fires • Predicted that by 2010 there will be 50 million climate refugees • In US coastal areas are at risk • Leads to people demanded their beach front properties be insured • Leads to increased migration into inland areas of the US

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  5. Loss of Energy Sources • Fossil fuels provide 85% of energy to US • non-renewable, release CO2 (coal, oil, natural gas) • Shortage of oil supply and increase in cost • Increased demand for energy • Decrease in energy sources • US needs to initiate research and begin implementing renewable energy sources • Solar, wind, biomass power sources

  6. Wedges that help reduce US impact • Efficient Building • Efficient Vehicles • Nuclear power for coal power • Reduce deforestation • Wind power for coal power • Efficient baseline coal plants • Capture CO2 at H2 plant • Reduce use of vehicles

  7. Other Wedges Outside of US • Conservation tillage • Used in developing countries that rely on agriculture for the strength of their economy • Removal of black soot from cooking technologies • Used in cooking in 3rd world countries and is 2nd largest contributor to global warming problems

  8. CDMs and Partnerships • Africa • No current CDMS. Very possible partnership to help as the developing countries progress to replace energy methods with efficient energy methods • Australasia • 13 CDM projects in Indonesia • Use of biomass • 6 of 15 wedges are being used in Australasia • Europe • Emission reduction credit • Area would benefit from funding CDMs • Germany, UK, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden already fund CDMs • Hydroelectric cells, solar power, collecting methane

  9. CDMs and Partnerships Cont. • Middle East • 5 CDM projects implemented • Surplus of oil, lack of water • Nitrous oxide decomposition, fuel switch, methane recovery, and waste gas utilization • Small Islands and Arctic • Effected by sea level rise • Solar and wind power capability • Small populations make it difficult to fund CDMs and implement wedges

  10. References • http://2009summit.wikispaces.com/MODELING+and++IT • http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/usregions.html • http://www.energy.gov/environment/climatechange.htm • http://www.energy.gov/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_refugees • http://2009summit.wikispaces.com/Wedge+technologies • http://2009summit.wikispaces.com/Partnerships+-+CDMs+and+Partnerships+to+support+wedge+selections

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