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CHANGING CLIMATE

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CHANGING CLIMATE

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  1. The Information and imagery contained in this slide show is an adapted version of that contained in a globally distributed information package from www.350.org 350. org is an international campaign that's building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand. Their mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis— to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. Please visit their website for further information.

  2. OUR CHANGINGCLIMATE

  3. GLACIERS ARE MELTING

  4. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 1941

  5. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 2004

  6. PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 1920

  7. PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 2005

  8. OCEANS ARE ACIDIFYING

  9. Coral reefs are bleaching

  10. SEA LEVELS ARE RISING Three Year Average Satellite Altimetry Sea Level Change (cm) Year

  11. threatens the survival ofSMALL ISLANDS

  12. “ Two degrees (450ppm) is really not a safe level for small island states. For many of them it would be like a death sentence in the long run. ” - Leon Charles, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)

  13. WEATHER IS BECOMING MORE EXTREME

  14. “ Burma cyclone death toll rises above 43,000. ” - USA Today, May 15th, 2008

  15. MAJOR FLOODS PER DECADE

  16. “ Australia suffers worst drought in 1,000 years ” - Guardian UK, Nov 7, 2008

  17. “ Australia fires spark calls for CLIMATE ACTION ” - Washington Post, March 1, 2006

  18. “ ” “Rapid Warming’ Spreads Havoc in Canada’s Forests. - Washington Post, March 1, 2006

  19. CREATES CLIMATE REFUGEES “ Climate change could force 1 BILLION from their homes by 2050. ” - April 30, 2008, The Independent.

  20. impacts LOCAL LIVELIHOODS

  21. STERN REVIEW, 2006 “ The most comprehensive review ever carried out on the economics of climate change warns that global warming could inflict worldwide disruption as great as that caused by the two World Wars and the Great Depression. ” - Environmental News Service

  22. DISRUPTS FOOD PRODUCTION “ The world has never faced such a predictably massive threat to food production as that posed by the melting mountain glaciers of Asia ” - Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Author of Plan B

  23. AFFECTS OUR HEALTH: “ Global Warming Increases Malaria, Dengue Fever Threat, UN Says. ” - Bloomberg, Nov. 27, 2007

  24. THREATENS SECURITY: “ Climate change will draw ever-deeper lines of division and conflict in international relations… over the distribution of resources, especially water and land. ” - Report: World in Transition

  25. The most startling evidence yet…

  26. is the MELTING OF THE ARCTIC. New predictions Satellite observations Mean IPCC prediction Most likely change (melt) IPCC range Actual observed melting % change in ice cover it has melted nearly80 YEARSahead of when scientists predicted YEAR

  27. it’s about… SCIENCE

  28. THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

  29. CO2 CONCENTRATIONS ARE INCREASING Where we’ll be mid-century if we keep this up 550ppm? More? TODAY: 387ppm Parts per Million CO2 EARLY 1900S CO2 in PPM LAST ICE AGE TEMPERATURE Years

  30. today: 390ppm CO2

  31. Where do we need to go from here?

  32. CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE WE’RE HERE: 387 PARTS PER MILLION CO2 WE NEED TO BE HERE: 350 YEAR

  33. THE WORLD NEEDS US TO MAKE CHANGES IN OUR OWN BACKYARD

  34. moving away from fossil fuels

  35. GLOBAL EMISSIONS STILL RISING 2PPM PER YEAR Total Petroleum Coal Natural Gas Cement Production MILLION METRIC TONS OF CARBON/YEAR YEAR

  36. IT MEANS PUTTING UP WIND TURBINES INSTEAD OF COAL PLANTS

  37. IT MEANS PLANTING TREES INSTEAD OF CLEAR-CUTTING RAINFORESTS

  38. AND IMPLEMENTING A THOUSAND DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS

  39. that can create new jobs

  40. And make our communities HEALTHIER

  41. GETTING TO 350 Phase-out of fossil fuel electricity generation by 2030 Improved forestry and soil PARTS PER MILLION CO2 Reduced oil/gas use YEAR

  42. ADAPTATION • MITIGATION • TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER • FINANCIAL RESOURCES

  43. SOURCES – www.350.org • BBC World Service Poll - http://www.globescan.com/news_archives/bbc_climate/ • Hansen, James, et al. Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? Submitted April 7, 2008. • The IPCC 4th Assessment Report - www.ipcc.ch • Baer, Paul, Tom Athanasiou and Sivan Kartha. "The Right to Develop in a Climate Constrained World: The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework" • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change • NASA - www.nasa.gov • RealClimate.org • Climate Safety - www.climatesafety.org • New Scientist - www.newscientist.com

  44. National Centre for Appropriate Technology was founded in 1992 as a not-for-profit organisation to educate the community about Ecologically Sustainable Technologies • Relies almost solely on volunteers and sponsorship –Open to the public and school groups

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