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it’s MORE
than a
it’s about…
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it’s a clear limit
THAT TELLS US
WHAT’S SAFE FOR
OUR
CLIMATE
it’s also about…
MOVEMENT
a global
grassroots
movement
united by a common
goal:
in this
presentation…
THE SCIENCE OF 350
WHAT HAPPENED IN
2009
WHAT HAPPENED IN
2009
THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT
Before the Industrial
Revolution, for
thousands of years, the
amount of carbon in the
atmosphere was at
287ppm
Now, after three centuries of burning
coal, oil, and gas, we're at 390ppm –
that’s above any levels we’ve seen
in recorded history.
2. We also know that CO2 influences
global temperature
Where we’ll be mid-century if we keep this up 550ppm? More?
Parts per Million
TODAY: 390ppm
CO2
EARLY 1900S
CO2 in PPM
LAST ICE AGE
GLOBAL
TEMPERATURE
Years ago
look how the temperature line follows CO2
concentrations throughout history
3. And now we’re seeing the results - we
can see that measurable, recorded
impacts are happening now all around
us.
Chapare, Bolivia
GLACIER
S ARE
MELTING
MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 1941
MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 2004
PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 1920
PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 2005
SEA LEVELS ARE RISING
Year
OCEANS
ARE
ACIDIFYIN
Coral reefs are
bleaching
WEATHER IS
BECOMING
MORE
EXTREME
“1,000 years
Australia suffers worst drought in
”
- Guardian UK, Nov 7, 2008
“ U.S.
dealing
with
Katrina’s
wrath as
”
death toll
soars.
- International Herald Tribune
August 31, 2005
number of major floods per decade
MAJOR FLOODS PER DECADE
Small
islands
are
sinking or
eroding
“ ”
“Rapid Warming’
Spreads Havoc in
Canada’s Forests.
- Washington Post, March 1,
“
Australia fires spark
calls for CLIMATE
ACTION
- Washington Post, March 1,
The most startling evidence yet…
is the MELTING OF THE ARCTIC.
New predictions
Satellite
observations
Mean IPCC prediction
% change in ice
melting
it has melted
nearly
80 YEARS
ahead of when
scientists
predicted
YEAR
CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE
PARTS PER MILLION CO2
YEAR
How do we know
all this?
The largest research project in
history: In 1988, the IPCC was
created to “provide the decision-makers
and others interested in climate change
with an objective source of information
about climate change”
SCIENTISTS
SMALL
ISLANDS
severely impacted
LOCAL
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
THE DISRUPTION OF FOOD
PRODUCTION
”
the melting mountain glaciers of
Asia
1 BILLION
”
from their homes by 2050.
- NASA climatologist
Dr. James E. Hansen,
2008
so how do we get back
to 350ppm and avoid
climate catastrophe?
IT’S DIFFICULT
BUT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE
IF WE START
IT MEANS PUTTING UP WIND
TURBINES
INSTEAD OF COAL PLANTS
IT MEANS PLANTING TREES
INSTEAD OF CLEAR-CUTTING
RAINFORESTS
AND IMPLEMENTING
A
THOUSAND
DIFFERENT
SOLUTIONS
that can
create new
jobs
And make our
communities
HEALTHIER
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AND PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR
COMMUNITIES COULD BE IN A WORLD AT
350PPM
in this
presentation…
THE SCIENCE OF 350
WHAT HAPPENED IN
2009
Having Fun
This huge show of
public action happened
just 6 weeks before
World leaders gathered
to create a new
climate treaty in
Copenhagen.
UNFCCC, United Nations
Framework Convention on
Climate Change was created at
the Rio Earth Summit
COPENHAGEN
RIO
Ratified Treaty
KYOTO PROTOCOL 1997 Didn’t Ratify
Signed, Ratification Pending
No Position
COP 12 Montreal, Canada 2005
WHAT HAPPENED IN
2009
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EDUCATE YOUR COMMUNITY
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ADVERTISE ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORTATION
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HOLD A BICYCLE WORKSHOP
122 122
Time to get started!
10/10/10:
sign up today:
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GLOBAL
Sources
• A Safe Operating Space for Humanity. Nature 461, 472-475 (24 September 2009) |
doi:10.1038/461472a; Published online 23 September 2009
• Hansen, James, et al. Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? Submitted April 7, 2008.
NASA climate scientist James Hansen's paper about the 350ppm target.
• Hansen, James, et al. Target Atmospheric CO2: Supporting Material. Submitted April 7, 2008.
• The IPCC 4th Assessment Report – link to the latest report by the Nobel-prize winning United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, supported by the world's leading climatologists.
• Baer, Paul, Tom Athanasiou and Sivan Kartha. "The Right to Develop in a Climate Constrained World:
The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework" - an important policy framework for how to mitigate
climate change while ensuring an equitable path to development for the Global South.
• The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - link to the official UNFCCC website with
information about the UN climate policy process.
• NASA - scientific reports, interactive maps, resources for kids, and more
• RealClimate.org - a blog of climate science, written by climate scientists
• Climate Safety - a very useful new report about current climate science, policy, and solutions
• Pew Center on Climate Change - helpful information about climate science and international policy