PPT-Tackling climate change

Supporting the third sector wwwwcvaorguk 0800 2888 329 helpwcvaorguk Tackling climate change WCVA Wales Council for Voluntary Action National umbrella organisation for the third sector in Wales. Abrupt Climate Change. R.B. Alley et al. (2003). Early . Warning . of . Climate Tipping Points . Timothy M. . Lenton. (2011). Eric Birney. Atmospheric Science. Dr. Richard Alley. Dr. Tim . Lenton. Professor at Penn State University. Ms. . Divya. Mohan. Associate Fellow. Earth . Sceince. and Climate Change Division. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Agriculture and Climate Change. Agriculture contributes to climate change through GHG emissions. Osmanova. Inna,. June 24,2015, . Ormea. Agriculture in Central Asia. Tajikistan. . - . 21% of GDP and 64% of total employment . Kyrgyz Republic. -. 17% of GDP and 30,7 % of total employment . Uzbekistan. Andy Haines . Carbon dioxide measurements since 1957. Mauna Loa, Hawaii. The rise in carbon dioxide is due to our emissions. For every 100t of CO. 2. emitted now, 15-40t will remain in the atmosphere in1000y. What You Don’t Plan for May Land You in Court. Erin L. Deady, Esq., AICP, LEED AP. The Broad Brush-. Stopping the Impacts. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1992) voluntary goal of reducing GHGEs from developed countries to 1990 levels by 2000.  . All must: . Describe simple . solutions to climate change outside the home.. Most should: . Explain how a family could take steps within their home to prevent climate change.. Some could: . Analyse how the future could look if we all tackled climate change. . What it takes to be a great tackler. 1. You must have CONFIDENCE. You need VISION. You must move your FEET. You need to understand ANGLES. You must have TOUGHNESS. Tackling Fundamentals. Most common mistakes. Created and presented by Brandi graham. What is global warming and why is it happening? . Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate. resources of the western U.S.. Dennis P. Lettenmaier. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Washington. University of . Texas Austin. Center for Integrated Earth System Science Seminar Series. Effects on Biodiversity. Warren G. Abrahamson. Biology Department. Bucknell . University. Threat: Impacts of .  . CO. 2. CO. 2. has . increased . ≈. 25. % in . 100 yrs.. Atmospheric . CO. 2. Ice Core CO. and . Social Vulnerability. Dr. Peter Gleick. Pacific Institute, Oakland, California. California Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies (1895-2014) . (36-month periods). Source: Mann and Gleick, 2015, PNAS. NOAA/NCDC . 17 January 2011. How and Why Does Climate Change?. Climate changes over a broad range of time scales. Years, decades, centuries, millennia. Many factors combine to affect climate. Variability of incoming solar radiation. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Is it getting worse?. Are Humans causing it?. Is Time running out?. Is there anything that should be done?. Is the “standard model” the only option?. Climate change?. . “Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.” Enrico Fermi 1938..