PPT-Science and Politics: Telling the Truth About Climate Change

UCSD OSHER Lecture November 26 2012 Lewis M Branscomb Prof adjunct IRPS Truths and Lies Truth is mighty and will prevail There is nothing wrong with this except that it aint so . The settled issues. . Topics. Definitions. An absurdity which needs to be addressed. What has been established? What is at issue?. Science. The Scientific Consensus. Some common challenges to anthropogenic climate change (and why they fail). At first glance, American politics is complicated and complex, but upon further examination, everything that happens in the American political process has a logical and often simple explanation. . Why Do We Have a Government?. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Utilitarianism. A. ct . utilitarianism:. . an action is right if it . maximises. happiness, and wrong if it does not. . I. f . telling a lie creates more happiness than telling the truth (or keeping silent), then telling a lie is morally right. : . Cultural Contexts of Climate Change Communication. ’. Professor Mike Hulme. Department . of Geography, . University of Cambridge. K3: . Kongress. . zu. . Klimawandel. , . 1. PURPOSe of the series. What . we won’t be doing. …. 1. PURPOSe of the series. What we will be doing. …. 2. A few ground rules. 3. My Motivation . 3. My Motivation . A . pastoral. motivation. 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.. 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.. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Esteban . Cubillos. . CPSP218L Fall 2008. Presentation Outline. Atmosphere review. The importance of the atmosphere. The mutual relation between the atmosphere and climate change. Carbon Cycle. Water Cycle. Climate Matters in the Newsroom Josh Murphy Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) George Mason University Overview Our Mission (4C) “ We develop and apply social science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the Earth’s life-sustaining climate, and prevent further harm from climate change.” Warm up activity. Discuss the difference between true and truth.. TRUE. is an . adjective. refers to . facts. Example:. The world is made up of air, land, and water.. TRUTH. is a . noun. refers to . beliefs. Deborah Bourgeois APRN ACNSBC ACHPNAbdul M Khan MDObjectivesIncrease the knowledge base concerning the principal of veracity truthtelling within the context of relational ethics Illustrate the effecti Scientific Basis for Human Induced Climate Change. Jagadish Shukla. Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES),. George Mason University (GMU). Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA).