The Arctic
Rapid summer snow & sea ice meltdown
- global warming amplifying
feedbacks triggered
Rapid summer snow & sea ice meltdown
- global warming amplifying
feedbacks triggered
State of the climate
All recorded causes & effects
of GHG pollution
are acclerating.
Atmospheric
greenhouse gases
at record high
& unprecedented
rate of increase.
All recorded causes & effects
of GHG pollution
are acclerating.
Atmospheric
greenhouse gases
at record high
& unprecedented
rate of increase.
Food security
All regions now vulnerable
with declining yields
projected sooner
Already climate change
is affecting yields
- mostly negative
All regions now vulnerable
with declining yields
projected sooner
Already climate change
is affecting yields
- mostly negative
The oceans
Record rate of
warming + acidification
also deoxygenation
Phytoplankton algae in decline
Record rate of
warming + acidification
also deoxygenation
Phytoplankton algae in decline
Committed Global Climate Change Planetary Emergency
The Health and Human Rights Approach to Greenhouse Gas Pollution
CLIMATE EMERGENCY INSTITUTE
Antarctic
Record melting
Record melting
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5 Jan 2015 Current pace of environmental climate change is unprecedented in Earth's history
US President Obama ' no challenge poses a greater threat to our children, our planet, and future generations than climate change'.
Climate change mitigation and adaptation failure is the top global risk
World Economic Forum’s Global Risks (to business) Report 14 January 2016
World Economic Forum’s Global Risks (to business) Report 14 January 2016
25 Jan 2016 Mankind is likely on a path toward possible extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert
September 2015 The Emergency Climate Movement
The Climate Mobilization
CLIMATE HOME: Track
up-to-date UN pledges
Climate Action Tracker:
Pledges will lead to
3.2-3.8ºC by 2100,
which is 4-5ºC by 2200
June 2014 Climate Action Network International:
CAN emergency response position paper
Campaign Against Climate Change (CACC) UK: Climate Emergency
Pamphlet
The Climate Mobilization
CLIMATE HOME: Track
up-to-date UN pledges
Climate Action Tracker:
Pledges will lead to
3.2-3.8ºC by 2100,
which is 4-5ºC by 2200
June 2014 Climate Action Network International:
CAN emergency response position paper
Campaign Against Climate Change (CACC) UK: Climate Emergency
Pamphlet
4 Mar 2016 'We Have a Global Emergency” Parts of the World... Uninhabitable by 2100
VIDEO 2015 What people
get wrong
about climate change
get wrong
about climate change
21 Mar 2016 WMO' Alarming' 'unprecedented' State of the Climate in 2015
Dr Perkins-Kirkpatrick said the WMO statistics revealed an emergency.
15 Mar 2016Climate emergency warning on ‘shock’ global temperatures (expert):
10 March 2016Atmospheric CO2 climate emergency: record high & dramatic highest annual increase from NOAA
15 April 2016 Fossil fuels could be phased out worldwide in a decade
20 April 2016 Legal Petition Pushes President Obama to Declare Climate Emergency
27 April 2016 OCEANS It May Soon Be Too Late to Save the Seas
NASA July News Release The 1st half of 2016 is a big record 1.3ºC global temperature increase
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Oct 2018 IPCC 1.5C Report
Quick read of the IPCC 1.5C report
Brief 1.5C as IPCC FAQ
IPCC Oct. 2018 1.5C Report
VIDEO Michael Mann on 1.5C Report
It's actually worse
It's actually worse
IPCC 2018 Special Report 1.5C
IPCC 2018 1.5C Report, Box 3.6
IPCC 1.5°C Report: Economic Damages
from Climate Change
Global economic damages of climate change are projected to be smaller under warming of 1.5°C than 2°C in 2100 (Warren et al., 2018c).
The mean net present value of the costs of damages from warming in 2100 for 1.5°C and. 2°C (including costs associated with climate change-induced market and non-market impacts, impacts due to sea level rise, and impacts associated with large-scale discontinuities) are $54 and $69 trillion, respectively, relative to 1961–1990.
Values of the social cost of carbon vary when tipping points are included. The social cost of carbon in the default setting of the Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy (DICE) model increases from $15 tCO2 to $116 when large-scale singularities or
‘tipping elements’ are incorporated . These calculations excluded the large health co-benefits that accrue when greenhouse gas emissions are reduced
The economic damages of climate change in the USA are projected to be large , the USA stands to lose -0.1 to 1.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 1.5°C warming.
from Climate Change
Global economic damages of climate change are projected to be smaller under warming of 1.5°C than 2°C in 2100 (Warren et al., 2018c).
The mean net present value of the costs of damages from warming in 2100 for 1.5°C and. 2°C (including costs associated with climate change-induced market and non-market impacts, impacts due to sea level rise, and impacts associated with large-scale discontinuities) are $54 and $69 trillion, respectively, relative to 1961–1990.
Values of the social cost of carbon vary when tipping points are included. The social cost of carbon in the default setting of the Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy (DICE) model increases from $15 tCO2 to $116 when large-scale singularities or
‘tipping elements’ are incorporated . These calculations excluded the large health co-benefits that accrue when greenhouse gas emissions are reduced
The economic damages of climate change in the USA are projected to be large , the USA stands to lose -0.1 to 1.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 1.5°C warming.
PDF of IPCC 1.5C Table 3.2 Global and regional climate changes and hazards
PDF of IPCC 1.5C Report on food security
PDF of 3 page IPCC 1.5C Report essentials
Increasing heat waves world-wide
- Immediate (2020) rapid decline in global emissions
- 50% drop in global emissions by 2030
- 86% drop in fossil fuels by 2050
For a chance at the the 1.5C limit
The report shows with certainty that
1.5C is globally disastrous but
2C is total planetary catastrophe
1.5C is globally disastrous but
2C is total planetary catastrophe