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Climate impacts: the costs of inaction
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Dr Melanie Fitzpatrick, Climate Scientist
Union of Concerned Scientists
15th August, 2013
Talk Outline
• Latest Climate Science
• Climate Impacts in CA
• Costs of Inaction
The Myth of Cooling
The Reality of Warming
What’s the Disconnect?
Source: Cook et al. 2013, Consensus Project
Our heat-trapping emissions
• Average temperature has
risen by ~1.7ºF since 1895
• Warming greatest in the
Sierra Nevada
• Sea level has risen 7in
over the last century
• More precipitation falls as
rain rather than snow
• More severe wildfires
oehha.ca.gov
Climate Impacts: The Costs of Inaction
Useful websites
climatechange.ca.govwww.energy.ca.gov
cal-adapt.orgwww.globalchange.gov
www.ucsusa.org
Contact:Dr Melanie Fitzpatrick
Climate [email protected]
Union of Concerned Scientists, Berkeley, CA
Empowering Localities to Lead by ExampleBill Carney, president, Sustainable San Rafael
San Rafael Carbon Footprint
Reducing Carbon
Carbon Reduction Targets
Marin Climate Backsliding
Restoring Natural Systems
Building Resilience
