ferma seminar 2014 - keynote speech jesper theilgaard
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Climate and businesses – challenges and opportunitiesTRANSCRIPT
THE EARTH
THE EARTH
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
WHAT TO DO
MITIGATION (Global)
WHAT TO DO
MITIGATION (Global)
ADAPTATION (Local)
WHAT TO DO
MITIGATION (Global)
ADAPTATION (Local)
GEOENGENEERING (Global)
WHERE ARE THE RISKS?
WHERE ARE THE RISKS?
WHERE ARE THE RISKS? And the opportunities
WHERE ARE THE RISKS? And the opportunities
POWER GRID AND STORAGE
WATER MANAGEMENT – CLEANING – DESALINATION - CORROSION
HEALTH VACCINES FOR TROPICAL DISEASES AIR CLEANING
AGRICULTURE GMO BUGS AND DISEASES
INFRASTRUCTURE COASTAL SECURITY – BUILDINGS
ADAPTATION
KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS LOOK AT YOUR OWN COUNTRY each country has special risk NO SINGLE SOLUTION, BUT NUMEROUS lots of opportunities
ADAPTATION
Skatebord area to avoid flooding
Crops which can grow in a changing climate
Collecting water in basins
Desalination plants
MITIGATION
IPCC SOLUTIONS (2 deg limit)
RENEWABLES (as we know them)
CCS NUCLEAR
SHALE GAS
POLITICAL WILL?
UNITED NATIONS
IPCC
COP 1
COP 19
AR 2
AR 5
AR 1
AR 3
AR 4
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COP21 IN PARIS
DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE…???
DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE…???
Warmest decade
Ipcc spm wg1
THE PARADOX OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
THE HUMAN BRAIN HAS ALWAYS INVENTED NEW IDEAS
THE HUMAN BRAIN HAS ALWAYS WORKED AGAINST NEW IDEAS
WHAT TO DO
ADAPTATION
WHAT TO DO
ADAPTATION
MITIGATION
ADAPTATION/MITIGATION
NEW TECHNOLOGY Energy is our greatest problem Saving energy Doing things smarter NEW INVENTIONS ??????
THE EARTH