The climate change crisisand how we can

solve ittogether

Presented by: Presenter Name

• What is climate change and why is it a crisis?

• What impacts are anticipated from climate change?

• What are the solutions to the crisis?

• Why haven’t we acted yet?

• How is each of us part of the solution?

Overview

What is climate change?

Why is it a crisis?

There is scientific consensus:

Climate change is real, caused by people, and dangerous

What is climate change?

What is climate change?

In the past 100 years we have been burning a lot of fossil fuels …

What is climate change?

550ppm??!

275ppm

Now: 400ppm

What is climate change?

Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes more heat to be trapped, raising the global temperature of the planet

CO2

CO2

CO2

CO2

CO2

CO2

CO2+0.8°C (1.4°F) Observed

+1.6°C (2.9°F) in the pipeline

+2°C (3.6°F)

Why is it a crisis?

Why is it a crisis?

565 GT CO2

2,795 GT CO2

Why is it a crisis?

What impacts are anticipated due toclimate change?

Australia added two new colors to display its hottest areas (Jan 2013)

Impacts: heat

More frequent droughts around the world

Impacts: drought

… increasing in probability throughout the century

Impacts: drought

San Diego County will face a severe water shortage

Impacts: water shortages

And in San Diego County…

In 2003 and 2007, wildfires burned nearly 740,000 acres.

Fire on Mt. San Miguel, 2007 (Photo: Nathan Gibbs, KPBS)

Impacts: wildfires

In September 2012, Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest extent on record

Impacts: melting ice

Pedersen Glacier, Alaska 1920Pedersen Glacier, Alaska 2005

Impacts: melting ice

“One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history” Pakistan (2010)

Impacts: flooding

Flooding due to sea level rise in Tuvalu

Impacts: sea level rise

Mission Beach

• By 2050 sea level will be 12-18 inches higher (2008 report)

• Beaches will shrink and some will disappear completely

• Most streets will flood regularly at high tide (purple)

Impacts: sea level rise

Hurricane Sandy cost $65B

Photo from East Village (Manhattan, NYC) during Sandy

Impacts: extreme storms

Infectious diseases and other health impacts

Impacts: human health

Impacts to SoCal businesses & lifestyle

Impacts: business / lifestyle

Starvation Migration Unrest War

Impacts: human society

What are the solutions to the climate crisis?

Where do greenhouse gas emissions come from?

EPA, 2011

Solutions

Solar power

Solutions: electricity

Hydro and wind power

Solutions: electricity

Improve vehicle efficiency

Solutions: transportation

Stop building highwaysTransit infrastructure and land use changes

Solutions: transportation

Solutions: green buildings

Solutions: green jobs

Solutions: policy

Putting a price on carbon

Sens. Sanders & Boxer introduce the “Climate Protection Act” in Feb 2013

Solutions: policy

Why haven’t we acted nationally?

Is it because…

• There aren’t good technical solutions?

• There isn’t scientific agreement?

• People don’t accept climate change is real?

Why haven’t we acted?

Californians back action on warming

64% of Californians believe action is needed to fight global warming

Why haven’t we acted?

Is it because…

• There aren’t good technical solutions?

• There isn’t scientific agreement?

• People don’t accept climate change is real?

Why haven’t we acted?

Billionaires and industry groups channeled more than $200 million to groups casting doubt on climate change from 2002-2011.

Big Oil, Gas, and Coal spent $347 million lobbying Congress from 2009-2010. They got $20 billion in subsidies.

Why haven’t we acted?

How is each of us part of the solution?

Reduce your “carbon footprint”

We’re all part of the solution

Ride the bus or trolley

We’re all part of the solution

Or your bicycle

We’re all part of the solution

Or walk

We’re all part of the solution

Conserve water

We’re all part of the solution

Increase your home’s efficiency

We’re all part of the solution

Green your diet

We’re all part of the solution

We’re all part of the solution

Grow your “civic footprint”

itizen

We’re all part of the solution

Let your friends, neighbors, and family know about the urgency of climate change

We’re all part of the solution

We’re all part of the solution

Public education

We’re all part of the solution

Community Outreach

We’re all part of the solution

Communicate with elected officials

We’re all part of the solution

Demonstrations and rallies

We’re all part of the solution

Form networks to amplify the message

We’re all part of the solution

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