Farming + Land use Cause 24% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Emissions Reduction, Environment, Farming, Global, Greenhouse GasesLeave a comment

November 8, 2018 – Pete Smith of University of Aberdeen presents “Agriculture, Climate Change, and Biodiversity.” Farming will Negatively impact BiodiversityFarming + Land use Cause 24% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions What can we do about it? Learn more about the Raymond and Beverly Sackler U.S. – U.K. Scientific Forum at http://www.nasonline.org/programs/sackler-forum/

Plan B: Flood the Desert

2018, Africa, China, Climate Change, Climate Engineering, CO2 Sequestration, Emissions Reduction, Project, Solutions, USALeave a comment

The idea is “risky, unproven, even unlikely to work,” according to Y Combinator. But if it did work, it could slow climate change. By James Rainey. Imagine flooding a desert half the size of the Sahara. Using 238 trillion gallons of desalinated ocean water to do the job. Creating millions of 1-acre-square micro-reservoirs to grow…

Extract and Store Carbon Dioxide [CO2] from the Atmosphere

2018, Climate Engineering, CO2 Emissions, CO2 Sequestration, Emissions Reduction, Greenhouse Gases, IPCC, Science TalkLeave a comment

Increasing numbers of scientists and climate policy experts are claiming that carbon removal (also known as negative emissions technologies) is necessary to meet the Paris Agreement goals. How can we assess carbon removal as part of a portfolio response to climate change and as individual technologies or approaches? Moderation by Dr. Simon Nicholson and Dr.…

Will We Change? Courage in the Anthropocene

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Denial, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Science TalkLeave a comment

The concluding installment of Dr. Aaron Thierry’s Courage in the Anthropocene series, delivered at the University of Sheffield and hosted by the Carbon Neutral University Network. In this talk, Dr. Thierry takes an innovative look at what prevents change and how fresh thinking could help us deliver a sustainable future. Part 1: https://climatestate.com/2018/10/05/aaron-thierry-explores-the-risks-and-realities-of-climate-change-part-1-must-we-change/Part 2: https://climatestate.com/2018/10/06/young-scientist-can-we-change-avoid-catastrophic-consequences/Part…

Young Scientist: Can We Change? [Avoid Catastrophic Consequences]

2018, Adaptation, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, CO2 Sequestration, Communication, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy, Project, Solutions, UKLeave a comment

The second installment of Dr. Aaron Thierry’s three part exploration of our critical place in the climate change story, delivered at the University of Sheffield. Here Dr. Thierry investigates whether or not it is possible for human society to make the changes necessary to avoid the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Part 1: https://climatestate.com/2018/10/05/aaron-thierry-explores-the-risks-and-realities-of-climate-change-part-1-must-we-change/Part 2:…

Transformation: Rockström, are we condemned to a Hothouse Earth?

2018, Clean Tech, Climate Change, CO2 Sequestration, Communication, Economy, Electric Car, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy, Project, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerLeave a comment

Mission 2020 and Exponential Roadmap presentation with Johan Rockström and Christiana Figueres at Global Climate Action Summit 2018. Are we condemned to a Hothouse Earth? Speakers Christiana Figueres: Former IPCC, Founding Partner, Global Optimism and Convenor, Mission 2020 Johan Rockström: Professor of Environmental Sciences at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Incoming Director of the Potsdam Institute for…

Climate Change is an Existential Threat to Civilization

2018, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Global, IPCC, Policy, Science TalkLeave a comment

This compilation with key excerpts by prominent scientists features Michael Mann, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, António Guterres, David Spratt, and James Hansen. #EnvironmentNaturalResourceSecurity Climate One, Climate Change and the Threat to Civilization with Michael Mann (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WiiP2KTRXg Veerabhadran Ramanathan: Climate change morphing into an existential problem (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmFwfF8Gig World Economic Forum: Humanity’s most existential risks are getting…