Schellnhuber: Unavoidable, Many have to Migrate (~1.4 Billion affected by rising Sea 2060)

2017, Climate Change, Communication, Policy, Sea Level RiseLeave a comment

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany speaks at the Impacts World 2017 conference. Title: Avoiding the Unmanageable, Managing the Unavoidable: A Slogan Revisited Hans Joachim Schellnhuber: Unavoidable Many have to Migrate Hans Joachim Schellnhuber: Unavoidable Many have to Migrate Watch the full Opening plenary with other speakers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlFSIA0T1Wk

The 936 PPM CO2 NASA Model Prediction

2017, Arctic Amplification, Atmosphere, Chemistry, Climate Wiki, CO2 Emissions, Global, Greenhouse Gases, IPCC, Model, Polar Amplification, Study, TemperatureLeave a comment

This NASA visualization is based on the latest IPCC report, and uses the business as usual scenario, where carbon dioxide concentrations rise to 936 parts per million—more than double today’s levels of 400 parts per million—by the year 2100. Temperature anomalies are estimated to be close to 4°C in the Arctic. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11453

Natural Gas (Methane) likely make Climate much worse

2017, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Methane (CH4), Natural GasLeave a comment

The evidence is overwhelming that natural gas has no net climate benefit on timescales that matters to humans. A new study found that just the methane emissions leaking from New Mexico’s gas and oil industry are equivalent to the climate impact of approximately 12 coal-fired power plants. https://thinkprogress.org/natural-gas-no-climate-benefit-b9118a087875 Natural Gas has Major Role in Climate…

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Communicate Health Issues

2017, Air Pollution, Climate Change, Communication, Health, Policy, SolutionsLeave a comment

Film star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke at the COP23 UN climate conference on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Schwarzenegger held a keynote at a COP23 Presidency event on health and climate called “Health Actions for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement”. He underlined the importance of also speaking to the health issues related…