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Climate Change (Arguments # # (Scientific Evidence (Atmospheric…
Climate Change
Arguments
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Economic
Gains to winners should be larger than losses to losers
Marginal Social cost should not exceed marginal private cost
should one discount the present at the cost of the future?
Scientific Evidence
Atmospheric
Troposphere warming
Stratosphere cooling
Increased in CO2 to 400ppm
Record warm Years
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Glacial Retreat
Ocean Acidification
Abnormalities compared to geological record
Ethical
Virtue ethics
To not help prevent climate change would be to not be virtuous
Who is responsible?
Governments
Citizens
activist groups
Those can have the opportunity to act but dont?
Consequentialism
Act now to prevent climate change or there will be negative affects
Denotology
An action can be considered wrong if its inherit consw
Climate change mentalities
Too Late
Not My responisibility
False Sense of Urgency
Cultural differences
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Language barriers
Religous beliefs
Ancestral practices
Attitudes toward owning nature
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Assessing Solutions
Scientific
Resource Management
Renewable resources
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solar
wind
hyrdropower
geothermal
carbon neutral resources
Nuclear Power
Possible Soultions
Politcal
Regulatory methods
Carbon Tax
Cap and Trade
Command and Control
Federal Programs
EPA
Globilization
Collaboration between Governemtsn
Future developments
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Geoengineering
Sulfate aerosols
Solar Mirrors
Carbon Squestration
New forms of energy
Social
Raising Awareness
Public protests
Voting
Improving Sustanibily
Reducing energy consumption
Community Outreach
CBA (Cost benefit Analysis)
WTP (willingness to pay)
National/Global focus
Public vs Private
Causes
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Natural
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Volcanic Eruptions
Milankovitch cycles
Changes in GHG Composition
Anthropocentric
Industrialization
Accelerating Factors
Urbanization
Modernization
Population Growth
Increased demand for energy
Reliance on Fossil Fuels
CO2 Pollution
Lack of renewable Energy
Human Negligence
Deforestation
Over Devlopement
unprecedented growth
Agriculture
Methane from meat farming
Stake Holders
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Organisms
Humans
Coastal population Centers
Homes
Schools
Businesses
Hospitals
Island in Habitant
Entire Heritage
Ancestory
Arid land natives
Animals
Cold weather Reliant
Polar Bears
Desert Inhabitants
Land masses
Islands
Shore/Coast lines
Polar Ice Caps
Mountain Glaciers
Scenario Planning
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Factors
Political
Global govnerments
Existing Regulations
Term Limits
Civil Rebellion
Scientific
Geography
Earth is a closed system
Social
Public preception
Inconsequentilism
Emotion Distress
Economic
GDP Per capita
Poverty
Stability of currecny
Other issuses to consider
Wildcards
Natural Disasters
earthquakes
tsunmis
volcanic eruption
asteroid impacts
War
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Pandemics
Data Projection
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Trends
Urbanization
increased population density
more citizens in cities than in rural areas
increased opportunity for energy sharing tactics
Population Growth
Highest in areas of low GDP
Climate science
Kneeling Curves
Increase in CO2ppm
DEcrease in
Possible Future Pathways
Realistic Evironment
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Emission are Decresaed
efforts to live more sustainably are made
still more work to be done
Optimistic Environment
Ceasing all Green house gas emission
Alternative methods to living are found
Detrimental
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No Preventive actions taken
Increased reliance on fossil fuels
climate change runs out of control
Impacts
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Global Warming
Observed
Kneeling curves
Increase in CO2
Decrease in rare O isotope
increases in surface and Ocean temperature
Changes in Global precipitation patterns
Reduction of Mountain ice and glacier ice
Descrease in slanity of artic ocean water
Increases frequency of intensewether
Ocean Acidification
Increased global temperature
Sea level Rise
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Population DIsplacement
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Increased drought severity
Failing Crops