Our Environment’s Reality? Perspective Evidence & Facts HISTORICAL CONTEXT There are many reasons for inaction in America, the most important one is the repetitive orchestrated confusion raised by few dissident scientists funded by corporations who have cast doubt on all the contemporary challenges we have faced as a nation, by minimizing the existence and magnitude… Continue reading 1. PERSPECTIVE – CLIMATE CHANGE – Historical Context
Our Environment’s Reality? Perspective Evidence & Facts BENCHMARKING & BEST PRACTICES In 2017, the methodology of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI ) was revised to fully incorporate the 2015 Paris Agreement, a milestone in inter- national climate negotiations with the goal to limit global warming to well below 2°C or even to 1.5°C. Since… Continue reading Benchmarking & Best Practice
Our Environment’s Reality? Perspective Evidence & Facts CCPI – GLOBAL RANKINGS OF 4 INDICATOR CATEGORIES On the basis of standardised criteria, the CCPI currently evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of all countries and of the European Union (EU), which are together responsible for more than 90% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The… Continue reading CCPI – Rankings
Our Environment’s Reality? Perspective Evidence & Facts ENGAGE TO CHANGE “OUR STATUS QUO” 1. Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment and Funding to mitigate CO2 emissions and Climate Change. 2. Demand to adopt the ban of pesticides as initiated by European Countries, which is based on solid scientific evidence. 3. Demand a declaration of the wildlife extinction… Continue reading Engage To Change ” Our Status Quo”
Our Environment’s Reality? Perspective Evidence & Facts CCPI – GLOBAL RANKINGS OF CLIMATE POLICY Only four countries receive a high for overall performance: Denmark, Morocco, the Netherlands, and the EU. Eleven EU countries receive a low or very low, with Poland and Hungary as the worst performers. The United States has an overall very low CCPI ranking. The US receives a very low… Continue reading Climate Policy – Rankings
Our Environment’s Reality? Climate Change Impacts Evidence & Facts GLOBAL-TEMPERATURES & CO2 CONCENTRATIONS Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states: “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Human emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a primary driver of climate change and present one of the world’s most… Continue reading 2. CLIMATE CHANGE – Climate Change – An Existential Crisis
Our Environment’s Reality? Climate Change Evidence & Facts EACH COUNTRY’S SHARE OF CO2 Carbon dioxide emissions are the primary driver of global climate change. It’s widely recognised that to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the world needs to urgently reduce emissions. But, how this responsibility is shared between regions, countries, and individuals has been… Continue reading Each Country’s Share Of Co2
Our Environment’s Reality? Climate Change Evidence & Facts EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE – OCEAN HEAT CONTENT CHANGES Earth-orbiting satellites and other technological advances have enabled scientists to see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate on a global scale. This body of data, collected over many years,… Continue reading Evidence Of Climate Change – Temp & Co2
Our Environment’s Reality? Climate Change Evidence & Facts OIL & GAS LOBBYISTS IMPEDING SCIENCE Climate change is increasingly manifesting around the world. Past international environmental crises – such as acid rain or ozone depletion – have been remedied only by strong political governance and binding regulation. By comparison, the policy response to climate change has been… Continue reading Oil & Gas Lobbyists – Impeding Science
Our Environment’s Reality? Climate Change Evidence & Facts EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE – ICE SHEETS & SEA LEVEL Antarctica is losing ice mass (melting) at an average rate of about 150 billion tons per year, and Greenland is losing about 270 billion tons per year, adding to sea level rise.Data from NASA’s GRACE and GRACE Follow-On satellites show… Continue reading Evidence Of Climate Change- Ice Sheets & Sea Level
