Climate Change perspectives from the North
Sea Ice
4
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
1979
5
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
1979 - 1999average
6
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
2004
7
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
2005
8
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
2006
9
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
2007
10
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
2008
11
SummerSea IceSummerSea Ice NASANASA
2009
Winter Sea IceTrends
take home messages
Arctic sea ice- is melting- is melting fast- will impact the globe
Atmosphere
Global Mean Temperature
data source: NASA Goddard Institute
Tem
per
atu
re (
°C)
Global Mean Temperature
data source: NASA Goddard Institute
Tem
per
atu
re (
°C)
130 year trend+0.06 °C / decade
Global Mean Temperature
data source: NASA Goddard Institute
Tem
per
atu
re (
°C)
50 year trend+0.15 °C / decade
Global Mean Temperature
data source: NASA Goddard Institute
Tem
per
atu
re (
°C)
20 year trend+0.20 °C / decade
Ocean 85%
Atmosphere3%
Soil 4%
Ice 8%
New EnergyStorage
take home messages
Climate change- is here- is significant- more change is expected
What is thecause of climate change?
27
28
29
30
Carbon Dioxide Modern Data
31
take home messages
Climate change- is caused by the burning
of fossil fuels
- we are all responsible
- we need to shift the energy economy
Energy Economy
$ p
er b
arre
l
World Oil Pricessource: US Energy Information Administration
$ p
er b
arre
l
World Oil Pricessource: US Energy Information Administration
$ p
er b
arre
l
World Oil Pricessource: US Energy Information Administration
Rough Energy Statistics
Global Mix
35%
30%
20%
5%
10%
Oil
Coal
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Renewables
Cost/ kWh
$.05
$.04
$.04
$.10 - .20
$.04 - .06
$.08
$.30
Oil (Bitumen)
Coal
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Hydro
Wind
Solar (PV)
+$50CO2 Tax
$.06 ($.07)
$.06
$.05
$.10 - .20
$.04 - .06
$.08
$.30
Global GHG emissions by sector source: World Resource Institute CAITsource: from 2000 including land use (CO2eq)
sector end use gas
source: Stats Canada
Canadian Emissions
take home messages
Energy economy- cost of fossil fuels is
rising
- emissions are rising
- we need to shift the energy economy
Moving forward