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Michael Sweringenmichael@microleadership.org

www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsweringen

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Part 15

Positive Feedback Loop:Melting Permafrost Releases Methane

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Part 16

Danger Threshold for Carbon Dioxide:350 ppm

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Part 17

Solutions for Global Heating:Actions for Individuals

Get a home energy audit and put into place

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Insulate your attic

Buy 15% of your food in bulk

Switch regular light bulbs to compact

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Take showers instead of baths

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Part 18

Solutions for Global Heating:Actions for Governments

Pass new building codes that require super-

efficient windows and heavily insulated walls

and ceilings

Require all vehicles to get a least 40 mpg

Phase out coal-fired power plants

The German success story:

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Part 19

Solutions for Global Heating:Human Population Control

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Part 20

Solutions for Global Heating:Developing Leadership

The following snapshots are from a NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies computer simulation

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Part 21

What If We Don’t Do Anything?

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