1. OUR CLIMATE IS CHANGING
THEN AND NOW
Big changes in a short time
20151800s 2100
THE EVIDENCE IS
OVERWHELMING
CO2
EMISSIONS
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
SEA LEVELS
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
LOSS OF GLACIAL ICE
400ppm >800ppm260ppm
+20cm+0 +1m
+0.8°C+0°C +4°C
WHO IS TO BLAME?
HUMANS
Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
Eg. Fossil fuels
MOTHER
NATURE
External Factors
Eg. Solar Activity
-0.1°C - 0.1°C
0.5°C - 1.3°C
-0.1°C - 0.1°C
Internal Factors
95% confident
global temperature rise
is due to
human input
97% of climate experts &
scientific literature agree
humans are causing
global warming
Intergovernmental Panel
for Climate Change
Independent
climate scientists
Eg. Ocean Cycles
OR
CLIMATE CHANGE
the stark reality
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment, 2013
IPCC) 5th Assessment, 2014
IPCC 5th Assessment, 2014
IPCC 5th Assessment, 2014