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The document discusses a court case brought by the State of Massachusetts against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding that the agency enforce the Clean Air Act. Specifically, the state wants the EPA to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and car companies. While the EPA is concerned about the economic implications, many scientists have presented evidence that carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to global warming and climate change. The document argues that the EPA has a moral obligation to regulate CO2 emissions from automobiles as enforcing the Clean Air Act could mean fewer deaths and health issues from dirty air.
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Does Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” guide the pursuit of individual gain towards creating the Wealth of Nations? Let’s update this 1776 economics and re-balance it with Garrett Hardin’s 1968 “Tragedy of the Commons,” in which the pursuit of individual gain leads to negation of the common good.
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Chapter 10:
Global Warming
Is Global Warming real? How sure are we?
Who/what is causing it? How sure are we?
What are the consequences likely to be?
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
Who is responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions—the developed world or the developing world?
What would we have to do to stop Global Warming?
Are we running out of fossil fuels?
11/8/2016
Prof. Michael Opferman | Phys 0847 | Temple University
1
Scientific Consensus
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) periodically reports a Consensus opinion that (almost) all of the scientific community agrees with
The IPCC Consensus is not the whole story, but it represents the best, most factual summary available of human knowledge about Climate Change and Global Warming
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change_Logo.jpeg
11/8/2016
Prof. Michael Opferman | Phys 0847 | Temple University
2
Scientific Consensus
To emphasize quotes from the IPCC Synthesis Report (2014), I will use this font:
“Human influence on the climate system is clear”
Also, please note that I’m using the 2014 IPCC report as a source for most of this information. The book uses a somewhat out-of-date report, so I will update the book’s information when possible.
The summary report can be found online here:
https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/AR5_SYR_FINAL_SPM.pdf
11/8/2016
Prof. Michael Opferman | Phys 0847 | Temple University
3
Scientific Consensus
As it happens, our textbook author, Richard Muller, is a famous climate change skeptic
He started his own project called Berkeley Earth to check many of the IPCC claims for himself
I will highlight quotes from Muller and Berkeley Earth like this:
“The good match between the new temperature record and historical carbon dioxide records suggests that the most straightforward explanation for this warming is human greenhouse gas emissions”
http://berkeleyearth.org/
11/8/2016
Prof. Michael Opferman | Phys 0847 | Temple University
4
Chapter 10A:
The Facts
Global Warming is real—We can measure it directly
Global Temperature has gone up
Sea level has risen
11/8/2016
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Global Warming is Definitely Real
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal”
“The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, and sea level has risen.”
“Global Land temperatures have increased by 1.5°C over the past 250 years”
There is no debate about whether Warming is occurring.
We can check this very easily by simply looking at (direct and indirect) temperature records.
11/8/2016
Prof. Michael Opferman | Phys 0847 | Temple University
6
Global Warming is Definitely Real
Globally, temperatures are up around 1-2⁰C (2-4⁰F) since 1850
http://berkeleyearth.org/berkeley-earth-temperature-update/
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He ...
Running Head GLOBAL WARMING 1GLOBAL WARMING .docx
Running Head: GLOBAL WARMING 1
GLOBAL WARMING 8
Global Societal Problem
Student’s Name
Course Title
Insructor’s Name
Date of Submission
Introduction
Global warming is a problem that is affecting everybody all over the world. Its affects are felt in all parts of the world. It is a term that has been used to describe the gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere as well as its oceans. Global warming is permanently changing the Earth’s climate and if nothing is done to prevent it then the planet Earth with someday become inhabitable. Surprisingly, there are people who do not think that global warming is real because they have not witnessed its effect but various scientists agree that its effects are real. In order to control or prevent further occurrence of global warming, its main cause which is carbon dioxide should be reduced to the minimum in the atmosphere.
Background Information
Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide or CO2 and other trace gases like methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide and other pollutants collect in the atmosphere and absorb solar radiation that reflects back after bouncing off the surface of the earth. The gases form a “blanket-like” layer that prevents solar radiation from escaping into space (McMillan, 2016). The gases have the capacity to last for years or even centuries in the atmosphere trapping the solar radiation heat hence making the planet earth hotter than it should be. The greatest cause of global warming is carbon dioxide that is usually released when fossil fuels are burnt such as coal, emission from exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, and excessive cutting of trees.
Before the industrial revolution that paved way to large scale use of coal, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere were as a result of natural factors such as volcanic eruption and variation in the solar energy (aip.gov). However, the contribution of the natural factors to global warming was very minimal compared to anthropogenic factors later on. The large scale contribution of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases may have begun when a British ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented the first and widely used steam engine that led to Industrial Revolution and wide scale use of coal (bbc.com). Coal burning is one of the major contributors of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
In 1824, French scientist explained that if the planet Earth did not have an atmosphere then its temperatures would be much lower. In 1861, John Tyndall a physicist indicated that water vapor and certain gases create the greenhouse effect (bbc.com). In 1896, Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist was the first to claim that the burning of fossil fuel may result in enhanced global warming. He proposed that there was a relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and temper ...
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Background Information
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