POL 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal Protocol, Green Energy Act 2009

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Pol203 - politics of the environment - lecture 6: climate change. Refers to the change in the state of climate that can be identified used statistical tests in the mean and change in variability over an extended period. Global average surface temperature has increased over one degree celsius since 1850. This has had measurable impacts on ocean temperatures since the global average has increased twofold. There is strong evidence supporting the existence of climate change. Increased melting of glaciers and increases in spring run off. Shrinking of sea ice and subsequent rise in sea levels. Increase in both flooding and drought as regional climates change. Loss of greenland ice shelf and sea level rise of estimated seven meters. Estimated species loss as high as thirty percent. There is differentiated responsibility (i. e. global south versus global north) but also differentiation within states.

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