POL 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Climatic Research Unit Email Controversy, Global Warming Potential, Kyoto Protocol

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1102
• Professor: Daniel Pierre- Antoine

Document Summary

The science, economics, and politics of global warming. Co2 from coal, oil & gas burning. Temperature rise (see annexes 1 & 2) (cid:862)ca(cid:396)(cid:271)o(cid:374) e(cid:395)ui(cid:448)ale(cid:374)t(cid:863) (cid:373)easu(cid:396)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts: the global warming potential. Current issue 1: canada & the north-west passage. Current issue 2: russian & canadian claims in the arctic. The continental shelf (ex. ) and the exclusive economic zone (eez, world) Nb: most graphs & maps in this section come from the intergovernmental panel on climate. Change and from nasa (the us national aeronautics and space administration) Signed dec. 1997, in effect feb. 2005. 5. 2% reduction in ghg below 1990 level by 2012. (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge of lifestyle fo(cid:396) i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)ial (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)ies" people. Reluctance of developing countries to give up cheap energy. Massive & expensive investment in new technologies. Most governments unwilling to take bold first steps. Increases in some west european countries, us & canada. Decreases in most west european countries and all east european countries. Co2 emissions per person per year by country, 2006.