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ATM 103 Lecture 25: Dec 08

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Stony Brook University
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
Course
ATM 103
Professor
Kevin Reed

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Controlling emissions to stabilize the concentration of co@ (and other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere at some value. One small enough to avoid dangerous climate change. The 2015 united nations climate change conference - conference of parties (cop) 21 was held near paris (nov/dec, this time last year!) The agreement calls for zero net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to be reached during the second half of the 21st century. And pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1. 5c! Signed agreement on april 22, 2016 in nyc. The challenge is it takes a long time for paths to separate: If we aim for 2 (or 1. 5) degrees: We need to start to plan for a world that is on average, warmer than the 2 degrees c that we have deemed as the threshold of dangerous (copenhagen accord 2009). We have an enormous opportunity provided by predictions of climate change.

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Development cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon told Member States today as he opened a High-Level Event on Climate Change convened in New York by the President of the UN General Assembly, Sam Kutesa.

“Let us always remember that climate change and sustainable development are two sides of the same coin, with two mutually reinforcing agendas,” the UN chief explained to delegations gathered for the event.

Just months ahead of the next Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will take place in Paris, today’s event has been convened in support to the process that will ultimately result in an agreement intended to succeed to the landmark Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Among the participants, Academy Award-winning actor and long-time conservationist Robert Redford, and 15-year-old indigenous climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, are expected to join the broad call for action to energize multilateral cooperation on climate change. Raised in the Aztec tradition, Mr. Roske-Martinez is Youth Director of a non-profit organization called Earth Guardians.

1.According to Nate Lewis, which one on the following list is the single most important challenge facing humanity in the 21st century?

A. Terrorist attack.

B. Global warming.

C. Hunger.

D. Energy.

2.Nate Lewis cited four sources to support his above statement. Which one on the following list is not among those he cited?

A. Nobel Laureate Rick Smalley.

B. Former vice president Al Gore.

C. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

D. MIT president Susan Hockfield.

E. none of the above (i.e. Nate Lewis cited all the above fou

3.Which statement Nate Lewis would agree the most?

A. We have plenty of energy for a long time.

B. We will run out of energy soon.

4.According to Nate Lewis, nuclear energy is __________ that we have now that is carbon neutral or carbon free.

A. the only proven technology

B. one of the three proven technologies

5.According to Nate Lewis, what is the biggest problem with fusion technology?

A. It is too expensive.

B. It is too difficult.

C. We do not have enough time.

6.According to Nate Lewis, if we were to only use nuclear (fission) power plants to produce the energy the world needs in next 50 years, we would need to build a new reactor _____________ for the next 50 years.

A. every year

B. every month

C. every week

D. every other day

7.During question and answer session, Nate Lewis said that the best policy for the climate should be _________.

A. to increase the gasoline price.

B. to decrease the gasoline price.

8.During question and answer session, Nate Lewis talked about solar technology. He said that about 90% solar cells now are based on __________.

A. silicon technology

B. thin-film technology.

9.During question and answer session, Nate Lewis said that alternative transportation fuels ___________ be the first priority

A. should

B. should NOT

10.Which one on the following list would Nate Lewis agree the most?

A. Since developing alternative energy is very expensive, we should be very selective about where to put R&D efforts.

B. Since we are running out of time, we should spend R&D efforts on as many options as possible and hope that one of them will work.