GLY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Limited Government, Sea Level Rise, Precautionary Principle
9 May 2018
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Lecture 27 Climate Science and Politics
How can we achieve the stabilization triangle?
- With 8 wedges, there are 15 wedge strategies in 4 categories, each
wedge strategy is challenging but feasible
IPCC conclusion
- First assessment: climate change will persist for many centuries,
further action is required to address remaining gaps and
understanding
- 2nd assessment: the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human
influence on global climate
- 3rd assessment: most of the observed warming is likely due to GHG
concentration increase; it is very likely the 20th century warming has
contributed significantly to the sea level rise and land loss
- 4th assessment: warming of climate change is unequivocal, very likely
tdue to GHG concentrations
- 5th: GHG highest in history
The Precautionary Principle: moral statement that cautions us against using
uncertainty to justify not attempting to avert a potential disaster, if that
disaster could cause serious or irreversible damage
CEI: dedicated to advancing principles of free enterprise and limited
government
Tobacco strategy: creating public doubt in settled science
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Document Summary
With 8 wedges, there are 15 wedge strategies in 4 categories, each wedge strategy is challenging but feasible. First assessment: climate change will persist for many centuries, further action is required to address remaining gaps and understanding. 2nd assessment: the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate. 3rd assessment: most of the observed warming is likely due to ghg concentration increase; it is very likely the 20th century warming has contributed significantly to the sea level rise and land loss. 4th assessment: warming of climate change is unequivocal, very likely tdue to ghg concentrations. The precautionary principle: moral statement that cautions us against using uncertainty to justify not attempting to avert a potential disaster, if that disaster could cause serious or irreversible damage. Cei: dedicated to advancing principles of free enterprise and limited government.
