EARTHSC 3B03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Global Warming, Radiative Flux, Primary Production

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Bad unprecedented change is undermining climate and ecosystem stability. Good we are the first generation, thanks to science, to be able to prepare for catastrophic change; and, because the risks are so large, business as usual is not an option. Impacts of human endeavours are manifested on the global scale. Reminds us that impact is not a simple linear function of population change. Increasing wealth and technology enable each individual to access more resources, so impact can rise exponentially as it has through the past century. Kaya identity: co2 emissions = population x consumption intensity (goods/capita) x energy intensity (energy/unit goods) x carbon intensity (co2 output/energy) Anthropocene modern era of risk and vulnerability analysis, but also climate change mitigation and adaptation. Want to bend the curve reverse recent upward trend in climate changes (temp, sea levels, atmospheric c etc. ) Earth system science approach study of our planet and how it works .

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