key concepts in climate change
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Key Concepts in Climate Change
Climate Integration Workshop24 June 2010, Begnas Resort
1Sajal Sthapit, EcoAgriculture Partners/LI-BIRD
Presentation Outline
Global Carbon Cycle GHG Emissions by Sector and Region Meet the GHGs The Hockey Stick – Why Adapt? Why Mitigate? Adaptation: Opportunities for Mitigation
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Global Carbon Cycle
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Scherr and Sthapit 2009
GHG Emissions by Sector
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GHG emissions by sector in 2005 (CAIT ver. 7.0, WRI 2009)
Meet the GHGs
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Transportation, electricity & heat, building and agriculture fuel uses, industry, deforestation,
Livestock, manure, rice, waste
Agricultural soils
Sources
World GHG emissions in 2005 (CAIT ver. 7.0, WRI 2009)
GHG Emissions by Year
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The Hockey Stick – Why Adapt?
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Why Mitigate?
Tipping points
Arctic summer ice
Permafrost
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Adaptation: Opportunities for Mitigation…
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Adaptation: Opportunities for Mitigation
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Thank you
11www.libird.org
www.ecoagriculture.org
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