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The IPCC Fourth Assessment Working Group Reports: Key findings WMO UNEP Dr R K Pachauri Chairman, IPCC Director-General, TERI United Nations Headquarters New York City 24th September 2007 Human contribution to climate change Changes in CO2 from ice core and modern data Global atmospheric -2 concentrations of greenhouse gases increased markedly as result of human activities In 2005 concentration of CO2 exceeded by far the natural range over the last 650,000 years 10000 5000 Time (before 2005) 0 2 Direct observations of recent climate change Changes in temperature, sea level and northern hemisphere snow cover Global average temperature Global average sea level Northern hemisphere snow cover 3 Glacier mass balance Cumulative balance of glacier mass in some regions During the 20th century, glaciers and ice caps have experienced widespread mass losses and have contributed to sea level rise Further decline of mountain glaciers projected to reduce water availability in many regions 4 Heavier precipitation, more intense and longer droughts…. 5 Key vulnerabilities to climate change Some regions will be more affected than others: • The Arctic (ice sheet loss, ecosystem changes) • Sub-Saharan Africa (water stress, reduced crops) • Small islands (coastal erosion, inundation) • Asian mega-deltas (flooding from sea and rivers) Some ecosystems are highly vulnerable: • Coral reefs, marine shell organisms • Tundra, boreal forests, mountain and Mediterranean regions • 20-30% of plant and animal species at risk of extinction 6 Coastal settlements most at risk 7 Ranges for predicted surface warming Multi-model averages and assessed ranges for surface warming 8 Mitigation urgently needed Continued GHG emissions at or above current rate would induce larger climatic changes than those observed in 20th century Emissions of the greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol increased by about 70% from 1970–2004 Mitigation needs to start in short term, even when benefits may only arise in a few decades 9 Beyond adaptation Adaptation to climate change is necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is already unavoidable due to past emissions However: • Adaptation alone cannot cope with all the projected impacts of climate change • The costs of adaptation and impacts will increase as global temperatures increase Making development more sustainable can enhance both mitigative and adaptive capacity, and reduce emissions and vulnerability to climate change 10 Pathways towards stabilization Characteristics of stabilization scenarios Stabilization level (ppm CO2-eq) Global mean temp. increase at equilibrium (ºC) Year CO2 needs to peak Year CO2 emissions back at 2000 level Reduction in 2050 CO2 emissions compared to 2000 445 – 490 2.0 – 2.4 2000 - 2015 2000- 2030 -85 to -50 490 – 535 2.4 – 2.8 2000 - 2020 2000- 2040 -60 to -30 535 – 590 2.8 – 3.2 2010 - 2030 2020- 2060 -30 to +5 590 – 710 3.2 – 4.0 2020 - 2060 2050- 2100 +10 to +60 710 – 855 4.0 – 4.9 2050 - 2080 +25 to +85 855 – 1130 4.9 – 6.1 2060 - 2090 +90 to +140 Mitigation efforts over the next two to three decades will have a large impact on opportunities to achieve lower stabilization levels 11 Mitigation costs in 2030 Estimated global macro-economic costs in 2030 for least-cost trajectories towards different long-term stabilization levels Trajectories towards stabilization levels (ppm CO2-eq) Median GDP reduction (%) Range of GDP reduction (%) Reduction of average annual GDP growth rates (percentage points) 590-710 0.2 -0.6 – 1.2 < 0.06 535-590 0.6 0.2 – 2.5 <0.1 445-535 Not available <3 < 0.12 0.6% gain to 3% decrease of GDP 12 Illustration of cost numbers GDP GDP without mitigation 80% 77% GDP with stringent mitigation Current Time ~1 Year 2030 13 Key technologies to reduce emissions Key mitigation technologies and practices currently commercially available Energy Supply Efficiency; fuel switching; renewable (hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal and bioenergy); combined heat and power; nuclear power; early applications of CO2 capture and storage Transport More fuel efficient vehicles; hybrid vehicles; biofuels; modal shifts from road transport to rail and public transport systems; cycling, walking; land-use planning Buildings Efficient lighting; efficient appliances and aircodition; improved insulation ; solar heating and cooling; alternatives for fluorinated gases in insulation and appliances 14 Key policies to reduce emissions Appropriate incentives for development of technologies Effective carbon price signal to create incentives to invest in low-GHG products, technologies and processes Appropriate energy infrastructure investment decisions, which have long term effects on emissions Changes in lifestyle and behavior patterns, especially in building, transport and industrial sectors 15 A technological has two choices. First can wait Be thesociety change you want toit see inuntil thecatastrophic world failures expose systemic deficiencies, distortion and self-deceptions… Secondly, a culture can provide social checks and balances to correct for systemic distortion prior to catastrophic failures. 16