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Climate Change perspectives from the North Sea Ice 1979 Summer Sea Ice 4 NASA 1979 - 1999 average Summer Sea Ice 5 NASA 2004 Summer Sea Ice 6 NASA 2005 Summer Sea Ice 7 NASA 2006 Summer Sea Ice 8 NASA 2007 Summer Sea Ice 9 NASA 2008 Summer Sea Ice 10 NASA 2009 Summer Sea Ice 11 NASA Winter Sea Ice Trends take home messages Arctic sea ice - is melting - is melting fast - will impact the globe Atmosphere Temperature (°C) Global Mean Temperature data source: NASA Goddard Institute Temperature (°C) Global Mean Temperature 130 year trend +0.06 °C / decade data source: NASA Goddard Institute Temperature (°C) Global Mean Temperature 50 year trend +0.15 °C / decade data source: NASA Goddard Institute Temperature (°C) Global Mean Temperature 20 year trend +0.20 °C / decade data source: NASA Goddard Institute New Energy Storage Atmosphere 3% Soil 4% Ice 8% Ocean 85% take home messages Climate change - is here - is significant - more change is expected What is the cause of climate change? 27 28 29 Carbon Dioxide Modern Data 30 31 take home messages Climate change - is caused by the burning of fossil fuels we are all responsible we need to shift the energy economy Energy Economy World Oil Prices $ per barrel source: US Energy Information Administration World Oil Prices $ per barrel source: US Energy Information Administration World Oil Prices $ per barrel source: US Energy Information Administration Rough Energy Statistics Global Mix Cost/ kWh +$50 CO2 Tax Oil 35% $.05 $.06 ($.07) Oil (Bitumen) Coal 30% $.04 $.06 Coal Natural Gas 20% $.04 $.05 Natural Gas Nuclear 5% $.10 - .20 $.10 - .20 Nuclear Renewables 10% $.04 - .06 $.04 - .06 Hydro $.08 $.08 Wind $.30 $.30 Solar (PV) sector end use Global GHG emissions by sector gas source: World Resource Institute CAIT source: from 2000 including land use (CO2eq) Canadian Emissions source: Stats Canada take home messages Energy economy - cost of fossil fuels is rising emissions are rising we need to shift the energy economy Moving forward john.streicker @gmail.com
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