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WMO Status and possible solutions to the climate change challenge: UNEP What's new since IPCC AR4? R K Pachauri Chairman, IPCC Director-General, TERI The Ny-Ålesund Symposium 8th June 2009 1 The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) +2500 scientific expert reviewers 800 contributing authors 450 lead authors +130 countries 2 “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal” - IPCC Fourth Assessment Report 3 Observed changes Global average temperature Global average sea level Northern hemisphere snow cover 4 Average arctic temperatures increased at almost twice the global average rate in the past 100 years - Annual average arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade 5 The frequency of heavy precipitation events has increased over most land areas - Rainfall in Mumbai (India), 2005: 1 million people lost their homes 6 The proportion of tropical cyclones reaching higher intensity have increased over the past 3 decades - Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, 2008: 100 000 estimated deaths 7 Heat waves have become more frequent over most land areas - Heat wave in Europe, 2003: 35 000 deaths 8 “Continued GHG emissions [...] would induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century that would very likely be larger than those observed during the 20th century” - IPCC Fourth Assessment Report 9 Carbon dioxide emissions -2 Global atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases increased markedly as a result of human activities, with an increase of 70% in 1970-2004 10000 5000 Time (before 2005) 0 10 Ranges for predicted surface warming year Continued emissions would lead to further warming of 1.1ºC to 6.4ºC over the 21st century (best estimates: 1.8ºC - 4ºC) 11 Examples of impacts associated with global average temperature change relative to 1980-1999 0 1 2 3 5 oC 4 Increased water availability in moist tropics and high latitudes WATER Decreasing water availability and increasing drought in mid-latitudes and semi-arid low latitudes Hundreds of millions of people exposed to increased water stress Increased coral bleaching ECOSYSTEMS Most corals bleached Widespread coral mortality Terrestrial biosphere tends towards a net carbon source as: 15% 40% of ecosystems affected Increasing species range shifts and wildfire risk Ecosystem changes due to weakening of the meridional overturning circulation Complex, localised negative impacts on small holders, subsistence farmers and fishers FOOD Tendencies for cereal productivity to decrease in low latitudes Productivity of all cereals decreases in low latitudes Tendencies for some cereal productivity to increase at mid- to high latitudes Cereal productivity to decrease in some regions Increased damage from floods and storms COASTS About 30% of global coastal wetlands lost Millions more people experience coastal flooding each year Increasing burden from malnutrition, diarrhoeal, cardio-respiratory, infectious diseases HEALTH Increased morbidity and mortality from heat waves, floods, droughts Changed distribution of some disease vectors 12 Regions likely to be especially affected The Arctic, because of the impacts of high rates of warming on natural systems and human communities Africa, because of low adaptive capacity and projected climate change impacts Small islands, which are highly vulnerable to projected sea level rise Asian and African megadeltas, due to large populations and high exposure to sea level rise, storm surges and river flooding 13 Negative impacts on Europe Inland and coastal flooding Health risks due to heat-waves Reduction of water availability and crop productivity in South Europe Species losses and reduced snow cover in mountains 14 1996 2009 In the course of the century, water supplies stored in glaciers and snow cover are projected to decline - The Chacaltaya glacier, 5,300m up in the Andes, which used to be the world's highest ski run, has been reduced to just a few small pieces of ice Credit: Edson 15Ramirez Climate change could lead to some abrupt or irreversible impacts Partial loss of ice sheets on polar land could imply metres of sea level rise, major changes in coastlines and inundation of low-lying areas 20-30% of species are likely to be at risk of extinction if increases in warming exceed 1.5-2.5°C Large scale and persistent changes in Meridional Overturning Circulation would have impacts on marine ecosystem productivity, fisheries, ocean CO2 uptake and terrestrial vegetation 16 “Delayed emission reductions significantly constrain the opportunities to achieve lower stabilisation levels and increase the risk of more severe climate change impacts” - IPCC Fourth Assessment Report 17 Climate system inertia: even if GHG concentrations were held constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming trend would occur in the next two decades at a rate of about 0.1°C per decade Energy system inertia: delayed emission reductions lead to investments that lock in more emission intensive infrastructure and development pathways Mitigation actions need to start in the short term in order to have medium- and longer-term benefits 18 Stabilisation scenarios Global mean temp. increase (ºC) Stabilization level (ppm CO2-eq) Year CO2 needs to peak 2.0 – 2.4 445 – 490 2000 – 2015 2.4 – 2.8 490 – 535 2000 – 2020 2.8 – 3.2 535 – 590 2010 – 2030 3.2 – 4.0 590 – 710 2020 – 2060 19 Costs of mitigation in 2030 Stabilisation levels (ppm CO2-eq) Range of GDP reduction (%) Reduction of average annual GDP growth rates (percentage pts) 445 - 535 <3 < 0.12 535 - 590 0.2 – 2.5 < 0.1 590 - 710 -0.6 – 1.2 < 0.06 Mitigation measures would induce 0.6% gain to 3% decrease of GDP in 2030 20 “There is substantial […] potential for the mitigation of global GHG emissions over the coming decades that could […] reduce emissions below current levels” - IPCC Fourth Assessment Report 21 All stabilisation levels assessed can be achieved by deployment of a portfolio of technologies that are currently available or expected to be commercialised in coming decades This assumes appropriate and effective incentives are in place for their development, acquisition, deployment and diffusion 22 Key technologies currently available Energy Supply Efficiency; fuel switching; renewables; combined heat and power; nuclear power; early applications of CO2 capture & storage Transport More fuel efficient vehicles; hybrid vehicles; biofuels; modal shifts from road transport to rail and public transport systems Buildings Efficient lighting; efficient appliances; improved insulation; solar heating and cooling; alternatives for fluorinated gases in insulation and appliances 23 Technologies expected to be commercialised before 2030 Energy Supply CCS for gas, biomass & coal-fired electricity generating facilities; advanced nuclear power & renewable energy, including tidal and wave energy, concentrating solar, and solar PV Transport 2nd generation biofuels; higher efficiency aircraft; advanced electric & hybrid vehicles with more powerful & reliable batteries Buildings Integrated design of commercial buildings including intelligent meters that provide feedback and control; integrated PV 24 Key mitigation instruments, policies & practices Research, development and demonstration Appropriate energy infrastructure investments Regulations and standards Taxes and charges Change in lifestyles & consumption patterns Effective carbon-price signal 25 Beyond the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report 26 Evolution of the climate science Deeper understanding and quantification of the processes governing the climate system have progressed rapidly since the IPCC First Assessment Report (1990) The main scientific conclusions from the sequence of IPCC assessments have been refined but not significantly redirected Recently observed climate changes remain coherent with the AR4 conclusions, although longer-term observation is required to draw significant conclusions on climate evolutions 27 Research-related priorities Impacts under different assumptions about future development pathways Damages avoided by different levels of emissions reduction Expected impacts at the regional and local level Causes and thresholds of possible abrupt climate changes Links between climate change and other policies Costs of impacts of, and responses to, climate change 28 Coming IPCC reports 5th Assessment Report (to be finalised in 2014) Revised set of scenarios based on possible evolutions of GHG emission trajectories Deeper coverage of the socio-economic and humanitarian dimensions of climate change Special Reports Renewable energy: 2010 Extreme events and disasters: 2011 Technical Papers 29 Democracy must in essence therefore, mean the art and science mobilizing the entire physical, Be of the change you want to see in economics the world and spiritual resources of all the various sections of the people in the service of the common good for all. 30