Can you rank how Green these cars are? Use mpg to make your decisions

Smart Car70.6 VW Transporter (2007)37.7 Freelander VW Transporter (1972)29.8 How well did you do? mpg

What's going on in this photo?

The 66 Members of the Maldives Government training ready for their meeting to raise awareness

This lesson we will: Look at the IPCC Scenarios Understand the terms Adaptation and Mitigation Understand some of the strategies to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change Investigate the EU Carbon Trading Mitigation Strategy

Annotation Time Which of the scenarios: Produces the highest levels of greenhouse emissions? Produces the most environmentally-friendly society? Produces the lowest levels of greenhouse emissions Is the one you think the world should adopt? Which one do you think the world will adopt?

Annotation Time Now add the following to your sketch: Local solutions to sustainability, slower rate of population increase, less rapid technological change. More self-reliance, increasing populations and faster economic growth. Rapid economic growth, increasing populations, continued reliance on fossil fuels, ‘business as usual’. Slowing population growth, cleaner and more efficient technology, reduction in fossil fuel use

Why the uncertainty? Predictions of emissions levels and their impacts are difficult, because it is hard to predict the following: The level and nature of economic development, especially in nations such as the BRICs, which will determine future emissions; The impact of global recession; What degree of international action will be taken on carbon reduction; The in-built inertia – even if GHG emissions stabilise, climate change will continue; The impact of positive feedback systems eg albedo rates, methane release from permafrost melt, the THC. Events such as the reversal of Amazon forests from carbon sinks to sources.

Key Words Adaptation: Developing strategies to cope with the dangers of Climate Change e.g. adapt to live with rising temperatures Mitigation: Making changes to reduce our Greenhouse Gas output e.g. forcing factories to cut their emissions

To check our understanding AdaptationMitigation Setting Targets to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Switching to Renewable Energy Sources 'Capturing' Carbon Emissions from Power Stations and storing them Managed Retreat from coastlines vulnerable to Sea Level Rise Developing Drought Resistant GM Crops Enlarge existing conservation areas to allow for shifting habitat zones

Who would want what? ?

The Carbon Credit Trading Game

EU Carbon Caps 2010: 1mt 2011: 0.9mt 2012: 0.9mt 2013: 0.7mt 2014: 0.7mt 2015: 0.6mt These figures are representative of the Carbon Caps, but not exact, don't quote the the figures in the exam, but do discuss the concept behind them

IndividualLocalNationalGlobal Scales of Change Some suggestions for you: What does Greenpeace suggest you should be doing to reduce your impact? What is the size of your carbon footprint? (carbonfootprint.com/calculator) What is the current Labour Policy on Climate Change? How many bins do you have to sort your rubbish into? What is the Kyoto Protocol? Landrover claim that the first 45,000 miles of driving their freelander range is offset, how are they able to make this claim?