Overview Three weeks of related activities dealing with greenhouse warming and energy –CO 2 ArcView (today) –Climate Negotiation Role Play (next week) –Energy Arc View (after Spring Break) Today –Assess the global dimensions of CO 2 –Begin preparation for Climate Negotiations
Trace Gas Primary SourceODPGPCurrent Conc. CFC-11 Refrigerant/AC, Plastic, Foams, Aerosols About 3 CFC-12 Refrigerant/AC, Plastic, Foams, Aerosols CFC-113 Refrigerant/AC, Plastic, Foams, Aerosols – 0.8 Halon 1211 Fire extinguishers3.0? Halon 1301 Fire extinguishers Carbon Tetrachloride Industrial Processes Methyl Chloroform Industrial & Nat. processes Nitrous Oxide Fossil fuels Methane Biogenic activity, fossil fuels Carbon Dioxide Fossil fuels Carbon Monoxide Motor vehicles ODP = ozone depletion potential (CFC-11 = 1.0) GP = greenhouse potential (CFC-12 = 1.0) Why care about CO 2 ? Trace Gas Primary SourceODPGPCurrent Conc. CFC-11 Refrigerant/AC, Plastic, Foams, Aerosols About 3 CFC-12 Refrigerant/AC, Plastic, Foams, Aerosols CFC-113 Refrigerant/AC, Plastic, Foams, Aerosols – 0.8 Halon 1211 Fire extinguishers3.0? Halon 1301 Fire extinguishers Carbon Tetrachloride Industrial Processes Methyl Chloroform Industrial & Nat. processes Nitrous Oxide Fossil fuels Methane Biogenic activity, fossil fuels Carbon Dioxide Fossil fuels Carbon Monoxide Motor vehicles-- 150
Trop 03 1.To expand our knowledge of global patterns of CO 2 emissions 2.To increase our comfort exploring ArcView Data Sets
Climate Negotiations Role Play AOSIS – Chris, Whitney, Karen, Mark EU – Jordan W., Chester, Sam, John JUSCANZ – Nick, WangKi, Lauren, Jordan Z. G 77 – Megan, Jimmy, Marvin, Dawn, Amy Goal: Negotiate an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 7.5% below 1990 levels. $