1. Climate impacts: the costs of inaction NOAA Dr Melanie Fitzpatrick, Climate Scientist Union of Concerned Scientists 15 th August, 2013

2. Talk Outline Latest Climate Science Climate Impacts in CA Costs of Inaction

3. The Myth of Cooling

4. The Reality of Warming

5. What’s the Disconnect? Source: Cook et al. 2013, Consensus Project

6. Our heat-trapping emissions

7. Average temperature has risen by ~1.7ºF since 1895 Warming greatest in the Sierra Nevada Sea level has risen 7in over the last century More precipitation falls as rain rather than snow More severe wildfires oehha.ca.gov

8. Climate Impacts: The Costs of Inaction

9. Useful websites climatechange.ca.gov www.energy.ca.gov cal-adapt.org www.globalchange.gov www.ucsusa.org Contact: Dr Melanie Fitzpatrick Climate Scientist mfitzpatrick@ucsusa.org Union of Concerned Scientists, Berkeley, CA

11. Empowering Localities to Lead by Example Bill Carney, president, Sustainable San Rafael

12. San Rafael Carbon Footprint

13. Reducing Carbon

14. Carbon Reduction Targets

15. Marin Climate Backsliding

16. Restoring Natural Systems

17. Building Resilience