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Climate Change
Dr Harvey Stern
Bureau of Meteorology
Background:Wikimedia
Commons (NASA PIA03149)
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION2
1. Introduction2. The Physical Science Basis2.1 Drivers of Climate Change2.2 Observations of Climate Change3. Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability3.1 Many Systems Affected3.2 Impacts on Australia3.3 Potential for Very Large Impacts 3.4 Adaptation and Vulnerability4. Mitigation4.1 Economic Potential4.2 Commercial Availability
5. Concluding Remarks IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change
Website: http://www.ipcc.ch
Figures utilised in presentationon Slides 3 to 48
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The Greenhouse Effect3
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The Rising Cost of Protection
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Trend in Melbourne’s annual extreme minimum temperature (strong upward
trend)
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Radiative forcing (RF) estimates and ranges for greenhouse gases and other
important agents and mechanisms
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Changes in concentrations of carbon dioxide over the last 10000 years (large
panel) and since 1750 (inset panel)
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Communicating uncertainty 8
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Trend in the global mean temperature(overall warming trend interspersed with
some short cooler periods)
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Trend in the Australian mean temperature over the past 100 years (overall warming in
all areas)
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Trend in the Australian mean temperature over the past 50 years (warming in all areas except for the
northwest)
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Trend in Victoria’s mean temperature (recent warming trend preceded by a
cooling period)
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Trend in Northern Territory’s mean temperature (overall warming trend
interspersed withsome short cooler periods)
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Observed changes in global average sea level (relative to 1961-1990 average)
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Trend in Greenland’s mean temperature (overall warming
trend broken by an extended cooler period)
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Trend in the Australian annual rainfall over the past 100 years (overall increase, especially in the northwest, but declines
in south-western and also in a few eastern areas)
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Trend in the Australian annual rainfall over the past 50 years (sharp increases in
the northwest, but sharp decreases in south-western and most eastern areas)
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Trend in Victoria’s mean rainfall(recent decline to levels prevailing during
the first half of the 20th century)
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Trend in Northern Territory’s mean rainfall (recent increase in contrast to Victoria’s
trend)
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Trend in the variability of Melbourne’s annual extreme daily rainfall (increasing)
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Trend in the global mean rainfall (little change)
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Trend in the Melbourne Annual Extreme Maximum temperature (little change)
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Likelihood of future trends 23
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More navigable Arctic sea routes
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Projected patterns of precipitation changesduring the southern winter – brown tones represent anticipated declines; blue tones represent anticipated increases (note the
declines anticipated over much of southern and eastern Australia)
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Extract from an ABC report on the risks faced by Tuvalu from rising sea levels
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Expected global warmingfor various emission scenarios
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Year 2004 regional per capitagreenhouse gas emissions
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Restoring the balance 29
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Estimated sectoral economic potentialfor global mitigation for different regions
as a function of carbon price
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Sustainability31
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Coal stocks downgraded(Carbon Market North America 1 Aug 2007
– Point Carbon)
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Concern about nuclear proliferation is influencing policy development on uranium
exports
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Extract from a report in The Ageon a blueprint to dramatically expand
Melbourne’s rail network
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Extract from a report in The Age on plans to make conditions safer for cyclists
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Political figures play a vital leadershiprole by incorporating the managementof risk associated with climate change
into policy formulation
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Receiving credits as a result ofpurchasing offsets
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Fluctuations in the price of carbon 38
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Climate regimes prevailing across Australia39
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Extract from Speech (24 April 2007)by Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Prescott
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Bridging the Communication Gap 41
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June 2007 Paynesville yacht clubphotograph (by Mr Peter Bush) illustrating the combined impact of high sea levels and
floodwaters
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Applying financial market mathematics toclimate forecasts and decision making
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Evaluating impact of climate changeon the rate of industrial growth
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Evaluating impact of climate changeon the value of a company
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Concluding Remarks 46
The foregoing material should be regarded as merely a brief snapshot of the findings from a huge research effort involving numerous scientists, and you are urged to visit the IPCC Website (http://www.ipcc.ch)for more information.
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Before closing,the words of Dr Rajenda Pachauri,
chairman of the IPCC (The Age, 11 August 2007):
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Some Australian industries may be ‘discomforted’ by stronger action on climate change (and) the cost to the Australian economy was likely to be higher (than that to other countries) due to (Australia’s) dependence on fossil fuels. (However), over a period of time some of these measures would actually result in more jobs being created.
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The words of Dr Rajenda Pachauri (cont.)48
Making deep emission cuts would shave (only) about 0.12 per cent a year off global economic growth to 2030.
That would mean most people would keep getting richer (albeit) at a slightly slower pace, while greatly reducing the risk of catastrophic damage to the planet.