Climate Change Co2 Emissions
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Industry Forestry (ex: deforestation) Agriculture Transport Residential and commerical buildings Waste and wastewater 26 19 17 14 13 8 3 Energy supply (ex: electricity and heating) % Source: (left) IPCC, 2004. Fourth Assessment Report. (top): Apple Inc., 2008. Environmental Performance 2008; UNEP, 2008. Kick the Habit; Coop Naturaline Website; Williams, Audsley, and Sandars, 2006. Determining the environmental burdens and resource use in the production of agricultural and horticultural commodities. CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS How much CO 2 is currently present in the atmosphere? CO 2 385 ppm 280 ppm Which sub-regions emit the most CO 2 ? Source: UNEP GEO Data Portal, compiled from UNFCCC, CDIAC. Excluding LULUCF 3.0 x 10 15 kg Source: IPCC, 2007. Fourth Assessment Report; CDIAC, 1990. Glossary: Carbon Dioxide and Climate Which sectors emit the most GHGs? How do I contribute to GHG emissions? Driving 20 km to work Watching TV for 1 hour Microwaving my lunch for 5 minutes Per cent contribution to global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions 5 kg 99 g 43 g Product Carbon Footprints (GHGs released during manufacture) How much CO 2 was naturally present in the atmosphere? Present-day (2008) 3000 Trillion kg 2.2 x 10 15 kg Pre-industrial (1750) 2200 Trillion kg ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION OF ppm = parts per million Food: Mostly UK growing conditions Which are the main Greenhouse gases? combustion of fossil fuels and biomass livestock digestive systems, wetlands tropical soils, oceans, livestock, fertilizers 1 25 298 Carbon dioxide Methane Nitrous oxide GWP* * Global warming potential is a measure of how much a given mass of GHG is estimated to contribute to global warming. CO 2 Emissions per Capita kg CO 2 /Person 179 138 2 905 546 421 17 233 6 771 4 710 1 956 930 5 664 9 190 9 081 2 915 3 384 2 290 20 015 10 003 12 562 3 119 2 612 1 252 22 kg iPod touch Computer and 275 kg Monitor 490 g 1kg Wheat Flour 3 kg T-shirt 5 kg Hamburger 4 kg 1kg Cheese 27 g 1 Egg 1990 2004 20 015 value for 2004 240 g 1kg Potatoes Global mean tempera- ture has increased by 0.74°C between 1906 and 2005. Tempera- tures are projected to increase by 1.8°C to 4.0°C between 1980 and 2100. C e n t r a l A s i a E a s t e r n E u r o p e A u s t r a l i a a n d N e w Z e a l a n d S o u t h A s i a S o u t h e a s t A s i a A r a b i a n P e n i n s u l a E a s t A s i a a n d N o r t h w e s t P a c i fi c N o r t h A m e r i c a M e s o A m e r i c a S o u t h A m e r i c a W e s t e r n E u r o p e W e s t e r n A f r i c a C e n t r a l E u r o p e N o r t h e r n A f r i c a C e n t r a l A f r i c a S o u t h e r n A f r i c a C a r i b b e a n A r c t i c ( G r e e n l a n d ) S o u t h P a c i fi c E a s t e r n A f r i c a W e s t e r n I n d i a n O c e a n 9 kg 1kg Tomatoes (Greenhouse) To reduce our emissions, we must reduce our consumption Africa Asia & Pacific Europe LAC North America West Asia GLOBAL TOTAL = 2.78 Gigatons World Average: 1990: 4 200 2004: 4 300 = 2.23 Gigatons 1990 2004 www.unep.org Basic FA C T S Produced by UNEP/DEWA/GRID-Europe, Feb. 2009
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Source: (left) IPCC, 2004. Fourth Assessment Report. (top): Apple Inc., 2008. Environmental Performance 2008; UNEP, 2008. Kick the Habit; Coop Naturaline Website; Williams, Audsley, and Sandars, 2006. Determining the environmental burdens and resource use in the production of agricultural and horticultural commodities.
CLIMATE CHANGECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
How much CO2 is currently
present in the atmosphere?
CO2
385 ppm
280 ppm
Which sub-regions emit the most CO2?
Source: UNEP GEO Data Portal, compiled from UNFCCC, CDIAC. Excluding LULUCF
3.0 x 1015 kg
Source: IPCC, 2007. Fourth Assessment Report; CDIAC, 1990. Glossary: Carbon Dioxide and Climate
Which sectors emit the most GHGs?
How do I contribute to GHG emissions?Driving 20 km to work
Watching TV for 1 hour
Microwaving my lunch for 5 minutes
Per cent contribution to global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
5 kg99 g43 g
Product Carbon Footprints (GHGs released during manufacture)
How much CO2 was naturally
present in the atmosphere?
Present-day (2008) 3000 Trillion kg
2.2 x 1015 kg
Pre-industrial (1750) 2200 Trillion kgATMOSPHERICCONCENTRATION OF
ppm = partsper million
Food: Mostly UK growing conditions
Which are the main Greenhouse gases?combustion of fossil fuels and biomasslivestock digestive systems, wetlandstropical soils, oceans, livestock, fertilizers
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Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
GWP*
* Global warming potential is a measure of how much a given mass of GHG is estimated to contribute to global warming.
CO2 Emissions per Capita
kg CO2/Person
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6 7714 710
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9 190
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2 9153 384
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3 1192 612
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22 kgiPod touch
Computer and 275 kg
Monitor
490 g1kg WheatFlour
3 kgT-shirt
5 kgHamburger
4 kg1kg Cheese
27 g1 Egg
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240 g1kg Potatoes
Global mean tempera-
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tures are projected to
increase by 1.8°C to
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To reduce our emissions, we must reduce our consumption
Africa Asia & Paci�c Europe LAC North America West Asia
GLOBAL TOTAL
= 2.78 GigatonsWorld Average: 1990: 4 200 2004: 4 300
= 2.23 Gigatons19902004
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