Korba Anti-pollution Group

Sustainable Eco n+

Environment Assessment & Sustainable Development

What the unconvinced people are saying…

1. “Theory remains entirely unproved.”

2. “One-in-three chance … that experts are wrong.”

3. “Models are incapable of handling … water vapor.”

4. “Troposphere should be warming faster than the surface.”

5. “If the weather folk can’t figure out what’s happening for the rest of the week, how can they tell us what the climate will be for the next 50 years?”

6. “Guess what? Antarctica’s getting colder, not warmer.”

7. “Global warming is still just a theory.”

Why did we meet here?

Why did we meet here?

World’s temperature is

being to be raised up to 4˚C by the

year 2100

Green House Gases in three sectors

1. Transport2. Industrial Processes3. Agriculture

What has been done by us?

What’s in the present?

Climate ChangedGlobal Mean Temperature (140 year record)

Dusty Eco

(a) Global atmospheric concentrations of

three well mixed greenhouse gases

(b) Sulphate aerosols deposited in Greenland ice

Indicators of the Human Influence on the Atmosphere During the Industrial Era

Effect of pollution

Changes in Arctic

What’s the idea?

1. Responding to Climate Change•Mitigation and Adaptation - A two-pronged approach Mitigation - Ways to reduce GHGs•Mitigation - Policy options to promote reduction•Adaptation - Facing a new reality•The Economy and Economics - Part of the problem and solution•International Responses - Policies at the global level

2. Education and Climate Change•Education for Sustainable Development - Taking climate change education beyond science •Education for Mitigation - Changing behavior for the common good •Education for Adaptation - Learning to deal with local changes •Education for Disaster Risk Reduction - Preparing for the worst

Responding to Climate Change

• Mitigation – and lessen the harm of climate change impact

• Adaptation – are two different but complementary approaches towards dealing with climate change.

Mitigation - Ways to reduce GHGs

• Use of low- or no-carbon energy sources,

• Increased energy saving and efficiency of

energy use,• Carbon capture and storage

and extension ofcarbon sinks,• Low carbon lifestyles and

consumption choices.

Mitigation - Policy options to promote reduction

• Integrated policies include climate change as a factor in broader policy development to facilitate implementation of mitigation mechanisms.

• Regulatory standards provide certainty and consistency on emissions levels, and send a clear signal that discourages a ‘business as usual’ approach.

• Reducing Emission for Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) refers to policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

• Voluntary agreements between industry and government are a means to engage industry partners to take action on environmental and other issues

• Voluntary actions (corporations, governments, non-profits and civil groups) can act to stimulate action and innovation.

Adaptation - Facing a new reality

The Economy and Economics - Part of the problem and solution

Green Economy

International Responses - Policies at the global level

Be responsible

Thank you