Our Climate, Our Faith, Our Future The Science of Climate Change 4/6/2010 Mt. Washington...

Our Climate, Our Faith, Our Future

The Science of Climate Change

4/6/2010

Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church

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Introducing:

Sir David Attenborough

Model of Keeling CO2 Data

Introducing:

James Hansen

Introducing:

Greg Craven

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IPCC Summary Report, 2007Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

– The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)  

– The IPCC is a scientific body. It reviews and assesses the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of climate change... Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC on a voluntary basis.

– Because of its scientific and intergovernmental nature, the IPCC embodies a unique opportunity to provide rigorous and balanced scientific information to decision makers.

United Nations Science Compendium 2009“The climate forcing arriving sooner-than-

expected includes faster sea-level rise, ocean acidification, melting of Arctic sea-ice cover, warming of polar land masses, freshening in ocean currents, and shifts in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and the oceans.”