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Climate Change PresentationInternational Climate Challenge Project
Subhalakshmi Kumar
December 2010
Greenhouse effect
greenhouse
gases
Condition for greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous
oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs) , ozone (O3) and water vapour (H2O)
partly
absorbedre-
emitted
infra-red
sun
Earth
visible
infra-red
Greenhouse pollution
+
+
SOURCE: Alexis Ringwald, India Renewable Energy Trends, 2008
India‟s major sources of Pollution
SOURCE: Hiding Behind the Poor, Greenpeace 2007
SOURCE: Hiding Behind the Poor, Greenpeace 2007
So more Greenhouse Gases…
SOURCE: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Mean a Hotter Planet
SOURCE: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Hottest Years Globally
SOURCE: Met Office, UK. Global Temperature Anomaly
19982005
20032002
20042006
20072001
19971995
Impacts Globally
• Climate Refugees
• Mass Species Extinction
• Increased Extreme Weather events
• Mass food & Water shortages
• Increase in Climate related deaths
Overall Indian Impacts
• Sea Level Rising
• Change in Rainfall patterns
• Increase in temperature
• Extreme weather events
• Impacts on Biodiversity
Impacts Regionally
Himalayas
Desert & Dry Regions
Sunderbans
Coastal India
Implications on „Aam Janta‟
• Climate Refugees & Political instability
• Increased Health Problems
• Food & Water Shortage
• Great Economic Loss
• Loss of Culture & Heritage
• Serious effect on housing and occupation
As a young person…
We‟ll be the ones living here in 50 years
time to bear the consequences of the
actions taken by today‟s leaders.
The BIG picture: Mitigation
Energy Targets: 350ppm
Energy Mix: Renewables
Stopping the clearing of forests
More public transport and
mandatory efficiency standards for
cars & buildings
Nuclear non solution
Renewable electrification of Rural India
The BIG picture: Adaptation
Rainwater harvesting
Dry and degraded land reforestation
Agricultural research
Disaster management
Early warning/rapid response systems
But How?
I am just one person…
“Be the change you want to
see in the world” – M.K. Gandhi
First Step: “Be the change you
want to see in the world”
• Calculate your footprint
• Don‟t waste energy (lights, aircon) or water
(washing, showers)
• Use renewable electricity
• Walk, public transport, car share, cycle.
• Become vegetarian & Buy Local
• Support people in affected communities
Second Step: Change the world
Changes at a local / College level
• Work on group projects
• Impact more than one community
• Garner local support for sustainable
activities
• Campaign for a cause
• Bring about changes in local area
Acknowledgements
• Indian Youth Climate Network
• Greenpeace: Blue Alert
• Greenpeace: Hiding Behind the Poor
• Australian Youth Climate Coalition
• Alexis Ringwald, India Renewable Energy Trends, 2008
• Malini Mehra, Climate Change: Why India needs to take leadership
• Jayant Sathaye, P. R. Shukla and N. H. Ravindranath: Climate change,
sustainable development and India: Global and national concerns
• A. K. Gosain, Sandhya Rao and Debajit Basuray: Climate change impact
assessment on hydrology of Indian river basins.
• R.K. Pachauri: Climate and Humanity
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