Himanshu Bajpai 1605015 Rishabh Agarwal 1605027 Ronit Suri 1605028

CLIMATE
CHANGE AND
SUSTAINABILE
DEVELOPMENT
Himanshu Bajpai 1605015
Rishabh Agarwal 1605027
Ronit Suri 1605028
First of all, you should know
that weather and climate
are not the same thing.
WEATHER IS:
Short term
Limited area
Can change rapidly
Difficult to predict
WEATHER is whats
happening outside your
window right now.
CLIMATE is the average
of many years of
weather observation. CLIMATE IS:
Long term
Wide area
Seasonal
changes
Measured over
long spans of
time
Climate is affected by many factors
ABIOTIC FACTORS: BIOTIC FACTORS:
Latitude Transpiration
Altitude Respiration
Ocean Currents Photosynthesis
Topography Decomposition
Solar Radiation Digestion
Evaporation
Orbital Variations
Volcanic Activity
Greenhouse Gases are essential to our climate
Planets with very little
greenhouse effect are either very
cold
Plutos average temperature is 370 F
or they have huge temperature
swings from day to night.
On Mars, there is about a 300 degree F difference between

high and low temperatures
Planets with abundant
greenhouse gases are very hot
The average temperature on Venus is about 855 F!

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/venus/statistics.html
and then theres Earth.
which is just right

for the moment, anyway.
A number of greenhouse gases
occur naturally in the Earths
atmosphere
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
With no greenhouse gases at all in its
atmosphere, scientists estimate that Earths
average atmospheric temperature would be
about -18 C, or about 0F
http://plaza.ufl.edu/knhuang/project2/cause.html
The greenhouse gas content
of the atmosphere is being
altered by human activity.
The result of this change is
global warming.
Evidence of Climate
Change comes from many
different sources.
Glaciers are melting away
worldwide
Agassiz Glacier,
Montana, in
1913
and in 2005
Pasterze Glacier,
Austria, in
1875
and in 2004
Animal and plant life is
changing
2/3 of European butterfly An analysis of the At Boston's Arnold

species studied have distributions of Arboretum, plants are
shifted their ranges British birds found flowering eight days
northward by as much as that many species earlier on average than
150 miles. (Parmesan, 1996; have moved north by they did from 1900 to
Parmesan et al., 1999) an average of 18.9 1920. (Primack et al,2004)
km. (Thomas et al, 1999)
Examples of climate change
impacts
1.1 to 3.2 billion people will experience
increased water scarcity by 2080
Crop revenues could fall by 90%

by 2100 in Africa
20-30% of species could be at risk of

extinction if increases in warming >1.5-2.5C
These expressions of risk are determined

fundamentally by location in time and space
What can be done?
First we must admit that climate
change is everyones problem. No
agency, government, or scientist
can fix it for us. We are all in this
together.
We got here because of our lifestyle.
So our lifestyle has to change.
Heres what you can do

Heating and Cooling
Install programmable thermostats.
Check and repair weather stripping on doors and
windows.
Adjust your clothing instead of the thermostat.
Keep furnace and AC filters clean.
Consider closing off unused rooms.
Install insulated drapes.
Plant deciduous trees on the sunny side of your
home.
What other ways can you conserve heat and AC?

Conserve Hot Water
In the average home, 17% of energy is used to heat water.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/uses/residence.html
Take shorter showers.

Install low flow shower heads.
Install a blanket on your hot water
heater.
Insulate hot water pipes.
Wash laundry in cold water.
Only run the dishwasher if its full.
Fix leaky faucets
What other ways can you cut down on hot water use?
Conserve in the Car
Plan ahead do several errands in a single trip.
Walk or bike. Its healthier anyway.
Clean out the junk in the trunk. Lighter cars get better
mileage.
Make sure your engine is properly tuned.
Keep your tires properly inflated.
Carpool or ride the school bus.
Support public transportation.
Consider a smaller car or a hybrid for your next vehicle.
What other ways can you use less gas?

Conserve Electricity
Unplug chargers for cell phones and
other appliances when not in use.
Get in the habit of turning lights and
appliances off.
Vacuum the coils on the back of the
fridge monthly.
Change to compact fluorescent bulbs.
Make your next computer a laptop.
Install timers or motion sensors on
outdoor lights.
What other ways can you conserve electricity?

Reduce waste
Recycle and buy recycled products.
Choose products that have less packaging.
Reuse, repair, or donate.
Dont buy it unless you really need it.
Carry cloth bags when shopping.
Use a refillable travel mug or water bottle.
Give your time instead of material gifts, or
donate to a charity in the recipients name.
What other ways can you cut down on waste?

Mitigation potential
All stabilisation levels assessed can be achieved by
deployment of a portfolio of technologies that are currently
available or expected to be commercialised
in coming decades
This assumes appropriate and effective

incentives are in place for their development and
diffusion
60-80% of GHG reductions would come from

energy supply & use and industrial processes
Theres no place like home
and there may never be again. Do your part.

Development & mitigation
The dominant path to industrialisation has been
characterised by high concurrent GHG emissions and
pressure on natural resources
Committing to alternative development paths requires

major changes in a wide range of areas:
Economic structure
Geographical distribution of activities
Consumption patterns
Demography
Sources
www.energy.gov/applianceselectronics.htm
www.worldviewofglbalwarming.org
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/
www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/
www.epa.gov/climatechange/
www.climatehotmap.org/
www.stopglobalwarming.org
http://globalwarming.net/
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
www.noaa.gov/
Parmesan, C., 1996. Climate and species range. Nature 382, 765-766
Parmesan, C., et al. 1999. Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of
butterfly species associated with regional warming. Nature 399, 579-
583.
Primack, D.,et al 2004. Herbarium specimens demonstrate earlier
flowering times in response to warming in Boston. American Journal
of Botany, 91, 1260-1264.
Thomas, C.D. and Lennon, J.J., 1999. Birds extend their ranges
northwards. Nature 399: 213.

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CLIMATE

On Mars, there is about a 300 degree F difference between

The average temperature on Venus is about 855 F!

which is just right

2/3 of European butterfly An analysis of the At Boston's Arnold

Crop revenues could fall by 90%

20-30% of species could be at risk of

These expressions of risk are determined

Heres what you can do

What other ways can you conserve heat and AC?

Take shorter showers.

What other ways can you use less gas?

What other ways can you conserve electricity?

What other ways can you cut down on waste?

This assumes appropriate and effective

60-80% of GHG reductions would come from

and there may never be again. Do your part.

Committing to alternative development paths requires

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