Climate change

Termini of glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades.

"If we are together, nothing is impossible" Winston Churchill / Inspiring Quotes 21

Climate change is used here as the generic term, to include of course global warming.

Because of the time lag in the carbon system, and due to our past emissions - we are still going to experience a certain level of climate change. Even if we stopped all emissions tomorrow we would expect another 30-40 years of temperature rise, and more than a century of sea-level rise.

Action ideas Low carbon communities Open CO2 Participatory carbon budgeting Blue nose day Carbon offset Low carbon calendar Global carbon reduction fortnight Low carbon fortnight Wear purple for Kyoto day Zero Carbon Caravan Other ideas Climate action networks Flat Earth Award - recognizing the year's most prominent global warming denier. (US link, no longer available) 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming "Insert Here", interactive public art project conceived by Eve Mosher. The project capitalizes on community awareness of place and optimism around climate change solutions. The project invites people to place bold yellow "Insert_Here" arrows in locations in their community where they want to "insert" a climate change solution. Wanted pages and external links tcktcktck, the Global Campaign for Climate Action Mapping The Change (beta), collaborative work-in-progress, with each article that appears on the Climate Desk mapped onto an enriched Google Map Campaigns Wikia WikiNode - Climate Change article Carbon emissions green, links to some local and national carbon emission inventories, ways of calculating carbon emissions, forums, etc World carbon dioxide emissions green, Mostly 2004 data OneClimate W Individual and political action on climate change W Glossary of climate change W List of climate change topics W Abrupt climate change W List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions W List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita W Tipping point (climatology W Climate change Global warming Effects of global warming Individual and political action on climate change Carbon dioxide sink Biochar United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Climate change fairness, justice and peace

"Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states." topic

Climate change and inequality

“Unless the burden of poverty in developing nations is alleviated by significant financial support for mitigation, adaptation, and the reduction of deforestation, the ability of developing countries to pursue sustainable development is likely to diminish, to the economic and environmental detriment of all.” 22 leading climate scientists

Why climate change is a women’s issue

"Women are more likely to die or suffer the long term consequences of the rising tide of natural disasters and resource wars unleashed by climate change, and are largely excluded from the search for solutions,"

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• category:Climate change adaption
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