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Albedo Effect

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% of the suns radiation is reflected by a surface

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Greenhouse Effect (natural)

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As sun rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere some bounce off of earth surface and back into space

others are trapped by Earth’s atmosphere

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Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect

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Too many rays are being trapped by greenhouse gasses created by humans in our atmosphere

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Positive Feedback Loop

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The consequences of global warming accelerate global warming further

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Methane

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Agriculture byproduct through the decay of organic molecules (livestock) (CH4)

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Keeling Curve

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide

  • generally increasing
  • yearly rise and fall
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IPCC

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A group of worlds leading climate scientists

- they advise government

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Carbon Sink

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Something that stores carbon

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Ice Cores

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Ice sample that contains trapped gasses

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Biosphere Sectors

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  • hydrosphere (water)
  • lithosphere (rock)
  • atmosphere (gas)
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Fossil Fuels

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Non-renewable sources of energy (coal, oil)

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Weather vs Climate

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  • daily conditions

- conditions over a long period of time

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3 Ways Heat is Transferred to Energy

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  • radiation
  • conduction
  • convection
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Climate Model

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A physical, conceptual or mathematical representation of a real phenomenon that is difficult to observe directly

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Consequences of Climate Change

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  • heatwave
  • drought
  • wildfire
  • storm
  • flood
  • sea-level rise
  • ocean temp. rise
  • threatened species
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Types of Clean Energy

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  • wind
  • geothermal
  • solar
  • hydro
  • biofuel
  • nuclear
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UNFCCC

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Kyoto Agreement

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  • 1997
  • 160 nations
  • average 5% reduction in greenhouse emissions
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Paris Agreement

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  • 2015
  • 192 nations
  • keep the rising temp. below 2C
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Emission Sources

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  • producing + using energy
  • transportation
  • fugitive emissions (production of fossil fuels)
  • agriculture
  • industrial
  • waste management
  • land use + forestry
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Layers of Atmosphere

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EARTH
- tropho (weather)
- stratus (protects from UV)
- mesa (meteors burn)
- thermo (auroras)
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Methane

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Caused by agriculture - decay of organic materials (CH4)

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Carbon offset

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A compensation for emissions through $ to carbon sinks

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Emission trading

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Companies trade leftover legal emissions

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Carbon tax

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A charge to an individual or company for creating emissions

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