Module 4 Lecture 34

Question 1

Main contributor to Climate Change

Answer 1

CO2 (methane second) makes largest contribution but is not only climate-active pollutant

Question 2

How Climate Change affects health

Answer 2

• Direct effects
• Those mediated by natural systems
• Those resulting from social disruption

Question 3

Some consequences of Global Warming

Answer 3

• Place immense pressure on global food security
• Function of human physiology at work decreases
• Competitive sporting events is at risk
• Heavy work is not safe

Question 4

Climate science and health impacts

Answer 4

• High demand for energy and reliance on fossil fuels = global warming
• If we stay on same track +2 degrees by 2100 and +4 by next century
• Health is affected by direct exposures, ecosystem disturbances and social disruption
• Vulnerability is predictably patterned e.g. by location, poverty and health status
• Responding to climate change has risks but there are significant opportunities also