World At Risk: Passing CS Flashcards
How many in Bangladesh live less than 1m above sea level?!
15-20 million!!
How much land could Bangladesh lose due to sea level rise?
Up to 20% of land, displacing 40 million people
What percentage of Bangladesh’s population are subsistence farmers?
65%
How are Bangladeshi farmers adapting to climate change/sea level rise?
They are turning to shrimp farming as land becomes too salty to harvest crops.
What %age of the Maldives is no more than 1m above sea level?
80%
How many live on Maldives?
360,000
Will Maldives still be habitable in 100 years?
With sea lev rising at 0.9cm/year, it is likely to be uninhabitable in 100 years!
How have the Maldives adapted to seal level rise?
They have built a 3m-high wall around capital - costing $63 million. They accepted 99% of cost as aid from Japan.
Give examples of strategies to deal with climate change at different scales:
Kyoto protocol (global) Nuclear Power (National) General Electric-TNC (Local) Congestion Charge (Local) BedZED (Individual)
Give 2 facts about success of Kyoto Protocol:
- In 1997, 175 countries joined up.
2. The EU will not meet its target of 0.8 reductions
Give some background to the Nuclear power strategy in the UK:
- March 2013, UK agreed to build Nuclear power station at Hinkley point.
- It will cost £14 Billion
- should supply power to 5 million homes
What do Greenpeace think about Nuclear Power station at Hinkley point C?
- it will increase the price of energy for consumers
- still no good solution to dispose the nuclear waste
Quantify the success of the Congestion charge:
- Traffic levels down by 15%
- 12% reduction in emissions
- £170 Million from charge re-invested into London Transport
By how much have BedZED insulation cut heat loss?
33%
Quantify BedZED residents compared to average UK households:
BedZED residents emit 40% less carbon than the average household