GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE

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GLOBAL WARMING,CLIMATE CHANGEEXTREME WEATHER
EVENTS

• By
• Ziwen Li
• Stéphanie Bourbonnais
• Michel Parent

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AGENDA

• Introduction
• Key definitions
• Counter Argument
• MDGs and Global Warming
• Effects of Global Warming on countries health
• Impact on the Economy
• Micro-Meso-Marco Solutions
• Conclusion

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Introduction
KEY definitions

• Global Warming an overall rise in the
  temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.
• Climate Change all forms of climatic
  inconsistency, but because the Earth's climate is
  never static, the term is more properly used to
  imply a significant change from one climatic
  condition to another.

Source http//climate.weather.com
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More KEY definitions

• Greenhouse Gas(GHG) Certain gases, such as water
  vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane, that more
  effectively trap heat affecting the Earth's
  surface temperature.
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) A heavy, colorless,
  odorless gas, present in the atmosphere or formed
  by the burning of fuels containing carbon. Carbon
  dioxide is also exhaled by animals and used by
  plants in photosynthesis.

Source http//climate.weather.com
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Estimated Deaths due toClimate Change
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Counter Arguments

• The skepticism behind the Global Warming Theory

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Counter Arguments
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Counter Arguments
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Counter Arguments

• The Great Global Warming Swindle(2007)
• Media Bias
• Sun / Ocean / Volcanoes / History
• Governement research fundings
• Pressure on developing world

Key Arguments
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The Great Global Warming Swindle

• 1) Media Bias
• This film critiques the media world and the
  journalists covering these global issues
• Snowball or bandwagon effect of popularity

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The Great Global Warming Swindle

• 2) Sun/Water/Volcanoes/History
• Sun being the major contributor(sunspots)
• Evaporated water causes main CO2 emissions
• Volcanic activity emits more CO2 than a year of
  human industrial activity
• Industrial Rev. / WWII / 1975

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The Great Global Warming Swindle

• 3)Government research fundings
•  Too much attention  towards global warming
  research cry out of financial injustice
• Variety of research topics are limited to
  scientists

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The Great Global Warming Swindle

• 4)Pressure on Developing World NOT to develop
• African Dream dismantled
• Coal and Oil is said to be a  path to suicide 
• Forces these countries to invest in unaffordable
  technologies (wind power, solar power)

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Counter Arguments

• Science ethics/morals
• Always take into account various knowledge
  sources (open your mind)
• Holism
• Doubting yourself and researching in depth will
  reinforce your knowledge and credibility
• Develop a critical thinking