Korea and the World (6) Global Warming & Climate Change 2010. 4. 6 김 병 구 bkkim9@gmail.com
This Week in Brief 천안함 원인규명 본격화 오바마 미 동부 연안 유전개발 승인 국내 글로벌 에티켓 낙제점수 기타 취업난 해소, 에너지 독립 국내 글로벌 에티켓 낙제점수 외국인에게 “culture shock” G20 회담 계기로 생활예절 upgrade 기타
Global Warming - Evidence World’s mean temperature rising Sea level rising Snow cap, arctic ice melting Frequent droughts, floods, forest fires, yellow sands Ecology changing, food crisis Drinking water shortage
The World is Getting Warmer
Sea Levels Are Rising
Snow cover is disappearing
Global Warming - Mechanism Greenhouse Gas (GHG) effect CO2 emission from burning fossil fuel Coal/oil/gas increasing consumption Limited resources, unfit for burning Most heat/electricity production, transportation burns fossil fuel Must save for petrochemicals
Global Warming - Mitigations Low carbon green growth economy Energy efficiency, conservation efforts Introduce carbon tax system UN climate change initiatives Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012 New Protocol in Copenhagen, Dec. 2009
Copenhagen Protocol UNFCCC (Framework Convention on Climate Change) 192 Member States (S/N Korea 포함) COP-15 held in Copenhagen, Dec. 2009 New legally binding protocol by 2012 Each MS commits to GHG emission level Major polluters expected to ratify
“An Inconvenient Truth 불편한 진실” 2006 documentary film by Al Gore US vice president under Clinton Defeated by Bush in 2000 US presidential election Converted to “Global Warming” advocate 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Increase global awareness Identify the causes, mechanism Develop mitigation strategy www.climatecrisis.net
Discussion What is my feeling about the global warming, and how serious is it?