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    Oil, Gas and Coal

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    The document discusses global warming and its causes. It states that scientific consensus is that global warming is primarily due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, which emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. When carbon emissions are released into the atmosphere as CO2, it causes the average global temperature to rise. The sinks that normally absorb CO2, like oceans and land, are no longer able to keep up with rising emissions from sources like burning oil, gas, and coal. Even with aggressive mitigation measures, the world will experience significantly higher temperatures over the next century due to past emissions and delays in implementing solutions. Proper climate solutions can help stabilize temperatures while transitioning to more renewable energy sources as fossil fuels are depleted.

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    The document discusses global warming and its causes. It states that scientific consensus is that global warming is primarily due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, which emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. When carbon emissions are released into the atmosphere as CO2, it causes the average global temperature to rise. The sinks that normally absorb CO2, like oceans and land, are no longer able to keep up with rising emissions from sources like burning oil, gas, and coal. Even with aggressive mitigation measures, the world will experience significantly higher temperatures over the next century due to past emissions and delays in implementing solutions. Proper climate solutions can help stabilize temperatures while transitioning to more renewable energy sources as fossil fuels are depleted.

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    The document discusses global warming and its causes. It states that scientific consensus is that global warming is primarily due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, which emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. When carbon emissions are released into the atmosphere as CO2, it causes the average global temperature to rise. The sinks that normally absorb CO2, like oceans and land, are no longer able to keep up with rising emissions from sources like burning oil, gas, and coal. Even with aggressive mitigation measures, the world will experience significantly higher temperatures over the next century due to past emissions and delays in implementing solutions. Proper climate solutions can help stabilize temperatures while transitioning to more renewable energy sources as fossil fuels are depleted.

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    The document discusses global warming and its causes. It states that scientific consensus is that global warming is primarily due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, which emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. When carbon emissions are released into the atmosphere as CO2, it causes the average global temperature to rise. The sinks that normally absorb CO2, like oceans and land, are no longer able to keep up with rising emissions from sources like burning oil, gas, and coal. Even with aggressive mitigation measures, the world will experience significantly higher temperatures over the next century due to past emissions and delays in implementing solutions. Proper climate solutions can help stabilize temperatures while transitioning to more renewable energy sources as fossil fuels are depleted.

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    Its a fact that our world is warming.

    Scientific consensus:
    Global warming is primarily induced by human activities,
    principally because of greenhouse gas emissions from
    combustion of fossil fuels.
    Increased greenhouse gas emissions will result in
    increased average global temperatures
    CO2emissions and global warming
    Mitigation of CO2emissions using stabilization wedges
    100 year emissions / mitigation scenarios

    Projected resource depletion curves for Oil, Gas, Coal


    Projected CO2emissions
    Projected atmospheric CO2concentrations
    Wedge mitigation scenarios
    Per capita impacts

    Carbon emissions (measured in GtC / yr) add to the amount of


    CO2in the atmosphere (ppm), which then cause mean global
    temperature to rise. 1 GtC is a giga-tonne of carbon or a billion
    metric tons.
    An atmospheric concentration of 500 ppm of CO2leads to a
    projected 3C (1)increase in mean global temperature
    (temperature models are evolving).
    Scientists often relate CO2concentrations to pre-industrial
    emissions (280ppm) via a simple multiplier (e.g. 2x or 3x preindustrial concentrations).
    Sources emit CO2; Sinks absorb CO2
    Historically the sinks have been able to balance the sources.
    Principal anthropogenic sources are emissions from burning of
    oil, gas and coal.

    Natural sinks (ocean & land)


    Currently remove about 35% of anthropogenic carbon
    emissions
    Ocean: 2 GtC per year
    Land: 0.5 GtC per year
    Combined 2.5 GtC/yr
    Modeling future ocean & land sink rates is a research
    challenge and affects calculations concerning atmospheric
    CO2concentrations -uncertainty in these models is high.
    Even with aggressive mitigation measures, the world will be
    significantly warmer over the next 100-200 years
    To mitigate climate change, the world will have to cope
    with significantly less total available energy over the
    next 100 years, with a peak in roughly 25 years followed by a
    sharp drop in available energy.
    Energy services per capita also faces a significant drop after
    the energy peak
    The coming peaks in oil and gas production will make it
    somewhat easier to mitigate climate change since there is less
    carbon to offset.
    Appropriate actions can both mitigate climate change and
    replace obsolete energy sources with new renewable sources.
    Wedge implementation
    Implementation of wedges can accomplish:
    A replacement for fossil energy sources that will be mostly
    depleted within 100 year (oil and gas) and 200 year (coal)
    ranges.
    Climate stabilization
    A far more efficient energy infrastructure that can serve as the
    foundation for future innovations.

    Delays in wedge implementation cause a higher peak in


    atmospheric CO2. The longer the delay, the worst the penalty.

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