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A Balanced Look at Climate Change A Balanced Look at Climate Change Professor Hector R Rodriguez School of Business Mount Ida College Business, Society & Environment
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Objective Many other hypotheticals are just that and should not be considered facts.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Climate Change, What Does it Mean?
Argument 1 of 6 - Food
[object Object],[object Object],Source: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report,” 2007 IPCC on Food
[object Object],Source: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report,” 2007 IPCC on Food
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Copenhagen Consensus on Food Source: Bjorn Lomborg, “Cool It”: September 4, 2007
Argument   2 of 6 - Extreme Weather Events
[object Object],Extreme Weather Events ,[object Object],[object Object],http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts/full-report/climate-change-impacts-by-sector/society
[object Object],[object Object],*Pielke, Roger (2006), Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005 Extreme Weather Events 1930  2006 Same population in both outlined areas
[object Object],*Pielke, Roger (2006), Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005 Extreme Weather Events
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Copenhagen Consensus on Flooding Rivers
Argument   3 of 6 - Rising Sea Levels
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Al Gore on Rising Sea Levels ,[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Rising Sea Levels
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Greenland
Argument   4 of 6 - Droughts
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report,” 2007 IPCC on Droughts
[object Object],[object Object],World Water Report
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],More on Water Shortages
Argument 5 of 6 - Heat Wave
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Heat Deaths, Way of the Future? Source: Bjorn Lomborg, “Cool It”: September 4, 2007
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Death in Europe Source: Bjorn Lomborg, “Cool It”: September 4, 2007
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Adapting to Heat Source: Bjorn Lomborg, “Cool It”: September 4, 2007
Argument 6 of 6 - Polar Bears
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Polar Bears are Dying - Time
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Polar Bears are Dying – Behind the Story
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Polar Bear Story Teaches Us Three Things Source: Bjorn Lomborg, “Cool It”: September 4, 2007 We must  choose  to remain open-minded and free from passionate extremism
Alarmist Language and its Effects
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Alarmist Language and its Effects Again the key is to remain open-minded and free from passionate extremism
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A Balanced Conclusion
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A Balanced Conclusion (cont.) While current public discourse is fraught with hyperbole and hypotheticals, what cannot be obscured is that the current trend of ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions cannot continue at the current rate for much longer if we are to have a sustainable future.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A Balanced Conclusion (cont.) We’ll discuss each one of these potential steps in future sessions…

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A Balanced Look At Climate Change