Global Consensus on Climate Change Paris Agreement and the Path

Global Consensus on Climate Change: Paris Agreement and the Path Beyond......Page 2
 Global Consensus on Climate Change: Paris Agreement and the Path Beyond......Page 4
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data......Page 5
Foreword......Page 6
The UNFCCC and the Road Ahead......Page 8
Subject Index......Page 9
 Prologue: Red Line for Climate Justice......Page 10
  Figure 1. World leaders pose for a photo on the opening day of COP21 in Paris. (Photo credit: Hajü Staudt (1958-2018) with UNFCCC permission.)......Page 11
 INDCs Paved the Way......Page 12
 The Paris Agreement—What We Got......Page 13
 The United States: We’re Still In......Page 14
 Through the Eyes of Student “Observers”......Page 15
 References......Page 16
 The Need for Action on Climate Change......Page 20
 Arriving at the Paris Agreement......Page 21
 Uncertainty Emanating from the United States......Page 24
 The Path Forward......Page 25
 References......Page 27
The Law of the Land: The Role of the Courts in United States Climate Interests......Page 32
 References......Page 37
What We Talk About When We Talk About Climate Change......Page 40
 No Consensus......Page 42
  Figure 1. A trendline fit to linear data with some noise.......Page 43
 Regulation Not Required......Page 44
  Figure 3. Global temperature changes relative to a base period of 1951–1980 compared to total solar irradiance, along with their 10-year averages. Adapted from Reference 27 using data from Refs (62830). Copyright 2018 John Cook, Skeptical Science.......Page 45
 References......Page 46
 COP22 Reflections and the Coming About of This Chapter......Page 50
 The Tragedy of the Commons, Colonization, and Indigenous Populations......Page 52
 Indigenous Populations......Page 54
 Direct Impacts......Page 55
 Indirect Impacts......Page 56
 Mitigating Preexisting Conditions and Moving Forward......Page 57
 References......Page 59
 Who Are Indigenous Peoples?......Page 64
 The Effects of Climate Change and Industrial Encroachment......Page 65
 So, What Is the Status of Indigenous Peoples?......Page 66
 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation:  A Problematic Solution......Page 67
 RIA: A Creative and More Inclusive Solution......Page 68
 The Green Climate Fund: Indigenous Recognition and Progress......Page 70
 References......Page 71
 USA......Page 74
 Fiji......Page 75
 Warmer Water Temperatures......Page 76
 Start the Conversation......Page 77
 Call for Action......Page 78
 References......Page 79
 Introduction......Page 82
 Precipitation and Humidity......Page 83
 Transmission......Page 84
 Dengue Fever......Page 85
 Lyme Disease......Page 86
 Conclusion......Page 87
 References......Page 88
 Setting the Stage at COP23......Page 90
 Climate Identities......Page 91
 Environmental Economies......Page 92
 Fleeing the Climate Crisis......Page 93
 Combatting Climate Change Locally and Globally......Page 94
 Acknowledgments......Page 95
 References......Page 96
 Conversations......Page 98
 Solar Energy Field......Page 99
  Figure 1. Power Tower CSP diagram. Reproduced with permission from reference 5. Copyright 2013 Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.......Page 100
 Impacts......Page 101
  Figure 3. Mining as a share of the economy for select states and the United States. Reproduced with permission from reference 14. Copyright 2014 U.S. Energy Information Administration.......Page 102
 Conclusion......Page 104
 References......Page 105
 The State of Our Climate Discourse......Page 108
 Younger Generations Changing the Narrative......Page 110
 A Call to Action......Page 112
 References......Page 114
 Introduction......Page 116
 History and Philosophy of Science Communication......Page 117
 Current Science of Science Communication......Page 119
 Science Communication and the COP22 Experience......Page 121
  Figure 1. “Dynamic Planet,” an interactive display of NASA satellite data at the U.S. Center during COP22. Photo courtesy of Alice Henderson.......Page 122
  Figure 2. Climate Refugees, sculpture by Nordine Znati displayed at COP22. Photo courtesy of Alice Henderson.......Page 123
 The Path Forward......Page 124
 References......Page 125
 “How Do We Combat Climate Change?”......Page 128
 Understanding the Social and Political Attitudes......Page 129
  Figure 1. Depiction of group filters that block the scientific evidence. Reproduced from 11. Copyright (2017, ACS).......Page 130
  Figure 2. Comparing values with political leaning. Reproduced from 13.) Copyright (2009, APA).......Page 131
 Climateliteracyacademy.org......Page 132
 eCLEAR Scientific Literacy Evaluation Tool......Page 134
 Adaptation and Mitigation Innovation......Page 135
 Readily Available Resources for Those Seeking Information on Climate Science Literacy......Page 137
 References......Page 138
The UNFCCC and the Road Ahead......Page 142
 References......Page 144
 Matthew R. Cordes......Page 146
Indexes......Page 148
Author Index......Page 150
 I......Page 152
 U......Page 153