PÁZMÁNY PÁZMÁNY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY On the Policy and Politics of Climate Change On the Policy and Politics of Climate Change Session II Session II David Ellison David Ellison Institute for World Economics (Budapest) Institute for World Economics (Budapest) Comments Welcome Comments Welcome ( ([email protected])
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PÁZMÁNYPÁZMÁNY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY
On the Policy and Politics of Climate ChangeOn the Policy and Politics of Climate Change
Session II Session II
David EllisonDavid Ellison
Institute for World Economics (Budapest)Institute for World Economics (Budapest)
• AMC (but with opposite impacts)AMC (but with opposite impacts)
• Glacier meltGlacier melt
• ForestsForests
ForestsForests
What are the climate regulation roles of Forests?What are the climate regulation roles of Forests? Carbon sequestrationCarbon sequestration Biodiversity protectionBiodiversity protection Temperature regulationTemperature regulation Water…?Water…? Flood moderation/protectionFlood moderation/protection
ForestsForests
Two kinds of Problems Threaten ForestsTwo kinds of Problems Threaten Forests IAS and Outbreak SpeciesIAS and Outbreak Species
Mountain Pine Beetle exampleMountain Pine Beetle example
Forest DiebackForest DiebackWhat is the temperature limit for forests?What is the temperature limit for forests?
IUFRO 2009: IUFRO 2009: “carbon-regulating services of forests could be “carbon-regulating services of forests could be lost entirely under a global warming of 2.5°C or more”lost entirely under a global warming of 2.5°C or more”
Forest defoliation data (ICP)Forest defoliation data (ICP)
Hungarian example: Beech treeHungarian example: Beech tree
Global Change in Forest Cover
Global Drought Potential
Hungarian Example
Organizations You Should Know AboutOrganizations You Should Know About
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeChange Conservative by definition?Conservative by definition?
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeConvention on Climate Change Consensus institutionConsensus institution Voluntary commitmentsVoluntary commitments Kyoto Protocol: Annex I countries (commitments)Kyoto Protocol: Annex I countries (commitments)
Where Do All the GHG’s Come From?
Hungarian End-User Consumption/Emissions
Atmospheric Lifetime and Atmospheric Lifetime and Global Warming PotentialsGlobal Warming Potentials
Protect Ourselves and our Environment from the Protect Ourselves and our Environment from the Consequences of Climate ChangeConsequences of Climate Change
Is this possible…?Is this possible…?
What do we need to protect against?What do we need to protect against?
How does this affect the daily livelihoods of How does this affect the daily livelihoods of people?people?
Can it be done…?Can it be done…?
What are some of the barriers?What are some of the barriers?
Thank you for listening…!Thank you for listening…!
Questions and Comments welcome:Questions and Comments welcome: