Transcript Climate Change Overview Cath James and Mark Zirnsak

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Country Emissions
Rest of the World
USA
Ukraine
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Indonesia
Brazil
Australia
Iran
Mexico
China
Korea
Canada
India
Japan
Russia
Europe
Who’s Responsible?
27.5
$35,000
$32,500
25.0
$30,000
22.5
$27,500
20.0
$25,000
17.5
$22,500
$20,000
15.0
$17,500
12.5
$15,000
10.0
$12,500
7.5
$10,000
$7,500
5.0
$5,000
2.5
$2,500
World Average
Developing
Developed
India
Indonesia
China
Brazil
Mexico
Japan
EU (25)
Russia
Canada
USA
$0
Australia
0.0
Per capita
Greenhouse Pollution
CO2e
GDP PPP$
Climate Change Impacts Globally
• 75% of the world's fresh water is
stored in glaciers
• 85% of the world's glaciers are in
retreat
• Qori Kalis glacier in Peru is
shrinking at a rate of 200m pa – 40
times as fast as in 1978
• Hundreds of millions in China,
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Peru,
Ecuador, Bolivia and USA rely on
glacier and snow melt for water
Impact on developing countries
• 65 developing countries (½ the
developing world's population)
risk losing 280 million tonnes of
cereal production as a result of
climate change. $56 billion, 16%
of agricultural GDP of these
countries.1
1 UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, June 05
Australia’s Emission Reduction
• On 15 December 2008 the Prime Minister agreed
to reduce emission by 5% by 2020 based on 2000
levels
• This increases to 15% if there is a global
agreement
• IPCC says developed countries should reduce
emissions by 25 – 40% by 2020 based on 1990
levels
• By 2020 the UK reduce emissions by 26% - 32%,
Germany by 40% and Sweden by 25%
• EU 20% by 2020, going to 30% with a
comprehensive international agreement
China
• Not historically responsible
• Reduce energy intensity by 20% below 2005
by 2010, reducing projected emissions by 1.5
billion tonnes
• China committed to retiring 50GW of inefficient
coal and oil fired power plants by 2010
(Australia’s total capacity is 40 GW)
• China has higher fuel efficiency standards for
vehicles than Australia, Canada and the US.
Coal Industry Success
• Under the CPRS the coal-fired power
stations get $3.9 billion over five
years
• Australia’s emissions intensity of its
electricity supply is the highest of any
OECD country
• It is 98% higher than the OECD
average and 74% higher than the
world average