Transcript The Big Ask - a 30 min presentation

The climate is changing.
It’s time to ask questions.
The climate is changing
Greenhouse gases
The Guardian
Carbon dioxide
CO2 Conce ntration in Ice Core Sam ple s and
Pr oje ctions for Ne xt 100 Ye ars
700
Proj ected
(2100)
650
Vos tok Re cor d
IPCC IS92a Sce nario
Law Dom e Re cor d
Mauna Loa Re cor d
550
500
450
400
Curr ent
(2001)
350
300
250
200
150
400,000
300,000
200,000
Ye ars Be for e Pr e s e nt
(B. P. -- 1950)
100,000
0
IPCC
CO2 Concentration (ppmv)
600
Temperature rising
Hadley Centre
Impacts at home
Impacts globally
Katrina: a warning
Biodiversity at risk
Temperature rising
Hadley Centre
Brown agrees
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At a global average of
two degrees or more
the consequences –
for agricultural
productivity, water stress,
ecosystems and human
health – become
potentially devastating.
March 2005
… and Blair too?
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Climate change is…
the world’s greatest
environmental challenge
… so far reaching in its
impact and irreversible
in its destructive power,
that it alters radically
human existence
September 2004
Emissions out of control
Emissions of CO2 under Labour
165
MtC
160
155
150
Since 1997
up by 5.5%
145
140
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
Climate Change Bill
 sets an annual target for
cuts in carbon dioxide
emissions – three per cent
every year
 requires annual reports on
progress to Parliament
 holds Government to
account if they fall behind
80% by
2050
Three per cent per year …
6 billion tonnes of CO2
180
160
140
MtC
120
100
80
60
40
20
6 billion tonnes of
carbon dioxide emitted
0
1990
2000
2010
2020
Year
2030
2040
2050
… starting now!
10 billion tonnes of CO2
180
160
140
MtC
120
100
80
60
40
20
10 billion tonnes of
carbon dioxide emitted
0
1990
2000
2010
2020
Year
2030
2040
2050
Annual reports
We’ve done this before
Is the Government
doing enough about
climate change?
73% NO
NOP survey for Friends of the Earth. May 2005
What can I do?
1. Sign our petition at
www.thebigask.com
2. Ask your MP to support
our Climate Change Bill:
complete a postcard,
write them a letter, or
email through
www.thebigask.com
3. Spread the word
Thom Yorke
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The Big Ask is the first
sane, reasoned way out
of what is basically an
international emergency.
Anyone out there who
has any concern about
climate change should
get involved
May 2005
What can I do?
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More information
www.thebigask.com
Freephone
0808 800 1111
Your local group
 Friends of the Earth