Climate change

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Termini of glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades.

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Climate change is used here as the generic term, to include of course global warming.

Because of the time lag in the carbon system, and due to our past emissions - we are still going to experience a certain level of climate change. Even if we stopped all emissions tomorrow we would expect another 30-40 years of temperature rise, and more than a century of sea-level rise. ^[1]

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• Low carbon communities
• Low carbon fortnight
• Low carbon calendar
• Blue nose day
• Wear purple for Kyoto day
• Climate action networks
• Flat Earth Award - recognizing the year's most prominent global warming denier. (US link, no longer available)
• Carbon offset
• 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming

[edit] Climate change and peace

"Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states." ^[2] topic

[edit] Why climate change is a women’s issue

"Women are more likely to die or suffer the long term consequences of the rising tide of natural disasters and resource wars unleashed by climate change, and are largely excluded from the search for solutions," ^[3]

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[edit] References

1. ↑ Climate change is happening now - world needs to respond urgently, Defra, April 6 2007
2. ↑ The Nobel Peace Prize 2007, October 12 2007
3. ↑ WEN press release September 12 2006

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