Upcoming Science Cafe in Bristol event. Wish I could go.
Vala Ragnarsdottir - One Planet Living: Delivering a habitable planet for future generations. Vala is Professor of Earth Sciences at Bristol University.
Top climate change scientists have come to the conclusion that an increase of more than 1C° from present temperatures in the coming century would deliver a different planet, with impacts including flooded lowlands, submerged islands, increases in severe weather and droughts, hundreds of millions of human refugees and over 50% extinction of species.
To avoid this 1 degree temperature rise we need to stabilise the CO2 in the atmosphere to below 450 ppmv. This means we need to reduce CO2 emissions by roughly 70% globally by 2030. To deliver a habitable planet to our grandchildren individuals and political leaders need to act now.
Vala will describe the "state we are in" and then some practical steps for individuals "to do their bit".
Bob Foster
0117 9730461
www.sciencecafe.co.uk
5 years ago
