IB ESS Topic 6 The Issue of Global Warming QSI E19
6.1.6 & .7:
Watch " Great Global Warming Swindle" and " An Inconvenient Truth"
- List the main arguing points for each.
-Make a chart to contrast the main topics
-Write a summary of the rebuttal to "GGWS"
Review Videos part 1 6.1 & 6.2
Part 2 6.3
Part 3 6.4
Al Gore
on averting climate crisis
With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter "brand name" for global warming.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_on_averting_climate_crisis.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_on_averting_climate_crisis.html
Al Gore's new thinking on the climate crisis
In this brand-new slideshow (premiering on TED.com), Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted. He challenges us to act.
http://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_s_new_thinking_on_the_climate_crisis.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_s_new_thinking_on_the_climate_crisis.html
Al Gore warns on latest climate trends
At TED2009, Al Gore presents updated slides from around the globe to make the case that worrying climate trends are even worse than scientists predicted, and to make clear his stance on "clean coal."
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climate_trends.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climate_trends.html
Stewart Brand proclaims 4 environmental 'heresies'
The man who helped usher in the environmental movement in the 1960s and '70s has been rethinking his positions on cities, nuclear power, genetic modification and geo-engineering. This talk at the US State Department is a foretaste of his major new book, sure to provoke widespread debate.
http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_proclaims_4_environmental_heresies.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_proclaims_4_environmental_heresies.html
David Keith's unusual climate change idea
Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat?
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_keith_s_surprising_ideas_on_climate_change.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_keith_s_surprising_ideas_on_climate_change.html
Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development
Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine "planetary boundaries" that can guide us in protecting our planet's many overlapping ecosystems.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development.html
James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate changeTop climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening and why that makes him deeply worried about the future.
James Hansen has made key insights into our global climate -- and inspired a generation of activists and scientists
http://www.ted.com/talks/james_hansen_why_i_must_speak_out_about_climate_change.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Hansen&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher
Other videos and web sites
What is global warming: http://www.5min.com/Video/What-is-Global-Warming-38356558
Air pollution management strategies:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/24si.pdf
http://www.halifax.ca/climate/