Anthropogenic forcing
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We know that human influence has an impact on the level of energy in the earth’s atmosphere. Let’s look more closely at what in our atmosphere increases and decreases that energy level.
Watch Dr. Nathan B. English examine how our own actions are impacting the windows that radiation can pass through and contributing to the warming of the Earth.
Video guide
Since this video is a little longer than most videos in this course, here is a guide to the topics it covers.
Topic | Timestamp |
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How our actions narrow atmospheric windows | 0:40 |
Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa | 2:45 |
Attribution studies | 6:00 |
Where do greenhouse emissions come from? | 12:00 |
Now it’s your turn
Having examined the cause and effect of some of the major contributors to global climate change, what actions can we as individuals take to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions? Share your thoughts in the comments.
References
Figures SPM.1, SPM.2, SPM.5 and SPM.8 from IPCC, 2021: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson- Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M. I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J. B. R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press. In Press.
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A Beginner's Guide to Environmental Science: Wicked Problems and Possible Solutions

A Beginner's Guide to Environmental Science: Wicked Problems and Possible Solutions

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