Climate Change and resource sustainability.pptx

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1. Climate Change and Resource Sustainability SAEED AHMED SAEED - 01218150

2. INTRO It is now universally recognised that human-induced climate change could have major adverse consequences for the world’s ecosystems and societies.

3. BACKGROUND What does sustainable development mean ? The internationally accepted definition of sustainable development can be found in Resolution 42/187 of the United Nations General Assembly: “…development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. “

4. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012) puts this more simply: “… ensuring that better lives for ourselves don’t mean worse lives for future generations. “ 2.3 The NPPF identifies three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental, and cites the five guiding principles given in the Securing the Future.

5. UK sustainable development strategy: • living within the planet’s environmental limits • ensuring a strong, healthy and just society • achieving a sustainable economy • promoting good governance and • using sound science responsibly.

6. Environmental sustainability: The concept of environmental sustainability is embodied in the guiding principle of ‘living within the planet’s environmental limits’. This means we need to be careful about how much we consume and what type or resources we use.

7. Economic sustainability: Economic sustainability means creating an economy that will continue to be viable and provide benefits far into the future. The NPPF states that such an economy should be strong, responsive and competitive. THE LOCAL PLAN CAN :

8. ensure that there is balance between the number of homes and the number of places of work • plan for jobs that match the skills and talents of the workforce and • plan for the right type and amount of floor space and infrastructure to meet the needs of business.

9. Social sustainability: The term ‘social sustainability’ is often used when talking about urban areas and could mean… “the continuing ability of a city to function as a long-term viable setting for human interaction, communication and cultural development It could also mean… “creating sustainable, successful places that promote wellbeing, by understanding what people need from the places they live and work” (The Young Foundation).

10. Statement of the Problem: Global warming may be the chief and most complicated environmental problem to potentially affect our planet. The climate has been warming fast since the Industrial Revolution, because human activities are altering the composition of our atmosphere.

11. The mechanics behind global warming may be described in the following way: All of energy on Earth comes from the sun in form of solar radiation. This energy is then radiated back into space. However, the atmospheric gases work to trap some outgoing heat, not unlike panels of a greenhouse, warming the planet and its inhabitants. Without this effect, life on earth would not be possible. The problem at hand, however, is the continued increase in the concentration of these “greenhouse gases”, a group of substances that mainly consist of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

12. As the amount of these chemicals in our atmosphere increases, they retain more and more heat inside the atmospheric level, making the planet warmer.

13. Research objectives: scalable solutions are now available to enable countries to leapfrog to cleaner, more resilient economies. The pace of change is quickening as more people are turning to renewable energy and a range of other measures that will reduce emissions and increase adaptation efforts. Climate change, however, is a global challenge that does not respect national borders. It is an issue that requires solutions that need to be coordinated at the international level to help developing countries move toward a low-carbon economy.

14. HOW To strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change? countries adopted the Paris Agreement at the COP21 in Paris, which went into force in November of 2016. In the agreement, all countries agreed to work to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees centigrade. As of April 2018, 175 parties had ratified the Paris Agreement and 10 developing countries had submitted their first iteration of their national adaptation plans for responding to climate change.

15. Methodology: Country coverage: Covering more than 90% of global GHG emissions On the basis of standardised criteria, the CCPI (as of CCPI 2020 edition) evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 57 countries and of the European Union (EU), which are together responsible for more than 90% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

16. The CCPI assesses countries’ performance in four categories: “GHG Emissions” (40% of overall score), “Renewable Energy” (20% of overall score), “Energy Use” (20% of overall score) and “Climate Policy” (20% of overall score).

17. Conclusions: Climate change adaptation 7.2 The projections show that the climate change we face will probably not be trivial, could present a serious risk and needs an immediate response. Summer temperature increases and changing rainfall patterns in particular could have severe impacts across the social, economic and environmental dimensions.

18. 1: Water resources : Our water supply is currently under pressure and this situation will worsen. Consumption is high and projected to increase while supply is projected to fall. The risks from water shortage are severe across the social, economic and environmental dimensions. 2: Rising temperatures : While high temperature is likely to be a significant risk across our borough, the urban heat island effect means that it could be a particular issue in urban areas. We therefore need to ensure that urban design takes adaptation to hotter conditions into account, so our buildings and settlements can continue to be good places to live and work in.

19. that national adaptation measures are both suitable and adequate for our borough and act, locally if they are not. This adaptation should avoid further energy use where possible so, that it does not increase the climate change impact . 3: Flooding : The projections show that the potential for flooding could increase dramatically. Some parts :social , health, economic and environmental impacts. Responsibility for flood mitigation and adaptation is currently the responsibility of Surrey County Council as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), but we have a responsibility to cooperate with this and the Local Plan can be used to manage flood risk. There may also be opportunities to act to adapt by improving resilience to flooding at a borough level.