Reality/Urgency of Climate Action

NGOCSD-NY
October 2020

Jan W. Dash, PhD

Lead Climate Advisor: NGOCSD-NY

Editor: World Scientific Climate Encyclopedia (2020)
Founder: Climate CARO
Unchanged: CLIMATE
ACTION is URGENT

! AfterCovid-19 is “controlled”
! VISION: Leave a livable, just world
!  MISSION: Eliminate carbon emissions
! More climate risk management
! There are huge opportunities
! Optimism, Courage, Persistence
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UNCHANGED: Global Warming is the most
severe long term Survival and Justice Issue
!  Science is CLEAR and experts AGREE
!  Global warming trend of climate change exists, caused by
carbon emissions due to burning fossil fuels
!  Survival Issue
!  Disasters made worse – many types
!  Impacts seen now. WARNING – can get much worse
!  We have VERY LITTLE TIME to enhance climate action
!  Justice and Ethics Issues
!  Climate Justice, Intergenerational Equity

!  There will be no place to hide for anyone

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Climate = Human Survival Issue
!  Disasters made worse due to Climate Change:
!  Increased conflict (wars/national insecurity/terrorism),
!  Worse water shortages,
!  More crop failures,
!  More intense fires,
!  More droughts,
!  More flooding,
!  Severe species extermination,
!  More disease,
!  Worse extreme weather/hurricanes,
!  More political instability and loss of civil rights,
!  More severe heat waves,
!  More climate migration,
!  Severe economic/finance disruption (breakdown)
!  POTENTIAL TIPPING POINTS OF NO RETURN

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SDGs = All Social Justice issues are tied
together with Climate Action (SDG13)

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ACTION: We CAN mitigate climate
change with resources we have NOW
!  Climate Action
Opportunities
!  BENEFITS: Make $Trillions over costs,
enhance economy/jobs
!  Helps Climate Justice, Intergenerational Equity
◦  Avoid worst impacts of climate change

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Climate Action: “AND”, not “OR”
!  100 Climate Actions: Drawdown, IPCC Mitigation
!  INCREASE ACTION: Renewables, transport,
industry, efficiency, diet, land use, circular econ…
◦  SUBSTANTIAL NOW, LOWER COSTS, NEED MORE
!  PRICE ON CARBON (fee/dividend CCL)
!  Need ALL Levels: Individual, Government,
Business, NGO/Faith
!  EnRoads (MIT) – can see impact of actions
!  Education: Climate Encyclopedia (2020)

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Action – Oppose: Climate Deniers
(Science /Risk) obstruct govt. action

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Action – Carbon emissions all countries
must decrease by 2050 to avoid disaster

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Business is Key - moving the needle
!  Need many $Trillions (govts. don’t have)
!  Need Govt. (policy, $) + Business ($$$)
!  Business Climate Action highlights:
◦  Business waking up - climate risk, opportunity
◦  Green Bonds, other financing - increasing
◦  TCFD, business risk reporting- increasing
◦  Investor influence on business - increasing
◦  Need business Climate Change Risk/
Opportunity Officers

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Starting: Climate CARO: Climate Change
Academy of Risk and Opportunity

What it will be: What it will do: How it will be done:

Advocate development of Combination of business

Independent non-profit Climate Change Risk & demand and university
university + corporate Opportunity Officers response via MS degree

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Climate Action: Urgent
!  WE HAVE LITTLE TIME
!  We CAN Achieve the Vision to
leave a livable and just world
!  Optimism, Courage, Persistence
!  YOU + your org CAN HELP
!  If you are already helping, then

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Thank You

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