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Home My WebLink AboutCM Greenhouse Gas Reduction Update 2015 Annual 2013 Report PPTGreenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Annual Report � � `� .` �'� �i' ti_ _ -� _. �_. F�- r � .� '-� � '� �' M S ` f �'� Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere for the Past 800,000 Years `,k-4 CO. 403.95 ppm 400 YOU ARE HERE 350 • 300 E ;• s a 250 ° •-1 9 1 200 Wo �j C Emergence of 150 0 homo sapiens U 100 50 ice core data from: Luthi et al. 2008. Nature. Current data from Mauna Loa. 0 700.0 600.0 .500.0 400.0 300.0 200.0 100.0 0.0 Thousand years before present (BP) n ■�� '+Y�1.i WV1' V Y YIrL ��0 Pentagon Report: rt: U.S. Military Considers Climate Chance a Threat Multiplier' That Could Exacerbate Terrorism BY ZOE SCHLANGER i0,14J14AT T0:3QAM A '6„, U.S- Secretary of Defense Chuck Flagel speaks at a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, September 26, 2014. A new Pentagon argues that climate change is a national security threat with the potential to fester terrorism. LARRY DOWNING/REUTERS leaders agree to strive for lour -carbon economy By Reuters 5015 at 11:54 Aro Participants attend the second working session o€the G7 summit not the Eimau caste in Kruen near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June S. 2015_ iohnMacdougaRREUTERS WORLD FAITH Faith Leaders Stand With Pope Francis on Climate Change Aisha Bhooriaisna_rinouri June ii—z015 Pope Francis is e3Tected to take a strong stand on climate change in a major new papal dociunent to be released Thursday. But faith leaders from ether religions are already stating their support. On social inedia and in formal statements, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslun leaders have backed the pope's call for strong action to address climate change. 0M M Blppm bergBusiness a News Markets Insights Video il Investors May Be Running ff a Cliff They Can't See � by Alex Morales December 1, 2014 - 9:01 PM PST Updated on December 2, 2014 - &57 AM PST AA[V VA=a 7 HOME q SEARCH (1)c Nou Mork Cothneo SCIENCE Bipartisan Report Tallies High Toll on Economy From Global Warming Sy JUSTIN GMLIS JUNE 34, 3014 That is a picture of «;hat may happen to the United States economy in a world of unchecked global warning, according to a major nenv report released Tuesday by a coalition of senior political and economic figures from the left, right and center, including three Treasury secretaries stretching back to the Nixon administration. Homes in Miami Beach. A report says unchecked warming could put 1 to 5 percent of Florida properties below sea level bg 2100. 3oe Raeiie/cett images More than a million homes and businesses along p Email the nation's coasts could flood repeatedly before ultimately being destroyed. Entire states in the Share Southeast and the Corn Belt may lose much of their agriculture as fanning shifts northward in y Tweet a �varrrii ng Nvorld. Heat and humidity Mll probably groom- so intense that spending time 0 save outside «gill become physically dangerous, throwing industries like construction and ,"► more tourism into tunnoil. That is a picture of «;hat may happen to the United States economy in a world of unchecked global warning, according to a major nenv report released Tuesday by a coalition of senior political and economic figures from the left, right and center, including three Treasury secretaries stretching back to the Nixon administration. Homes in Miami Beach. A report says unchecked warming could put 1 to 5 percent of Florida properties below sea level bg 2100. 3oe Raeiie/cett images Goldman Sachs: "Companies that are leaders in environmental, social and governance policies outperform competitors in stock performance by an average of 25%." EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE of wr 16. of wr 17PFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Heat -related illness and death., caradiovascular failure Injuries, fatalitles,_J merltaI health impacts Forced m19rat ion, civil conflict, .,.,meatal health lmpacts Savom Weather Extreme Q Heat r' 0'7 Envl ron- mcn#al , Degradation Water and Fcrad 5vpPply ImPaLls Malnutrition, diarrheal disease Air Pollution Wate-r Quality Impacts Malaria, dengue, encephalitis, hantavirms, Rift VaIley fever, Chahgas Lym a disease, in Vector thikungunya, EcaloSy West Nile virus Imcm, dn9 Allergens Respiratory allergies, asthma Cholera, cryptosporldiosis, campylobacter, leptospirosis, harmful algal biooms AB 32, Global Warming Solutions Act SIB 375, Sustainable Communities Strategy 15% reductions by 2020 80% reductions by 2050 Cities & counties have goals/CAPs Marin Cities and County work together MATE CHANGE ACV �*W. _ tOf GOALS: 25% reduction by 2020 80% reduction by 2050 Green Ribbon Committee Community driven Adopted 2009 Included in General Plan in 2011 48 items Mitigation and Adaptation 1MCI■ 6Y `W VY IOW Done every 5 years 2005.0 2010, 2015 Community emissions Government emissions City mf San Rafael 1 — SILVE:� LEVEL _ �Ptember 2p I3 trtlGc�o mp,e.,d,y�c,HOti°J t•. �Ivttie. MEN s �3 Streamlined' checklist for projects Projects take action Projects get tracked Saves time/$ Requires annual reports CA emissions reduced 5.6% CA " on track" to meet 2020 targets Executive Order for 40% reduction by 2030 U.S. emissions decreased 9% Global emissions grew by 9%