Evropska unija, spremembe podnebja in Kjotski protokol

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Soon to be too late?
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Greenhouse effect
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Greenhouse gases
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Greenhouse gases
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Without greenhouse effect our planet would not be
a cosy place to live average temperature on the
planet would be - 17 C instead of 15 C.
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Greenhouse gases (GHG)

• H2O
• CO2
• CH4
• N2O
• O3
• HFC
• PFC
• SF6

Industrial or F gases
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Whats the problem?
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melting of ice caps and glaciers
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And many other...

• Extreme weather events
• Biodiversity loss
• Desertification
• Spreading of diseases
• Food and water shortages
• Ecological and social refugees
• Increasing damage costs
• Economic impacts (energy, tourism...)

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Hidden suprises waiting for us?

• Changes in the ocean conveyor belt
• Methane releases
• Many unknown connections
• Faster changes than predicted

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Soon to be too late?

• Scientific findings show we have less time to act
  than we expected
• Delay in action can lead to unseen catastrophe
• Action is needed in all levels all over the world
• Solutions are known and available
• Meanwhile, we negotiate dots and commas, invest
  billions in temporary solutions and talk about
  climate change as yet another environmental
  problem

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