Climate Problems, Climate Solutions

 

"We have to identify the problem, then act in many ways to solve the problem. Global warming is the threat of our times."

-- Jerry Brown, California Governor

"We’re going to need to use every tool in the toolbox if we’re going to solve this problem."

-- Michael E. Mann

 

A Global Challenge

Climate Policy

Bookmark Climate Policy @GreenPolicy360

• http://bit.ly/GreenPolicy360Climate

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Thin Blue Layer

Look at how thin our atmosphere is

Climate Change - NASA

• https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ | Vital Signs

Climate Change - MIT

• https://climateprimer.mit.edu/ | Climate Science, a Primer

Climate Change - Metrics

• https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/climate-change-data-green/ | Bloomberg Green Climate Data-Dashboard Intel

 

U.S. National Climate Assessments: A Critical Task

• https://eos.org/science-updates/climate-data-you-can-trust

 

Earth System Observatory

• https://strategicdemands.com/earth-system-observatory/

Earth Science Missions

Earth Science Research from Space

New Definitions of National Security

@Earth360

OCO-2 / OCO-3

Earth Right Now

Earth Science Vital Signs

Climate Problems, Climate Solutions

Time to act to make a difference

Big Picture

Systemic Change

First, Measure and Monitor the Energy Production/Usage/Source data and Changes as Climate Energy Policies Are Implemented

Second, Define the Units of Measurement

Joules and Exajoules - https://www.convertunits.com/info/exajoule

Units defined exactly in terms of the joule include:

- 1 thermochemical calorie = 4.184 J[22]

- 1 International Table calorie = 4.1868 J[23]

- 1 W⋅h = 3600 J (or 3.6 kJ)

- 1 kW⋅h = 3.6×106 J (or 3.6 MJ)

- 1 W⋅s = 1 J

- 1 ton TNT = 4.184 GJ

Gigajoule - The gigajoule (GJ) is equal to one billion (109) joules. 6 GJ is about the chemical energy of combusting 1 barrel (159 l) of petroleum.[17] 2 GJ is about the Planck energy unit.

Exajoule / The exajoule (EJ) is equal to one quintillion (1018) joules. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan had 1.41 EJ of energy according to its rating of 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale. Yearly U.S. energy consumption amounts to roughly 94 EJ. - Wiki citations

Terawatts - https://www.electricrate.com/what-is-a-terawatt/

Megatonne Of Oil Equivalent (Mtoe) - https://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/energy/mtoe/mtoe-to-megajoule.html

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Third, now, planet citizens, planet scientists, capture a data snapshot of where we are...

The yearly use of fossil fuels on the planet (circa 2020) is about/~ 450 exajoules. To roll back the 450 exajoules by 2050, every year the planet would have to reduce use of about 15 exajoules of fossil fuels. That is the equivalent of about 100 billion gallons of diesel fuel every year. -WaPo Comment

Global Energy Statistical Yearbook (2020)

• https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-consumption-statistics.html

World energy consumption (2012) -- beyond 500 exajoules

• https://www.resilience.org/stories/2012-02-16/world-energy-consumption-beyond-500-exajoules/

Terajoules of energy used - The annual global energy consumption is estimated to 580 million terajoules. That’s 580 million trillion joules or about 13865 million tons of oil equivalents (Mtoe)

• https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/climate-change/energy/global-energy-consumption/story

IEA World Energy Statistics (By Source 1973-2018 - Mtoe)

• https://www.iea.org/reports/key-world-energy-statistics-2020/final-consumption

Energy production and consumption

• https://ourworldindata.org/energy-production-consumption
• https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
• https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energy?country=~OWID_WRL
• https://ourworldindata.org/energy-mix?country=

In 2008, total worldwide primary energy consumption was 132,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) or 474 exajoules (EJ).

- WikiMatrix

At the global level, approximately 37 per cent of primary energy consumption is converted to useful energy: of global annual primary energy consumption of 400 exajoules, 150 exajoules are consumed as useful energy and 250 exajoules are wasted.

- UN

Global electricity consumption in 2050 is projected to be between 113 and 167 exajoules (EJ),

- UN

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