[MCN] Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10% -==- Top-Earning 10 Percent Responsible for the Majority of Global Warming -==- Global warming: The wealthiest 10% are responsible for two thirds of the phenomenon

[Lance Olsen]

YourTango
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By Nia Tipton
 
 
The Guardian
Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests <https://news.google.com/read/CBMiswFBVV95cUxQLXFMNFRwS2tNaTZKSlg3LXMxUnk0dDU5LVJXNFM5ZjJiaUZMaEVJOGc4TlVXU3h6QjlhZTM4NkplUU1KbHZMU0thVFU3OFRGdmdISWMxbVIzcFdaTUdsOUU5eVBSZVFwWHR0eGRaQVptRklxSlE4VVdLVG5WMUxZSVI4YXBlWlFrVDloX3lMWGNzWEtpbDRsVVZTM0NFTS03VHlPdkNjei0wLTBmUXRRNWV0aw?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
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By Damien Gayle
 
 
Mother Jones
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By Damien Gayle
 
 
Le Monde.fr
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"The molecule of carbon dioxide has strong absorption bonds, particularly in the infrared region of the spectrum at wavelengths of from 12 to 18 microns. This is the spectral region where most of the thermal energy radiating from earth to space is concentrated. By increasing the absorption of this radiation ... carbon dioxide reduces the amount of heat energy lost by earth to outer space."

"In 1956 Gilbert N. Plass calculated that a doubling of the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere would result in a rise of 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit at the earth's surface. In 1963 Fritz Moller calculated that a 25 percent increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would would increase the average temperature by one to 7 degrees F..."

“The atmospheric engine is subtle in it operation and delicate in its adjustments.  Extra inputs of energy …  can have significant and far-reaching consequences.”

Singer, Fred S. "Human Energy Production as a process in the biosphere," Scientific American, September 1970.

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“What can be said with some assurance is that there is a unique and nearly ubiquitous compound, with the empirical formula H(2960)O(1480)C(1480)N(16)P(1.8)S, called living matter.  Its synthesis, on an oxidized and uncarboxylated earth, is the most intricate feat of chemical engineering ever performed - and the most delicate operation that people have ever tampered with.”

Edward S. Deevey, Jr.  Mineral Cycles, 
Scientific American, September 1970.

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“Using a meta-analysis, we estimated that the distributions of species have recently shifted to higher elevations at a median rate of 11.0 meters per decade, and to higher latitudes at a median rate of 16.9 kilometers per decade. These rates are approximately two and three times faster than previously reported” 

Chen et al. Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming. Science 2011

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“The rate of warming implies …  range shifts of up to several kilometers per year, raising the prospect of daunting challenges for ecosystems …” 

Diffenbaugh and Field. Changes in Ecologically Critical Terrestrial Climate Conditions. Science. 2013

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“ …  when all other variables were held constant, animals living in regions that exhibited low vegetation greenness (i.e. mean annual NDVI c. 0.06) had a predicted migration distance of 206 km and animals in regions with relatively high vegetation greenness (i.e. mean annual NDVI c. 0.80) had a predicted migration distance roughly one-tenth as large.”

Teitelbaum et al. How far to go? Determinants of migration distance in land mammals. Ecology Letters. 2015 

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 “Human society has yet to appreciate the implications of unprecedented species redistribution for life on Earth, including for human lives.”

Pecl et al. Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Science 2017



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