- Ursula Le Guin
Today marks the 4rth anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol. As we continue to grapple with issues such as global warming, emission control and carbon credits to name a few, I wanted to showcase some very powerful illustrations that depict our current standing and where we are headed.
A divided world
Fragments of disaster
(History of changes in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide taken for direct measurements made in Mauna Loa, Hawaii since 1958.)
(Shows the timescales over which emitted carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere. Mixing in the biosphere and oceans remove 70-85% of emissions after 200 years, but the remainder establishes a new equilibrium that may persist for hundreds of thousands of years.)
Slayers-in-arms
Closing Statements - 12:39 PM IST, February 16, 2009
World Population 6,749,524,000
Number of people born 3300
Number of people died 2000
600,000 tonnes of CO2 have been emitted.
Footnotes
The Kyoto Protocol - Full Text
Inputs & Graphical Representations from Global Warming Art
Other Inputs from
Wikipedia,
Earth Communications Office,
Breathing Earth; and
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
That was a very thoughtful post and more importantly timely! two weeks back, Dr R K Pauchauri was here in the campus to give a talk on the global climate change.. But it is disastrous to know that developing countries are the one that are more subjected to these ill-effects of growth as US and other European countries chose India to establish their industries, and polluting our country, while we give a red carpet welcome to those people who invest in India,
ReplyDeleteof course we can't deny industry and technology all together but some efforts should be taken on our part (country's and every individual's) to preserve, protect and not pollute and more importantly conserve enough for the generations to come....
Climate change as it goes is a very controversial topic...with each lobby presenting evidence to substantiate their claims...
ReplyDeleteits got things to do with global economics and politics :)
anyway, checks and balances are always welcome, Rak
wishes,
devika
Yeah Totally true!
ReplyDeleteSadly its technology we have to sacrifice to leav esomething for the future generations.
Hopefully Mars is a possibility!
There's already too much GAS here!
:D
it is scary..
ReplyDeleteHey !! Nice post..this is what I call life is about..
ReplyDeleteAm delighted to be adding you as a friend..
greed and short term egocentrism have much to answer for...
ReplyDeletethought-provoking post.
It is an informative post. Change is something we can’t stop fully globally, but each step we take carefully could turn better the situation. We give more importance to economic and least to its adversary effects created. We are developing by destroying something to future.
ReplyDeleteToo bad with statistics !!! The only thing I understood was that we all are in danger !!!
ReplyDeletehey this is by far the best post specially coz it conveyed a lot of imformation which normally i woundnt have bothered to go through
ReplyDeleteTrust that the red part of the first map will change colour with the new president!
ReplyDeleteVery nice...
ReplyDeleteDarwin said.."how does thought a mere liquid became more important than gravity the greatest force on earth..?"
when will we all remember again that great connection...
that which connects earth to thought...and both are of the same matter..living and non living in the dancing chain..
wishes
take care..
Bharath
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! Dr. Pachauri is a world authority on Climate Change and also heads the IPCC!
Regarding the post, yes, I made it in such a way that it showcased current happenings which to many of us is surprising!
Time to think and act!
Cheers
Rakesh
Devika Chechi
ReplyDeleteYes, Climate Change is a very controversial area, one that is puzzling, intriguing and often uninteresting!
Hopefully, the world should take a collective stance on this issue and do something rather than just talking!
Cheers
Rakesh
Vivek
ReplyDeleteMars is surely a possibility! And then ther'll be Martians ;)
Cheers
Rakesh
Actve
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my space and leaving me a very informative link! Will trackback!
Do keep visiting!
Cheers
Rakesh
Magiceye
ReplyDeleteYes, scary it very much is!
Rakesh
Rahul
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for visiting my space and leaving me an appreciative comment!
Also, thanks much for adding me to your list!
Do keep visiting!
Cheers
Rakesh
Polona
ReplyDeleteIndeed, greed and short term egocentrism have much to answer for...but hopefully its not too late!
Rakesh
Jeevan
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! Right you are when you say "each step we take carefully could turn better the situation."
Respect your thoughts!
Cheers
Rakesh
Vimmuuu
ReplyDeleteYes, we are in danger....grave danger! Hopefully we will set right things for our children to live well!
Rakesh
Rakesh
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! I'm glad this post appealed to you!
Cheers
Rakesh
Peter
ReplyDeleteHopefully, the new President does something about it and soon!
Cheers
Rakesh
MIP
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! And also for sharing Darwin's statements
Cheers
Rakesh