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Climate Q Notes:

1.  What to say to skeptics:
IPCC 4 over t (1995 statement -> 2007)

2. Oceans have absorbed: ~1/2 of CO2 emitted
~80% of heat (air would be 40°F warmer)

3. Warming avg .1°c/decade
last 3: .2°c/decade

4. "Target" (post IPCC): 2°c total above pre-indust.
~450 ppm CO2

5. Home use of E: Elect ~34%
Heat ~33%
Refrig ~8%
Heating H2O ~15%
Avg C Footprint of American ~30,000#/yr (2x Eur)

6. Use of E (Global) ~1/3 Trans.
1/3 Home/Office
1/3 Manufacturing
Global: ~85% of E = fossil fuels