Microsoft PowerPoint - Oxford - Ukraine_war_or_climate Oct22.pptx How war in Ukraine is derailing climate action Dr Stuart Parkinson These slides will be made available at: Presentation given at a campaigners’ day school, ‘War the climate emergency’, Oxford, 29th October, 2022 1 This presentation will cover… • Military carbon emissions • Threat to climate from nuclear wea. [...] mid-2000s weapons level • 3 nuclear war scenarios and the resultant ‘global cooling’ 1. [...] 150 Mt of black carbon • From research led by Prof Alan Robock, Rutgers University, USA, published in 2007 • Blue line is measured global temperature change 1880‐2006 (relative to 1951‐ 1980 average level) • For UK nuclear scenarios, see: SGR (2015). 11 Nuclear winter scenarios • ‘Global‐high’ USA‐Russia war scenario Robock et al (2007) • Graph: Surface air temperature changes (degrees Celsius) f. [...] 16 Energy security responses to Ukraine war • Response of high consumption economies has been to prioritise switching fossil fuel suppliers (e.g.) • Oil – Western switch from Russia to Saudi Arabia/ other dictatorships and new exploration • Gas – Western switch from Russia to Qatar/ other dictatorships and new exploration • UK (e.g.) • 100 new licenses offered for North Sea oil & gas exploratio. [...] Nuclear weapons abolition • SGR’s suggestions [image credit: Escif ‐ ‐116160785113488/ ] 28 Actions • Peace campaigners • Educate others about role of military in climate crisis & real solutions • Especially climate/ youth/ international development/ health/ trade union • Climate/ other campaigners • Integrate military/ security issues into your campaign work • Work .
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