Most of the global carbon emissions are used to support lifestyles of the world’s higher income population. An earlier blog post “Carbon inequality—the economic divide in greenhouse gas emissions” (https://understandclimate.com/?p=123) states: “The UN 2020 Emissions Gap Report presents a picture of worldwide carbon inequality… In 2015 the richest 1% of the world population emit 15% of the… Continue reading Our lifestyles are determining the future of humankind—Paul Chan
Month: January 2022
The roles of positive feedbacks in climate change—Paul Chan
An earlier post has discussed the role of Arctic snow/ice feedback on climate. This post will extend the subject of feedback effects to other parts of the climate system. The feedback effect we are most familiar with is perhaps the acoustic feedback. The electric circuit connecting a microphone to a speaker passes through an electronic… Continue reading The roles of positive feedbacks in climate change—Paul Chan