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Science and Society – Climate Change Vulnerability

Animportantlearninggoalforourcourseistothinkcriticallyandethicallyabouthowandbywhomscienceisconducted,andtothinkaboutthesocietalimpactsofbiologicalresearch.Tothatend,pleasereadthefollowingexcerptsandre<lectonthepiecesbyansweringquestionsprovided.

Thereadingswillcoversensitivesubjectsandthequestionsmaypushyououtsideyourcomfortzone.Thatisok.Researchshowsthatwithalittlediscomfortcomesthegreatestgains.

Feelfreetopostaboutthisassignment(asanyother)onPiazza,keepinginmindthatforeveryonetoexpresstheiropinionsandparticipateindiscussionsaboutsensitivesubjects,theyneedtofeelsafe,theirexperiencesneedtofeelhonored,andtheyneednotfearretaliation.Thus,itisbesttoestablishgroundrulesfordiscussions.TheUniversityofMichiganCenterforResearchonLearningandTeachingofferstheserulestoestablishtofosteramoreproductivediscussion:

• Respectoneanother’sviews.

• Criticizeideas,notindividuals.

• Committolearning,notdebating.

• Avoidblameandspeculation.

• Avoidin<lammatorylanguage.

• Acknowledgethatone’sopinionsareformedbytheiruniqueexperiences.

• Nohatespeechorbullying.

(Weaddedthelasttwo.)

Assigment 3

Inthelastweeksofthequarter,wewilldivedeeplyintoclimatechange.InLecture26wewillexploremanyexamplesofthebiologicalimpactsofclimatechange.Asasupplementtothoseactivities,wewouldlikeyoutothinkaboutclimatechangeandtheimpactitishavingonhumans,andspeci<icallytheunevenimpactsofclimatechangeonhumanpopulations.Mostofthedatayouwillunpackcomefromthispaper:https://www.nature.com/articles/srep20281.

Pleasereadtheabstractofthepaperandthe<irstcoupleofparagraphsoftheintroduction(ormoreifyoulike–itisagreatpaper!).

Usethe<iguresprovidedinthisassignmenttoanswerthefollowingquestions.Youranswersshouldbeclearandconcise.Weexpectyoutoanswereachin2-3sentences.Youwillbegradedonyourhonestandrespectfulcontribution,notyouropinions.

Thismapshowseachcountry’scontributiontoclimatechange(carbondioxideemissions)andvulnerabilitytoclimatechange(severityofimpacts)in2010(top)andtheprojectedvaluesin2030(bottom).Countriesincyan(thecoloronthediagonal)achieve“equity”whereintheeconomicgaintheyachievefromemittingCO2isapproximatelythesamevalueasthecosttosocietyenduredbecauseofclimatechange.Economicgainsspeci<icallyincludethepro<itfromindustriesthatemitgreenhousegasses,thusthecountry’seconomicgrowthaswellastheimprovedhumanwell-beingasaresultofthateconomicgrowth.Economiccostsofclimatechangeincludethecostsfromthingslikeenvironmentaldisasters(e.g.,extremeweather),habitatchanges(e.g.,asaresultofincreasedheatorextremeevents),healthimpacts(e.g.,increaseddiseases),andindustrystressors(e.g.,lostjobs).

1. Considertherangeofcolorsamongthecountriesonthemap.

a. Whatdoesitmeanforacountrytobecoloredthedarkestblue(labeled“FreeRider”intheupperleftofthelegend)?

b. Whatdoesitmeanforacountrytobecoloredthedarkestgreen(labeled“ForcedRider”inthelowerrightofthelegend)?

2. Thetoptenemittingcountriesgenerate>60%oftotalemissions:China(21.1%),theUSA(14.1%),andIndia(5.2%)arethelargestemitters(%oftotalglobalemissionsshowninparentheses).Indiaisprojectedtoachieve“equity”by2030:movingfromfreeridingin2010(mediumblue)toequityin2030(cyan).Inprincipletherearetwowaysforacountrytomoveinthisway:reduceemissionsorendurelargercostsofclimatechange.TheprimaryreasonIndiaisgoingtochangeisbecausethecostsofclimatechangewill“catchup”tothegainsfromeconomicgrowthcontributingtoclimatechange.Inotherwords,Indiawillgetricherbutenvironmentaldisastersandhealtharelikelytogetworse.Commentontheethicsofachieving“equity”inthiswayasopposedtobeingachievedbyreducingemissions.

3. Countriesvaryinbothwealth—measuredinGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)—andvulnerabilitytoclimatechange:

Describethe“unevenimpactofclimatechange”showninthisgraph.

4. Convertingknowledgetoaction:EffortssuchastheParisClimateAgreementaimtomitigateclimatechangethroughcollectiveinternationalaction.Ifyouwerenegotiatinganagreementforcollectiveaction,howwouldyoudecidehowmuchandinwhatwayseachcountryshouldcontributeandwhy?

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