Climate Change

1. Natural causes

   Nota:

   • Animal climate lecture https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#electricity
   1. Solar energy & output variations
      1. Global warming

         Nota:

         • NOTE: Slide 13 in animal climate lecture
      2. Increased fires & droughts

         Nota:

         • https://kansasreflector.com/2023/06/07/effects-of-climate-change-on-farming-federal-spending-explored-by-u-s-senate-panel/
   2. Earth orbit
      1. reflectivity on atmosphere and surface
   3. GHG effect
      1. re-emitting energy from absorbed IF radiation
2. Human related causes

   Nota:

   • https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#electricity
   1. Burning of fossil fuels
   2. Transportation

      Nota:

      • NOTE: Slide 32 of animal climate lecture
3. Industry & Manufacturing

   Nota:

   • https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#electricity
   1. Development of oils/gasses
4. Agriculture
   1. Deforestation

      Nota:

      • https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#agriculture
   2. manure management
   3. Production industry

      Nota:

      • Climate change impacts lecture https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#agriculture
   4. Impacted growing seasons/yields

      Nota:

      • https://kansasreflector.com/2023/06/07/effects-of-climate-change-on-farming-federal-spending-explored-by-u-s-senate-panel/ Climate change impacts lecture
   5. Increased outbreaks of zoonotic diseases/foodborne illness

      Nota:

      • Climate change on zoonoses lecture

Nota:

• NOTE: "There's no silver bullet" .

1. Sustainability

   Nota:

   • Sustainability lectures
   1. Sustainable intensifcation
   2. Differing perspectives of sustainability
2. Stakeholders
   1. Schools of thought

      Nota:

      • Food security, stewardship, society (Sustainability lecture)
   2. Activists (i.e. Greta Thunberg)

      Nota:

      • https://time.com/6254639/greta-thunberg-book-how-to-save-climate/
3. Federal funding to create a more energy efficient society

   Nota:

   • https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/04/21/climate-change-policy-examples-list/
4. Improved fuel standards/regulations

   Nota:

   • https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/04/21/climate-change-policy-examples-list/

Nota:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/04/21/climate-change-policy-examples-list/

1. Reducing US Army emissions (i.e. vehicle gas emissions etc.)
2. Promotion of decarbonization in cities
3. Plugging of methane wells
4. Establishing a bridging system for farmers to ease into utilizing other crops
5. Promote the implementation of organic agriculture

   Nota:

   • https://www.nrdc.org/bio/lena-brook/organic-agriculture-helps-solve-climate-change

1. Misconceptions

   Nota:

   • https://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/climate-change-and-the-polar-regions/climate-misconceptions-a-top-10-list NOTE: slides 30 & 32 in animal climate lecture indicate that agriculture alone is NOT the #1 leading factor
   1. agriculture being the main contributor

      Nota:

      • https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#electricity NOTE: In this article, a diagram indicates that agriculture is only 11% (which is the lowest compared to others on diagram).
   2. Seasons
   3. Plants/crops
   4. Fossil fuels
   5. GHG effect
2. Finding ways to close the knowledge and action gap to promote action

   Nota:

   • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332219300284