1. Climate change: The Big Picture Ethics and Environmental Economics March 9 th, 2015 Paul Belanger PEBelanger@glassdesignresources.com

2. THE BIG PICTURE Sustainability: – Population – Resources – Energy – World stability – Conflict – Climate change – Weather – Pestilence – Etc. – very complex CLIMATE-RELATED

3. Sustainability reference: Climate Change and Violent Conflict Science-2012-Scheffran-869-71Climate Change and Violent Conflict Science-2012-Scheffran-869-71 Types of Governments Forms of taxation Distribution of wealth Religious institutions

4. Planetary Boundaries Reference: Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity by Johan Rockström 1,2, Will Steffen 1,3 et al. (tables and reference links at bottom of article)Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity

5. Ways to Manage Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Managing GHGsGeoengineering Solar Radiation Mgt (SRMSolar Radiation Mgt (SRM) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDRCarbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Emissions Pricing Strategies Cap & Trade Cap & Trade (emissions trading) Carbon Tax Carbon fee with dividend

6. Ways to Manage Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Managing GHGsGeoengineering Solar Radiation Mgt (SRMSolar Radiation Mgt (SRM) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDRCarbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Emissions Pricing Strategies Cap & Trade Cap & Trade (emissions trading) Carbon Tax Carbon fee with dividend

7. Ways to Manage Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Managing GHGsGeoengineering Solar Radiation Mgt (SRMSolar Radiation Mgt (SRM) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDRCarbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Emissions Pricing Strategies Cap & Trade Cap & Trade (emissions trading) Carbon Tax Carbon fee with dividend Dr. Jonathan Ormes – 45 minutes Dr. David Carlson: RFF – 10 minutes

8. LINKS from previous page Geoengineering: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoengineering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoengineering – Solar radiation Mgt (SRM): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_radiation_management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_radiation_management – Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_remov alhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_remov al Taxation:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax – Cap and trade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissions_trading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissions_trading – Carbon tax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_taxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax – Carbon tax with dividend (CCL approach): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee_and_dividend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee_and_dividend