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Global Changes from World Fossil Fuel Energy Exhaustion Greg McCormick
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Outline World Fossil Fuel Reserves FF Consumption Rates FF Exhaustion Carbon Dioxide Levels GHG and Earth Temperature Impacts
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World Energy Reserves Crude Oil –1.22 Trillion Barrels Coal –998 Billion Tons Natural Gas –6.28 Quadrillion ft 3 (STP) Total Carbon Mass: 832 Trillion kg By Fuel Mass
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Global Oil Consumption Projections –USA Annual change: 1.2%/yr –Developing Countries (Asia) Annual change: 3.0%/yr –World Annual change: 1.4%/yr
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Reserve Lifetimes Crude Oil exhaustion in 2037
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Natural Gas will be exhausted in 2043 Reserve Lifetimes
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Coal will be exhausted in 2072 Reserve Lifetimes
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Carbon Emissions Carbon Dioxide –100 yr Lifetime Current Atmospheric Levels –383 ppm –Avg. increase (1960 – Present) 1.5 ppm/yr 200 Billion kg (Current total release) Future Atmospheric Levels –Global Carbon release (65 yrs away) 770 ppm Max 101% increase (2x)
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GHG and Temperature Temperature Increases and CO 2 levels are correlated
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Future Temperature
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Temperatures Future Global Avg. Temperature 67 °F Current Avg. Temperature 59 °F Change: +8 °F
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Impacts Significant reduction of ice sheets –Likely complete melting Vegetation –Increased vegetation in temperate mid-high latitudes Seas –Slowing of ocean conveyer –Rising Water levels and temperatures Weather –Increased storm intensity Arable land –Increased dessert area –Reduced rain / increased flooding
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Impacts Animal Population dynamics –Insect boom from warmer winters –Decreasing fish populations –Increasing jellyfish populations
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Effort Needed CO 2 emissions must be curbed drastically and soon Climate change will occur unless changes are made Alternative fuels and energies deserve higher priority in government and industry funding
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