inequality and inertia ppt PQ

5.Physical climate inertia exists primarily because:
c) oceans absorb heat ____, and CO₂ ___ for centuries

slowly, persists

Explain four ways in which global greenhouse gas emissions are unequal.

High-income countries (US, Canada, Australia, EU) have far higher ____ emissions.

Wealthy nations ___ manufacturing to ____ countries, ____ emissions geographically but not in ___ responsibility.

PC, outsource, low-income, shifting, consumption

Describe four reasons why per-capita emissions are a more meaningful indicator of climate responsibility than total emissions.

Shows average ___ responsibility rather than total national size.

Highlights high emitters like Canada, Qatar, and Australia that don't appear large in total emissions

Enables fairer comparisons between large and small populations.

indv 

Sub-Saharan Africa – high exposure to ___/___; extremely ___emissions.

heat, drought, low 

South Asia – dense population, extreme ___ risk; low ___ emissions.

heat, PC

Southeast Asia – tropical vulnerability, poverty; low ___ emissions.

historic

Small Island States – ___ ___threatens existence; contributed almost ___to the crisis.

sea-level rise, nothing 

___ and ____ dominate historic emissions; ___ leads current emissions.

US Europe, China

____ inertia: Lag in climate system response due to long-lived ____ and ___ ocean warming.

• Warming continues for decades even if emissions __.

physical, CO2, slow, stop

____inertia: Delay caused by long-term ___on fossil energy and ___ systems.

• Nations cannot rapidly replace ___, cars, power plants.

social, dependence, ingrained, pipelines 

Explain the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility” and give two real-world examples of how it influences climate policy.

All countries must address climate change, but wealthy nations must take greater action due to ___ emissions and higher ___.
- Wealthy nations are expected to finance the Green Climate __.

- Developed countries adopt ____emissions targets under the ___ Agreement.

historic, capacity, fund, stricter, Paris

Explain why future emissions are expected to rise in developing nations but why this does not mean they are primarily responsible for the climate crisis.

- Developing countries are ____, expanding energy access, and have growing populations.

Their per-capita emissions remain far lower than wealthy nations.

They have tiny historic emissions.

The crisis today is driven mainly by accumulated ___ emissions from wealthy nations.

industralizing, historic 

Define climate justice and explain four ways inequality shows up in climate impacts or responsibilities.

- Climate justice: The idea that those who contributed least should not suffer the most and that responsibility should be based on ___ and ___ emissions.

capacity, historic 

Social inertia:

• Fossil-fuel ____ (pipelines, plants, vehicles) locks in emissions.

• Political resistance, ___, and slow international negotiations prevent rapid action.

infrastructure, lobbying