inequality and inertia ppt

The ___, ____, ___, India, and Russia are among the largest ___emitters (combined responsible for a major share of global emissions).

US, EU, China, total

The bottom 50% of the world’s population contributed just ~__%.

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Why Per-Capita Matters - Total emissions hide inequality. Per-capita emissions show how much the average ___ produces.

indv

Canada’s ___ emissions are very ___, consistently among the top emitters per person globally.

PC, high

____ and ____ countries (Qatar, UAE, USA, Australia) also rank among the highest PC emitters 

oil rich, wealthy 

• Countries with small populations but resource-intensive economies are major contributors ____

Per-capita emissions highlight responsibility and fairness in climate negotiations.

per person

worst extreme heat exposure The worst impacts are concentrated in:

• Sub-Saharan___

• ____

• ___

These regions experience the strongest warming impacts despite being low emitters.

Africa, SA, SE Asia

Critical Concept: _____ CO₂ accumulates in the atmosphere and remains for hundreds of years, meaning past emissions still warm the planet today.

inertia 

____ and ____ nations are responsible for a large share of ___ emissions since the IR

US, European, historic

____’s rise in emissions is __, not historical.

China recent

___ and most of ___ still account for very small historic shares

India, Africa

A. ____ inertia

• ____ absorb heat ____; climate continues ___ even if emissions stop today.

CO₂ stays in the atmosphere for a very long time, continuing to trap heat.

physical oceans slowly warming

____/____ inertia

• ____systems, infrastructure, and economic models (_____dependence) take decades to change.

• Political systems move slowly due to:

  • Lobbying

  • ____

  • Economic interests

  • International disagreements

social economic energy ff misinformation 

• Emissions in wealthy countries remain high due to ____ systems.

Rapid emissions cuts are difficult because economies are “locked in.”
(Charts show ___or slowly ___emissions in wealthy nations.)

long-established, stable, declining 

Key Issue: “Common but ____ Responsibility”

• A principle in UN climate ___.

• All must act,

• but wealthy countries must do more because:

  1. They contributed most ____.

  2. They have the greatest ___ to adapt and reduce emissions.

differentiated, negotiations, historically, ability

• Future emissions growth is expected mainly from ____ countries, not because they are irresponsible, but because:

  • They are industrializing.

  • They have large populations.

  • They need energy for development.

But ____ emissions remain low for many of them.This reinforces the theme: Climate responsibility ≠ climate vulnerability ≠ climate future emissions patterns.

developing, PC

Physical inertia: ____ + ___ CO₂.

oceans, long-lived

Social inertia: ____ on fossil fuels, slow institutions.

dependence

___ inertia: disputes over ___ slow global action.

political, responsibility