On  22 October,  Charge D‘affaires of the British  Embassy,  Stephen Conlon made a call on the Environment Ministry and presented a 4C Map to the Deputy Minister Ramunas Kalvaitis.

 

The map outlines some of the impacts that may occur if the global average temperature rises by  4C (7C).

Stephen Conlon expressed the hope that in Copenhagen in December the world will come together at the United Nations conference to agree a new international agreement to tackle climate change.

 

The poster shows that a 4 degree average rise will not be spread uniformly across the globe. The land will heat up more quickly than the sea, and high latitudes, particularly the Arctic, will have larger temperature increases.

 

The average land temperature will be 5.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

 

The impacts on human activity shown on the map are only a selection of those that may occur, and highlight the severe effects on water availability, agricultural productivity, extreme temperatures and drought, the risk of forest fire and sea level rise.

 

Notes for Editors

Further information on the science of the map can be found at www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/guide/effects/

The online version of the 4 degree world map provides an interactive web tool which allows the user to focus on certain impacts, geographies and access more information about the science behind the map. The map is available to be embedded on any website and the embed code can be accessed at www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk/4degrees.

The map was launched at the Science Museum alongside the unveiling of its latest exhibit, „Prove It! All the evidence you need to believe in climate change‟. Further information: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/proveit

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