Description (de)
Dritter Vortrag der »Boltzmann Lectures« der Fakultät für Physik der Universität Wien
Mitschnitt einer Veranstaltung am Dienstag, dem 5. November 2013 im Lise-Meitner-Hörsaal der Fakultät für Physik
Moderation: Regina Hitzenberger (Fakultät für Physik)
Kamera und Schnitt: Viktor Zdrachal
Meinrat O. Andreae ist Direktor und Wissenschaftliches Mitglied am Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie in Mainz.
Abstract: Atmospheric aerosols have counteracted the warming effects of greenhouse gases over the past century. This has provided some "climate protection", but also prevented the true magnitude of the problem from becoming evident. Over the coming century, the role of aerosols in opposing global warming will wane, since their lifetime is short, and because there are powerful policy reasons to reduce their emissions. They will, on the other hand, continue to play a role in regional climate change, especially with regard to the water cycle. The end of significant "climate protection" by atmospheric aerosols, combined with the potentially very high sensitivity of the climate system, make sharp and prompt reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, especially CO2, very urgent.
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1. Vorspann 00:00:00
2. Boltzmann as grandfather of climate research 00:00:20
3. Radiative climate forcing 00:07:00
4. Climate change: Europe by 2100 00:17:26
5. Present emission trends 00:25:10
6. Mortality attributable to aerosol pollution 00:36:35
7. The challenge 00:43:00
8. Questions from the audience 00:49:00