Global temperature seen to rise by 7 ° C in 2100

SBy AN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The official highest recorded temperature of 56.7°C (degrees Celsius), measured on July 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley in California is expected to go up by 7°C by 2100 while the highest 51°C felt in Nueva Ecija on April 10 last year will likely be surpassed.

Atty. Aaron Pedrosa, head of the energy working group of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ), said research on physical science conducted by Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) open forum held at ABC hall in San Fernando City, La Union which showed global temperature will go up due to the continuing high emissions of carbon dioxide particularly those coming from coal-fired power plants.

“If we do not do anything on lowering greenhouse emissions and if we do the low mitigation, meaning low to none action on lowering the carbon dioxide emissions, the global temperature will increase to seven degrees Celsius by the end of the century 2100,” Pedrosa said.

Pedrosa, presented an overview on the Climate Change during the forum, quoted IPCC that if the drastic mitigation on gas emissions will now be implemented, like the phase out of coalfired power plants going into renewable energy, there is a possibility that the global increase in average temperature by the end of the century will not go up by two degrees Celsius.

IPCC is composed of more than 2,000 scientists studying the global situation of climate change.

Pedrosa said the Philippines has low emission on carbon dioxide and contributes only 0.31 percent of the global emissions but its vulnerability on climate change is very high because the excessive emission of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that results in extreme weather condition like the typhoon Yolanda.

“I have to make it clear though that this low emission of carbon dioxide is being used by the government to allow the establishment and operation

The DENR secretary suggested that to successfully promote conservation of the site, the provincial and municipal governments should harness of coal-fired power plants. This should not give the government a license to allow the putting up of harmful and dirty technology because it will worsen the impact on health and environment,” Pedrosa said.

He said politics has overpowered science on environmental issues because policy makers, mostly politicians, do not listen to research and studies of scientists.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warned the country would continue to experience “generally warmer than average” temperatures.

Meanwhile, Pedrosa, also the secretary general of Sanlakas Party-list, said the sea water level is also expected to the “ecological appeal” of the tourist spot to generate social entrepreneurship that could alleviate poverty. (Liezle Basa Iñigo) rise by 18 inches in 2020

“According to the World Meteorological Organization, they saw that the rise in seawater level in the Philippines is almost three times higher than the global average of three centimeters. The country is more than seven centimeters higher which will happen in every decade. So the government needs to study the situation of low-lying areas and communities,” he said.

Pedrosa said the rise in sea water level is the effect of global warming.

“Melting iceberg will go to these low-lying areas, through the sea, and the Philippines is one of those affected by this phenomenon. Islands around the Pacific are now experiencing rising sea levels,” he said.