CHUA YUN XUAN POST 1
During the EG1471 lecture on 5th February, two invited speakers Dr Liong Shie-Yui and Dr Benjamin K. Sovacool discussed the topics of monitoring climate change with climate models and the possible responses to climate change respectively. The first speakers's presentation was summarized by the writer.
The first part summarized the effects of climate change. The writer mentioned an important fact that it is the excessive emission of green house gases that leads to global warming which implies that an acceptable amount of the gases is necessary. This was supported by Dr Liong's comment that greenhouse gases are required to sustain life on the Earth. The writer also stated the effects of climate change which were supported by statistics provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The second part summarized the usage of Global Climate Models in tracking climate change and the alterations made for its application to smaller regions in the form of Regional Climate Models. Contrary to the writer's impression, the models provides a platform for monitoring climate change to a greater extent than as a response in tackling the climate issue.
The writer concluded his summary by stating the scale and urgency of climate change. Furthermore. he mentioned the ability of every individual in alleviating this pressing issue. This was elaborated by Dr Sovacool but due to the length constriant of the summary, the writer was unable to further discuss the issue.
To conclude, the writer provided a concise and structured summary on the presentation by Dr Liong.
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