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Summary (Second speaker)
The second speaker, Benjamin K. Sovacool talked about “Institutional and Individual Response to Climate Change Issue”. He mentioned that there were a variety of gases classified as greenhouse gases, notably CO2, CH4, and N2O, but to facilitate measurement, they were all converted to CO2 and with weight proportional to their degree of impact on the environment. He then pointed out the three major sectors that contributed the most to greenhouse gas emission, energy supply, forestry and agriculture.
Most countries had done little in the past to cut emissions, with their emissions level generally proportional to their GDP. Sovacool also mentioned briefly some of the institutional actions for climate stabilization, with the majority promoting the use of stricter regulations and subsidies targeting sectors such as energy supply, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management.
Then the speaker moved on to stress the importance of individual effort in climate stabilization. He encouraged the use of sustainable electricity, food, homes and technology, and elaborated on how conserving resources will have huge impact on not just the environment but also our health. Lastly, he ended by reiterating that these challenges can be solved with everyone’s effort, and urged us to make a difference starting today.