Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
HASR Bistro
Social/dinner hour from 6 pm: talk starts 7 pm
Everybody welcome: no admission charge
No corkage charge if you buy your wine at the neighboring HASR liquor store
Cheap and easy (cash only) parking at the underground municipal garage at 155 N Beretania
Exit ramp is directly opposite HASR Bistro
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Dr. Chip Fletcher
UH-Manoa
Planning for Sea Level Rise on Oahu
Although a global revolution in power generation is taking place, it is too little and too late to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Accord.
Because of rising global GDP, a projected demand for new energy over the next 2 decades means carbon dioxide emissions are likely to rise and the market share of fossil fuels to renewable sources will remain roughly the same. This constitutes a commitment to rising sea level that needs to be met with adaptation planning.
A recent report recommends adopting the area exposed to roughly 1 m of sea level as a special planning district. Modeling indicates this region will experience frequent high tide flooding before mid-century.
Chip Fletcher is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in SOEST and member of the Honolulu Climate Change Commission.
