MAE 124/ESYS 103:  Week 4 Assignment

Who is Responsible for Stopping Green House Warming?  Relative Roles of Developing and Developed Nations


The week 4 homework asks you to evaluate the relative roles of developing and developed countries in addressing greenhouse warming.  In responding to this question, you may find it helpful to look at the Global Carbon Project (2008) report entitled  "Carbon budget and trends 2007".  In particular, take a look at the additional emissions figures and at the overview of the carbon budget. 

If you're curious about further details, the Wikipedia entry on the Kyoto Protocol is helpful, and the Bali Declaration is available here.

You may also be wondering what to expect on the midterm exam.  This week's assignment is worded as a sample midterm essay question, although we ask for only 250 words in the assignment, and you won't have a word count limit for the exam.  The TAs will talk about essay exam responses during discussion section.  We've also posted further information about what to expect on the midterm to the web.