orlando climate change

Climate Change in Orlando, FL

Emma Cowherd

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Region Around Orlando/Global Impact

Where else in the world?

Combating Climate Change

Climate Change Impact

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• "Across the country, people are struggling with rapid shifts between drought and extreme rain, warming temperatures and severe storms that produce hail, rain and tornadoes." Bowen, a scientist from USA Today said.

Climate change is a big problem across the globe, but especially in urban areas like Orlando.

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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT

What is being done

Aims to reduce energy consumption by 25% and increase the amount of renewable energy used to generate electricity to 100% by 2050.

Green Works Orlando

OUC, Orlanod's #1 power company aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This includes reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and 75% by 2040.

OUC Carbon Emission

The City is also partnering with the Orlando Utilities Commission and the Orlando Economic Partnership to launch a 100% Renewable Energy Pledge campaign in April, 2020. This will support the demand for additional utility scale solar farms to be added to the grid mix.

Solar Energy Usage

The City Energy Project is an initiative to build innovative, practical solutions that will boost energy, cut waste, and reduce harmful pollution.

The City Energy Project

Places all over the world are experiencing similar climate change to Orlando. Miami, Florida, and polar parts of Russia are also experiencing rapid climate warming similar to Orlando. In addition, smog that has been a greater problem in Orlando has also appeared in other urban areas like Tokyo and Atlanta, GA.\ Orlando's heating continues to contribute to global warming, and widespread use of fossil fuels amplify the global greenhouse effect.

where else in the world/Global Effects

“Orlando, FL.” ACEEE, database.aceee.org/city/orlando-fl#:~:text=Orlando%20plans%20to%20achieve%20a,the%20Community%20Sustainability%20Action%20Plan.&text=Orlando%20plans%20to%20generate%20100,the%20Community%20Sustainability%20Action%20Plan. Accessed 22 Nov. 2023. “Orlando, Florida Climate Change Risks and Hazards: Heat, Precipitation.” Orlando, Florida Climate Change Risks and Hazards: Heat, Precipitation / ClimateCheck, climatecheck.com/florida/orlando. Accessed 22 Nov. 2023.

Sources

Climate Change

• Because of Florida's coastal landscape, we are extremely suseptible to the negative effectts sea level rise, which is caused by climate warming. Approx. 19% of buildings in Orlando are suseptible to flood damage. ("Orlando")

• According to climate change indexes, Orlando is heating up at 2 degrees per year, compared to the global average of 1.