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    The sea could rise anywhere between 2. Feet by 2100, causing millions of people living in coastal cities to move. Climate change has affected Denmark in many of the ways it has affected the rest of the world. Denmark is planning to be completely independent from fossil fuels by 2050.

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    The sea could rise anywhere between 2. Feet by 2100, causing millions of people living in coastal cities to move. Climate change has affected Denmark in many of the ways it has affected the rest of the world. Denmark is planning to be completely independent from fossil fuels by 2050.

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    Country:

    Denmark
    Committee:
    ClimateChange
    Delagate:
    LuciGuthey

    Introduction:
    Inthefuture,ifclimatechangedoesnotstoptheseacouldriseanywherebetween2.55
    feetby2100,causingmillionsofpeoplelivingincoastalcitiestomove.Therisingsealevel
    couldcauseerosion,floodingoffarmingland,andlossofhabitatformanyanimals.
    Climatechangeisveryimportantfortheglobalcommunitytoaddresssince1880,the
    temperaturehasrisen1.4Fdegrees.Withthechangeinthetemperature,weatherhasbecome
    moreextreme,andiscontributingtocoastalflooding.

    NationalActions:
    ClimatechangehasaffectedDenmarkinmanyofthewaysithasaffectedtherestofthe
    world.Thetemperaturehasrisen1.5Csincetheendofthe19thcentury.Precipitationhasrisen
    by15%sincerecordsbeganin1874.However,Denmarkhasbeguntotakeonelargesteptotry
    fixthechangeshappeningintheclimate.Denmarkisplanningtobecompletelyindependent
    fromfossilfuelsby2050.Todoso,thecountrywillproducethemajorityofitspowerfrom
    windandbiomass.Atthemoment,Denmarkproduces40%ofitspowerfromthewind,andby
    2050halfofitspowerwillbegeneratedfromthewind.Therestoftheenergywillbeproduced
    bysolarandwaste.

    InternationalActions:
    Climatechangehasbeenrecognizedgloballyfordecades,althoughsomecountrieshave
    disputedthecauses.Asaresult,theUnitedNationsFederationofClimateChangeControland
    theKyotoProtocolweredeveloped.TheKyotoprotocol,initsearlystageswasanagreement
    linkedwiththeUNFCCCtoreducegreenhousegasses.ThisstageoftheKyotoprotocollasted
    from19972012.ThentheDohaAmendmentwasadoptedtoextendtheKyotoprotocolandwill
    lastfrom20132020.
    Recommendations:
    Aboveallelse,Denmarksuggeststhattherestoftheworldfollowourlead.Denmarkcan
    offersupportinimplementingmanyofthethingswealreadyhave.TakeChinaforexample.Itis
    theworld'sbiggestemitterofgreenhousegases.Iftheycutbackonconsumptionsoffossilfuels
    by50%by2050andusemorealternativesourcesofpower,theycouldmakeabigdifference.
    DenmarkwouldstronglysuggestthattheUNimplementapolicyrequiringallcountriestomake
    anattempttoimplementgreenliving,withaUNappointedrepresentativetocheckinon
    advancements,annually.

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