I am about supporting the environment but it needs to be done in a way that protects the environment without destroying the economy. 1. Emerging markets - https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/emerging-markets-need-1-trln-year-get-net-zero-blackrock-2021-10-14/ 2. Most polluted cities - https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/25-most-polluted-cities-world-2021-rankings/ 3. Critical metals - https://republicofmining.com/2021/11/10/greenland-bans-uranium-mining-blocking-vast-rare-earths-project-by-cecilia-jamasmie-mining-com-november-10-2021/#more-73788 4. Critical metals - https://republicofmining.com/2021/11/10/temiskaming-could-be-the-north-american-refining-hub-to-feed-the-electric-vehicle-market-by-ian-ross-northern-ontario-business-november-9-2021/ 5. Lithium - https://www.nxtmine.com/news/articles/energy-critical-metals/tsx-orl-chile-opens-lithium-reserves-to-explorers-amid-rising-demand/ 6. Electrical vehicle adoption - https://www.nxtmine.com/news/articles/energy-critical-metals/tsx-orl-chile-opens-lithium-reserves-to-explorers-amid-rising-demand/ 7. Microgrids - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/11/11/can-microgrids-help-reduce-the-vulnerabilities-of-the-us-power-grid/?sh=5547243511e2 8. Electricity - https://news.yahoo.com/electricity-prices-squeeze-mainers-budgets-173000178.html 9. Water - https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/global-water-crisis/ 10. Food - https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1054032209/rising-food-prices-have-resulted-in-both-food-insecurity-and-improvisation

1. HOW TO
MITIGATE
THE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE
CHANGE
Presenter Name: Paul Young CPA CGA
November 12, 2021

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: paul.young@ca.ibm.con
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

3. AGENDA
• Global Economy
• Global Emissions
• Global Emissions / per capita
• Top Climate Threats
• How to mitigate risks with climate change
• Environmental Protection Spending – Canada
• Electrical Vehicles
• Power Grid
• Wind Power and Recycling
• Solar Power
• Plastic Resins
• Sustainable farming
• Transforming / GDP
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4. GLOBAL ECONOMY
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"The recovery remains very uneven, with strikingly different outcomes across countries," the OECD said in its interim
economic outlook.
Global gross domestic product has surpassed its pre-pandemic level following last year's COVID-induced recession.
Global output is now expected to expand by 5.7 percent this year, down 0.1 percentage points from the organization's
previous forecast in May.
But the outlook for 2022 has slightly improved, with 4.5% growth now expected, up by 0.1 points.
"Output and employment gaps remain in many countries, particularly in emerging-market and developing economies
where vaccination rates are low," the report said.
The OECD lowered its growth outlook for the United States from 6.9 to 6.0% this year. The US Congressional Budget
Office has forecast 6.7% growth for the world's top economy.
https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/article/21176040/oecd-lowers-global-us-economic-growth-
forecasts?utm_source=IY%20IW%20Daily%20Headlines%20-
%20Morning&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS210920133&o_eid=7930I4506489J2B&rdx.ident%5Bpull%
5D=omeda%7C7930I4506489J2B&oly_enc_id=7930I4506489J2B
Here is my look at the global economy - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-global-
economy-september-2021

5. GLOBAL EMISSIONS PER CAPITA
Source - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chinas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-exceed-those-of-all-other-
developed-countries-combined/ or https://climate.selectra.com/en/carbon-footprint/most-polluting-countries
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greenhouse-gas-emissions-exceed-those-of-all-other-developed-
countries-combined/ TITLE
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6. EMERGING
MARKETS
• Source -
https://www.cgdev.org/media/dev
eloping-countries-are-
responsible-63-percent-current-
carbon-emissions
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7. GLOBAL EMISSIONS PER CAPITA
Source - https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/co2-emissions-by-country or
https://www.worldometers.info/geography/largest-countries-in-the-world/
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8. CANADA AND EMISSIONS
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9. WHY DOES IPCC NOT USED KMS/EMISSION
METRIC
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10. TOP CLIMATE THREATS
Source - https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/global-cities-arent-ready-for-climate-threats-put-400-million-
people-at-risk-finds-report-9613981.html or https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/insights/blackrock-
investment-institute/interactive-charts/geopolitical-risk-dashboard
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• Floods
• Drought
• Earthquakes
• Forest fires
• Avalanches
• Sunspots
• Air Pollution
• CO2 emissions

11. HOW TO MITIGATE RISKS WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE
• Better forest management practices - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-forestry-sector-
248000228
• Best water management practices - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/water-management-water-crisis-
world-may-2021
• More emphasis on the circular economy as part of moving to zero waste and other areas of the environmental
management - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-best-to-managed-the-circular-economy
• Mandatory reporting standards for ESG - https://ibm.box.com/s/vmyitcackqevvm1hcxv7wke6gudrpnce
• Managing carbon leak, https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/clean-technology-search-for-viable-solutions
• Better urban planning including revamp urban and rural policies - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-
do-you-best-support-urban-planning-rural-vs-urban
• Mandatory reporting of emergency and crisis management -
https://ibm.box.com/s/rsp6p9tez8uru9fo0wu5d13bxt7rtrr0
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12. BLOG – HOW BEST TO IDENTIFY CLIMATE RISKS
WITH PORTFOLIOS
Synopsis
Both the public and private sectors continue look at ways to mitigate climate risk as it relates to their asset holdings.
What is climate risk and stress testing?
he European Central Bank is stress testing the broader economy to assess the economic risk of climate change three
decades into the future, the bank's vice president said on Thursday.
While full results of the test, which includes four million companies worldwide and almost all euro zone banks, will
be published in mid-2021, early results show there is a clear benefit to early action, Luis de Guindos said.
Source - https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/business/reuters/ecb-stress-testing-broader-economy-over-climate-risk-
de-guindos-564985/
LinkedIn – Blog - - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-how-best-identify-climate-risks-portfolios-paul-
young/?published=t
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13. FARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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Blog - Robot farmers could improve jobs and help fight climate change – if they’re developed responsibly
Farming robots that can move autonomously in an open field or greenhouse promise a cleaner, safer agricultural
future. But there are also potential downsides, from the loss of much-needed jobs to the safety of those working
alongside the robots.
To ensure that the use of autonomous robots on farms creates more benefits than losses, a process of responsible
development is required. Society as a whole needs to be involved in setting the trajectories for future farming.
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/robot-farmers-could-improve-jobs-and-help-fight-climate-change-if-
theyre-developed-responsibly/
Other link - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/farming-and-agricultural-equipment-june-2021

14. FOREST FIRES
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Climate change is raising average global temperatures, bringing with it longer droughts, with cascading effects for
forests and wildfires. These impacts are highly place-dependent — they are determined by the ecology an
ecosystem and its history of disturbance, like wildfires, insect outbreaks or logging.
Blog – Wildfires and Climate Change – How to mitigate the impact of Wild and Forest Fires -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-wildfires-climate-change-how-mitigate-impact-wild-paul-young/?published=t

15. HYDROGEN
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Blog - Why green hydrogen — but not grey — could help solve climate change.
Hydrogen can be burned like any other fuel in cars, ships, and airplanes, but because it does not contain
carbon, it will not produce CO2 emissions. More importantly, it can also power fuel cells that convert
hydrogen into clean electricity directly. This feature will trigger a revolution in portable, urban, and
autonomous power over long distances.
Challenges to widespread hydrogen adoption include the lack of a refueling and distribution
infrastructure, embryonic and evolving safety standards, and high costs. Most of these challenges are
being addressed as the number and scale of demonstration projects increases.
Source - https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/why-green-hydrogen-but-not-grey-could-help-solve-
climate-change/
Here is my work on hydrogen - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/the-future-of-hydrogen

16. ELECTRICAL VEHICLES / RISKS
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1. Cost & availability of materials like Lithium
2. Lack of plug-in stations
3. Grid ability to support plug-in stations
4. Trade wars over wafers and other products
5. Conflict metals
6. Range of the battery charge
7. Fire hazard
8. Raw material requirement (Plastic, nickel, copper, chromite,
aluminum, etc.,
9. Cost to retrofit homes for local plug-in capabilities
10. Cost to switch over automotive plants to electrical production
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electrical-vehicles-
and-plugin-stations-adoption-august-2021

17. POWER GRID
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Global energy prices have spike due to issues with energy supply
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/world-electricity-analysis-and-commentary-july-2021

18. WIND POWER AND RECYCLING
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Blog – Wind Power and Recycling - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_to-end-wind-power-waste-
siemens-gamesa-designs-activity-6848534185544699904-bg01
There needs to be a global strategy on how to recycle the old blades. https://windeurope.org/newsroom/press-
releases/wind-industry-calls-for-europe-wide-ban-on-landfilling-turbine-blades/

19. PLASTIC RESINS
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Plastics play a key role as part of disease mitigation including masks, dividers, storage, etc. The real issue is how
best to recycle the plastics as part diverted waste from waterways and landfill sites.
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/plastic-resin-emerges-as-tiniest-example-of-enduring-
covid-19-supply-chain-crunch-273555/
My work: https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-maximized-the-circular-economy-250318403

20. SOLAR
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-09/sundrive-solar-startup-beats-china-s-giant-manufacturers-in-efficiency-
test?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-climate&utm_campaign=socialflow-
organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=climate&utm_medium=social
I am all for cleantech if issues are addressed:
Maximizing load factors
Recycling of turbines, EV batteries, solar panels, etc.
Reducing the reliance on China
No direct government subsidies
Mitigating fire risks from improper installation of solar panels
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-solar-industry-250182134

21. SUSTAINABLE FARMING
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https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2021/09/27/sustainable-agriculture-planning-vital-for-the-
future/#.YVGiM30pDQx
All levels of govt need to stop looking at ways to fix the environment through carbon taxes & other taxes.
The focus should be on policies that support the green and circular economy through CCA, automation,
better urban planning, and Innovation credits.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-sustainable-agriculture-food-supply-pricing-climate-paul-
young/?published=t

22. MOVING OFF FOSSIL
FUELS
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@emi_eaton
Your article is well off the mark.
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/how-
canada-can-leave-83-per-cent-of-its-oil-in-the-ground-and-
build-strong-new-economies/
Here is my rebuttal of your work:
Blog – How to transform an economy off Fossil fuels -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-how-transform-
economy-off-fossil-fuels-paul-young/?published=t

23. ENERGY CRISIS
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Australia exported 3-13 million tons per month of coal to China in 2020. If China needs 50 million tons per month
that is rapid increase in coal production. It is unclear in China and Australia would be able to ramp to meet the
demand. China is already in a shortage of perhaps 50 million tons per month.
If there is a rapid surge in coal importing to China, there could be overbidding that causes shortages for other
Asian countries. This will also make the supply chain problems even worse.
Prioritizing heating over electricity means more factory shutdowns.
Prioritizing heating coal imports over other supply chain means that the 200 ships waiting to get unloaded get
bumped back at the ports for hundreds of coal ships.
China having coal production problems is tough because building other sources of electricity and heating will take
years. Especially if China wants to get beyond current levels to support 6% per year GDP growth.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/10/173364.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%
3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29
This ties nicely to my work on energy - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/world-heading-energy-crisis-paul-young/

24. OTHER BLOGS AND LINKS
• Blog - Some lithium-ion batteries can now propel a car 250 miles on a ten-minute charge - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_electric-
vehicle-batteries-what-will-they-activity-6822196682361577472-APwo
• Here is my work on Electrical Vehicles - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electrical-vehicles-and-plugin-stations-adoption-june-2021
• Blog – Wobbling Moon will cause devastating floods world-wide by 2030 - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-wobbling-moon-cause-devastating-floods-
worldwide-paul-young/?published=t
• Blog – Vertical and Expert Farming – What is next - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-expert-and-vertical-farming
• Blog – Seaweed and Plastics - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_seaweed-the-answer-to-the-plastic-crisis-activity-
6821764164160233472-Z7f8
• Blog - Blog - 5 ways climate-driven ocean change can threaten human health - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-5-ways-climate-driven-ocean-change-
can-threaten-paul-young/?published=t
• Blog – Insurers are falling short in tackling climate risk, warns top policy adviser - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-insurers-falling-short-tackling-
climate-risk-warns-paul-young/?published=t
• Blog - Rethinking Weather with UAVs - Collaborative group studies the use of UAVs as a practical replacement for weather balloons-
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_rethinking-weather-with-uavs-activity-6822861481789521920-9qBr
• Heat Wave and Climate Change - none of the claims that global warming increases ridging (high pressure) over time are supported by data or modeling.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/07/06/was-global-warming-the-cause-of-the-great-northwest-heatwave-science-says-no/ - Government still needs to
mitigate risks with climate change https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-mitigate-the-threats-of-climate-change-249595233
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25. SUMMARY
• World needs to work together as part of protecting the environment
• World needs to look at ways to grow the global economy in sustainable way
• Data, AI, security, and platform can play a key role with improving climate outcomes for both the private and public
sectors - https://ibm.box.com/s/8ak2l4bqmzhaow2rog15s9uofj65ldai
• The world needs to pull to center when it comes to environmental policies.
• United Nations needs to bring in more oversight through better performance measurements and operational audits -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/interna-audit-operational-and-performance-audit-outlook-2021-and-beyong
• Public sector needs to embrace stronger governance model - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-fix-
the-goverance-model-for-the-public-sector-government
• More can be done in terms of monitoring solutions like Maximo or other areas of monitoring to help mitigate the
impacts of climate change - https://www.ibm.com/impact/sustainability
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26. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
• If you like to learn more
about trade and/or other
subjects as part of your
professional learning and
development then feel free
to review my material on
https://www.udemy.com/
(search Paul Young CPA
CGA)
• These subjects address
how to fixed issues with
housing and/or systemic
issues related to economy
including government
policies