Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists - IPMZ
... as well as due to trickle-down effects between prolific and occasional climate writers, we expect an interpretive community among climate journalists which is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus – knowing that in science there will never be a f ...
... as well as due to trickle-down effects between prolific and occasional climate writers, we expect an interpretive community among climate journalists which is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus – knowing that in science there will never be a f ...
Climate Change and Variability
... administered by the Tasman District Council, and outlines some possible impacts of these changes. To set the context, we summarise key findings of the recent (2007) global climate change assessment undertaken by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Warming of the climate system is ‘unequiv ...
... administered by the Tasman District Council, and outlines some possible impacts of these changes. To set the context, we summarise key findings of the recent (2007) global climate change assessment undertaken by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Warming of the climate system is ‘unequiv ...
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... 2. The IPCC 4th Assessment Report and EU-funded research The IPCC was set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide decision-makers with an objective source of information about climate change. During 2007, IPCC finalised its ...
... 2. The IPCC 4th Assessment Report and EU-funded research The IPCC was set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide decision-makers with an objective source of information about climate change. During 2007, IPCC finalised its ...
Talking about a revolution: climate change and the media
... pollsters IPSOS/Mori in the UK in 2007. Yet there has been a strong scientific consensus that humans influence climate since 1995, represented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the 2,000+ researchers most qualified to comment. In 2007 the IPCC gave its strongest statement yet ...
... pollsters IPSOS/Mori in the UK in 2007. Yet there has been a strong scientific consensus that humans influence climate since 1995, represented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the 2,000+ researchers most qualified to comment. In 2007 the IPCC gave its strongest statement yet ...
IPCC SPECIAL REPORT EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
... standard work of reference, widely used by policymakers, scientists and other experts. In 1992 the IPCC released emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. The so-called IS92 scenarios were pathbreaking. They were the first global scenari ...
... standard work of reference, widely used by policymakers, scientists and other experts. In 1992 the IPCC released emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. The so-called IS92 scenarios were pathbreaking. They were the first global scenari ...
BACKGROUND PAPER Prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment
... issues more fully. Suggestions put forward during the consultations include the integration of adaptation into national DRR frameworks, the integration of DRR into adaptation strategies, the development of joint action plans, and national “resilience strategies” that integrate climate risk and deve ...
... issues more fully. Suggestions put forward during the consultations include the integration of adaptation into national DRR frameworks, the integration of DRR into adaptation strategies, the development of joint action plans, and national “resilience strategies” that integrate climate risk and deve ...
The World Meteorological Organization at a glance
... Another key player is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established in 1988 and co-sponsored by WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It assesses the available scientific, technical and socio-economic information to understand the risk of human-induced climate ...
... Another key player is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established in 1988 and co-sponsored by WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It assesses the available scientific, technical and socio-economic information to understand the risk of human-induced climate ...
UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, and the WTO – Brewing Conflicts or
... the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth’s resources. Such changes will place par ...
... the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth’s resources. Such changes will place par ...
English
... affected, then biodiversity will inevitably also be affected. vi) The COP-10 provisional definition of geoengineering does not mention why there should be any effort to either reduce insolation or remove carbon from the atmosphere. For any definition intended to be climate-related, some reference to ...
... affected, then biodiversity will inevitably also be affected. vi) The COP-10 provisional definition of geoengineering does not mention why there should be any effort to either reduce insolation or remove carbon from the atmosphere. For any definition intended to be climate-related, some reference to ...
Unchecked Climate Change Migration V Ramanathan F Forman
... Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC was released. Working Group II, which focuses on impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, noted that while we are lacking reliable quantitative data, ...
... Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC was released. Working Group II, which focuses on impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, noted that while we are lacking reliable quantitative data, ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... The IWG2010 report noted that, concerning the low end of the ECS distribution, its determination reflected a greater degree of certainty that a low ECS value could be excluded than did the IPCC. From the IWG2010 (p. 14): “Finally, we note the IPCC judgment that the equilibrium climate sensitivity “i ...
... The IWG2010 report noted that, concerning the low end of the ECS distribution, its determination reflected a greater degree of certainty that a low ECS value could be excluded than did the IPCC. From the IWG2010 (p. 14): “Finally, we note the IPCC judgment that the equilibrium climate sensitivity “i ...
Climate Narratives: What is Modern about Traditional Ecological
... range of experience of traditional groups? Traditional knowledge should be seen as a process, rather than a static body of knowledge. Traditional ways of knowing, that is, observing, understanding and making sense of environmental change, is what makes traditional knowledge holders such good observe ...
... range of experience of traditional groups? Traditional knowledge should be seen as a process, rather than a static body of knowledge. Traditional ways of knowing, that is, observing, understanding and making sense of environmental change, is what makes traditional knowledge holders such good observe ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... with regard to the discount rate, reference case socioeconomic and emission scenarios, or equilibrium climate sensitivity).” The earth’s equilibrium climate sensitivity is defined in the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon 2010 (hereafter, IWG2010) report as “the long-term increase in ...
... with regard to the discount rate, reference case socioeconomic and emission scenarios, or equilibrium climate sensitivity).” The earth’s equilibrium climate sensitivity is defined in the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon 2010 (hereafter, IWG2010) report as “the long-term increase in ...
97% Consensus? No! Global Warming Math
... Since 2004, several surveys have been conducted that claim to establish a consistent “97% scientific consensus” about the reality of dangerous or Catastrophic Anthropogenic [humancaused] Global Warming (CAGW/AGW). 1 The essence of those who hold the AGW position lies in the declaration of the Interg ...
... Since 2004, several surveys have been conducted that claim to establish a consistent “97% scientific consensus” about the reality of dangerous or Catastrophic Anthropogenic [humancaused] Global Warming (CAGW/AGW). 1 The essence of those who hold the AGW position lies in the declaration of the Interg ...
FINAL TEXT PAGES - Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
... of the climate system is unequivocal,” and that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations”9 (where “very likely” signified >90 percent probability that the statem ...
... of the climate system is unequivocal,” and that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations”9 (where “very likely” signified >90 percent probability that the statem ...
Exploring Climate Patterns Embedded in Global Climate Change
... the interaction of atmospheric and oceanic processes. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event is one such event with a global impact on weather patterns. On the other hand, the increase in CO2 can have significant influence on the ENSO patterns and intensity. The degree to which CO2 scenarios ...
... the interaction of atmospheric and oceanic processes. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event is one such event with a global impact on weather patterns. On the other hand, the increase in CO2 can have significant influence on the ENSO patterns and intensity. The degree to which CO2 scenarios ...
PDO Annual has a period of 55-60 years
... of information, with an almost exclusive concentration on greenhouse gases, and particularly on the man-made emissions of carbon dioxide, as the dominant cause of climate change and the recent modern warm period. The reports totally ignore studies that disagree with the man-made warming hypothesis a ...
... of information, with an almost exclusive concentration on greenhouse gases, and particularly on the man-made emissions of carbon dioxide, as the dominant cause of climate change and the recent modern warm period. The reports totally ignore studies that disagree with the man-made warming hypothesis a ...
UK Climate Projections science report: Marine and coastal projections
... possible implications of recently reported accelerated melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Estimates of absolute sea level rise, together with new estimates of vertical land movement derived from observationally constrained land models, are used to calculate relative sea level change ...
... possible implications of recently reported accelerated melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Estimates of absolute sea level rise, together with new estimates of vertical land movement derived from observationally constrained land models, are used to calculate relative sea level change ...
Our Climate Options Have Shrunk
... been subjected to by the right wing climate denial community, and the political meddling in the IPCC process… • It’s also due to the science culture: the unemotional, “rational” ethos which initially was inviting to young people who were attracted to science after fleeing the irrationality common in ...
... been subjected to by the right wing climate denial community, and the political meddling in the IPCC process… • It’s also due to the science culture: the unemotional, “rational” ethos which initially was inviting to young people who were attracted to science after fleeing the irrationality common in ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... During the public comment period associated with new regulations such as this one which incorporate the SCC, a clear distinction should be made between domestic costs/benefits and foreign cost/benefits—and numerical calculations of each provided in all cost/benefits analyses included in the proposal ...
... During the public comment period associated with new regulations such as this one which incorporate the SCC, a clear distinction should be made between domestic costs/benefits and foreign cost/benefits—and numerical calculations of each provided in all cost/benefits analyses included in the proposal ...
Review of the consensus and asymmetric quality of research on
... which concluded, “most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” (IPCC, 2001). A stronger IPCC statement on attribution came in the subsequent Fourth Assessment Report, concluding that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the m ...
... which concluded, “most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” (IPCC, 2001). A stronger IPCC statement on attribution came in the subsequent Fourth Assessment Report, concluding that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the m ...
Annex III
... that reside in the atmosphere for at least several hours. Aerosols may be of either natural or anthropogenic origin. Aerosols may influence climate in several ways: directly through scattering and absorbing radiation (see Aerosol-radiation interaction), and indirectly by acting as cloud condensation ...
... that reside in the atmosphere for at least several hours. Aerosols may be of either natural or anthropogenic origin. Aerosols may influence climate in several ways: directly through scattering and absorbing radiation (see Aerosol-radiation interaction), and indirectly by acting as cloud condensation ...
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... at the end of the 21st century. Therefore a comparison of these uncertainties formulated directly in terms of the above figures would not be appropriate. However, the orders of magnitude of the uncertainties (expressed in a relevant statistical form) in both types of assessments can validly be compa ...
... at the end of the 21st century. Therefore a comparison of these uncertainties formulated directly in terms of the above figures would not be appropriate. However, the orders of magnitude of the uncertainties (expressed in a relevant statistical form) in both types of assessments can validly be compa ...
2 The scientification of climate politics
... founded. The IPCC itself does not do any research, but has the task of making an overview of the scientific knowledge regarding climate change, its socio-economic impact, and possible solution strategies. It also has to offer advice on elements of a possibly future climate agreement. The first IPCC ...
... founded. The IPCC itself does not do any research, but has the task of making an overview of the scientific knowledge regarding climate change, its socio-economic impact, and possible solution strategies. It also has to offer advice on elements of a possibly future climate agreement. The first IPCC ...