inter alia
... 3(2) The first object of this Act is to give effect to Australia’s obligations under: (a) the Climate Change Convention; and (b) the Kyoto Protocol. ...
... 3(2) The first object of this Act is to give effect to Australia’s obligations under: (a) the Climate Change Convention; and (b) the Kyoto Protocol. ...
Slide 1
... comes primarily from cattle and other livestock (enteric fermentation), and is also emitted from major waste disposal sites • Nitrous oxide (N2O), which represents 4.3% of Australia’s emissions and comes from the production and use of nitrogen fertilizer • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halocarbons and ...
... comes primarily from cattle and other livestock (enteric fermentation), and is also emitted from major waste disposal sites • Nitrous oxide (N2O), which represents 4.3% of Australia’s emissions and comes from the production and use of nitrogen fertilizer • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halocarbons and ...
Climate change
... •AR4 represents 6 years of research and analysis •Cautious and rigorous scientific approach to its conclusions •Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007 ...
... •AR4 represents 6 years of research and analysis •Cautious and rigorous scientific approach to its conclusions •Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007 ...
The future under global warming – impacts on Australia
... rainfall, increased nutrient and sediment loading and increased erosion. There are much greater pressures on wetlands than climate change, however climate change could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. ...
... rainfall, increased nutrient and sediment loading and increased erosion. There are much greater pressures on wetlands than climate change, however climate change could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. ...
Emissions Trading: A Briefing
... – Forum of government and non-government organisations on adaptation ...
... – Forum of government and non-government organisations on adaptation ...
Australia sets price on carbon
... reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions. The centrepiece of Australia’s climate change response, the CPM was pushed through the Australian legislature by Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s ruling Labor party with help from the Green party and independents, despite concerted opposition from within Parliame ...
... reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions. The centrepiece of Australia’s climate change response, the CPM was pushed through the Australian legislature by Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s ruling Labor party with help from the Green party and independents, despite concerted opposition from within Parliame ...
Your Effect on the Climate
... place over several centuries. However, the term “climate change” is now being used to refer to the current climate. This is because recent evidence shows that the global climate seems to be changing more rapidly than usual, as a result of human behaviour. Air travel and other forms of transportation ...
... place over several centuries. However, the term “climate change” is now being used to refer to the current climate. This is because recent evidence shows that the global climate seems to be changing more rapidly than usual, as a result of human behaviour. Air travel and other forms of transportation ...
Lesson 3 Climate Change
... temperatures over the last century , explain what physical and human factors have contributed to this. (6) ...
... temperatures over the last century , explain what physical and human factors have contributed to this. (6) ...
Impacts of climate change - Climate Change Authority
... change, but with larger levels of warming, adaptation will be increasingly costly and challenging. Without strong action to reduce emissions, the world is likely to experience 4 degrees of warming by the end of the century. Projected impacts Climate change will have wide-ranging effects on natural s ...
... change, but with larger levels of warming, adaptation will be increasingly costly and challenging. Without strong action to reduce emissions, the world is likely to experience 4 degrees of warming by the end of the century. Projected impacts Climate change will have wide-ranging effects on natural s ...
Slides
... emissions targets – Some specific lessons for adaptation, e.g. real options story tends to warn against hasty investment in climate-proofing infrastructure ...
... emissions targets – Some specific lessons for adaptation, e.g. real options story tends to warn against hasty investment in climate-proofing infrastructure ...
Presentation on climate science
... Professor Paltridge talked a little about the concept of ‘tipping points’, which is often used these days as justification for immediate action on climate change. He explained that, while the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere may be increasing “exponentially” (i.e. faster and f ...
... Professor Paltridge talked a little about the concept of ‘tipping points’, which is often used these days as justification for immediate action on climate change. He explained that, while the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere may be increasing “exponentially” (i.e. faster and f ...
Assessing Scientific Knowledge about Climate Change
... Fourth Assessment completed in 2006 followed by a discussion of some areas of active scientific interest and research since 2006, including polar ice sheets and sea level rise, ocean acidification and its impacts, geoengineering, and ways of accounting for non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases ("metri ...
... Fourth Assessment completed in 2006 followed by a discussion of some areas of active scientific interest and research since 2006, including polar ice sheets and sea level rise, ocean acidification and its impacts, geoengineering, and ways of accounting for non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases ("metri ...
Climate Change - Hale
... warmer than it is today during the Cretaceous Ex: During various Ice Ages the average global temperature has been several degrees lower than it is today ...
... warmer than it is today during the Cretaceous Ex: During various Ice Ages the average global temperature has been several degrees lower than it is today ...
The world is at a crossroads - Climate Justice in BC: Lessons for
... of the world, particularly those who caused the problem, to save small islands and countries like Tuvalu from climate ...
... of the world, particularly those who caused the problem, to save small islands and countries like Tuvalu from climate ...
Great Lakes Climate - Associated Yacht Clubs
... to the effects of climate change because of its distance from oceans, which moderate temperatures. Mr. Hansen, called the "godfather of global warming," is a controversial figure. His 1988 testimony to the U.S. Senate was the first from an expert witness who claimed that man-made pollution was chang ...
... to the effects of climate change because of its distance from oceans, which moderate temperatures. Mr. Hansen, called the "godfather of global warming," is a controversial figure. His 1988 testimony to the U.S. Senate was the first from an expert witness who claimed that man-made pollution was chang ...
Climate Change Policy
... • Uncertainty is the key issue in climate change policy we don’t know how much or how quickly to cut emissions despite the desire by many to specify precise targets and timetables However clear long run goals are needed ...
... • Uncertainty is the key issue in climate change policy we don’t know how much or how quickly to cut emissions despite the desire by many to specify precise targets and timetables However clear long run goals are needed ...
Fighting Climate Change(17.9.14)
... which are affected by climate change. The prime minister should also ask the industrialised states to curb their green house gas emission, they added. They made the comments at a seminar titled “People's March for Climate Justice” in BU auditorium in the capital. The activists will bring out a proce ...
... which are affected by climate change. The prime minister should also ask the industrialised states to curb their green house gas emission, they added. They made the comments at a seminar titled “People's March for Climate Justice” in BU auditorium in the capital. The activists will bring out a proce ...
Why study past climate?
... Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, and climate change was like before hum ...
... Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, and climate change was like before hum ...
comments_on_sow_itb
... CCAC Comments on the Scope of Work for the Technical & Economic Services Invitation to Bid “Re: Scope fo work on microeconomic and macreoeconomic study of control options The UMWA is pleased that the DEP is inititating this important study, which should provide key sectoral and macroeconomic impact ...
... CCAC Comments on the Scope of Work for the Technical & Economic Services Invitation to Bid “Re: Scope fo work on microeconomic and macreoeconomic study of control options The UMWA is pleased that the DEP is inititating this important study, which should provide key sectoral and macroeconomic impact ...
B S I
... Anthropogenic climate change is fundamentally changing natural systems and the pace of change will force changes in many aspects of human society. Ecology has an important role to play in predicting, mitigating, and adapting to changing climate, but ecology, as a discipline, will need to more expans ...
... Anthropogenic climate change is fundamentally changing natural systems and the pace of change will force changes in many aspects of human society. Ecology has an important role to play in predicting, mitigating, and adapting to changing climate, but ecology, as a discipline, will need to more expans ...
