Paper`s carbon footprint is not as high as you think
... carbon dioxide that has been locked up for millions of years [introducing “new” carbon to the atmosphere]. By contrast, burning biomass simply returns to the atmosphere the carbon dioxide that was absorbed as the trees grew and there is no net release of carbon dioxide if the cycle of growth and har ...
... carbon dioxide that has been locked up for millions of years [introducing “new” carbon to the atmosphere]. By contrast, burning biomass simply returns to the atmosphere the carbon dioxide that was absorbed as the trees grew and there is no net release of carbon dioxide if the cycle of growth and har ...
The Science and Ethics of Global warming
... and ocean out of equilibrium. The carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration of the atmosphere has increased from about 280 parts per million (a level that had been nearly constant for about ten thousand years) to 380 parts per million. About half of this increase has been accomplished since 1974. The curre ...
... and ocean out of equilibrium. The carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration of the atmosphere has increased from about 280 parts per million (a level that had been nearly constant for about ten thousand years) to 380 parts per million. About half of this increase has been accomplished since 1974. The curre ...
United Nations Fact Sheet on Climate Change
... Africa is particularly vulnerable to the expected impacts of global warming Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Already experiencing temperature increases of approximately 0.7°C over much of the continent, and with predictions that temperatures will rise further ...
... Africa is particularly vulnerable to the expected impacts of global warming Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Already experiencing temperature increases of approximately 0.7°C over much of the continent, and with predictions that temperatures will rise further ...
Brendan Reid of the Carbon Trust
... Extreme weather could reduce global gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 1% A two to three degrees Celsius rise in temperatures could reduce global economic output by 3% If temperatures rise by five degrees Celsius, up to 10% of global output could be lost. The poorest countries would lose more tha ...
... Extreme weather could reduce global gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 1% A two to three degrees Celsius rise in temperatures could reduce global economic output by 3% If temperatures rise by five degrees Celsius, up to 10% of global output could be lost. The poorest countries would lose more tha ...
Powerpoint - Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
... Remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soils to reverse global warming. We can do this using safe, cost-effective, and proven biological solutions which restore the land, foster food and water security, and revive local economies. ...
... Remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soils to reverse global warming. We can do this using safe, cost-effective, and proven biological solutions which restore the land, foster food and water security, and revive local economies. ...
Chapter 19 Home and classwork
... carbon emissions or energy use to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What is cap-and-trade and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What are the pros and cons of developing an international treaty to help deal with the threat of projected ...
... carbon emissions or energy use to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What is cap-and-trade and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What are the pros and cons of developing an international treaty to help deal with the threat of projected ...
Politics in a Climate
... From Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright, “Organized Climate-Change Denial,” In J. S. Dryzek, R. B. Norgaard and D. Schlosberg, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 147. ...
... From Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright, “Organized Climate-Change Denial,” In J. S. Dryzek, R. B. Norgaard and D. Schlosberg, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 147. ...
Climate change quiz 2 Climate change quiz 2
... offsetting involves calculating your emissions and then purchasing ‘credits’ from emission reduction projects. These projects will prevent or remove an equivalent amount of CO2 elsewhere. They involve investment in carbon reducing technologies in developing countries, tree planting schemes and fores ...
... offsetting involves calculating your emissions and then purchasing ‘credits’ from emission reduction projects. These projects will prevent or remove an equivalent amount of CO2 elsewhere. They involve investment in carbon reducing technologies in developing countries, tree planting schemes and fores ...
The natural greenhouse effect keeps our planet warm by absorbing
... http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/wayforwardclimate ...
... http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/wayforwardclimate ...
Is writing letters to the editor effective? Gordon J. Aubrecht, II, Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus and Marion, Ohio
... are two sides to every story, but some stories do not have two sides. Earth is an oblate spheroid, it is not flat. Humans are causing ...
... are two sides to every story, but some stories do not have two sides. Earth is an oblate spheroid, it is not flat. Humans are causing ...
VIDEO - American Museum of Natural History
... In prehistoric times, vegetation seasonally thrived, died and decomposed in ...
... In prehistoric times, vegetation seasonally thrived, died and decomposed in ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: EXAM REVIEW Short/Long Written Answers
... 17. What types of information do scientists find when they analyze the ice cores? 18. What is global warming potential? 19. Why is the natural greenhouse effect necessary to life on Earth? 20. Explain what would happen to Earth without the natural greenhouse effect. 21. Define “conduction,” “convect ...
... 17. What types of information do scientists find when they analyze the ice cores? 18. What is global warming potential? 19. Why is the natural greenhouse effect necessary to life on Earth? 20. Explain what would happen to Earth without the natural greenhouse effect. 21. Define “conduction,” “convect ...
SNC2DClimateChangeExamReview
... 17. What types of information do scientists find when they analyze the ice cores? 18. What is global warming potential? 19. Why is the natural greenhouse effect necessary to life on Earth? 20. Explain what would happen to Earth without the natural greenhouse effect. 21. Define “conduction,” “convect ...
... 17. What types of information do scientists find when they analyze the ice cores? 18. What is global warming potential? 19. Why is the natural greenhouse effect necessary to life on Earth? 20. Explain what would happen to Earth without the natural greenhouse effect. 21. Define “conduction,” “convect ...
Climate Change Toolbox Training
... 2000 Years of CO2 and Global Temperature As CO2 Increases, So Does the Temperature Temperature ...
... 2000 Years of CO2 and Global Temperature As CO2 Increases, So Does the Temperature Temperature ...
Climate Change in Georgia - Center for a Sustainable Coast
... array of steps incorporating land-use and transportation policy (to cut back on average travel distance and reduce carbon dioxide emissions), state purchasing policies (to require more recycled products and fewer packaging materials), and capital improvement programs that focus on better energy-effi ...
... array of steps incorporating land-use and transportation policy (to cut back on average travel distance and reduce carbon dioxide emissions), state purchasing policies (to require more recycled products and fewer packaging materials), and capital improvement programs that focus on better energy-effi ...
Climate sparks political war over fact, science
... Santorum has always angrily called climate change a “hoax”; most others were close behind. Radicals at Fox News and Rush Limbaugh convey only ridicule. The GOP is running a three-ring circus now. Koch and oil-supported Heartland Institute liken people who believe in global warming to the Unabomber. ...
... Santorum has always angrily called climate change a “hoax”; most others were close behind. Radicals at Fox News and Rush Limbaugh convey only ridicule. The GOP is running a three-ring circus now. Koch and oil-supported Heartland Institute liken people who believe in global warming to the Unabomber. ...
The world just took another huge step forward on fighting climate
... reduction of HFCs would have an impact similar to the removal of 80 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 35 years, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who was also on hand for the negotiations said in a speech Friday ...
... reduction of HFCs would have an impact similar to the removal of 80 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 35 years, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who was also on hand for the negotiations said in a speech Friday ...
Changing the climate change conversation in the food system
... • Be afraid / worried / depressed / angry • You must change the way you live. Now. or: • There are many practical ways to address the problem, and these have multiple benefits. ...
... • Be afraid / worried / depressed / angry • You must change the way you live. Now. or: • There are many practical ways to address the problem, and these have multiple benefits. ...
Our Environment: an Uncertain Future
... gamble on the future of life on this planet. • The extent and nature of the risk will continue to be a challenge to science • The technological challenge in limiting climate change is huge but will be stimulating • It is a major challenge to our social economic and political ways of working • Paris ...
... gamble on the future of life on this planet. • The extent and nature of the risk will continue to be a challenge to science • The technological challenge in limiting climate change is huge but will be stimulating • It is a major challenge to our social economic and political ways of working • Paris ...
Collaborative CGIAR-ESSP Project Outline (1)
... farm household models • Top-down: Spatially-explicit land use change scenarios; global boundary conditions for household studies • Bottom-up: Improvement of global models (e.g. role of mixed systems) • Global models: IFPRI, IIASA, PIK, (PBL/IMAGE, …) ...
... farm household models • Top-down: Spatially-explicit land use change scenarios; global boundary conditions for household studies • Bottom-up: Improvement of global models (e.g. role of mixed systems) • Global models: IFPRI, IIASA, PIK, (PBL/IMAGE, …) ...
Stop the Corporate Climate Change Vandals Dec 09 plus refs
... feat to show industry and governments that we will not tolerate them destroying our world. Below I suggest how we can do this. Public cynicism about politicians will be increased by their failure at Copenhagen. Therefore as we enter an uncertain political future, with no comparable deadline, it will ...
... feat to show industry and governments that we will not tolerate them destroying our world. Below I suggest how we can do this. Public cynicism about politicians will be increased by their failure at Copenhagen. Therefore as we enter an uncertain political future, with no comparable deadline, it will ...
climate change, and 53 percent are
... And while solar and wind energy may replace much retired fossil capacity, the renewables won't be able to supply the same collection of attributes, vital to reliability, such as inertial momentum, reactive power, frequency regulation, or voltage stability and support. And so, at a key moment in the ...
... And while solar and wind energy may replace much retired fossil capacity, the renewables won't be able to supply the same collection of attributes, vital to reliability, such as inertial momentum, reactive power, frequency regulation, or voltage stability and support. And so, at a key moment in the ...
Dealing with Climate Myths Gordon J. Aubrecht, II
... abruptly, global average temperatures would remain roughly constant for many centuries, but they would not increase very much, if at all. Similarly, if emissions were to decrease, temperatures would increase less than they otherwise would have.” They conclude the paper by writing “every increment of ...
... abruptly, global average temperatures would remain roughly constant for many centuries, but they would not increase very much, if at all. Similarly, if emissions were to decrease, temperatures would increase less than they otherwise would have.” They conclude the paper by writing “every increment of ...
Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate
... cycles of global warming and cooling, not only in the distant past but also recently. 5. Computer climate models, over 95% of which point toward greater warming than has been observed during the period of rapid CO2 increase, do not justify belief that human influences have come to outweigh natural i ...
... cycles of global warming and cooling, not only in the distant past but also recently. 5. Computer climate models, over 95% of which point toward greater warming than has been observed during the period of rapid CO2 increase, do not justify belief that human influences have come to outweigh natural i ...