PPT Asian Media Summit 2011_2pm
... • Global sea level is projected to rise by 0.91.6 m by 2100 and Arctic ice loss will make a substantial contribution to this. • This is more than two and a half times higher than the 2007 projection 0.15-0.6 meters by the IPCC. ...
... • Global sea level is projected to rise by 0.91.6 m by 2100 and Arctic ice loss will make a substantial contribution to this. • This is more than two and a half times higher than the 2007 projection 0.15-0.6 meters by the IPCC. ...
The global development of policy regimes to combat climate change
... • There is nevertheless much action across developed countries at all levels. • Nations/states: e.g. California cap-and-trade legislation, US EPA Mercury ruling, Australia carbon tax/trading scheme, UK 4th carbon budget, growth in renewable energy investment (despite the slow-down). • Cities: e.g. “ ...
... • There is nevertheless much action across developed countries at all levels. • Nations/states: e.g. California cap-and-trade legislation, US EPA Mercury ruling, Australia carbon tax/trading scheme, UK 4th carbon budget, growth in renewable energy investment (despite the slow-down). • Cities: e.g. “ ...
A universal climate change agreement is both necessary
... With an increasing pace of technological advance, it took one century for oil to replace coal as the primary global energy source. Climate change is not the only motivation to move toward more renewables and enhanced energy efficiency, but it has injected unequivocal urgency into an otherwise normal ...
... With an increasing pace of technological advance, it took one century for oil to replace coal as the primary global energy source. Climate change is not the only motivation to move toward more renewables and enhanced energy efficiency, but it has injected unequivocal urgency into an otherwise normal ...
Ch 19 - Aquinas High School
... The fundamental basis of climate change- that greenhouse gas concentrations are increasing and that this will lead to global warming is not in dispute among the vast majority of scientists. What is unclear is how much world temperatures will increase for a given change in greenhouse gases, because t ...
... The fundamental basis of climate change- that greenhouse gas concentrations are increasing and that this will lead to global warming is not in dispute among the vast majority of scientists. What is unclear is how much world temperatures will increase for a given change in greenhouse gases, because t ...
W5 - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... Co-Convenors: Michael G. Foreman (Canada) and Yasuhiro Yamanaka (Japan) The most recent set of global climate model projections have been submitted to, and are being analyzed by, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the publication of their Fourth Assessment Report in 2007. PICES ...
... Co-Convenors: Michael G. Foreman (Canada) and Yasuhiro Yamanaka (Japan) The most recent set of global climate model projections have been submitted to, and are being analyzed by, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the publication of their Fourth Assessment Report in 2007. PICES ...
State of our Climate
... IPCC 2013 conclusions related to “Has Earth warmed?” • “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal” • “Since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia” • “The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has ris ...
... IPCC 2013 conclusions related to “Has Earth warmed?” • “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal” • “Since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia” • “The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has ris ...
Slide 1
... eastern parts of North and South America, northern Europe and northern and central Asia but declined in the Sahel, the Mediterranean, southern Africa and parts of southern Asia • Globally, the area affected by drought has likely increased since the 1970s • There is now higher confidence than in the ...
... eastern parts of North and South America, northern Europe and northern and central Asia but declined in the Sahel, the Mediterranean, southern Africa and parts of southern Asia • Globally, the area affected by drought has likely increased since the 1970s • There is now higher confidence than in the ...
A warm climate is more sensitive to changes in CO2
... as the climate warms,” explained Friedrich. “Currently, our planet is in a warm phase— an interglacial period—and the associated increased climate sensitivity needs to be taken into account for future projections of warming induced by human activities.” Using these estimates based on Earth’s paleocl ...
... as the climate warms,” explained Friedrich. “Currently, our planet is in a warm phase— an interglacial period—and the associated increased climate sensitivity needs to be taken into account for future projections of warming induced by human activities.” Using these estimates based on Earth’s paleocl ...
Global Warming - staeger science
... about 10,000 ago • Now in warm interglacial period • During the last ice age, the earth was on average only 3-5oC colder than today. Fig. 19–4 ...
... about 10,000 ago • Now in warm interglacial period • During the last ice age, the earth was on average only 3-5oC colder than today. Fig. 19–4 ...
PDF
... services. Stock pollution is concentration -- the accumulated carbon in the atmosphere, like water in a bathtub. Flow pollution is emissions -- the annual rate of emission, like water flowing into the tub. Because risk comes from the total stock of carbon, policies should focus on projected concentr ...
... services. Stock pollution is concentration -- the accumulated carbon in the atmosphere, like water in a bathtub. Flow pollution is emissions -- the annual rate of emission, like water flowing into the tub. Because risk comes from the total stock of carbon, policies should focus on projected concentr ...
Key notes of IPCC Report
... ice cores (symbols with different colours for different studies) and atmospheric samples (red lines). The corresponding radiative forcings are shown on the right hand axes of the large panels. {Figure 6.4} ...
... ice cores (symbols with different colours for different studies) and atmospheric samples (red lines). The corresponding radiative forcings are shown on the right hand axes of the large panels. {Figure 6.4} ...
IPCC
... •U.S. cities that currently experience heat waves are expected to be challenged with an increased number, intensity, and duration of heat waves over the course of the century, with potential for negative ...
... •U.S. cities that currently experience heat waves are expected to be challenged with an increased number, intensity, and duration of heat waves over the course of the century, with potential for negative ...
climate extremes
... the surface and atmospheric energy balances. • Tropospheric Aerosols -- Cool the surface, short residence time. ...
... the surface and atmospheric energy balances. • Tropospheric Aerosols -- Cool the surface, short residence time. ...
Don Boesch - Climate Change Commission
... Based on Union of Concerned Scientists Highlights of IPCC ...
... Based on Union of Concerned Scientists Highlights of IPCC ...
model climate change resolution template
... WHEREAS, local government officials have the opportunity and the responsibility to reach specific goals as established by California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006; and, WHEREAS, transportation, electrical and commercial/residential uses have been identified as the largest sources of GHG emi ...
... WHEREAS, local government officials have the opportunity and the responsibility to reach specific goals as established by California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006; and, WHEREAS, transportation, electrical and commercial/residential uses have been identified as the largest sources of GHG emi ...
GeMUN 2012 Environment Commission Research Report
... from decades to hundreds of thousands of years.However,on the basis of considerable evidence,there is strong consensus in the climate science research community that the changes that have been observed over the past few decades are mainly caused by human activity.The human influences on climate chan ...
... from decades to hundreds of thousands of years.However,on the basis of considerable evidence,there is strong consensus in the climate science research community that the changes that have been observed over the past few decades are mainly caused by human activity.The human influences on climate chan ...
Jeffery Spooner (Climate Branch Head)
... Understanding and Attributing Climate Change Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of the obs ...
... Understanding and Attributing Climate Change Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of the obs ...
Projections of Future Climate Change
... Fig. 1. CC warming commitment (constant concentrations after 2000) for different climate sensitivities and aerosol forcing levels (L, M, and H on the right of the figure indicate low, mid-, and high magnitudes for aerosol forcing, respectively) ...
... Fig. 1. CC warming commitment (constant concentrations after 2000) for different climate sensitivities and aerosol forcing levels (L, M, and H on the right of the figure indicate low, mid-, and high magnitudes for aerosol forcing, respectively) ...
Sample Table answers for Atmosphere
... Large scale changes to Australia’s variable climate temperatures are increasing rainfall distribution patterns are changing. ...
... Large scale changes to Australia’s variable climate temperatures are increasing rainfall distribution patterns are changing. ...
Powerpoint presentation template
... challenge of our time” Mary Robinson, Honorary President Oxfam International ...
... challenge of our time” Mary Robinson, Honorary President Oxfam International ...
Procon.org Climate change overview - LaPazColegio2010-2011
... worldwide. The film argued that human caused climate change was real, and that without immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, catastrophic climate changes would severely disrupt human societies, leading to a possible collapse of industrial civilization. [34] In 2007, the IPCC released its ...
... worldwide. The film argued that human caused climate change was real, and that without immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, catastrophic climate changes would severely disrupt human societies, leading to a possible collapse of industrial civilization. [34] In 2007, the IPCC released its ...
File
... State the range of temperature change which could cause real damage to ecosystems. Explain why a range so seemingly small can have such major consequences. Summarize the projections of possible effects of global warming on (a) food production, (b) water supplies, (c) forests, (d) biodiversity, (e) s ...
... State the range of temperature change which could cause real damage to ecosystems. Explain why a range so seemingly small can have such major consequences. Summarize the projections of possible effects of global warming on (a) food production, (b) water supplies, (c) forests, (d) biodiversity, (e) s ...
Slide 1
... • Changes in Earth’s orbit affect the amount of sunlight absorption on Earth. • Differences in the sun’s intensity or the sun’s rays cause warmer weather with higher intensity or cooler temperatures with lower intensity, respectively. • Volcanic eruptions result in gas releases such as aerosol and c ...
... • Changes in Earth’s orbit affect the amount of sunlight absorption on Earth. • Differences in the sun’s intensity or the sun’s rays cause warmer weather with higher intensity or cooler temperatures with lower intensity, respectively. • Volcanic eruptions result in gas releases such as aerosol and c ...