Slide 1
... We have a big problem with coal. The reserves may not be as large as We’ve been led to believe. "Present estimates of coal reserves are based upon methods that have not been reviewed or revised since their inception in 1974, and much of the input data were compiled in the early 1970s. Recent progra ...
... We have a big problem with coal. The reserves may not be as large as We’ve been led to believe. "Present estimates of coal reserves are based upon methods that have not been reviewed or revised since their inception in 1974, and much of the input data were compiled in the early 1970s. Recent progra ...
pptx - Earth and Climate
... Components of a climate model: ice sheets Ice-sheet models can also be decomposed into a dynamic core and a thermodynamic part. The conservation of ice volume, which relates both parts, can be written as ...
... Components of a climate model: ice sheets Ice-sheet models can also be decomposed into a dynamic core and a thermodynamic part. The conservation of ice volume, which relates both parts, can be written as ...
We Have Been Conned - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... The IPCC is a disgrace to science. In its desire to fit the square peg of science into the round hole of politics it has abandoned the "scientific method" and replaced it with a desperate search for data and other material that might support a specific hypothesis. Its reports are not an honest asses ...
... The IPCC is a disgrace to science. In its desire to fit the square peg of science into the round hole of politics it has abandoned the "scientific method" and replaced it with a desperate search for data and other material that might support a specific hypothesis. Its reports are not an honest asses ...
small family farmers : at the heart of climate justice
... model applied. Industrial agriculture and small family farming are not on an equal footing when it comes to GHG emissions. The impacts on global warming are not comparable either, since small family farming is mainly practiced in countries most affected by climate change — one of the main reasons wh ...
... model applied. Industrial agriculture and small family farming are not on an equal footing when it comes to GHG emissions. The impacts on global warming are not comparable either, since small family farming is mainly practiced in countries most affected by climate change — one of the main reasons wh ...
University of Birmingham Operational readiness for climate change
... increase to 1.5oC. The global community now agrees that anthropogenic climate change is unequivocal. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average combined land and surface temperature has increased by 0.78oC since the industrial revolution. Although the magni ...
... increase to 1.5oC. The global community now agrees that anthropogenic climate change is unequivocal. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average combined land and surface temperature has increased by 0.78oC since the industrial revolution. Although the magni ...
Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate change
... use with either animal traction or small tractors. In Subsaharan Africa no till planting may also be achieved by making a hole for individual seeds, such as those of maize, with a ‘dibble stick’. Although complete absence of tillage is called no-till or zero till, reduced tillage or minimum tillage ...
... use with either animal traction or small tractors. In Subsaharan Africa no till planting may also be achieved by making a hole for individual seeds, such as those of maize, with a ‘dibble stick’. Although complete absence of tillage is called no-till or zero till, reduced tillage or minimum tillage ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... challenges. Climate change affects multiple sectors and resources including (but not limited to) agriculture, forestry, water resources, air quality, ecosystems and biodiversity, and cultural resources. Stakeholders with an interest in each of these may have conflicting desires and conflict resoluti ...
... challenges. Climate change affects multiple sectors and resources including (but not limited to) agriculture, forestry, water resources, air quality, ecosystems and biodiversity, and cultural resources. Stakeholders with an interest in each of these may have conflicting desires and conflict resoluti ...
Overall scientific concept with short-term and long
... draw on first hand expertise in all involved fields of research. Some examples for how several isolated research topics will profit from fruitful cooperation within the DK are as follows: ethical analyses of possible violations of basic rights of future people can gain by developing an adequate unde ...
... draw on first hand expertise in all involved fields of research. Some examples for how several isolated research topics will profit from fruitful cooperation within the DK are as follows: ethical analyses of possible violations of basic rights of future people can gain by developing an adequate unde ...
Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the... Authors: , Taciano L. Milfont , Yoshihisa Kashima
... convinced participants, unconvinced participants showed similar or stronger effects for cobenefits related to societal conditions, and similar or weaker effects for character co-benefits. Unconvinced participants seemed particularly motivated by Development co-benefits. For climate change importanc ...
... convinced participants, unconvinced participants showed similar or stronger effects for cobenefits related to societal conditions, and similar or weaker effects for character co-benefits. Unconvinced participants seemed particularly motivated by Development co-benefits. For climate change importanc ...
Climate Change in the Himalayas
... province of China find higher warming rates at higher altitudes (e.g. Liu et al., 2009; Liu and Chen, 2000; Qin et al., 2009; Thompson et al., 2003; Yang et al., 2011). Similar findings are reported by Shrestha et al. (1999) for Nepalese Himalayas and Khattak et al. (2011) in winter (Dec-Feb) Tmax f ...
... province of China find higher warming rates at higher altitudes (e.g. Liu et al., 2009; Liu and Chen, 2000; Qin et al., 2009; Thompson et al., 2003; Yang et al., 2011). Similar findings are reported by Shrestha et al. (1999) for Nepalese Himalayas and Khattak et al. (2011) in winter (Dec-Feb) Tmax f ...
The conquering of climate
... This paper examines two earlier European discourses of fear associated with climate – one from the early-modern era (climate as judgement) and one from the modern era (climate as pathology) – and traces the ways in which these discourses formed and dissolved within a specific cultural matrix. The co ...
... This paper examines two earlier European discourses of fear associated with climate – one from the early-modern era (climate as judgement) and one from the modern era (climate as pathology) – and traces the ways in which these discourses formed and dissolved within a specific cultural matrix. The co ...
Climate Change, Planning and Development in the Eastern
... There is the potential for the effects of climate change and reduced water availability to exacerbate a number of social and community issues. For example, changing population demographics can result in a varied demand profile for water and sewerage services as well as infrastructure. If associated ...
... There is the potential for the effects of climate change and reduced water availability to exacerbate a number of social and community issues. For example, changing population demographics can result in a varied demand profile for water and sewerage services as well as infrastructure. If associated ...
The South East Queensland drought to 2007
... to the south of Australia and over the Antarctic have been observed since the 1970s. Changes in SAM have influenced the strength and location of the subtropical ridge and, in turn, may have contributed to recent dry conditions observed in eastern Australia over summer. Recent trends in SAM since the ...
... to the south of Australia and over the Antarctic have been observed since the 1970s. Changes in SAM have influenced the strength and location of the subtropical ridge and, in turn, may have contributed to recent dry conditions observed in eastern Australia over summer. Recent trends in SAM since the ...
Warm climates of the past—a lesson for the future?
... atmosphere and radiation and the greenhouse effect, this is consistent with the idea that increases in CO2 can have a large influence on the Earth system. However, without well-constrained proxy evidence for exactly how much higher CO2 concentrations were, this information is only qualitative, and so ...
... atmosphere and radiation and the greenhouse effect, this is consistent with the idea that increases in CO2 can have a large influence on the Earth system. However, without well-constrained proxy evidence for exactly how much higher CO2 concentrations were, this information is only qualitative, and so ...
The shape of things to come: why is climate change so predictable?
... future emissions, and because the climate system is highly complex. On the other hand, such projections are now recognized as essential tools for planners at all levels in our society, as the global temperature rises and approaches levels which cannot be reversed in the next few centuries. While the ...
... future emissions, and because the climate system is highly complex. On the other hand, such projections are now recognized as essential tools for planners at all levels in our society, as the global temperature rises and approaches levels which cannot be reversed in the next few centuries. While the ...
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... evolution of ecosystems, are actually chosen. These actions can be regarded as control variables, and the way in which they are chosen a¤ects the evolution of quantities describing the state of the coevolving coupled ecosystem and economic system. The state of the coupled system depends on the evol ...
... evolution of ecosystems, are actually chosen. These actions can be regarded as control variables, and the way in which they are chosen a¤ects the evolution of quantities describing the state of the coevolving coupled ecosystem and economic system. The state of the coupled system depends on the evol ...
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... GHG NSPS Requirements for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants EPA is working to develop carbon pollution standards, regulations or guidelines, as appropriate, for: ...
... GHG NSPS Requirements for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants EPA is working to develop carbon pollution standards, regulations or guidelines, as appropriate, for: ...
How warm was the last interglacial? New model–data comparisons
... We use simulations from a fully coupled, global atmosphere–land surface–ocean–sea ice general circulation model: the Community Climate System Model, v. 3 (CCSM3). Future climate predictions from this model are presented in the IPCC AR4 report [1]. The model has also been used in the Palaeoclimate Mo ...
... We use simulations from a fully coupled, global atmosphere–land surface–ocean–sea ice general circulation model: the Community Climate System Model, v. 3 (CCSM3). Future climate predictions from this model are presented in the IPCC AR4 report [1]. The model has also been used in the Palaeoclimate Mo ...
Environmental Threats in Cold Deserts
... desertification that is fast depleting the little vegetation and rendering large tracts of land barren and vulnerable to enhanced erosion. Thinning ice caps and receding glaciers – impacts of global warming on the Himalayan ecosystem – have caused streams to diminish and springs to dry up, and a red ...
... desertification that is fast depleting the little vegetation and rendering large tracts of land barren and vulnerable to enhanced erosion. Thinning ice caps and receding glaciers – impacts of global warming on the Himalayan ecosystem – have caused streams to diminish and springs to dry up, and a red ...
Creating a Climate Smart DFID
... 3.6 How much will the SPR cost? The cost of SPR is not large in terms of budgets, but it does require staff time, time for workshops and meetings. The average cost of the Pilots was £10,000, with the range between £4,000 and £15,000. Most cost was on specific consultancy based inputs. Some countrie ...
... 3.6 How much will the SPR cost? The cost of SPR is not large in terms of budgets, but it does require staff time, time for workshops and meetings. The average cost of the Pilots was £10,000, with the range between £4,000 and £15,000. Most cost was on specific consultancy based inputs. Some countrie ...
Climate change - Time to act
... Last year, meeting in New York, the international community adopted the 2030 Agenda, a global charter for the future. We thus now have, for the first time, a comprehensive framework for sustainable development on our planet that is underpinned by specific targets. The historic Paris Climate Agreemen ...
... Last year, meeting in New York, the international community adopted the 2030 Agenda, a global charter for the future. We thus now have, for the first time, a comprehensive framework for sustainable development on our planet that is underpinned by specific targets. The historic Paris Climate Agreemen ...
'Communicating Uncertainties for those Insuring Future Climate Change' Oslo 2008
... Session 6: Communicating climate risk Climate measurements do not necessarily represent the way people actually perceive climate conditions in their daily life. People may respond to various climate stimuli in different way, and adaptation to changes may be influenced by other rationales rather tha ...
... Session 6: Communicating climate risk Climate measurements do not necessarily represent the way people actually perceive climate conditions in their daily life. People may respond to various climate stimuli in different way, and adaptation to changes may be influenced by other rationales rather tha ...
The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and the lowest share of U.S. power generation by coal in some four decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009). Longer‐term evaluations of the impacts of energy prices on markets have found that higher prices have induced more innovation – measur ...
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and the lowest share of U.S. power generation by coal in some four decades (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2009). Longer‐term evaluations of the impacts of energy prices on markets have found that higher prices have induced more innovation – measur ...
Footprints of climate change on Mediterranean Sea biota
... marine biota to warming reveals that these responses in the Mediterranean are far steepest than possibly explained by the direct effect of warming alone. The observations are biased toward the northern and western sectors of the basin, likely underestimating the impacts of warming in areas where war ...
... marine biota to warming reveals that these responses in the Mediterranean are far steepest than possibly explained by the direct effect of warming alone. The observations are biased toward the northern and western sectors of the basin, likely underestimating the impacts of warming in areas where war ...