Beyond Science: ENERGY forum
... Timothy Killeen, director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), presented findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007 Assessment. 2 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a group of over 1500 scientists which help assess the scientific, technic ...
... Timothy Killeen, director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), presented findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007 Assessment. 2 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a group of over 1500 scientists which help assess the scientific, technic ...
The Climate System: an Overview
... oxide. Other biospheric emissions are the so-called volatile organic compounds (VOC) which may have important effects on atmospheric chemistry, on aerosol formation and therefore on climate. Because the storage of carbon and the exchange of trace gases are influenced by climate, feedbacks between cl ...
... oxide. Other biospheric emissions are the so-called volatile organic compounds (VOC) which may have important effects on atmospheric chemistry, on aerosol formation and therefore on climate. Because the storage of carbon and the exchange of trace gases are influenced by climate, feedbacks between cl ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CLIMATE POLICY DILEMMA Robert S. Pindyck
... The IRRA, denoted by η, can also strongly affect the economic case for a climate policy. To see this, note that η affects expected future welfare in two ways. First, the larger is η, the faster the marginal utility of consumption will decline as consumption grows. Since (other things equal) consumpt ...
... The IRRA, denoted by η, can also strongly affect the economic case for a climate policy. To see this, note that η affects expected future welfare in two ways. First, the larger is η, the faster the marginal utility of consumption will decline as consumption grows. Since (other things equal) consumpt ...
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... with the potential for great impacts, both beneficial and hannful to food security. One issue receiving increased attention recently is the possible impact on agricultural production of a global climate change caused by increasing 'greenhouse gas' emissions (Rosensweig, Adams). Climate change will h ...
... with the potential for great impacts, both beneficial and hannful to food security. One issue receiving increased attention recently is the possible impact on agricultural production of a global climate change caused by increasing 'greenhouse gas' emissions (Rosensweig, Adams). Climate change will h ...
Chapter 17
... amounts of snow fall on Antarctica each year and the snow brings with it particles of matter contained within the Earth’s atmosphere at the time of precipitation. This means that ice sheets contain another sort of geological record. ...
... amounts of snow fall on Antarctica each year and the snow brings with it particles of matter contained within the Earth’s atmosphere at the time of precipitation. This means that ice sheets contain another sort of geological record. ...
Cities and Climate Change Initiative - UN
... impacts of climate change. However, mitigation and adaptation capacity is not equally distributed worldwide and in developing and least developed countries vulnerability is substantially different compared to developed countries. Climate change impacts can undermine a country’s efforts to achieve th ...
... impacts of climate change. However, mitigation and adaptation capacity is not equally distributed worldwide and in developing and least developed countries vulnerability is substantially different compared to developed countries. Climate change impacts can undermine a country’s efforts to achieve th ...
City university 2005
... • Another reason is relatively high carbon intensity of Chinese economy. In 2000, the US produced 0.5 kg CO2 per dollar of economic activity whereas China produced 2.76kg per dollar • This result challenges production-based emissions targets, and suggests that consumption-based targets could be bett ...
... • Another reason is relatively high carbon intensity of Chinese economy. In 2000, the US produced 0.5 kg CO2 per dollar of economic activity whereas China produced 2.76kg per dollar • This result challenges production-based emissions targets, and suggests that consumption-based targets could be bett ...
Future Scenarios for China’s Carbon Emissions Jim Watson and Tao Wang
... A carbon budget approach • We have used IPCC Assessment Report 4 global budget – 490GtC for 21st century – Stabilise at 450 ppm CO2 – Likely range of 1.9-4.4°C temperature rise • Two different approaches to deciding China’s cumulative emission budget for this period: – Equal carbon emissions per cap ...
... A carbon budget approach • We have used IPCC Assessment Report 4 global budget – 490GtC for 21st century – Stabilise at 450 ppm CO2 – Likely range of 1.9-4.4°C temperature rise • Two different approaches to deciding China’s cumulative emission budget for this period: – Equal carbon emissions per cap ...
Climate in the 21st century - four scenarios for
... 30-year moving average of the observations. The thick coloured and dashed lines connect each climate scenario with the baseline year 1990. The grey band represents the year-to-year variation, derived from the observations. ...
... 30-year moving average of the observations. The thick coloured and dashed lines connect each climate scenario with the baseline year 1990. The grey band represents the year-to-year variation, derived from the observations. ...
Carbon credits and green building
... Indirect Emission Reductions and Green Building Emission reductions from projects can be broadly grouped for purposes of this paper into two categories, direct emission reductions and indirect emission reductions. Projects that directly reduce emission reductions include those at sources that direc ...
... Indirect Emission Reductions and Green Building Emission reductions from projects can be broadly grouped for purposes of this paper into two categories, direct emission reductions and indirect emission reductions. Projects that directly reduce emission reductions include those at sources that direc ...
Uncertainties in future projections of extreme precipitation in the
... (signal). It should be noted that most modelling studies, including the integrations in the CMIP3 database, have neglected the effects of increasing black carbon and other aerosol forcings which may lead to decreases in monsoon rainfall (Ramanathan et al. 2005; Lau et al. 2005) or a shift in season ...
... (signal). It should be noted that most modelling studies, including the integrations in the CMIP3 database, have neglected the effects of increasing black carbon and other aerosol forcings which may lead to decreases in monsoon rainfall (Ramanathan et al. 2005; Lau et al. 2005) or a shift in season ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... confirms previous findings from AR4. • Risks result from a combination of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. • Generally: The warmer it gets the more nega tive impacts dominate and the higher the risks become. • Risks differ among social groups, regions, and sectors. • Adaptation can reduce ri ...
... confirms previous findings from AR4. • Risks result from a combination of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. • Generally: The warmer it gets the more nega tive impacts dominate and the higher the risks become. • Risks differ among social groups, regions, and sectors. • Adaptation can reduce ri ...
Climate finance for the Middle East and North Africa: confronting the
... diversify its energy mix. In this context, it has established a number of programmes to develop wind and solar energy technology, both of which are receiving substantial finance from the World Bank administered Clean Technology Fund, with additional co-finance from the World Bank and the African Dev ...
... diversify its energy mix. In this context, it has established a number of programmes to develop wind and solar energy technology, both of which are receiving substantial finance from the World Bank administered Clean Technology Fund, with additional co-finance from the World Bank and the African Dev ...
Atmospheric Circulations Do Not Explain the Temperature
... Institute of Space Studies (GISS, http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/station_data), PRESSi is mean air pressure, COSABLATi is cosine of absolute latitude, WATERi is a dummy (0,1) variable representing proximity to an ocean coast or a large body of water, POPi is the GISS estimate of the local populat ...
... Institute of Space Studies (GISS, http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/station_data), PRESSi is mean air pressure, COSABLATi is cosine of absolute latitude, WATERi is a dummy (0,1) variable representing proximity to an ocean coast or a large body of water, POPi is the GISS estimate of the local populat ...
Iceland`s Climate Change Strategy - Ministry for the Environment
... environmental affairs, and other matters. In this way, reduced use of imported fossil fuels can promote savings, as well as increased energy security. Icelandic government agencies have worked toward land reclamation and afforestation for 100 years in an attempt to reverse land erosion, and therefor ...
... environmental affairs, and other matters. In this way, reduced use of imported fossil fuels can promote savings, as well as increased energy security. Icelandic government agencies have worked toward land reclamation and afforestation for 100 years in an attempt to reverse land erosion, and therefor ...
Executive Summary - Overseas Development Institute
... the last decade. It shows that Morocco, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and India are the top beneficiaries, each receiving over half a billion dollars, largely as loans. The pool of funds available for climate change adaptation is smaller: Bangladesh, Nepal and Niger have been the most successful low- ...
... the last decade. It shows that Morocco, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and India are the top beneficiaries, each receiving over half a billion dollars, largely as loans. The pool of funds available for climate change adaptation is smaller: Bangladesh, Nepal and Niger have been the most successful low- ...
Sea-Level Rise Estimates for New Brunswick Municipalities
... level and the anticipated tides) reveals that a significant number of recorded extreme storm surge events fall within range of the upper 95% confidence limit. This is particularly the case with the Escuminac and Shediac residual graphs. In the case of Shediac, the surveyed record level of 3.62 m (CD ...
... level and the anticipated tides) reveals that a significant number of recorded extreme storm surge events fall within range of the upper 95% confidence limit. This is particularly the case with the Escuminac and Shediac residual graphs. In the case of Shediac, the surveyed record level of 3.62 m (CD ...
Vegetation and Biogeochemical Scenarios (Chapter 2) from the
... terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate change to Assessment participants. The chapter is not meant to be a comprehensive,in-depth analysis of climate impacts on all aspects of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function. The chapter has two focus areas – biogeochemistry and plant biogeography i ...
... terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate change to Assessment participants. The chapter is not meant to be a comprehensive,in-depth analysis of climate impacts on all aspects of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function. The chapter has two focus areas – biogeochemistry and plant biogeography i ...
Study guide - Bullfrog Films
... heat that is reflected from the earth. After trapping radiant energy in this way, the gases radiate energy in all directions, sending some of the heat back towards Earth. Thus, what is often described as the greenhouse effect occurs; the earth’s heat does not leave the atmosphere, but instead some o ...
... heat that is reflected from the earth. After trapping radiant energy in this way, the gases radiate energy in all directions, sending some of the heat back towards Earth. Thus, what is often described as the greenhouse effect occurs; the earth’s heat does not leave the atmosphere, but instead some o ...
39_219_130990670009423533-Submission to UNFCCC Feb 03
... Uganda’s bimodal rainfall is driven by the oscillation over the equator of the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) (the area where winds originating in the northern and southern hemispheres come together) with the changing of the seasons. The pattern of the ITCZ’s oscillation is in turn sensitive ...
... Uganda’s bimodal rainfall is driven by the oscillation over the equator of the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) (the area where winds originating in the northern and southern hemispheres come together) with the changing of the seasons. The pattern of the ITCZ’s oscillation is in turn sensitive ...
Time series analyses reveal possible responses by the lichen
... relative to the reference climate (Fig 1). For instance, in June, the growth was merely 1.4 ...
... relative to the reference climate (Fig 1). For instance, in June, the growth was merely 1.4 ...
DOCX - World bank documents
... communities have been identified as the focal species for conservation under the proposed project. In addition to climate vulnerability, the key species were selected based on distinctiveness of the species, threat level, utilitarian value and viable population levels. The endangered snow leopard (P ...
... communities have been identified as the focal species for conservation under the proposed project. In addition to climate vulnerability, the key species were selected based on distinctiveness of the species, threat level, utilitarian value and viable population levels. The endangered snow leopard (P ...
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How Do We Know
... 2003). So too says the American Geophysical Union: ‘‘Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century’’ (American Geophysical Union Council 2003). Likewise the Americ ...
... 2003). So too says the American Geophysical Union: ‘‘Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century’’ (American Geophysical Union Council 2003). Likewise the Americ ...
Title Climate change awareness in a developing nations` second
... Climate change is a major issue facing today’s society. Successive reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) present ever stronger evidence of the anthropogenic influence on climate: observations of increased atmospheric and ocean temperature, widespread melting of snow and i ...
... Climate change is a major issue facing today’s society. Successive reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) present ever stronger evidence of the anthropogenic influence on climate: observations of increased atmospheric and ocean temperature, widespread melting of snow and i ...