Climate Change, Intergenerational Equity, and International Law
... assessments are placed before the international community. In 2007, the IPCC produced its Fourth, and most recent, Assessment. The IPCC concluded that "[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, wides ...
... assessments are placed before the international community. In 2007, the IPCC produced its Fourth, and most recent, Assessment. The IPCC concluded that "[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, wides ...
governance of adaptation to and mitigation of climate change on
... to climate change. BiH has a high sensitivity to climate change threats because of the economic role of “climate-sensitive” sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, with significant secondary impacts. Increasing variability in the weather has been noted in all seasons, with rapid changes of short ...
... to climate change. BiH has a high sensitivity to climate change threats because of the economic role of “climate-sensitive” sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, with significant secondary impacts. Increasing variability in the weather has been noted in all seasons, with rapid changes of short ...
Climate change, emerging trends in global energy use and the role
... CO2 emissions are just 160 Mt lower than the New Policies Scenario in 2035. Replacement of coal & oil by gas cuts emissions by 740 Mt, but offset by other effects – but with emissions remaining on pathway to 650 ppm and 3.5 C rise ...
... CO2 emissions are just 160 Mt lower than the New Policies Scenario in 2035. Replacement of coal & oil by gas cuts emissions by 740 Mt, but offset by other effects – but with emissions remaining on pathway to 650 ppm and 3.5 C rise ...
Designing a Programme to Address Evidence Gaps in Greenhouse
... aerobic conditions where carbon is lost rapidly as CO2 to the atmosphere through decomposition of plant matter. Damaged peatlands can also lose their stored carbon through fluvial pathways, as particulate or dissolved organic matter; and as dissolved inorganic carbon derived from organic materials. ...
... aerobic conditions where carbon is lost rapidly as CO2 to the atmosphere through decomposition of plant matter. Damaged peatlands can also lose their stored carbon through fluvial pathways, as particulate or dissolved organic matter; and as dissolved inorganic carbon derived from organic materials. ...
summary - Wisconsin Sea Grant - University of Wisconsin–Madison
... • Stormwater management design is commonly based on design storms, such as the 10-year, 24-hour storm. • There is general belief that the magnitude of these storms will increase a a result of climate change. • How should stormwater managers proceed? ...
... • Stormwater management design is commonly based on design storms, such as the 10-year, 24-hour storm. • There is general belief that the magnitude of these storms will increase a a result of climate change. • How should stormwater managers proceed? ...
Educator Guide - The Field Museum
... containers; eating more fruits, grains and vegetables; taking showers, not baths. 2. What are some features of a sustainable living environment? A sustainable building generates much of its own power from solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable sources and has energy efficient insulation an ...
... containers; eating more fruits, grains and vegetables; taking showers, not baths. 2. What are some features of a sustainable living environment? A sustainable building generates much of its own power from solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable sources and has energy efficient insulation an ...
Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil
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... tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (symbol: TRI). For more information, go to thomsonreuters.com. ...
Environmental - Successor-agreement to the extended Kyoto protocol
... commitment period. Due to that and to the withdrawing of the protocol by Canada it was decided in the 2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference which was held on 8 December 2012 in Doha, Qatar and which was also the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties that an amendment will extend the ...
... commitment period. Due to that and to the withdrawing of the protocol by Canada it was decided in the 2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference which was held on 8 December 2012 in Doha, Qatar and which was also the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties that an amendment will extend the ...
Climate Change Adaptation in ZAMBIA
... and morbidity rates in urban and rural Zambia include malaria, diarrhea, cholera, and respiratory infections, with malaria having the highest rate of incidence. In light of increases in heavy rainfall events and rising temperatures, both of which facilitate mosquito breeding, the spread of malaria i ...
... and morbidity rates in urban and rural Zambia include malaria, diarrhea, cholera, and respiratory infections, with malaria having the highest rate of incidence. In light of increases in heavy rainfall events and rising temperatures, both of which facilitate mosquito breeding, the spread of malaria i ...
Statement of witness James E. Hansen
... although climate inertia slows the response. If humanity is so foolish as to burn all fossil fuels, thus more than doubling atmospheric CO2 from its pre-industrial level of 280 ppm, we will have set the planet on an inexorable course to an ice-free state, with all the disasters that such a course mu ...
... although climate inertia slows the response. If humanity is so foolish as to burn all fossil fuels, thus more than doubling atmospheric CO2 from its pre-industrial level of 280 ppm, we will have set the planet on an inexorable course to an ice-free state, with all the disasters that such a course mu ...
Slide 1
... Note 1: Declining production emissions based on expected contribution from non-electricity sectors to declining ETS cap (CASE II Model) Note 2: Growth in imported emissions based on continuation of historic growth in gross imports, and varying degrees of decarbonisation in the exporting countries. I ...
... Note 1: Declining production emissions based on expected contribution from non-electricity sectors to declining ETS cap (CASE II Model) Note 2: Growth in imported emissions based on continuation of historic growth in gross imports, and varying degrees of decarbonisation in the exporting countries. I ...
Agriculture and Forestry Climate Change Impacts
... has increased over the last 30 years, particularly in the west and north. Sea-level rise has already affected UK estuaries, increasing the impact of storm surges. • In 2005-2014 there were 15% fewer days of air frost and 12% fewer days of ground frost compared to 1961-19905. With the notable except ...
... has increased over the last 30 years, particularly in the west and north. Sea-level rise has already affected UK estuaries, increasing the impact of storm surges. • In 2005-2014 there were 15% fewer days of air frost and 12% fewer days of ground frost compared to 1961-19905. With the notable except ...
History of climate negotiations
... February 16, 2005: The Kyoto Protocol becomes international law after Russian ratification pushes the emissions of ratified Annex 1 countries over the 55 per cent mark. May 2005: Bonn hosts the first official negotiating meeting after Kyoto comes into force, where discussion begins on the second pha ...
... February 16, 2005: The Kyoto Protocol becomes international law after Russian ratification pushes the emissions of ratified Annex 1 countries over the 55 per cent mark. May 2005: Bonn hosts the first official negotiating meeting after Kyoto comes into force, where discussion begins on the second pha ...
Click here to - Low Emission Strategies
... □ Serious climate change, global surface temp rise +2C to +3C □ Dangerous climate change = +3C to +5C □ Catastrophic climate change = >5C ...
... □ Serious climate change, global surface temp rise +2C to +3C □ Dangerous climate change = +3C to +5C □ Catastrophic climate change = >5C ...
420 Million years ago - Global Warming
... Annual Average Cloud Observations, 1982-2012 State of the Climate in 2012, American Meteorological Organization ...
... Annual Average Cloud Observations, 1982-2012 State of the Climate in 2012, American Meteorological Organization ...
Abrupt Climate Change: Should We Be Worried?
... The great majority of oceanographic measurements was taken throughout the years by research ships and ships of opportunity—especially during the Cold War era for anti-submarine warfare purposes. Many were taken incidentally by Ocean Weather Stations—a network of ships stationed in the ocean after Wo ...
... The great majority of oceanographic measurements was taken throughout the years by research ships and ships of opportunity—especially during the Cold War era for anti-submarine warfare purposes. Many were taken incidentally by Ocean Weather Stations—a network of ships stationed in the ocean after Wo ...
Market and Non-market Mechanisms for Promoting Cost
... Extract from submissions by Switzerland It should be underlined that standards that will apply to the market mechanisms are different from those for non-market approaches. Indeed, while the market mechanism is already quite well define both conceptually and substantially…the non-market approaches ar ...
... Extract from submissions by Switzerland It should be underlined that standards that will apply to the market mechanisms are different from those for non-market approaches. Indeed, while the market mechanism is already quite well define both conceptually and substantially…the non-market approaches ar ...
Hosting a Carbon Neutral Event in Thunder Bay, Ontario Many
... airplane flights; many conversions result in about the same amount per individual per km as for an ...
... airplane flights; many conversions result in about the same amount per individual per km as for an ...
The change of the hydrological cycle under the influence of global
... runoff all-year-round. With increased warming, the inter-year changeability of runoff will fluctuate more, particularly in spring, summer and autumn, when on some rivers the many-year changeability may decrease or increase by dozens of percents. 1 "Crise In the next stage of global warming, when the ...
... runoff all-year-round. With increased warming, the inter-year changeability of runoff will fluctuate more, particularly in spring, summer and autumn, when on some rivers the many-year changeability may decrease or increase by dozens of percents. 1 "Crise In the next stage of global warming, when the ...
Brief summary of the impact of ship emissions on atmospheric
... Fischbeck, 1997; Eyring et al., 2005a, see Figure 1). Key compounds emitted from international shipping are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulphur dioxide (SO2), black carbon (BC) and particulate organic matter (POM). Emissions of ...
... Fischbeck, 1997; Eyring et al., 2005a, see Figure 1). Key compounds emitted from international shipping are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulphur dioxide (SO2), black carbon (BC) and particulate organic matter (POM). Emissions of ...
Maslowski powerpoint presentation (Dec. 2007)
... system feedbacks that have led to the observed retreat of Arctic sea ice cover over the past 50 years? • What effect will the retreat of sea ice cover and warming of the upper ocean through 2007 have on atmospheric circulation and fluxes? How will these changes to the atmosphere feedback to further ...
... system feedbacks that have led to the observed retreat of Arctic sea ice cover over the past 50 years? • What effect will the retreat of sea ice cover and warming of the upper ocean through 2007 have on atmospheric circulation and fluxes? How will these changes to the atmosphere feedback to further ...