The Problem - CLIMsystems
... Major concerns have been raised about the effects of climatic changes on Australia’s tropical forests (Williams et al., 2003). Many species are well-adapted to current climatic variability. However, many are restricted to geographic and climatic ranges and are vulnerable to long-term changes in aver ...
... Major concerns have been raised about the effects of climatic changes on Australia’s tropical forests (Williams et al., 2003). Many species are well-adapted to current climatic variability. However, many are restricted to geographic and climatic ranges and are vulnerable to long-term changes in aver ...
Assessing climate forcings of the Earth system for the past millennium
... [4] The EBM study by Crowley [2000] reproduced temperature anomalies remarkably well for the past millennium using revised forcings for solar activity, volcanic activity, anthropogenic greenhouse gases and aerosols. The agreement between model and data was reduced before 1400, which seemed to be rel ...
... [4] The EBM study by Crowley [2000] reproduced temperature anomalies remarkably well for the past millennium using revised forcings for solar activity, volcanic activity, anthropogenic greenhouse gases and aerosols. The agreement between model and data was reduced before 1400, which seemed to be rel ...
WHAT‘S UP Make the change – show that you care
... e, children of the world, should have a strong voice in the international climate change debate because we are the future as well as a big part of the world’s population today. Between 28th November and 4th December, 164 children from 44 countries were gathered in Copenhagen for the first Children's ...
... e, children of the world, should have a strong voice in the international climate change debate because we are the future as well as a big part of the world’s population today. Between 28th November and 4th December, 164 children from 44 countries were gathered in Copenhagen for the first Children's ...
Nox and Sox Emissions and Climate Changes
... see this by comparing current trends to Tagaris et al. [7] predictions. For example, Tagaris et al. [7] assume total NOx emissions will decline 14% between 2001 and 2020 [2]. In fact, NOx emissions already declined 18% between 2000 and 2006 [4]. Also, they assume VOC emissions will decline 22% betwe ...
... see this by comparing current trends to Tagaris et al. [7] predictions. For example, Tagaris et al. [7] assume total NOx emissions will decline 14% between 2001 and 2020 [2]. In fact, NOx emissions already declined 18% between 2000 and 2006 [4]. Also, they assume VOC emissions will decline 22% betwe ...
Creation Unit 090115
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made up of leading scientists, says that: ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made up of leading scientists, says that: ...
Response from Friends of the Earth Cymru
... basis, does this influence how accounting should be approached for Welsh climate targets? Despite the current UK carbon budget being based on a net basis there is significant and growing unhappiness with this. There have been attempts to change the situation in law and on advice of the Climate Chang ...
... basis, does this influence how accounting should be approached for Welsh climate targets? Despite the current UK carbon budget being based on a net basis there is significant and growing unhappiness with this. There have been attempts to change the situation in law and on advice of the Climate Chang ...
Journal of Geography Agnotology as a Teaching Tool: Learning
... by those addressing global warming (seven versus fortyfour respectively, over the period 1965 to 1979). Peterson, Connolley, and Fleck’s examination of the views of the scientific community as represented by the peer-reviewed literature of the time demonstrates that there was no consensus about the ...
... by those addressing global warming (seven versus fortyfour respectively, over the period 1965 to 1979). Peterson, Connolley, and Fleck’s examination of the views of the scientific community as represented by the peer-reviewed literature of the time demonstrates that there was no consensus about the ...
Efficiency, Distribution and the Soft Law Future of the Climate Regime
... (Downs, Rocke and Barsoom 1998). We also expect more legalized commitments to have a greater impact on subsequent behavior, including compliance, since they entail greater reputational consequences and more robust enforcement mechanisms (Simmons 2000; Downs, Rocke and Barsoom 1996). As von Stein (2 ...
... (Downs, Rocke and Barsoom 1998). We also expect more legalized commitments to have a greater impact on subsequent behavior, including compliance, since they entail greater reputational consequences and more robust enforcement mechanisms (Simmons 2000; Downs, Rocke and Barsoom 1996). As von Stein (2 ...
Carbon Bubble background briefing paper
... The notion of the carbon bubble originates from the science based fact that – if we are to keep to the 2oC global warming threshold – a significant amount of fossil fuel reserves must be left in the ground. A recent estimate, which has been published in Nature1, 80% of current coal res ...
... The notion of the carbon bubble originates from the science based fact that – if we are to keep to the 2oC global warming threshold – a significant amount of fossil fuel reserves must be left in the ground. A recent estimate, which has been published in Nature1, 80% of current coal res ...
Working Paper No 4 Kyoto Protocol Dilemma: Better to have a weak
... Verweij (2003) comments that “Its supporters have defended the Protocol as a ‘first step’. But making that first step has taken ten years (and counting), and subsequent steps may actually be harder to make”. Russia has helped the Kyoto come into force but it will not make much different as experts e ...
... Verweij (2003) comments that “Its supporters have defended the Protocol as a ‘first step’. But making that first step has taken ten years (and counting), and subsequent steps may actually be harder to make”. Russia has helped the Kyoto come into force but it will not make much different as experts e ...
What are the key population issues in Africa
... • About 20% of land in Kenya is suitable for agricultural production. • The country’s economy is driven by agriculture, which contributes about 25% of GDP, 60% of the country’s export earnings, and supports 75% of the population. • Kenya’s predominantly rain-fed agricultural is highly susceptible to ...
... • About 20% of land in Kenya is suitable for agricultural production. • The country’s economy is driven by agriculture, which contributes about 25% of GDP, 60% of the country’s export earnings, and supports 75% of the population. • Kenya’s predominantly rain-fed agricultural is highly susceptible to ...
Sustainable Enterprise
... stake? Richard Sandor, chairman of the Chicago Climate Exchange, estimates the market could be as large as the existing US$5 billion annual market for sulphur dioxide. The World Bank foresees a US$10 billion market in GHG emissions by 2006. CO2e.com estimates the range from US$10 billion to US$3 tri ...
... stake? Richard Sandor, chairman of the Chicago Climate Exchange, estimates the market could be as large as the existing US$5 billion annual market for sulphur dioxide. The World Bank foresees a US$10 billion market in GHG emissions by 2006. CO2e.com estimates the range from US$10 billion to US$3 tri ...
Climate, Ecology, and Human Health
... There are many determinants of health and well-being, and they can all interact with one another. Human biological and psychological factors come into play on a personal level, but ecological and global systems are also involved, as are economics and access to health care, which determine the social ...
... There are many determinants of health and well-being, and they can all interact with one another. Human biological and psychological factors come into play on a personal level, but ecological and global systems are also involved, as are economics and access to health care, which determine the social ...
CPF - AWG/LCA - Submission of views
... www.fao.org/forestry/cpf-climatechange. The full report is also being provided to the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of this submission. 7. The Strategic Framework highlights the following points: ...
... www.fao.org/forestry/cpf-climatechange. The full report is also being provided to the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of this submission. 7. The Strategic Framework highlights the following points: ...
Section 1 — Introduction Conducting research in
... Researchers come to Antarctica to study many things. One of the most important, however, is global warming [global warming: the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s surface over time. This warming may be the result of natural causes. It may also be caused by human activity.]. This is a slo ...
... Researchers come to Antarctica to study many things. One of the most important, however, is global warming [global warming: the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s surface over time. This warming may be the result of natural causes. It may also be caused by human activity.]. This is a slo ...
Kudzu can release soil carbon, accelerate global warming
... affects the ability of soil to store greenhouse gases. The research could have far-reaching implications for how we manage agricultural land and native ecosystems. In a paper published in the scientific journal New Phytologist, plant ecologist Nishanth Tharayil and This layer of decomposing knotweed ...
... affects the ability of soil to store greenhouse gases. The research could have far-reaching implications for how we manage agricultural land and native ecosystems. In a paper published in the scientific journal New Phytologist, plant ecologist Nishanth Tharayil and This layer of decomposing knotweed ...
Greenhouse Alliances – Responding to the Challenge of Climate
... While this recommendation was not accepted, alliances have nonetheless prospered and grown to include now all but very few of Victoria’s local governments. Deep and immediate actions required The need for action has become more urgent since the Victorian Greenhouse Strategy, and its updates, were re ...
... While this recommendation was not accepted, alliances have nonetheless prospered and grown to include now all but very few of Victoria’s local governments. Deep and immediate actions required The need for action has become more urgent since the Victorian Greenhouse Strategy, and its updates, were re ...
Econometrics and the Science of Climate Change
... its growth rate is increasing, and of N2O, 11 per cent over that period (in total, not p.a.), against 13 per cent in CO2 (IPCC, Solomon et al. 2007:141). “The major (95%) sink for methane is OH radicals in the troposphere. These are concentrated in the tropics as water vapour is their source and wat ...
... its growth rate is increasing, and of N2O, 11 per cent over that period (in total, not p.a.), against 13 per cent in CO2 (IPCC, Solomon et al. 2007:141). “The major (95%) sink for methane is OH radicals in the troposphere. These are concentrated in the tropics as water vapour is their source and wat ...
Pacifi c Southwest Research Station Sierra Nevada Research Center The Research
... Using ecological niche theory and contemporary distributions of the species, we modeled paleoclimate during the Medieval period of the ghost forest to be significantly warmer (+3.2 degrees C annual minimum temperature) and slightly drier (-24 mm annual precipitation) than present. These values resem ...
... Using ecological niche theory and contemporary distributions of the species, we modeled paleoclimate during the Medieval period of the ghost forest to be significantly warmer (+3.2 degrees C annual minimum temperature) and slightly drier (-24 mm annual precipitation) than present. These values resem ...
Clearing the Air Students learn about the scientific evidence
... gases include: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), and nitrous oxide (N2O). These gases absorb energy from the Sun, which creates a warming effect by trapping heat within the atmosphere. According to existing climate models, global temperatures are expected to rise anywhere between 2 an ...
... gases include: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), and nitrous oxide (N2O). These gases absorb energy from the Sun, which creates a warming effect by trapping heat within the atmosphere. According to existing climate models, global temperatures are expected to rise anywhere between 2 an ...
North America`s Mountain Pine Beetle Pandemic
... The continued drought since the 1990s and steadily warming temperatures are mostly blamed for this outbreak. This is climate change in action. Scientists have been warning us about this kind of impact from climate change with their predictions of increased insect infestations on a warmer planet. Som ...
... The continued drought since the 1990s and steadily warming temperatures are mostly blamed for this outbreak. This is climate change in action. Scientists have been warning us about this kind of impact from climate change with their predictions of increased insect infestations on a warmer planet. Som ...