2017 Resolution #2 - Rotary Model UN Program
... accelerating and intensifying the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future. The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and – for the first time – brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, by ...
... accelerating and intensifying the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future. The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and – for the first time – brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, by ...
Submission on New Zealand`s climate change target
... to climate change is only 0.15% of global emissions. o We emphasise, however (as is stated in a following chapter), that New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions per person are around 17 tonnes compared to the global average of 8 tonnes. o ARPHS recommends that New Zealand’s target should refle ...
... to climate change is only 0.15% of global emissions. o We emphasise, however (as is stated in a following chapter), that New Zealand’s annual greenhouse gas emissions per person are around 17 tonnes compared to the global average of 8 tonnes. o ARPHS recommends that New Zealand’s target should refle ...
TRANSCRIPT 8/31/11 Climate Change in Vermont
... Mitigation is about us as a society collectively making a theft to try to minimize the impacts of climate change. Examples of medication might be Vermont setting a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% and then us as Vermonters taking steps such as moving away from fuel oil to heat our ho ...
... Mitigation is about us as a society collectively making a theft to try to minimize the impacts of climate change. Examples of medication might be Vermont setting a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% and then us as Vermonters taking steps such as moving away from fuel oil to heat our ho ...
Detectability of Streamflow Timing Trends
... internal climate variability (the internal oscillations of the climate system). We find that estimated 50year trends in CT due to natural internal climate variability often exceed the trends in CT observed over the last 50 years. Thus, although observed trends in CT may be statistically significant, ...
... internal climate variability (the internal oscillations of the climate system). We find that estimated 50year trends in CT due to natural internal climate variability often exceed the trends in CT observed over the last 50 years. Thus, although observed trends in CT may be statistically significant, ...
Austrian Assessment Report Climate Change 2014 (AAR14)
... the international community to date are not sufficient to meet the 2 °C target. In the long-term, almost complete avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions is required. This means converting the energy supply and industrial processes, stopping deforestation, and changing land use and lifestyles. The lik ...
... the international community to date are not sufficient to meet the 2 °C target. In the long-term, almost complete avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions is required. This means converting the energy supply and industrial processes, stopping deforestation, and changing land use and lifestyles. The lik ...
Global warming - Faculty Websites
... The earth's average surface temperature has increased by about 0.6 °C (1°F) during last century, and human activities are increasing the levels of greenhouse gases which tends to warm the planet. How much and how fast temperatures will continue to rise remains uncertain, and the exact impacts of c ...
... The earth's average surface temperature has increased by about 0.6 °C (1°F) during last century, and human activities are increasing the levels of greenhouse gases which tends to warm the planet. How much and how fast temperatures will continue to rise remains uncertain, and the exact impacts of c ...
greenhouses gases
... The greenhouse effect is accepted scientific theory. There are certain gasses in the atmosphere cause the sun's heat to be trapped and allow the surface of the planet to warm. Without it the surface of the planet would be too cold for life to exist. To explain the images are quotes from NASA: "Left: ...
... The greenhouse effect is accepted scientific theory. There are certain gasses in the atmosphere cause the sun's heat to be trapped and allow the surface of the planet to warm. Without it the surface of the planet would be too cold for life to exist. To explain the images are quotes from NASA: "Left: ...
The Reinforced Strategy for Europe
... - Identify and recommend the use of uniform mechanisms to measure and specify reductions, e.g. the Harmonised emissions Analysis Tool (HEAT) developed and managed by ICLEI . - Improve international cooperation among participants with different levels of local resources and local emissions, to enhanc ...
... - Identify and recommend the use of uniform mechanisms to measure and specify reductions, e.g. the Harmonised emissions Analysis Tool (HEAT) developed and managed by ICLEI . - Improve international cooperation among participants with different levels of local resources and local emissions, to enhanc ...
the full leaflet here.
... How can we eat, live, move and have fun in new and smarter ways? The business sector plays a crucial role in providing the answers on how we will meet our future needs within the limits of our planet. However, no matter what these solutions will look like, it will require significant innovation and ...
... How can we eat, live, move and have fun in new and smarter ways? The business sector plays a crucial role in providing the answers on how we will meet our future needs within the limits of our planet. However, no matter what these solutions will look like, it will require significant innovation and ...
Climate Action Plan - Reporting Institutions
... year focus on science outreach to local middle schools. During the winter interterm period in 2010, a group of students created maps of the potential inundation of local landmarks and transportation infrastructure by predicted sea level rise. These maps were presented at a community forum on climate ...
... year focus on science outreach to local middle schools. During the winter interterm period in 2010, a group of students created maps of the potential inundation of local landmarks and transportation infrastructure by predicted sea level rise. These maps were presented at a community forum on climate ...
Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Transition to Sustainability:
... dimensions must stabilize at levels within the system’s natural operative capacity. If economic output were to grow indefinitely, then to stabilize human impact, impact per unit of economic output (in all dimensions of resources consumption and environmental pollution) must fall towards zero. ...
... dimensions must stabilize at levels within the system’s natural operative capacity. If economic output were to grow indefinitely, then to stabilize human impact, impact per unit of economic output (in all dimensions of resources consumption and environmental pollution) must fall towards zero. ...
Crossing the Divide
... property, but also in the country’s GDP growth which slowed down in late 2013, with its effects continuing through 2014. Haiyan was just one typhoon. The Philippines averages 20 tropical cyclones a year, with 8-11 of those making landfall. Year in, year out, destruction and decrease in agricultural ...
... property, but also in the country’s GDP growth which slowed down in late 2013, with its effects continuing through 2014. Haiyan was just one typhoon. The Philippines averages 20 tropical cyclones a year, with 8-11 of those making landfall. Year in, year out, destruction and decrease in agricultural ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... technology and capacity building available. Kenya’s historical contribution is low, at 0.1% of the total global emissions, while the percapita emissions are less than 1.26 MtCO2eq compared to the global average of 7.58 MtCO2eq 1. The country’s capability to implement this contribution is also subjec ...
... technology and capacity building available. Kenya’s historical contribution is low, at 0.1% of the total global emissions, while the percapita emissions are less than 1.26 MtCO2eq compared to the global average of 7.58 MtCO2eq 1. The country’s capability to implement this contribution is also subjec ...
Air pollution, climate change, and ozone depletion
... • 93% of the CO2 in the atmosphere is from the natural carbon cycle. The other 7% comes from human activities, mainly the burning of fossil fuels and clearing forests • Suspended particulate matter (SPM) consists of a variety of solid particles and liquid droplets small and light enough to remain su ...
... • 93% of the CO2 in the atmosphere is from the natural carbon cycle. The other 7% comes from human activities, mainly the burning of fossil fuels and clearing forests • Suspended particulate matter (SPM) consists of a variety of solid particles and liquid droplets small and light enough to remain su ...
I was interested to gauge what the Environmental NGO community... recent release of the IPCC AR5 Exec Summary and in... IEAGHG Information Paper 2014-21: NGO and Media response to IPCC...
... used by Greenpeace, CO2solutions amongst others and more surprisingly Bellona see: http://bellona.org/news/climate-change/2014-11-ipcc-synthesis-report-calls-fossil-fuel-phase-2100. However in the text on the Bellona web site they do stress the need for CCS. These were the only positive comments on ...
... used by Greenpeace, CO2solutions amongst others and more surprisingly Bellona see: http://bellona.org/news/climate-change/2014-11-ipcc-synthesis-report-calls-fossil-fuel-phase-2100. However in the text on the Bellona web site they do stress the need for CCS. These were the only positive comments on ...
The Politics of Climate Change in Germany
... The CDU hesitated to take up the issue in the early 1980s—despite its strong support for nuclear power—because of its close links to industry and the implications of global warming for fossil fuel use. After Chernobyl, the CDU—along with the nuclear lobby—touted nuclear power as a solution to the pr ...
... The CDU hesitated to take up the issue in the early 1980s—despite its strong support for nuclear power—because of its close links to industry and the implications of global warming for fossil fuel use. After Chernobyl, the CDU—along with the nuclear lobby—touted nuclear power as a solution to the pr ...
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND
... alternatives, at the same time operating its existing industry efficiently to curb GHG emissions and mitigate climate change. MENA is not only aware of high carbon intensity harmful consequences on ecological balance, but also it is a present threat to its energy securit ...
... alternatives, at the same time operating its existing industry efficiently to curb GHG emissions and mitigate climate change. MENA is not only aware of high carbon intensity harmful consequences on ecological balance, but also it is a present threat to its energy securit ...
The National Audubon User`s Guide for "Global Warming Solutions"
... the energy we currently produce. By making the energy we produce last longer, or by increasing "energy efficiency," we can avoid the need for new polluting power plants. We can increase energy efficiency by using available technologies that do the same amount of work but use less energy, like a comp ...
... the energy we currently produce. By making the energy we produce last longer, or by increasing "energy efficiency," we can avoid the need for new polluting power plants. We can increase energy efficiency by using available technologies that do the same amount of work but use less energy, like a comp ...
Air Pollution 2
... The effects will last a long time. The problem is a long-term political issue. The harmful and beneficial impacts of climate change are not spread evenly. Many actions that might reduce the threat are controversial because they can impact economies and lifestyles. ...
... The effects will last a long time. The problem is a long-term political issue. The harmful and beneficial impacts of climate change are not spread evenly. Many actions that might reduce the threat are controversial because they can impact economies and lifestyles. ...
Unburnable Carbon fact sheet
... Oil and gas company valuations emphasize proven and commercial reserves that will be produced over the next 10 to 15 years. Reserves that could be produced after that period have limited impact on company valuations. This is due to the discounting effect of future cash flows. The IEA’s 2°C scenario ...
... Oil and gas company valuations emphasize proven and commercial reserves that will be produced over the next 10 to 15 years. Reserves that could be produced after that period have limited impact on company valuations. This is due to the discounting effect of future cash flows. The IEA’s 2°C scenario ...
Lecture 4 – Greenhouse gases
... greenhouse gases that are increasing in atmospheric concentration because of human activities. • The increase in carbon dioxide (CO2 ) has contributed about 76% of the enhanced greenhouse effect to date, methane (CH4 ) about 16% and nitrous oxide (N2O ) about 6.2% (AR5 ). ...
... greenhouse gases that are increasing in atmospheric concentration because of human activities. • The increase in carbon dioxide (CO2 ) has contributed about 76% of the enhanced greenhouse effect to date, methane (CH4 ) about 16% and nitrous oxide (N2O ) about 6.2% (AR5 ). ...
The 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21)
... Parties should strive to include all categories of emissions and removal, and once an activity is included, to continue to include it. Parties should provide an explanation if they decide to exclude a category. Mitigation and (I)NDCs sections are strongly linked. Moreover, mitigation/adaptation ambi ...
... Parties should strive to include all categories of emissions and removal, and once an activity is included, to continue to include it. Parties should provide an explanation if they decide to exclude a category. Mitigation and (I)NDCs sections are strongly linked. Moreover, mitigation/adaptation ambi ...
Global Climate Change Policies: From Bali to Copenhagen and
... and/or West Antarctic ice-sheets; 3 the need to ensure – if avoiding significantly more than 2ºC of warming is the objective – that concentrations of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) are stabilized at around 450 parts per million (or ...
... and/or West Antarctic ice-sheets; 3 the need to ensure – if avoiding significantly more than 2ºC of warming is the objective – that concentrations of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) are stabilized at around 450 parts per million (or ...
Climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of long-term climate change. Climate change mitigation generally involves reductions in human (anthropogenic) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation may also be achieved by increasing the capacity of carbon sinks, e.g., through reforestation. Mitigation policies can substantially reduce the risks associated with human-induced global warming.""Mitigation is a public good; climate change is a case of ‘the tragedy of the commons’""Effective climate change mitigation will not be achieved if each agent (individual, institution or country) acts independently in its own selfish interest, (See International Cooperation and Emissions Trading) suggesting the need for collective action. Some adaptation actions, on the other hand, have characteristics of a private good as benefits of actions may accrue more directly to the individuals, regions, or countries that undertake them, at least in the short term. Nevertheless, financing such adaptive activities remains an issue, particularly for poor individuals and countries.""Examples of mitigation include switching to low-carbon energy sources, such as renewable and nuclear energy, and expanding forests and other ""sinks"" to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Energy efficiency may also play a role, for example, through improving the insulation of buildings. Another approach to climate change mitigation is climate engineering.Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of GHGs at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference of the climate system. Scientific analysis can provide information on the impacts of climate change, but deciding which impacts are dangerous requires value judgments.In 2010, Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level. This may be revised with a target of limiting global warming to below 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial levels. The current trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions does not appear to be consistent with limiting global warming to below 1.5 or 2 °C, relative to pre-industrial levels. Other mitigation policies have been proposed, some of which are more stringent or modest than the 2 °C limit.