GGP3015 CLIMATIC CHANGE: Recent and future
... global temperature (e.g. urban heat island effect, geographic coverage of data) • Attribution. Human activities are not responsible for observed trends • Impacts. The negative impacts of predicted climate change are overestimated; cost-benefit analysis does not support mitigation action ...
... global temperature (e.g. urban heat island effect, geographic coverage of data) • Attribution. Human activities are not responsible for observed trends • Impacts. The negative impacts of predicted climate change are overestimated; cost-benefit analysis does not support mitigation action ...
Key Questions about Climate Change2015
... Remember the process in which greenhouse gasses help warm the atmosphere… • Some of the shortwave radiation from the sun penetrates the atmosphere, and is absorbed by the earth’s surface, which warms up. Then, the earth emits longwave radiation, some of which is absorbed by the greenhouse gasses in ...
... Remember the process in which greenhouse gasses help warm the atmosphere… • Some of the shortwave radiation from the sun penetrates the atmosphere, and is absorbed by the earth’s surface, which warms up. Then, the earth emits longwave radiation, some of which is absorbed by the greenhouse gasses in ...
A “wedge” - The NEED Project
... • This would lead to a more than tripling of atmospheric CO2 since pre-industrial time. ...
... • This would lead to a more than tripling of atmospheric CO2 since pre-industrial time. ...
Global Warming, Climate Change and Sustainability
... heated. Melting of ice on glaciers and polar ice caps adds of this amount is large. Its difference between the middle to the rise. The projected total rise is estimated to be up of an ice age and the warm periods in between is only to one metre this century and the rise will continue for about 5 or ...
... heated. Melting of ice on glaciers and polar ice caps adds of this amount is large. Its difference between the middle to the rise. The projected total rise is estimated to be up of an ice age and the warm periods in between is only to one metre this century and the rise will continue for about 5 or ...
Asiana Airlines Making the Skies Friendlier
... 2008, 48 engines were washed with water, reducing CO2 emissions by 2,860 tons. By using the Ground Power Unit (GPU) at aircraft ramps instead of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) inside aircraft for power supply during ground maintenance, jet fuel consumption and gas emissions have also been reduced. I ...
... 2008, 48 engines were washed with water, reducing CO2 emissions by 2,860 tons. By using the Ground Power Unit (GPU) at aircraft ramps instead of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) inside aircraft for power supply during ground maintenance, jet fuel consumption and gas emissions have also been reduced. I ...
Global Warming Climate Change and Sustainability John Ray Initiative
... expands as it is heated. Melting of ice on glaciers and estimate (Fig. 3). For global average temperature, a rise polar ice caps adds to the rise. The projected total rise is of this amount is large. Its difference between the middle estimated to be up to one metre this century and the rise of an ic ...
... expands as it is heated. Melting of ice on glaciers and estimate (Fig. 3). For global average temperature, a rise polar ice caps adds to the rise. The projected total rise is of this amount is large. Its difference between the middle estimated to be up to one metre this century and the rise of an ic ...
Emissions Reduction Fund
... potential to improve their energy efficiency. The company registered an Emissions Reduction Fund project to install low emissions lighting and appliances in the buildings’ office space, new energy efficient heating systems and window glazing in one building, and a new air-conditioning and ventilatio ...
... potential to improve their energy efficiency. The company registered an Emissions Reduction Fund project to install low emissions lighting and appliances in the buildings’ office space, new energy efficient heating systems and window glazing in one building, and a new air-conditioning and ventilatio ...
Running out of tune
... In 2010 alone, WMO reported that cli reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 19 mate related extreme events displaced over per cent, while the economy grew by 45 per cent. We have recently committed to 38 million people. Here in Southeast Asia, reducing EU emissions by at least 40 per a 75cm sea level ...
... In 2010 alone, WMO reported that cli reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 19 mate related extreme events displaced over per cent, while the economy grew by 45 per cent. We have recently committed to 38 million people. Here in Southeast Asia, reducing EU emissions by at least 40 per a 75cm sea level ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... Resources and Recommended Reading • Spencer Weart’s The Discovery of Global Warming http://www.aip.org/history/climate/index.html – And in particular two subsections • Carbon dioxide greenhouse effect: http://www.aip.org/history/climate/co2.htm • Simple climate models http://www.aip.org/history/cli ...
... Resources and Recommended Reading • Spencer Weart’s The Discovery of Global Warming http://www.aip.org/history/climate/index.html – And in particular two subsections • Carbon dioxide greenhouse effect: http://www.aip.org/history/climate/co2.htm • Simple climate models http://www.aip.org/history/cli ...
human factors - Geography4all
... • NATURAL GAS • They are called fossil fuels because they are formed from the remains of ancient plants (coal) and marine animals (oil). ...
... • NATURAL GAS • They are called fossil fuels because they are formed from the remains of ancient plants (coal) and marine animals (oil). ...
December 2012 News - South Asian Dialogues on Ecological
... approaching pedestrians and vehicles and ramp up the brightness in front and behind the person/vehicle as they pass by. The streetlights automatically dim when there is no one in the street. This technology, called LumiMotion, developed by Philips, uses sensors to make streetlights power efficient a ...
... approaching pedestrians and vehicles and ramp up the brightness in front and behind the person/vehicle as they pass by. The streetlights automatically dim when there is no one in the street. This technology, called LumiMotion, developed by Philips, uses sensors to make streetlights power efficient a ...
At the Edge of Disaster 1112 - Global Warming
... vast carbon bank, with stark implications for international efforts to hold global warming to a safe level. Ancient forests locked under ice tens of thousands of years ago are beginning to melt and rot, releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases into the air. The report estimates the greenhouse gase ...
... vast carbon bank, with stark implications for international efforts to hold global warming to a safe level. Ancient forests locked under ice tens of thousands of years ago are beginning to melt and rot, releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases into the air. The report estimates the greenhouse gase ...
notes
... change at a ceremony at UN headquarters on April 22, 2016 (Earth Day!) • US pledged a 26-28% cut by 2025 compared with 2005 levels. • It sets a collective goal of keeping global warming below 2° C compared to pre-industrial times, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5C. • It req ...
... change at a ceremony at UN headquarters on April 22, 2016 (Earth Day!) • US pledged a 26-28% cut by 2025 compared with 2005 levels. • It sets a collective goal of keeping global warming below 2° C compared to pre-industrial times, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5C. • It req ...
cc-newsletter-018-Nov2014
... *** Fossil fuel phase out: In projected futures with low levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (450 ppm of CO2 equivalent by 2100 which is likely to limit warming in 2100 to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels) ... emissions from the energy supply sector are projected to decline over the ne ...
... *** Fossil fuel phase out: In projected futures with low levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (450 ppm of CO2 equivalent by 2100 which is likely to limit warming in 2100 to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels) ... emissions from the energy supply sector are projected to decline over the ne ...
The Energy Act Policy of 2005: A Comprehensive Overview
... • 9/18/07 – Large institutional investors, state AGs, 11 state pension funds, environmental groups • Seeks: “Interpretive guidance clarifying registrants’ obligation under existing regulations to disclose material information concerning the effect of climate change and regulation of greenhouse gas e ...
... • 9/18/07 – Large institutional investors, state AGs, 11 state pension funds, environmental groups • Seeks: “Interpretive guidance clarifying registrants’ obligation under existing regulations to disclose material information concerning the effect of climate change and regulation of greenhouse gas e ...
Results from a survey examining college student & adult public
... IPCC 5th Assessment “…extremely likely human influence has been dominant cause of observed warming since mid-20th century. Continued GHG emissions will cause further warming and changes in climate system. Limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of GHG emissions.” 3r ...
... IPCC 5th Assessment “…extremely likely human influence has been dominant cause of observed warming since mid-20th century. Continued GHG emissions will cause further warming and changes in climate system. Limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of GHG emissions.” 3r ...
Expanding and reinforcing the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol –
... Global Warming occurs from the ever increasing release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as the following gases methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), HFC, PFC, and SF6 into the environment. Fossil fuels release these gases when they are burned. The risk that CO2 being released ...
... Global Warming occurs from the ever increasing release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as the following gases methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), HFC, PFC, and SF6 into the environment. Fossil fuels release these gases when they are burned. The risk that CO2 being released ...
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... Does the company’s strategy anticipate risks or opportunities related to the impacts of global warming on competitive positioning, including the value of company intellectual property? ...
... Does the company’s strategy anticipate risks or opportunities related to the impacts of global warming on competitive positioning, including the value of company intellectual property? ...
CA*net II - EDUCAUSE Library
... reliable service delivery by quickly moving compute jobs and data sets around the world to sites that have available power – Will require high bandwidth networks and routing architectures to quickly move jobs and data sets from site to site ...
... reliable service delivery by quickly moving compute jobs and data sets around the world to sites that have available power – Will require high bandwidth networks and routing architectures to quickly move jobs and data sets from site to site ...
Climate Change and the Responsibility of Civil Society:
... 2. Natural causes almost certainly account for a large majority of global warming in both the last thirty and the last one hundred fifty years, which together constitute an episode in the natural rising and falling cycles of global average temperature. Human emissions of carbon dioxide and other gre ...
... 2. Natural causes almost certainly account for a large majority of global warming in both the last thirty and the last one hundred fifty years, which together constitute an episode in the natural rising and falling cycles of global average temperature. Human emissions of carbon dioxide and other gre ...
PowerPoint-Präsentation - Portal Globales Lernen
... division in international relations, triggering distributional conflicts over water, land, the management of migration, compensation payments between the countries mainly responible for climate change and those countries most affected by it`s destructive impacts .... ...
... division in international relations, triggering distributional conflicts over water, land, the management of migration, compensation payments between the countries mainly responible for climate change and those countries most affected by it`s destructive impacts .... ...
Opportunities for China-US Cooperation on Climate Change Policy
... Factors shaping climate policy in China – and the US • Climate impacts: evolving science; drought; sea level rise; storms; refugees • Co-benefits (primary domestic benefits): public health, air pollution, PM2.5, black carbon … Ancillary risks (e.g. nuclear?). • Economic challenge: growth and jobs v ...
... Factors shaping climate policy in China – and the US • Climate impacts: evolving science; drought; sea level rise; storms; refugees • Co-benefits (primary domestic benefits): public health, air pollution, PM2.5, black carbon … Ancillary risks (e.g. nuclear?). • Economic challenge: growth and jobs v ...
Climate Change
... The international political response to climate change began at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, where the ‘Rio Convention’ included the adoption of the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This convention set out a framework for action aimed at stabilising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse ...
... The international political response to climate change began at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, where the ‘Rio Convention’ included the adoption of the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This convention set out a framework for action aimed at stabilising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse ...
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.