Climate Change Toolbox Training
... Global sea level has risen 3 inches in last 23 years (since 1992) ...
... Global sea level has risen 3 inches in last 23 years (since 1992) ...
Focus the Nation – Keynote talk – Outline
... IPCC estimates sea level rise of up to 1 m by 2100. That’s about 3 feet. With a typical 10:1 slope, about 100 feet of land will be flooded on most coastlines. That’s not including the effects of storms and erosion, which could claim 1 km for each meter of sea level rise. Some island and coastal nati ...
... IPCC estimates sea level rise of up to 1 m by 2100. That’s about 3 feet. With a typical 10:1 slope, about 100 feet of land will be flooded on most coastlines. That’s not including the effects of storms and erosion, which could claim 1 km for each meter of sea level rise. Some island and coastal nati ...
Slide 1
... • ONE PLAN: provides the framework for co-ordinated action by all partners • ONE CO-ORDINATING MECHANISM: manages the process; one single regional but separate national co-ordinating mechanisms in each country • ONE M&E SYSTEM: measures progress, transparency and value for money ...
... • ONE PLAN: provides the framework for co-ordinated action by all partners • ONE CO-ORDINATING MECHANISM: manages the process; one single regional but separate national co-ordinating mechanisms in each country • ONE M&E SYSTEM: measures progress, transparency and value for money ...
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... What does it all mean? • The warming clearly observed in the 20th Century has been historically unusual – 1998 was probably the warmest year in the last 1000 years – The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on the global climate ...
... What does it all mean? • The warming clearly observed in the 20th Century has been historically unusual – 1998 was probably the warmest year in the last 1000 years – The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on the global climate ...
Terrorism
... To ensure that any increase in the world’s temperature is limited to between 2ºC and 3ºC above the current level over time To ensure that developed countries use energy much more efficiently and figure out how to make profits from the very problem of global warming Less carbon-intensive fuels for po ...
... To ensure that any increase in the world’s temperature is limited to between 2ºC and 3ºC above the current level over time To ensure that developed countries use energy much more efficiently and figure out how to make profits from the very problem of global warming Less carbon-intensive fuels for po ...
The UNFCCC Convention and the Kyoto Protocol fact sheet
... Fact sheet: An introduction to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol Climate change science and effects The effects of global climate change are becoming ever more evident. Scientists believe that climate change is already causing more frequent occ ...
... Fact sheet: An introduction to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol Climate change science and effects The effects of global climate change are becoming ever more evident. Scientists believe that climate change is already causing more frequent occ ...
Climate Change Impacts in the Amazon
... Some of the infrared radiation passes through the atmosphere, and some is absorbed and re-emitted in all directions by greenhouse gas molecules. The effect of this is to warm the Earth’s surface and the lower atmosphere. ...
... Some of the infrared radiation passes through the atmosphere, and some is absorbed and re-emitted in all directions by greenhouse gas molecules. The effect of this is to warm the Earth’s surface and the lower atmosphere. ...
Overview of Issues 2016 The Politics and Public Policy of Paris
... The U.S. has no excuse not to act. “Under the terms of the plan, India’s economy would grow roughly sevenfold by 2030, compared with 2005 levels, while its carbon emissions would triple. Yet if India took no action, emissions would also grow sevenfold.” – New York Times, 10/1/15 ...
... The U.S. has no excuse not to act. “Under the terms of the plan, India’s economy would grow roughly sevenfold by 2030, compared with 2005 levels, while its carbon emissions would triple. Yet if India took no action, emissions would also grow sevenfold.” – New York Times, 10/1/15 ...
Common Misconceptions about Climate Change
... ozone depletion, play only a minor role in climate change. The depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, including the ozone hole, is a serious environmental problem because it causes an increase in ultraviolet radiation, which can harm people, animals, and plants. This is a different problem from ...
... ozone depletion, play only a minor role in climate change. The depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, including the ozone hole, is a serious environmental problem because it causes an increase in ultraviolet radiation, which can harm people, animals, and plants. This is a different problem from ...
Corporate greening falls short
... tax is not appealing to US politicians. Not so. Economic studies suggest that a carbon tax may be more costefficient than a cap-and-trade system (B. B. F. Wittneben Energy Policy 37, 2462–2464; 2009). It provides a clear price signal, requires less bureaucracy, which reduces costs, and accrues reven ...
... tax is not appealing to US politicians. Not so. Economic studies suggest that a carbon tax may be more costefficient than a cap-and-trade system (B. B. F. Wittneben Energy Policy 37, 2462–2464; 2009). It provides a clear price signal, requires less bureaucracy, which reduces costs, and accrues reven ...
IGSDPR-Fastactionclimatemitigationmeasures12Jan
... Fast action climate mitigation measures can prevent 0.5°C of global warming and help avoid the 2°C danger limit Measures target two air pollutants and can also save nearly five million lives a year Washington, DC, 12 January – A new study in Science to be published 13 January identifies 14 fast acti ...
... Fast action climate mitigation measures can prevent 0.5°C of global warming and help avoid the 2°C danger limit Measures target two air pollutants and can also save nearly five million lives a year Washington, DC, 12 January – A new study in Science to be published 13 January identifies 14 fast acti ...
Unit 8 Climate Change - Van Buren Public Schools
... How do GH gases enter the atmosphere? • CO2 enters the atmosphere from human activity at MUCH HIGHER RATES: – Burning fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal) • For energy, heating homes, driving, etc. ...
... How do GH gases enter the atmosphere? • CO2 enters the atmosphere from human activity at MUCH HIGHER RATES: – Burning fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal) • For energy, heating homes, driving, etc. ...
Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians Tribal Leaders Summit on Climate
... the environment and growing the economy. – Demonstrated that transitioning to low carbon economy can create jobs and support economic growth. – Demonstrated how sub-national governments can work together to build coalition in support of climate action. – Pledged to support the President’s Climate Ac ...
... the environment and growing the economy. – Demonstrated that transitioning to low carbon economy can create jobs and support economic growth. – Demonstrated how sub-national governments can work together to build coalition in support of climate action. – Pledged to support the President’s Climate Ac ...
Slide 1
... can be used by the country's leaders for non-environmental purposes rather than to reduce emissions. If oil ministers in corrupt countries pocket oil export revenues, why would permit ministers not pocket permit revenues? A price approach gives less room for corruption because it does not create art ...
... can be used by the country's leaders for non-environmental purposes rather than to reduce emissions. If oil ministers in corrupt countries pocket oil export revenues, why would permit ministers not pocket permit revenues? A price approach gives less room for corruption because it does not create art ...
Missing from the Paris Climate Agreement: Any mention of industrial
... Paris Agreement text though. The text—agreed by nearly 200 countries at the UNFCCC COP 21 summit—pledges to keep global temperature increases to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to work toward a more ambitious target, of limiting the overall temperature rise to 1.5°C. But the Agreement ...
... Paris Agreement text though. The text—agreed by nearly 200 countries at the UNFCCC COP 21 summit—pledges to keep global temperature increases to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to work toward a more ambitious target, of limiting the overall temperature rise to 1.5°C. But the Agreement ...
Chapter 6
... To ensure that any increase in the world’s temperature is limited to between 2ºC and 3ºC above the current level over time To ensure that developed countries use energy much more efficiently and figure out how to make profits from the very problem of global warming • Less carbon-intensive fuels ...
... To ensure that any increase in the world’s temperature is limited to between 2ºC and 3ºC above the current level over time To ensure that developed countries use energy much more efficiently and figure out how to make profits from the very problem of global warming • Less carbon-intensive fuels ...
Planning for Climate Change - American Planning Association
... Where (specific location like flooding around a stream or area wide impacts like urban heat islands) Who – which groups are most affected? What – what is most critical to protect (public buildings, infrastructure, etc.) Timeframes – plan for continuing change Direct growth away from specific impact ...
... Where (specific location like flooding around a stream or area wide impacts like urban heat islands) Who – which groups are most affected? What – what is most critical to protect (public buildings, infrastructure, etc.) Timeframes – plan for continuing change Direct growth away from specific impact ...
GSC13-PLEN-06
... a) that the impact of ICTs on the environment is far-reaching, with both positive and negative effects; b) among the positive impacts of ICTs are their use in improving environmental monitoring, reducing energy consumption and alleviating air pollution; however, included among the negative effects, ...
... a) that the impact of ICTs on the environment is far-reaching, with both positive and negative effects; b) among the positive impacts of ICTs are their use in improving environmental monitoring, reducing energy consumption and alleviating air pollution; however, included among the negative effects, ...
Introduce self, background and briefly discuss Mercy Corps What I
... by about 0.7C since the industrial revolution. And if we stopped all greenhouse gas emissions now, the earth would still warm by another 2C over the next couple of centuries. It doesn’t sound like much, but… GHGs are needed for life, like red wine. But too much and… George Plantagenet, Duke of Clare ...
... by about 0.7C since the industrial revolution. And if we stopped all greenhouse gas emissions now, the earth would still warm by another 2C over the next couple of centuries. It doesn’t sound like much, but… GHGs are needed for life, like red wine. But too much and… George Plantagenet, Duke of Clare ...
SIGPLAN Finances
... – No carbon-free alternatives are available for air travel (ground transport, power generation, etc. in process) ...
... – No carbon-free alternatives are available for air travel (ground transport, power generation, etc. in process) ...
What the 2007 Reports of the IPCC mean Gordon J. Aubrecht
... The global atmospheric concentration of methane has increased from a preindustrial value of about 715 ppb to 1732 ppb in the early 1990s, and was 1774 ppb in 2005. The atmospheric concentration of methane in 2005 exceeds by far the natural range of the last 650,000 years (320 to 790 ppb) as determi ...
... The global atmospheric concentration of methane has increased from a preindustrial value of about 715 ppb to 1732 ppb in the early 1990s, and was 1774 ppb in 2005. The atmospheric concentration of methane in 2005 exceeds by far the natural range of the last 650,000 years (320 to 790 ppb) as determi ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.