Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2016 - Name
... pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. A rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius poses the very real risk that countries around the world will experience irreversible damage to their environment. Such a rise in temperature poses a risk of i ...
... pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. A rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius poses the very real risk that countries around the world will experience irreversible damage to their environment. Such a rise in temperature poses a risk of i ...
Topic paper 1: Climate change
... Energy from waste: The conversion of waste into a useable form of energy, often heat or electricity. Feed in Tariff (FIT): A UK Government cash back scheme guaranteeing payment to people who generate low carbon electricity up to 5 mega watts (MW). Fuel poverty: The Department of Energy and Climate C ...
... Energy from waste: The conversion of waste into a useable form of energy, often heat or electricity. Feed in Tariff (FIT): A UK Government cash back scheme guaranteeing payment to people who generate low carbon electricity up to 5 mega watts (MW). Fuel poverty: The Department of Energy and Climate C ...
On the Current and Future Dry Spell Characteristics over Africa
... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [1], Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and climate variability. Global Climate Models (GCMs) participating in IPCC’s fourth Assessment Report suggest warmer temperatures, in the range of 2–7 °C for Afri ...
... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [1], Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and climate variability. Global Climate Models (GCMs) participating in IPCC’s fourth Assessment Report suggest warmer temperatures, in the range of 2–7 °C for Afri ...
Preparing for a Changing Climate in Northern Ireland
... while winters may be 25% wetter (Hulme et al., 2002). Furthermore, relative sea level may begin to rise. Although there are ongoing efforts to mitigate climate change, principally by reducing emissions, at least some climate change is now inevitable. Adaptation to climate change – reducing risks and ...
... while winters may be 25% wetter (Hulme et al., 2002). Furthermore, relative sea level may begin to rise. Although there are ongoing efforts to mitigate climate change, principally by reducing emissions, at least some climate change is now inevitable. Adaptation to climate change – reducing risks and ...
... industrialisation and unplanned urbanisation are adversely impacting the environment. Dumping of wastes into our rivers and lakes, clearing forest land for cultivation and increased emission of harmful pollutants into the environment have all contributed to degrading our environment. Degradation of ...
Why is geoengineering so tempting?
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
Working Paper 170 - Doda 2014 (opens in new window)
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
2. Strategy
... Climate change – including rising temperatures and an increased frequency of droughts and extreme rain events – is negatively affecting local communities living in rural parts of Zambia. Miombo woodlands provide a range of benefits that increase the resilience of these communities to climate change. ...
... Climate change – including rising temperatures and an increased frequency of droughts and extreme rain events – is negatively affecting local communities living in rural parts of Zambia. Miombo woodlands provide a range of benefits that increase the resilience of these communities to climate change. ...
PDF - iied iied - International Institute for Environment
... Climate change is one of the most challenging global issues facing humanity. The impacts of climate change and its associated events such as shoreline erosion, sea-level rise, coastal flooding and water pollution will affect coastal areas in a variety of ways. Alongside the effects of climate change ...
... Climate change is one of the most challenging global issues facing humanity. The impacts of climate change and its associated events such as shoreline erosion, sea-level rise, coastal flooding and water pollution will affect coastal areas in a variety of ways. Alongside the effects of climate change ...
Preindustrial to present-day changes in tropospheric hydroxyl
... the methane lifetime. Analysing sensitivity simulations performed by 10 models, we find that preindustrial to presentday climate change decreased the methane lifetime by about four months, representing a negative feedback on the climate system. Further, we analysed attribution experiments performed ...
... the methane lifetime. Analysing sensitivity simulations performed by 10 models, we find that preindustrial to presentday climate change decreased the methane lifetime by about four months, representing a negative feedback on the climate system. Further, we analysed attribution experiments performed ...
the peterson perspective
... only unproven beliefs. The Narrator/Writers for this program also made some incorrect statements which were attributed to me as a ‘chemtrail believer’ under their ‘straw man’ arguments. I have set the record straight within the transcript below. In order to marginalize those that presented governmen ...
... only unproven beliefs. The Narrator/Writers for this program also made some incorrect statements which were attributed to me as a ‘chemtrail believer’ under their ‘straw man’ arguments. I have set the record straight within the transcript below. In order to marginalize those that presented governmen ...
CLIMATE ASSESSMENT REPORT
... led to Missouri Basin flooding. Ensemble methods are used in which the period has been simulated repeatedly (40 times) — each experiment was subjected to identical time evolving ocean and trace gas evolutions but was begun from slightly different initial conditions in 1979. Averaging the runs ident ...
... led to Missouri Basin flooding. Ensemble methods are used in which the period has been simulated repeatedly (40 times) — each experiment was subjected to identical time evolving ocean and trace gas evolutions but was begun from slightly different initial conditions in 1979. Averaging the runs ident ...
Behavioural Adaptation of Skiers and Snowboarders in
... The intent of this study was to understand the adaptive behaviours of skiers/snowboarders taken in response to climate conditions. More specifically the objectives of this research were: to examine how skiers/snowboarders have responded to changing snow conditions in the past as well as how they ...
... The intent of this study was to understand the adaptive behaviours of skiers/snowboarders taken in response to climate conditions. More specifically the objectives of this research were: to examine how skiers/snowboarders have responded to changing snow conditions in the past as well as how they ...
Figure 3-1 - Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
... A central goal of climate research is to determine the perceptible effects of climate change on humans; in other words, the regional and decadal scale effects of carbon dioxide forcing. Identifying the most pronounced and long-lasting responses of climate variables to forcing is important for decada ...
... A central goal of climate research is to determine the perceptible effects of climate change on humans; in other words, the regional and decadal scale effects of carbon dioxide forcing. Identifying the most pronounced and long-lasting responses of climate variables to forcing is important for decada ...
key parameters for trend detection
... The Second Report1 on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate was prepared in response to UNFCCC decision 5/CP.5 and endorsed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at it 15th session. The goals of the Report were to: Determine what progress has been ...
... The Second Report1 on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate was prepared in response to UNFCCC decision 5/CP.5 and endorsed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at it 15th session. The goals of the Report were to: Determine what progress has been ...
Fig. 1 - Utrecht University Repository
... periods of warm climate as recorded by the Alpine dendroclimatic and Greenland oxygen isotope records. Our results suggest that harvest yields would have increased synchronously over wide areas of central and southern Europe during periods of warm and dry climate. Combined interpretation of palaeoec ...
... periods of warm climate as recorded by the Alpine dendroclimatic and Greenland oxygen isotope records. Our results suggest that harvest yields would have increased synchronously over wide areas of central and southern Europe during periods of warm and dry climate. Combined interpretation of palaeoec ...
Comparative evaluation of the main factors that
... Many factors contribute to flood risk in urban catchment areas. Hydrological factors cause rapid flood runoff and flood discharge grows with an increase in impervious areas. Concentration of population and assets is also important as a social aspect of flood risk. Climate change is now considered an ...
... Many factors contribute to flood risk in urban catchment areas. Hydrological factors cause rapid flood runoff and flood discharge grows with an increase in impervious areas. Concentration of population and assets is also important as a social aspect of flood risk. Climate change is now considered an ...
National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem
... agriculture which characterize the region are special. It is now widely recognized that the rich and diverse Himalayan ecosystem is fragile. Un-sustainable changes in the ecosystem should be carefully avoided. The perennial rivers of north India depend heavily upon the sustainability of glaciers and ...
... agriculture which characterize the region are special. It is now widely recognized that the rich and diverse Himalayan ecosystem is fragile. Un-sustainable changes in the ecosystem should be carefully avoided. The perennial rivers of north India depend heavily upon the sustainability of glaciers and ...
PDF - IPCC Working Group II
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
Technical note on science- based targets
... assign a validation team for the target which includes the Lead Reviewer from one of the initiative's technical partner organizations (CDP, WRI, or WWF) and a member of the Steering Committee (not from the same organization as the reviewer) who must sign off the final decision. The Lead Reviewer wil ...
... assign a validation team for the target which includes the Lead Reviewer from one of the initiative's technical partner organizations (CDP, WRI, or WWF) and a member of the Steering Committee (not from the same organization as the reviewer) who must sign off the final decision. The Lead Reviewer wil ...
Carbon to Climate Change
... A second mechanism for incorporating soil C into permafrost is cryoturbation, the mixing of soil layers in response to repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Cryoturbation can redistribute organic C away from the surface to greater depth in the soil profile (figure 3c; Michaelson et al, 1996). The most common ...
... A second mechanism for incorporating soil C into permafrost is cryoturbation, the mixing of soil layers in response to repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Cryoturbation can redistribute organic C away from the surface to greater depth in the soil profile (figure 3c; Michaelson et al, 1996). The most common ...
Jordan`s Third National
... It is a very suitable timing to launch Jordan’s Third National Communication report on Climate Change which will be submitted to the UNFCCC and then to the international community of Climate Change stakeholders. As the UNFCCC negotiations are approaching the crunch time of developing an ambitious, f ...
... It is a very suitable timing to launch Jordan’s Third National Communication report on Climate Change which will be submitted to the UNFCCC and then to the international community of Climate Change stakeholders. As the UNFCCC negotiations are approaching the crunch time of developing an ambitious, f ...
Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea
... grateful for information provided by Taakena Redfern and Aberee Bauro of the Republic of Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Land, and Agricultural Development; Frank Dayton of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Laura Williams of the CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife; Dr. Leroy Heitz of the University ...
... grateful for information provided by Taakena Redfern and Aberee Bauro of the Republic of Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Land, and Agricultural Development; Frank Dayton of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Laura Williams of the CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife; Dr. Leroy Heitz of the University ...
Scientific opinion on climate change
The scientific opinion on climate change is the overall judgment amongst scientists about whether global warming is happening, and if so, its causes and probable consequences. This scientific opinion is expressed in synthesis reports, by scientific bodies of national or international standing, and by surveys of opinion among climate scientists. Individual scientists, universities, and laboratories contribute to the overall scientific opinion via their peer-reviewed publications, and the areas of collective agreement and relative certainty are summarised in these high level reports and surveys.The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (at least 95% probability) that humans are causing most of it through activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels. In addition, it is likely that some potential further greenhouse gas warming has been offset by increased aerosols.National and international science academies and scientific societies have assessed current scientific opinion on global warming. These assessments are generally consistent with the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report summarized:Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, the widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.Most of the global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human activities.Benefits and costs of climate change for [human] society will vary widely by location and scale. Some of the effects in temperate and polar regions will be positive and others elsewhere will be negative. Overall, net effects are more likely to be strongly negative with larger or more rapid warming.The range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.The resilience of many ecosystems is likely to be exceeded this century by an unprecedented combination of climate change, associated disturbances (e.g. flooding, drought, wildfire, insects, ocean acidification) and other global change drivers (e.g. land-use change, pollution, fragmentation of natural systems, over-exploitation of resources).Some scientific bodies have recommended specific policies to governments and science can play a role in informing an effective response to climate change, however, policy decisions may require value judgements and so are not included in the scientific opinion.No scientific body of national or international standing maintains a formal opinion dissenting from any of these main points. The last national or international scientific body to drop dissent was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its statement to its current non-committal position. Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions.