Global Warming and Science
... Beck, Ernst-Georg, 2007: 180 Years of Atmospheric CO2 Gas Analyses by Chemical Methods, Energy and Environment, Vol. 18, No. 2 2007. Friis-Christensen, E. and K. Lassen, 1991: Length of the Solar Cycle - an indicator of solar activity closely associated with climate, Science, New Series, Vol. 254, ...
... Beck, Ernst-Georg, 2007: 180 Years of Atmospheric CO2 Gas Analyses by Chemical Methods, Energy and Environment, Vol. 18, No. 2 2007. Friis-Christensen, E. and K. Lassen, 1991: Length of the Solar Cycle - an indicator of solar activity closely associated with climate, Science, New Series, Vol. 254, ...
Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in the
... could have a beneficial impact on agriculture as a result of longer growing seasons and increased plant productivity. New cropping opportunities may result as the agricultural belt shifts northwards, and yield increases in commercial forests are expected. However, any benefits arising from these cha ...
... could have a beneficial impact on agriculture as a result of longer growing seasons and increased plant productivity. New cropping opportunities may result as the agricultural belt shifts northwards, and yield increases in commercial forests are expected. However, any benefits arising from these cha ...
Global adaptation index - Carnegie Endowment for International
... urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and for the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. ...
... urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and for the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. ...
open access
... can support ecosystem state transitions, shifts in an ecosystem’s geographic boundaries (e.g., inland migration by coastal wetlands), and continued delivery of benefits by ecosystems in transition (Isbell et al. 2011). Biodiversity conservation is therefore both a benefit provided by certain ecosyst ...
... can support ecosystem state transitions, shifts in an ecosystem’s geographic boundaries (e.g., inland migration by coastal wetlands), and continued delivery of benefits by ecosystems in transition (Isbell et al. 2011). Biodiversity conservation is therefore both a benefit provided by certain ecosyst ...
BODY PARAGRAPHS
... Pg. 71 EVIDENCE (LOGOS): Oreskes displays charted data that gives a visual breakdown of scientific categories of analysis in climate change studies. She appears to be fair here (ETHOS) by presenting results of those both supporting the consensus as well as refuting it, etc. However, the fact that no ...
... Pg. 71 EVIDENCE (LOGOS): Oreskes displays charted data that gives a visual breakdown of scientific categories of analysis in climate change studies. She appears to be fair here (ETHOS) by presenting results of those both supporting the consensus as well as refuting it, etc. However, the fact that no ...
STRIVE Elucidating the Impact of Report Series No.52
... combined with a globally coherent approach to a more ...
... combined with a globally coherent approach to a more ...
A recurring anarchy? The emergence of climate change as a threat
... knowledge of the role of oceans, airborne particulates and other influences on atmospheric conditions was considerably poorer than it is today (though we still have a long way to go to improve our understanding of such things). It is therefore not surprising that climate change and its impacts ranke ...
... knowledge of the role of oceans, airborne particulates and other influences on atmospheric conditions was considerably poorer than it is today (though we still have a long way to go to improve our understanding of such things). It is therefore not surprising that climate change and its impacts ranke ...
Executive Report
... changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period of time. Climate change may be due to natural earth processes, external phenomena such as modulations of the solar cycle, and human activity, such as CO2 emissions in the atmosphere and changes in ...
... changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period of time. Climate change may be due to natural earth processes, external phenomena such as modulations of the solar cycle, and human activity, such as CO2 emissions in the atmosphere and changes in ...
Dynamics of Culture and Climate Change and their Implications on
... confines of their culture, both material and immaterial. This becomes critical when these impacts spread to cause upheaval to the very cultural foundations upon which that society is built and driven. The paper examines the nature of culture’s preparedness to engage the evolving system that evidentl ...
... confines of their culture, both material and immaterial. This becomes critical when these impacts spread to cause upheaval to the very cultural foundations upon which that society is built and driven. The paper examines the nature of culture’s preparedness to engage the evolving system that evidentl ...
'Communicating Uncertainties for those Insuring Future Climate Change' Oslo 2008
... I would like you to think on the potential damage done (to science and society) if distributions which are not decision-support relevant probabilities are used as if they were. And to think of alternatives for packaging uncertainty so that it can better inform policy and decision support. (allowing ...
... I would like you to think on the potential damage done (to science and society) if distributions which are not decision-support relevant probabilities are used as if they were. And to think of alternatives for packaging uncertainty so that it can better inform policy and decision support. (allowing ...
Executive Summary - Overseas Development Institute
... vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as Namibia, El Salvador and Guatemala also received much smaller volumes of finance, less than $5 million. Saudi Arabia and Oman, with high per capita incomes, have benefited least from climate funds. These countries have the potential to contribute ...
... vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as Namibia, El Salvador and Guatemala also received much smaller volumes of finance, less than $5 million. Saudi Arabia and Oman, with high per capita incomes, have benefited least from climate funds. These countries have the potential to contribute ...
federal actions for a clean growth economy
... province. And, in the Arctic—where average temperature has increased at a rate of nearly three times the global average—ice cover is rapidly thinning, putting lives and traditions at risk. Indigenous Peoples and northern communities are particularly vulnerable and disproportionately affected. The im ...
... province. And, in the Arctic—where average temperature has increased at a rate of nearly three times the global average—ice cover is rapidly thinning, putting lives and traditions at risk. Indigenous Peoples and northern communities are particularly vulnerable and disproportionately affected. The im ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
Climate change effects on rangelands and rangeland management
... Inventory, and Monitoring Strategy designed to assess rangeland health at various scales from local to regional (Toevs et al. 2011, Taylor et al. 2012). The USDI National Park Service has developed an ecological monitoring program for its parks, although individual indicators can vary from park to p ...
... Inventory, and Monitoring Strategy designed to assess rangeland health at various scales from local to regional (Toevs et al. 2011, Taylor et al. 2012). The USDI National Park Service has developed an ecological monitoring program for its parks, although individual indicators can vary from park to p ...
Type of relationships in GHG emission trading scheme
... hold the position of the subject of public law, to be able to establish obligatory responsibilities regarding GHG emissions reductions. • As far as participation in trading is voluntary, it is necessary to foresee incentives for the companies to take the steps aimed at GHG emissions reduction. • Eco ...
... hold the position of the subject of public law, to be able to establish obligatory responsibilities regarding GHG emissions reductions. • As far as participation in trading is voluntary, it is necessary to foresee incentives for the companies to take the steps aimed at GHG emissions reduction. • Eco ...
Climate_Change_
... Five (5) Positive Feedback Mechanisms Loss of Albedo Effect in Arctic Loss of Thermohaline Effect in Oceans Melting of Arctic Permafrost, Methane Release Bursting of Ocean Floor Caltrites, Methane Release Loss of Old Growth Equatorial Forests on Three Continents ...
... Five (5) Positive Feedback Mechanisms Loss of Albedo Effect in Arctic Loss of Thermohaline Effect in Oceans Melting of Arctic Permafrost, Methane Release Bursting of Ocean Floor Caltrites, Methane Release Loss of Old Growth Equatorial Forests on Three Continents ...
promoting the goal of sustainable development
... • How does the new guidance complement existing practice on environmental reporting? • Post Climate Change Act, and UK annual carbon budget will the emerging mix of standards, policy, guidance and regulation lead to the required reductions in GHG emissions? • If there are any ‘gaps’ in the developin ...
... • How does the new guidance complement existing practice on environmental reporting? • Post Climate Change Act, and UK annual carbon budget will the emerging mix of standards, policy, guidance and regulation lead to the required reductions in GHG emissions? • If there are any ‘gaps’ in the developin ...
senate rules committee - senate floor analysis
... The statute also specifies that ARB may include market-based compliance mechanisms in the AB 32 regulations after considering the potential for direct, indirect, and cumulative emission impacts from these mechanisms, including localized impacts in communities that are already adversely impacted by a ...
... The statute also specifies that ARB may include market-based compliance mechanisms in the AB 32 regulations after considering the potential for direct, indirect, and cumulative emission impacts from these mechanisms, including localized impacts in communities that are already adversely impacted by a ...
individual perceptions of climate risks
... what are their main fears about climate change? How does climate change impact their day-to-day life? Who are the actors best qualified to prevent these risks? How wide are the gaps of perceptions between people who regularly deal with tough weather conditions— in Asia, for example—and those who are ...
... what are their main fears about climate change? How does climate change impact their day-to-day life? Who are the actors best qualified to prevent these risks? How wide are the gaps of perceptions between people who regularly deal with tough weather conditions— in Asia, for example—and those who are ...
Pluralising climate change solutions? Views held and voiced by
... marginalised groups being less organised, which is more in line with the Gramscian than the De Tocquevillian approach. In this paper, we argue that an empirical investigation of views found in the negotiations furthers our understanding of the extent to which non-state actors contribute to democrati ...
... marginalised groups being less organised, which is more in line with the Gramscian than the De Tocquevillian approach. In this paper, we argue that an empirical investigation of views found in the negotiations furthers our understanding of the extent to which non-state actors contribute to democrati ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... up a response to climate change, but prior efforts have been scattered and uncoordinated (Abbasi, 2006; Choi et al., 2010; National Science Board of the US, 2009). A common assumption underlying many educational interventions is that people fail to act in response to climate change because they do n ...
... up a response to climate change, but prior efforts have been scattered and uncoordinated (Abbasi, 2006; Choi et al., 2010; National Science Board of the US, 2009). A common assumption underlying many educational interventions is that people fail to act in response to climate change because they do n ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""