The Global Politics of Climate Change: Challenge for Political Science
... to the Framework Convention specified these rules and how they would apply to individual countries. In the intervening years, the scientific consensus on the seriousness of the climate threat has increased. The IPCC’s recent report states that “In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts ...
... to the Framework Convention specified these rules and how they would apply to individual countries. In the intervening years, the scientific consensus on the seriousness of the climate threat has increased. The IPCC’s recent report states that “In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts ...
Yearly and Seasonal Ground Temperature Variations
... Abstract: Climate change continues to be a growing concern in the World. Alpine landscapes, such as the tundra biome of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, have increasingly been looked to as indicators of climate change and its implications. From thirty temperature data loggers along Trail Ri ...
... Abstract: Climate change continues to be a growing concern in the World. Alpine landscapes, such as the tundra biome of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, have increasingly been looked to as indicators of climate change and its implications. From thirty temperature data loggers along Trail Ri ...
The question of climate impacts on poor and vulnerable
... constant temperature of around 70˚C to produce energy, and this is either not accessible everywhere or scientists have not developed a method to effectively store renewable energy without losing energy in the transportation process. Reasons why poor and vulnerable people are affected by climate chan ...
... constant temperature of around 70˚C to produce energy, and this is either not accessible everywhere or scientists have not developed a method to effectively store renewable energy without losing energy in the transportation process. Reasons why poor and vulnerable people are affected by climate chan ...
Read the Backgrounder on why Fossil Fuel
... the forestry industry in B.C. Increasing temperatures in western North America have also led to increasing frequency of large wildfires, and increasing total area burned. This year's fire in northern Alberta will be the most costly 'natural' disaster in Canadian history, to date. The impacts of clim ...
... the forestry industry in B.C. Increasing temperatures in western North America have also led to increasing frequency of large wildfires, and increasing total area burned. This year's fire in northern Alberta will be the most costly 'natural' disaster in Canadian history, to date. The impacts of clim ...
Climate Change and Water in Mountains
... Glacier, lake and GLOF changes Christian Huggel, Department of Geography, University of Zurich University of Geneva ...
... Glacier, lake and GLOF changes Christian Huggel, Department of Geography, University of Zurich University of Geneva ...
(2012), Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide
... The covariation of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature in Antarctic ice-core records suggests a close link between CO2 and climate during the Pleistocene ice ages. The role and relative importance of CO2 in producing these climate changes remains unclear, however, in part because the ...
... The covariation of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature in Antarctic ice-core records suggests a close link between CO2 and climate during the Pleistocene ice ages. The role and relative importance of CO2 in producing these climate changes remains unclear, however, in part because the ...
Green Political Theory in a Climate Changed World
... of 565 billion tonnes (gigatonnes [Gt]) of CO2 that might be added to the atmosphere while likely avoiding 2°C of warming; and on the 2,795 Gt of CO2 stored in known fossil fuel reserves (the fifth IPCC report estimates 469 Gt and 3,000 Gt respectively). A fourth key number – annual carbon emissions ...
... of 565 billion tonnes (gigatonnes [Gt]) of CO2 that might be added to the atmosphere while likely avoiding 2°C of warming; and on the 2,795 Gt of CO2 stored in known fossil fuel reserves (the fifth IPCC report estimates 469 Gt and 3,000 Gt respectively). A fourth key number – annual carbon emissions ...
What caused the extreme weather of 2010
... “Would the Queensland floods have occurred if humans were not warming the climate through greenhouse-gas emissions?” • Climate change will affect the overall number and strength of extreme weather events. • Two slightly easier and much more useful questions: “Will floods in Queensland become more fr ...
... “Would the Queensland floods have occurred if humans were not warming the climate through greenhouse-gas emissions?” • Climate change will affect the overall number and strength of extreme weather events. • Two slightly easier and much more useful questions: “Will floods in Queensland become more fr ...
VLAB_CC_CV_SM_ct (1)
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. • Change in climate over time can be due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Source: IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report ...
... the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. • Change in climate over time can be due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. Source: IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report ...
Getting It ExpErt pErspEctIvEs on thE corporatE rEsponsE to clImatE chanGE
... which the planet should develop. Not all the fine print will be considered in Copenhagen – that can be worked up in 2010, but the direction needs to become clear. The Kyoto Protocol did have some effect on changing corporate behaviour. It wasn’t enough, because we have learnt so much more about the ...
... which the planet should develop. Not all the fine print will be considered in Copenhagen – that can be worked up in 2010, but the direction needs to become clear. The Kyoto Protocol did have some effect on changing corporate behaviour. It wasn’t enough, because we have learnt so much more about the ...
The Global Climate Observing System, GCOS
... GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN) (~ 160 stations) GCOS Surface Network (GSN) (~ 1000 stations) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) (22 global and 300 regional ...
... GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN) (~ 160 stations) GCOS Surface Network (GSN) (~ 1000 stations) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) (22 global and 300 regional ...
Climate Crisis`s Effect on Africa
... They now propose denying the poor a fair share of the remainder by: 1) continuing their high per-person emissions and: 2) locking the poor into low and declining per-person emissions Rich countries have also failed to offer the financing and technology required by developing countries to develop und ...
... They now propose denying the poor a fair share of the remainder by: 1) continuing their high per-person emissions and: 2) locking the poor into low and declining per-person emissions Rich countries have also failed to offer the financing and technology required by developing countries to develop und ...
Climate Change,Disasters and Security
... • 1 million houses damaged annually + human, economic, social, other losses ...
... • 1 million houses damaged annually + human, economic, social, other losses ...
Costs of Climate Change in Developed Countries
... Where Y is the output of the economy in year t and is a function of capital, K, labour, L, and environmental quality, E, which together are the factors of production. In this way, environmental quality is a (natural) capital asset that provides a flow of services on which output depends. If the net ...
... Where Y is the output of the economy in year t and is a function of capital, K, labour, L, and environmental quality, E, which together are the factors of production. In this way, environmental quality is a (natural) capital asset that provides a flow of services on which output depends. If the net ...
Head of Civil Engineering Candidate`s Presentation
... down ozone causing the “holes” over the Arctic and Antarctica • Montreal Protocol stopped production of CFC’s on January 1, 1996 ...
... down ozone causing the “holes” over the Arctic and Antarctica • Montreal Protocol stopped production of CFC’s on January 1, 1996 ...
Kyoto Protocol
... commitment period from 2008 to 2012, provided policies and measures planned by these countries are put in place (see Annex). These countries will also have to make use of the Protocol’s “flexible mechanisms” in order to reach their collective emission reduction goal. Flexibility in meeting targets E ...
... commitment period from 2008 to 2012, provided policies and measures planned by these countries are put in place (see Annex). These countries will also have to make use of the Protocol’s “flexible mechanisms” in order to reach their collective emission reduction goal. Flexibility in meeting targets E ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... Global Warming and Climate Change Global warming refers to an increase in average global temperatures, which in turn causes climate change, such as changes in seasonal temperatures and wind velocity, and the amount of precipitation and humidity for a given area or region.1 Climate change can involve ...
... Global Warming and Climate Change Global warming refers to an increase in average global temperatures, which in turn causes climate change, such as changes in seasonal temperatures and wind velocity, and the amount of precipitation and humidity for a given area or region.1 Climate change can involve ...
Multi-Model Projection of July–August Climate Extreme Changes
... system models have played crucial roles in understanding and simulating past, present, and future climates (Zhou et al., 2007). Coordinated by the World Climate Research Program’s (WCRP’s) phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3), more than 20 state-of-the-art coupled global clim ...
... system models have played crucial roles in understanding and simulating past, present, and future climates (Zhou et al., 2007). Coordinated by the World Climate Research Program’s (WCRP’s) phase 3 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3), more than 20 state-of-the-art coupled global clim ...
Climate change negotiations reconsidered
... comply.8 The agreement also created incentives for both countries to remain within the agreement. The Kyoto Protocol provides neither kind of incentive. Simply negotiating tougher emission caps will not help. In Bali, the EU pushed for rich countries to cut their emissions 25–40%. This proposal is c ...
... comply.8 The agreement also created incentives for both countries to remain within the agreement. The Kyoto Protocol provides neither kind of incentive. Simply negotiating tougher emission caps will not help. In Bali, the EU pushed for rich countries to cut their emissions 25–40%. This proposal is c ...
Assimilating urban heat island effects into climate projections
... climate, perhaps through modeling and remote sensing studies, are necessary to best estimate how projected land use change may affect future UHI effects. Georgesu et al. (2014) found that regional warming rates from urban expansion is of the same order of magnitude as large-scale climate change. Und ...
... climate, perhaps through modeling and remote sensing studies, are necessary to best estimate how projected land use change may affect future UHI effects. Georgesu et al. (2014) found that regional warming rates from urban expansion is of the same order of magnitude as large-scale climate change. Und ...
The basic economics of low-carbon growth in the UK (434 kB) (opens in new window)
... potentially immense. Sometimes, they are not honestly and explicitly recognised in analyses and models which are designed mainly for marginal analysis. For example, unmanaged climate change could lead to mass movements of population, possibly hundreds of millions by the end of this century, and much ...
... potentially immense. Sometimes, they are not honestly and explicitly recognised in analyses and models which are designed mainly for marginal analysis. For example, unmanaged climate change could lead to mass movements of population, possibly hundreds of millions by the end of this century, and much ...
The Sahara Forest Project
... Global warming is caused by emissions of CO 2 and other greenhouse gases. In 2009 the atmospheric concentrations of CO 2 reached 389 ppm 1. This is higher than the natural range over the last 650,000 years 2. If no measures are taken, the global greenhouse gas emissions are expected to nearly double ...
... Global warming is caused by emissions of CO 2 and other greenhouse gases. In 2009 the atmospheric concentrations of CO 2 reached 389 ppm 1. This is higher than the natural range over the last 650,000 years 2. If no measures are taken, the global greenhouse gas emissions are expected to nearly double ...
to read our complete analysis of Australia`s fossil fuel companies
... In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that companies should be reporting on all material business risks posed by climate change21. While listed Australian companies are legally obliged to report their exposure to material business risks, there is currently no obliga ...
... In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that companies should be reporting on all material business risks posed by climate change21. While listed Australian companies are legally obliged to report their exposure to material business risks, there is currently no obliga ...
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.""