the full-sized Document - University of Alberta
... over the next 50 to 100 years. Schliebe, S. Wiig, Ø., Derocher, A. & Lunn, N. 2006. Ursus maritimus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. ...
... over the next 50 to 100 years. Schliebe, S. Wiig, Ø., Derocher, A. & Lunn, N. 2006. Ursus maritimus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. ...
... to business, education, trade—even foreign policy. Law, and American constitutional law, in particular, is no exception. But long before global warming’s massive regulatory agenda was upon us, more basic distortions afflicted American law, and those today are fertile ground for turning the global wa ...
Summary Sheet - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation
... storms and droughts), increases in illness an deaths due to poor air quality, food- and water-borne illnesses and the expansion of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Vulnerability to the health risks associated with climate change are influenced by exposure to the hazards, sensitivity to the effect ...
... storms and droughts), increases in illness an deaths due to poor air quality, food- and water-borne illnesses and the expansion of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Vulnerability to the health risks associated with climate change are influenced by exposure to the hazards, sensitivity to the effect ...
Applying the Precautionary Principle to Global Warming
... of rainfall may be altered. Increased precipitation does not necessarily translate into greater availability of moisture for growing crops and vegetation. In some areas, increased evaporation due to higher temperatures may, all else being equal, more than offset increased precipitation. On the other ...
... of rainfall may be altered. Increased precipitation does not necessarily translate into greater availability of moisture for growing crops and vegetation. In some areas, increased evaporation due to higher temperatures may, all else being equal, more than offset increased precipitation. On the other ...
Biographies of the
... Charles Adrien Louis is President of Avenir Climatique, a French association that raises young people’s awareness of climate change and energy topics through participative activities. The association measures carbon impact of human activities, finding unexpected subjects to draw their attention. For ...
... Charles Adrien Louis is President of Avenir Climatique, a French association that raises young people’s awareness of climate change and energy topics through participative activities. The association measures carbon impact of human activities, finding unexpected subjects to draw their attention. For ...
Regional climate shifts caused by gradual global cooling in the
... the early Pliocene, there is evidence that the pattern of tropical conditions resembled a permanent El Niño: the thermocline was deep, and the west–east SST gradient was greatly reduced compared with modern normal conditions26–28. Furthermore, long-term extratropical climate patterns in the early P ...
... the early Pliocene, there is evidence that the pattern of tropical conditions resembled a permanent El Niño: the thermocline was deep, and the west–east SST gradient was greatly reduced compared with modern normal conditions26–28. Furthermore, long-term extratropical climate patterns in the early P ...
Adapting to Rising Sea Level: A Florida Perspective
... officials to ensure their decisions are based upon the best available information. While there is still some uncertainty regarding the details of rising sea level and climate change, development decisions are being made today which commit public and private investment in real estate and associated i ...
... officials to ensure their decisions are based upon the best available information. While there is still some uncertainty regarding the details of rising sea level and climate change, development decisions are being made today which commit public and private investment in real estate and associated i ...
Creating a better climate future for BC
... Some forms of energy are more polluting than others. Solar, wind, and tidal energy do not emit any greenhouse gases once they are up and working. Large hydroelectric dams/reservoirs and natural gas DO EMIT high levels of greenhouse gases (just not as high as coal, for example). For this reason, Sier ...
... Some forms of energy are more polluting than others. Solar, wind, and tidal energy do not emit any greenhouse gases once they are up and working. Large hydroelectric dams/reservoirs and natural gas DO EMIT high levels of greenhouse gases (just not as high as coal, for example). For this reason, Sier ...
Teacher Toolkit_Creating a better climate future for B.C
... Some forms of energy are more polluting than others. Solar, wind, and tidal energy do not emit any greenhouse gases once they are up and working. Large hydroelectric dams/reservoirs and natural gas DO EMIT high levels of greenhouse gases (just not as high as coal, for example). For this reason, Sier ...
... Some forms of energy are more polluting than others. Solar, wind, and tidal energy do not emit any greenhouse gases once they are up and working. Large hydroelectric dams/reservoirs and natural gas DO EMIT high levels of greenhouse gases (just not as high as coal, for example). For this reason, Sier ...
global carbon cycle - Globe Carbon Cycle
... itself is a perfectly natural phenomenon and, without it, the Earth would be a much colder place. But as is often the case, too much of a good thing can have negative consequences, and an unnatural buildup of greenhouse gasses can lead to a planet that gets unnaturally hot. In recent years CO2 has r ...
... itself is a perfectly natural phenomenon and, without it, the Earth would be a much colder place. But as is often the case, too much of a good thing can have negative consequences, and an unnatural buildup of greenhouse gasses can lead to a planet that gets unnaturally hot. In recent years CO2 has r ...
Unburnable Carbon fact sheet
... companies use a narrower definition of reserves for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting: a quantity of oil and gas that is close to investment decision for development and production (i.e. it represents a well-defined quantity and a commercially viable project). Company reserves repres ...
... companies use a narrower definition of reserves for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting: a quantity of oil and gas that is close to investment decision for development and production (i.e. it represents a well-defined quantity and a commercially viable project). Company reserves repres ...
Divestment is a powerful tactic for stigmatising
... In other words, both the Syrian and US governments knew that Syria was on the verge of climaterelated breakdown three years before the actual collapse – yet were unable to avert it. This bodes ill for Africa, a continent that is on average even less developed than was Syria. Climate change was a key ...
... In other words, both the Syrian and US governments knew that Syria was on the verge of climaterelated breakdown three years before the actual collapse – yet were unable to avert it. This bodes ill for Africa, a continent that is on average even less developed than was Syria. Climate change was a key ...
Carbon Reduction
... In fiscal year 2016, Best Buy’s Vice President of Public Affairs & Sustainability attended COP21, the United Nations global conference on climate change. COP21 brought together business, nonprofit and government leaders from around the world to collectively agree to reduce the carbon emissions that ...
... In fiscal year 2016, Best Buy’s Vice President of Public Affairs & Sustainability attended COP21, the United Nations global conference on climate change. COP21 brought together business, nonprofit and government leaders from around the world to collectively agree to reduce the carbon emissions that ...
Strategies for mitigating GHG emissions from India:
... impacts of climate change are estimated for various future climate scenarios projected using General Circulation Models (GCMs). The FOOD sub-model consists of a productivity model for 12 crops and an agricultural trade model. The potential productivity changes caused by climate change are estimated ...
... impacts of climate change are estimated for various future climate scenarios projected using General Circulation Models (GCMs). The FOOD sub-model consists of a productivity model for 12 crops and an agricultural trade model. The potential productivity changes caused by climate change are estimated ...
Ecological and nutrient feedbacks to anthropogenic ocean
... vertical rise in productivity zones; which also lead to the expectation that red fox distribution will expand vertically, leading to a decrease in potential arctic fox habitat. The main objective of this study has been to improve our understanding of possible influences of climate changes on communi ...
... vertical rise in productivity zones; which also lead to the expectation that red fox distribution will expand vertically, leading to a decrease in potential arctic fox habitat. The main objective of this study has been to improve our understanding of possible influences of climate changes on communi ...
Climate change impacts on global agricultural land availability
... scenario B1. Regions characterized by relatively high latitudes such as Russia, China and the US may expect an increase of total arable land by 37–67%, 22–36% and 4–17%, respectively, while tropical and sub-tropical regions may suffer different levels of lost arable land. For example, South America ...
... scenario B1. Regions characterized by relatively high latitudes such as Russia, China and the US may expect an increase of total arable land by 37–67%, 22–36% and 4–17%, respectively, while tropical and sub-tropical regions may suffer different levels of lost arable land. For example, South America ...
P R I N C E T O N ... P R I N C E T O N ... Wagner_ClimateShock_FINAL.indd 3 12/30/14 8:32 AM
... All that makes our inability to exclude climate sensitivities above 4.5°C (8°F) all the more significant. Any probability of climate sensitivity that high should make for (heat- induced) shudders. The most important question then is: how fast does the chance of hitting any of these higher climate s ...
... All that makes our inability to exclude climate sensitivities above 4.5°C (8°F) all the more significant. Any probability of climate sensitivity that high should make for (heat- induced) shudders. The most important question then is: how fast does the chance of hitting any of these higher climate s ...
The Climate of History: Four Theses
... endeavours to trace.” Hence, “all history properly so called is the history of human affairs.” The historian’s job is “to think himself into [an] action, to discern the thought of its agent.” A distinction, therefore, has “to be made between historical and non-historical human actions. . . . So far ...
... endeavours to trace.” Hence, “all history properly so called is the history of human affairs.” The historian’s job is “to think himself into [an] action, to discern the thought of its agent.” A distinction, therefore, has “to be made between historical and non-historical human actions. . . . So far ...
Climate Change - Hans von Storch
... instead requested. “Trust us, we are scientists”. • Climate science is taking place under post-normal conditions. • The problem is that the scientific knowledge is confronted on the „explanation market“ with other forms of knowledge. Scientific ...
... instead requested. “Trust us, we are scientists”. • Climate science is taking place under post-normal conditions. • The problem is that the scientific knowledge is confronted on the „explanation market“ with other forms of knowledge. Scientific ...
Endogenous growth, convexity of damages and climate risk: how Nordhaus framework supports deep cuts in carbon emissions
... meeting of (22) Heads of State to discuss climate change was held in the Netherlands, and various other major international summits that year also put it on the agenda. Most OECD countries already had their first climate-change targets by 1990 (Gupta, 2010), for instance the European Community, as i ...
... meeting of (22) Heads of State to discuss climate change was held in the Netherlands, and various other major international summits that year also put it on the agenda. Most OECD countries already had their first climate-change targets by 1990 (Gupta, 2010), for instance the European Community, as i ...
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 ...
The Effects of Early Eocene Climate Change on the Composition of
... the relative influence of both tectonic and climatic forcing on fluvial systems that fed sediment and water to these endorheic basins. This dataset combines quantitative petrographic analysis with carbon isotope analysis taken along measured stratigraphic sections in the southern margin of the Uinta ...
... the relative influence of both tectonic and climatic forcing on fluvial systems that fed sediment and water to these endorheic basins. This dataset combines quantitative petrographic analysis with carbon isotope analysis taken along measured stratigraphic sections in the southern margin of the Uinta ...
Boreal Forest and Climate Change
... more (see figure 4). For high-emission scenarios temperature increases in the boreal region are projected to be even bigger (see table 1). As shown in figure 6 winter temperatures will increase far more than summer temperatures. 18 It should be noted, that these figures originate from the rather modera ...
... more (see figure 4). For high-emission scenarios temperature increases in the boreal region are projected to be even bigger (see table 1). As shown in figure 6 winter temperatures will increase far more than summer temperatures. 18 It should be noted, that these figures originate from the rather modera ...
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.""