Reducing your carbon emissions - Freight Transport Association
... 2020. With a pledge in 2010 that the Government will be the greenest ever, it is clear that if a substantial reduction is to be achieved, all sectors of the economy will need to make meaningful cuts. Transport is the fastest growing source of domestic carbon emissions and currently accounts for a qu ...
... 2020. With a pledge in 2010 that the Government will be the greenest ever, it is clear that if a substantial reduction is to be achieved, all sectors of the economy will need to make meaningful cuts. Transport is the fastest growing source of domestic carbon emissions and currently accounts for a qu ...
METR112-futureimpact1 - Department of Meteorology and
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
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... in climate change mitigation In the first article on the climate effects facet, Elodie Blanc and John Reilly review the latest climate change impact assessments on crop productivity in the United States. Their findings suggest that under current agricultural practices, a lower future yield trajector ...
... in climate change mitigation In the first article on the climate effects facet, Elodie Blanc and John Reilly review the latest climate change impact assessments on crop productivity in the United States. Their findings suggest that under current agricultural practices, a lower future yield trajector ...
ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: FOCUS ON THE CARIBBEAN
... assuming responsibility for instituting strong mitigation m easures because there is empirical evidence to show that developed countries, w hich comprise 15 per cent o f the total com plem ent o f countries, account for alm ost h alf o f the w orld’s CO2 em issions7. These countries have the financi ...
... assuming responsibility for instituting strong mitigation m easures because there is empirical evidence to show that developed countries, w hich comprise 15 per cent o f the total com plem ent o f countries, account for alm ost h alf o f the w orld’s CO2 em issions7. These countries have the financi ...
the speech - Mary Robinson Foundation
... development paradigm, is driving the world towards large scale, catastrophic climate change and increasing inequality. From the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we know that we must eliminate carbon emissions completely by 2050 in order to maximise our chances of stayi ...
... development paradigm, is driving the world towards large scale, catastrophic climate change and increasing inequality. From the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we know that we must eliminate carbon emissions completely by 2050 in order to maximise our chances of stayi ...
I. SUMMARY OF THE PETITION - Inuit Circumpolar Council
... benefits of culture, to property, to the preservation of health, life, physical integrity, security, and a means of subsistence, and to residence, movement, and inviolability of the home. Because Inuit culture is inseparable from the condition of their physical surroundings, the widespread environme ...
... benefits of culture, to property, to the preservation of health, life, physical integrity, security, and a means of subsistence, and to residence, movement, and inviolability of the home. Because Inuit culture is inseparable from the condition of their physical surroundings, the widespread environme ...
April`s guide in d
... Friday 20th April. The latest IPCC report makes it clear that a 60% cut in CO2 emissions by 2050 is inadequate if we are to avoid potentially irreversible runaway climate change. The present world population of 6.4 billion would have to reduce its output from 30 billion tonnes of CO2 a year to 18 bi ...
... Friday 20th April. The latest IPCC report makes it clear that a 60% cut in CO2 emissions by 2050 is inadequate if we are to avoid potentially irreversible runaway climate change. The present world population of 6.4 billion would have to reduce its output from 30 billion tonnes of CO2 a year to 18 bi ...
United Nations – Framework Convention for Climate Change
... • Attaining Agenda Status: • 1950’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was created by the UN (1951) to establish climate as a global issue and monitor climate change • 1960’s Keeling Curve offered striking visual demonstration of carbon emissions • 1970’s further pursuit of environmental resea ...
... • Attaining Agenda Status: • 1950’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was created by the UN (1951) to establish climate as a global issue and monitor climate change • 1960’s Keeling Curve offered striking visual demonstration of carbon emissions • 1970’s further pursuit of environmental resea ...
Ms. Linda Moodie: Update on the U.S. Climate Change Science
... “The Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program articulates a guiding vision, is appropriately ambitious, and is broad in scope.” “In fact, the approaches taken by the CCSP to receive and respond to comments from a large and broad group of scientists and stakeholders, including a two ...
... “The Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program articulates a guiding vision, is appropriately ambitious, and is broad in scope.” “In fact, the approaches taken by the CCSP to receive and respond to comments from a large and broad group of scientists and stakeholders, including a two ...
What to Do? Does Science have a Role?
... 2) A Multi-Actor Dynamic Integrated Assessment Model (MADIAM) of climate policies 3) A climate-policy evolution model ...
... 2) A Multi-Actor Dynamic Integrated Assessment Model (MADIAM) of climate policies 3) A climate-policy evolution model ...
A new climate for business - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability
... 2. Develop the capacity for ‘negative carbon’ emissions, which means we have to extract some greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and store them. ...
... 2. Develop the capacity for ‘negative carbon’ emissions, which means we have to extract some greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and store them. ...
Economists and Climate Change: Consensus and Open Questions
... Michael A. Livermore is known for his thoughtful and refreshingly pragmatic approach to environmental and health issues, advocating for strong regulations that also make economic sense. Livermore began his career working for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). Working his way up to ...
... Michael A. Livermore is known for his thoughtful and refreshingly pragmatic approach to environmental and health issues, advocating for strong regulations that also make economic sense. Livermore began his career working for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). Working his way up to ...
Carse of Gowrie Climate Change Panel Briefing pack
... (defined by the Met Office), as shown below. The data show projected change in mean temperature and precipitation for winter and summer in the 2050s under a medium emissions scenario. Projected changes in temperature and precipitation: 2050s, medium emissions scenario ...
... (defined by the Met Office), as shown below. The data show projected change in mean temperature and precipitation for winter and summer in the 2050s under a medium emissions scenario. Projected changes in temperature and precipitation: 2050s, medium emissions scenario ...
new ipcc report recognizes family planning among social
... ll Malawi is one of 15 population and climate change hotspots in sub-Saharan Africa characterized by a high population growth rate, a high projected decline in agricultural production, and low resilience to climate change. ll Malawi’s population is projected to reach 50 million by 2050 and more than ...
... ll Malawi is one of 15 population and climate change hotspots in sub-Saharan Africa characterized by a high population growth rate, a high projected decline in agricultural production, and low resilience to climate change. ll Malawi’s population is projected to reach 50 million by 2050 and more than ...
Water, food, energy and the green economy
... The dynamic interaction between society and its energy needs, as well as the constraints of nature, specifically the quantity and quality of water resources, has resulted in the relationship between energy and water use getting more attention from policymakers. Worldwide, they must grapple with meas ...
... The dynamic interaction between society and its energy needs, as well as the constraints of nature, specifically the quantity and quality of water resources, has resulted in the relationship between energy and water use getting more attention from policymakers. Worldwide, they must grapple with meas ...
Executive Order 569. Establishing an Integrated Climate Change
... Executive Order (E.O.) 569. Establishing an Integrated Climate Change Strategy for the Commonwealth, signed by Governor Baker on 9/16/2016, calls for a coordinated, state-wide effort to not only mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also to prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate chan ...
... Executive Order (E.O.) 569. Establishing an Integrated Climate Change Strategy for the Commonwealth, signed by Governor Baker on 9/16/2016, calls for a coordinated, state-wide effort to not only mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also to prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate chan ...
The North American Regional Climate Change Assessment
... – initial conditions – soil moisture, sea surface temperatures, sea ice – lateral meteorological conditions (temperature, pressure, humidity) every 6-8 hours. – Large scale response to forcing (100s kms) ...
... – initial conditions – soil moisture, sea surface temperatures, sea ice – lateral meteorological conditions (temperature, pressure, humidity) every 6-8 hours. – Large scale response to forcing (100s kms) ...
What is Green IT? The Science & The Challenge Autumn/Winter 2011
... climate and vegetation during and after the height of the last Ice Age, 21,000 years ago. It shows that, over a huge part of the Earth’s surface, there was a massive decline in the productivity and extent of grasslands due to climatic warming and the spread of forests. • Last Glacial Vegetation of N ...
... climate and vegetation during and after the height of the last Ice Age, 21,000 years ago. It shows that, over a huge part of the Earth’s surface, there was a massive decline in the productivity and extent of grasslands due to climatic warming and the spread of forests. • Last Glacial Vegetation of N ...
2007 Tripartite Symposium April 23 2007
... Consider All Significant Positive Radiative Forcings? ...
... Consider All Significant Positive Radiative Forcings? ...
GLOBAL WARMING - members.iinet.com.au
... many editors reflects, of course, not conspiracy but group think - if indeed thought rather than reflex was involved. Now posted on the NZ Climate Science Coalition’s website, Carter’s article relates several important facts about contemporary climate that remain unknown to most members of the gener ...
... many editors reflects, of course, not conspiracy but group think - if indeed thought rather than reflex was involved. Now posted on the NZ Climate Science Coalition’s website, Carter’s article relates several important facts about contemporary climate that remain unknown to most members of the gener ...
The ECO-ACTIVE guide to the Science and Impacts of Climate
... The spectacular development and economic growth of the Western World in the 19th and 20th Centuries was matched by a parallel growth in the use of energy. One has driven the other. Consider for instance heating, lighting, travel and transport, food production, manufacture of goods and materials, and ...
... The spectacular development and economic growth of the Western World in the 19th and 20th Centuries was matched by a parallel growth in the use of energy. One has driven the other. Consider for instance heating, lighting, travel and transport, food production, manufacture of goods and materials, and ...
Climate Change Adaptation
... Capability Statement Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation The global climate is changing, and a large part of that can be attributed to anthropogenic activity. While that was a controversial statement several years ago, today it is widely accepted that changes are happening and human emissions of ...
... Capability Statement Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation The global climate is changing, and a large part of that can be attributed to anthropogenic activity. While that was a controversial statement several years ago, today it is widely accepted that changes are happening and human emissions of ...
Box 1.3
... The reason surface temperature changes in different models are not usually compared directly is that the climate sensitivity is poorly known and varies by a factor of three between different climate models (IPCC, 2001, Chapter 9). Further, climate model studies have shown that, for many forcing mech ...
... The reason surface temperature changes in different models are not usually compared directly is that the climate sensitivity is poorly known and varies by a factor of three between different climate models (IPCC, 2001, Chapter 9). Further, climate model studies have shown that, for many forcing mech ...
Climate Change
... as cells of air (or water) and the equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
... as cells of air (or water) and the equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
... that directly reduce emissions from an existing practice (e.g., capturing emissions from an existing landfill), and question whether REC projects are actually displacing generation from existing fossil fuel plants as opposed to meeting an increased demand for power. For others, the question is linke ...
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.""