Offsets, the Indulgences of Today? - Carnegie Council for Ethics in
... Offset projects typically fall into four categories: renewable energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas capture and storage, and biosequestration. All of these methods, if managed well, can reduce greenhouse gases. Many offset projects are found in developing countries, where they are cheaper to ...
... Offset projects typically fall into four categories: renewable energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas capture and storage, and biosequestration. All of these methods, if managed well, can reduce greenhouse gases. Many offset projects are found in developing countries, where they are cheaper to ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
... modestly by around 20% over the same period, so that the net change in emissions between 1970 and 2005 was an increase of 75%. ...
... modestly by around 20% over the same period, so that the net change in emissions between 1970 and 2005 was an increase of 75%. ...
Slide 1
... • ONE PLAN: provides the framework for co-ordinated action by all partners • ONE CO-ORDINATING MECHANISM: manages the process; one single regional but separate national co-ordinating mechanisms in each country • ONE M&E SYSTEM: measures progress, transparency and value for money ...
... • ONE PLAN: provides the framework for co-ordinated action by all partners • ONE CO-ORDINATING MECHANISM: manages the process; one single regional but separate national co-ordinating mechanisms in each country • ONE M&E SYSTEM: measures progress, transparency and value for money ...
Mathematical Excursions on the Data of Global Climate Destabilization
... – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: “Historic snowstorm in Washington — third this year — where is Al Gore to explain it snows this heavily as a sign global warming is imminent.” Non-scientists demand proof, as though science is mathematics: – Deniers don’t understand that there's no consensus on ...
... – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: “Historic snowstorm in Washington — third this year — where is Al Gore to explain it snows this heavily as a sign global warming is imminent.” Non-scientists demand proof, as though science is mathematics: – Deniers don’t understand that there's no consensus on ...
Yet this message has failed to penetrate most public discussion
... It Matters to… “Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.” ...
... It Matters to… “Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.” ...
Climate forcing
... dealt with methods or paleoclimate, taking no position on current anthropogenic climate change. Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position. [Naomi Oreskes, UCSD, Science 2004.] ...
... dealt with methods or paleoclimate, taking no position on current anthropogenic climate change. Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position. [Naomi Oreskes, UCSD, Science 2004.] ...
GL_climate_lecture_2..
... The projected costs of stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels are low in terms of Global Gross Domestic Product We delay the time we ...
... The projected costs of stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels are low in terms of Global Gross Domestic Product We delay the time we ...
Powerpoint - Michigan State University
... A Message from Burt S. Dr. Anderson, While increasing understanding of the nature of conservation of matter is not a bad thing, linking it to "climate change" is suspect. There has been no global warming since 1998 from what I'm reading. Of course the climate is changing. It always has. Observable ...
... A Message from Burt S. Dr. Anderson, While increasing understanding of the nature of conservation of matter is not a bad thing, linking it to "climate change" is suspect. There has been no global warming since 1998 from what I'm reading. Of course the climate is changing. It always has. Observable ...
Kudzu can release soil carbon, accelerate global warming
... Clemson University scientists are shedding new light on how invasion by exotic plant species affects the ability of soil to store greenhouse gases. The research could have far-reaching implications for how we manage agricultural land and native ecosystems. In a paper published in the scientific jour ...
... Clemson University scientists are shedding new light on how invasion by exotic plant species affects the ability of soil to store greenhouse gases. The research could have far-reaching implications for how we manage agricultural land and native ecosystems. In a paper published in the scientific jour ...
Imperial College London
... 2.1-2.6 tCO2e per capita in 2050 For the UK this target implies an 80% cut from 1990 levels: agreed by Parliament & now in UK law Supported by the G8 meeting in Italy Copenhagen in December???? ...
... 2.1-2.6 tCO2e per capita in 2050 For the UK this target implies an 80% cut from 1990 levels: agreed by Parliament & now in UK law Supported by the G8 meeting in Italy Copenhagen in December???? ...
At first I accepted that increases in human caused additions of
... dioxide must set in motion positive (or destabilising) feedback processes. Such processes would cause temperatures to rise by some other mechanism (such as increased absorption of solar energy) or cause increases in the concentration of other greenhouse gases, the most important of which is, by far, ...
... dioxide must set in motion positive (or destabilising) feedback processes. Such processes would cause temperatures to rise by some other mechanism (such as increased absorption of solar energy) or cause increases in the concentration of other greenhouse gases, the most important of which is, by far, ...
Übersetzung "The Influence of Total Solar Irradiance on Climate"
... since about 1970, correlated with increase of tropical sea surface temperature. There is no clear trend in the annual numbers of tropical cyclones. Sea level has risen at an average rate of 1.8 (1.3 to 2.3) mm per year over 1961 to 2003. The rate was faster over 1993 to 2003, at about 3.1 (2.4 to 3. ...
... since about 1970, correlated with increase of tropical sea surface temperature. There is no clear trend in the annual numbers of tropical cyclones. Sea level has risen at an average rate of 1.8 (1.3 to 2.3) mm per year over 1961 to 2003. The rate was faster over 1993 to 2003, at about 3.1 (2.4 to 3. ...
THE NON-CRISIS OF GLOBAL WARMING
... -Kilimanjaro’s ice has been dwindling throughout the last century whether global temperatures were rising or falling. The greatest rate of retreat was from 1912 to 1953, before humanrelated alteration of the atmosphere was a factor. Since 1979 the region around the famous glacier has experienced a c ...
... -Kilimanjaro’s ice has been dwindling throughout the last century whether global temperatures were rising or falling. The greatest rate of retreat was from 1912 to 1953, before humanrelated alteration of the atmosphere was a factor. Since 1979 the region around the famous glacier has experienced a c ...
EMB Science Commentary
... To understand this question, it is helpful to look back in time. There are two main drivers for sea-level rise: the loss of land ice and the expansion of the oceanic water column due to an increase in water temperature (thermal expansion). At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), which occurred around 21 ...
... To understand this question, it is helpful to look back in time. There are two main drivers for sea-level rise: the loss of land ice and the expansion of the oceanic water column due to an increase in water temperature (thermal expansion). At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), which occurred around 21 ...
The ecology of climate change and infectious diseases: comment
... not occurring evenly across the globe, both spatially and temporally. Warming is occurring disproportionately closer to the poles; i.e., temperate, boreal, and arctic regions are warming faster than are the tropics. While average global temperatures rose about 1.48F (0.88C) during the past century, ...
... not occurring evenly across the globe, both spatially and temporally. Warming is occurring disproportionately closer to the poles; i.e., temperate, boreal, and arctic regions are warming faster than are the tropics. While average global temperatures rose about 1.48F (0.88C) during the past century, ...
The impacts of climate change on tourism
... The biggest problem of climate change in connection with tourism The most famous tourist attractions can be destroyed by the effects of climate change So they lose part of their tourist sights. Tourism decreases in those areas Moreover it can destroy even the best tourist resorts once and for ...
... The biggest problem of climate change in connection with tourism The most famous tourist attractions can be destroyed by the effects of climate change So they lose part of their tourist sights. Tourism decreases in those areas Moreover it can destroy even the best tourist resorts once and for ...
Impacts of Climate Change on the Northwest
... 1.8-6.3°F (1-3.5°C) in the next 100 years. Other climate changes are likely to accompany this warming (precipitation, storm tracks). These changes will have both positive and negative consequences. ...
... 1.8-6.3°F (1-3.5°C) in the next 100 years. Other climate changes are likely to accompany this warming (precipitation, storm tracks). These changes will have both positive and negative consequences. ...
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.""