RCP2.6: exploring the possibility to keep global mean temperature
... forcing levels, in parallel with new work on socio-economic scenarios. The scenarios, or, more precisely, the information contained in these scenarios on emissions and concentration and land use, were named the “representative concentration pathways” (RCPs). At the time of IPCC’s Fourth Assessment R ...
... forcing levels, in parallel with new work on socio-economic scenarios. The scenarios, or, more precisely, the information contained in these scenarios on emissions and concentration and land use, were named the “representative concentration pathways” (RCPs). At the time of IPCC’s Fourth Assessment R ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... Acknowledge that it is NOT just about the science. “Acknowledge that science is only an input to policy making: Science, by its very nature, can illuminate areas in which public policy ought to be made but, at least in a democracy, it cannot — and should never — be able to determine public policy b ...
... Acknowledge that it is NOT just about the science. “Acknowledge that science is only an input to policy making: Science, by its very nature, can illuminate areas in which public policy ought to be made but, at least in a democracy, it cannot — and should never — be able to determine public policy b ...
Comparing CO2 emissions to CO2 levels
... To directly compare CO2 emissions to atmospheric CO2 levels, both sets of data can be converted to gigatonnes of CO2. The CO2 emissions data is typically expressed in gigatonnes carbon (GtC). One gigatonne is equal to one billion tonnes. This means they've only included the carbon element of the car ...
... To directly compare CO2 emissions to atmospheric CO2 levels, both sets of data can be converted to gigatonnes of CO2. The CO2 emissions data is typically expressed in gigatonnes carbon (GtC). One gigatonne is equal to one billion tonnes. This means they've only included the carbon element of the car ...
Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... Climate change will also influence the functioning of ecosystems — the characteristic ways in which energy and chemicals flow through the plants, herbivores, carnivores, and soil organisms that comprise the living components of ecosystems. Models of overall changes in plant productivity indicate a ...
... Climate change will also influence the functioning of ecosystems — the characteristic ways in which energy and chemicals flow through the plants, herbivores, carnivores, and soil organisms that comprise the living components of ecosystems. Models of overall changes in plant productivity indicate a ...
Climate Change and the Skiing Industry: Impacts and Potential
... share of skiing related traffic is likely to be much higher. 2.2.3 Impacts of buildings and infrastructure The number of hotels in Switzerland was around 6300 in 1993. Although this number has fallen by 1800 since 1970, the amount of private accommodation not used for permanent living has more than ...
... share of skiing related traffic is likely to be much higher. 2.2.3 Impacts of buildings and infrastructure The number of hotels in Switzerland was around 6300 in 1993. Although this number has fallen by 1800 since 1970, the amount of private accommodation not used for permanent living has more than ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Haze Occurrences in Malaysia/Southeast Asia
... Sumatra; it was only after the 1980s that large fires were recorded in Kalimantan. These patterns of large fire occurrences in Sumatra and Kalimantan were attributed to changes in land-use and an increase in population. Despite the increased role of humans in biomass burning, El Niño has been identi ...
... Sumatra; it was only after the 1980s that large fires were recorded in Kalimantan. These patterns of large fire occurrences in Sumatra and Kalimantan were attributed to changes in land-use and an increase in population. Despite the increased role of humans in biomass burning, El Niño has been identi ...
Summary of submissions on Adaptation Fund
... Least developed country Parties; Developing country Parties with projected higher risks in the near future, in particular those which do not already have a specific fund of their own; Developing country Parties and regions where available information indicates that the impacts of climate chang ...
... Least developed country Parties; Developing country Parties with projected higher risks in the near future, in particular those which do not already have a specific fund of their own; Developing country Parties and regions where available information indicates that the impacts of climate chang ...
The Conditional Nature of the Local Warming Effect
... prompt, which means that the key tests entail comparisons across the randomly assigned experimental groups. Thus, even though responses to the measures varied through the sample, given that respondents lived in a host of locations, random assignment to the control (no prompt) or treatment (prompt) c ...
... prompt, which means that the key tests entail comparisons across the randomly assigned experimental groups. Thus, even though responses to the measures varied through the sample, given that respondents lived in a host of locations, random assignment to the control (no prompt) or treatment (prompt) c ...
Predicting future oceans: climate
... particularly temperatures, acidity and oxygen levels – are occuring at a scale unprecedented in the last several thousands of years. Current scientific understanding As the global climate becomes warmer due to an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere (such as CO2 ...
... particularly temperatures, acidity and oxygen levels – are occuring at a scale unprecedented in the last several thousands of years. Current scientific understanding As the global climate becomes warmer due to an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere (such as CO2 ...
Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and
... and the longer-term diversification of livelihoods under climate variability and change. The case studies differentiate between forests as safety nets for coping strategies and forests as a major source of livelihood diversification for adaptation strategies. It is, however, difficult to position ce ...
... and the longer-term diversification of livelihoods under climate variability and change. The case studies differentiate between forests as safety nets for coping strategies and forests as a major source of livelihood diversification for adaptation strategies. It is, however, difficult to position ce ...
Ranking of the World`s Cities Most Exposed to Coastal Flooding
... city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protection, however, requires ...
... city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protection, however, requires ...
Nippon Foundation-Nereus Report "Predicting Future Oceans"
... particularly temperatures, acidity and oxygen levels – are occuring at a scale unprecedented in the last several thousands of years. Current scientific understanding As the global climate becomes warmer due to an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere (such as CO2 ...
... particularly temperatures, acidity and oxygen levels – are occuring at a scale unprecedented in the last several thousands of years. Current scientific understanding As the global climate becomes warmer due to an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere (such as CO2 ...
FOREST FIRES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1
... pollutants within the atmosphere on our earth-atmosphere system. Transient simulations are available from GCMs which allow examination of the possible rates of change in the climate. The major areas of uncertainty in GCMs include clouds and their radiative effects, the hydrological balance over land ...
... pollutants within the atmosphere on our earth-atmosphere system. Transient simulations are available from GCMs which allow examination of the possible rates of change in the climate. The major areas of uncertainty in GCMs include clouds and their radiative effects, the hydrological balance over land ...
First Nations` Governance and Climate Change
... short, medium, and long-term vision of their Nation’s sustainability; and the capacity to effectively translate their authority and vision into meaningful and sustained action. 2 There are many barriers to achieving these components of effective First Nation governance, most of which are systemic an ...
... short, medium, and long-term vision of their Nation’s sustainability; and the capacity to effectively translate their authority and vision into meaningful and sustained action. 2 There are many barriers to achieving these components of effective First Nation governance, most of which are systemic an ...
RLO Title - Global Education Lab
... addressed in this RLO (Bigger than just the country you visited). Be sure to communicate how it connects to the NIFA Issue of climate change (UF), childhood obesity (TAMU), or global food security (NCSU)] ...
... addressed in this RLO (Bigger than just the country you visited). Be sure to communicate how it connects to the NIFA Issue of climate change (UF), childhood obesity (TAMU), or global food security (NCSU)] ...
Anticipated Effects of Climate Change on Coastal
... important fish. Accordingly, there is much current interest and concern about potential effects of climate change on the ecological functioning, resource productivity, and environmental health of EBUS. Here, we present a vision of potential impacts of climate change on upwelling-ecosystem processes ...
... important fish. Accordingly, there is much current interest and concern about potential effects of climate change on the ecological functioning, resource productivity, and environmental health of EBUS. Here, we present a vision of potential impacts of climate change on upwelling-ecosystem processes ...
Not just about sunburn - the ozone hole`s - Research Online
... Southern Hemisphere climate are likely to have had as much or more impact on natural ecosystems and food production over the past few decades, than the increased ultraviolet radiation due to ozone depletion. ...
... Southern Hemisphere climate are likely to have had as much or more impact on natural ecosystems and food production over the past few decades, than the increased ultraviolet radiation due to ozone depletion. ...
nature11018
... Localized ecological systems are known to shift abruptly and irreversibly from one state to another when they are forced across critical thresholds. Here we review evidence that the global ecosystem as a whole can react in the same way and is approaching a planetary-scale critical transition as a re ...
... Localized ecological systems are known to shift abruptly and irreversibly from one state to another when they are forced across critical thresholds. Here we review evidence that the global ecosystem as a whole can react in the same way and is approaching a planetary-scale critical transition as a re ...
Observed Climate Variability and Trends
... (ENSO) (Cobb et al., 2003; Gergis and Fowler, 2009). However, in the past climate shifts were driven by natural mechanisms; it is now likely that they are also being driven by human influences (Trenberth et al., 2007). The current way of life in the PCCSP region is based on the patterns of climate e ...
... (ENSO) (Cobb et al., 2003; Gergis and Fowler, 2009). However, in the past climate shifts were driven by natural mechanisms; it is now likely that they are also being driven by human influences (Trenberth et al., 2007). The current way of life in the PCCSP region is based on the patterns of climate e ...
Fisheries, aquaculture and climate change
... A number of changes already evident can be attributed to the impacts of rising GHG emissions. Global average air temperatures rose by 0.74°C in the period 1906–2005 (IPCC, 2007a). Global average sea surface temperatures have also risen since 1950 as the ocean has absorbed 80% of heat added to the cl ...
... A number of changes already evident can be attributed to the impacts of rising GHG emissions. Global average air temperatures rose by 0.74°C in the period 1906–2005 (IPCC, 2007a). Global average sea surface temperatures have also risen since 1950 as the ocean has absorbed 80% of heat added to the cl ...
Executive Summary
... to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protecti ...
... to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protecti ...
climate change urbanisation and humanitarian crises - Inter
... countries of the global south. These cities are the focus of this chapter. Climate change will exacerbate the already severe environmental problems and living conditions generated by rapid urbanisation in recent decades. It will have implications, in both the short and the long term, for household l ...
... countries of the global south. These cities are the focus of this chapter. Climate change will exacerbate the already severe environmental problems and living conditions generated by rapid urbanisation in recent decades. It will have implications, in both the short and the long term, for household l ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... published its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), concluding warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (> 90% chance) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic (human activity sourced) ...
... published its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), concluding warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (> 90% chance) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic (human activity sourced) ...
Labor and Climate Change - Labor Network for Sustainability
... The structure and history of the AFL-CIO—weak centralized authority with relatively autonomous affiliates – can make it difficult for the Federation to reach a position on important issues like climate change. As a result there is a tendency for the Federation to develop “least common denominator” p ...
... The structure and history of the AFL-CIO—weak centralized authority with relatively autonomous affiliates – can make it difficult for the Federation to reach a position on important issues like climate change. As a result there is a tendency for the Federation to develop “least common denominator” p ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.