Bending the Curve - UC Carbon Neutrality Summit
... In this report, we propose a set of strategies for combating climate change and growing the economy in California, the nation and the world, while building present-day and intergenerational wealth, and improving the well-being of people and the planet. The University of California has played a key r ...
... In this report, we propose a set of strategies for combating climate change and growing the economy in California, the nation and the world, while building present-day and intergenerational wealth, and improving the well-being of people and the planet. The University of California has played a key r ...
Aalborg Universitet Rasmussen, Torben Valdbjørn
... the most suitable for each specific case. Suggestions can even be levelled according to the need of a low-, medium- or high-risk adaptation strategy ranging from the need of changes in building regulations and design approach to monitor changes of the certainty of climate change impacts. ...
... the most suitable for each specific case. Suggestions can even be levelled according to the need of a low-, medium- or high-risk adaptation strategy ranging from the need of changes in building regulations and design approach to monitor changes of the certainty of climate change impacts. ...
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering Simon Nicholson
... techniques are concerned with blocking or reflecting sunlight. Such a feat could, in theory, be achieved by boosting Earth’s surface albedo—its reflectivity—using any of a variety of methods or by preventing some portion of solar radiation from ever reaching the Earth’s surface. The second category ...
... techniques are concerned with blocking or reflecting sunlight. Such a feat could, in theory, be achieved by boosting Earth’s surface albedo—its reflectivity—using any of a variety of methods or by preventing some portion of solar radiation from ever reaching the Earth’s surface. The second category ...
Oxford College - Campus | Oxford Learning College
... Of note, these gases constitute a natural greenhouse effect, which, in the absence of compounding human activities, is crucial for maintaining Earth as a habitable planet (Lutgens et al., 2014; Garrison and Ellis, 2016).√ Good effort here, well done. ...
... Of note, these gases constitute a natural greenhouse effect, which, in the absence of compounding human activities, is crucial for maintaining Earth as a habitable planet (Lutgens et al., 2014; Garrison and Ellis, 2016).√ Good effort here, well done. ...
Correcting the carbon cycle representation: How
... been applied in earlier integrated assessment studies of global warming (e.g., [1–3]). However, these studies neglect the well understood non-linear relationship between partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater. Non-linear pulse response functions provide a transparent and simple ...
... been applied in earlier integrated assessment studies of global warming (e.g., [1–3]). However, these studies neglect the well understood non-linear relationship between partial pressure and dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater. Non-linear pulse response functions provide a transparent and simple ...
The role of the global ocean in changes of the Earth`s climate system
... Energy flows alter clouds, and weather and internal climate modes can temporarily alter the energy balance for periods of days to several decades. ...
... Energy flows alter clouds, and weather and internal climate modes can temporarily alter the energy balance for periods of days to several decades. ...
Earth science 2 (English)
... the limits tolerable to living things (5C to 35C). By 200 million years ago, the continents had all come together to form Pangaea, and much of the interior of this super-continent must have experienced desert conditions, since it was out of reach of rain-bearing winds. 50 million years ago, tropic ...
... the limits tolerable to living things (5C to 35C). By 200 million years ago, the continents had all come together to form Pangaea, and much of the interior of this super-continent must have experienced desert conditions, since it was out of reach of rain-bearing winds. 50 million years ago, tropic ...
Climate Change and Rice - Wageningen UR E
... Models of the dynamics of the atmosphere of the earth, known as general circulation models or GCMs, predict that with increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global climate change is likely (Hansen et al. 1984). Because predicted climate change may have enormous effects on Japanese ...
... Models of the dynamics of the atmosphere of the earth, known as general circulation models or GCMs, predict that with increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global climate change is likely (Hansen et al. 1984). Because predicted climate change may have enormous effects on Japanese ...
asean climate change initiative
... WG has to consist of key stakeholder relevant research group, official within the ...
... WG has to consist of key stakeholder relevant research group, official within the ...
lecture 34
... the start of a man-made global warming? Two main anthropogenic forcing mechanisms: Greenhouse gas concentrations => rising. Aerosol concentrations => also increasing. We will focus attention on CO2 increases. ...
... the start of a man-made global warming? Two main anthropogenic forcing mechanisms: Greenhouse gas concentrations => rising. Aerosol concentrations => also increasing. We will focus attention on CO2 increases. ...
ppt - Mitigation and Adaptation Research Institute (MARI)
... Tell them stories and give them real-world problems to solve! “Story telling (that enforce a belief system) and scenario planning are tools for ordering our perceptions about alternative future environments in which today’s decisions might be played out.” National Academy of Engineering (2004). The ...
... Tell them stories and give them real-world problems to solve! “Story telling (that enforce a belief system) and scenario planning are tools for ordering our perceptions about alternative future environments in which today’s decisions might be played out.” National Academy of Engineering (2004). The ...
tourism coastal Kenya climate
... under intermediate warming scenarios, parts of equatorial East Africa will likely experience 5-20% increased rainfall from DecemberFebruary and 5-10% decreased rainfall from June-August by 2050 [19]. The same observation; increase in rainfall has been reported by IPCC [8]. Generally, climatic change ...
... under intermediate warming scenarios, parts of equatorial East Africa will likely experience 5-20% increased rainfall from DecemberFebruary and 5-10% decreased rainfall from June-August by 2050 [19]. The same observation; increase in rainfall has been reported by IPCC [8]. Generally, climatic change ...
Agricultural development and food security under climate uncertainty
... Forty years ago, extensive use of fertilizers and the expansion of irrigation, together with high yield food crops, were the critical factors in preventing global famine. The current decline in yield increases may be an indication that these instruments have reached their effective limits. Most anal ...
... Forty years ago, extensive use of fertilizers and the expansion of irrigation, together with high yield food crops, were the critical factors in preventing global famine. The current decline in yield increases may be an indication that these instruments have reached their effective limits. Most anal ...
Exxon Mobil and British Petroleum: A tale of two companies or just
... Heavy global fossil fuel reliance combined with high oil prices and a dwindling supply is creating complex political, environmental and social issues. Growing awareness of climate change impacts is initiating climate planning and action for many governments and organizations. The oil industry has a ...
... Heavy global fossil fuel reliance combined with high oil prices and a dwindling supply is creating complex political, environmental and social issues. Growing awareness of climate change impacts is initiating climate planning and action for many governments and organizations. The oil industry has a ...
Himal South Asia, Oct 2009 - India Environment Portal | News
... Carving out the contours of the adjacent hills, the route to Gangotri glacier’s snout, Gaumukh, is an easy upward incline used by many for contemplation. Moraines in the four kilometres towards Gaumukh from Bhojbhasa have been marked by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to measure the g ...
... Carving out the contours of the adjacent hills, the route to Gangotri glacier’s snout, Gaumukh, is an easy upward incline used by many for contemplation. Moraines in the four kilometres towards Gaumukh from Bhojbhasa have been marked by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to measure the g ...
DRAFT_IKI_20142106
... goals in Tanzania; complies with the objectives of the National REDD+ Strategy, poverty reduction strategy and biodiversity conservation by accounting for multiple benefits. It complies with the National REDD+ Strategy by contributing to establish robust REL and effective MRV system for determining ...
... goals in Tanzania; complies with the objectives of the National REDD+ Strategy, poverty reduction strategy and biodiversity conservation by accounting for multiple benefits. It complies with the National REDD+ Strategy by contributing to establish robust REL and effective MRV system for determining ...
CLIMATIC CHANGE AT HIGH ELEVATION SITES: AN OVERVIEW 1
... information on scales which are generally far smaller than the typical grid-size of even the highest resolution numerical climate models. As a result, many impacts studies have been constrained by the lack of scenario data of sufficient reliability and quality at the desired scales. It is these scal ...
... information on scales which are generally far smaller than the typical grid-size of even the highest resolution numerical climate models. As a result, many impacts studies have been constrained by the lack of scenario data of sufficient reliability and quality at the desired scales. It is these scal ...
U Climate Change: Bridging Texas and São Paulo
... of 1%–3% of the GDP is open only for the next two decades; otherwise, economic losses may reach 20% by 2050. From conceiving a policy to having its ultimate environmental goal—that is, to stabilize global carbon atmospheric concentrations at safe levels (around 450 parts per million CO2) and to reac ...
... of 1%–3% of the GDP is open only for the next two decades; otherwise, economic losses may reach 20% by 2050. From conceiving a policy to having its ultimate environmental goal—that is, to stabilize global carbon atmospheric concentrations at safe levels (around 450 parts per million CO2) and to reac ...
presentation - Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
... – Structures the government’s role with respect to adaptation and assists it in establishing priorities for future action – Applies to domestic policy and actions on adaptation – Is an internal federal policy, with the option of future public announcements or further public policy development ...
... – Structures the government’s role with respect to adaptation and assists it in establishing priorities for future action – Applies to domestic policy and actions on adaptation – Is an internal federal policy, with the option of future public announcements or further public policy development ...
Midterm Review
... • The local effect is always down-gradient (i.e. from high value to low value) • The key question is how to specify Ka in terms of known quantities. Three commonly used approaches: (1) First-order closure (2) 1.5-order closure or TKE closure (3) K-profile ...
... • The local effect is always down-gradient (i.e. from high value to low value) • The key question is how to specify Ka in terms of known quantities. Three commonly used approaches: (1) First-order closure (2) 1.5-order closure or TKE closure (3) K-profile ...
PowerPoint Template - Nigerian Meteorological Agency
... decades or longer)” Climate Change as defined by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is: “attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of global atmosphere and, which is, in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparabl ...
... decades or longer)” Climate Change as defined by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is: “attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of global atmosphere and, which is, in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparabl ...
Climate change impacts on fisheries trade, and implications
... • Any changes to the balance of species in Lake Victoria would have huge impacts in Kenya • None of 3 countries in very high risk tropical storm areas (except South of Sol Is) • The indicators of adaptive capacity for both Kenya and the Solomon Islands provide considerable cause for alarm . Maldives ...
... • Any changes to the balance of species in Lake Victoria would have huge impacts in Kenya • None of 3 countries in very high risk tropical storm areas (except South of Sol Is) • The indicators of adaptive capacity for both Kenya and the Solomon Islands provide considerable cause for alarm . Maldives ...
Climate Change Climate Justice 3 - Primary Resource
... now salty, so they can’t grow rice and vegetables. Ninety families have been relocated, but eighty families are still stranded. Hurricane season is from May to November. Carla’s house is often flooded and damaged during hurricane season. Sometimes her family is evacuated for days at a time. ...
... now salty, so they can’t grow rice and vegetables. Ninety families have been relocated, but eighty families are still stranded. Hurricane season is from May to November. Carla’s house is often flooded and damaged during hurricane season. Sometimes her family is evacuated for days at a time. ...
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.