view presentation slides - Southeast Florida Regional Climate
... The information and opinions contained in the presentation are provided as at the date of the presentation and are subject to change without notice. Although the information used was taken from reliable sources, Swiss Re does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of the ...
... The information and opinions contained in the presentation are provided as at the date of the presentation and are subject to change without notice. Although the information used was taken from reliable sources, Swiss Re does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of the ...
United Nations Environmental Program
... The conviction held by Morocco is that the damage continuously inflicted on the earth’s environment is an issue that cannot wait, but needs to be addressed with all due haste. The main environmental threats to Morocco at present are agriculture, and a water deficiency. Morocco has already created a ...
... The conviction held by Morocco is that the damage continuously inflicted on the earth’s environment is an issue that cannot wait, but needs to be addressed with all due haste. The main environmental threats to Morocco at present are agriculture, and a water deficiency. Morocco has already created a ...
Does Lifestyle affect Climate?
... images to estimate how far inland ocean water will travel as sea level rises. This is particularly important for low lying islands like The Bahamas in determining flooding potential during storm events. They can also be used to inform land use and building codes, e.g. how far from the shore we shoul ...
... images to estimate how far inland ocean water will travel as sea level rises. This is particularly important for low lying islands like The Bahamas in determining flooding potential during storm events. They can also be used to inform land use and building codes, e.g. how far from the shore we shoul ...
LWC4.3 - Pittwater Council
... Evidence shows that climate change is occurring. Climate change will continue to have far reaching effects on Australia’s people, economy, society and environment. We welcome the Social, economic and environmental benefits which come from mitigating and adapting to climate change. Opportunit ...
... Evidence shows that climate change is occurring. Climate change will continue to have far reaching effects on Australia’s people, economy, society and environment. We welcome the Social, economic and environmental benefits which come from mitigating and adapting to climate change. Opportunit ...
Guest Speakers and Presentations
... Metro Vancouver (population of 2.5 million), has 14,000 km of water and sewer pipelines. Assuming a rehabilitation rate of 1% per year, all the work going trenchless and a GHG savings of 75 tonnes CO2e per kilometer, we see more than 10,000 tonnes per year of potential GHG reductions. Extrapolatin ...
... Metro Vancouver (population of 2.5 million), has 14,000 km of water and sewer pipelines. Assuming a rehabilitation rate of 1% per year, all the work going trenchless and a GHG savings of 75 tonnes CO2e per kilometer, we see more than 10,000 tonnes per year of potential GHG reductions. Extrapolatin ...
Career opportunities for geophysics and seismology
... tectonics and the internal composition of our Earth, it is also important to understand them in order to make predictions about when they will erupt and thus prevent the deaths of the many people who live in volcanic areas. Many geophysical techniques are used to monitor volcanic activity. The deep ...
... tectonics and the internal composition of our Earth, it is also important to understand them in order to make predictions about when they will erupt and thus prevent the deaths of the many people who live in volcanic areas. Many geophysical techniques are used to monitor volcanic activity. The deep ...
... Ackerman: Climate Economics about $60. At a 1 percent discount rate, on the other hand, the present value of $1 million of damages 200 years from now is more than $130,000. The choice of the discount rate is all-important to our stance toward the far future: should we spend as much as $130,000, or ...
PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
... uses releases very large amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from peat decomposition and burning. • Drainage lowers the water table, and aerated peat decomposes rapidly in the humid tropical environment. • Fire is commonly used to clear unwanted surface biomass to prepare land for planting ...
... uses releases very large amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from peat decomposition and burning. • Drainage lowers the water table, and aerated peat decomposes rapidly in the humid tropical environment. • Fire is commonly used to clear unwanted surface biomass to prepare land for planting ...
How We Know Global Warming is Real
... widely publicized. Global-mean surface temperatures are likely to increase by 2.0 to 11.5°F by the year 2100, with the uncertainty range reflecting scientific uncertainties (primarily about clouds) as well as socio-economic uncertainties (primarily about the rate of emission of greenhouse gases over ...
... widely publicized. Global-mean surface temperatures are likely to increase by 2.0 to 11.5°F by the year 2100, with the uncertainty range reflecting scientific uncertainties (primarily about clouds) as well as socio-economic uncertainties (primarily about the rate of emission of greenhouse gases over ...
Slide 1
... Desktop reviews of corporate level inventory data and how IMP components are addressed Onsite review of implementation of IMP CL does not offer third-party verification, but meeting reporting requirements will ensure that credible/verifiable inventory process is in place • Third-party verification o ...
... Desktop reviews of corporate level inventory data and how IMP components are addressed Onsite review of implementation of IMP CL does not offer third-party verification, but meeting reporting requirements will ensure that credible/verifiable inventory process is in place • Third-party verification o ...
Climate Change Choices - Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign
... 5. A serious omission from the Government response is the lack of any reference to radiative forcing or global warming potential. The words appear nowhere in all 38 pages. We are, of course, well aware that the science of radiative forcing is uncertain, and it is not for us to express any view as to ...
... 5. A serious omission from the Government response is the lack of any reference to radiative forcing or global warming potential. The words appear nowhere in all 38 pages. We are, of course, well aware that the science of radiative forcing is uncertain, and it is not for us to express any view as to ...
speech - Europa.eu
... It is my pleasure to welcome you to Brussels today to discuss the relationship between soil and climate change. The very large attendance of more than 400 people from almost all Member States and beyond, including at high political level is a clear reflection of the enormous interest in the subject. ...
... It is my pleasure to welcome you to Brussels today to discuss the relationship between soil and climate change. The very large attendance of more than 400 people from almost all Member States and beyond, including at high political level is a clear reflection of the enormous interest in the subject. ...
Toward sustainable mitigation in agriculture and land use
... biodiversity poor landscapes, it could provide benefits for both EU climate and biodiversity objectives. To make sure that climate policy promotes sustainable forms of carbon storage, safeguards are needed to ensure coherence of climate policy with EU biodiversity objectives. This should be enacted ...
... biodiversity poor landscapes, it could provide benefits for both EU climate and biodiversity objectives. To make sure that climate policy promotes sustainable forms of carbon storage, safeguards are needed to ensure coherence of climate policy with EU biodiversity objectives. This should be enacted ...
summary - University of Washington
... degree and mechanism by which global forcing impacts the ITCZ contraction spanning from past cold climates to future warm climates and; 3. “provide a test environment for simulation predictions from numerical models” by defining new metrics (the behavior of the CI mode) to evaluate how well models s ...
... degree and mechanism by which global forcing impacts the ITCZ contraction spanning from past cold climates to future warm climates and; 3. “provide a test environment for simulation predictions from numerical models” by defining new metrics (the behavior of the CI mode) to evaluate how well models s ...
IEEE Bulletin ~ June-July-August
... friction between MEPs from western and central and eastern Europe, who are divided over how to reduce dependency on Russian gas. A draft policy paper, spells out three options for getting Brussels to speak with a unified voice on external energy security matters. The first option calls for the cre ...
... friction between MEPs from western and central and eastern Europe, who are divided over how to reduce dependency on Russian gas. A draft policy paper, spells out three options for getting Brussels to speak with a unified voice on external energy security matters. The first option calls for the cre ...
HAPR 72
... increased storm activities associated with climate change [44]. Coral reefs have been termed the “rainforests of the ocean,” occupying less than 0.2 percent of the ocean’s area, while serving as critical habitat for approximately one quarter of all marine species [45]. In the context of small island ...
... increased storm activities associated with climate change [44]. Coral reefs have been termed the “rainforests of the ocean,” occupying less than 0.2 percent of the ocean’s area, while serving as critical habitat for approximately one quarter of all marine species [45]. In the context of small island ...
Paris outcomes - Carbon Market Watch
... global response to the threat of climate change….and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels…” (Article 2.1 and 1a). As there has not been much modeling of carbon budgets and scenarios for 1.5ºC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been ...
... global response to the threat of climate change….and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels…” (Article 2.1 and 1a). As there has not been much modeling of carbon budgets and scenarios for 1.5ºC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been ...
2015/2016 UNLESS Contest Teacher Guidebook
... We are currently creating more carbon than the carbon sinks can absorb so a combination of planting trees or stopping deforestation (to create more carbon sinks) and using less energy (reducing the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere) will make a positive impact on the environment and wild ...
... We are currently creating more carbon than the carbon sinks can absorb so a combination of planting trees or stopping deforestation (to create more carbon sinks) and using less energy (reducing the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere) will make a positive impact on the environment and wild ...
Primer on Climate Change Science (NACAA)
... because, on a global basis, the concentration of water vapor in the lower atmosphere is controlled by the rate of evaporation and precipitation, which are much more strongly influenced by changes in atmospheric temperature and circulation than by human activities directly.9 There are also several ga ...
... because, on a global basis, the concentration of water vapor in the lower atmosphere is controlled by the rate of evaporation and precipitation, which are much more strongly influenced by changes in atmospheric temperature and circulation than by human activities directly.9 There are also several ga ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Ohio
... ecosystems reported here can be directly or unequivocally related to climate change. However, historical as well as modeled future environmental conditions are consistent with a world experiencing changing climate. Models illustrate what may happen if we do not act now to effectively address climate ...
... ecosystems reported here can be directly or unequivocally related to climate change. However, historical as well as modeled future environmental conditions are consistent with a world experiencing changing climate. Models illustrate what may happen if we do not act now to effectively address climate ...
Weather and Climate
... 2014) and most of its built assets and economic activities. They also house a high proportion of the population and economic activities most at risk from climate change, and a high proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by urban-based activities and residents. Global climate ris ...
... 2014) and most of its built assets and economic activities. They also house a high proportion of the population and economic activities most at risk from climate change, and a high proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by urban-based activities and residents. Global climate ris ...
1 - Terranova
... changes to the regions climate to 2030. For example, extremes of climate such as prolonged drought, late frosts and consecutive hot days already pose significant risk to agricultural profitability and sustainability. A recent crop modelling study showed that a warmer and drier climate in 2030 may 1) ...
... changes to the regions climate to 2030. For example, extremes of climate such as prolonged drought, late frosts and consecutive hot days already pose significant risk to agricultural profitability and sustainability. A recent crop modelling study showed that a warmer and drier climate in 2030 may 1) ...
power point presentation. - Tufts Office of Sustainability
... Protect the Climate! From the simple to the sophisticated, ...
... Protect the Climate! From the simple to the sophisticated, ...