France Brazil Statem..
... They underscore that all Annex I countries should adopt new and ambitious midterm emission reduction targets in line with their historical and present responsibilities and capabilities, consistent with the 2°C and the recommendations of the IPCC. Annex I countries should outline emission pathways c ...
... They underscore that all Annex I countries should adopt new and ambitious midterm emission reduction targets in line with their historical and present responsibilities and capabilities, consistent with the 2°C and the recommendations of the IPCC. Annex I countries should outline emission pathways c ...
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... • ICT sector’s emerging role in adaptation • Adaptation is a less mature area than Mitigation a) Urgency for R&D to fully understand how ICTs can support adaptation, • especially in vulnerable developing country regions, • and at local and community level ...
... • ICT sector’s emerging role in adaptation • Adaptation is a less mature area than Mitigation a) Urgency for R&D to fully understand how ICTs can support adaptation, • especially in vulnerable developing country regions, • and at local and community level ...
Climate Change Impacts in Washington State Lara Whitely Binder
... Significant changes in PNW climate are expected These changes are a result of rising greenhouse gas emissions. ...
... Significant changes in PNW climate are expected These changes are a result of rising greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Stop the Corporate Climate Change Vandals Dec 09 plus refs
... feat to show industry and governments that we will not tolerate them destroying our world. Below I suggest how we can do this. Public cynicism about politicians will be increased by their failure at Copenhagen. Therefore as we enter an uncertain political future, with no comparable deadline, it will ...
... feat to show industry and governments that we will not tolerate them destroying our world. Below I suggest how we can do this. Public cynicism about politicians will be increased by their failure at Copenhagen. Therefore as we enter an uncertain political future, with no comparable deadline, it will ...
of lecture (2.83MB PPT) - James Gregory Public Lectures on
... • Yes - in our national social programs • No - internationally with poorer nations - net flow of wealth from poor to rich We have to learn to SHARE ...
... • Yes - in our national social programs • No - internationally with poorer nations - net flow of wealth from poor to rich We have to learn to SHARE ...
Submission to the Ministry for the Environment Setting New
... technology that is avoided in the power sector before 2020, an additional $4.30 would need to be spent after 2020 to compensate for the increased emissions.”5 New Zealand’s contribution to a new climate ...
... technology that is avoided in the power sector before 2020, an additional $4.30 would need to be spent after 2020 to compensate for the increased emissions.”5 New Zealand’s contribution to a new climate ...
Tropical Indo-Pacific Climate Shifts to a More El Nino like State
... Over the 60-year period the methods used to measure ocean temperature have evolved enormously. Until satellites came along in the 1980s, such measures were taken by ships. This makes it difficult to have one continuous, unbiased record that goes back for so long. Tokinaga, who is an expert in unders ...
... Over the 60-year period the methods used to measure ocean temperature have evolved enormously. Until satellites came along in the 1980s, such measures were taken by ships. This makes it difficult to have one continuous, unbiased record that goes back for so long. Tokinaga, who is an expert in unders ...
Sustainability News
... Annual rainfall is likely to decrease in much of Mediterranean Africa and the northern Sahara, with a greater likelihood of decreasing rainfall as the Mediterranean coast is approached. Rainfall in southern Africa is likely to decrease in much of the winter rainfall region and western margins. There ...
... Annual rainfall is likely to decrease in much of Mediterranean Africa and the northern Sahara, with a greater likelihood of decreasing rainfall as the Mediterranean coast is approached. Rainfall in southern Africa is likely to decrease in much of the winter rainfall region and western margins. There ...
Retrospective analysis of NE Atlantic weather (especially storms)
... • During pre-industrial times, no obvious link between extra-tropical storminess and hemispheric mean temperatures exist. • In the scenarios describing the effect of increasing GHG concentrations, storminess and temperature develop in parallel. • If we believe the GCM scenario for the end of the 21s ...
... • During pre-industrial times, no obvious link between extra-tropical storminess and hemispheric mean temperatures exist. • In the scenarios describing the effect of increasing GHG concentrations, storminess and temperature develop in parallel. • If we believe the GCM scenario for the end of the 21s ...
ClimateChangeHealth_CLewis
... Climate Change – by the Numbers 1979 – First international summit on climate change 1988 – identified as an issue caused by human activities 2014– UN Intergovernmental panel report on Climate Change 2015 - COP 21 (Paris) - goal of keeping global temperature increase below2 degrees. Expected rise in ...
... Climate Change – by the Numbers 1979 – First international summit on climate change 1988 – identified as an issue caused by human activities 2014– UN Intergovernmental panel report on Climate Change 2015 - COP 21 (Paris) - goal of keeping global temperature increase below2 degrees. Expected rise in ...
TeachingEnglish | Lesson plans
... which change hour by hour and day by day. Climate is the average weather and the nature of its variations that we experience over time. The greenhouse effect is the natural process of the atmosphere letting in some of the energy we receive from the Sun (ultraviolet and visible light) and stopping it ...
... which change hour by hour and day by day. Climate is the average weather and the nature of its variations that we experience over time. The greenhouse effect is the natural process of the atmosphere letting in some of the energy we receive from the Sun (ultraviolet and visible light) and stopping it ...
Climate Change leCtUReS
... Climate Change LECTURES Following on the success of the climate change lecture series 2007-2008 the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to host a further series as part of the Road to Copenhagen 2009. The Agency plans to host further lectures in 2010. The occasional lectures are aimed at pro ...
... Climate Change LECTURES Following on the success of the climate change lecture series 2007-2008 the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to host a further series as part of the Road to Copenhagen 2009. The Agency plans to host further lectures in 2010. The occasional lectures are aimed at pro ...
Royal Society 03_01_2007 - Academy Presidents` Forum
... Scientists define criteria and conditions for ...
... Scientists define criteria and conditions for ...
Dr Graeme Pearman`s Presentation from the Sept 2010
... • Are humans the cause? – Our use of energy is increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and this is very likely the reason for recent warming ...
... • Are humans the cause? – Our use of energy is increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and this is very likely the reason for recent warming ...
The Role of EU - Challenges Ahead, Anders Wijkman, Member of
... in Eastern Germany and the switch from coal to gas in the UK, the EU would most probably not be able to meet its Kyoto target • But the decision by EU leaders in march 2007 was daring and does require ambitious policy measures as a follow-up ...
... in Eastern Germany and the switch from coal to gas in the UK, the EU would most probably not be able to meet its Kyoto target • But the decision by EU leaders in march 2007 was daring and does require ambitious policy measures as a follow-up ...
A General Assembly UNITED NATIONS
... adverse effects of climate change and, in particular, that widespread poverty limits their adaptive capacity, Aware that low-income levels, underdeveloped economic structures and the poor state of their infrastructure have made the least developed countries highly vulnerable to external shocks resul ...
... adverse effects of climate change and, in particular, that widespread poverty limits their adaptive capacity, Aware that low-income levels, underdeveloped economic structures and the poor state of their infrastructure have made the least developed countries highly vulnerable to external shocks resul ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... • Draws on recent science which points to ‘significant risks of temperature increases above 5°C under business-as-usual by the early part of the next century’ — other studies typically have focused on increases of 2–3°C. • Treats aversion to risk explicitly. • Adopts low pure time discount rates to ...
... • Draws on recent science which points to ‘significant risks of temperature increases above 5°C under business-as-usual by the early part of the next century’ — other studies typically have focused on increases of 2–3°C. • Treats aversion to risk explicitly. • Adopts low pure time discount rates to ...
I`m concerned about the impact the new administration
... forward with plans to gut the Environmental Protection Agency and wriggle out of our Paris climate accord emissions reduction commitments. But the reign of Trump could end up being the greatest thing that ever happened to the environmental movement, by activating millions of otherwise unengaged citi ...
... forward with plans to gut the Environmental Protection Agency and wriggle out of our Paris climate accord emissions reduction commitments. But the reign of Trump could end up being the greatest thing that ever happened to the environmental movement, by activating millions of otherwise unengaged citi ...
assessment of ongoing and future climate change
... of the BACC assessment is to provide the scientific community and the public with an assessment of ongoing and future climate change in the Baltic Sea region. This is done by reviewing published scientific knowledge about climate change in the Baltic Sea region. An important element is the compariso ...
... of the BACC assessment is to provide the scientific community and the public with an assessment of ongoing and future climate change in the Baltic Sea region. This is done by reviewing published scientific knowledge about climate change in the Baltic Sea region. An important element is the compariso ...
Climate Change
... suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.’ There is sufficient evidence from the information available about climate change to confidently predict a big change in temperatures by 2100 and further increases in sea levels caused by the melting of glaciers and ice sheets a ...
... suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.’ There is sufficient evidence from the information available about climate change to confidently predict a big change in temperatures by 2100 and further increases in sea levels caused by the melting of glaciers and ice sheets a ...
Geography 120 Earth Systems II: The Atmospheric Environment
... cyclone prediction good in track but not in intensity, (3) climate prediction good to two seasons, (4) climate change projections have a 3-fold difference in magnitude. • The main reasons of the difficulties in weather and climate predictions: (1) Teleconnection problem, (2) Feedback problem, and (3 ...
... cyclone prediction good in track but not in intensity, (3) climate prediction good to two seasons, (4) climate change projections have a 3-fold difference in magnitude. • The main reasons of the difficulties in weather and climate predictions: (1) Teleconnection problem, (2) Feedback problem, and (3 ...
Chapter 10 – Assessing and Responding to Climate Change
... • In order to evaluate the risks of human-caused climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed • To achieve this, several thousand scientists voluntarily share and synthesize their work to come up with current projected models for climate change • There are some sci ...
... • In order to evaluate the risks of human-caused climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed • To achieve this, several thousand scientists voluntarily share and synthesize their work to come up with current projected models for climate change • There are some sci ...
Key Vulnerabilities to Public Health - Jonathan
... solid lines reflect the 10-year running mean of exceedances for each model (mean across SDSM ensembles, and across the study sites). Colored dotted lines reflect year-to-year exeedance values (mean across SDSM ensembles, and across the study sites). ...
... solid lines reflect the 10-year running mean of exceedances for each model (mean across SDSM ensembles, and across the study sites). Colored dotted lines reflect year-to-year exeedance values (mean across SDSM ensembles, and across the study sites). ...