Divestment from fossil fuel companies
... The organisation was set up in 2008 in the US and, largely through universities, has coordinated and supported climate change campaigns in 188 countries around the world. 350.org’s fossil-free campaign aims to persuade the pension and endowment funds of educational and religious institutions, city a ...
... The organisation was set up in 2008 in the US and, largely through universities, has coordinated and supported climate change campaigns in 188 countries around the world. 350.org’s fossil-free campaign aims to persuade the pension and endowment funds of educational and religious institutions, city a ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... grants. Between 2006 and 2013, IIASA’s research was awarded grants that amounted to €62.5 million. This was part of a total funding portfolio of €308.5 million of the external projects in which IIASA was and is involved. ...
... grants. Between 2006 and 2013, IIASA’s research was awarded grants that amounted to €62.5 million. This was part of a total funding portfolio of €308.5 million of the external projects in which IIASA was and is involved. ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus Evapotranspiration to Climate
... Here, we investigate the physical mechanisms controlling projected changes in P − E over all land regions in simulations from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we ...
... Here, we investigate the physical mechanisms controlling projected changes in P − E over all land regions in simulations from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we ...
Public attitudes and behavior about climate change: what shapes
... often”) that would be personally inconvenient or cause discomfort.13 This same study found that the more that Americans believed that measures to protect the environment will threaten their jobs or personal freedom, the less likely they were to take voluntary pro-environmental actions or to support ...
... often”) that would be personally inconvenient or cause discomfort.13 This same study found that the more that Americans believed that measures to protect the environment will threaten their jobs or personal freedom, the less likely they were to take voluntary pro-environmental actions or to support ...
Reunião na Índia debate acordo do clima
... temperature). Since Kyoto, SBSTA's consideration of the issue has broadened to include: 1) all sources and sinks of all regions, not simply carbon emissions from industrialized countries; and 2) indicators of climate change other than increased temperature, such as radiative forcing and increased a ...
... temperature). Since Kyoto, SBSTA's consideration of the issue has broadened to include: 1) all sources and sinks of all regions, not simply carbon emissions from industrialized countries; and 2) indicators of climate change other than increased temperature, such as radiative forcing and increased a ...
skuras
... about future climate change, one should be clearly aware of the underlying hypotheses used to produce such projections. Therefore, it is important to present, very briefly, the hypotheses of the four broad families of scenarios in the words of the SRES. The A1 scenario adopts a storyline that assume ...
... about future climate change, one should be clearly aware of the underlying hypotheses used to produce such projections. Therefore, it is important to present, very briefly, the hypotheses of the four broad families of scenarios in the words of the SRES. The A1 scenario adopts a storyline that assume ...
An estimate of equilibrium sensitivity of global terrestrial carbon
... Average global surface air temperature increases by 0.22 ± 0.02 K in response to CO2-physiological and CO2fertilization effects: physiological effect leads to closure of the stomata, reduced canopy transpiration (Collatz et al. 1992; Sellers et al. 1996) and surface warming (Cao et al. 2010) and fer ...
... Average global surface air temperature increases by 0.22 ± 0.02 K in response to CO2-physiological and CO2fertilization effects: physiological effect leads to closure of the stomata, reduced canopy transpiration (Collatz et al. 1992; Sellers et al. 1996) and surface warming (Cao et al. 2010) and fer ...
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... about future climate change, one should be clearly aware of the underlying hypotheses used to produce such projections. Therefore, it is important to present, very briefly, the hypotheses of the four broad families of scenarios in the words of the SRES. The A1 scenario adopts a storyline that assume ...
... about future climate change, one should be clearly aware of the underlying hypotheses used to produce such projections. Therefore, it is important to present, very briefly, the hypotheses of the four broad families of scenarios in the words of the SRES. The A1 scenario adopts a storyline that assume ...
Fossil Free NUIG: - NUI Galway Students` Union
... I was born in 1990, the year Mary Robinson was elected our first female President and Nelson Mandela was freed after 26 years in prison. These were positive, hopeful and progressive developments. But in the same year, the amount of carbon dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere reached 350 parts per m ...
... I was born in 1990, the year Mary Robinson was elected our first female President and Nelson Mandela was freed after 26 years in prison. These were positive, hopeful and progressive developments. But in the same year, the amount of carbon dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere reached 350 parts per m ...
Maryland Commission on Climate Change
... the STWG concludes that science has demonstrated with a high degree of certainty that Earth’s climate is being changed by human activities, particularly the emission of greenhouse gases. Science has also provided a reliable description of how increased emissions will warm the Earth and how that warm ...
... the STWG concludes that science has demonstrated with a high degree of certainty that Earth’s climate is being changed by human activities, particularly the emission of greenhouse gases. Science has also provided a reliable description of how increased emissions will warm the Earth and how that warm ...
Combating Climate Change by Keeping Land in
... ● According to AFT’s Greener Fields report, an acre of farmland emits 66x fewer greenhouse gases than an acre of developed land. ● Keeping land in farming and promoting good stewardship of the land is an important tool for achieving reductions in GHG emissions. ● If the annual rate of farmland loss ...
... ● According to AFT’s Greener Fields report, an acre of farmland emits 66x fewer greenhouse gases than an acre of developed land. ● Keeping land in farming and promoting good stewardship of the land is an important tool for achieving reductions in GHG emissions. ● If the annual rate of farmland loss ...
India`s Megacities and Climate Change
... 2009; Kapur et al. 2009; Panda 2010; Sharma 2010), on the other there are evolving understandings that climate change is presenting some very crucial opportunities to India which, if considered sincerely, can help India’s case domestically as well as internationally (Dubash 2013). There are also deb ...
... 2009; Kapur et al. 2009; Panda 2010; Sharma 2010), on the other there are evolving understandings that climate change is presenting some very crucial opportunities to India which, if considered sincerely, can help India’s case domestically as well as internationally (Dubash 2013). There are also deb ...
Adapting California`s water system to warm vs. dry climates
... Downscaled global climate models applied to California and the western United States have been applied to explore possible changes in streamflow peaks, timing and volume, snowmelt, snow water equivalent, and evapotranspiration (Cayan et al. 2008b; Hamlet et al. 2007; Miller et al. 2003). Field data ...
... Downscaled global climate models applied to California and the western United States have been applied to explore possible changes in streamflow peaks, timing and volume, snowmelt, snow water equivalent, and evapotranspiration (Cayan et al. 2008b; Hamlet et al. 2007; Miller et al. 2003). Field data ...
Cultural and Economic Factors That Influence Brazilian Public
... Deforestation for agriculture purposes is discussed in Laudato Si’. Francis recognizes that sometimes laws are not enough to prevent climate change. Countries with forest protection laws that silently watch deforestation take place are cited as an example of the failure of legislation (Francis 2015, ...
... Deforestation for agriculture purposes is discussed in Laudato Si’. Francis recognizes that sometimes laws are not enough to prevent climate change. Countries with forest protection laws that silently watch deforestation take place are cited as an example of the failure of legislation (Francis 2015, ...
Airport expansion doesn`t make climate sense
... Gatwick (or indeed ‘Boris island’) should be the site for new runways and additional flights. The Airports Commission – set up to depoliticise UK aviation decisions – is a good example: the question boiled down to the best site for expansion, rather than fundamentally questioning the need or desirab ...
... Gatwick (or indeed ‘Boris island’) should be the site for new runways and additional flights. The Airports Commission – set up to depoliticise UK aviation decisions – is a good example: the question boiled down to the best site for expansion, rather than fundamentally questioning the need or desirab ...
Climate Change and Water in Southeast Asia
... Analysis on the statistics and information on water quantity & quality in terms of future significance for future water resources policy development, strategic planning and management Analysis of the potential impact of extreme events on water resources and the environment An overview of key governa ...
... Analysis on the statistics and information on water quantity & quality in terms of future significance for future water resources policy development, strategic planning and management Analysis of the potential impact of extreme events on water resources and the environment An overview of key governa ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... grants. Between 2006 and 2014, IIASA’s research was awarded grants that amounted to €69 million. This was part of a total funding portfolio of €329 million of the external projects in which IIASA was and is involved. ...
... grants. Between 2006 and 2014, IIASA’s research was awarded grants that amounted to €69 million. This was part of a total funding portfolio of €329 million of the external projects in which IIASA was and is involved. ...
Climate change, wine, and conservation
... −21; upper quartile, −10; Table 2), coupled with potential depletion of glacial meltwaters, will likely exacerbate water stress. Indeed, most of central Chile’s agricultural activities depend on water derived from snowmelt-dominated basins, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as the ...
... −21; upper quartile, −10; Table 2), coupled with potential depletion of glacial meltwaters, will likely exacerbate water stress. Indeed, most of central Chile’s agricultural activities depend on water derived from snowmelt-dominated basins, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as the ...
Hydrologic impacts of climate change on the Nile River Basin
... 2.2 General Circulation Models (GCMs) General Circulation Models (GCMs) are mathematical representations of atmospheric, oceanic, and continental processes and interactions. These models are limited by complexity and uncertainty as well as non-linear interactions among atmospheric and oceanic proces ...
... 2.2 General Circulation Models (GCMs) General Circulation Models (GCMs) are mathematical representations of atmospheric, oceanic, and continental processes and interactions. These models are limited by complexity and uncertainty as well as non-linear interactions among atmospheric and oceanic proces ...
contributions by the world meteorological organization to the
... instrumental in establishing and organizing Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in eleven subregions of the world (see box above). The forums develop and issue regional seasonal climate outlooks, which are downscaled and used at the national level by policymakers and sectoral users, including po ...
... instrumental in establishing and organizing Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in eleven subregions of the world (see box above). The forums develop and issue regional seasonal climate outlooks, which are downscaled and used at the national level by policymakers and sectoral users, including po ...
Selection of Climate Models for Developing - hi
... the CORDEX framework all RCM ensemble members have difficulties reproducing observed climatic trends in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra basins, and that the GCMs, which provide the boundary conditions for the RCMs, in general simulate winter climate in the region better than the CORDEX RCMs. From ...
... the CORDEX framework all RCM ensemble members have difficulties reproducing observed climatic trends in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra basins, and that the GCMs, which provide the boundary conditions for the RCMs, in general simulate winter climate in the region better than the CORDEX RCMs. From ...
Ingénierie planétaire : fuite en avant ou solution d`avenir au
... Why methane? 1. Second largest GHG in terms of RF 2. Significant anthropogenic emissions from a variety of sectors (agriculture, landfill, coal mining, conventional natural gas exploitation, shale gas exploitation) with some opportunities for mitigation 3. Multi-gas abatement strategies mostly sens ...
... Why methane? 1. Second largest GHG in terms of RF 2. Significant anthropogenic emissions from a variety of sectors (agriculture, landfill, coal mining, conventional natural gas exploitation, shale gas exploitation) with some opportunities for mitigation 3. Multi-gas abatement strategies mostly sens ...
Cool dudes: The denial of climate change among conservative white
... than other adults to endorse climate change denial. On a specific level, conservative white male elites in the conservative movement and the fossil fuels industry have sent a consistent message—via conservative talk radio, television news, newspapers, and websites—to the American public for approxima ...
... than other adults to endorse climate change denial. On a specific level, conservative white male elites in the conservative movement and the fossil fuels industry have sent a consistent message—via conservative talk radio, television news, newspapers, and websites—to the American public for approxima ...
Estimating climate change effects on net primary production of
... effects on stomatal conductance (Izaurralde et al. 2011; Morgan et al. 2004b, 2011). Elevated CO2 may increase NPP in semi-arid regions by increasing plant water use efficiency (Fay et al. 2003; Izaurralde et al. 2011). Furthermore, plant species vary in their response to these factors and alteratio ...
... effects on stomatal conductance (Izaurralde et al. 2011; Morgan et al. 2004b, 2011). Elevated CO2 may increase NPP in semi-arid regions by increasing plant water use efficiency (Fay et al. 2003; Izaurralde et al. 2011). Furthermore, plant species vary in their response to these factors and alteratio ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
... subsidies have ballooned. At the same time, such low prices and subsidies are providing incentives for misuse, shifts to diesel use such as luxury sports utility vehicles (SUVs), escalating imports in an energy-insecure country, and increased pollution loads. Diesel is a heavy contributor to particu ...
... subsidies have ballooned. At the same time, such low prices and subsidies are providing incentives for misuse, shifts to diesel use such as luxury sports utility vehicles (SUVs), escalating imports in an energy-insecure country, and increased pollution loads. Diesel is a heavy contributor to particu ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).