Earth Negotiations Bulletin ADP 2-6
... workstreams. Parties, inter alia: agreed on the need to convene at least one session in 2014; invited, under workstreams 1 and 2, submissions by parties and observers building on, and in relation to, the ADP’s conclusions; invited, under workstream 2, submissions by parties and observers on further ...
... workstreams. Parties, inter alia: agreed on the need to convene at least one session in 2014; invited, under workstreams 1 and 2, submissions by parties and observers building on, and in relation to, the ADP’s conclusions; invited, under workstream 2, submissions by parties and observers on further ...
WMO The Global Climate in 2011–2015
... WMO, in collaboration with Members, began issuing annual statements on the status of the global climate in 1993. This publication was issued in collaboration with the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), Niger; European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECM ...
... WMO, in collaboration with Members, began issuing annual statements on the status of the global climate in 1993. This publication was issued in collaboration with the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), Niger; European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECM ...
- Ontario Climate Change Data Portal
... 2. Data and methods A coupled dynamical–statistical downscaling approach, as shown in Figure 1, was developed in this study to generate high-resolution climate projections. We first employed the well-known regional climate model PRECIS, which was developed at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, to deve ...
... 2. Data and methods A coupled dynamical–statistical downscaling approach, as shown in Figure 1, was developed in this study to generate high-resolution climate projections. We first employed the well-known regional climate model PRECIS, which was developed at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, to deve ...
copenhagen, climate change `refugees` and the need for a global
... Any proposal for addressing the issue of climate change displacement should take account of the different contexts and forms that such migration is likely to take (Kalin 2008). There are three kinds of climate change impacts that are likely to have the greatest consequences in terms of human mov ...
... Any proposal for addressing the issue of climate change displacement should take account of the different contexts and forms that such migration is likely to take (Kalin 2008). There are three kinds of climate change impacts that are likely to have the greatest consequences in terms of human mov ...
Ocean Plankton and Climate Change
... oceans reduces the concentration of this gas in the atmosphere and mitigates its impact on climate warming. Now, however, there is a growing concern about the price of this “service.” According to a 2004 UNESCO report, Priorities for Research on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, accumulating ocean carb ...
... oceans reduces the concentration of this gas in the atmosphere and mitigates its impact on climate warming. Now, however, there is a growing concern about the price of this “service.” According to a 2004 UNESCO report, Priorities for Research on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, accumulating ocean carb ...
Americans` Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in April 2013
... Americans believed global warming was happening; thus, seasonal effects may account for at least some of the change we observe. ...
... Americans believed global warming was happening; thus, seasonal effects may account for at least some of the change we observe. ...
Climate change track in river floods in Europe
... beyond doubt. As noted by Zolina (2012), intense precipitation in Europe exhibits complex variability and lacks a robust spatial pattern. However, the dominating tendency is that heavy precipitation has been increasing. This includes widespread increases in the contribution to total annual precipita ...
... beyond doubt. As noted by Zolina (2012), intense precipitation in Europe exhibits complex variability and lacks a robust spatial pattern. However, the dominating tendency is that heavy precipitation has been increasing. This includes widespread increases in the contribution to total annual precipita ...
Letter to Lamar Smith 18 December 2015 (opens in new window)
... My commentary explains in more detail the significant errors in Dr Lomborg’s assessment. The second half of Dr Lomborg’s testimony purports to provide estimates of the “costs” associated with realising the pledges for reductions in annual emissions of greenhouse gases contained in the INDCs. However ...
... My commentary explains in more detail the significant errors in Dr Lomborg’s assessment. The second half of Dr Lomborg’s testimony purports to provide estimates of the “costs” associated with realising the pledges for reductions in annual emissions of greenhouse gases contained in the INDCs. However ...
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... Increasing scientific evidence has shown that increases in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly due to fossil fuel burning and land use change, are gradually but certainly changing the Earth’s climate in an unprecedented manner. This evidence forced climate change to enter the political agenda in ...
... Increasing scientific evidence has shown that increases in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly due to fossil fuel burning and land use change, are gradually but certainly changing the Earth’s climate in an unprecedented manner. This evidence forced climate change to enter the political agenda in ...
Urban Heat Island and Air Quality of London, UK
... intensity and regional weather, SDSM was then used to produce future estimates of the heat island under the SRES A2 and B2 emissions scenarios (Wilby, 2003). Under both scenarios there are progressives increases in both the intensity (i.e., annual average temperature difference between the sites) an ...
... intensity and regional weather, SDSM was then used to produce future estimates of the heat island under the SRES A2 and B2 emissions scenarios (Wilby, 2003). Under both scenarios there are progressives increases in both the intensity (i.e., annual average temperature difference between the sites) an ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Note: Uncertainty around the projected amount of future sea level rise may or may not offset the amount of current and future vertical land motion, thereby resulting in a broad range of scenarios. This uncertainty is an issue for coastal zone planning. Any new initiative or project must be flexible ...
... Note: Uncertainty around the projected amount of future sea level rise may or may not offset the amount of current and future vertical land motion, thereby resulting in a broad range of scenarios. This uncertainty is an issue for coastal zone planning. Any new initiative or project must be flexible ...
Sensitivity of the Humboldt Current system to global warming: a
... oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the next decades under various emission scenarios of atmospheric CO2. These simulations provide an invaluable tool to study global and regional climate change. However, global models generally have a rather coarse spatial resolution (*2–3° in the atmosphere, *1– ...
... oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the next decades under various emission scenarios of atmospheric CO2. These simulations provide an invaluable tool to study global and regional climate change. However, global models generally have a rather coarse spatial resolution (*2–3° in the atmosphere, *1– ...
Freshwater biodiversity versus anthropogenic climate
... are independent of any human benefits and which cannot be readily quantified. For example, it has been argued that the health and wellbeing of other species should be valued in itself (MEA, 2005, pp. 140–3). Climate change is one of multiple interacting stresses on ecosystems. Other stresses include h ...
... are independent of any human benefits and which cannot be readily quantified. For example, it has been argued that the health and wellbeing of other species should be valued in itself (MEA, 2005, pp. 140–3). Climate change is one of multiple interacting stresses on ecosystems. Other stresses include h ...
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... In this part of this paper, I’ll outline some of the likely consequences of global warming for bio-industries and consider how it will affect several features of society, such as the location of human settlements and the exposure of humans to various diseases. Then estimates of the economic cost of ...
... In this part of this paper, I’ll outline some of the likely consequences of global warming for bio-industries and consider how it will affect several features of society, such as the location of human settlements and the exposure of humans to various diseases. Then estimates of the economic cost of ...
Shifting public opinion on climate change: an
... been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along with this attention have come repeated calls for the creation of “political will,” based on ...
... been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along with this attention have come repeated calls for the creation of “political will,” based on ...
Temperature (Word) - Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
... conclusions of Morrill and colleagues, as the river has warmed 0.95°C (1.7°F) from 1946-2008, driven by warming air temperatures (Seekell and Pace 2011). According to climate models produced through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Climate System Research Center at the Un ...
... conclusions of Morrill and colleagues, as the river has warmed 0.95°C (1.7°F) from 1946-2008, driven by warming air temperatures (Seekell and Pace 2011). According to climate models produced through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Climate System Research Center at the Un ...
The Costs of Neglect of Climate Change Consequences: The Example of the Forestry Sector
... new land uses might release further emissions, such as cattle ranching or enhanced fertilizer use, which also release methane and nitrous oxide. According to the IPCC (2007), global emissions from deforestation in the 1990s alone were estimated to be 5.8 Gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per yea ...
... new land uses might release further emissions, such as cattle ranching or enhanced fertilizer use, which also release methane and nitrous oxide. According to the IPCC (2007), global emissions from deforestation in the 1990s alone were estimated to be 5.8 Gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent per yea ...
Climate Change Effects on Marine and Coastal Habitats in
... Ocean water temperatures are expected to rise as global air temperatures rise,15 since the world’s oceans are the main storage reservoir for excess heat energy initially retained within Earth’s atmosphere.16 Since 1961, the oceans have been absorbing more than 80% of the heat added to the climate sy ...
... Ocean water temperatures are expected to rise as global air temperatures rise,15 since the world’s oceans are the main storage reservoir for excess heat energy initially retained within Earth’s atmosphere.16 Since 1961, the oceans have been absorbing more than 80% of the heat added to the climate sy ...
A just transition to climate-resilient economies and societies
... Excessive workplace heat is a well-known occupational health and productivity danger: high body temperature or dehydration causes heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in extreme cases, death. A worker's natural protection is to slow down work or limit working hours, which reduces productivity, economic ...
... Excessive workplace heat is a well-known occupational health and productivity danger: high body temperature or dehydration causes heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in extreme cases, death. A worker's natural protection is to slow down work or limit working hours, which reduces productivity, economic ...
Supreme Court of United States
... from global warming are quintessential generalized grievances that courts are not competent to address. However serious or urgent the threat of climate change may be, such concerns are best resolved through the political process. To thrust them upon the courts, absent the direction (let alone acquie ...
... from global warming are quintessential generalized grievances that courts are not competent to address. However serious or urgent the threat of climate change may be, such concerns are best resolved through the political process. To thrust them upon the courts, absent the direction (let alone acquie ...
Yearly and Seasonal Ground Temperature Variations
... environments commonly contain temporarily frozen ground called the active layer and permafrost (ground that remains frozen at 0°C or below for two or more consecutive years) (Kneisel, 2010). The temperature of the ground at these locations is typically regulated by solar radiation, snow cover thickn ...
... environments commonly contain temporarily frozen ground called the active layer and permafrost (ground that remains frozen at 0°C or below for two or more consecutive years) (Kneisel, 2010). The temperature of the ground at these locations is typically regulated by solar radiation, snow cover thickn ...
Here - Lawrence Torcello
... The scientific skepticism of modern science is applied by a community of inquirers; it is not enough that one researcher endorse a particular conclusion, for scientific findings must be confirmed repeatedly by other scientists (if they are to gain traction in the broader scientific community). Part ...
... The scientific skepticism of modern science is applied by a community of inquirers; it is not enough that one researcher endorse a particular conclusion, for scientific findings must be confirmed repeatedly by other scientists (if they are to gain traction in the broader scientific community). Part ...
Primer on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
... Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with a 100-year global warming potential 21 times that of CO2 and an atmospheric lifetime of approximately 12 years.32 About 60% of global methane emissions are due to human activities.33 The main sources of anthropogenic methane emissions are oil and gas systems ...
... Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with a 100-year global warming potential 21 times that of CO2 and an atmospheric lifetime of approximately 12 years.32 About 60% of global methane emissions are due to human activities.33 The main sources of anthropogenic methane emissions are oil and gas systems ...
Defining loss and damage: The science and politics around one of
... allows them to seek the full extent of damages from any one defendant.) Another complicating factor is that even if specific damages could be attributed to climate change, further questions would arise about how to allocate responsibility: based on emissions since 1750, since 1992, or somewhere in b ...
... allows them to seek the full extent of damages from any one defendant.) Another complicating factor is that even if specific damages could be attributed to climate change, further questions would arise about how to allocate responsibility: based on emissions since 1750, since 1992, or somewhere in b ...
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).