Sustainability at - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
... translate what’s been done in temperate parts of the US and Europe to Australian conditions and expect it to work. You’d have a lot of dead plants.” So researchers at the University’s Burnley campus, located on a bend of the Yarra River in suburban Melbourne, built Australia’s first research green r ...
... translate what’s been done in temperate parts of the US and Europe to Australian conditions and expect it to work. You’d have a lot of dead plants.” So researchers at the University’s Burnley campus, located on a bend of the Yarra River in suburban Melbourne, built Australia’s first research green r ...
Explaining Ocean Warming - Observatoire Océanologique de
... the rise in GHG concentration4 over the industrial age has driven a series of major environmental changes in the ocean, especially warming, acidification and sea-level rise. There is strong evidence that the ocean has warmed between 1971 and 2010, and it is very likely that warming was occurring ear ...
... the rise in GHG concentration4 over the industrial age has driven a series of major environmental changes in the ocean, especially warming, acidification and sea-level rise. There is strong evidence that the ocean has warmed between 1971 and 2010, and it is very likely that warming was occurring ear ...
Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization
... temperature, and food, and characteristics of spawning) and day-to-day variability in stream conditions. 3. We illustrate the model using Piedmont headwater streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed of the USA, projecting ten scenarios: Baseline (low urbanization; no on-going construction; and present ...
... temperature, and food, and characteristics of spawning) and day-to-day variability in stream conditions. 3. We illustrate the model using Piedmont headwater streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed of the USA, projecting ten scenarios: Baseline (low urbanization; no on-going construction; and present ...
The Asian Monsoon
... the Asian monsoon on tectonic time-scale, from several tens of M y BP to a few hundred years BP. Chapter 2 discusses the importance of the Tibetan Plateau together with the Himalayan mountains (highest mountain chains in the world) on the strength and intensity of monsoons. The Tibetan Plateau is no ...
... the Asian monsoon on tectonic time-scale, from several tens of M y BP to a few hundred years BP. Chapter 2 discusses the importance of the Tibetan Plateau together with the Himalayan mountains (highest mountain chains in the world) on the strength and intensity of monsoons. The Tibetan Plateau is no ...
Development of Climate Action Plans and Sustainability
... widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level” “Global atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values determined from ice cores spanning man ...
... widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level” “Global atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values determined from ice cores spanning man ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... London is protected from major flooding by a combination of tidal defences (the Thames Barrier and associated sea defence system), and river defences upstream of the Barrier. The current flood defence standard for the tidal defences is estimated to be about a 2000 to 1 chance of flooding in any year ...
... London is protected from major flooding by a combination of tidal defences (the Thames Barrier and associated sea defence system), and river defences upstream of the Barrier. The current flood defence standard for the tidal defences is estimated to be about a 2000 to 1 chance of flooding in any year ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... from higher day-time temperatures. Increasing temperatures on the London Underground will lead to reduced passenger comfort. Increased temperatures could also reduce comfort of occupants in domestic, commercial and public buildings and lead to business disruption. Much of London’s building stock wil ...
... from higher day-time temperatures. Increasing temperatures on the London Underground will lead to reduced passenger comfort. Increased temperatures could also reduce comfort of occupants in domestic, commercial and public buildings and lead to business disruption. Much of London’s building stock wil ...
Scientists and the media: the struggle for legitimacy in climate
... published study that suggests global warming could wipe out a third of the planet’s species by 2050’, and the Irish Green Party’s Leader John Barry publicly threw his support behind a Friends of the Earth campaign to reduce carbon emissions and stop ‘the extinction of a quarter of the world’s specie ...
... published study that suggests global warming could wipe out a third of the planet’s species by 2050’, and the Irish Green Party’s Leader John Barry publicly threw his support behind a Friends of the Earth campaign to reduce carbon emissions and stop ‘the extinction of a quarter of the world’s specie ...
The National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and
... respond to notice sent to liaison counsel asking whether they consented, objected, or took no position on amici’s proposed participation. That notice, which was sent to liaison counsel on Monday, December 7, 2015, provided that if no response was received by Thursday, December 10, 2015, counsel for ...
... respond to notice sent to liaison counsel asking whether they consented, objected, or took no position on amici’s proposed participation. That notice, which was sent to liaison counsel on Monday, December 7, 2015, provided that if no response was received by Thursday, December 10, 2015, counsel for ...
Going beyond aid effectiveness to guide the delivery of climate finance
... twofold: to remain within a 2˚C global temperature rise (mitigation) and to help the most vulnerable become more resilient to an already changing climate (adaptation). This has meant that the recent strong aid focus on least developed and other low-income countries is weaker in climate finance, wher ...
... twofold: to remain within a 2˚C global temperature rise (mitigation) and to help the most vulnerable become more resilient to an already changing climate (adaptation). This has meant that the recent strong aid focus on least developed and other low-income countries is weaker in climate finance, wher ...
Comunicación sobre el cambio climático: Mejorando la eficacia de
... Self-efficacy measured the perception of personal/individual capacity to mitigate climate change. It consisted of 2 inverse items with a response format ranging from 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 7 (“strongly agree”). This scale was also developed by the authors of this study and had a moderate alpha v ...
... Self-efficacy measured the perception of personal/individual capacity to mitigate climate change. It consisted of 2 inverse items with a response format ranging from 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 7 (“strongly agree”). This scale was also developed by the authors of this study and had a moderate alpha v ...
Cycles and trends in solar irradiance and climate
... through cycles or trends, was usually dismissed because climate simulations with (primarily) simple energy balance models indicated that responses to the decadal solar cycle would be so small as to be undetectable in observations.3 However, in the past decade modeling studies have found both resonan ...
... through cycles or trends, was usually dismissed because climate simulations with (primarily) simple energy balance models indicated that responses to the decadal solar cycle would be so small as to be undetectable in observations.3 However, in the past decade modeling studies have found both resonan ...
Effects of climate change on agriculture - Deltaproof
... The probability increases of insufficient fresh water supply, via the main water system, to the polders (reclaimed land) that are vulnerable with regard to salinity. In areas of intensive horticulture, the financial damage could turn out to be considerable. Effects of climate change on disease and p ...
... The probability increases of insufficient fresh water supply, via the main water system, to the polders (reclaimed land) that are vulnerable with regard to salinity. In areas of intensive horticulture, the financial damage could turn out to be considerable. Effects of climate change on disease and p ...
The Climate counter consensus, review - Brians
... and markedly increased over the last 100. Over this 100 year period average global atmospheric temperatures have increased by around .8C of a degree and about ¾ of this has occurred in the last 3 decades. At a global level these increases are regarded as significant 40 . 3.2. RECORD OF OCEAN TEM ...
... and markedly increased over the last 100. Over this 100 year period average global atmospheric temperatures have increased by around .8C of a degree and about ¾ of this has occurred in the last 3 decades. At a global level these increases are regarded as significant 40 . 3.2. RECORD OF OCEAN TEM ...
Integrated science and art education for creative climate change
... groups and feedback from students and extension specialists. To evaluate the joint field trip activity, students completed pre- and post-field trip surveys. The surveys asked students to (a) describe the causes and potential impacts of climate change; (b) estimate the level of agreement among scient ...
... groups and feedback from students and extension specialists. To evaluate the joint field trip activity, students completed pre- and post-field trip surveys. The surveys asked students to (a) describe the causes and potential impacts of climate change; (b) estimate the level of agreement among scient ...
Changing Climate: Pre-visit lesson 2
... to burn less fossil fuels. One thing we can do to help this is to walk, bike or take public transport when we travel. The fewer cars on the road the fewer fossil fuels we burn. Other things that will help is less fracking or deep sea drilling, smoke or emissions from industrial places or factories, ...
... to burn less fossil fuels. One thing we can do to help this is to walk, bike or take public transport when we travel. The fewer cars on the road the fewer fossil fuels we burn. Other things that will help is less fracking or deep sea drilling, smoke or emissions from industrial places or factories, ...
Farrimond
... ‘Issues that are likely to be sensitive or controversial are these that have a political, social or personal impact and arouse feeling and/or deal with questions of value or belief.’ Controversial issues can be local or global, such as bullying, religion, politics, personal lifestyle or ...
... ‘Issues that are likely to be sensitive or controversial are these that have a political, social or personal impact and arouse feeling and/or deal with questions of value or belief.’ Controversial issues can be local or global, such as bullying, religion, politics, personal lifestyle or ...
briefing on drought relief measures
... FORECAST South African Climate is highly variable - weather/Climate Agriculture Agriculture – risky business - rain-fed or irrigation Dams/underground water table - heat wave Our country received less rainfall during the second half of 2001/02 - less moisture for the next season SADC countri ...
... FORECAST South African Climate is highly variable - weather/Climate Agriculture Agriculture – risky business - rain-fed or irrigation Dams/underground water table - heat wave Our country received less rainfall during the second half of 2001/02 - less moisture for the next season SADC countri ...
Defenders of Wildlife Merritt island CCP comments
... High light requirements and low taxonomic diversity make seagrasses especially susceptible to global warming and anthropogenic influences that directly alter their physical attributes, such as boat propellers, or change water clarity, such as sediment runoff, invasive species and algal blooms (Orth ...
... High light requirements and low taxonomic diversity make seagrasses especially susceptible to global warming and anthropogenic influences that directly alter their physical attributes, such as boat propellers, or change water clarity, such as sediment runoff, invasive species and algal blooms (Orth ...
General Climate Impacts
... Tasmania experienced a stable mean temperature for the first half of the 20th century, followed by a rising mean temperature since the 1950s. This rise, however, has been less than for Australia or globally. Mean annual temperature for Tasmania has risen by 0.10 °C per decade over this period compar ...
... Tasmania experienced a stable mean temperature for the first half of the 20th century, followed by a rising mean temperature since the 1950s. This rise, however, has been less than for Australia or globally. Mean annual temperature for Tasmania has risen by 0.10 °C per decade over this period compar ...
changes in high flows in Sweden in the past and the future (1911
... occur more frequently today than in the past, and whether they will increase in number and magnitude in the future. To explore this issue in Sweden, we merged observed time series for the past century from 69 gauging sites throughout the country (450 000 km2 ) with high-resolution dynamic model proj ...
... occur more frequently today than in the past, and whether they will increase in number and magnitude in the future. To explore this issue in Sweden, we merged observed time series for the past century from 69 gauging sites throughout the country (450 000 km2 ) with high-resolution dynamic model proj ...
Exxon`s Climate Footprint
... total attributable temperature change since 1882, and 2% of the sea level rise. Given the slow response of sea level to changes in temperature, even if all greenhouse gas emissions ceased in 2003, past emissions will continue to affect sea level, resulting in an ExxonMobil contribution of 3.2 to 3.6 ...
... total attributable temperature change since 1882, and 2% of the sea level rise. Given the slow response of sea level to changes in temperature, even if all greenhouse gas emissions ceased in 2003, past emissions will continue to affect sea level, resulting in an ExxonMobil contribution of 3.2 to 3.6 ...
K1400635
... system. The largest contribution to total radiative forcing is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide since 1750; (c) Improved understanding of the climate system has demonstrated that these phenomena – increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, po ...
... system. The largest contribution to total radiative forcing is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide since 1750; (c) Improved understanding of the climate system has demonstrated that these phenomena – increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, po ...
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).