Climate in the Heartland
... damaging weather events. Historical climate patterns are changing, with hotter temperatures, exceptional floods and droughts, and erratic weather events. These factors affect city governments’ ability to maintain normal daily operations and meet citizens’ needs. Weather has always affected municipal ...
... damaging weather events. Historical climate patterns are changing, with hotter temperatures, exceptional floods and droughts, and erratic weather events. These factors affect city governments’ ability to maintain normal daily operations and meet citizens’ needs. Weather has always affected municipal ...
2016-09-15-GEO-CRADLE Cyprus_Workshop + PM_Draft
... knowledge for long term strategic planning on adaptation and mitigation to climate change and air quality which are of high importance for the RoI. The RoI has been recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as one of the most sensitive and vulnerable to climate change region ...
... knowledge for long term strategic planning on adaptation and mitigation to climate change and air quality which are of high importance for the RoI. The RoI has been recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as one of the most sensitive and vulnerable to climate change region ...
451kB - Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... posterity is not something to be done lightly. For one thing, there are conflicting needs at stake: not just between the nonhuman biosphere at large (if such a thing can indeed be imagined) and the human species in its entirety, but amongst diverse nonhuman and human populations of the world. For a ...
... posterity is not something to be done lightly. For one thing, there are conflicting needs at stake: not just between the nonhuman biosphere at large (if such a thing can indeed be imagined) and the human species in its entirety, but amongst diverse nonhuman and human populations of the world. For a ...
UK Climate Projections science report: Marine and coastal projections
... models from different modelling centres (known as a multi-model ensemble or MME) which gives us a measure of uncertainty. The chapter also discusses the possible implications of recently reported accelerated melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Estimates of absolute sea level rise, tog ...
... models from different modelling centres (known as a multi-model ensemble or MME) which gives us a measure of uncertainty. The chapter also discusses the possible implications of recently reported accelerated melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Estimates of absolute sea level rise, tog ...
Carbon, climate change, and controversy
... atom may need millions of years to traverse this complex circuit (Figure 1). Carbon travels through the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere and thus represents one of Earth’s primary biogeochemical cycles. Two categories of the carbon cycle are known: 1) the geological category, whic ...
... atom may need millions of years to traverse this complex circuit (Figure 1). Carbon travels through the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere and thus represents one of Earth’s primary biogeochemical cycles. Two categories of the carbon cycle are known: 1) the geological category, whic ...
relevant, immediate, local: guide to communicating climate change
... centres and food bowl regions. Hotter and drier conditions have also led to increasing bushfire risk. ...
... centres and food bowl regions. Hotter and drier conditions have also led to increasing bushfire risk. ...
Social Mobilization Summary Report - Pacific Institute for Climate
... Climate Solutions (PICS) in its first round of funded research. Its principal focus was to find and evaluate ways to mobilize British Columbians in thinking about and acting on climate solutions in their communities. The Special Report prepares a unique and substantive synthesis of the PICS‐ fund ...
... Climate Solutions (PICS) in its first round of funded research. Its principal focus was to find and evaluate ways to mobilize British Columbians in thinking about and acting on climate solutions in their communities. The Special Report prepares a unique and substantive synthesis of the PICS‐ fund ...
Curriculum Vitae
... Empirical relation between sulfur dioxide emissions and acid deposition derived from monthly data (with C. Epstein). Nature, 323, 245. ...
... Empirical relation between sulfur dioxide emissions and acid deposition derived from monthly data (with C. Epstein). Nature, 323, 245. ...
The oil industry and climate change: strategies
... was not peer-reviewed, states that: ‘the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on climate.’ You’ll note that this is a very carefully worded statement, recognising that the jury is still out, especially on any quantifiable connection to human actions. The conclusion does not ref ...
... was not peer-reviewed, states that: ‘the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on climate.’ You’ll note that this is a very carefully worded statement, recognising that the jury is still out, especially on any quantifiable connection to human actions. The conclusion does not ref ...
A 700 Year Record of Southern Hemisphere Extratropical Climate
... dominant mode of circulation for the extratropics (Thompson and Wallace, 2000) (Fig. 1b). Persistence and position of the Amundsen Sea Low (ASL), the South Pacific component of the seesaw, is associated with meridional circulation south of New Zealand imposed by the presence of the Australian land m ...
... dominant mode of circulation for the extratropics (Thompson and Wallace, 2000) (Fig. 1b). Persistence and position of the Amundsen Sea Low (ASL), the South Pacific component of the seesaw, is associated with meridional circulation south of New Zealand imposed by the presence of the Australian land m ...
Current impacts and vulnerability
... up to seven years and then disappear for a period of about five years”. However, this cycle has not been observed in recent years. Over a period of at least ten years, P. noctiluca has become more dominant in the gulf (Figure 1). Is this a sign that the jellyfish are here to stay? This phenomenon is ...
... up to seven years and then disappear for a period of about five years”. However, this cycle has not been observed in recent years. Over a period of at least ten years, P. noctiluca has become more dominant in the gulf (Figure 1). Is this a sign that the jellyfish are here to stay? This phenomenon is ...
Climate Change: Developing Countries and the Principle of Equity Deepika Sriram Medha Vikram
... However, the CDM has not been effective because firstly, incentives for the same have not been provided. Secondly, the CDM has been conceived from the point of view of short-term mitigation gains. This is due to the fact that it, in effect, provides an escape route for developed countries unwilling ...
... However, the CDM has not been effective because firstly, incentives for the same have not been provided. Secondly, the CDM has been conceived from the point of view of short-term mitigation gains. This is due to the fact that it, in effect, provides an escape route for developed countries unwilling ...
A Mitigation-Based Rationale for Incorporating a Climate Change
... downstream GHG emissions associated with the coal leasing program Even if the duty to mitigate is of uncertain scope or enforceability, FLPMA, the MLA and NEPA all confer a definite discretion to mitigate climate change impacts. The multiple use mandate and unnecessary and undue degradation prohibit ...
... downstream GHG emissions associated with the coal leasing program Even if the duty to mitigate is of uncertain scope or enforceability, FLPMA, the MLA and NEPA all confer a definite discretion to mitigate climate change impacts. The multiple use mandate and unnecessary and undue degradation prohibit ...
Int. Climate Law Principles
... evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperature, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean sea levels.” • “Most of the observed increase in globally average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anth ...
... evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperature, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean sea levels.” • “Most of the observed increase in globally average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anth ...
cop21 and the paris agreement
... treaty adopted in 1994 through which 195 countries resolved to tackle human-induced climate change. At COP17 in Durban four years ago, the deadline of 2015 was set for agreement of a new universal protocol to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with implementation envisaged from 2020 onwards. Afte ...
... treaty adopted in 1994 through which 195 countries resolved to tackle human-induced climate change. At COP17 in Durban four years ago, the deadline of 2015 was set for agreement of a new universal protocol to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with implementation envisaged from 2020 onwards. Afte ...
Identification of knowledge needs on climate policy
... through a series of workshops, where stakeholders reflected upon the derived list of knowledge needs. Although the approach adopted assisted this specific problem, the analysis provides a basis for supporting a wide range of applications in the field of priorities’ identification and even expandin ...
... through a series of workshops, where stakeholders reflected upon the derived list of knowledge needs. Although the approach adopted assisted this specific problem, the analysis provides a basis for supporting a wide range of applications in the field of priorities’ identification and even expandin ...
Climate Change and Variability in Southeast Zimbabwe
... A lot of researches have been done on the negative impacts and challenges caused by extreme weather conditions due to climate change and variability. Not many researches have been focused on the positive side in form of opportunities presented due to climate change. The study aimed to show the clima ...
... A lot of researches have been done on the negative impacts and challenges caused by extreme weather conditions due to climate change and variability. Not many researches have been focused on the positive side in form of opportunities presented due to climate change. The study aimed to show the clima ...
E C A
... only utilize the earth for the resources necessary to propel humankind, but that Christians have a moral duty to care for the earth. Evangelicals began to add to the debate about a Christian’s role in environmental care in the 1980s and have become increasingly more vocal through the years, especia ...
... only utilize the earth for the resources necessary to propel humankind, but that Christians have a moral duty to care for the earth. Evangelicals began to add to the debate about a Christian’s role in environmental care in the 1980s and have become increasingly more vocal through the years, especia ...
Climate Change Impacts on Native Plant
... All of the high peaks on Melanesian islands are regularly enveloped by tradewindderived orographic clouds, resulting in the presence of unique and diverse floral assemblages of variable and patchy structure. These cloud forests are adapted to high precipitation due to the deposition of cloud droplet ...
... All of the high peaks on Melanesian islands are regularly enveloped by tradewindderived orographic clouds, resulting in the presence of unique and diverse floral assemblages of variable and patchy structure. These cloud forests are adapted to high precipitation due to the deposition of cloud droplet ...
will continue to rise
... include, and in their ability to replicate characteristics of the Earth’s climate system.1 Studies that measure and compare the ability of the current generation of models to simulate recent climate conditions—such as the extensive comparison of 23 of the most complex models in the Fourth Assessment ...
... include, and in their ability to replicate characteristics of the Earth’s climate system.1 Studies that measure and compare the ability of the current generation of models to simulate recent climate conditions—such as the extensive comparison of 23 of the most complex models in the Fourth Assessment ...
Conclusions and recommendations for action
... accounting cannot be evaded. That is, the continuing health of human populations depends on not exceeding (or staying within) the environment’s “carrying capacity”. The global climate system is a prime determinant of ecological sustainability and thus of Earth’s capacity to sustain healthy human lif ...
... accounting cannot be evaded. That is, the continuing health of human populations depends on not exceeding (or staying within) the environment’s “carrying capacity”. The global climate system is a prime determinant of ecological sustainability and thus of Earth’s capacity to sustain healthy human lif ...
Speaker Bios - Environmental Grantmakers Association
... tenure, the White House secured the largest investment ever in clean energy and established a national car policy that included both new automobile fuel-efficiency standards and the first-ever greenhouse gas reductions. Previously, Browner was a founding principal of The Albright Group LLC from 2001 ...
... tenure, the White House secured the largest investment ever in clean energy and established a national car policy that included both new automobile fuel-efficiency standards and the first-ever greenhouse gas reductions. Previously, Browner was a founding principal of The Albright Group LLC from 2001 ...
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).