A Climate Change Act – Comments from a Finnish legal
... on the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. Such a framework climate change act can only form one step in setting the stage for a more comprehensive climate change policy. Moreover, if the act is designed properly and thoughtfully, the step can actually be a very useful one. First of all ...
... on the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. Such a framework climate change act can only form one step in setting the stage for a more comprehensive climate change policy. Moreover, if the act is designed properly and thoughtfully, the step can actually be a very useful one. First of all ...
Climate Change and Potatoes
... In some regions rainfed production will become limiting – our results suggest that by the 2050s, the area of land that is currently well or moderately suited for rainfed production will decline by 74% and 95% under the “most likely” climate projections for the low and high emissions scenario, due to ...
... In some regions rainfed production will become limiting – our results suggest that by the 2050s, the area of land that is currently well or moderately suited for rainfed production will decline by 74% and 95% under the “most likely” climate projections for the low and high emissions scenario, due to ...
Decadal Climate Predictability
... In particular, the previous IPCC reports (1991, 1996, 2001) on climate change have expressed a lot of well-founded scientific caution. In the last 10 years, progress in this area has been rapid and become evident in three distinct areas: climate models, observational data and theoretical understandi ...
... In particular, the previous IPCC reports (1991, 1996, 2001) on climate change have expressed a lot of well-founded scientific caution. In the last 10 years, progress in this area has been rapid and become evident in three distinct areas: climate models, observational data and theoretical understandi ...
Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA’s Endangerment Finding from Greenhouse Gases
... As we will also show, there were multiple instances where both the United Nations’ AR4 and the United States’ CCSP missed, omitted, ignored, or unfairly dismissed relevant portions of the refereed scientific literature that are highly germane to Proposed Endangerment. This is an additive to the prob ...
... As we will also show, there were multiple instances where both the United Nations’ AR4 and the United States’ CCSP missed, omitted, ignored, or unfairly dismissed relevant portions of the refereed scientific literature that are highly germane to Proposed Endangerment. This is an additive to the prob ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on North Dakota
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA`s Endangerment
... As we will also show, there were multiple instances where both the United Nations’ AR4 and the United States’ CCSP missed, omitted, ignored, or unfairly dismissed relevant portions of the refereed scientific literature that are highly germane to Proposed Endangerment. This is an additive to the prob ...
... As we will also show, there were multiple instances where both the United Nations’ AR4 and the United States’ CCSP missed, omitted, ignored, or unfairly dismissed relevant portions of the refereed scientific literature that are highly germane to Proposed Endangerment. This is an additive to the prob ...
The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship
... chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functioning of the Earth System. These unintended consequences on the global life support system that underpins the rapidly expanding human enterprise lie at the heart o ...
... chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functioning of the Earth System. These unintended consequences on the global life support system that underpins the rapidly expanding human enterprise lie at the heart o ...
pptx - Earth and Climate
... Local/regional information is deduced from the results of a large scale climate model using a statistical approach. ...
... Local/regional information is deduced from the results of a large scale climate model using a statistical approach. ...
Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement
... strengthened the frames of public accountability, runaway technology, and scientific uncertainty. The event generated worldwide attention, with few news reports contextualizing the comparative safety record of the American nuclear energy industry, effectively leaving the prevailing frames unchalleng ...
... strengthened the frames of public accountability, runaway technology, and scientific uncertainty. The event generated worldwide attention, with few news reports contextualizing the comparative safety record of the American nuclear energy industry, effectively leaving the prevailing frames unchalleng ...
8 Appendix other age.. - The Work of Malcolm Roberts
... Why has the Academy been unscientifically highly restrictive in use of references for its flagship booklet on climate change? Why did it exclude hundreds of scientific references disagreeing with its opinion? My conclusion is that the Australian Academy of Science has no empirical evidence or logica ...
... Why has the Academy been unscientifically highly restrictive in use of references for its flagship booklet on climate change? Why did it exclude hundreds of scientific references disagreeing with its opinion? My conclusion is that the Australian Academy of Science has no empirical evidence or logica ...
Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry d E t R h and Ecosystem Research
... Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and d Ecosystem t Research h With the overarching goal “…to provide a comprehensive understanding of, and accurate predictive capacity for, ocean responses espo ses to acce accelerating e at g g global oba c change a ge a and d the e co consequent seque t effects on ...
... Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and d Ecosystem t Research h With the overarching goal “…to provide a comprehensive understanding of, and accurate predictive capacity for, ocean responses espo ses to acce accelerating e at g g global oba c change a ge a and d the e co consequent seque t effects on ...
Climate Change Policy: What Do the Models Tell Us?†
... So how large is the SCC? Here there is plenty of disagreement. Some argue that climate change will be moderate, will occur in the distant future, and will have only a small impact on the economies of most countries. This would imply that the SCC is small, perhaps only around $10 per ton of CO2. Othe ...
... So how large is the SCC? Here there is plenty of disagreement. Some argue that climate change will be moderate, will occur in the distant future, and will have only a small impact on the economies of most countries. This would imply that the SCC is small, perhaps only around $10 per ton of CO2. Othe ...
Cosmic rays and space weather: effects on global climate change
... is well known that the system of internal and external factors formatting the climate is very unstable; decreasing planetary temperature leads to an increase of snow surface, and decrease of the total solar energy input into the system decreases the planetary temperature even more, etc. From this it ...
... is well known that the system of internal and external factors formatting the climate is very unstable; decreasing planetary temperature leads to an increase of snow surface, and decrease of the total solar energy input into the system decreases the planetary temperature even more, etc. From this it ...
14 October 2010 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
... to mobilize funding to help developing nations to cope with the effects of global warming, particularly adaptation to climate change. They promised US$30 billion in funding between 2010 and 2012, and US$100 billion annually in climate change-related aid to developing nations by 2020. The bulk of the ...
... to mobilize funding to help developing nations to cope with the effects of global warming, particularly adaptation to climate change. They promised US$30 billion in funding between 2010 and 2012, and US$100 billion annually in climate change-related aid to developing nations by 2020. The bulk of the ...
watersketch - Astra
... Objective of workshop: assessment by participants, brainstorming on adaptation options Klaus Eisenack ...
... Objective of workshop: assessment by participants, brainstorming on adaptation options Klaus Eisenack ...
Effects of Climate Change on Arctic Ecosystems fact
... vegetation already growing there. However, it is not just the tree line that could change. The species composition of plant communities will also change. This could affect the animal species that are dependent on the plants that are disappearing, in favour of more southern species. This applies to T ...
... vegetation already growing there. However, it is not just the tree line that could change. The species composition of plant communities will also change. This could affect the animal species that are dependent on the plants that are disappearing, in favour of more southern species. This applies to T ...
Global Climate Change as a Threat to U.S. National Security
... on Climate Change (IPCC), in a study of the consequences of climate change, found that sea levels are rising around twice the rate as that recorded in the twentieth century.23 These rising sea levels can affect the integrity of roadways and other structures. For example, an evaluation of the vulnera ...
... on Climate Change (IPCC), in a study of the consequences of climate change, found that sea levels are rising around twice the rate as that recorded in the twentieth century.23 These rising sea levels can affect the integrity of roadways and other structures. For example, an evaluation of the vulnera ...
36x48 Horizontal Poster
... sensitive to climate variability and change. Though there is evidence that climate change is presently occurring from the recent observational record on global and continental scales. How these changes bear on the hydroclimate at the river basin scale is still uncertain. Observed streamflow declines ...
... sensitive to climate variability and change. Though there is evidence that climate change is presently occurring from the recent observational record on global and continental scales. How these changes bear on the hydroclimate at the river basin scale is still uncertain. Observed streamflow declines ...
Climate change and its socio
... - periphery of economic and political power - least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions - most insecure from the effects of emissions. (Barnett 2009) ...
... - periphery of economic and political power - least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions - most insecure from the effects of emissions. (Barnett 2009) ...
Word - Grabaword.com
... 5. Despite habitat loss and poaching, tigers in the country’s north were ......................................................................well and some populations were even increasing. 6. Educators expressed concern about the continuing ......................................................... ...
... 5. Despite habitat loss and poaching, tigers in the country’s north were ......................................................................well and some populations were even increasing. 6. Educators expressed concern about the continuing ......................................................... ...
Impacts of Climate Change on London`s Transport Systems
... with a maximum temperature of at least 25°C is likely to double by the 2020s and increase by 3 to 5 times by the 2050s. Days with temperatures exceeding 30°C will also become more common, as will extreme temperatures such as those experienced during the heat wave of August 2003. Heat island The cent ...
... with a maximum temperature of at least 25°C is likely to double by the 2020s and increase by 3 to 5 times by the 2050s. Days with temperatures exceeding 30°C will also become more common, as will extreme temperatures such as those experienced during the heat wave of August 2003. Heat island The cent ...
ppt - Physical Oceanography at GSO
... on seasonal and longer time scales and evaluate their predictability; Expand our capacity to predict short-term (seasonal to interannual) climate variability and search for ways to predict decadal variability; Better document the record of rapid climate changes in the past,as well as the mechanisms ...
... on seasonal and longer time scales and evaluate their predictability; Expand our capacity to predict short-term (seasonal to interannual) climate variability and search for ways to predict decadal variability; Better document the record of rapid climate changes in the past,as well as the mechanisms ...
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).