Key Elements for Success on Climate Change Mitigation at COP21
... relatively short horizon, typically 10-15 years. Yet short-term commitments need to be anchored within a long-term pathway towards deep decarbonization. Without a long-term pathway, short-term emission reductions may be undertaken through measures that are not consistent with long-term deep decarbon ...
... relatively short horizon, typically 10-15 years. Yet short-term commitments need to be anchored within a long-term pathway towards deep decarbonization. Without a long-term pathway, short-term emission reductions may be undertaken through measures that are not consistent with long-term deep decarbon ...
Annex 5: Changes to the Atlantic Ocean circulation (Gulf Stream)
... (by around 20% in both summer and winter, averaged over Western Europe as a whole), but that in winter over high ground more precipitation could fall as snow. The MOC also affects regional sea level by redistributing water within the global ocean (without any change in the global average sea level); ...
... (by around 20% in both summer and winter, averaged over Western Europe as a whole), but that in winter over high ground more precipitation could fall as snow. The MOC also affects regional sea level by redistributing water within the global ocean (without any change in the global average sea level); ...
About the Guide - American Chemical Society
... Remember that this process has gone on for centuries. It is a natural process. The heat trapped in the atmosphere by gases we now call greenhouse gases—mainly carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and nitrous oxide referenced above—is a natural part of the Earth’s energy budget. In fact, without the ...
... Remember that this process has gone on for centuries. It is a natural process. The heat trapped in the atmosphere by gases we now call greenhouse gases—mainly carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and nitrous oxide referenced above—is a natural part of the Earth’s energy budget. In fact, without the ...
5.0 long term impacts - California State University Channel Islands
... Guidelines Section 15144, Office of Planning Research commentary, citing the California Supreme Court decision in Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California [1988] 47 Cal. 3d 376). CEQA does not require an agency to evaluate an impact that is “too speculative” ...
... Guidelines Section 15144, Office of Planning Research commentary, citing the California Supreme Court decision in Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California [1988] 47 Cal. 3d 376). CEQA does not require an agency to evaluate an impact that is “too speculative” ...
2009 Summer Student Report - Alsek Renewable Resource Council
... Ramona Maraj and Kelsey Russell with some marten dissections. Hidden in a back lab room, Kelsey and took out each marten’s bacculum/ovaries, stomach, teeth and liver for DNA analysis. From Whitehorse I then flew up to Inuvik, NWT for one of the best weeks of the summer. There I joined 60 other parti ...
... Ramona Maraj and Kelsey Russell with some marten dissections. Hidden in a back lab room, Kelsey and took out each marten’s bacculum/ovaries, stomach, teeth and liver for DNA analysis. From Whitehorse I then flew up to Inuvik, NWT for one of the best weeks of the summer. There I joined 60 other parti ...
Level 1: Foundational Understanding – concrete knowledge
... 41. Which of the following is not true about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? a) it summarizes the current state of knowledge and uncertainty of global climate change b) it provides the most definitive scientific statement about global climate change c) it concludes that human-produced ...
... 41. Which of the following is not true about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? a) it summarizes the current state of knowledge and uncertainty of global climate change b) it provides the most definitive scientific statement about global climate change c) it concludes that human-produced ...
The Climate Change Issue: Beyond the `True` or `Not True`
... the formal enunciation and to the mode of production of that argument. The way in which the solution is the problem – namely how the anthropocentric argument that ground the salvation or romanticization of ‘nature’ is itself the anthropogenic problem of climate change – shows up in Soper’s text in t ...
... the formal enunciation and to the mode of production of that argument. The way in which the solution is the problem – namely how the anthropocentric argument that ground the salvation or romanticization of ‘nature’ is itself the anthropogenic problem of climate change – shows up in Soper’s text in t ...
Outcomes of 21st Session of Conference of
... Paris that is fair, ambitious and science-based and that protects the development space of developing countries. • Adopt adequate-to keep temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius. • Agreement that is equitable by reflecting differentiation through designing effective commitments and actions, by ...
... Paris that is fair, ambitious and science-based and that protects the development space of developing countries. • Adopt adequate-to keep temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius. • Agreement that is equitable by reflecting differentiation through designing effective commitments and actions, by ...
Observed coherent changes in climatic
... ABSTRACT: A new global dataset of derived indicators has been compiled to clarify whether frequency and/or severity of climatic extremes changed during the second half of the 20th century. This period provides the best spatial coverage of homogenous daily series, which can be used for calculating th ...
... ABSTRACT: A new global dataset of derived indicators has been compiled to clarify whether frequency and/or severity of climatic extremes changed during the second half of the 20th century. This period provides the best spatial coverage of homogenous daily series, which can be used for calculating th ...
Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Report card
... • Model projections indicate that by 2100 much of the North Sea could be seasonally under-saturated with respect to aragonite. Aragonite is needed by many shell-forming organisms. • Around 70% of known cold-water coral locations are estimated to be in waters under-saturated in aragonite by the end ...
... • Model projections indicate that by 2100 much of the North Sea could be seasonally under-saturated with respect to aragonite. Aragonite is needed by many shell-forming organisms. • Around 70% of known cold-water coral locations are estimated to be in waters under-saturated in aragonite by the end ...
LWC4.3 - Pittwater Council
... finite resources of our planet. Human activities (in particular the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing and agriculture) have produced substantial quantities of greenhouse gases which have significantly enhanced the natural atmospheric greenhouse effect and increased global warming to such an ext ...
... finite resources of our planet. Human activities (in particular the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing and agriculture) have produced substantial quantities of greenhouse gases which have significantly enhanced the natural atmospheric greenhouse effect and increased global warming to such an ext ...
Water, the West, and Our Changing Climate: Political and Ethical
... water has been developed to serve largely narrow utilitarian ends: agriculture, mining, and the ever-growing population of the West. Today, a new challenge faces those who manage and plan for water in the west: climate change. Scientists and engineers, as well as the NOAA, are already documenting ch ...
... water has been developed to serve largely narrow utilitarian ends: agriculture, mining, and the ever-growing population of the West. Today, a new challenge faces those who manage and plan for water in the west: climate change. Scientists and engineers, as well as the NOAA, are already documenting ch ...
Addressing climate change in Latin America and the
... Resource management in the Peruvian Andes The indigenous peoples of the high Andean plateau of Peru have always had to contend with an inhospitable environment. High winds, sparse vegetation, frozen water and extreme temperature variations are all common constraints that they face. Climate change ha ...
... Resource management in the Peruvian Andes The indigenous peoples of the high Andean plateau of Peru have always had to contend with an inhospitable environment. High winds, sparse vegetation, frozen water and extreme temperature variations are all common constraints that they face. Climate change ha ...
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... body temperature," Helmuth said, "so we set the instruments directly in the mussel beds to get the same temperatures that the animals experience." In the course of a summer day, mussels in Northwest intertidal areas are covered with chilly water at high tides and are exposed to direct sunlight at lo ...
... body temperature," Helmuth said, "so we set the instruments directly in the mussel beds to get the same temperatures that the animals experience." In the course of a summer day, mussels in Northwest intertidal areas are covered with chilly water at high tides and are exposed to direct sunlight at lo ...
1 Frank Raes, Peter Bergamaschi, Hugh Eva, Alan Belward
... not in the official inventories (e.g. UNFCCC) - Inverse Modeling of CO2 aims at biospheric emissions/sinks estimates; anthropogenic emissions well known - Most advanced studies are based on in-situ measurements; Need for maintaining monitoring stations; set up a European framework - Use of remote se ...
... not in the official inventories (e.g. UNFCCC) - Inverse Modeling of CO2 aims at biospheric emissions/sinks estimates; anthropogenic emissions well known - Most advanced studies are based on in-situ measurements; Need for maintaining monitoring stations; set up a European framework - Use of remote se ...
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... (Figure 4) and (Figure 5) respectively. (Figure 4) Represents the mean annual maximum temperature and its trend in the period of under examination. Using a linear regression model, the rate of change is defined by the slope of regression line which in this case is about 0.0013 o ...
... (Figure 4) and (Figure 5) respectively. (Figure 4) Represents the mean annual maximum temperature and its trend in the period of under examination. Using a linear regression model, the rate of change is defined by the slope of regression line which in this case is about 0.0013 o ...
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... Carrier Bags: The results of the latest voluntary agreement with supermarkets revealed that in Northern Ireland carrier bag usage has been reduced by 38 per cent, a reduction of some 7.6 million bags. Although this trend is positive, more needs to be done. Given the current economic climate, I prefe ...
... Carrier Bags: The results of the latest voluntary agreement with supermarkets revealed that in Northern Ireland carrier bag usage has been reduced by 38 per cent, a reduction of some 7.6 million bags. Although this trend is positive, more needs to be done. Given the current economic climate, I prefe ...
Technical Expert Meetings (TEM)
... are needed to avoid that sustainable development and human wellbeing be hindered by climate change impacts. • However, the challenges currently posed by climate change lose significance compared with what is anticipated will occur. ...
... are needed to avoid that sustainable development and human wellbeing be hindered by climate change impacts. • However, the challenges currently posed by climate change lose significance compared with what is anticipated will occur. ...
annex i - Covenant of Mayors
... The Covenant of Mayors signatories commit to the movement in full awareness of the following considerations: The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has re-affirmed in its Fifth Assessment Report that climate change is a reality and that human activities are continuing to affect the Ea ...
... The Covenant of Mayors signatories commit to the movement in full awareness of the following considerations: The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has re-affirmed in its Fifth Assessment Report that climate change is a reality and that human activities are continuing to affect the Ea ...
Global Responsibilities: Ethics, Public Health, and Global
... of institutional authority. 8 This approach is common and is not necessarily undesirable. The fact that an issue has promoters does not, however, fully explain why it succeeds in capturing public attention. A wide range of issues with influential and able promoters is lost in the cacophony of compet ...
... of institutional authority. 8 This approach is common and is not necessarily undesirable. The fact that an issue has promoters does not, however, fully explain why it succeeds in capturing public attention. A wide range of issues with influential and able promoters is lost in the cacophony of compet ...
Rapid climate change did not cause population collapse at
... BC to 400 cal. AD (14, Supplementary Table 2). For the period 1200 cal. BC to 500 cal. BC the results (Fig. 3) demonstrate clear patterns in relative levels of human activity that appear to reflect demographic fluctuations (14). There appears to be a distinct peak in human activity in Ireland at aro ...
... BC to 400 cal. AD (14, Supplementary Table 2). For the period 1200 cal. BC to 500 cal. BC the results (Fig. 3) demonstrate clear patterns in relative levels of human activity that appear to reflect demographic fluctuations (14). There appears to be a distinct peak in human activity in Ireland at aro ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Forest Management on the
... • Hydrometoerological changes are predicted to have significant impacts on hydrology – Cold region hydrological processes are very temperaturesensitive ...
... • Hydrometoerological changes are predicted to have significant impacts on hydrology – Cold region hydrological processes are very temperaturesensitive ...
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).