UnderStanding the UnFccc negotiationS a timeline oF the United
... Process to agree new treaty covering all countries was established at COP17 Durban in 2011. Governments have to disclose their targets and measures in March, and then conclude negotiations in Paris in December 2015, with treaty in force from 2020. The goal is a global climate agreement covering all ...
... Process to agree new treaty covering all countries was established at COP17 Durban in 2011. Governments have to disclose their targets and measures in March, and then conclude negotiations in Paris in December 2015, with treaty in force from 2020. The goal is a global climate agreement covering all ...
The Georgia Climate Project - Climate and Energy Policy Laboratory
... multiple units, including its Climate Energy Policy Laboratory, Urban Climate Lab, and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The University of Georgia has done pioneering climate work with agricultural and coastal communities, and its Climate & Society Initiative involves more than 60 faculty an ...
... multiple units, including its Climate Energy Policy Laboratory, Urban Climate Lab, and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The University of Georgia has done pioneering climate work with agricultural and coastal communities, and its Climate & Society Initiative involves more than 60 faculty an ...
Future Climate Extremes
... Tebaldi et al., 2007: Going to the extremes. Climatic Change Tebaldi et al., 2012: Mapping model agreement on future climate projections. GRL ...
... Tebaldi et al., 2007: Going to the extremes. Climatic Change Tebaldi et al., 2012: Mapping model agreement on future climate projections. GRL ...
Presentation to the future international climate change
... • New Zealand advocates internationally for – a long-run atmospheric concentration target of 350400ppm of CO2 equivalent, together with a medium term concentration target of 450ppm. – a series of linked national targets covering the period 2010 to 2050 for reductions in gross emissions. ...
... • New Zealand advocates internationally for – a long-run atmospheric concentration target of 350400ppm of CO2 equivalent, together with a medium term concentration target of 450ppm. – a series of linked national targets covering the period 2010 to 2050 for reductions in gross emissions. ...
GTAP 2015 Conference Paper # 4650 Coupling Socioeconomic
... with the climate system. The full implications of climate change on the environment and society will depend not only on the response of the climate system to changes in greenhouse gas concentrations, but also on the actions that humankind takes to mitigate and adapt to those changes, through the use ...
... with the climate system. The full implications of climate change on the environment and society will depend not only on the response of the climate system to changes in greenhouse gas concentrations, but also on the actions that humankind takes to mitigate and adapt to those changes, through the use ...
Model - Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie
... atmosphereocean system. The processes leading to the stability of polarity of these modes are studied in observations and models. ...
... atmosphereocean system. The processes leading to the stability of polarity of these modes are studied in observations and models. ...
PDF
... 650,000 years (320 to 790 ppb) as determined from ice cores. Growth rates have declined since the early 1990s, consistent with total emissions (sum of anthropogenic and natural sources) being nearly constant during this period. It is very likely6 that the observed increase in methane concentration i ...
... 650,000 years (320 to 790 ppb) as determined from ice cores. Growth rates have declined since the early 1990s, consistent with total emissions (sum of anthropogenic and natural sources) being nearly constant during this period. It is very likely6 that the observed increase in methane concentration i ...
the effects of climate change
... in the decades and centuries ahead. The impacts of warming can already be observed throughout the United States, from rising sea levels to melting snow and ice to more drought and extreme rainfall. Climate change is already affecting ecosystems, freshwater supplies, and human health around the world ...
... in the decades and centuries ahead. The impacts of warming can already be observed throughout the United States, from rising sea levels to melting snow and ice to more drought and extreme rainfall. Climate change is already affecting ecosystems, freshwater supplies, and human health around the world ...
2035 CRCR AnnRep 04-05.indd - Rainforest CRC
... systems involving different land uses and various types of vegetation. Rainforests often comprise a significant proportion of the vegetation cover, particularly in upper parts of catchments. The hydrology of different forest types need to be understood if we are to plan for the sustainable use of water ...
... systems involving different land uses and various types of vegetation. Rainforests often comprise a significant proportion of the vegetation cover, particularly in upper parts of catchments. The hydrology of different forest types need to be understood if we are to plan for the sustainable use of water ...
Communicating the science of climate change
... tor is responsible. Extensive research has shown that the dominant observed changes in the climate system are consistent with the responses expected from increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They are inconsistent with any natural external forcing mechanisms such as volcanism or ...
... tor is responsible. Extensive research has shown that the dominant observed changes in the climate system are consistent with the responses expected from increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They are inconsistent with any natural external forcing mechanisms such as volcanism or ...
Slide 1
... Pew Center on Climate Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC): The BELC is now the largest U.S.-based association of corporations focused on addressing the challenges of climate change. ...
... Pew Center on Climate Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC): The BELC is now the largest U.S.-based association of corporations focused on addressing the challenges of climate change. ...
national seminar on the impacts of climate change
... Global warming has taken the world’s attention with people from every walk of life becoming sensitive to the issue. Scientists warn of erratic climate change in many parts of the world. Scientific findings reveal that it would take at least another millennium to reverse the atmospheric temperature a ...
... Global warming has taken the world’s attention with people from every walk of life becoming sensitive to the issue. Scientists warn of erratic climate change in many parts of the world. Scientific findings reveal that it would take at least another millennium to reverse the atmospheric temperature a ...
Document
... cheaply can do so beyond their targeted amount and sell the excess through an open market. As some countries or companies will be able to meet their emissions reduction commitments more easily and at lower cost than others, emissions trading creates a market for the right to emit greenhouse gases, t ...
... cheaply can do so beyond their targeted amount and sell the excess through an open market. As some countries or companies will be able to meet their emissions reduction commitments more easily and at lower cost than others, emissions trading creates a market for the right to emit greenhouse gases, t ...
The EU is seeking an ambitious international agreement – including
... reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels and is prepared to increase this to 30% if other developed countries commit themselves to comparable reductions, and if economically more advanced developing countries also make commitments consistent with expected rates of growth. For the EU an effective de ...
... reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels and is prepared to increase this to 30% if other developed countries commit themselves to comparable reductions, and if economically more advanced developing countries also make commitments consistent with expected rates of growth. For the EU an effective de ...
Critical Thinking (1)
... and profit". Of course, the people whose jobs depend on proving that global warming is real defended their data as real. So which information is correct? You can see how important questioning is, especially when the data is collected and conclusions are reached by people who have an economic interes ...
... and profit". Of course, the people whose jobs depend on proving that global warming is real defended their data as real. So which information is correct? You can see how important questioning is, especially when the data is collected and conclusions are reached by people who have an economic interes ...
Climate Change
... Make scheduled fleet replacements with higher efficiency vehicles Track carbon footprint data for fleet fuel use Develop calculation methods and implement tracking of carbon footprint data for heavy equipment ...
... Make scheduled fleet replacements with higher efficiency vehicles Track carbon footprint data for fleet fuel use Develop calculation methods and implement tracking of carbon footprint data for heavy equipment ...
- adaptation
... General Circulation Model (GCM) A computer-generated mathematical model of the general circulation of the Earth’s atmosphere or ocean used to predict potential impacts of climate change. Regional climate models (RCM) Similar to global climate models, but of higher resolution and better able to predi ...
... General Circulation Model (GCM) A computer-generated mathematical model of the general circulation of the Earth’s atmosphere or ocean used to predict potential impacts of climate change. Regional climate models (RCM) Similar to global climate models, but of higher resolution and better able to predi ...
Analysis by Michael MacCracken of the paper
... findings presented seemed to be strongly contradicted by the scientific findings summarized by the IPCC. Using the supposed article as partial justification, Seitz’s letter also circulated a relatively brief petition that, for scientific, economic, and other reasons, expressed opposition to US concu ...
... findings presented seemed to be strongly contradicted by the scientific findings summarized by the IPCC. Using the supposed article as partial justification, Seitz’s letter also circulated a relatively brief petition that, for scientific, economic, and other reasons, expressed opposition to US concu ...
KEY
... countries from 1980-2008, plotted as the difference between actual yields and projected yields in the absence of climate change. When the average is negative, it means that the country produced less wheat than they were projected to produce. a) Much of Washington’s wheat crop is exported. What do th ...
... countries from 1980-2008, plotted as the difference between actual yields and projected yields in the absence of climate change. When the average is negative, it means that the country produced less wheat than they were projected to produce. a) Much of Washington’s wheat crop is exported. What do th ...
Best Practices of the Coping with Drought and Climate Change Project
... implementation in four African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. •The main objective of the project is to pilot drought and climate change activities in the four drought affected countries, where the impacts of drought have been found disastrous. •The project in Kalu woreda of sou ...
... implementation in four African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. •The main objective of the project is to pilot drought and climate change activities in the four drought affected countries, where the impacts of drought have been found disastrous. •The project in Kalu woreda of sou ...
(Attachment: 20)APPENDIX 1-OSB 10.2.09
... The debate on climate change has shifted in recent years from whether we need to act, to how much we need to do, and how quickly. There is unequivocal evidence that global warming is taking place. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on climate change has concluded that there is more than a 90 ...
... The debate on climate change has shifted in recent years from whether we need to act, to how much we need to do, and how quickly. There is unequivocal evidence that global warming is taking place. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on climate change has concluded that there is more than a 90 ...
SC ESSAY - Complete Document (1) final public
... and methane in the Earth’s atmosphere, and 97 percent of climate scientists agree that it is very likely due to human activity. Over the past century, large amounts of greenhouse gases have been released into the atmosphere by humans burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas to power thei ...
... and methane in the Earth’s atmosphere, and 97 percent of climate scientists agree that it is very likely due to human activity. Over the past century, large amounts of greenhouse gases have been released into the atmosphere by humans burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas to power thei ...
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).