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... Approach: Historical + Future global change scenarios & targeted sensitivity simulations in GFDL CM3 CCM Scenarios developed by CMIP5 [Taylor et al., BAMS, 2012] in support of IPCC AR5 [e.g., Cubasch et al., 2013; Ch 1 WG 1 IPCC (see Box 1.1)] ...
... Approach: Historical + Future global change scenarios & targeted sensitivity simulations in GFDL CM3 CCM Scenarios developed by CMIP5 [Taylor et al., BAMS, 2012] in support of IPCC AR5 [e.g., Cubasch et al., 2013; Ch 1 WG 1 IPCC (see Box 1.1)] ...
Warmer Climate Means More Wildfires
... Fires in some places, such as Indonesia and Canada, are bad when there's an El Nino. That occurs when a warming of parts of the Pacific changes weather worldwide because it triggers drought in those regions, Ryan says. In Indonesia, changes in land use are a bigger factor than climate, he says. But ...
... Fires in some places, such as Indonesia and Canada, are bad when there's an El Nino. That occurs when a warming of parts of the Pacific changes weather worldwide because it triggers drought in those regions, Ryan says. In Indonesia, changes in land use are a bigger factor than climate, he says. But ...
Global Climate Change case study
... The phenomenon of global warming is multi-factorial, but is attributed largely to human activity. In terms of geologic time, the Earth’s climate oscillates naturally between hot spells and ice ages (Zachos et al. 2001). Scientists explain these regular oscillations in terms of variations in the amo ...
... The phenomenon of global warming is multi-factorial, but is attributed largely to human activity. In terms of geologic time, the Earth’s climate oscillates naturally between hot spells and ice ages (Zachos et al. 2001). Scientists explain these regular oscillations in terms of variations in the amo ...
October 14, 2015 Ms. C. Figueres United Nations Framework
... facilitating governments, capital markets, and organizations to implement plans for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Our three key messages related to climate action are set out below. IFAC is dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the accountancy profession and contribut ...
... facilitating governments, capital markets, and organizations to implement plans for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Our three key messages related to climate action are set out below. IFAC is dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the accountancy profession and contribut ...
Overshoot, adapt and recover
... peak emissions in 2015 and 3% global emis- low-lying settlements from rising seas. But how sions cuts annually thereafter — leaves an even much adaptation should we plan for? chance of exceeding 2 °C of warming. TemIt will be very expensive to protect against peratures would probably peak around 206 ...
... peak emissions in 2015 and 3% global emis- low-lying settlements from rising seas. But how sions cuts annually thereafter — leaves an even much adaptation should we plan for? chance of exceeding 2 °C of warming. TemIt will be very expensive to protect against peratures would probably peak around 206 ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... of Economic Research
... Economic Logic and Political Reality The authors suggest that while simple economic logic might argue for a global unified approach, political reality points toward a future of fragmented carbon regimes. This echoes Elinor Ostrom (2009), who, in a recent paper for the World Bank, discusses what she c ...
... Economic Logic and Political Reality The authors suggest that while simple economic logic might argue for a global unified approach, political reality points toward a future of fragmented carbon regimes. This echoes Elinor Ostrom (2009), who, in a recent paper for the World Bank, discusses what she c ...
Jesuit Lenten series 2008
... There are currently an estimated 25 million internally displaced persons and as the plight of these people has become apparent there has been considerable international effort to develop some Guiding principles, which, in line with international human rights and humanitarian law, and with refugee la ...
... There are currently an estimated 25 million internally displaced persons and as the plight of these people has become apparent there has been considerable international effort to develop some Guiding principles, which, in line with international human rights and humanitarian law, and with refugee la ...
Weather and Climate
... Discusses climate change and how has it been determined that humans are influencing the climate Shows some of the climatic changes that have occurred to date Shows how climate change will affect the weather for decades to centuries ...
... Discusses climate change and how has it been determined that humans are influencing the climate Shows some of the climatic changes that have occurred to date Shows how climate change will affect the weather for decades to centuries ...
SAP workshop 1 slides - Sustainable Action Planning
... • One of the biggest threats to a healthy environment today is climate change • Warming of the world’s climate system is creating more extreme weather: floods, storms and droughts • Health researchers have called it the “biggest global health threat of the 21st century ...
... • One of the biggest threats to a healthy environment today is climate change • Warming of the world’s climate system is creating more extreme weather: floods, storms and droughts • Health researchers have called it the “biggest global health threat of the 21st century ...
UNFCCC COP21 Draft Concept Note Addressing Climate
... drought as an estimated 54 percent of their land is classified as dryland1. Of the 29 countries in which at least 20 percent of the population is estimated to live on degraded land, 14 are landlocked developing countries2. Some landlocked developing countries are also affected by flooding, including ...
... drought as an estimated 54 percent of their land is classified as dryland1. Of the 29 countries in which at least 20 percent of the population is estimated to live on degraded land, 14 are landlocked developing countries2. Some landlocked developing countries are also affected by flooding, including ...
Intro
... > landscapes evolve throughout time, > stage of evolution can be determined by examining the characteristics of the landscape > implies that TIME is the critical factor in determining what the landscape looks like ...
... > landscapes evolve throughout time, > stage of evolution can be determined by examining the characteristics of the landscape > implies that TIME is the critical factor in determining what the landscape looks like ...
Climate Changes During the Past Millennium
... Mann, M.E., Rutherford, S., Bradley, R.S., Hughes, M.K., Keimig, F.T., Optimal Surface Temperature Reconstructions Using Terrestrial Borehole Data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2002 (in press) ...
... Mann, M.E., Rutherford, S., Bradley, R.S., Hughes, M.K., Keimig, F.T., Optimal Surface Temperature Reconstructions Using Terrestrial Borehole Data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2002 (in press) ...
Terrorism
... General agreement exists that terrorism exhibits: Involves violence or its threat against people (as opposed to property) The violence is not an end in itself but rather is aimed at instilling fear or having a deep psychological impact on others (which means attacking national symbols shows the terr ...
... General agreement exists that terrorism exhibits: Involves violence or its threat against people (as opposed to property) The violence is not an end in itself but rather is aimed at instilling fear or having a deep psychological impact on others (which means attacking national symbols shows the terr ...
``Are ecosystem services important for your well
... land use change affect biodiversity and human well-being, and use this information to derive novel solutions for a future sustainable development ...
... land use change affect biodiversity and human well-being, and use this information to derive novel solutions for a future sustainable development ...
Co-benefits Policy and Research beyond Paris
... Ecosystem impact (e.g. via air pollution) Land-use competition Water use/quality Biodiversity conservation Urban heat island effect Resource/material use impact ...
... Ecosystem impact (e.g. via air pollution) Land-use competition Water use/quality Biodiversity conservation Urban heat island effect Resource/material use impact ...
Presentation of COMBINE (FP7)
... prediction). Implications of these feedbacks for impacts of climate change on different sectors (e.g. water resources, agriculture, forestry, air quality) through specific simulations. ...
... prediction). Implications of these feedbacks for impacts of climate change on different sectors (e.g. water resources, agriculture, forestry, air quality) through specific simulations. ...
Policy Issues
... • Absence of monitoring, reporting and verification mechanisms. Lack of integration with research institutions, the research centres emphasis on production. • Human resource scarcity on adaptation and mitigation (both qualitative and quantitative scarcity). • No research done on climate change and r ...
... • Absence of monitoring, reporting and verification mechanisms. Lack of integration with research institutions, the research centres emphasis on production. • Human resource scarcity on adaptation and mitigation (both qualitative and quantitative scarcity). • No research done on climate change and r ...
Gameda_CAgM Nov08 CC Scenarios
... • Canada – Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCSN) – Network of researchers providing scenarios and advice to the impacts and adaptation community – Provision of CRCM output – On-line automated statistical downscaling tool, based on ...
... • Canada – Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCSN) – Network of researchers providing scenarios and advice to the impacts and adaptation community – Provision of CRCM output – On-line automated statistical downscaling tool, based on ...
The San Diego Minisymposia Two Minisymposia
... to greenhouse gases was emphasized further through a now-classic set of General Circulation Model (GCM) experiments, carried out by Senior and Mitchell (1993). They produced global average surface temperature changes (due to doubled atmospheric CO2 concentration) ranging from 1.9°C to 5.4°C, simply ...
... to greenhouse gases was emphasized further through a now-classic set of General Circulation Model (GCM) experiments, carried out by Senior and Mitchell (1993). They produced global average surface temperature changes (due to doubled atmospheric CO2 concentration) ranging from 1.9°C to 5.4°C, simply ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE FOR LONG TERM TARGETS
... the rationale for choosing such a target, discuss alternative formulations, and consider how a target might be adopted and implemented. ± The Problem Greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide from fossil fuel (oil, natural gas, coal) burning, trap heat that would otherwise escape into space. The ...
... the rationale for choosing such a target, discuss alternative formulations, and consider how a target might be adopted and implemented. ± The Problem Greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide from fossil fuel (oil, natural gas, coal) burning, trap heat that would otherwise escape into space. The ...
Co-chairs (2)
... underlying science: very high confidence : at least a 9 out of 10 chance of being correct; high confidence : about an 8 out of 10 chance of being correct ...
... underlying science: very high confidence : at least a 9 out of 10 chance of being correct; high confidence : about an 8 out of 10 chance of being correct ...
IWRM as a Tool for Adaptation to Climate Change - Cap-Net
... Major water resources systems and sectors to be impacted by climate change Systems and sectors connected to human development and environment: •Urban infrastructure: water supply and sanitation, urban drainage and solids •Water related natural disasters: floods, droughts, landslide and avalanche ...
... Major water resources systems and sectors to be impacted by climate change Systems and sectors connected to human development and environment: •Urban infrastructure: water supply and sanitation, urban drainage and solids •Water related natural disasters: floods, droughts, landslide and avalanche ...
Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
... generating 25% of electricity and transportation fuels from renewable resources by 2025. ...
... generating 25% of electricity and transportation fuels from renewable resources by 2025. ...
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).