The Futile Quest for Climate Control
... greenhouse gas emissions.” In this way, science policy advice is routinely corrupted by being tailored to suit the views of the government of the day. In turn, the government’s views are often strongly influenced by noble cause corruption, whereby “saving the planet” is seen cynically as an effectiv ...
... greenhouse gas emissions.” In this way, science policy advice is routinely corrupted by being tailored to suit the views of the government of the day. In turn, the government’s views are often strongly influenced by noble cause corruption, whereby “saving the planet” is seen cynically as an effectiv ...
the kyoto protocol revisited
... -A focus on costly cuts to emissions in the short term could divert resources from more effective approaches that would have greater long-term impact. Real progress must be global and can only be made over several decades through the adoption of new generations of technology and the development of w ...
... -A focus on costly cuts to emissions in the short term could divert resources from more effective approaches that would have greater long-term impact. Real progress must be global and can only be made over several decades through the adoption of new generations of technology and the development of w ...
- UCSB Sustainability
... and companions on an intellectual, sometimes life-changing journey. My goals for my classes include the development of critical thinking analytical skills and the historical perspective necessary to examine our deeply held assumptions regarding the social world and to cultivate our sociological imag ...
... and companions on an intellectual, sometimes life-changing journey. My goals for my classes include the development of critical thinking analytical skills and the historical perspective necessary to examine our deeply held assumptions regarding the social world and to cultivate our sociological imag ...
Flexible_Mechanisms_of_the_Kyoto_Protocol
... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter – Kyoto Protocol); 2) assigned amount – the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which has been specified for the Republic of Latvia according to the Kyoto Protocol for the first period of commitment from 1 January 2008 to 31 December ...
... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter – Kyoto Protocol); 2) assigned amount – the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which has been specified for the Republic of Latvia according to the Kyoto Protocol for the first period of commitment from 1 January 2008 to 31 December ...
Principles of Justice in the Context of Global Climate Change
... within Article 4 between obligations of all parties and obligations to limit emissions for the developed-country parties. Conflict has arisen over the fair allocation of emissions over the longer term; developing countries, and some commentators (e.g., Agarwal and Narain 1990; Bertram 1992; Epstein ...
... within Article 4 between obligations of all parties and obligations to limit emissions for the developed-country parties. Conflict has arisen over the fair allocation of emissions over the longer term; developing countries, and some commentators (e.g., Agarwal and Narain 1990; Bertram 1992; Epstein ...
Integrating ozone and UV research with climate change
... Thirdly, synergistic links between the effects of UV radiation and climate change on plants, animals, human health and building materials should be investigated with a specific emphasis on the New Zealand situation. It is unlikely that international research efforts will produce results relevant to, ...
... Thirdly, synergistic links between the effects of UV radiation and climate change on plants, animals, human health and building materials should be investigated with a specific emphasis on the New Zealand situation. It is unlikely that international research efforts will produce results relevant to, ...
Abstract - biodiversity
... change include: The Framework Convention on Climate change in Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit (1992), the Kyoto Protocol in Kyoto Earth Summit (1997)…which required that all nations coordinate their actions to reduce the threats to human being in the near future. In the United Nations’ Sustainable Devel ...
... change include: The Framework Convention on Climate change in Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit (1992), the Kyoto Protocol in Kyoto Earth Summit (1997)…which required that all nations coordinate their actions to reduce the threats to human being in the near future. In the United Nations’ Sustainable Devel ...
Climate remains an important driver of post
... 4 N . P E D E R S O N et al. A long-term, broad-scale increase in moisture should favor species with physiological affinities for moisture. Indeed, many of the traits used to characterize the fire sensitivity of mesophytic species are traits that make them vulnerable to drought (Abrams, 1990, 1996; ...
... 4 N . P E D E R S O N et al. A long-term, broad-scale increase in moisture should favor species with physiological affinities for moisture. Indeed, many of the traits used to characterize the fire sensitivity of mesophytic species are traits that make them vulnerable to drought (Abrams, 1990, 1996; ...
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... Africa, agriculture is largely rain-fed, and farmers commonly plant local crop varieties with little resilience to the immediate effects of climate variability - drought, flooding and high temperatures. Though few in number, the increasing concern about climate change is attracting a considerable nu ...
... Africa, agriculture is largely rain-fed, and farmers commonly plant local crop varieties with little resilience to the immediate effects of climate variability - drought, flooding and high temperatures. Though few in number, the increasing concern about climate change is attracting a considerable nu ...
Educator Guide - The Field Museum
... A transparent, protective blanket, called atmosphere, envelops Earth. Atmosphere admits enough of the energy streaming from the Sun to warm our planet, and it retains enough of that heat to keep it livable. This heat-holding process is called the greenhouse effect. In its absence, Earth’s surface te ...
... A transparent, protective blanket, called atmosphere, envelops Earth. Atmosphere admits enough of the energy streaming from the Sun to warm our planet, and it retains enough of that heat to keep it livable. This heat-holding process is called the greenhouse effect. In its absence, Earth’s surface te ...
Climate Change: Why Worry?
... such as polar bears, walrus, seals and caribou • Hunters can no longer rely on traditional knowledge to guide them • Thinning ice has become a hazard to hunters • Earlier ice break-up is causing declining polar bear populations in the western Hudson Bay region. c) What might be results of a thawing ...
... such as polar bears, walrus, seals and caribou • Hunters can no longer rely on traditional knowledge to guide them • Thinning ice has become a hazard to hunters • Earlier ice break-up is causing declining polar bear populations in the western Hudson Bay region. c) What might be results of a thawing ...
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... the deep cuts in global greenhouse emissions that will be necessary to stabilise atmospheric concentrations at ‘safe’ levels, fundamental shifts in energy systems will be necessary over the next 50 years or so (EFF 2006). However, the Australian government has excluded other key policy options. In p ...
... the deep cuts in global greenhouse emissions that will be necessary to stabilise atmospheric concentrations at ‘safe’ levels, fundamental shifts in energy systems will be necessary over the next 50 years or so (EFF 2006). However, the Australian government has excluded other key policy options. In p ...
Met 10 - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
Atmospheric Water Vapour in the Climate System: Climate Models 1
... • A major use of RCMs is providing inputs for impact studies (agriculture, hydrology etc.) ...
... • A major use of RCMs is providing inputs for impact studies (agriculture, hydrology etc.) ...
Heat storage within the Earth system
... rapid, unanticipated changes in global weather. Similarly, relatively large warming and cooling radiative forcings (e.g., well-mixed greenhouse gases and the indirect effect of aerosols) could be in near balance at present, suggesting that sudden climate changes could occur if one of these forcings ...
... rapid, unanticipated changes in global weather. Similarly, relatively large warming and cooling radiative forcings (e.g., well-mixed greenhouse gases and the indirect effect of aerosols) could be in near balance at present, suggesting that sudden climate changes could occur if one of these forcings ...
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... • Use O2 (or other proxy) as an imprint of convection/climate variability and change Need data mining Need to setup new JGOFS or ARGO long time surveys • Develop lab experiments to evaluate biological responses to dissolved CO2 Need diverse planktonic assemblages, but how to jump in open condi ...
... • Use O2 (or other proxy) as an imprint of convection/climate variability and change Need data mining Need to setup new JGOFS or ARGO long time surveys • Develop lab experiments to evaluate biological responses to dissolved CO2 Need diverse planktonic assemblages, but how to jump in open condi ...
Invitation to submit views on the development of Ireland`s first
... projections (in line with evolutions in the accounting rules under the Kyoto Protocol second commitment period), the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) recently published (May 2015) new annual emission limits and projected emissions for 2020 compared to our target. These calculations and projecti ...
... projections (in line with evolutions in the accounting rules under the Kyoto Protocol second commitment period), the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) recently published (May 2015) new annual emission limits and projected emissions for 2020 compared to our target. These calculations and projecti ...
Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP)
... “Municipal and city governments shall consider climate change adaptation as one of their regular functions.” ...
... “Municipal and city governments shall consider climate change adaptation as one of their regular functions.” ...
Climate remains an important driver of post-European
... 2108 N . P E D E R S O N et al. A long-term, broad-scale increase in moisture should favor species with physiological affinities for moisture. Indeed, many of the traits used to characterize the fire sensitivity of mesophytic species are traits that make them vulnerable to drought (Abrams, 1990, 19 ...
... 2108 N . P E D E R S O N et al. A long-term, broad-scale increase in moisture should favor species with physiological affinities for moisture. Indeed, many of the traits used to characterize the fire sensitivity of mesophytic species are traits that make them vulnerable to drought (Abrams, 1990, 19 ...
IMPACTS OF LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE ON CLIMATE AND FUTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES
... Because of nonlinearities in some parameters of the stable boundary layer (McNider et al. 1995), minimum temperature is highly sensitive to slight changes in cloud cover, greenhouse gases, and other radiative forcings. However, this sensitivity is reflective of a change in the turbulent state of th ...
... Because of nonlinearities in some parameters of the stable boundary layer (McNider et al. 1995), minimum temperature is highly sensitive to slight changes in cloud cover, greenhouse gases, and other radiative forcings. However, this sensitivity is reflective of a change in the turbulent state of th ...
Exposure of global mountain systems to climate warming during the
... expected to rise by a greater amount in higher northern latitude mountains than in mountains located in temperate and tropical zones. The rate of warming in mountain systems is projected to be two to three times higher than that recorded during the 20th century. The tendency for a greater projected ...
... expected to rise by a greater amount in higher northern latitude mountains than in mountains located in temperate and tropical zones. The rate of warming in mountain systems is projected to be two to three times higher than that recorded during the 20th century. The tendency for a greater projected ...
Toast: climate change and the Right to Food May 2015
... Extreme weather events19, such as heatwaves, drought, torrential rainfall and flooding, can damage crops, especially at crucial times such as during pollination. Climate change is making such events more frequent.20 The World Metrological Organisation described 20012010 as “a decade of climate extre ...
... Extreme weather events19, such as heatwaves, drought, torrential rainfall and flooding, can damage crops, especially at crucial times such as during pollination. Climate change is making such events more frequent.20 The World Metrological Organisation described 20012010 as “a decade of climate extre ...
Climate Change, Upwelling, and California`s Coastal
... PRBO we currently have a Seabird Education Awareness, or a SEA, program in partnership with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association. And the program educates fourth and fifth grade students about marine food webs ...
... PRBO we currently have a Seabird Education Awareness, or a SEA, program in partnership with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association. And the program educates fourth and fifth grade students about marine food webs ...
Novel policy tools to assess the environmental impacts of air pollutants
... Climate policy makers use metrics to evaluate and compare pollutants in terms of their impacts on global warming. For a metric that solely depends on temperature, a cooling agent could be perceived as beneficial. But if effects such as air quality or precipitation are included, these pollutants might ...
... Climate policy makers use metrics to evaluate and compare pollutants in terms of their impacts on global warming. For a metric that solely depends on temperature, a cooling agent could be perceived as beneficial. But if effects such as air quality or precipitation are included, these pollutants might ...
Climate change in the United States
Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita.In 2012, the United States experienced its warmest year on record. As of 2012, the thirteen warmest years for the entire planet have all occurred since 1998, transcending those from 1880.From 1950 to 2009, the American government's surface temperature record shows an increase by 1 °F (0.56 °C), approximately. Global warming has caused many changes in the U.S. According to a 2009 statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), trends include lake and river ice melting earlier in the spring, plants blooming earlier, multiple animal species shifting their habitat ranges northward, and reductions in the size of glaciers.Predicting future climate changes are fraught with difficultly. Some research has warned against possible problems due to American climate changes such as the spread of invasive species and possibilities of floods as well as droughts. Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. Drought conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast for example.President Barack Obama committed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels by 2050. In an address towards the U.S. Congress in June 2013, Obama detailed a specific action plan to achieve the 17% carbon emissions cut from 2005 by 2020. He included such measures as shifting from coal-based power generation to solar and natural gas production.