MEDIA PACKET, SEPT. 8, 2014 U.S. can lead climate fight with
... numbers into models, the MIT team found that CO2 levels in the atmosphere are likely to rise much higher than 450 parts per million, the level scientists say mustn’t be breached in order to keep global warming under 2C. As Inside Climate News reported: “Indeed, the team predicted that emissions woul ...
... numbers into models, the MIT team found that CO2 levels in the atmosphere are likely to rise much higher than 450 parts per million, the level scientists say mustn’t be breached in order to keep global warming under 2C. As Inside Climate News reported: “Indeed, the team predicted that emissions woul ...
1 - Australian Sustainable Development Institute
... Bjeknes Centre for Climate Research, Svalbard, Norway (2008) ...
... Bjeknes Centre for Climate Research, Svalbard, Norway (2008) ...
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... Federal agencies will create adaptation strategy States will be required to submit adaptation plans to the federal government for approval ...
... Federal agencies will create adaptation strategy States will be required to submit adaptation plans to the federal government for approval ...
New Zealand Earthquakes
... • Most NZ insurance policies cover costs of compliance with regulations • 2010 Christchurch policy requires 67% seismic strengthening for new building (after 1st earthquake) • Council can require work if building dangerous in “moderate earthquake” • “Moderate earthquake” – based on 34% likelihood of ...
... • Most NZ insurance policies cover costs of compliance with regulations • 2010 Christchurch policy requires 67% seismic strengthening for new building (after 1st earthquake) • Council can require work if building dangerous in “moderate earthquake” • “Moderate earthquake” – based on 34% likelihood of ...
Climate Volatility and the Poor - Tanzania -
... • Primarily rain-fed agriculture makes Tanzania especially vulnerable – only 2 percent of arable land has irrigation facilities ...
... • Primarily rain-fed agriculture makes Tanzania especially vulnerable – only 2 percent of arable land has irrigation facilities ...
WWF Brief on the IPCC Working Group 1
... The AR4 presents much improved climate change projections due to the major advancement of climate modeling and observations. The IPCC projects that over the next century we should expect to see temperatures increase between 1.0 and 6.3°C, depending on what rate we release greenhouse gases. IPCC Work ...
... The AR4 presents much improved climate change projections due to the major advancement of climate modeling and observations. The IPCC projects that over the next century we should expect to see temperatures increase between 1.0 and 6.3°C, depending on what rate we release greenhouse gases. IPCC Work ...
Western Climate Initiative
... Annual caps of GHG emission allowances • The annual caps will be established by decree, in the fall of 2011, for 20132020 • Mitigation goal : 20% below 1990 levels by ...
... Annual caps of GHG emission allowances • The annual caps will be established by decree, in the fall of 2011, for 20132020 • Mitigation goal : 20% below 1990 levels by ...
NGO Perspectives on Canadian Climate Change Policy
... On the matter of the oil sands, the most common suggestion is to expand research into carbon capture and sequestration technology. Some groups identify carbon capture and storage as a climate related business opportunity for Canadian firms. Reports disagree about the existing level of development of ...
... On the matter of the oil sands, the most common suggestion is to expand research into carbon capture and sequestration technology. Some groups identify carbon capture and storage as a climate related business opportunity for Canadian firms. Reports disagree about the existing level of development of ...
WORD - war changes climate
... U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, the only true treaty dealing with climatic change issues, was thwarted the moment it came into effect over ten years ago. Although climate should long ago have been defined as "the continuation of the ocean by other means," the Framework Convention on Climate C ...
... U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, the only true treaty dealing with climatic change issues, was thwarted the moment it came into effect over ten years ago. Although climate should long ago have been defined as "the continuation of the ocean by other means," the Framework Convention on Climate C ...
Global Warming
... • Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C during the 100 years ending in 2005. • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in ...
... • Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C during the 100 years ending in 2005. • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in ...
Making the case for a revenue-neutral carbon tax
... border. The fee would start small (say, $15 per ton) and then gradually increase each year (by, say, $10 per ton). At this rate, after 10 years, the price of gas would have risen only $1.08 per gallon as a result of the policy. Why levy such a tax? For two reasons. The first is to reduce the amount ...
... border. The fee would start small (say, $15 per ton) and then gradually increase each year (by, say, $10 per ton). At this rate, after 10 years, the price of gas would have risen only $1.08 per gallon as a result of the policy. Why levy such a tax? For two reasons. The first is to reduce the amount ...
3. The Politics of Climate Change
... • Climate Change Levy – A small levy on energy use for businesses; recycled as a tax relief – Likely to be changed to become a tax on emissions ...
... • Climate Change Levy – A small levy on energy use for businesses; recycled as a tax relief – Likely to be changed to become a tax on emissions ...
Consultation on setting New Zealand`s post
... (9) Statements from the IPCC AR5 WGI Chapter 2 on extremes. • “Overall, the most robust global changes in climate extremes are seen in measures of daily temperature, including to some extent, heat waves. Precipitation extremes also appear to be increasing, but there is large spatial variability" • " ...
... (9) Statements from the IPCC AR5 WGI Chapter 2 on extremes. • “Overall, the most robust global changes in climate extremes are seen in measures of daily temperature, including to some extent, heat waves. Precipitation extremes also appear to be increasing, but there is large spatial variability" • " ...
The Economics of Climate Change Nicholas Stern World Bank
... • Our understanding of the risks of climate change has advanced strongly. • We understand the urgency and scale of action required. • We know that the technologies and economic incentives for effective action are available or can be created • We are in a much better position now to use our shared un ...
... • Our understanding of the risks of climate change has advanced strongly. • We understand the urgency and scale of action required. • We know that the technologies and economic incentives for effective action are available or can be created • We are in a much better position now to use our shared un ...
The Greenhouse Effect
... process transparent. The Protocol then addresses the importance of policy making in trying to reduce greenhouse gases. It highlights effective domestic policies and measures for reducing emissions. National governments can build a fiscal and policy framework that discourages emissions. They can phas ...
... process transparent. The Protocol then addresses the importance of policy making in trying to reduce greenhouse gases. It highlights effective domestic policies and measures for reducing emissions. National governments can build a fiscal and policy framework that discourages emissions. They can phas ...
Climate change - is it really happening
... Solar irradiance does not correlate with recent warming Surface Temperature Solar Irradiance ...
... Solar irradiance does not correlate with recent warming Surface Temperature Solar Irradiance ...
Global Climate Change
... • How confident are hypotheses about causes? • What are greenhouse gases? • Where do they come from, and how do we know? ...
... • How confident are hypotheses about causes? • What are greenhouse gases? • Where do they come from, and how do we know? ...
Indicators and Effects of Climate Change File
... acidic environment. The fishing industry may also be affected in the long run. ...
... acidic environment. The fishing industry may also be affected in the long run. ...
power point presentation
... Total hotspot detected during the year 2008 was 30,704 Total hotspot detected during the year 2009 was 37,659 hotspots (until 16 November 2009): << the forest area about 22.6 % (8,493 hotspot) << non forest area 77.4 % (29,081 hotspot) ...
... Total hotspot detected during the year 2008 was 30,704 Total hotspot detected during the year 2009 was 37,659 hotspots (until 16 November 2009): << the forest area about 22.6 % (8,493 hotspot) << non forest area 77.4 % (29,081 hotspot) ...
Long Term Ecological Monitoring at the Arctic Treeline, Churchill
... of CO2 fluctuate, and so does temperature The increase in CO2 by humans has greatly accelerated what is otherwise a “natural” process Climate change is likely to continue accelerate in coming years ...
... of CO2 fluctuate, and so does temperature The increase in CO2 by humans has greatly accelerated what is otherwise a “natural” process Climate change is likely to continue accelerate in coming years ...
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.