Global Change Biology - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
... interactions between organisms and their environment. Such interactions work both ways, meaning that the environment influences organisms and that organisms influence their environment. Understanding such interactions currently is very important given the increasing role of human activities in produ ...
... interactions between organisms and their environment. Such interactions work both ways, meaning that the environment influences organisms and that organisms influence their environment. Understanding such interactions currently is very important given the increasing role of human activities in produ ...
Climate Change - Hans von Storch
... and “A climate prediction or climate forecast is the result of an attempt to produce an estimate of the actual evolution of the climate in the future, for example, at seasonal, interannual or long-term time scales.” But in practice these terms are mixed up. Bray and von Storch (2009) find that • abo ...
... and “A climate prediction or climate forecast is the result of an attempt to produce an estimate of the actual evolution of the climate in the future, for example, at seasonal, interannual or long-term time scales.” But in practice these terms are mixed up. Bray and von Storch (2009) find that • abo ...
Safe climate memes - Green Innovations
... 6c. The emergency footing strategy needs to also include solutions for any issues that might undermine effective action on climate. (The case for this has yet to be made.) 7. We can’t (only) single issue campaign our way to an emergency response. (Work has begun on developing a case.) ...
... 6c. The emergency footing strategy needs to also include solutions for any issues that might undermine effective action on climate. (The case for this has yet to be made.) 7. We can’t (only) single issue campaign our way to an emergency response. (Work has begun on developing a case.) ...
Other Emerging Issues
... recycle energy (heat) emitted by the Earth’s surface • Greenhouse Gases - primarily water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane gas and ozone • Increasing amounts of greenhouse gases trap solar heat that would have escaped the Earth’s atmosphere ...
... recycle energy (heat) emitted by the Earth’s surface • Greenhouse Gases - primarily water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane gas and ozone • Increasing amounts of greenhouse gases trap solar heat that would have escaped the Earth’s atmosphere ...
Results from a survey examining college student & adult public
... Quotes from 2012 US Presidential Campaign “More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. My plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet because climate change is not a hoax.” ...
... Quotes from 2012 US Presidential Campaign “More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. My plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet because climate change is not a hoax.” ...
Introduction to discussion on Climate Change
... Is that a probability ? What does that mean? 1990 computer calculations agree. But is this because they all make the same mistake? ...
... Is that a probability ? What does that mean? 1990 computer calculations agree. But is this because they all make the same mistake? ...
Solutions_guide_FINALsponsors - Institutional Investors Group
... The four investor groups on climate change have today published a guide outlining a range of strategies and solutions investors can use to address climate change, including low carbon investment, managing and reducing carbon exposure in portfolios, and engagement, as investors around the world work ...
... The four investor groups on climate change have today published a guide outlining a range of strategies and solutions investors can use to address climate change, including low carbon investment, managing and reducing carbon exposure in portfolios, and engagement, as investors around the world work ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF
... of completely new and expensive infrastructures and industries on a vast scale. Furthermore, their continued maintenance into the indefinite future would certainly by also expensive, particularly in the case of stratospheric sulphate aerosols and iron fertilization where continual re-application yea ...
... of completely new and expensive infrastructures and industries on a vast scale. Furthermore, their continued maintenance into the indefinite future would certainly by also expensive, particularly in the case of stratospheric sulphate aerosols and iron fertilization where continual re-application yea ...
Hansen1998-ClimateForcings-in-the-IndustrialEra.p+
... probably contribute most to the anthropogenic aerosol optical depth: sulfates, organic aerosols, and soil dust. But we use realistic aerosol absorption, and thus we also implicitly include the principal radiative effect of minor aerosol constituents such as black carbon (soot). Aerosol optical depth ...
... probably contribute most to the anthropogenic aerosol optical depth: sulfates, organic aerosols, and soil dust. But we use realistic aerosol absorption, and thus we also implicitly include the principal radiative effect of minor aerosol constituents such as black carbon (soot). Aerosol optical depth ...
Financial engineering, including investment approaches for
... • Participants organize into 6 groups of 5 people max. • Groups select a project in their own country aimed at lowcarbon and climate-resilient growth • Discussion Questions: #1 - define your project or program, and what you aim to achieve. #2 - to reach market transformation, what are potential sour ...
... • Participants organize into 6 groups of 5 people max. • Groups select a project in their own country aimed at lowcarbon and climate-resilient growth • Discussion Questions: #1 - define your project or program, and what you aim to achieve. #2 - to reach market transformation, what are potential sour ...
Book review: Climate Change: The Science, Impacts
... perspective on a daily basis the website http://climatedebatedaily. com/ is a good starting point. Plimer’s (2009) book also offers a counterbalance. Chapter 5 is a short chapter on what climate changes are likely. Again the issue of extreme events is discussed (pp.84-87). This should be read in con ...
... perspective on a daily basis the website http://climatedebatedaily. com/ is a good starting point. Plimer’s (2009) book also offers a counterbalance. Chapter 5 is a short chapter on what climate changes are likely. Again the issue of extreme events is discussed (pp.84-87). This should be read in con ...
Analysing Climate Legisation
... SHOULD WE START ASSESSING THE LAW? • The problem is, especially in the developing world, that even when climate change legislation has been adopted (self developed or transplanted) it is not assessed. • Consequently, it is impossible to assess its effectiveness and it is impossible to use best pract ...
... SHOULD WE START ASSESSING THE LAW? • The problem is, especially in the developing world, that even when climate change legislation has been adopted (self developed or transplanted) it is not assessed. • Consequently, it is impossible to assess its effectiveness and it is impossible to use best pract ...
The Extremes Become the Norm
... balancing act, which has kept carbon dioxide concentrations between approximately 170 and 300 parts per million (ppm).xxvii However, change in human activity since the Industrial Revolution has increased the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. As more carbon dioxide (along with ot ...
... balancing act, which has kept carbon dioxide concentrations between approximately 170 and 300 parts per million (ppm).xxvii However, change in human activity since the Industrial Revolution has increased the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. As more carbon dioxide (along with ot ...
`HUMANITY AND NATURE: A NEW BALANCE`
... growth. Our economy as a whole has grown by over 25% since 1997, but our greenhouse gas emissions have been cut by 8%. That is why we are introducing a Climate Change Bill which will ensure the UK becomes the first country in the world with legislative framework designed to manage the transition to ...
... growth. Our economy as a whole has grown by over 25% since 1997, but our greenhouse gas emissions have been cut by 8%. That is why we are introducing a Climate Change Bill which will ensure the UK becomes the first country in the world with legislative framework designed to manage the transition to ...
Dr. Jorge Cortés-4
... according to different climate models, ranges from 1 to 4°C for the SRES emissions scenario B2 and from 2 to 6°C for scenario A2 (medium confidence). Under future climate change, there is a risk of significant species extinctions in many areas of tropical Latin America (high confidence). The expecte ...
... according to different climate models, ranges from 1 to 4°C for the SRES emissions scenario B2 and from 2 to 6°C for scenario A2 (medium confidence). Under future climate change, there is a risk of significant species extinctions in many areas of tropical Latin America (high confidence). The expecte ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change into Urban Policies: urban transformation, climate change and governance
... Limited funding for climate change responses, particularly at the local level; Lack of political will since climate change is still seen as a threat well beyond the electoral cycle; and National urban policy and legal frameworks that do not anticipate and manage rapid urban growth and climate ...
... Limited funding for climate change responses, particularly at the local level; Lack of political will since climate change is still seen as a threat well beyond the electoral cycle; and National urban policy and legal frameworks that do not anticipate and manage rapid urban growth and climate ...
FFESCconfkeymessages121122 - Ministry of Forests, Lands
... 5. Strong governance and leadership, and a willingness to transform institutions, are essential to successful adaptation to climate change Successful adaptation to climate change will require the BC Government to: 1. Provide leadership and resources to build adaptive capacity and enable adaptation ...
... 5. Strong governance and leadership, and a willingness to transform institutions, are essential to successful adaptation to climate change Successful adaptation to climate change will require the BC Government to: 1. Provide leadership and resources to build adaptive capacity and enable adaptation ...
PDF version
... Fisher, J. A., D. J. Jacob, Q. Wang, R. Bahreini, C. C. Carouge, M. J. Cubison, J. E. Dibb, T. Diehl, J. L. Jimenez, E. M. Leibensperger, M. B. J. Meinders, H. O. T. Pye, P. K. Quinn, S. Sharma, A. van Donkelaar, and R. M. Yantosca (2011) “Sources, distribution, and acidity of sulfate-ammonium aer ...
... Fisher, J. A., D. J. Jacob, Q. Wang, R. Bahreini, C. C. Carouge, M. J. Cubison, J. E. Dibb, T. Diehl, J. L. Jimenez, E. M. Leibensperger, M. B. J. Meinders, H. O. T. Pye, P. K. Quinn, S. Sharma, A. van Donkelaar, and R. M. Yantosca (2011) “Sources, distribution, and acidity of sulfate-ammonium aer ...
Survival Guide: Abrupt Climate Change
... will or won’t occur within the next century. Because the possible consequences are severe both for societies and ecosystems, it is important to develop a better understanding of the probabilities associated with abrupt climate change. As we speak, climate modelers and paleoclimatologists are improvi ...
... will or won’t occur within the next century. Because the possible consequences are severe both for societies and ecosystems, it is important to develop a better understanding of the probabilities associated with abrupt climate change. As we speak, climate modelers and paleoclimatologists are improvi ...
Exxon`s 1982 In-House Climate Models Confirmed Global Warming
... report has grown more certain. By the 5th report in 2013, the IPCC said it was "extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century." As the consensus grew within the scientific world, Exxon doubled down on the uncertainty. Its campaig ...
... report has grown more certain. By the 5th report in 2013, the IPCC said it was "extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century." As the consensus grew within the scientific world, Exxon doubled down on the uncertainty. Its campaig ...
Albedo Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulfur Injections: A
... injections in the former, the radiative forcings are rather similar for effective particle radii ranging between 0.1 and 1 μm (see Table 2.4, page 27, Lacis and Mishchenko, 1995). However the smaller particles have a longer stratospheric residence time, so that less material needs to be injected to ...
... injections in the former, the radiative forcings are rather similar for effective particle radii ranging between 0.1 and 1 μm (see Table 2.4, page 27, Lacis and Mishchenko, 1995). However the smaller particles have a longer stratospheric residence time, so that less material needs to be injected to ...