AssessmentMgmt
... • The The MTWS is intended to fill the gap between seasonal MTWS is intended to fill the gap between seasonal – scale scale assessments and long‐term impact projections • Identify the future Areas of Concerns (AOCs) and likely hotspots of vulnerabilities and sensitivities vulnerabilities and sens ...
... • The The MTWS is intended to fill the gap between seasonal MTWS is intended to fill the gap between seasonal – scale scale assessments and long‐term impact projections • Identify the future Areas of Concerns (AOCs) and likely hotspots of vulnerabilities and sensitivities vulnerabilities and sens ...
Cascading uncertainty in climate change models and its implications
... more local environmental variations. Down-scaling is a huge problem recognised in the modelling community (IPCC 2007b). This is because precipitation is spatially and temporally highly variable but essential to model if human impacts are to be predicted (Oreskes et al. 2010). Ultimately the cascade ...
... more local environmental variations. Down-scaling is a huge problem recognised in the modelling community (IPCC 2007b). This is because precipitation is spatially and temporally highly variable but essential to model if human impacts are to be predicted (Oreskes et al. 2010). Ultimately the cascade ...
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 ...
Report/presentation
... The Earth's atmosphere has varied profoundly since its formation more than 4,000 million years ago. Over the last 400,000 years the Earth's climate has presented an alternation between cold glacial periods and interglacial periods relatively warm The climate of the last interglacial 8000 years has b ...
... The Earth's atmosphere has varied profoundly since its formation more than 4,000 million years ago. Over the last 400,000 years the Earth's climate has presented an alternation between cold glacial periods and interglacial periods relatively warm The climate of the last interglacial 8000 years has b ...
Climate Challenge - The Science Spot
... 3. What are some causes for climate change? Build up of greenhouse gases 4. How do we know that the climate is changing? Tree rings, corals, lake and ocean sediments, sea levels, and the size of glaciers 5. How will climate change affect the water on Earth? Higher water temperatures, less snow in th ...
... 3. What are some causes for climate change? Build up of greenhouse gases 4. How do we know that the climate is changing? Tree rings, corals, lake and ocean sediments, sea levels, and the size of glaciers 5. How will climate change affect the water on Earth? Higher water temperatures, less snow in th ...
Rapid accumulation of committed sea-level rise from global warming
... In PNAS, Levermann et al. (3) provide a powerful new indicator of danger. When their findings on the long-term sensitivity of global sea level to global warming (∼2.3 m/°C) are put in the context of recent research on the sensitivity of global temperature to cumulative carbon dioxide emissions (4), s ...
... In PNAS, Levermann et al. (3) provide a powerful new indicator of danger. When their findings on the long-term sensitivity of global sea level to global warming (∼2.3 m/°C) are put in the context of recent research on the sensitivity of global temperature to cumulative carbon dioxide emissions (4), s ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... scientific literature suggests a value of ~3.5°C—more than 50% lower. And this is very significant and important difference because the high end of the ECS distribution has a large impact on the SCC determination—a fact frequently commented on by the IWG2010. For example, from IWG2010 (p.26): “As pr ...
... scientific literature suggests a value of ~3.5°C—more than 50% lower. And this is very significant and important difference because the high end of the ECS distribution has a large impact on the SCC determination—a fact frequently commented on by the IWG2010. For example, from IWG2010 (p.26): “As pr ...
Climate Change – An Indian Perspective
... 1) Cost-effective energy efficiency and energy conservation measures: These can simultaneously advance India’s development and climate change objectives. There is considerable potential for action on this front in all major areas. For example, in the power generation area, there is scope for adoptin ...
... 1) Cost-effective energy efficiency and energy conservation measures: These can simultaneously advance India’s development and climate change objectives. There is considerable potential for action on this front in all major areas. For example, in the power generation area, there is scope for adoptin ...
Regional/local climate projections: present ability and future plans
... To provide information on detailed patterns of even mean climate change for periods under transient climate change requires sample-sizes that can only be derived from ensembles Even with ensemble sampling, uncertain aspects of climate change such as possible circulation change or the magnitude of co ...
... To provide information on detailed patterns of even mean climate change for periods under transient climate change requires sample-sizes that can only be derived from ensembles Even with ensemble sampling, uncertain aspects of climate change such as possible circulation change or the magnitude of co ...
Slide 1
... About half of port respondents believe their location would be affected by climate changes if they happen in the next 50 years. – Of these, a small majority are taking at least initial steps to plan for climate change. ...
... About half of port respondents believe their location would be affected by climate changes if they happen in the next 50 years. – Of these, a small majority are taking at least initial steps to plan for climate change. ...
Supporting Slides - Sustainable Development Commission
... • The costs of mitigating climate change • The costs of adapting to climate change ...
... • The costs of mitigating climate change • The costs of adapting to climate change ...
Climate Change - Province of British Columbia
... British Columbia will need to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change, as well as to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Because of the historical and continuing rise in global GHGs, the Earth will continue to warm for decades to come. We can expect more long-term warming, more extreme ...
... British Columbia will need to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change, as well as to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Because of the historical and continuing rise in global GHGs, the Earth will continue to warm for decades to come. We can expect more long-term warming, more extreme ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... equilibrium models that allocate water to maximize efficiency. In their assessment, climate change affects agricultural users considerably more than other sectors. By tweaking institutional arrangements they can vary the impacts of climate change on various water using sectors. 2. Bates, B.C., Z.W. ...
... equilibrium models that allocate water to maximize efficiency. In their assessment, climate change affects agricultural users considerably more than other sectors. By tweaking institutional arrangements they can vary the impacts of climate change on various water using sectors. 2. Bates, B.C., Z.W. ...
Section 10 - steadyserverpages.com
... (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/) and Dr. Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/). [email protected] ...
... (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/) and Dr. Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/). [email protected] ...
Climate_Change_Awareness
... planet by climate awareness to the dangers posed on our change To celebrate the 18th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change !Nelson Mandela Foundation and William J. Clinton Foundation in conjunctio ...
... planet by climate awareness to the dangers posed on our change To celebrate the 18th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change !Nelson Mandela Foundation and William J. Clinton Foundation in conjunctio ...
miles020807
... environment? And do we move from domestic to regional to global? And does government leave business to take the full risk of stepping out? To have the capital to take the risks is necessary for getting the market to work. Re the regulatory environment, the ideal system would be a global carbon tax, ...
... environment? And do we move from domestic to regional to global? And does government leave business to take the full risk of stepping out? To have the capital to take the risks is necessary for getting the market to work. Re the regulatory environment, the ideal system would be a global carbon tax, ...
THE WESTON OBSERVATORY Department of
... not consistent with natural variations over the last 400,000 years Evidence clearly shows that radiative forcing due to anthropogenic greenhouse gases has contributed half of the warming of the last 35 years Mitigation efforts, urgently needed, will have little effect on global warming until the end ...
... not consistent with natural variations over the last 400,000 years Evidence clearly shows that radiative forcing due to anthropogenic greenhouse gases has contributed half of the warming of the last 35 years Mitigation efforts, urgently needed, will have little effect on global warming until the end ...
Step 3: What Is a Climate Summit?
... The overall goal of this first task is to provide motivation and a rationale for having a global climate summit at the end of this cycle. First students will get oriented to what a global climate summit is and how international summits have tackled other global environmental problems (i.e Montreal a ...
... The overall goal of this first task is to provide motivation and a rationale for having a global climate summit at the end of this cycle. First students will get oriented to what a global climate summit is and how international summits have tackled other global environmental problems (i.e Montreal a ...
Urban, Transport and Disaster Risk Reduction Officer
... adapt to the impacts of climate change, taking into account the needs of those developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The Fund is governed by a Board, composed of an equal number of members from developed and developing countries. The Fund is operated ...
... adapt to the impacts of climate change, taking into account the needs of those developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The Fund is governed by a Board, composed of an equal number of members from developed and developing countries. The Fund is operated ...
Violent Radicalization The Case of Bangladesh
... been greater than the global average of 0.74 °C over the last 100 years (IPCC 2007). The higher the altitude the more rapid the warming. This ongoing rapid warming has a profound effect on the Himalayan environment. Retreat of glacier tongues has led to the formation of glacial lakes. The resulting ...
... been greater than the global average of 0.74 °C over the last 100 years (IPCC 2007). The higher the altitude the more rapid the warming. This ongoing rapid warming has a profound effect on the Himalayan environment. Retreat of glacier tongues has led to the formation of glacial lakes. The resulting ...
Transcript (in Word format)
... Even if our current domestic efforts advance to the stage where they parallel those defined by Kyoto… and even if these two structures for reducing emissions ultimately converge…. they are still just initial steps in a much longer journey to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that are ...
... Even if our current domestic efforts advance to the stage where they parallel those defined by Kyoto… and even if these two structures for reducing emissions ultimately converge…. they are still just initial steps in a much longer journey to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that are ...
Respect Climate
... a new company in Sweden’s climate sector. The name of the new company is Respect Climate AB and its focus will be on climate services and climate projects. Respect Climate will be a leading company for climate services in the Nordic region with the largest portfolio of greenhouse gas reducing carbon ...
... a new company in Sweden’s climate sector. The name of the new company is Respect Climate AB and its focus will be on climate services and climate projects. Respect Climate will be a leading company for climate services in the Nordic region with the largest portfolio of greenhouse gas reducing carbon ...
... and deserts. When reflected back, the radiation changes into infrared radiation (or heat). Certain gases in Earth’s atmosphere act like a blanket to retain (and reflect back down to the earth) much of this infrared radiation, making surface temperatures on Earth about 33°C (57° F) warmer than they w ...