Matthew Banks, Senior Program Officer
... in Switzerland with the original mission of: “The conservation of world fauna, flora, forests, landscape, water, soils and other natural resources by the management of land, research and investigation, and publicity, coordination of efforts, cooperation with other interested parties and all other ap ...
... in Switzerland with the original mission of: “The conservation of world fauna, flora, forests, landscape, water, soils and other natural resources by the management of land, research and investigation, and publicity, coordination of efforts, cooperation with other interested parties and all other ap ...
introduction the human influence on climate
... of human activities. The challenge, then, is to prove that there is an anthropogenic component. I argue that because global warming is “unequivocal” and “very likely” caused by human activities, the reverse should now be the case. The task, then, could be to prove there is no anthropogenic component ...
... of human activities. The challenge, then, is to prove that there is an anthropogenic component. I argue that because global warming is “unequivocal” and “very likely” caused by human activities, the reverse should now be the case. The task, then, could be to prove there is no anthropogenic component ...
Prospicience and Geoengineering
... Havoc studies are a priority. They are a challenge to GFDL and the rest of the climate research community. Do we know for sure that the climate sensitivity is less that 20oC? Is so, because of what evidence? Why can’t the same reasoning rule out 10oC? 5oC? We must assume that we do live in Fattailia ...
... Havoc studies are a priority. They are a challenge to GFDL and the rest of the climate research community. Do we know for sure that the climate sensitivity is less that 20oC? Is so, because of what evidence? Why can’t the same reasoning rule out 10oC? 5oC? We must assume that we do live in Fattailia ...
Eco-ethics and the Biosphere
... based on multiple independent lines of evidence, and contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment of the vast body of peer-reviewed science . . . If we are to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be dramatically reduced (American As ...
... based on multiple independent lines of evidence, and contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment of the vast body of peer-reviewed science . . . If we are to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be dramatically reduced (American As ...
Climate Intervention Is Not a Replacement for Reducing Carbon
... The committee recommended federal research and development investment to improve methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would have a significant global climate impact. In particular, research is needed to minimize energy and materials consumption, identify and quantify risks, ...
... The committee recommended federal research and development investment to improve methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would have a significant global climate impact. In particular, research is needed to minimize energy and materials consumption, identify and quantify risks, ...
Daniel Johns presentation
... Climate change risk assessments tend to focus on the more likely changes in the climate, averaged over extended time periods This masks the potential for extreme changes in climate that are important to consider as part of long-term adaptation planning ...
... Climate change risk assessments tend to focus on the more likely changes in the climate, averaged over extended time periods This masks the potential for extreme changes in climate that are important to consider as part of long-term adaptation planning ...
12659799_NZSkepticsConference2
... learning a lot of climate change science • Under this approach, you find out which side is right by oneself becoming an expert in climate change science. • Having gained this expertise, one will then be in a position to make an authoritative judgment about whether mainstream AGW science is credible, ...
... learning a lot of climate change science • Under this approach, you find out which side is right by oneself becoming an expert in climate change science. • Having gained this expertise, one will then be in a position to make an authoritative judgment about whether mainstream AGW science is credible, ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
... change will be reflected in asset values. Agro-economic models Agronomic estimates of CG impacts on on yields and cost are used to simulate landuse output and prices Stochastic Simulations Consider impacts of estimated changes in mean and variability of yields and profits and land use Regional ...
... change will be reflected in asset values. Agro-economic models Agronomic estimates of CG impacts on on yields and cost are used to simulate landuse output and prices Stochastic Simulations Consider impacts of estimated changes in mean and variability of yields and profits and land use Regional ...
Paleoclimatology: Examples of Ecological Impacts
... Scientists use climate proxies to reconstruct past abiotic conditions on Earth. Climate proxies are preserved physical characteristics which assist scientists in making inferences about prehistoric meteorological conditions. Ice cores, fossils, tree rings, and pollen are several examples of proxies, ...
... Scientists use climate proxies to reconstruct past abiotic conditions on Earth. Climate proxies are preserved physical characteristics which assist scientists in making inferences about prehistoric meteorological conditions. Ice cores, fossils, tree rings, and pollen are several examples of proxies, ...
Climate Change and Vector-Borne/Zoonotic Diseases
... evaluated spatial patterns of plague transmission using four different general circulation models of project climate change • Concluded that some shifting of transmission sites would occur but changes will be subtle with general northward movement of areas of high transmission • Effect on the number ...
... evaluated spatial patterns of plague transmission using four different general circulation models of project climate change • Concluded that some shifting of transmission sites would occur but changes will be subtle with general northward movement of areas of high transmission • Effect on the number ...
Climate Change and Croatia
... There are many “no regrets” mitigation measures that will actually save money and provide an economic benefit to Croatia. Most of these are related to energy efficiency. There are many other measures that will either be cost-neutral or cost a relatively small amount. In total, it is projected that C ...
... There are many “no regrets” mitigation measures that will actually save money and provide an economic benefit to Croatia. Most of these are related to energy efficiency. There are many other measures that will either be cost-neutral or cost a relatively small amount. In total, it is projected that C ...
ppt converted from keynote - Hans
... Example Hampton Roads Today’s rate: 5 mm per year (about 1.5 feet in 100 years) Soon could get as high as: 20 mm per year (about 6 feet in 100 years) ...
... Example Hampton Roads Today’s rate: 5 mm per year (about 1.5 feet in 100 years) Soon could get as high as: 20 mm per year (about 6 feet in 100 years) ...
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[07] Dynamical Forecasting 2
... Funded by the EU it brings together 8 european climate modelling groups: ECMWF, Météo-France, LODYC, UKMO, MPI, CERFACS, INGV and INM-HIRLAM. Each model is installed and run at ECMWF. Analysis and formulation is based on evidence from ...
... Funded by the EU it brings together 8 european climate modelling groups: ECMWF, Météo-France, LODYC, UKMO, MPI, CERFACS, INGV and INM-HIRLAM. Each model is installed and run at ECMWF. Analysis and formulation is based on evidence from ...
Jack Fishman Saint Louis University
... thoroughly and as objectively as possible and to release its findings as an assessment report. The first one was issued in 1990. The fifth report, published in 2013, concluded: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over dec ...
... thoroughly and as objectively as possible and to release its findings as an assessment report. The first one was issued in 1990. The fifth report, published in 2013, concluded: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over dec ...
10584_2012_414_MOESM1_ESM
... climate model; an upwelling diffusion energy-balance model connected to carbon and other gas cycle models, which can be tuned to represent the output of more complex models. The model is computationally fast, so suitable for running large numbers of simulations in order to explore uncertainties. The ...
... climate model; an upwelling diffusion energy-balance model connected to carbon and other gas cycle models, which can be tuned to represent the output of more complex models. The model is computationally fast, so suitable for running large numbers of simulations in order to explore uncertainties. The ...
CarbonTradingCrisis.v.1.7
... This figure shows historical CO2 (right axis) and reconstructed temperature (as a difference from the mean temperature for the last 100 years) records based on Antarctic ice cores, providing data for the last 800,000 years. CarbonTradingCrisis.v.1.7 ...
... This figure shows historical CO2 (right axis) and reconstructed temperature (as a difference from the mean temperature for the last 100 years) records based on Antarctic ice cores, providing data for the last 800,000 years. CarbonTradingCrisis.v.1.7 ...
Putting the Heat on Tropical Animals
... preventive medicine and the reengineering of microbes for biotechnology. At first glance, the diversity of biological systems suggests that they can adopt a seemingly infinite number of behaviors or states. If this were true, it would severely hinder our ability to predict the responses of biologica ...
... preventive medicine and the reengineering of microbes for biotechnology. At first glance, the diversity of biological systems suggests that they can adopt a seemingly infinite number of behaviors or states. If this were true, it would severely hinder our ability to predict the responses of biologica ...
appendix a: the greenhouse effect, greenhouse
... a collection of atmospheric gases called 'greenhouse gases' (GHGs) based on the idea that the gases also 'trap' heat like the glass walls of a greenhouse. These gases, mainly water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) all act as effec ...
... a collection of atmospheric gases called 'greenhouse gases' (GHGs) based on the idea that the gases also 'trap' heat like the glass walls of a greenhouse. These gases, mainly water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) all act as effec ...
CCRF Tribes_10-16 - Climate Change Response Framework
... Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices (FAPP) FAPP workshops are interactive, hands-on sessions that help forest managers incorporate climate change considerations into their own real-world forest management projects. Participants use information and tools developed through the Climate Change Resp ...
... Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices (FAPP) FAPP workshops are interactive, hands-on sessions that help forest managers incorporate climate change considerations into their own real-world forest management projects. Participants use information and tools developed through the Climate Change Resp ...
Adaptation Fund Offers Hope for Caribbean Countries Threatened
... “I say so based on the fact that the Adaptation Fund Board has asked the World Bank, who is the invited trustee, to change the CERS (certified emissions reductions) into money for concrete adaptation projects and programmes,” said the man who is also the head of Jamaica's Climate Branch of the Meteo ...
... “I say so based on the fact that the Adaptation Fund Board has asked the World Bank, who is the invited trustee, to change the CERS (certified emissions reductions) into money for concrete adaptation projects and programmes,” said the man who is also the head of Jamaica's Climate Branch of the Meteo ...
RCP8.5 - Climasouth
... energy scenario RCP4.5: high income growth, low population growth, gains in clean energy and efficiency resulting from aggressive carbon pricing ($85/ton CO2 by 2100) ...
... energy scenario RCP4.5: high income growth, low population growth, gains in clean energy and efficiency resulting from aggressive carbon pricing ($85/ton CO2 by 2100) ...
Why We Should and How We Could Manage to Increase Resilience
... 1990 Will enhance greenhouse effect, resulting in average warming 1995 Detected a significant change in warming 2001 Projected rate of warming much larger than 20th century, likely to be without precedent 2007 Warming of climate system is unequivocal ...
... 1990 Will enhance greenhouse effect, resulting in average warming 1995 Detected a significant change in warming 2001 Projected rate of warming much larger than 20th century, likely to be without precedent 2007 Warming of climate system is unequivocal ...
Update on the International Context, IPCC 2100 goal, and road to
... PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) ...
... PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) ...
Financial system, environment and climate: a
... Aside from damaging the economic activities of businesses and households, floods and landslides also reduce the collateral value of bank loans as a result of the material damage to the collateralized assets and, in turn, influence borrowing and lending propensities. 10 An ongoing study at the Bank o ...
... Aside from damaging the economic activities of businesses and households, floods and landslides also reduce the collateral value of bank loans as a result of the material damage to the collateralized assets and, in turn, influence borrowing and lending propensities. 10 An ongoing study at the Bank o ...