Debates over the new climate change agreement By Meena
... overriding priorities of the developing country Parties”. Most developing countries are opposed to the approach of developed countries and do not want a re-categorisation of countries. They do not want a re-writing or re-interpretation of the Convention, its principles, provisions and annexes. Devel ...
... overriding priorities of the developing country Parties”. Most developing countries are opposed to the approach of developed countries and do not want a re-categorisation of countries. They do not want a re-writing or re-interpretation of the Convention, its principles, provisions and annexes. Devel ...
Good Science, Bad Policy
... • Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced similar language on federal level • Such requirements are accompanied by talk of the “risk” of GMOs to health ...
... • Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced similar language on federal level • Such requirements are accompanied by talk of the “risk” of GMOs to health ...
JPI Climate, H2020, & Climate Change Frank McGovern October 2
... IPCC AR5: A straightforward storyline Warming is unequivocal, it is essentially due to anthropogenic GHG emissions, in particular due to CO2 from fossil fuel burning. The global goal is to maintain the planet within 2°C warming We have already emitted more than 50% of the allowable cumulative ...
... IPCC AR5: A straightforward storyline Warming is unequivocal, it is essentially due to anthropogenic GHG emissions, in particular due to CO2 from fossil fuel burning. The global goal is to maintain the planet within 2°C warming We have already emitted more than 50% of the allowable cumulative ...
Let`s Respond Guide and Toolkit - Department of Environmental Affairs
... government and at development finance institutions and state owned entities ...
... government and at development finance institutions and state owned entities ...
A multi-century ice-core perspective on 20th
... the depth to which cores are recovered at a given site. Before comparing the d18O records and drawing general conclusions, the advantages and limitations of using d18O as a proxy for regional air temperature are reviewed briefly. With respect to ice cores, the d18O–air-temperature (Ta) relationship ...
... the depth to which cores are recovered at a given site. Before comparing the d18O records and drawing general conclusions, the advantages and limitations of using d18O as a proxy for regional air temperature are reviewed briefly. With respect to ice cores, the d18O–air-temperature (Ta) relationship ...
Module 1 - Background and Overview
... Adaptation and mitigation measures Adaptation and mitigation measures should be considered as opportunities to development cobenefits towards a green growth Mitigation should be compatible with adaptation policies and instruments, rely on environmentally sustainable practices while adaptation s ...
... Adaptation and mitigation measures Adaptation and mitigation measures should be considered as opportunities to development cobenefits towards a green growth Mitigation should be compatible with adaptation policies and instruments, rely on environmentally sustainable practices while adaptation s ...
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... so the warming during the past 30 years cannot be attributed to an increase in solar energy reaching the Earth. The frequency of volcanic eruptions, which tend to cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space, also has not increased or decreased significantly. Thus, there are no known natural ...
... so the warming during the past 30 years cannot be attributed to an increase in solar energy reaching the Earth. The frequency of volcanic eruptions, which tend to cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space, also has not increased or decreased significantly. Thus, there are no known natural ...
160309_BIS_slides_final_for_websites (opens in new window)
... economic recovery and risks of long-term stagnation); eliminating poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; and securing the future of the planet. • Delivering on sustainable infrastructure is at the centre of all three challenges. More than 60% of carbon emissions emanate from invest ...
... economic recovery and risks of long-term stagnation); eliminating poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; and securing the future of the planet. • Delivering on sustainable infrastructure is at the centre of all three challenges. More than 60% of carbon emissions emanate from invest ...
Climate Change, Heat Waves, and Adaptation NH-12
... A paper published last year (Oudin Åström et al., 2013) garnered a lot of attention as it purported to quantify the degree to which climate change was leading to an increase in heat-related deaths in Stockholm, Sweden. The researchers reported that as a result of an increase in the occurrence of ext ...
... A paper published last year (Oudin Åström et al., 2013) garnered a lot of attention as it purported to quantify the degree to which climate change was leading to an increase in heat-related deaths in Stockholm, Sweden. The researchers reported that as a result of an increase in the occurrence of ext ...
WP 2 - GeoEcoMar
... These physical changes are also leading to biologic responses • changes in the range of species, • loss of habitat, such as coastal wetlands (IPCC, 2007). This change is expected to present regional differences in Europe’s natural resources and assets. For instance in Southern Europe, climate change ...
... These physical changes are also leading to biologic responses • changes in the range of species, • loss of habitat, such as coastal wetlands (IPCC, 2007). This change is expected to present regional differences in Europe’s natural resources and assets. For instance in Southern Europe, climate change ...
Coping With Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
... precipitation has shown little change since 1950, but with the increased water vapor in the air, the precipitation events become less frequent with stronger intensity,” said Dr. Trenberth. These temporal and spatial precipitation characteristics are as important as the total precipitation, if not mo ...
... precipitation has shown little change since 1950, but with the increased water vapor in the air, the precipitation events become less frequent with stronger intensity,” said Dr. Trenberth. These temporal and spatial precipitation characteristics are as important as the total precipitation, if not mo ...
Tracking Earth`s Energy: From El Nin˜o to Global Warming
... former is due to shortcomings in remote sensing. Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) values (Huffman et al. 2009) are considered most reliable for precipitation (Trenberth et al. 2007b), while results from CloudSat (e.g., Stephens and Haynes 2007) may help improve on these, with prospect ...
... former is due to shortcomings in remote sensing. Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) values (Huffman et al. 2009) are considered most reliable for precipitation (Trenberth et al. 2007b), while results from CloudSat (e.g., Stephens and Haynes 2007) may help improve on these, with prospect ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... modernization and revamping the energy grid with renewables. First, the gloomy spectacle offered so far by international climate negotiations suggests that any global response will be hindered by traditional, twentieth century, politics as well as by global power asymmetries (Parks and Roberts, 2008 ...
... modernization and revamping the energy grid with renewables. First, the gloomy spectacle offered so far by international climate negotiations suggests that any global response will be hindered by traditional, twentieth century, politics as well as by global power asymmetries (Parks and Roberts, 2008 ...
Climatic changes and associated impacts in the Mediterranean
... have shown that results from different models for the 2026–2060 period agree with one another fairly well, while most of the divergence takes place in the latter part of the century (2070–2100) (IPCC, 2001b). The same conclusion is drawn from Fig. 1, particularly if the outlier series cgcm1/2 IS92aG ...
... have shown that results from different models for the 2026–2060 period agree with one another fairly well, while most of the divergence takes place in the latter part of the century (2070–2100) (IPCC, 2001b). The same conclusion is drawn from Fig. 1, particularly if the outlier series cgcm1/2 IS92aG ...
Smith-SDC-Edinburgh-October-2008-final
... costs, but these are not fully understood. • Many impacts can be avoided, reduced or delayed by mitigation. • A portfolio of adaptation and mitigation measures can diminish the ...
... costs, but these are not fully understood. • Many impacts can be avoided, reduced or delayed by mitigation. • A portfolio of adaptation and mitigation measures can diminish the ...
defense for climate and species
... growth that would not have been maintained under the previous management regime. Even when using the estimated average of 375 tonnes of carbon storage/ ha for all productivity types of coastal forest, at least 108 million tons of carbon are stored in this area of the Great Bear Rainforest. Harvestin ...
... growth that would not have been maintained under the previous management regime. Even when using the estimated average of 375 tonnes of carbon storage/ ha for all productivity types of coastal forest, at least 108 million tons of carbon are stored in this area of the Great Bear Rainforest. Harvestin ...
Successfully Preparing for Climate Change in New York State
... The New York State Department of Health works to engage and educate all New Yorkers to enhance understanding of the public health impacts of climate change and empower them to take actions to reduce or eliminate those health consequences. New York State has experienced the effects of climate change ...
... The New York State Department of Health works to engage and educate all New Yorkers to enhance understanding of the public health impacts of climate change and empower them to take actions to reduce or eliminate those health consequences. New York State has experienced the effects of climate change ...
Bibliography-on-Expert-Elicitation-and-Climate-Change-Uncertainties
... Millner, A., R. Calel, D. A. Stainforth, and G. MacKerron (2013). Do probabilistic expert elicitations capture scientists’ uncertainty about climate change? Climatic change 116 (2), 427–436. Morgan, M., M. Henrion, and M. Small (1990). Uncertainty: a guide to dealing with uncertainty in quantitativ ...
... Millner, A., R. Calel, D. A. Stainforth, and G. MacKerron (2013). Do probabilistic expert elicitations capture scientists’ uncertainty about climate change? Climatic change 116 (2), 427–436. Morgan, M., M. Henrion, and M. Small (1990). Uncertainty: a guide to dealing with uncertainty in quantitativ ...
SciTCA Workshop - Bits `n Pieces, Keith Burrows
... Dr John Hunter, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania Prof Corey Bradshaw, Director of Ecological Modelling, The Environment Institute, The University of Dr Michael Brown, ARC Future Fellow & Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, Monash University ...
... Dr John Hunter, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania Prof Corey Bradshaw, Director of Ecological Modelling, The Environment Institute, The University of Dr Michael Brown, ARC Future Fellow & Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, Monash University ...
Advances in Environmental Biology Ecotourism and Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
... now clear that global warming is mostly due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (mostly CO 2). Over the last century, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased from a pre-industrial value of 278 parts per million (ppt) to 379 ppt in 2005, and the mean global temperature ...
... now clear that global warming is mostly due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (mostly CO 2). Over the last century, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased from a pre-industrial value of 278 parts per million (ppt) to 379 ppt in 2005, and the mean global temperature ...
IMOGEN: an intermediate complexity model to evaluate terrestrial
... simulations to different future pathways of greenhouse gases, including rapid first-order assessments of how the land surface and associated biogeochemical cycles might change. Evaluation of how new terrestrial process understanding influences such predictions can also be made with relative ease. ...
... simulations to different future pathways of greenhouse gases, including rapid first-order assessments of how the land surface and associated biogeochemical cycles might change. Evaluation of how new terrestrial process understanding influences such predictions can also be made with relative ease. ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.