KKF a 3/03 - Tidsskrift.dk
... 2009b). The ability to “Understand, Assess, and Predict” global climate change supercedes the goal of reducing climate change. The importance of this system of systems is exaggerated elsewhere on the site. For example, one of the “Substantial Socio-Economic Payoffs” is that “more effective air quali ...
... 2009b). The ability to “Understand, Assess, and Predict” global climate change supercedes the goal of reducing climate change. The importance of this system of systems is exaggerated elsewhere on the site. For example, one of the “Substantial Socio-Economic Payoffs” is that “more effective air quali ...
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Oregon (12/14)
... Cool Planning: A Handbook on Local Strategies to Slow Climate Change (2010) The Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program (a second collaborative effort between ODOT and DLCD) released a handbook for communities trying to reduce GHG emissions. The premise of the handbook is that local comm ...
... Cool Planning: A Handbook on Local Strategies to Slow Climate Change (2010) The Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program (a second collaborative effort between ODOT and DLCD) released a handbook for communities trying to reduce GHG emissions. The premise of the handbook is that local comm ...
(2009-2011) in public attitude towards climate change
... change, see it as less uncertain and feel more confident that their actions will have an effect on climate change. Importantly, these perceptual differences also translate into a greater willingness to save energy to mitigate climate change. Highlighting links between local weather events and climat ...
... change, see it as less uncertain and feel more confident that their actions will have an effect on climate change. Importantly, these perceptual differences also translate into a greater willingness to save energy to mitigate climate change. Highlighting links between local weather events and climat ...
Climate Change - Hans von Storch
... knowledge about climate • Climate change is a „constructed“ issue. People hardly experience „climate change“. • One construction is scientific, i.e. an „objective“ analysis of observations and interpretation by theories. • The other construction is cultural, in particular maintained and transformed ...
... knowledge about climate • Climate change is a „constructed“ issue. People hardly experience „climate change“. • One construction is scientific, i.e. an „objective“ analysis of observations and interpretation by theories. • The other construction is cultural, in particular maintained and transformed ...
The Consultation Schedule
... will reach the tipping point, or a point of no return, in the next five years. The IPCC has predicted that there is 50 per cent chance of a rise in global average temperature of more than 4oC by 2100. While science has explained and increased our understanding of climate, it is the technological sol ...
... will reach the tipping point, or a point of no return, in the next five years. The IPCC has predicted that there is 50 per cent chance of a rise in global average temperature of more than 4oC by 2100. While science has explained and increased our understanding of climate, it is the technological sol ...
Climate Change Issues in Cambodian Coastal Area related to Water Management
... - Population: 14.8 M with growth rate between 2.53.0% per year. ...
... - Population: 14.8 M with growth rate between 2.53.0% per year. ...
A Story on Climate Change, Forests and Communities
... Basically, there are two positions in the discussion on where the money for REDD should come from. The first is financing through market mechanisms. It works like this: A country or company or community engaged in REDD is preventing the emission of carbon through forest protection - like by stopping ...
... Basically, there are two positions in the discussion on where the money for REDD should come from. The first is financing through market mechanisms. It works like this: A country or company or community engaged in REDD is preventing the emission of carbon through forest protection - like by stopping ...
Uncertainty and Learning in Sequential Decision
... maximized (or minimized) • Example: in finance, portfolio of assets is designed to balance between maximizing expected returns and minimizing variance • Typically, a portfolio is adjusted over time in response to changing information • Main motivation is uncertainty ...
... maximized (or minimized) • Example: in finance, portfolio of assets is designed to balance between maximizing expected returns and minimizing variance • Typically, a portfolio is adjusted over time in response to changing information • Main motivation is uncertainty ...
Download: The Road to Copenhagen: a global deal on climate change (pdf)
... First, temporal distance. While the politics of now looks for what are sometimes called ‘quick wins’ , when it comes to climate change there is a significant time lag between when we act and when we see the consequences of those actions. The carbon emitted at any point has effects for decades to com ...
... First, temporal distance. While the politics of now looks for what are sometimes called ‘quick wins’ , when it comes to climate change there is a significant time lag between when we act and when we see the consequences of those actions. The carbon emitted at any point has effects for decades to com ...
Climate Protection ActivitiesDocument
... accommodation of housing needs and development exclusions for open space and farmlands), complies with the federal Clean Air Act, includes an inventory of the region's emission of greenhouse gases from automobiles and light trucks sector, and establishes measures to reduce these emissions to the tar ...
... accommodation of housing needs and development exclusions for open space and farmlands), complies with the federal Clean Air Act, includes an inventory of the region's emission of greenhouse gases from automobiles and light trucks sector, and establishes measures to reduce these emissions to the tar ...
Day 2, Resources
... effects of climate change. Policy advisors study • historical data about how weather and climate changes have affected people; • climate data and predictions to determine how best to serve the needs of people now and prepare for future climate change. Information about a Warming Climate • The Uni ...
... effects of climate change. Policy advisors study • historical data about how weather and climate changes have affected people; • climate data and predictions to determine how best to serve the needs of people now and prepare for future climate change. Information about a Warming Climate • The Uni ...
Why Are People Hungry
... In cooler regions, higher temperatures will likely increase plant growth. However, in the tropics, increased temperature may actually reduce growth. A recent long-term (20year) study of Panamanian and Malaysian rainforest plots showed tree growth reduced by 50% in association with increased local te ...
... In cooler regions, higher temperatures will likely increase plant growth. However, in the tropics, increased temperature may actually reduce growth. A recent long-term (20year) study of Panamanian and Malaysian rainforest plots showed tree growth reduced by 50% in association with increased local te ...
Climate Extreme Impacts in the U.S.
... of extreme weather and will continue to do so • Americans are already feeling the effects of increases in certain types of extreme weather and sea level rise fueled by climate change • America has important opportunities to reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change ...
... of extreme weather and will continue to do so • Americans are already feeling the effects of increases in certain types of extreme weather and sea level rise fueled by climate change • America has important opportunities to reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change ...
Climate Change and Children - Nemours Children`s Health System
... about half the incremental anthropogenic CO2 added to the atmosphere annually; the balance is removed over 100 to 200 years [7]. Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have increased by 31% since 1750 to about 370 ppm by volume [1]. This concentration has not been exceeded during the past 420,000 years a ...
... about half the incremental anthropogenic CO2 added to the atmosphere annually; the balance is removed over 100 to 200 years [7]. Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have increased by 31% since 1750 to about 370 ppm by volume [1]. This concentration has not been exceeded during the past 420,000 years a ...
RC-LCDS TACC
... by developing countries that are reported by national governments to the UNFCCC. They are expected to be the main vehicle for mitigation action in developing countries under a future climate agreement, and can be policies, programs or projects implemented at national, regional, or local levels. ...
... by developing countries that are reported by national governments to the UNFCCC. They are expected to be the main vehicle for mitigation action in developing countries under a future climate agreement, and can be policies, programs or projects implemented at national, regional, or local levels. ...
Concerns On The IPCC Report: The Actual State Of Climate Science
... emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the most important of which is carbon dioxide. The impact of these gases on regional and global climate constitutes the primary climate issue for the coming decades ...
... emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the most important of which is carbon dioxide. The impact of these gases on regional and global climate constitutes the primary climate issue for the coming decades ...
Southern Hemisphere intermediate water formation and the bi
... One likely mechanism for the climatic asynchronicity involves an interhemispheric imbalance in heat storage (Stocker and Johnsen, 2003). Surface ocean records from the South Atlantic Ocean (Barker et al., 2009) indeed show a climate change pattern opposed to that in Greenland ice cores supporting th ...
... One likely mechanism for the climatic asynchronicity involves an interhemispheric imbalance in heat storage (Stocker and Johnsen, 2003). Surface ocean records from the South Atlantic Ocean (Barker et al., 2009) indeed show a climate change pattern opposed to that in Greenland ice cores supporting th ...
Noor Presentation 1 - National Drought Mitigation Center
... physical impacts of climate change. their effect on social and economic systems /humans as stated This article refers to reports produced by the IPCC. In their usage, climate change refers to achange in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in ...
... physical impacts of climate change. their effect on social and economic systems /humans as stated This article refers to reports produced by the IPCC. In their usage, climate change refers to achange in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in ...
Effects of Climate Change on Lakes
... impacts to date are from limnological and paleolimnological studies in the polar regions. Global circulation models predict that the fastest and most pronounced warming will be at the highest latitudes because of a variety of feedback processes that amplify warming in these regions. These include th ...
... impacts to date are from limnological and paleolimnological studies in the polar regions. Global circulation models predict that the fastest and most pronounced warming will be at the highest latitudes because of a variety of feedback processes that amplify warming in these regions. These include th ...
A concept note for a collaborative programme submitted
... change on rural livelihoods in developing countries and developing adaptation scenarios and likely outcomes for vulnerable countries. This would result in the development of generic principles for adaptation policies and strategies and wide dissemination for global and regional levels, as well as d ...
... change on rural livelihoods in developing countries and developing adaptation scenarios and likely outcomes for vulnerable countries. This would result in the development of generic principles for adaptation policies and strategies and wide dissemination for global and regional levels, as well as d ...
website and book lists
... and political institutions to halt emissions of GH Gases and draw down CO2 to reduce accumulated CO2 to below 350 ppm as an initial target (currently the world is at 387 ppm, far above pre-industrial level of 280 ppm). The world last saw 350 ppm in 1988. Pushker A. Kharecha and James E. Hansen. 2008 ...
... and political institutions to halt emissions of GH Gases and draw down CO2 to reduce accumulated CO2 to below 350 ppm as an initial target (currently the world is at 387 ppm, far above pre-industrial level of 280 ppm). The world last saw 350 ppm in 1988. Pushker A. Kharecha and James E. Hansen. 2008 ...
On the Chopping Block - Allegheny Highlands Climate Change
... Climate change is also increasing the frequency and severity of very heavy precipitation events (defined as the heaviest 1% of all daily events) in the region. The National Climate Assessment reports that between 1958 and 2010 the Northeast Region experienced a greater increase in extreme precipitat ...
... Climate change is also increasing the frequency and severity of very heavy precipitation events (defined as the heaviest 1% of all daily events) in the region. The National Climate Assessment reports that between 1958 and 2010 the Northeast Region experienced a greater increase in extreme precipitat ...
The Fifth Carbon Budget - Call for Evidence Question and Response
... The Committee intends to draw primarily on the work of the IPCC, as published in the Fifth Assessment Report, in assessing the implications of climate science for the budget advice The Committee’s advice is based on a climate objective to limit central estimates of temperature rise to as close to 2 ...
... The Committee intends to draw primarily on the work of the IPCC, as published in the Fifth Assessment Report, in assessing the implications of climate science for the budget advice The Committee’s advice is based on a climate objective to limit central estimates of temperature rise to as close to 2 ...
What is Green IT? The Science & The Challenge Autumn/Winter 2011
... with 389.85 parts per million last year. Not only are those rising, they are increasing at an accelerating rate from decade to decade. Because, as collective humanity, we are doing so little to change the situation, it is now unlikely that we will be able to confine global warming to an average to t ...
... with 389.85 parts per million last year. Not only are those rising, they are increasing at an accelerating rate from decade to decade. Because, as collective humanity, we are doing so little to change the situation, it is now unlikely that we will be able to confine global warming to an average to t ...
At the Frontlines of Climate Change—Oceans, Coasts, and Small
... communities in tropical and low-lying areas and small island developing States (SIDS). Recent observations indicate that climate change impacts on the ocean and associated systems far exceed the findings of the 2007 IPCC report, especially in the Arctic. Coastal communities are experiencing a variet ...
... communities in tropical and low-lying areas and small island developing States (SIDS). Recent observations indicate that climate change impacts on the ocean and associated systems far exceed the findings of the 2007 IPCC report, especially in the Arctic. Coastal communities are experiencing a variet ...
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.