Social Implications of Climate Change in Latin America
... this century will generally be in the more extreme direction, that is, more intensive precipitation, longer dry spells and warm spells, heat waves with higher temperatures than generally experienced up to now, and more numerous, severe hurricanes. According to the International Panel on Climate Chan ...
... this century will generally be in the more extreme direction, that is, more intensive precipitation, longer dry spells and warm spells, heat waves with higher temperatures than generally experienced up to now, and more numerous, severe hurricanes. According to the International Panel on Climate Chan ...
Video transcript
... autumn and early winter rainfall, again, about a 15% decline at that time of year. And this is a picture of that rainfall decline. So, again, what I've got, here, is a rainfall decile map. Red, on this one, is lowest on record, or very much below average in orange, and now we're talking about rainfa ...
... autumn and early winter rainfall, again, about a 15% decline at that time of year. And this is a picture of that rainfall decline. So, again, what I've got, here, is a rainfall decile map. Red, on this one, is lowest on record, or very much below average in orange, and now we're talking about rainfa ...
International mechanisms for addressing energy subsidies
... systems compatible with sustainable development through the use of improved market signals and by removing market distortions, including restructuring taxation and phasing out harmful subsidies, where they exis t, to reflect their environmental impacts, with such policies taking fully into account t ...
... systems compatible with sustainable development through the use of improved market signals and by removing market distortions, including restructuring taxation and phasing out harmful subsidies, where they exis t, to reflect their environmental impacts, with such policies taking fully into account t ...
Summary - VU Research Portal
... 2.0 oC during summer and an average annual increase of 1.2 oC. On Spitsbergen the increase was 1.7 o C during the summer period. These results simulate the observed and expected climate change in the course of this century in a realistic way. Ambient precipitation was doubled (2006‐2010), based ...
... 2.0 oC during summer and an average annual increase of 1.2 oC. On Spitsbergen the increase was 1.7 o C during the summer period. These results simulate the observed and expected climate change in the course of this century in a realistic way. Ambient precipitation was doubled (2006‐2010), based ...
Legal Framework on Adaptation - European Capacity Building
... Assume cost of reducing emissions by 1 metric tonne is US - $10 by using pollution controls, or imposing regulations on waste emissions (plus political cost) Russia - $7 tonne, because old industrial processes, coal-fired plants India - $6 tonne through fuel switching. Kenya – by the planting of tre ...
... Assume cost of reducing emissions by 1 metric tonne is US - $10 by using pollution controls, or imposing regulations on waste emissions (plus political cost) Russia - $7 tonne, because old industrial processes, coal-fired plants India - $6 tonne through fuel switching. Kenya – by the planting of tre ...
full-book-review - Institute for Environmental Entrepreneurship
... planet. His consciousness began to shift and it made him wonder about what lies in store for his young daughter and future generations. As climate change intensifies, it will change lives throughout the planet. In this quest for answers, Mark Hertsgaard sought out solutions being tried around the wo ...
... planet. His consciousness began to shift and it made him wonder about what lies in store for his young daughter and future generations. As climate change intensifies, it will change lives throughout the planet. In this quest for answers, Mark Hertsgaard sought out solutions being tried around the wo ...
the potential impacts of climate change on detroit,michigan
... Southeast Michigan has seen an 11% increase in total annual precipitation from the 1961-1990 average to the 1981-2010 average.[16] Most models project that observed increases in total annual precipitation for the Midwest will continue. In most cases, summer precipitation is projected to increase onl ...
... Southeast Michigan has seen an 11% increase in total annual precipitation from the 1961-1990 average to the 1981-2010 average.[16] Most models project that observed increases in total annual precipitation for the Midwest will continue. In most cases, summer precipitation is projected to increase onl ...
3_session_Ayensu
... * US – 17-28% below 2005 level by 2020; EU – 20-30% from 1990 level by 2020 (2.3 Gt); China - Reduce energy consumption per national income by 20% between 2005–10 (0.8Gt), and again between 2010-2015; Russia - stabilise emissions at ~30% below 1990 (0.7 Gt); Brazil - Reduce deforestation rates by 70 ...
... * US – 17-28% below 2005 level by 2020; EU – 20-30% from 1990 level by 2020 (2.3 Gt); China - Reduce energy consumption per national income by 20% between 2005–10 (0.8Gt), and again between 2010-2015; Russia - stabilise emissions at ~30% below 1990 (0.7 Gt); Brazil - Reduce deforestation rates by 70 ...
Climate Drivers
... Hansen et al. 2007 suggest that spring is the critical season for terminations, because the albedo feedback works via the large change in absorbed sunlight that begins once the ice/snow surface becomes wet, after which the surface albedo remains low until thick fresh snow accumulates. A spring maxim ...
... Hansen et al. 2007 suggest that spring is the critical season for terminations, because the albedo feedback works via the large change in absorbed sunlight that begins once the ice/snow surface becomes wet, after which the surface albedo remains low until thick fresh snow accumulates. A spring maxim ...
CO2, the greenhouse effect and global warming: from the
... ensemble of ESMs, and past observed warming, projected global temperatures are likely to exceed 2 8C above preindustrial times for higher emission scenarios, with ‘‘likely’’ being defined as with a probability between 66 and 100%. This threshold can, however, likely be avoided in a low emission scen ...
... ensemble of ESMs, and past observed warming, projected global temperatures are likely to exceed 2 8C above preindustrial times for higher emission scenarios, with ‘‘likely’’ being defined as with a probability between 66 and 100%. This threshold can, however, likely be avoided in a low emission scen ...
Elevation-dependent warming in mountain regions of the world
... Arctic. In contrast, despite model predictions of future amplified warming in high elevation regions, analyses of limited mountain observations available do not always agree. This is partly because of inherent complexities in mountain climate, but also because current monitoring is inadequate and sk ...
... Arctic. In contrast, despite model predictions of future amplified warming in high elevation regions, analyses of limited mountain observations available do not always agree. This is partly because of inherent complexities in mountain climate, but also because current monitoring is inadequate and sk ...
Brenda_Platt_Monday_..
... Improves plant growth, and thus carbon sequestration Reduces energy use for irrigation Anaerobic digestion offsets fossil fuel consumption ...
... Improves plant growth, and thus carbon sequestration Reduces energy use for irrigation Anaerobic digestion offsets fossil fuel consumption ...
Modelling regional responses by marine pelagic ecosystems to
... Such ecological processes are highly dynamic [Field et al., 1998] and not well understood [Falkowski et al., 2000]. ...
... Such ecological processes are highly dynamic [Field et al., 1998] and not well understood [Falkowski et al., 2000]. ...
global_cooling_ESS_analysis_final
... In their recently published research paper entitled "Is the climate warming or cooling?", David Easterling of the U.S. National Climate Data Center and Michael Wehner of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory show that naturally occurring periods of no warming or even slight cooling can easily be par ...
... In their recently published research paper entitled "Is the climate warming or cooling?", David Easterling of the U.S. National Climate Data Center and Michael Wehner of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory show that naturally occurring periods of no warming or even slight cooling can easily be par ...
Global Air Quality
... power high prices on CFCs abnormal profits less incentive to find substitutes Corrected in part by the excise tax, which redistributed some of these profits Market ...
... power high prices on CFCs abnormal profits less incentive to find substitutes Corrected in part by the excise tax, which redistributed some of these profits Market ...
How Will Climate Change Affect Agriculture in Washington?
... Rangeland grasses are expected to have increased growth but decreased digestibility. Experiments have shown increased forage growth in grazing lands in response to both elevated CO2 concentrations[8] and warming[9]. However, these studies also found a decrease in digestibility of grasses grown under ...
... Rangeland grasses are expected to have increased growth but decreased digestibility. Experiments have shown increased forage growth in grazing lands in response to both elevated CO2 concentrations[8] and warming[9]. However, these studies also found a decrease in digestibility of grasses grown under ...
Climate Change and Economic Adaptation: the View from Alaska
... of Alaskans (and pleasurable for some) • The costs of mitigation are very high. • The rational (cost-benefit) argument for climate policy will be lost on most Alaskans (as on most Americans) • Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to a level that would actually control climate change would be like underg ...
... of Alaskans (and pleasurable for some) • The costs of mitigation are very high. • The rational (cost-benefit) argument for climate policy will be lost on most Alaskans (as on most Americans) • Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to a level that would actually control climate change would be like underg ...
Global Air Quality - Queen`s Economics Department
... power high prices on CFCs abnormal profits less incentive to find substitutes Corrected in part by the excise tax, which redistributed some of these profits Market ...
... power high prices on CFCs abnormal profits less incentive to find substitutes Corrected in part by the excise tax, which redistributed some of these profits Market ...
Sample resolution by Student Government OR Academic Board
... divest from publicly-traded fossil fuel companies. The climate crisis is a serious threat to current and future generations here at xxx University and around the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report found that global warming is already causing costly d ...
... divest from publicly-traded fossil fuel companies. The climate crisis is a serious threat to current and future generations here at xxx University and around the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report found that global warming is already causing costly d ...
Speech at the
... to note that at the Future Climate Conference of Engineering Solutions held this September in Copenhagen, a message was clearly heard, which excludes any major obstacles in addressing climate change in terms of technical capabilities. Hence, more attention needs to be paid on how to distribute the c ...
... to note that at the Future Climate Conference of Engineering Solutions held this September in Copenhagen, a message was clearly heard, which excludes any major obstacles in addressing climate change in terms of technical capabilities. Hence, more attention needs to be paid on how to distribute the c ...
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 ...
gpi nuclear briefing q#859A.qxd
... Since the first assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990, it has been clear that even if industrialised countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero, it will not be enough to stabilise atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Hence action by all countries i ...
... Since the first assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1990, it has been clear that even if industrialised countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero, it will not be enough to stabilise atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Hence action by all countries i ...
Science Article PDF - Geological Society of America
... the greater the depletion in the heavy isotope, the colder the temperature. On the basis of measurements of temperature in the borehole, it has been possible to demonstrate that the mean air temperature in Greenland must have been 16 °C colder during glacial time than during the present interglacial ...
... the greater the depletion in the heavy isotope, the colder the temperature. On the basis of measurements of temperature in the borehole, it has been possible to demonstrate that the mean air temperature in Greenland must have been 16 °C colder during glacial time than during the present interglacial ...
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.