Ontario*s Action on Climate Change September 2016
... Offsets, which provide flexibility, cost mitigation for regulated entities, and emission reduction incentive for unregulated activities • 13 protocols to be adapted in cooperation with Quebec; more in future as demand warrants • Compliance use limited to 8% of compliance obligation Cap and Trade & E ...
... Offsets, which provide flexibility, cost mitigation for regulated entities, and emission reduction incentive for unregulated activities • 13 protocols to be adapted in cooperation with Quebec; more in future as demand warrants • Compliance use limited to 8% of compliance obligation Cap and Trade & E ...
MS Word format, with endnotes - Christianity For Thinkers Home Page
... will promote more frequent El Niño-like conditions, decreasing rainfall across the Amazon basin. By 2100, this combination of higher temperatures, higher CO2 levels, and decreasing rainfall could devastate the rain forest, leaving behind only grasses, shrubs, and even desert vegetation in some place ...
... will promote more frequent El Niño-like conditions, decreasing rainfall across the Amazon basin. By 2100, this combination of higher temperatures, higher CO2 levels, and decreasing rainfall could devastate the rain forest, leaving behind only grasses, shrubs, and even desert vegetation in some place ...
Report Summary for Policy Makers
... These events may not be likely to occur in the next century but there is a significant likelihood that they could be triggered by human activities in the next 100 years. Amongst these risks are: The slowing down or stopping of the ocean’s thermohaline circulation. Melting of the Greenland and We ...
... These events may not be likely to occur in the next century but there is a significant likelihood that they could be triggered by human activities in the next 100 years. Amongst these risks are: The slowing down or stopping of the ocean’s thermohaline circulation. Melting of the Greenland and We ...
Global Climate Change and our Catholic Response
... Catholics Confront Global Poverty invites advocates to care for creation and protect those in poverty by joining the new Catholic Climate Covenant (www.catholicclimatecovenant.org). ...
... Catholics Confront Global Poverty invites advocates to care for creation and protect those in poverty by joining the new Catholic Climate Covenant (www.catholicclimatecovenant.org). ...
LARGEST GROUP EVER OF WORLD INVESTORS CALLS FOR
... “The stage is set for a series of decisions which will be critical to how climate change investment advances post-2012, said Peter Dunscombe, Chairman of IIGCC. “To-date investment decisionmaking has been hampered by weak, disparate and uncertain policies, as well as short time horizons. The specifi ...
... “The stage is set for a series of decisions which will be critical to how climate change investment advances post-2012, said Peter Dunscombe, Chairman of IIGCC. “To-date investment decisionmaking has been hampered by weak, disparate and uncertain policies, as well as short time horizons. The specifi ...
Водные ресурсы
... Increasing “thermal load” on rivers and water reservoirs may accelerate eutrophication processes, thereby shifting the equilibrium in the species composition (in groups) of phytoplankton toward species (groups) with higher temperature optimum (for example, cyanobacteria) posing a substantial risk fo ...
... Increasing “thermal load” on rivers and water reservoirs may accelerate eutrophication processes, thereby shifting the equilibrium in the species composition (in groups) of phytoplankton toward species (groups) with higher temperature optimum (for example, cyanobacteria) posing a substantial risk fo ...
global warming, human-induced carbon emissions,and their
... concentrations will lead to the acidification of sea water. Such effects will directly or indirectly threaten terrestrial and marine ecosystems and social systems. (4) Climate model projections indicate that global surface temperatures are likely to keep increasing by 0.2°C each 10-year in the next ...
... concentrations will lead to the acidification of sea water. Such effects will directly or indirectly threaten terrestrial and marine ecosystems and social systems. (4) Climate model projections indicate that global surface temperatures are likely to keep increasing by 0.2°C each 10-year in the next ...
Slide 1
... Four stages of adaptation: Autonomous adaptation (we are still within coping range) Generic adaptation (we need interventions, but the generic level is sufficient) Specific adaptation (interventions have to be specific to industries and to locations) ...
... Four stages of adaptation: Autonomous adaptation (we are still within coping range) Generic adaptation (we need interventions, but the generic level is sufficient) Specific adaptation (interventions have to be specific to industries and to locations) ...
Global Environmental Issues and its Remedies
... and warmer. The key greenhouse gases (GHG) causing global warming is carbon dioxide. CFC's, even though they exist in very small quantities, are significant contributors to global warming. Carbon dioxide, one of the most prevalent greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has two major anthropogenic (huma ...
... and warmer. The key greenhouse gases (GHG) causing global warming is carbon dioxide. CFC's, even though they exist in very small quantities, are significant contributors to global warming. Carbon dioxide, one of the most prevalent greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has two major anthropogenic (huma ...
October 14, 2015 Ms. C. Figueres United Nations Framework
... I am writing to communicate IFAC’s commitment to climate action and our support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in its facilitation of the forthcoming international climate negotiations at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties. As the global organiza ...
... I am writing to communicate IFAC’s commitment to climate action and our support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in its facilitation of the forthcoming international climate negotiations at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties. As the global organiza ...
Medieval Warm Period - Natural Climate Change
... was on the origin of the ice ages, the possibility of an imminent future ice age, and the first explorations of the so-called Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period. Even in the first IPCC assessment (IPCC, 1990), many climatic variations prior to the instrumental record were not that well known or ...
... was on the origin of the ice ages, the possibility of an imminent future ice age, and the first explorations of the so-called Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period. Even in the first IPCC assessment (IPCC, 1990), many climatic variations prior to the instrumental record were not that well known or ...
UNDP
... most important issues under the UNFCCC: Financing. • It also represents a critical juncture in the history of the climate change negotiations: two separate negotiation tracks continuing resulting in 2 separate outcomes or merging into a single process and outcome. ...
... most important issues under the UNFCCC: Financing. • It also represents a critical juncture in the history of the climate change negotiations: two separate negotiation tracks continuing resulting in 2 separate outcomes or merging into a single process and outcome. ...
How bad can it get?
... looked at the impacts on birds which have been observed so far. In this third article, he turns his attention to the future and looks at how much change there may be if future climate change projections are realised. ...
... looked at the impacts on birds which have been observed so far. In this third article, he turns his attention to the future and looks at how much change there may be if future climate change projections are realised. ...
John McCain and Barack Obama`s Policies on Energy, by George
... •Supports raising vehicle fuel consumption SEN. SEN. MCCAIN”S POSITION OBAMA’S POSITION 15% from DOE Projection by 2020. standards but hasWould not setBespecific • Global Warming One ofnumbers • Will Implement Cap-and-Trade Pro- ...
... •Supports raising vehicle fuel consumption SEN. SEN. MCCAIN”S POSITION OBAMA’S POSITION 15% from DOE Projection by 2020. standards but hasWould not setBespecific • Global Warming One ofnumbers • Will Implement Cap-and-Trade Pro- ...
S TAT E O F T H E WO R... Into a Warming World 2 0
... and their factories, buildings, power plants, and cars are consuming vast amounts of fossil fuels. As recently as 2004, the International Energy Agency projected that it would be 2030 before China passed the United States in emissions. It now appears that the lines crossed in 2006.10 Accelerating em ...
... and their factories, buildings, power plants, and cars are consuming vast amounts of fossil fuels. As recently as 2004, the International Energy Agency projected that it would be 2030 before China passed the United States in emissions. It now appears that the lines crossed in 2006.10 Accelerating em ...
Effects of Global Warming on Human Cultural Diversity
... warming will alter the climate, seasons, water supplies, and soil quality, in turn affecting both the supply and species of plants and animals in localities and regions. Agriculture, the foundation of civilization, will be the human activity most profoundly affected. The availability of food, and th ...
... warming will alter the climate, seasons, water supplies, and soil quality, in turn affecting both the supply and species of plants and animals in localities and regions. Agriculture, the foundation of civilization, will be the human activity most profoundly affected. The availability of food, and th ...
An Editorial Comment
... The choice of the start of the anthropocene remains rather arbitrary. The records of atmospheric CO2 , CH4 , and N2 O show a clear acceleration in trends since the end of the 18th century. For that reason, the start of the anthropocene was assigned to about that time, immediately following the inven ...
... The choice of the start of the anthropocene remains rather arbitrary. The records of atmospheric CO2 , CH4 , and N2 O show a clear acceleration in trends since the end of the 18th century. For that reason, the start of the anthropocene was assigned to about that time, immediately following the inven ...
Climate and economics
... 4. Uneven distribution of costs, poor countries likely most effected. 5. Market failure, global policy coordination needed, global tax likely to be best. R&D policy likely to be needed too. 6. Optimal tax is modest, no threat to growth. 7. Conventional oil is not the problem, coal and unconventional ...
... 4. Uneven distribution of costs, poor countries likely most effected. 5. Market failure, global policy coordination needed, global tax likely to be best. R&D policy likely to be needed too. 6. Optimal tax is modest, no threat to growth. 7. Conventional oil is not the problem, coal and unconventional ...
Climate change and forests
... Phased approach for REDD+ Meridian (2009) & COP16 (UNFCCC 2010) Phase 1 – the readiness phase focuses on the • development of national strategies or action plans, policies and measures, capacity building and demonstration activities. Phase 2 – Implementation phase focuses on • National policy refor ...
... Phased approach for REDD+ Meridian (2009) & COP16 (UNFCCC 2010) Phase 1 – the readiness phase focuses on the • development of national strategies or action plans, policies and measures, capacity building and demonstration activities. Phase 2 – Implementation phase focuses on • National policy refor ...
Summer - Climate Science Program
... Global temperature trends of the 20C cannot be explained on the basis of natural variation alone Only when the influences of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are included can the trends be explained Models that explain these trends, when projected into the future, indicate a 1.5-6.5oC war ...
... Global temperature trends of the 20C cannot be explained on the basis of natural variation alone Only when the influences of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are included can the trends be explained Models that explain these trends, when projected into the future, indicate a 1.5-6.5oC war ...
PPT - unece
... Chief data need is for robust greenhouse gas emission inventories, which requires robust activity data for their compilation: • Energy statistics • Waste statistics • Transport statistics (in aviation detailed data on flights) • Industrial output statistics • Agriculture statistics • Land use, lan ...
... Chief data need is for robust greenhouse gas emission inventories, which requires robust activity data for their compilation: • Energy statistics • Waste statistics • Transport statistics (in aviation detailed data on flights) • Industrial output statistics • Agriculture statistics • Land use, lan ...
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.