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... 2. Open Letter on the President’s Position on Climate Change, 7 February 2007: “Our emissions performance since 2000 is among the best in the world. According to the International Energy Agency, from 2000-2004, as our population increased and our economy grew by nearly 10%, U.S. carbon dioxide emiss ...
... 2. Open Letter on the President’s Position on Climate Change, 7 February 2007: “Our emissions performance since 2000 is among the best in the world. According to the International Energy Agency, from 2000-2004, as our population increased and our economy grew by nearly 10%, U.S. carbon dioxide emiss ...
Introduction - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... If a planet’s mean surface temperature were determined solely by the rate of absorption of solar radiation, – Venus would be colder than Earth. ...
... If a planet’s mean surface temperature were determined solely by the rate of absorption of solar radiation, – Venus would be colder than Earth. ...
seven theories of climate change - The Science and Public Policy
... The theory of climate change that most people are familiar with is commonly called anthropogenic (man-made) global warming, or AGW for short. That theory holds that man-made greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), are the predominant cause of the global warming that occurred during the pas ...
... The theory of climate change that most people are familiar with is commonly called anthropogenic (man-made) global warming, or AGW for short. That theory holds that man-made greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), are the predominant cause of the global warming that occurred during the pas ...
Context Two scenarios – to consider scale of emission cuts required
... • ‘Peak oil’ provides much of the impetus for cuts in oil and gas use, but coal is used as a buffer • Global emissions fall more slowly: ~30% by 2050 • Concentrations projected to reach 600- 650 ppm CO2e ...
... • ‘Peak oil’ provides much of the impetus for cuts in oil and gas use, but coal is used as a buffer • Global emissions fall more slowly: ~30% by 2050 • Concentrations projected to reach 600- 650 ppm CO2e ...
Second Circular
... The climate of the Mediterranean region: understanding its evolution and effects on environment and societies The Conference will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 26-29 September 2012 at Museo del Traje The conference aims to offer a forum for dissemination and discussion of recent progress in Mediterra ...
... The climate of the Mediterranean region: understanding its evolution and effects on environment and societies The Conference will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 26-29 September 2012 at Museo del Traje The conference aims to offer a forum for dissemination and discussion of recent progress in Mediterra ...
Testimony - Competitive Enterprise Institute
... would be willing to share this information with the Committee. If so, it would then be a simple matter to calculate how many carbon dioxide-equivalent permits DuPont would stand to gain under an early action credit program, and how much profit DuPont could clear assuming a market price of a mere $10 ...
... would be willing to share this information with the Committee. If so, it would then be a simple matter to calculate how many carbon dioxide-equivalent permits DuPont would stand to gain under an early action credit program, and how much profit DuPont could clear assuming a market price of a mere $10 ...
Provisional WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in
... It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, with global temperatures even higher than the record-breaking temperatures in 2015. Preliminary data shows that 2016’s global temperatures are approximately 1.2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to an assessment by the Wor ...
... It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest year on record, with global temperatures even higher than the record-breaking temperatures in 2015. Preliminary data shows that 2016’s global temperatures are approximately 1.2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to an assessment by the Wor ...
L18.ppt - University of Iowa Physics
... What produces thermal radiation? • All objects whose temperature is above absolute zero emit thermal radiation • We continuously emit thermal radiation and absorb it from objects and people around us • If we just emitted radiation we would eventually cool to absolute zero! • The rate (J/s or Watts) ...
... What produces thermal radiation? • All objects whose temperature is above absolute zero emit thermal radiation • We continuously emit thermal radiation and absorb it from objects and people around us • If we just emitted radiation we would eventually cool to absolute zero! • The rate (J/s or Watts) ...
Climate Change * Can science teachers play a part
... “The bad news is that there is a growing consensus that the IPCC estimates are wildly optimistic.” “They found that ice loss is increasing fast. Greenland is now losing about 300 gigatonnes of ice per year, enough to raise sea level by 0.83 mm. Antarctica is losing about 200 gigatonnes per year, alm ...
... “The bad news is that there is a growing consensus that the IPCC estimates are wildly optimistic.” “They found that ice loss is increasing fast. Greenland is now losing about 300 gigatonnes of ice per year, enough to raise sea level by 0.83 mm. Antarctica is losing about 200 gigatonnes per year, alm ...
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... 11:30 Guidelines for Communicating about Science with Diverse Audiences. Dr. Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University, Department of Communication and Science & Technological Studies 12:15 LUNCH Theme 2: The Current State of Climate Science: Examining the Data, The Scientific Toolbox. 1:15 Introduction ...
... 11:30 Guidelines for Communicating about Science with Diverse Audiences. Dr. Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University, Department of Communication and Science & Technological Studies 12:15 LUNCH Theme 2: The Current State of Climate Science: Examining the Data, The Scientific Toolbox. 1:15 Introduction ...
Thermohaline circulation changes: a question of risk
... single future event cannot be calculated objectively; it is an expression of a subjective assessment of the likelihood based on limited available knowledge. (We are currently conducting a systematic expert elicitation, as pioneered by [Morgan and Keith, 1995], to find out the subjective probabilitie ...
... single future event cannot be calculated objectively; it is an expression of a subjective assessment of the likelihood based on limited available knowledge. (We are currently conducting a systematic expert elicitation, as pioneered by [Morgan and Keith, 1995], to find out the subjective probabilitie ...
Six Degrees to Hell
... extreme weather, climate and sea-level events are very likely to increase. ...
... extreme weather, climate and sea-level events are very likely to increase. ...
The Institute for coastal research is part of the Helmholtz Climate
... extratropical storms in different parts of the world for the past decades. Thereby regional climate simulations are forced by global reanalysis data to achieve high-resolution and homogeneous data sets which allow for deriving storm statistics. The figure shows an index of storm activity for the Nor ...
... extratropical storms in different parts of the world for the past decades. Thereby regional climate simulations are forced by global reanalysis data to achieve high-resolution and homogeneous data sets which allow for deriving storm statistics. The figure shows an index of storm activity for the Nor ...
Global Warming - Science or Politics
... country’s sovereignty. The idea of ‘doing good’ to ‘save the planet’ from ‘human-caused global warming’ was born. These powerful men, some perhaps true believers in a fearful fate, created the UNFCCC- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which then created the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on ...
... country’s sovereignty. The idea of ‘doing good’ to ‘save the planet’ from ‘human-caused global warming’ was born. These powerful men, some perhaps true believers in a fearful fate, created the UNFCCC- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which then created the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Climate change: the challenges for public health and
... populations, predominantly within tropical/subtropical countries. Climate change is the biggest threat to nature and humanity in the 21st century. The health of the people depends on the stability and functioning of the earth’s ecological and physical systems. Normally we ignore these life support s ...
... populations, predominantly within tropical/subtropical countries. Climate change is the biggest threat to nature and humanity in the 21st century. The health of the people depends on the stability and functioning of the earth’s ecological and physical systems. Normally we ignore these life support s ...
Report
... The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (the Bill) addresses the problem of global warming, or, more specifically, the problem of increased anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, which are the cause of global warming. If the Bill is passed, it will direct the United S ...
... The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (the Bill) addresses the problem of global warming, or, more specifically, the problem of increased anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, which are the cause of global warming. If the Bill is passed, it will direct the United S ...
CCL Monthly Conference Call, Saturday, April 4, 2015
... Congress see the REMI study, we are writing personal letters asking them to look at the study and share their thoughts about it. Suggested outline for letters: ...
... Congress see the REMI study, we are writing personal letters asking them to look at the study and share their thoughts about it. Suggested outline for letters: ...
The Climate The Climate and Deserts Workshop Deserts Workshop:
... Ecosystem Response – Modeling – Human Uses – Water – Invasive Plants – Fire Regimes – Wildlife Registration fee includes workshop participation, materials, breaks, lunches and evening poster session. Special rate of $29 weekday and $59 Friday/Saturday at Aquarius Casino Resort (good through March 18 ...
... Ecosystem Response – Modeling – Human Uses – Water – Invasive Plants – Fire Regimes – Wildlife Registration fee includes workshop participation, materials, breaks, lunches and evening poster session. Special rate of $29 weekday and $59 Friday/Saturday at Aquarius Casino Resort (good through March 18 ...
Climate Challenge - The Science Spot
... 3. What are some causes for climate change? Build up of greenhouse gases 4. How do we know that the climate is changing? Tree rings, corals, lake and ocean sediments, sea levels, and the size of glaciers 5. How will climate change affect the water on Earth? Higher water temperatures, less snow in th ...
... 3. What are some causes for climate change? Build up of greenhouse gases 4. How do we know that the climate is changing? Tree rings, corals, lake and ocean sediments, sea levels, and the size of glaciers 5. How will climate change affect the water on Earth? Higher water temperatures, less snow in th ...
techvols_tv2_ch_7 - Port of Vancouver
... Climate change in the short-term is expected to have a minor impact on the physical environment of Roberts Bank. However, in the long-term, the physical conditions experienced at Roberts Bank will likely be modified as a result of sea-level change and a possible increase in the incidence of severe s ...
... Climate change in the short-term is expected to have a minor impact on the physical environment of Roberts Bank. However, in the long-term, the physical conditions experienced at Roberts Bank will likely be modified as a result of sea-level change and a possible increase in the incidence of severe s ...
Welcome Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Minister for Science
... 0.6 0 C increase in average global temperature during the last century (11 of last 12 years being warmest since 1850, with 1998 being on top.) ...
... 0.6 0 C increase in average global temperature during the last century (11 of last 12 years being warmest since 1850, with 1998 being on top.) ...
WHAT IS COP 17?
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)(21 March 1994) Governments are required to: (i) gather and share information on greenhouse gas emissions, national policies and best practices (ii) launch national strategies for addressing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to expected impacts, including the ...
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)(21 March 1994) Governments are required to: (i) gather and share information on greenhouse gas emissions, national policies and best practices (ii) launch national strategies for addressing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to expected impacts, including the ...
Why does climate change? What is man’s role?
... The theory of climate change that most people are familiar with is commonly called anthropogenic (man-made) global warming, or AGW for short. That theory holds that man-made greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), are the predominant cause of the global warming that occurred during the pas ...
... The theory of climate change that most people are familiar with is commonly called anthropogenic (man-made) global warming, or AGW for short. That theory holds that man-made greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), are the predominant cause of the global warming that occurred during the pas ...
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.