Climate change in Africa: the need to move from science to action
... Climate change impacts have the potential to undermine and even undo progress made in reducing poverty, attaining MDGs, and improving the socio-economic wellbeing of the peoples of Africa. Between 5-10% of the continent’s GDP may be needed to deal with the impacts of climate change Despite ...
... Climate change impacts have the potential to undermine and even undo progress made in reducing poverty, attaining MDGs, and improving the socio-economic wellbeing of the peoples of Africa. Between 5-10% of the continent’s GDP may be needed to deal with the impacts of climate change Despite ...
Slide 1
... Faster than Predicted: UK Met 4C Study Linear and Non-Linear Abrupt and Irreversible Tipping Points Committed Warming The Only Uncertainty: When ...
... Faster than Predicted: UK Met 4C Study Linear and Non-Linear Abrupt and Irreversible Tipping Points Committed Warming The Only Uncertainty: When ...
Powerpoint
... N2: 78%; O2: 21%; Ar: 1%; CO2: 0.04%; CH4: 0.0002% BUT atmosphere is in equilibrium Allow short wavelength light through but block long wavelength light and re-reflect it ...
... N2: 78%; O2: 21%; Ar: 1%; CO2: 0.04%; CH4: 0.0002% BUT atmosphere is in equilibrium Allow short wavelength light through but block long wavelength light and re-reflect it ...
Offsets, the Indulgences of Today? - Carnegie Council for Ethics in
... Offset projects typically fall into four categories: renewable energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas capture and storage, and biosequestration. All of these methods, if managed well, can reduce greenhouse gases. Many offset projects are found in developing countries, where they are cheaper to ...
... Offset projects typically fall into four categories: renewable energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas capture and storage, and biosequestration. All of these methods, if managed well, can reduce greenhouse gases. Many offset projects are found in developing countries, where they are cheaper to ...
Click to - MMR-EIS
... to andefficient paper, forest products and some agricultural reduce fuel useasand time consumed to produce 1 unit of industries such sugar cane) product • The production of electricity using waste heat (as in steam) from an industrial process or the use of steam from electric power generation as a s ...
... to andefficient paper, forest products and some agricultural reduce fuel useasand time consumed to produce 1 unit of industries such sugar cane) product • The production of electricity using waste heat (as in steam) from an industrial process or the use of steam from electric power generation as a s ...
Study Guide
... Overview: Solar energy sustains life and drives the global climate systems on Earth. Without solar energy there would be no heat or precipitation and, therefore, no life on Earth. Students will gain an understanding that the absorption and transfer of thermal energy at and near Earth's surface resul ...
... Overview: Solar energy sustains life and drives the global climate systems on Earth. Without solar energy there would be no heat or precipitation and, therefore, no life on Earth. Students will gain an understanding that the absorption and transfer of thermal energy at and near Earth's surface resul ...
Climate Change and India: Presentation to Paschimbanga Vigyan
... scientific understanding of climate change in the past 20 years, there remains considerable uncertainty about the nature, timing, spatial distribution, and severity of particular impacts. In particular, none of the global climate models can be validated with respect to changes in rainfall over the I ...
... scientific understanding of climate change in the past 20 years, there remains considerable uncertainty about the nature, timing, spatial distribution, and severity of particular impacts. In particular, none of the global climate models can be validated with respect to changes in rainfall over the I ...
For Nicholas Stern, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge
... June 13, 2011.- “The crisis will mean ten years of slow growth in Europe, but one of the drivers of recovery will be the switch to a low-emissions economy. We should not see the fight against climate change as a sacrifice, but rather as an opportunity.” These words were pronounced this morning by Lo ...
... June 13, 2011.- “The crisis will mean ten years of slow growth in Europe, but one of the drivers of recovery will be the switch to a low-emissions economy. We should not see the fight against climate change as a sacrifice, but rather as an opportunity.” These words were pronounced this morning by Lo ...
Climate Change
... of increasing rates of ice loss, coupled with documented temperature increases in this region at the rate of 2°C per decade, indicating that largerscale global climate change is under way. In the Antarctic, it has long ago been predicted that increase in CO, can result in the breakup of the ice shee ...
... of increasing rates of ice loss, coupled with documented temperature increases in this region at the rate of 2°C per decade, indicating that largerscale global climate change is under way. In the Antarctic, it has long ago been predicted that increase in CO, can result in the breakup of the ice shee ...
Climate Change - Our Responsibility To Sustain God`s Earth
... The astronaut Loren Acton, describing the view of Earth from space observed, “ Looking outward to the blackness of space, sprinkled with a glory of lights I saw majesty but no welcome. Below was a welcoming planet. There, contained in the thin, moving, incredibly fragile shell of the biosphere is ev ...
... The astronaut Loren Acton, describing the view of Earth from space observed, “ Looking outward to the blackness of space, sprinkled with a glory of lights I saw majesty but no welcome. Below was a welcoming planet. There, contained in the thin, moving, incredibly fragile shell of the biosphere is ev ...
ENVI 30 Environmental Issues
... during 17th and early 18th centuries when sun was 0.25% dimmer than normal 20th century dominated by sunspot maxima ...
... during 17th and early 18th centuries when sun was 0.25% dimmer than normal 20th century dominated by sunspot maxima ...
National Academies of Science - Chester County Citizens for
... warming and the role played by human activity is largely non-existent among those who understand the nuances and scientific basis of long-term climate processes.“ ...
... warming and the role played by human activity is largely non-existent among those who understand the nuances and scientific basis of long-term climate processes.“ ...
INSTITUTE of ECOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
... quality concerns, in particular addressing the release of greenhouse gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide), and those gases that cause acidification, eutrophication, and oxidative damage, must be taken into account in all planning and policy issues. Mitigation and Adaptations in the UK ...
... quality concerns, in particular addressing the release of greenhouse gases (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide), and those gases that cause acidification, eutrophication, and oxidative damage, must be taken into account in all planning and policy issues. Mitigation and Adaptations in the UK ...
alliance.columbia.edu
... ²Heat waves are defined as three more consecutive days with maximum temperatures at or above 90°F. ...
... ²Heat waves are defined as three more consecutive days with maximum temperatures at or above 90°F. ...
The Data Behind Climate Change-
... about climate science (i.e., An Inconvenient Truth). In our class, this lesson will be preceded by a lesson explaining different climate proxies, and how scientists can get information about temperatures and atmospheric conditions thousands of years ago. Teaching Tips: Some of the graphs may be diff ...
... about climate science (i.e., An Inconvenient Truth). In our class, this lesson will be preceded by a lesson explaining different climate proxies, and how scientists can get information about temperatures and atmospheric conditions thousands of years ago. Teaching Tips: Some of the graphs may be diff ...
1 CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS the ability to factor climate
... causing more forests to die. All of these greatly accelerate climate change and are non-linear. Any one of these could lead to a tipping point of the whole earth system. If we go beyond that point no amount of human intervention can stabilise the system and we will have been propelled into a world o ...
... causing more forests to die. All of these greatly accelerate climate change and are non-linear. Any one of these could lead to a tipping point of the whole earth system. If we go beyond that point no amount of human intervention can stabilise the system and we will have been propelled into a world o ...
for the Environment - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
... Meat production creates GHGs that contribute to climate change. These gases include methane production from animals, carbon dioxide from deforestation, and nitrous oxide from fertilizers. Livestock production contributes an estimated 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activit ...
... Meat production creates GHGs that contribute to climate change. These gases include methane production from animals, carbon dioxide from deforestation, and nitrous oxide from fertilizers. Livestock production contributes an estimated 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activit ...
Global Climate Systems
... 4. El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Occurs when in air pressure over the Pacific changes causing the trade winds to change ...
... 4. El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Occurs when in air pressure over the Pacific changes causing the trade winds to change ...
09-04
... and storms may impact the fishing industry in southeast Alaska. However, since fisheries in other parts of the world may be impacted also, it is hard to predict the relative competitiveness of Alaska fisheries. Tourism is a major source of revenue in southeast Alaska, and longer and warmer summers m ...
... and storms may impact the fishing industry in southeast Alaska. However, since fisheries in other parts of the world may be impacted also, it is hard to predict the relative competitiveness of Alaska fisheries. Tourism is a major source of revenue in southeast Alaska, and longer and warmer summers m ...
ppt
... At regional scales, deforestation leads to drying (and heating), owing primarily to reduced evapotranspiration and water-holding capacity of soil E.g., cities in the Brazilian Amazon are warmer and drier than those areas were before they became urban centers E.g., much of Greece is warmer and drier ...
... At regional scales, deforestation leads to drying (and heating), owing primarily to reduced evapotranspiration and water-holding capacity of soil E.g., cities in the Brazilian Amazon are warmer and drier than those areas were before they became urban centers E.g., much of Greece is warmer and drier ...
Science aspects of the 2°C and 1.5°C global goals in the Cancun
... referenced in the Copenhagen Accord, along with the understanding that this goal reviewed with a view to strengthening it to a 1.5°C goal. It is possible to “translate" a global mean temperature goal into intermediate emission targets for different timeframes such as 2020 and 2050, but to do so mean ...
... referenced in the Copenhagen Accord, along with the understanding that this goal reviewed with a view to strengthening it to a 1.5°C goal. It is possible to “translate" a global mean temperature goal into intermediate emission targets for different timeframes such as 2020 and 2050, but to do so mean ...
News Release
... These questions were examined in this study for the first time. Surprisingly, the results show that changes in wind speed, either the projected increase or decrease, have negligible effects on the rate of wind-driven spread of these species. The effects of increased seed production and earlier matur ...
... These questions were examined in this study for the first time. Surprisingly, the results show that changes in wind speed, either the projected increase or decrease, have negligible effects on the rate of wind-driven spread of these species. The effects of increased seed production and earlier matur ...
L18.ppt
... waves – thermal “light waves”, invisible to our eyes • thermal radiation is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum – called infrared radiation • waves are characterized by their frequency or wavelength • different colors in the visible correspond to different wavelengths from red to blue ...
... waves – thermal “light waves”, invisible to our eyes • thermal radiation is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum – called infrared radiation • waves are characterized by their frequency or wavelength • different colors in the visible correspond to different wavelengths from red to blue ...
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.