Fracking as producing lower emissions than coal
... it, Dr. Ingraffea stated: “It once again indicates that industry and the EPA have been underestimating, when we all should have been out there measuring, BEFORE setting energy policy. However, I disagree with the assertion that a significant dent can be made in methane emissions quickly and cheaply ...
... it, Dr. Ingraffea stated: “It once again indicates that industry and the EPA have been underestimating, when we all should have been out there measuring, BEFORE setting energy policy. However, I disagree with the assertion that a significant dent can be made in methane emissions quickly and cheaply ...
f(x) - Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
... Global mean carbon cycle feedbacks from different models using the same GHG emissions are different ...
... Global mean carbon cycle feedbacks from different models using the same GHG emissions are different ...
Oceanography and Climate Change: Past, present and future
... According to Richard Zeebe (University of Hawaii) none of the past OA scenarios will be able to depict the true extent of future acidification. The injection of carbon into the ocean–atmosphere system, even during the PETM, was most likely not as rapid and intense as the modern situation. A more gra ...
... According to Richard Zeebe (University of Hawaii) none of the past OA scenarios will be able to depict the true extent of future acidification. The injection of carbon into the ocean–atmosphere system, even during the PETM, was most likely not as rapid and intense as the modern situation. A more gra ...
Drivhuseffekt og global opvarmning
... of two samples (one from the reference period 1961-1990 and one from the future) Determine the probability that the two samples (reference and future) are drawn from the same population based on a Student’s t-test If the probability is less than 1% chance that the samples are from the same populatio ...
... of two samples (one from the reference period 1961-1990 and one from the future) Determine the probability that the two samples (reference and future) are drawn from the same population based on a Student’s t-test If the probability is less than 1% chance that the samples are from the same populatio ...
CBA Country Programme Strategy Niger
... climate variability and extreme events. Furthermore, long-term changes to temperature and precipitation will increase the vulnerability of communities to increasingly intense of extreme events, as the ecosystems which buffer communities against these extreme events will become increasingly stressed ...
... climate variability and extreme events. Furthermore, long-term changes to temperature and precipitation will increase the vulnerability of communities to increasingly intense of extreme events, as the ecosystems which buffer communities against these extreme events will become increasingly stressed ...
Model
... Temperature-Reconstruction (treerings, corals, ice and sediment cores, historical evidence) of the temperature of the northern hemisphere from the year 1000 bis 1999 and instrumental temperature from 1902 to 1999 ...
... Temperature-Reconstruction (treerings, corals, ice and sediment cores, historical evidence) of the temperature of the northern hemisphere from the year 1000 bis 1999 and instrumental temperature from 1902 to 1999 ...
Global Climate Change - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and
... Fortunately, there are things we can do to address the problem of climate change. We can reduce the level of greenhouse gases that we release into the atmosphere, and we can remove some of the greenhouse gases that are already there. ...
... Fortunately, there are things we can do to address the problem of climate change. We can reduce the level of greenhouse gases that we release into the atmosphere, and we can remove some of the greenhouse gases that are already there. ...
Deep in the lungs of the Earth
... vegetation was key for explaining differences in atmospheric chemistry between the midPliocene and preindustrial periods. The greater abundance of tropical savanna and deciduous biomes in the mid-Pliocene led to more natural emissions from plant life and wildfires. This in turn caused tropospheric o ...
... vegetation was key for explaining differences in atmospheric chemistry between the midPliocene and preindustrial periods. The greater abundance of tropical savanna and deciduous biomes in the mid-Pliocene led to more natural emissions from plant life and wildfires. This in turn caused tropospheric o ...
THE WESTON OBSERVATORY Department of
... anabolic fuel for plants. Life would be impossible without it… however, too much of it in the atmosphere puts our species and the biosphere at risk. ...
... anabolic fuel for plants. Life would be impossible without it… however, too much of it in the atmosphere puts our species and the biosphere at risk. ...
Recent climate change in the Baltic Sea region
... • This increase is beyond the range of our estimate of natural variations. We need an explanation by external (man-made) drivers. • We can explain this increase in temperature in winter and spring by considering elevated CO2 levels as sole external forcing. • In summer and fall, however, the effect ...
... • This increase is beyond the range of our estimate of natural variations. We need an explanation by external (man-made) drivers. • We can explain this increase in temperature in winter and spring by considering elevated CO2 levels as sole external forcing. • In summer and fall, however, the effect ...
EU Climate Change Policy
... Includes biofuels target of 10% by 2020 Nuclear: member states’ choice Sustainable power generation from fossil fuels: aiming at near-zero emissions by 2020 Towards a European strategic energy technology plan ...
... Includes biofuels target of 10% by 2020 Nuclear: member states’ choice Sustainable power generation from fossil fuels: aiming at near-zero emissions by 2020 Towards a European strategic energy technology plan ...
Global Warming Litigation - Norris McLaughlin & Marcus
... methane, nitrous oxide, CFC’s) trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere. ...
... methane, nitrous oxide, CFC’s) trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere. ...
Haywood_LSAR_2012
... • Society needs scientific evidence in order to act • Consider types of actions – Mitigation - reduce emissions of greenhouse gases – Adaptation – learn to live with climate change that we are already committed to – If it gets too bad what about Geoengineerg? ...
... • Society needs scientific evidence in order to act • Consider types of actions – Mitigation - reduce emissions of greenhouse gases – Adaptation – learn to live with climate change that we are already committed to – If it gets too bad what about Geoengineerg? ...
Activity Sheep Burps Key Learning Students will investigate the
... After watching the BtN Sheep Burps story, working in pairs, ask students to discuss and record what they already know about climate change. What questions were raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following K-W-L-H organiser provides students with a framework to explo ...
... After watching the BtN Sheep Burps story, working in pairs, ask students to discuss and record what they already know about climate change. What questions were raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following K-W-L-H organiser provides students with a framework to explo ...
Weather extremes - how are they changing as our world
... Is climate change responsible? The science of determining how much of a role human influence has played in an extreme weather or climate event, known as attribution science, has advanced rapidly in response to increasing risks from climate change. The Met Office Hadley Centre is working with partner ...
... Is climate change responsible? The science of determining how much of a role human influence has played in an extreme weather or climate event, known as attribution science, has advanced rapidly in response to increasing risks from climate change. The Met Office Hadley Centre is working with partner ...
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... terms of farm type choice. Points (a) through (c) have to some extent been examined in the past (e.g., by LANG 2007 and LIPPERT ET AL. 2009). For Germany, point (d) is expected to result in the first econometrics-based adaptation study with national coverage. Completion of the project is expected in ...
... terms of farm type choice. Points (a) through (c) have to some extent been examined in the past (e.g., by LANG 2007 and LIPPERT ET AL. 2009). For Germany, point (d) is expected to result in the first econometrics-based adaptation study with national coverage. Completion of the project is expected in ...
P31.14 Herbs are hurt, shrubs will thrive in a warmer arctic climate
... ecosystems. A rapid change in plant performance took place in a fell field area near the Arctic Station on Disko in 1996, coinciding with a marked decline in winter ice coverage in the Disko Bay in West Greenland. Most climate models have shown that global warming will take place earlier and that th ...
... ecosystems. A rapid change in plant performance took place in a fell field area near the Arctic Station on Disko in 1996, coinciding with a marked decline in winter ice coverage in the Disko Bay in West Greenland. Most climate models have shown that global warming will take place earlier and that th ...
The role of BECCS and negative emissions in global climate change
... Clarke, L. et al. in Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change (eds Edenhofer, O. et al.) Ch. 6 (Cambridge Univ. Press, in the press). Tavoni, M. & Socolow, R. Climatic Change 118, 1–14 (2013). Raupach M. R. & Canadell, J. G. in The Continental-Scale Greenhouse Gas Balance of Europe (eds Dol ...
... Clarke, L. et al. in Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change (eds Edenhofer, O. et al.) Ch. 6 (Cambridge Univ. Press, in the press). Tavoni, M. & Socolow, R. Climatic Change 118, 1–14 (2013). Raupach M. R. & Canadell, J. G. in The Continental-Scale Greenhouse Gas Balance of Europe (eds Dol ...
Climate Lingo Bingo - Windows to the Universe
... endless amount of ways these words can be used meaningfully with students. Matching words to definitions is one activity that can improve one’s knowledge of climate terms. The game can be played with the objective of matching all words with their definition. Also, the game can be easily converted in ...
... endless amount of ways these words can be used meaningfully with students. Matching words to definitions is one activity that can improve one’s knowledge of climate terms. The game can be played with the objective of matching all words with their definition. Also, the game can be easily converted in ...
6 things you should know
... During 20th century average increase was 4.8 to 8.8 inches per century (1.2-2.2 mm/year) • Due to • the expansion of ocean water • melting of mountain glaciers and small ice caps ...
... During 20th century average increase was 4.8 to 8.8 inches per century (1.2-2.2 mm/year) • Due to • the expansion of ocean water • melting of mountain glaciers and small ice caps ...
Literacy demands - ogle
... Another feature of the biosphere is its patchiness, and we can see this on several levels. On a global scale, we see it in the distribution of continents and oceans. On a regional scale, patchiness occurs in the distribution of deserts, grasslands, forests, lakes, and streams, for example. The aeria ...
... Another feature of the biosphere is its patchiness, and we can see this on several levels. On a global scale, we see it in the distribution of continents and oceans. On a regional scale, patchiness occurs in the distribution of deserts, grasslands, forests, lakes, and streams, for example. The aeria ...
PROGRAMME 4 : CLIMATE CHANGE Strategic Plan for 2011
... Communication and Transport Green House Gas GHG study) and 1 economic/regulatory instrument ...
... Communication and Transport Green House Gas GHG study) and 1 economic/regulatory instrument ...
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.