Joint UNECE – UNCTAD Workshop Geneva, Switzerland, 8 September 2010
... Climate change poses a serious threat to human development and prosperity, with implications for water and food security, transport infrastructure, human health, biodiversity, migration, global trade and security. Given the magnitude of the challenge, it is imperative that climate change impacts and ...
... Climate change poses a serious threat to human development and prosperity, with implications for water and food security, transport infrastructure, human health, biodiversity, migration, global trade and security. Given the magnitude of the challenge, it is imperative that climate change impacts and ...
speech - Europa.eu
... change will build a bridge to economic recovery. The economic and environmental challenges can be tackled together and lay the foundations for a low carbon economy to the benefits of all. What we need is a sustainable growth, founded on sustainable energy and climate friendly production and consumpt ...
... change will build a bridge to economic recovery. The economic and environmental challenges can be tackled together and lay the foundations for a low carbon economy to the benefits of all. What we need is a sustainable growth, founded on sustainable energy and climate friendly production and consumpt ...
Influential climate denial: A massive human rights violation?
... Abstract submission, Denialism and Human Rights, Maastricht, 22-23 January 2015 Oreskes and Conway (2010) showed how distinguished scientists can be persuaded by a combination of fame, political attitude (e.g. belief in self-regulation of global markets), and financial reward to actively deny global ...
... Abstract submission, Denialism and Human Rights, Maastricht, 22-23 January 2015 Oreskes and Conway (2010) showed how distinguished scientists can be persuaded by a combination of fame, political attitude (e.g. belief in self-regulation of global markets), and financial reward to actively deny global ...
Realities VS Misconceptions About the Science of Climate Change
... decades‐long discussion of the climate system that has led to our current understanding of global warming. The dawn of the satellite era at the end of the 70s, the retrieval of several more ice cores reaching further back in time from Greenland and Antarctica, and improvements in climate modeling ...
... decades‐long discussion of the climate system that has led to our current understanding of global warming. The dawn of the satellite era at the end of the 70s, the retrieval of several more ice cores reaching further back in time from Greenland and Antarctica, and improvements in climate modeling ...
Climate Skeptics - Dalton State College
... year on record, I ask the chair, you know what this is? It’s a snowball. And that’s just from outside here. So it’s very, very cold ...
... year on record, I ask the chair, you know what this is? It’s a snowball. And that’s just from outside here. So it’s very, very cold ...
Questions and answers on the EU-China Joint Statement on Climate
... 1. Why is today's EU-China Joint Statement on Climate Change important? The statement is an important step towards a new international climate change agreement, to be adopted at the Paris conference in December 2015. The EU and China are major players in the context of the United Nations Framework o ...
... 1. Why is today's EU-China Joint Statement on Climate Change important? The statement is an important step towards a new international climate change agreement, to be adopted at the Paris conference in December 2015. The EU and China are major players in the context of the United Nations Framework o ...
The 2015 Paris Agreement
... challenge faced by all with local, subnational, national, regional and international dimensions, and that it is a key component of and makes a contribution to the long-term global response to climate change to protect people, livelihoods and ecosystems, taking into account the urgent and immediate n ...
... challenge faced by all with local, subnational, national, regional and international dimensions, and that it is a key component of and makes a contribution to the long-term global response to climate change to protect people, livelihoods and ecosystems, taking into account the urgent and immediate n ...
Conference of the Parties - Europe CPCU Society Chapter
... 2. We will work together with our clients and business partners to raise awareness of environmental, social and governance issues, manage risk and develop solutions. 3. We will work together with governments, regulators and other key stakeholders to promote widespread action across society on enviro ...
... 2. We will work together with our clients and business partners to raise awareness of environmental, social and governance issues, manage risk and develop solutions. 3. We will work together with governments, regulators and other key stakeholders to promote widespread action across society on enviro ...
Project Overview
... Climate change is occurring and could have significant effects on both biological and human systems, and could impact the ability of IS to spread and establish - possibly resulting in an increased number and severity of invasions The interaction of climate change with the other pressures involved ...
... Climate change is occurring and could have significant effects on both biological and human systems, and could impact the ability of IS to spread and establish - possibly resulting in an increased number and severity of invasions The interaction of climate change with the other pressures involved ...
Sample Webinar - Clean Air Partnership
... Reducing impacts & increasing resilience, e.g. • Tackling the urban heat island • Reducing damage to buildings from storms ...
... Reducing impacts & increasing resilience, e.g. • Tackling the urban heat island • Reducing damage to buildings from storms ...
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
... at a regional scale. A first set of temperature reconstructions, based on more than 500 sites worldwide, reveals substantial variability through time but also between regions. The data show no globally synchronous warm or cold intervals that would define a worldwide Medieval Climate Anomaly or Littl ...
... at a regional scale. A first set of temperature reconstructions, based on more than 500 sites worldwide, reveals substantial variability through time but also between regions. The data show no globally synchronous warm or cold intervals that would define a worldwide Medieval Climate Anomaly or Littl ...
PDF - Microbiology Society
... reproduction, transmission and geographic distribution of pathogens of humans, other animals and plants. Researchers are currently investigating these threats, and the potential to mitigate them. Water-borne diseases: Increased risk of flooding and challenges to sanitation facilities by heavy rainfa ...
... reproduction, transmission and geographic distribution of pathogens of humans, other animals and plants. Researchers are currently investigating these threats, and the potential to mitigate them. Water-borne diseases: Increased risk of flooding and challenges to sanitation facilities by heavy rainfa ...
AOSS_NRE_480_L11_Abrupt_20140220
... – There is no doubt that airplanes emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Air travel is an important part of the economy. When I read about air travel and climate impacts, the information is complicated. Often the discussion ends with the admission that there are not obvious options to make ...
... – There is no doubt that airplanes emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Air travel is an important part of the economy. When I read about air travel and climate impacts, the information is complicated. Often the discussion ends with the admission that there are not obvious options to make ...
Climate Change and Development
... Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and NOx are also produced due to fossil fuel burning Methane (CH4) is produced also from burning of fossil fuels, rice agriculture, biomass burning, landfills and from fermentation process by ruminant cattle Chloroflurocarbon (CFCs) used in refrigerators and air conditioners ar ...
... Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and NOx are also produced due to fossil fuel burning Methane (CH4) is produced also from burning of fossil fuels, rice agriculture, biomass burning, landfills and from fermentation process by ruminant cattle Chloroflurocarbon (CFCs) used in refrigerators and air conditioners ar ...
View the PowerPoint - Rock Ethics Institute
... possibility of diversity within other media, as well as the convenience in the sample collected in the present study, results would apply to the sample used and cannot represent the distribution of opinions in the media community and concerned public, in a strict sense. Despite these limitations, ...
... possibility of diversity within other media, as well as the convenience in the sample collected in the present study, results would apply to the sample used and cannot represent the distribution of opinions in the media community and concerned public, in a strict sense. Despite these limitations, ...
Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
... • Equilibrium response to sustained radiative forcing • Best estimate 3°C; likely 2-4.5°C; very unlikely less than 1.5°C; higher values not ruled out ...
... • Equilibrium response to sustained radiative forcing • Best estimate 3°C; likely 2-4.5°C; very unlikely less than 1.5°C; higher values not ruled out ...
Writing and Thinking about Global Warming
... information regarding some aspect of climate change (in the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, etc). Some data appears in the form of graphs, and some of it appears as images (of ice coverage in the Arctic, for example). Students will then read and respond to a climate weblog. In addition to discov ...
... information regarding some aspect of climate change (in the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, etc). Some data appears in the form of graphs, and some of it appears as images (of ice coverage in the Arctic, for example). Students will then read and respond to a climate weblog. In addition to discov ...
NRE 510 Environmental Governance
... Binding emission targets for developed countries, avg. 5.2% below 1990 • EU 8%, Japan, Canada 6%, Russia 0%, USA 7% • Defined over 2008-2012 commitment period • For weighted “basket” of 6 greenhouse gases ...
... Binding emission targets for developed countries, avg. 5.2% below 1990 • EU 8%, Japan, Canada 6%, Russia 0%, USA 7% • Defined over 2008-2012 commitment period • For weighted “basket” of 6 greenhouse gases ...
Corporate EPA Presentation
... Forests and agricultural lands currently cover more than three-quarters of the EU's territory Hold large stocks of carbon, preventing its escape into the atmosphere. Draining of peat land, felling of forest or ploughing up grassland generates emissions Actions such as afforestation or conver ...
... Forests and agricultural lands currently cover more than three-quarters of the EU's territory Hold large stocks of carbon, preventing its escape into the atmosphere. Draining of peat land, felling of forest or ploughing up grassland generates emissions Actions such as afforestation or conver ...
Climate and Energy s M ,
... climate change in remote areas (e.g., glaciers in mountainous areas, the polar regions) and, on a global scale, in the rather distant future. This degree of concern may not be sustainable. As the actual costs of climate change mitigation become apparent (in terms, for example, of increasing energy p ...
... climate change in remote areas (e.g., glaciers in mountainous areas, the polar regions) and, on a global scale, in the rather distant future. This degree of concern may not be sustainable. As the actual costs of climate change mitigation become apparent (in terms, for example, of increasing energy p ...
Policy goals and common metrics implications
... • UNFCCC definition – Anthropogenic emissions and removals – Greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol – Issue: influence of other GHG and non-anthropogenic sources and sinks. ...
... • UNFCCC definition – Anthropogenic emissions and removals – Greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol – Issue: influence of other GHG and non-anthropogenic sources and sinks. ...
What causes Earth`s climate and climate change?
... Little doubt that human activities have caused global warming 90% certainty according to IPCC 2007 report The question is how much global warming will occur still uncertain because of feedback mechanisms where climate component A influences component B which, in turn, B influences A ...
... Little doubt that human activities have caused global warming 90% certainty according to IPCC 2007 report The question is how much global warming will occur still uncertain because of feedback mechanisms where climate component A influences component B which, in turn, B influences A ...
CCDRR03: Identify the main causes of climatic change and its
... Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are gases present in the atmosphere that can absorb the outgoing heat radiation and send it back to the earth. Examples are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour. The enhanced greenhouse effect refers to the way in which the natural greenhouse effect is incr ...
... Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are gases present in the atmosphere that can absorb the outgoing heat radiation and send it back to the earth. Examples are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour. The enhanced greenhouse effect refers to the way in which the natural greenhouse effect is incr ...
Dam Boom in Himalayas Will Create Mountains of Risk
... The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, in Nepal and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agree that global warming will also lead to more storms and floods, especially in tropical and mountainous regions. A report by ICIMOD on the impact of climate change on H ...
... The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, in Nepal and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agree that global warming will also lead to more storms and floods, especially in tropical and mountainous regions. A report by ICIMOD on the impact of climate change on H ...
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.