Fantasy, Oil Addiction, and the Politics of Global Warming
... climate change as an elaborate hoax. In spite of their differing politics I argue, following Loose (2011), that both fantasies are integral to an addictive “administration” of enjoyment. If “oil addiction” is indeed an addiction, and global warming its symptom, then an intervention would entail a co ...
... climate change as an elaborate hoax. In spite of their differing politics I argue, following Loose (2011), that both fantasies are integral to an addictive “administration” of enjoyment. If “oil addiction” is indeed an addiction, and global warming its symptom, then an intervention would entail a co ...
Global warming and the Arctic: a new world beyond the reach of the
... in the Arctic – there have been extended periods (millennia) when the climate at high latitudes has warmed or cooled relative to the 20th century. In addition, there have been large shifts in the global atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and CH4. Some of the best long-term re ...
... in the Arctic – there have been extended periods (millennia) when the climate at high latitudes has warmed or cooled relative to the 20th century. In addition, there have been large shifts in the global atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and CH4. Some of the best long-term re ...
Communicating Climate Change
... Individuals as political actors face yet another set of barriers, which are of particular relevance to civic engagement. First, people may be generally disinterested in political matters, prefer to leave political activism to others, and/or may feel deeply disenfranchised from the political process. ...
... Individuals as political actors face yet another set of barriers, which are of particular relevance to civic engagement. First, people may be generally disinterested in political matters, prefer to leave political activism to others, and/or may feel deeply disenfranchised from the political process. ...
Climate change negotiations reconsidered
... to meet its goals—predicted that Canada’s emissions would exceed the Kyoto target by 45% by 2010.6 This prediction may still be close to the mark. Kyoto has failed to get its parties to take substantial action. Participation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change is nearly full (the only non- ...
... to meet its goals—predicted that Canada’s emissions would exceed the Kyoto target by 45% by 2010.6 This prediction may still be close to the mark. Kyoto has failed to get its parties to take substantial action. Participation in the Framework Convention on Climate Change is nearly full (the only non- ...
The Cost of Climate Change: What We`ll Pay if
... which the world continues to emit heat-trapping gases at an increasing rate. We base our economic projections on the most pessimistic of the business-as-usual climate forecasts considered “likely” by the scientific community.1 In this projected climate future, which is still far from the worst case ...
... which the world continues to emit heat-trapping gases at an increasing rate. We base our economic projections on the most pessimistic of the business-as-usual climate forecasts considered “likely” by the scientific community.1 In this projected climate future, which is still far from the worst case ...
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... inability to redirect the ‘Keeling Curve’ despite more than two decades of international negotiation. The global economic crisis only temporarily slowed the global increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Peters, et al., 2012) and emissions appear to have resumed their rapid march upwards resembl ...
... inability to redirect the ‘Keeling Curve’ despite more than two decades of international negotiation. The global economic crisis only temporarily slowed the global increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Peters, et al., 2012) and emissions appear to have resumed their rapid march upwards resembl ...
Curriculum Vitae
... on the Atmospheric Effects of Aviation Contributing author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Second Assessment Report, WGI Technical Summary and Chapter 8 Technical Advisory Panel, H. John Heinz III Center Global Change Steering Committee, H. John Heinz III Center Scientific Advisory Board ...
... on the Atmospheric Effects of Aviation Contributing author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Second Assessment Report, WGI Technical Summary and Chapter 8 Technical Advisory Panel, H. John Heinz III Center Global Change Steering Committee, H. John Heinz III Center Scientific Advisory Board ...
Greenhouse warming by nitrous oxide and methane in the
... a maximum of 100 ppmv, while holding N2O and CO2 constant at their present concentrations, 0.3 and 320 ppmv, respectively. We used 320 ppmv of CO2 to remain consistent with Pavlov et al. (2003). Calculations were performed for two different solar luminosities: 83% and 94% of present. These two value ...
... a maximum of 100 ppmv, while holding N2O and CO2 constant at their present concentrations, 0.3 and 320 ppmv, respectively. We used 320 ppmv of CO2 to remain consistent with Pavlov et al. (2003). Calculations were performed for two different solar luminosities: 83% and 94% of present. These two value ...
Activity report_year N-Template - MONARCH-A
... Western Siberia has been done in March 2011 (in the framework of our cooperation within the CNRS-Russia GDRI "CAR-WET-SIB") with scientists from the Novosibirsk Institute of Soil Sciences and Agriculture (ISSA RAS). During the field trip, observations of snow depth and density, snow vertical profile ...
... Western Siberia has been done in March 2011 (in the framework of our cooperation within the CNRS-Russia GDRI "CAR-WET-SIB") with scientists from the Novosibirsk Institute of Soil Sciences and Agriculture (ISSA RAS). During the field trip, observations of snow depth and density, snow vertical profile ...
PPAI Goals - US CLIVAR
... * Tasks would include studies of predictability & experimental predictions for tropical Pacific variability characteristics * Leverage ongoing decadal predictability experiments at GFDL & NCAR; experimental decadal predictions from ENSEMBLES Societally relevant question (e.g.): “ Can we expect more/ ...
... * Tasks would include studies of predictability & experimental predictions for tropical Pacific variability characteristics * Leverage ongoing decadal predictability experiments at GFDL & NCAR; experimental decadal predictions from ENSEMBLES Societally relevant question (e.g.): “ Can we expect more/ ...
Selected articles by Martin Khor on Climate Change, 2005-2007
... which act as “carbon sinks” that absorb the gas and prevent its release in the atmosphere. ...
... which act as “carbon sinks” that absorb the gas and prevent its release in the atmosphere. ...
The Influence of Climate Change on Winter Wheat during 2012
... in future. The average flowering and maturity dates of winter wheat would advance by 26 and 27 days under scenario A2, and by 23 and 24 days respectively under scenario A1B from 2012 to 2100. The simulated potential productivity of winter wheat shows a decrease of 14.3% and 12.5% for scenarios A2 an ...
... in future. The average flowering and maturity dates of winter wheat would advance by 26 and 27 days under scenario A2, and by 23 and 24 days respectively under scenario A1B from 2012 to 2100. The simulated potential productivity of winter wheat shows a decrease of 14.3% and 12.5% for scenarios A2 an ...
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
... Despite rapid current CO2 growth, ~2 ppm/year, we show that it is conceivable to reduce CO2 this century to less than the current amount, but only via prompt policy changes. 1.1. Climate Sensitivity A global climate forcing, measured in W/m2 averaged over the planet, is an imposed perturbation of th ...
A plants perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... uncertain (Seneviratne et al., 2012). Using multi-model experiments, Barriopedro et al. (2011) for instance found that the probability of summer heatwaves may increase by a factor of 5–10 in the future although Schär et al. (2004) predict that temperature variability will increase by a factor of 2 ...
... uncertain (Seneviratne et al., 2012). Using multi-model experiments, Barriopedro et al. (2011) for instance found that the probability of summer heatwaves may increase by a factor of 5–10 in the future although Schär et al. (2004) predict that temperature variability will increase by a factor of 2 ...
ICES J. Mar. Sci.-2011-McCay-1354-67
... along the western North Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Hatteras. Commercial concentrations were found primarily off the states of New York and New Jersey, south to waters off the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, and north on Georges Bank, off the New England ...
... along the western North Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Hatteras. Commercial concentrations were found primarily off the states of New York and New Jersey, south to waters off the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, and north on Georges Bank, off the New England ...
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... The questionnaire also included questions about strategies implemented by households to face perceived changes in climate. 57% of households reported having adapted in any way. The most implemented strategy among interviewed farmers was the adoption of conservation and agroforestry with 35% of the ...
... The questionnaire also included questions about strategies implemented by households to face perceived changes in climate. 57% of households reported having adapted in any way. The most implemented strategy among interviewed farmers was the adoption of conservation and agroforestry with 35% of the ...
Climate Change Class at Osher Lifelong Learning
... Human activities have changed the climate of the Earth, with significant impacts on ecosystems and human society, and the pace of change is increasing. The global-average surface temperature is now about 0.8°C1 above its level in 1750, with most of the increase having occurred in the 20th century an ...
... Human activities have changed the climate of the Earth, with significant impacts on ecosystems and human society, and the pace of change is increasing. The global-average surface temperature is now about 0.8°C1 above its level in 1750, with most of the increase having occurred in the 20th century an ...
Present-day and future Antarctic ice sheet climate and surface mass
... fully to ice sheet mass gain and mitigation of sea-level rise (Bengtsson et al. 2011; Shepherd et al. 2012). The reason is that rainfall on the AIS remains small, and most of the liquid water produced by surface melt can refreeze in the snowpack. Even in a warmer future, projected surface runoff los ...
... fully to ice sheet mass gain and mitigation of sea-level rise (Bengtsson et al. 2011; Shepherd et al. 2012). The reason is that rainfall on the AIS remains small, and most of the liquid water produced by surface melt can refreeze in the snowpack. Even in a warmer future, projected surface runoff los ...
RELEVANT, IMMEDIATE, LOCAL: GUIDE TO
... and oil, have increased the amount of heat trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 40% (Climate Commission, 2013b). Effectively communicating the climate change problem requires canvasing the local and personally relevant effects. Audiences are most engaged with problems that are directly con ...
... and oil, have increased the amount of heat trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 40% (Climate Commission, 2013b). Effectively communicating the climate change problem requires canvasing the local and personally relevant effects. Audiences are most engaged with problems that are directly con ...
Severe weather and UK food chain resilience
... 40 units (the red dotted line) the future incidence of droughts will be >10x more common, even though winters on average will be wetter. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to understand how the shape (the variance and skew) of a distribution will change relative to the mean, so it is unwise t ...
... 40 units (the red dotted line) the future incidence of droughts will be >10x more common, even though winters on average will be wetter. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to understand how the shape (the variance and skew) of a distribution will change relative to the mean, so it is unwise t ...
LOCAL PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE Repackaging CPC …
... customers: – Fact sheets on Climate Change – Comprehensive summary on science of Global Climate Change – IPCC report facts NWS is committed to provide the best quality climate observation that can be used in local climate change assessments. Besides the raw data, available local and regional climate ...
... customers: – Fact sheets on Climate Change – Comprehensive summary on science of Global Climate Change – IPCC report facts NWS is committed to provide the best quality climate observation that can be used in local climate change assessments. Besides the raw data, available local and regional climate ...
Climate change economic growth and health
... Recently, the links between air pollutants and greenhouse gases and the impact on human health through these links have received much attention (Swart et al., 2004; EEA, 2004). Such studies typically consider a global cooling effect of aerosols to partially offset global warming, and hence they do n ...
... Recently, the links between air pollutants and greenhouse gases and the impact on human health through these links have received much attention (Swart et al., 2004; EEA, 2004). Such studies typically consider a global cooling effect of aerosols to partially offset global warming, and hence they do n ...