Reporting team bios, Exxon documents, related stories and more
... quickly that governments would probably take action to reduce fossil fuel consumption. They’re smart people, great scientists. And they saw the writing on the wall. TEXT: One Exxon research project outfitted an oil tanker with equipment to measure CO2 levels in the atmosphere and the ocean. ED GARV ...
... quickly that governments would probably take action to reduce fossil fuel consumption. They’re smart people, great scientists. And they saw the writing on the wall. TEXT: One Exxon research project outfitted an oil tanker with equipment to measure CO2 levels in the atmosphere and the ocean. ED GARV ...
Paris, for the People and the Planet
... and key asks This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets what we want to see from the Paris agreement as the first step to strong global action. This is based on the evidence from our partners and poor communities of how a changing climate is impa ...
... and key asks This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets what we want to see from the Paris agreement as the first step to strong global action. This is based on the evidence from our partners and poor communities of how a changing climate is impa ...
Document
... whose percapita carbon emissions by far exceed those of developing countries. At the same time, many of the impacts of global warming will be felt most heavily in the Third World. This asymmetry did not prevent the Bush Administration – which has long denied emission reduc tion obligations for the ...
... whose percapita carbon emissions by far exceed those of developing countries. At the same time, many of the impacts of global warming will be felt most heavily in the Third World. This asymmetry did not prevent the Bush Administration – which has long denied emission reduc tion obligations for the ...
Climate Change modeling
... understanding climate and projecting climate change, where they are commonly called Global Climate Models. Three dimensional GCM's discretise the equations for fluid motion and energy transfer and integrate these forward in time. They also contain parametrisations for processes - such as convectio ...
... understanding climate and projecting climate change, where they are commonly called Global Climate Models. Three dimensional GCM's discretise the equations for fluid motion and energy transfer and integrate these forward in time. They also contain parametrisations for processes - such as convectio ...
Chicago Field Museum Climate Exhibit
... is passed many businesses will be legally required to purchase carbon offsets and the Chicago Climate Exchange will presumably make a lot of money. Cap and trade is a tax on fossil fuel energy. It is also a device to give politicians the power to reward their friends and punish their enemies. Real ...
... is passed many businesses will be legally required to purchase carbon offsets and the Chicago Climate Exchange will presumably make a lot of money. Cap and trade is a tax on fossil fuel energy. It is also a device to give politicians the power to reward their friends and punish their enemies. Real ...
2. Vulnerability and Adaptation Frameworks
... appropriate. In other cases, the concern may be more near term and more on vulnerability to climate variability and change rather than climate change alone. In that case, the adaptation framework may be the better choice. Some of frameworks emphasize stakeholder involvement more than others. This ma ...
... appropriate. In other cases, the concern may be more near term and more on vulnerability to climate variability and change rather than climate change alone. In that case, the adaptation framework may be the better choice. Some of frameworks emphasize stakeholder involvement more than others. This ma ...
21st Century Reversal of the Surface Ozone Seasonal Cycle over
... Clear shift in the peak from summer to winter/early spring over Eastern US Investigate the drivers of this shift over NE (drastic regional NOx emission decreases, changes in global CH4 abundance, increased climate warming, or some combination?) by examining the change in seasonal cycle at beginning ...
... Clear shift in the peak from summer to winter/early spring over Eastern US Investigate the drivers of this shift over NE (drastic regional NOx emission decreases, changes in global CH4 abundance, increased climate warming, or some combination?) by examining the change in seasonal cycle at beginning ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security
... goods in each traded commodity group in order to capture any quality-related differences between the two products. Under the small-country assumption, Yemen faces perfectly elastic world demand curves for its exports at fixed world prices. On the demand side, imported and domestic goods are treated ...
... goods in each traded commodity group in order to capture any quality-related differences between the two products. Under the small-country assumption, Yemen faces perfectly elastic world demand curves for its exports at fixed world prices. On the demand side, imported and domestic goods are treated ...
on the side
... all events taking place at the conference venue itself as well as many side events which were located in the vincinity of the conference hall. IISD produced a well-designed bulletin including informative text and pictures of all important meetings, discussions and results of the main conference even ...
... all events taking place at the conference venue itself as well as many side events which were located in the vincinity of the conference hall. IISD produced a well-designed bulletin including informative text and pictures of all important meetings, discussions and results of the main conference even ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... While it is important to emphasise that it is not possible to provide definitive answers to many of the questions that are being asked about climate change, it is also important to stress that considerable progress has been made in understanding climate change and why it occurs. The role of greenhou ...
... While it is important to emphasise that it is not possible to provide definitive answers to many of the questions that are being asked about climate change, it is also important to stress that considerable progress has been made in understanding climate change and why it occurs. The role of greenhou ...
Effects of climate change on an emperor penguin population
... Sea ice conditions in the Antarctic affect the life cycle of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). We present a population projection for the emperor penguin population of Terre Adélie, Antarctica, by linking demographic models (stage-structured, seasonal, nonlinear, two-sex matrix population ...
... Sea ice conditions in the Antarctic affect the life cycle of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). We present a population projection for the emperor penguin population of Terre Adélie, Antarctica, by linking demographic models (stage-structured, seasonal, nonlinear, two-sex matrix population ...
Exchange of trace gases between the terrestrial
... chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 20) are believed to be causing climate change: global warming, increased UVB flux to the earth's surface due to depletion of stratospheric ozone, and changes in precipitation patterns (Houghton et al., 1990, 1992). Efforts such as those ...
... chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 20) are believed to be causing climate change: global warming, increased UVB flux to the earth's surface due to depletion of stratospheric ozone, and changes in precipitation patterns (Houghton et al., 1990, 1992). Efforts such as those ...
Multiple Regression
... Minitab, and other statistical software, will show a value of adjusted R squared. This is really a correction factor. Values of R squared tend to be larger in samples than they are in populations. The adjusted R squared is an attempt to correct for this. ...
... Minitab, and other statistical software, will show a value of adjusted R squared. This is really a correction factor. Values of R squared tend to be larger in samples than they are in populations. The adjusted R squared is an attempt to correct for this. ...
IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT)
... nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) in 2010 was about 323.2 ppb and 1808 ppb or 20% and 158% of the pre-industrial level respectively. The impact of nitrous oxide (N2O) on climate, over a 100-year period, is 298 times greater than equal emissions of carbon dioxide. This shows the degree to which t ...
... nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) in 2010 was about 323.2 ppb and 1808 ppb or 20% and 158% of the pre-industrial level respectively. The impact of nitrous oxide (N2O) on climate, over a 100-year period, is 298 times greater than equal emissions of carbon dioxide. This shows the degree to which t ...
legal approaches to promote technological solutions to climate change
... Multiple cap-and-trade bills have also been introduced in Congress recently. 36 Although the exact forms of these proposals differ, the common goal is to firmly limit greenhouse gas emissions to create a financial market for the ability to emit. Though not as popular, proposals to place a tax on car ...
... Multiple cap-and-trade bills have also been introduced in Congress recently. 36 Although the exact forms of these proposals differ, the common goal is to firmly limit greenhouse gas emissions to create a financial market for the ability to emit. Though not as popular, proposals to place a tax on car ...
viewed
... Multiple cap-and-trade bills have also been introduced in Congress recently. 36 Although the exact forms of these proposals differ, the common goal is to firmly limit greenhouse gas emissions to create a financial market for the ability to emit. Though not as popular, proposals to place a tax on car ...
... Multiple cap-and-trade bills have also been introduced in Congress recently. 36 Although the exact forms of these proposals differ, the common goal is to firmly limit greenhouse gas emissions to create a financial market for the ability to emit. Though not as popular, proposals to place a tax on car ...
Biodiversity and climate change
... Convention on ecosystem restoration, ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation and the work on land degradation neutrality and sustainable land management under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and ensure coherence with relevant approaches under ot ...
... Convention on ecosystem restoration, ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation and the work on land degradation neutrality and sustainable land management under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and ensure coherence with relevant approaches under ot ...
a discussion based on contributions from climate modeling
... Efforts to simulate the last millennium with high temporal and spatial resolution have been limited by the extensive computer requirements. Nevertheless, the impressive evolution of computing power in the last several years has made it possible to accomplish multi-centennial and even millennial time ...
... Efforts to simulate the last millennium with high temporal and spatial resolution have been limited by the extensive computer requirements. Nevertheless, the impressive evolution of computing power in the last several years has made it possible to accomplish multi-centennial and even millennial time ...
MS Climate 1AC Jiao-Taori Tournament
... re-emit some of the heat radiation given off by the Earth’s surface and warm the lower atmosphere. The most important greenhouse gas is water vapour, followed by carbon dioxide and methane, and without their warming presence in the atmosphere the Earth’s average surface temperature would be approxim ...
... re-emit some of the heat radiation given off by the Earth’s surface and warm the lower atmosphere. The most important greenhouse gas is water vapour, followed by carbon dioxide and methane, and without their warming presence in the atmosphere the Earth’s average surface temperature would be approxim ...
Does global environmental change cause vulnerability to disaster
... and volcanic eruptions, which may recur on multi-century or millennial timescales. Many examples of such discrete events may be found in twentieth century records, although such events do not fall into any of the categories in Table 1.1 as they are not the result of continuous changes in the ambient ...
... and volcanic eruptions, which may recur on multi-century or millennial timescales. Many examples of such discrete events may be found in twentieth century records, although such events do not fall into any of the categories in Table 1.1 as they are not the result of continuous changes in the ambient ...
- OCL - Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids
... changes in cultural practices and land use could contribute as well. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that the atmospheric CO2 concentration (400 ppm today) may increase up to 660 ppm and 790 ppm in 2060 and 2090, respectively (IPCC, 2007, 2014). This is expected to ...
... changes in cultural practices and land use could contribute as well. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that the atmospheric CO2 concentration (400 ppm today) may increase up to 660 ppm and 790 ppm in 2060 and 2090, respectively (IPCC, 2007, 2014). This is expected to ...
5.0 project evaluation - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... people through action-oriented projects will be engaged in environmental policy development advocacy while incorporating them in capacity building to ensure sustainability of in-and-out of school operations. There is an enormous gap between action and gratification, or tangible results on climate ch ...
... people through action-oriented projects will be engaged in environmental policy development advocacy while incorporating them in capacity building to ensure sustainability of in-and-out of school operations. There is an enormous gap between action and gratification, or tangible results on climate ch ...
IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME)
... fuels — oil, gas and coal. Although methane occurs in smaller quantities than CO 2, it has higher warming effects. Increased methane production is linked to increased levels of livestock farming for meat production. Warming of permafrost areas in Siberia and Canada may also contribute significantly ...
... fuels — oil, gas and coal. Although methane occurs in smaller quantities than CO 2, it has higher warming effects. Increased methane production is linked to increased levels of livestock farming for meat production. Warming of permafrost areas in Siberia and Canada may also contribute significantly ...
Projection of occurrence of extreme drywet years and seasons in
... al. [2012], there may be some potentially important limitations to the data, such as inhomogeneities (both spatial and temporal) and large absolute and relative differences over regions where data sets developed with very dense station networks exist (e.g., British Isles). However, Coppola et al. [2 ...
... al. [2012], there may be some potentially important limitations to the data, such as inhomogeneities (both spatial and temporal) and large absolute and relative differences over regions where data sets developed with very dense station networks exist (e.g., British Isles). However, Coppola et al. [2 ...