Global climate change has natural causes
... Figure 1. Global average sea surface temperature anomaly since 1980, plotted as a 12 month moving average. Note the cyclic behaviour and the peak in 1999, and the overall cooling since then. The causes of the cyclic behaviour are not known. The major influence is probably variations in heat flow on ...
... Figure 1. Global average sea surface temperature anomaly since 1980, plotted as a 12 month moving average. Note the cyclic behaviour and the peak in 1999, and the overall cooling since then. The causes of the cyclic behaviour are not known. The major influence is probably variations in heat flow on ...
Mitigation of air pollution and climate change in China
... Renewable energy- biomass Renewable energy- sun/wind/wave CO2 deposition ...
... Renewable energy- biomass Renewable energy- sun/wind/wave CO2 deposition ...
advanced population ecology
... Biological Consequences of Global Change BIO C58F 2013 Fall (September - December) Instructor: Office: Phone: Lectures: Tutorials: Office Hours: T.A. ...
... Biological Consequences of Global Change BIO C58F 2013 Fall (September - December) Instructor: Office: Phone: Lectures: Tutorials: Office Hours: T.A. ...
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... with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Phasing out CFC has been possible for the famous Montreal protocol, a 1987 agreement to phase out substances harmful to ozone layer. Stopping CFC production, which was in the range of millions of tons a year, delivered a climate benefit equivalent to cutting carbon-d ...
... with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Phasing out CFC has been possible for the famous Montreal protocol, a 1987 agreement to phase out substances harmful to ozone layer. Stopping CFC production, which was in the range of millions of tons a year, delivered a climate benefit equivalent to cutting carbon-d ...
Lena Research
... We provide a regional climate hindcast for Siberia using CCLM for 1948-2010. For the extreme value index frost days the regional hindcast add more realistic detail compared to station data than provided by the global forcing data (NCEP1). A next step in the added value study is the comparison to Sam ...
... We provide a regional climate hindcast for Siberia using CCLM for 1948-2010. For the extreme value index frost days the regional hindcast add more realistic detail compared to station data than provided by the global forcing data (NCEP1). A next step in the added value study is the comparison to Sam ...
Concept Note - the United Nations
... 3. Combating climate change would require substantial and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions GHG, which, together with adaptation, can limit climate change risk. Indeed adaptation and mitigation actions are complementary for reducing and managing the risks of climate change. These stra ...
... 3. Combating climate change would require substantial and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions GHG, which, together with adaptation, can limit climate change risk. Indeed adaptation and mitigation actions are complementary for reducing and managing the risks of climate change. These stra ...
Climate Change Science: What we know today and future impacts
... years. The last time polar regions were significantly warmer than present for an extended period (about 125,000 years ago), reductions in polar ice volume led to 4-6 meters of sea level rise. ...
... years. The last time polar regions were significantly warmer than present for an extended period (about 125,000 years ago), reductions in polar ice volume led to 4-6 meters of sea level rise. ...
THE CLIMATE SEVERITY INDEX FOR CANADA
... • Watershed-based approach that integrates the natural and built environments • User-friendly online model to inform and evaluate land use planning decisions’ ability to meet stormwater management objectives, at the scale of the individual development site and the watershed. ...
... • Watershed-based approach that integrates the natural and built environments • User-friendly online model to inform and evaluate land use planning decisions’ ability to meet stormwater management objectives, at the scale of the individual development site and the watershed. ...
Notes on Garvey, "Climate Change and Moral Outrage"
... to do with the belief that our little effects cannot matter all that much—so why bother changing them?” (p. 13). ...
... to do with the belief that our little effects cannot matter all that much—so why bother changing them?” (p. 13). ...
Whitley-Binder_ClimateChgImpacts_w_notes
... Loss could affect availability of this habitat for spawning, juvenile rearing, migratory and over-wintering stopovers, commercial ...
... Loss could affect availability of this habitat for spawning, juvenile rearing, migratory and over-wintering stopovers, commercial ...
Observed physical and bio-geochemical changes in the ocean
... • “…..and that the surface mass balance becomes negative at a global average warming (relative to 1961-1990) in excess of 1.2 to 3.9°C. If a negative surface mass balance were sustained for millennia, that would lead to virtually complete elimination of the Greenland ice sheet and a resulting contri ...
... • “…..and that the surface mass balance becomes negative at a global average warming (relative to 1961-1990) in excess of 1.2 to 3.9°C. If a negative surface mass balance were sustained for millennia, that would lead to virtually complete elimination of the Greenland ice sheet and a resulting contri ...
Climate change policy UK briefing note (opens in new window)
... The UK has a comprehensive set of climate change policies in place and is likely to meet comfortably its near-term domestic greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and targets under the Kyoto Protocol, outperforming many other OECD countries. However, a step change in the pace of emission reductio ...
... The UK has a comprehensive set of climate change policies in place and is likely to meet comfortably its near-term domestic greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and targets under the Kyoto Protocol, outperforming many other OECD countries. However, a step change in the pace of emission reductio ...
Catholic Social Teaching on the Environment
... cleaner and business-as-usual project) Gains Certificate of Emissions Reduction of 1 tCO2, which it can meet some of its Kyoto Protocol commitments to reduce emissions ...
... cleaner and business-as-usual project) Gains Certificate of Emissions Reduction of 1 tCO2, which it can meet some of its Kyoto Protocol commitments to reduce emissions ...
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... grazing, can often be undertaken by individual farmers. Governments can provide reliable 6- to 8-month weather projections or information about suitable crop and livestock alternatives to help farmers increase production efficiency. Governments can encourage agronomic research for the development (b ...
... grazing, can often be undertaken by individual farmers. Governments can provide reliable 6- to 8-month weather projections or information about suitable crop and livestock alternatives to help farmers increase production efficiency. Governments can encourage agronomic research for the development (b ...
"Victory will be achieved when average citizens `understand
... members include ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP, and Shell. API’s lobbying efforts primarily focus on U.S. Federal energy and climate policies, consistently opposing federal regulations of greenhouse gases and seeking to cast doubt on climate science. iii A 1998 leaked memo reveals a “draft ...
... members include ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP, and Shell. API’s lobbying efforts primarily focus on U.S. Federal energy and climate policies, consistently opposing federal regulations of greenhouse gases and seeking to cast doubt on climate science. iii A 1998 leaked memo reveals a “draft ...
Department of Interior Funds Two IPRC Climate-Change Projects
... system will affect the frequency and severity of extreme weather events in Hawai'i, support studies of the ecological impacts of climate change on native Hawaiian plants and animals, provide information needed by natural resource managers charged with preserving native biodiversity. With partners at ...
... system will affect the frequency and severity of extreme weather events in Hawai'i, support studies of the ecological impacts of climate change on native Hawaiian plants and animals, provide information needed by natural resource managers charged with preserving native biodiversity. With partners at ...
The Myopia of Imperfect Climate Models: The Case of UKCP09
... The declared aim of UKCP09 is to provide decision-relevant forecasts on which industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this is the aim of […] UKCP09. ...
... The declared aim of UKCP09 is to provide decision-relevant forecasts on which industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this is the aim of […] UKCP09. ...
Optimal Climate Policies under the 2°C Constraint Using a
... Tol (2009) reviews estimates of economic impact of climate change from 14 studies • Mean estimates: Nordhaus(1994a), Frankhauser(1995), Tol(1995), Nordhaus and Young(1996), Mendelshon et al. (2000), Nordhaus and Boyer (2000), Maddison(2003), Rehdanz and Maddison(2005) • Skewed distribution: Nordhaus ...
... Tol (2009) reviews estimates of economic impact of climate change from 14 studies • Mean estimates: Nordhaus(1994a), Frankhauser(1995), Tol(1995), Nordhaus and Young(1996), Mendelshon et al. (2000), Nordhaus and Boyer (2000), Maddison(2003), Rehdanz and Maddison(2005) • Skewed distribution: Nordhaus ...
World must urgently up action to cut a further 25% from predicted
... a chance of limiting global warming to 2oC this century. One gigatonne is roughly equivalent to the emissions generated by transport in the European Union (including aviation) over a year. Scientists agree that limiting global warming to under 2oC this century (compared to pre-industrial levels), wi ...
... a chance of limiting global warming to 2oC this century. One gigatonne is roughly equivalent to the emissions generated by transport in the European Union (including aviation) over a year. Scientists agree that limiting global warming to under 2oC this century (compared to pre-industrial levels), wi ...
Trump Transition Will be a Tsunami Washing Away Climate Corruption
... leaked emails, first 1000, then 5000 and finally 220,000 from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) that became the control centre for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) would open people’s eyes. The exposure of malfeasance, collusion, and manipulation of data, publications and even sc ...
... leaked emails, first 1000, then 5000 and finally 220,000 from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) that became the control centre for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) would open people’s eyes. The exposure of malfeasance, collusion, and manipulation of data, publications and even sc ...
climate change and ozone depletion
... a. Climate is determined by long term temperature and weather patterns. b. Weather is determined by average climate conditions. c. Climatologists examine data from one to a few years to estimate weather. d. A general rise or fall in temperature or precipitation over 25 to 30 years is a standard time ...
... a. Climate is determined by long term temperature and weather patterns. b. Weather is determined by average climate conditions. c. Climatologists examine data from one to a few years to estimate weather. d. A general rise or fall in temperature or precipitation over 25 to 30 years is a standard time ...
Gameda_CAgM Nov08 CC Scenarios
... • Canada – Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCSN) – Network of researchers providing scenarios and advice to the impacts and adaptation community – Provision of CRCM output – On-line automated statistical downscaling tool, based on ...
... • Canada – Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCSN) – Network of researchers providing scenarios and advice to the impacts and adaptation community – Provision of CRCM output – On-line automated statistical downscaling tool, based on ...
I4548
... environmental decision making has increased, particularly for problems involving prediction of future hydrologic conditions resulting from changes in land use or climate, the use of distributed models in environmental analysis is becoming more common in recent studies. For evaluating the effect of c ...
... environmental decision making has increased, particularly for problems involving prediction of future hydrologic conditions resulting from changes in land use or climate, the use of distributed models in environmental analysis is becoming more common in recent studies. For evaluating the effect of c ...
Robust projections of combined humidity and temperature extremes
... Figure 3 | Joint projections in hot extremes and humidity. Change in regional average temperature and relative humidity on the hottest 1% of days (Tx1% and RHx1% ) averaged across the three regions western North America (103◦ –130◦ W and 30◦ –60◦ N), CNA (85◦ –103◦ W and 30◦ –50◦ N), Southern Europe ...
... Figure 3 | Joint projections in hot extremes and humidity. Change in regional average temperature and relative humidity on the hottest 1% of days (Tx1% and RHx1% ) averaged across the three regions western North America (103◦ –130◦ W and 30◦ –60◦ N), CNA (85◦ –103◦ W and 30◦ –50◦ N), Southern Europe ...