overview of our work on climate justice
... coral reefs, shrinking polar ice and more – there are also big impacts on people. And, crucially, these impacts are not being and will not be felt equally unless we take a human rights based approach to dealing with the challenge of climate change. ...
... coral reefs, shrinking polar ice and more – there are also big impacts on people. And, crucially, these impacts are not being and will not be felt equally unless we take a human rights based approach to dealing with the challenge of climate change. ...
Gathering information about climate change
... Explain that the example of the damaged ecosystem used in the film (the Great Barrier Reef) is just one of many ecosystems affected by climate change. Copyright © Oxfam NZ. You may reproduce this document for educational purposes only. ...
... Explain that the example of the damaged ecosystem used in the film (the Great Barrier Reef) is just one of many ecosystems affected by climate change. Copyright © Oxfam NZ. You may reproduce this document for educational purposes only. ...
Context Two scenarios – to consider scale of emission cuts required
... • Despite major opposition, new oil fields open in Canada, Russia, Alaska • Northwest passage increases trade and energy use ...
... • Despite major opposition, new oil fields open in Canada, Russia, Alaska • Northwest passage increases trade and energy use ...
the political climate
... levels, and to endorse the EU’s formal position for ‘at least’ a 40 per cent cut by that date. However, if we look beyond this apparent cross-party consensus it becomes clear that there are significant differences between the parties in terms of their approach to energy and climate issues. ...
... levels, and to endorse the EU’s formal position for ‘at least’ a 40 per cent cut by that date. However, if we look beyond this apparent cross-party consensus it becomes clear that there are significant differences between the parties in terms of their approach to energy and climate issues. ...
PowerPoint File - Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
... Climate Change – The IPCC Scientific Assessment (1990) “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.” Climate Change 1995 – The Second Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “Most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likel ...
... Climate Change – The IPCC Scientific Assessment (1990) “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.” Climate Change 1995 – The Second Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “Most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likel ...
Belanger - Denver Climate Study Group
... • It’s in the bank, without Geoengineering options: – Solar Radiation Management (SRM) – Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) – for which Biochar gets lumped into this latter category ...
... • It’s in the bank, without Geoengineering options: – Solar Radiation Management (SRM) – Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) – for which Biochar gets lumped into this latter category ...
The Cancun Agreements Quick Guide UNFCCC COP 16/CMP 6 April 2011
... sustainable paths to low emission economies which can also resist the negative impacts of climate change. COP16/CMP6 reached agreements to establish: A separate section of the mitigation registry for developing countries to detail their voluntary plans to limit GHG, as well as the support they nee ...
... sustainable paths to low emission economies which can also resist the negative impacts of climate change. COP16/CMP6 reached agreements to establish: A separate section of the mitigation registry for developing countries to detail their voluntary plans to limit GHG, as well as the support they nee ...
- Climatelinks
... and 2000s. There are insufficient daily rainfall records available to identify trends in daily rainfall variability. [UNDP] Large-scale floods occur mostly in the lowland areas, while flash floods resulting from intense rainfall events occur mostly in the Highlands. The capital city of Addis Ababa e ...
... and 2000s. There are insufficient daily rainfall records available to identify trends in daily rainfall variability. [UNDP] Large-scale floods occur mostly in the lowland areas, while flash floods resulting from intense rainfall events occur mostly in the Highlands. The capital city of Addis Ababa e ...
Case Study: Africa - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
... However, the local government has tried to stockpile maize, sorghum and beans and migration has now decreased, according to Viateur Ndavisabye, executive secretary of the Gashora regional government. “Climate change is a big problem,” says Apollinaire Karamaga, RRCS secretary general. “We need to tr ...
... However, the local government has tried to stockpile maize, sorghum and beans and migration has now decreased, according to Viateur Ndavisabye, executive secretary of the Gashora regional government. “Climate change is a big problem,” says Apollinaire Karamaga, RRCS secretary general. “We need to tr ...
Case Study – Denver, CO How to Get Started on
... ‣ Can you join forces with others? Working with other utilities or organizations can make your analyses more cost-effective as you work with regional experts and share staff, lead to an approach that will be regionally accepted, facilitate the sharing of findings, and ...
... ‣ Can you join forces with others? Working with other utilities or organizations can make your analyses more cost-effective as you work with regional experts and share staff, lead to an approach that will be regionally accepted, facilitate the sharing of findings, and ...
Greenhouse Gases in EIA
... In a large transmission line project in Eastern Canada, an EIA was conducted to satisfy both joint federalprovincial requirements. In the assessment, no substantive interactions between the project and atmospheric environment were anticipated, resulting in essentially no consideration in the EIA. T ...
... In a large transmission line project in Eastern Canada, an EIA was conducted to satisfy both joint federalprovincial requirements. In the assessment, no substantive interactions between the project and atmospheric environment were anticipated, resulting in essentially no consideration in the EIA. T ...
documents
... We do not have to know everything to know that human activity is contributing to significant changes in the climate with serious consequences for both the planet and for people, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Prudence requires wise action to address problems that will most likely onl ...
... We do not have to know everything to know that human activity is contributing to significant changes in the climate with serious consequences for both the planet and for people, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Prudence requires wise action to address problems that will most likely onl ...
Discussion Note
... A weak point in the existing IPPC Directive, as well as in the proposed recast, whatever the final decision on LCP will be, is that they explicitly exclude the regulation of greenhouse gases. Also the BREFs, while useful to address short-term and short-distance problems related to human health and t ...
... A weak point in the existing IPPC Directive, as well as in the proposed recast, whatever the final decision on LCP will be, is that they explicitly exclude the regulation of greenhouse gases. Also the BREFs, while useful to address short-term and short-distance problems related to human health and t ...
The Energy-Climate Literacy Imperative: Why Energy Education
... have ample reserves of gas, coal and oil now, he asks: "Can we thus quietly search energy alternatives while burning every single gram of fossil resources? No, because of this famous "climate change."' Noting that burning fossil fuels has already significantly heated the planet, Bret observes that c ...
... have ample reserves of gas, coal and oil now, he asks: "Can we thus quietly search energy alternatives while burning every single gram of fossil resources? No, because of this famous "climate change."' Noting that burning fossil fuels has already significantly heated the planet, Bret observes that c ...
Climate Change Seen as Threat to US Security
... individual countries like China and India, a study of alternative fuels and a look at how major power relations could be strained by a changing climate. “We will pay for this one way or another,” Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, a retired Marine and the former head of the Central Command, wrote recently in a ...
... individual countries like China and India, a study of alternative fuels and a look at how major power relations could be strained by a changing climate. “We will pay for this one way or another,” Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, a retired Marine and the former head of the Central Command, wrote recently in a ...
Zealand`s New Action on Climate Change
... The sector is responsible for nearly half of our reported emissions. Our farmers are resilient and adaptive – more efficient farming contributes to emissions reductions, economic growth, and global food security. Total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture have increased 15% since 1990. Without ...
... The sector is responsible for nearly half of our reported emissions. Our farmers are resilient and adaptive – more efficient farming contributes to emissions reductions, economic growth, and global food security. Total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture have increased 15% since 1990. Without ...
Dorsey.18.2.Jun_.07
... giant ExxonMobile has caused between 4.7 and 5.3 percent of all manmade carbon dioxide emissions across the globe since its founding as the Standard Oil Trust in 1882. This dramatic impact on planetary resources is presumably a function of “legal” behavior. Illegal corporate behavior is perhaps mor ...
... giant ExxonMobile has caused between 4.7 and 5.3 percent of all manmade carbon dioxide emissions across the globe since its founding as the Standard Oil Trust in 1882. This dramatic impact on planetary resources is presumably a function of “legal” behavior. Illegal corporate behavior is perhaps mor ...
PROTECT OUR PLANET Why the POP Movement?
... Energy production remains the primary driver of GHG emissions ...
... Energy production remains the primary driver of GHG emissions ...
Atmosphere, The Water Cycle, and Climate Change - SOEST
... this is? It’s a snowball, just from outside here. It’s very, very cold ...
... this is? It’s a snowball, just from outside here. It’s very, very cold ...
Journal Club Phenotypic Plasticity, SS 2015
... evidence from life history and immune function. Glob Change Biol 17: 676-687 ...
... evidence from life history and immune function. Glob Change Biol 17: 676-687 ...
C. Heying presentation
... 72 policy options for reducing GHG emissions Recommended additional analysis to assess GHG reduction potential and costs of each policy option – Initial estimates from a review of findings in other states – We want Utah-specific estimates – Contracted with Duke University Nicholas Institute for furt ...
... 72 policy options for reducing GHG emissions Recommended additional analysis to assess GHG reduction potential and costs of each policy option – Initial estimates from a review of findings in other states – We want Utah-specific estimates – Contracted with Duke University Nicholas Institute for furt ...
A concept note for a collaborative programme submitted
... in developing countries based on the assessed net impacts of climate change. Research activities would include implementation of socioeconomic farm-household production and vulnerability surveys to estimate crop production and farm-level adaptation strategies; modelling of response options and adapt ...
... in developing countries based on the assessed net impacts of climate change. Research activities would include implementation of socioeconomic farm-household production and vulnerability surveys to estimate crop production and farm-level adaptation strategies; modelling of response options and adapt ...
Course Name: FW 345 Global Change Biology – The interface
... Local to Global Perspectives”. This is symposium to be held the last week of the term. You are very excited about this prospect and say yes without even considering all of the other responsibilities that you are already committed to. This is a very realistic lesson for life because scientists and re ...
... Local to Global Perspectives”. This is symposium to be held the last week of the term. You are very excited about this prospect and say yes without even considering all of the other responsibilities that you are already committed to. This is a very realistic lesson for life because scientists and re ...
