Nonstate Actors in the Climate Arena
... The first COP was seen as an opportunity for NGOs to deepen their engagement. Much of CAN’s efforts during this time promoted the work of the IPCC and worked to establish its centrality in the international climate regime. Their main strategies included direct lobbying of delegates, provision of sci ...
... The first COP was seen as an opportunity for NGOs to deepen their engagement. Much of CAN’s efforts during this time promoted the work of the IPCC and worked to establish its centrality in the international climate regime. Their main strategies included direct lobbying of delegates, provision of sci ...
Apeldoorn 2007 Report - British Council | Netherlands
... the Netherlands to discuss some of the key issues of our time. This year’s conference, the fifth, marked a turning point in a number of ways. For the first time, the theme explicitly linked the conference to the Young Apeldoorn event of 2006. The conference attendees were more diverse than ever befo ...
... the Netherlands to discuss some of the key issues of our time. This year’s conference, the fifth, marked a turning point in a number of ways. For the first time, the theme explicitly linked the conference to the Young Apeldoorn event of 2006. The conference attendees were more diverse than ever befo ...
A Guide for Incorporating Adaptation to Climate
... colder than usual, as well as hotter. Extreme events include wind, storms, and precipitation. In coastal areas, sea level rise and storm surges can combine to create a major threat to infrastructure. Depending on the issue, increased variability in extreme events may be of more concern that the slow ...
... colder than usual, as well as hotter. Extreme events include wind, storms, and precipitation. In coastal areas, sea level rise and storm surges can combine to create a major threat to infrastructure. Depending on the issue, increased variability in extreme events may be of more concern that the slow ...
Managing Water Resources in the Face of
... A considerable body of evidence has been collected to investigate whether global warming is occurring and, if it is, to establish its cause. Global observational data compiled to date indicate human-induced climate changes are occurring. Since 1860, mean global air temperature has increased by appro ...
... A considerable body of evidence has been collected to investigate whether global warming is occurring and, if it is, to establish its cause. Global observational data compiled to date indicate human-induced climate changes are occurring. Since 1860, mean global air temperature has increased by appro ...
Making climate hot - Center for Science and Technology Policy
... emissions reduction scenarios. Instantly stabilizing annual emissions at 2000 levels (red line) would still result in steep increases in atmospheric carbon concentrations and global average temperatures rising for hundreds of years. On the other hand, radical reductions in annual emissions over the ...
... emissions reduction scenarios. Instantly stabilizing annual emissions at 2000 levels (red line) would still result in steep increases in atmospheric carbon concentrations and global average temperatures rising for hundreds of years. On the other hand, radical reductions in annual emissions over the ...
Eos
... climate models (usually just the atmospheric part) that have finer horizontal grid resolution of surface features such as terrain [Castro et al., 2005]. Statistical downscaling uses transfer functions (e.g., regression relationships) representing observed relationships between larger-scale atmospher ...
... climate models (usually just the atmospheric part) that have finer horizontal grid resolution of surface features such as terrain [Castro et al., 2005]. Statistical downscaling uses transfer functions (e.g., regression relationships) representing observed relationships between larger-scale atmospher ...
Assessing the Physical Science of Climate Change
... IPCC (2001) “Most of the warming of the past 50 years is likely (>66%) to be attributable to human activities.” IPCC (2007) “Warming is unequivocal, and most of the warming of the past 50 years is very likely (90%) due to increases in greenhouse gases.” ...
... IPCC (2001) “Most of the warming of the past 50 years is likely (>66%) to be attributable to human activities.” IPCC (2007) “Warming is unequivocal, and most of the warming of the past 50 years is very likely (90%) due to increases in greenhouse gases.” ...
Curriculum Vitae
... Co-curator, Climate Change: The threat to life and our energy future, American Museum of Natural History Editorial Board, Environmental Research Letters Executive Committee, Program in Sustainable Energy, Princeton University Board of Directors, Climate Central Advisory Board to NJDEP commissioner o ...
... Co-curator, Climate Change: The threat to life and our energy future, American Museum of Natural History Editorial Board, Environmental Research Letters Executive Committee, Program in Sustainable Energy, Princeton University Board of Directors, Climate Central Advisory Board to NJDEP commissioner o ...
CPF - AWG/LCA - Submission of views
... www.fao.org/forestry/cpf-climatechange. The full report is also being provided to the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of this submission. 7. The Strategic Framework highlights the following points: ...
... www.fao.org/forestry/cpf-climatechange. The full report is also being provided to the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of this submission. 7. The Strategic Framework highlights the following points: ...
Evaluating Climate Change in the Eastern Sierra Nevada:
... Location: First United Methodist Church, 205 N. Fowler St, Bishop DAY 1 (Open to Public): How might future Eastern Sierra environments & conditions change as a consequence of changing climates? ...
... Location: First United Methodist Church, 205 N. Fowler St, Bishop DAY 1 (Open to Public): How might future Eastern Sierra environments & conditions change as a consequence of changing climates? ...
Chapter 8 Meteorological Environment and Climate
... impact and risk on the various disciplines assessed in the Draft EIS. For example, wind speed affects dust transfer, and rainfall intensity affects erosion risk and stormwater management. This chapter details the climatic conditions of the areas relevant to the proposed expansion. It also discusses ...
... impact and risk on the various disciplines assessed in the Draft EIS. For example, wind speed affects dust transfer, and rainfall intensity affects erosion risk and stormwater management. This chapter details the climatic conditions of the areas relevant to the proposed expansion. It also discusses ...
‘Ye Olde Hot Aire’*: reporting on human tabloid press
... by their peers as top experts on the physical science of climate change—contains a strong consensus statement on this point. It reads, ‘Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse g ...
... by their peers as top experts on the physical science of climate change—contains a strong consensus statement on this point. It reads, ‘Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse g ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... CLIMATE FUTURE The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical), and several comprehensive reviews ...
... CLIMATE FUTURE The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical), and several comprehensive reviews ...
... projected unscheduled impacts can have on the economy both in terms of loss of life and economic infrastructure. Global changes have meant increased vulnerability in most locations, but, the A2 and B2 projections represent mainly changes in population density and increased economic activity. These r ...
CHAPTER II DISCUSSION 2.1 Definition of Global Warming
... Warming will continue and increase the amount of water in the air until it reaches something equilibrium concentration of water vapor. Feedback increasing the water content of the air in the air relative but humidity almost constant or slightly decreased, because the air becomes warmer. Feedback imp ...
... Warming will continue and increase the amount of water in the air until it reaches something equilibrium concentration of water vapor. Feedback increasing the water content of the air in the air relative but humidity almost constant or slightly decreased, because the air becomes warmer. Feedback imp ...
The EC Climate Research Outline – Prepared: enabling
... Work Area 2 (KWR, NL): Risk Assessment and Risk Management ...
... Work Area 2 (KWR, NL): Risk Assessment and Risk Management ...
Climate Change Resilient Transport, May 2011
... disruption caused by extreme weather events such as snow, flooding or heat are evident. This will have implications for all travel modes. The consequence of increasing weather extremities due to climate change could be a related loss of network availability and subsequent reduction of transport reli ...
... disruption caused by extreme weather events such as snow, flooding or heat are evident. This will have implications for all travel modes. The consequence of increasing weather extremities due to climate change could be a related loss of network availability and subsequent reduction of transport reli ...
Peter Stott`s Presentation
... • At the Met Office we are developing an “operational attribution” system to assess the risks of such extremes on a regular basis. • A new annual report provides puts extreme weather from last year in different regions of the world into the context of natural climate variability and anthropogenic cl ...
... • At the Met Office we are developing an “operational attribution” system to assess the risks of such extremes on a regular basis. • A new annual report provides puts extreme weather from last year in different regions of the world into the context of natural climate variability and anthropogenic cl ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... new studies and 17 experiments (involving more than 44 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in its 2013 report: “It does not revisit other interagency modeling decisions (e.g., with regard to ...
... new studies and 17 experiments (involving more than 44 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in its 2013 report: “It does not revisit other interagency modeling decisions (e.g., with regard to ...
Comments by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... impacts (e.g., global average temperature, sea level rise) from these regulations was not performed. While sensitivity to a range of climate sensitivity values was examined, the draft Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) (pg.6-44) notes: “Other uncertainties, such as uncertainties regarding the carbon c ...
... impacts (e.g., global average temperature, sea level rise) from these regulations was not performed. While sensitivity to a range of climate sensitivity values was examined, the draft Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) (pg.6-44) notes: “Other uncertainties, such as uncertainties regarding the carbon c ...
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... The agricultural sector is expected to bear much of the economic consequences of rises in surface temperature (Jones and Thornton, 2003). But the impact is expected to differ depending on both location and type of agricultural crop. On the one hand, rise in surface temperature lead to decline in ag ...
... The agricultural sector is expected to bear much of the economic consequences of rises in surface temperature (Jones and Thornton, 2003). But the impact is expected to differ depending on both location and type of agricultural crop. On the one hand, rise in surface temperature lead to decline in ag ...
Emerging responses to climate change in pastoral systems
... are location-specific and cannot be scaled up easily to other areas. However, they offer starting points for joint action by pastoralists, researchers, development agents and government authorities to support pastoralists’ efforts to deal with change. The study revealed that pastoralists have consid ...
... are location-specific and cannot be scaled up easily to other areas. However, they offer starting points for joint action by pastoralists, researchers, development agents and government authorities to support pastoralists’ efforts to deal with change. The study revealed that pastoralists have consid ...
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... Displacement / forced migration can be a manifestation of climate change vulnerability High exposure to climatic events and processes, combined with low resilience / adaptation capacity leaving no choice but to move Result of lack of alternatives, low levels of development, marginalization, low pr ...
... Displacement / forced migration can be a manifestation of climate change vulnerability High exposure to climatic events and processes, combined with low resilience / adaptation capacity leaving no choice but to move Result of lack of alternatives, low levels of development, marginalization, low pr ...
Slide 1
... Use of scenario axis approach (2 axis, double uncertainty) to create 4 scenarios to stimulate comments on the future from a broad range of experts Assessment of Public Perceptions (survey methodologists, social scientists) Conducted focus groups; surveyed 1006 individuals through online research pan ...
... Use of scenario axis approach (2 axis, double uncertainty) to create 4 scenarios to stimulate comments on the future from a broad range of experts Assessment of Public Perceptions (survey methodologists, social scientists) Conducted focus groups; surveyed 1006 individuals through online research pan ...
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... The Earth’s surface then radiates according to its temperature (~300K), which means – it radiates in the infrared. CO2, H2O, methane, and any molecular gas other than symmetric diatomic gases (e.g. O2, N2) have strong, wide absorption bands in the IR IR absorption is re-radiated again in the IR, so ...
... The Earth’s surface then radiates according to its temperature (~300K), which means – it radiates in the infrared. CO2, H2O, methane, and any molecular gas other than symmetric diatomic gases (e.g. O2, N2) have strong, wide absorption bands in the IR IR absorption is re-radiated again in the IR, so ...