The Greenhouse Effect
... The European Commission has set a target adopted by all industrialised countries of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to an average of 30% below 1990 levels by 2020. This is the magnitude of reduction which is required, the Commission believes, to have a 50/50 chance of limiting the global temperatur ...
... The European Commission has set a target adopted by all industrialised countries of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to an average of 30% below 1990 levels by 2020. This is the magnitude of reduction which is required, the Commission believes, to have a 50/50 chance of limiting the global temperatur ...
WP4.1: Feedbacks and climate surprises (IPSL, HC, CNRM
... Analysis of cloud feedbacks: IPSL work (3) Goal: to relate the cloud sensitivity at inter-annual time scale to climate change response CO2: + 1% / year ...
... Analysis of cloud feedbacks: IPSL work (3) Goal: to relate the cloud sensitivity at inter-annual time scale to climate change response CO2: + 1% / year ...
ClimChgOzoneChapter16PPT
... Crop and fish production in some areas could be reduced by rising sea levels that would flood river deltas. Global warming will increase deaths from: ...
... Crop and fish production in some areas could be reduced by rising sea levels that would flood river deltas. Global warming will increase deaths from: ...
3.1.13 Caspian Sea level fluctuations as a consequence of regional
... conditions are nearly replaced again. Based on climate data covering the period 1961–1990, it is statistically shown that this recent sea level increase was caused by a significant change of the regional wind patterns. A detailed analysis of this phenomenon shows how large-scale climate change can l ...
... conditions are nearly replaced again. Based on climate data covering the period 1961–1990, it is statistically shown that this recent sea level increase was caused by a significant change of the regional wind patterns. A detailed analysis of this phenomenon shows how large-scale climate change can l ...
The Inside Story of the Paris Agreement
... Well, you can imagine that I thought that without that, there was no way we were going to get out of the paralysis of Copenhagen. And for six years, I have stubbornly, relentlessly injected optimism into the system, no matter what the questions from the press – and I have gotten better at those – an ...
... Well, you can imagine that I thought that without that, there was no way we were going to get out of the paralysis of Copenhagen. And for six years, I have stubbornly, relentlessly injected optimism into the system, no matter what the questions from the press – and I have gotten better at those – an ...
Needs, Potentials and Challenges of Integrating Air Quality
... conflict of interests. For example, promoting the combustion of biomass for climate change mitigation leads to higher emissions of air pollutants. At the same time, some pollutants that are reduced under the air quality regime currently exert a cooling effect on climate, yet are harmful to human hea ...
... conflict of interests. For example, promoting the combustion of biomass for climate change mitigation leads to higher emissions of air pollutants. At the same time, some pollutants that are reduced under the air quality regime currently exert a cooling effect on climate, yet are harmful to human hea ...
Towards a definition of climate science Valerio Lucarini*
... intervals deduced from either independent scientific investigations or, where this was not possible, from the judgment of experts in the field (Morgan and Henrion, 1990). In Wigley and Raper (2001), a 2-D climate model (Wigley and Raper, 1992) has been used to produce a probability density function ...
... intervals deduced from either independent scientific investigations or, where this was not possible, from the judgment of experts in the field (Morgan and Henrion, 1990). In Wigley and Raper (2001), a 2-D climate model (Wigley and Raper, 1992) has been used to produce a probability density function ...
PowerPoint - Urbanization and Global Environmental Change
... Research funding and projects on climate change funded by Ministry of Science & Technology ( National Science Council) ...
... Research funding and projects on climate change funded by Ministry of Science & Technology ( National Science Council) ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to Global Climate Change
... Yet the political climate of the USA had changed in 2002. Fossil fuel companies assumed a larger role in governmental policies on energy, and the link between global warming and fossil fuel consumption was troubling. ExxonMobil, the largest supplier of fossil fuels, distributed over $8 million from ...
... Yet the political climate of the USA had changed in 2002. Fossil fuel companies assumed a larger role in governmental policies on energy, and the link between global warming and fossil fuel consumption was troubling. ExxonMobil, the largest supplier of fossil fuels, distributed over $8 million from ...
UN CLimate Change Conference, Bali Indonesia - VUFO
... Key points of the Kyoto Protocol • Only ‘annex 1’ (developed) parties have commitments to reduce GHG emissions • ‘Commitment period’ from 2008-12 • ‘Non-annex 1’ countries participate through the CDM • Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) produced by CDM projects can be sold and exchanged • Additio ...
... Key points of the Kyoto Protocol • Only ‘annex 1’ (developed) parties have commitments to reduce GHG emissions • ‘Commitment period’ from 2008-12 • ‘Non-annex 1’ countries participate through the CDM • Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) produced by CDM projects can be sold and exchanged • Additio ...
Proposal
... organisms tied to freshwater habitats (e.g. fish, turtles, and frogs) often preclude this option. Therefore it is assumed that species inhabiting freshwater coastal wetlands will be locally extirpated as salinities increase. This expectation has greatly influenced management efforts in coastal ecosy ...
... organisms tied to freshwater habitats (e.g. fish, turtles, and frogs) often preclude this option. Therefore it is assumed that species inhabiting freshwater coastal wetlands will be locally extirpated as salinities increase. This expectation has greatly influenced management efforts in coastal ecosy ...
Decided to establish a Global Framework for Climate Services
... •The aim of WCRP is to facilitate analysis and prediction of Earth’s climate system variability and change for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit and value to society. • The Open Science Conference will thus assemble the scientific community working to ...
... •The aim of WCRP is to facilitate analysis and prediction of Earth’s climate system variability and change for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit and value to society. • The Open Science Conference will thus assemble the scientific community working to ...
April`s guide in d
... – that of bringing the share of biofuels in transport up to 10% by 2020 – stands a better chance. The binding goal for emissions reductions is likely to encourage long-term investment in the renewable energy sector. Wednesday 4th April. A report from the Middlesex University Flood Hazard Research Ce ...
... – that of bringing the share of biofuels in transport up to 10% by 2020 – stands a better chance. The binding goal for emissions reductions is likely to encourage long-term investment in the renewable energy sector. Wednesday 4th April. A report from the Middlesex University Flood Hazard Research Ce ...
Responding to the Risks Posed by Climate Change: Cities Have No
... we are sure to experience a greater than 2 degree C increase in mean global temperature. This seems destined to cause a wide range of deadly impacts. Current levels of CO2 emissions are 379 p ...
... we are sure to experience a greater than 2 degree C increase in mean global temperature. This seems destined to cause a wide range of deadly impacts. Current levels of CO2 emissions are 379 p ...
Review of Tropical Cyclone Signal System and Warning Services
... Pfeffer, W.T., J.T. Harper and S.O. Neel, 2008. Kinematic Constraints on Glacier Contributions to 21st-Century Sea-Level Rise. Science 321, 1340 – 1343. ...
... Pfeffer, W.T., J.T. Harper and S.O. Neel, 2008. Kinematic Constraints on Glacier Contributions to 21st-Century Sea-Level Rise. Science 321, 1340 – 1343. ...
JAXA Update
... – Accurate and highly stable rain measurement in the tropical and sub-tropical region, over the land as well as the ocean – More than 10 years rain observation data archive – Proved that the radar (PR) and microwave radiometer (TMI) is a very good combination for rainfall measurement – PR greatly co ...
... – Accurate and highly stable rain measurement in the tropical and sub-tropical region, over the land as well as the ocean – More than 10 years rain observation data archive – Proved that the radar (PR) and microwave radiometer (TMI) is a very good combination for rainfall measurement – PR greatly co ...
Supplementary Materials
... 2. Species Distribution Modeling for Projecting Biological Response Species distribution models for 74 plant species were created using Maxent (Phillips et al. 2006, Phillips and Dudik 2008). The modeling methods follow those described in detail in Kremen et al. (2008) with three improvements to the ...
... 2. Species Distribution Modeling for Projecting Biological Response Species distribution models for 74 plant species were created using Maxent (Phillips et al. 2006, Phillips and Dudik 2008). The modeling methods follow those described in detail in Kremen et al. (2008) with three improvements to the ...
Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us
... historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to the golden sands of Miami Beach, our coasts are an integral part of American life. Where the sea meets land sit some of our most densely populated cities, most popular tourist destinations, bountiful fisheries, unique natural landscapes, strategic milita ...
... historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to the golden sands of Miami Beach, our coasts are an integral part of American life. Where the sea meets land sit some of our most densely populated cities, most popular tourist destinations, bountiful fisheries, unique natural landscapes, strategic milita ...
International Energy Agency: Inaugural Big Ideas Seminar Mary
... challenges. We must enable development for all people. However, we must achieve this at a time when the whole world needs, by 2050, to reduce global carbon emissions to zero. Not netzero carbon emissions; not carbon neutrality; but zero carbon emissions by 2050. Only this will give us the best possi ...
... challenges. We must enable development for all people. However, we must achieve this at a time when the whole world needs, by 2050, to reduce global carbon emissions to zero. Not netzero carbon emissions; not carbon neutrality; but zero carbon emissions by 2050. Only this will give us the best possi ...
Exploring Late Pleistocene climate variations
... Major strengths of these records are their very high stratigraphic resolution (sub-annual in upper parts) and the many paleoenvironmental proxies represented. Changes in many of these proxies can be directly compared with each other with no phase uncertainty, although critical uncertainties exist in ...
... Major strengths of these records are their very high stratigraphic resolution (sub-annual in upper parts) and the many paleoenvironmental proxies represented. Changes in many of these proxies can be directly compared with each other with no phase uncertainty, although critical uncertainties exist in ...
Extreme Events - International Research Institute for Climate and
... events can be defined, such as extreme daily temperatures, extreme daily rainfall amounts, large areas experiencing unusually warm monthly temperatures, or even storm events such as hurricanes. Extreme events can also be defined by the impact an event has on society. That may involve excessive loss ...
... events can be defined, such as extreme daily temperatures, extreme daily rainfall amounts, large areas experiencing unusually warm monthly temperatures, or even storm events such as hurricanes. Extreme events can also be defined by the impact an event has on society. That may involve excessive loss ...
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... Despite the fact that climate change in high elevation tropical mountain ranges, like the Andes, is not well represented in recent General Circulation Models (GCM), local climate models show increased warming with a more distinct increase in temperature at higher elevations (Solman et al., 2008; Urr ...
... Despite the fact that climate change in high elevation tropical mountain ranges, like the Andes, is not well represented in recent General Circulation Models (GCM), local climate models show increased warming with a more distinct increase in temperature at higher elevations (Solman et al., 2008; Urr ...
Days(T1)
... Environmental data on the sites of variety trials can give information for targeting genotypes to other environments. Many tools are available for climate similarity analysis BIOCLIM is one method which uses temperature and rainfall data to determine the climate similarity of different locations. CL ...
... Environmental data on the sites of variety trials can give information for targeting genotypes to other environments. Many tools are available for climate similarity analysis BIOCLIM is one method which uses temperature and rainfall data to determine the climate similarity of different locations. CL ...
Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council
... In total, the FFESC has funded 27 research projects that fulfill the FFESC’s four key research objectives: Increase our understanding of how forest and range ecosystems can be expected to change over time as a result of climate change; Develop projections to forecast those changes; Develop met ...
... In total, the FFESC has funded 27 research projects that fulfill the FFESC’s four key research objectives: Increase our understanding of how forest and range ecosystems can be expected to change over time as a result of climate change; Develop projections to forecast those changes; Develop met ...