Presentation
... Positioning ITU as a strategic leader Promoting a global understanding through international fora and agreements Achieving a climate-neutral ITU within three years Conducting carbon audit Using remote collaboration tools Developing projects under Clean Development Mechanism ...
... Positioning ITU as a strategic leader Promoting a global understanding through international fora and agreements Achieving a climate-neutral ITU within three years Conducting carbon audit Using remote collaboration tools Developing projects under Clean Development Mechanism ...
The IPCC - hvonstorch.de
... 1. Which are the latest scientific findings (since the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report)? Many, and which of these are robust and consensual, we should leave to the IPCC AR5 2. Which internal need for action do you identify for the European Union? Which measures would you suggest with regard to furthe ...
... 1. Which are the latest scientific findings (since the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report)? Many, and which of these are robust and consensual, we should leave to the IPCC AR5 2. Which internal need for action do you identify for the European Union? Which measures would you suggest with regard to furthe ...
Global Warming
... – What is the enhanced greenhouse effect? – The enhanced greenhouse effect is an increase in the amount of energy trapped by the atmosphere, largely due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases. – What GHGs have been increased in the atmosphere due to human activities? – CO2, CH4, N2O, tropos ...
... – What is the enhanced greenhouse effect? – The enhanced greenhouse effect is an increase in the amount of energy trapped by the atmosphere, largely due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases. – What GHGs have been increased in the atmosphere due to human activities? – CO2, CH4, N2O, tropos ...
The North American Regional Climate Change Assessment
... issue of spatial scale – what is the relative importance of uncertainty due to spatial scale? • These include: – Specifying alternative future emissions of ghgs and aerosols – Modeling the global climate response to the forcings (i.e., differences among AOGCMs) ...
... issue of spatial scale – what is the relative importance of uncertainty due to spatial scale? • These include: – Specifying alternative future emissions of ghgs and aerosols – Modeling the global climate response to the forcings (i.e., differences among AOGCMs) ...
Adaptation to Global Warming: do climate models tell us what we need to know?
... well vanish entirely. Furthermore, the impacts of climate change—and thus the burden of adaptation—will be distributed without regard to prior greenhouse gas contributions, so the unjust ethical impacts of climate change increase as well. And the less we mitigate, the more burden there will be.5 2. ...
... well vanish entirely. Furthermore, the impacts of climate change—and thus the burden of adaptation—will be distributed without regard to prior greenhouse gas contributions, so the unjust ethical impacts of climate change increase as well. And the less we mitigate, the more burden there will be.5 2. ...
Observed climate - Climatic Research Unit
... likelihood. Each indicator is derived for between one and three stations on an annual or seasonal basis. There is an evident significant increase in the air and sea surface temperature (from 1950 and 1969 respectively, to 2008), although there is no solid evidence that it is affecting the ...
... likelihood. Each indicator is derived for between one and three stations on an annual or seasonal basis. There is an evident significant increase in the air and sea surface temperature (from 1950 and 1969 respectively, to 2008), although there is no solid evidence that it is affecting the ...
2011 UN Habitat Day Notes with final additions
... Dr Clos stated that that the world population has reached 7 billion and 50% of this population lives in towns and cities. Environmental disasters such as rising sea levels or draught will trigger migrations and by 2050 there could be 200 million refugees from climate change events. He pointed out th ...
... Dr Clos stated that that the world population has reached 7 billion and 50% of this population lives in towns and cities. Environmental disasters such as rising sea levels or draught will trigger migrations and by 2050 there could be 200 million refugees from climate change events. He pointed out th ...
Climate Reporting in the Future?
... • Focus on where the impact is big – IKEA found out that their customers travel to the IKEA-stores represented 56% of the total emissions in the inventory – Swiss Re found out business travel stands for 43% of the company’s emissions – Other companies may for example find out that it would make a bi ...
... • Focus on where the impact is big – IKEA found out that their customers travel to the IKEA-stores represented 56% of the total emissions in the inventory – Swiss Re found out business travel stands for 43% of the company’s emissions – Other companies may for example find out that it would make a bi ...
Explaining how the water vapor greenhouse effect works
... moisture content over the bulk of the world's oceans is not due to solar forcing or gradual recovery from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. The primary driver of 'atmospheric moistening' was found to be the increase in CO2 caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Theory, observations and climate mo ...
... moisture content over the bulk of the world's oceans is not due to solar forcing or gradual recovery from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. The primary driver of 'atmospheric moistening' was found to be the increase in CO2 caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Theory, observations and climate mo ...
Environmental Security: A Case Study of Climate
... escaping into space by reflecting it back down to the earth’s surface. Without this effect, there would be no life on earth, since the planet’s surface would be no warmer than the surrounding space. However, since the industrial revolution, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are pushing this eff ...
... escaping into space by reflecting it back down to the earth’s surface. Without this effect, there would be no life on earth, since the planet’s surface would be no warmer than the surrounding space. However, since the industrial revolution, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are pushing this eff ...
on the occasion of the Sport, Environment and Climate Change
... of total rainfall from heavy falls will increase in the 21st century over many areas of the globe; by the end of the century, if greenhouse emissions continue unabated, the type of heat wave that now occurs once every 20 years will be occurring every couple of years across large areas of the planet; ...
... of total rainfall from heavy falls will increase in the 21st century over many areas of the globe; by the end of the century, if greenhouse emissions continue unabated, the type of heat wave that now occurs once every 20 years will be occurring every couple of years across large areas of the planet; ...
Climate Threats: A More Inclusive Assessment Is Needed
... • Hypothesis 1: Human influence on climate variability and change is of minimal importance, and natural causes dominate climate variations and changes on all time scales. In coming decades, the human influence will continue to be minimal. • Hypothesis 2a: Although the natural causes of climate v ...
... • Hypothesis 1: Human influence on climate variability and change is of minimal importance, and natural causes dominate climate variations and changes on all time scales. In coming decades, the human influence will continue to be minimal. • Hypothesis 2a: Although the natural causes of climate v ...
Presentation, 5MB
... Visualisation of results (GIS maps, models) Dissemination to public (awareness; language) ...
... Visualisation of results (GIS maps, models) Dissemination to public (awareness; language) ...
health professionals for clean air
... • Reaffirm the binding obligations of developed countries to support developing countries • For the first time encourage voluntary contributions by developing countries • Extend the goal of mobilizing $100 billion a year in support by 2020 through 2025 with a new higher goal to be set after 2025 • E ...
... • Reaffirm the binding obligations of developed countries to support developing countries • For the first time encourage voluntary contributions by developing countries • Extend the goal of mobilizing $100 billion a year in support by 2020 through 2025 with a new higher goal to be set after 2025 • E ...
LESSON 9: CONCEPTUALIZING MODULE II Factors Influencing
... constructed right next to an observing site, it could influence the local temperature conditions). And, they must be careful to include measurements from locations all around the globe, so that the average is not biased toward one region. These and other considerations go into the calculation of the ...
... constructed right next to an observing site, it could influence the local temperature conditions). And, they must be careful to include measurements from locations all around the globe, so that the average is not biased toward one region. These and other considerations go into the calculation of the ...
Unit 1 Lesson 8 Inconvenient Truth
... Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major environmental catastrophe that could include involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves. An Inconvenient Truth is the crusad ...
... Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major environmental catastrophe that could include involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves. An Inconvenient Truth is the crusad ...
lettenmaier_utexas_western_water_mar13
... Grid-based simulations of land-surface processes using principles of energy and water balance Selected LSMs that have been widely applied at regional to global scales Diverse heritages: • Sac and VIC developed specifically for streamflow simulation purposes • Noah, Catchment, CLM developed for use i ...
... Grid-based simulations of land-surface processes using principles of energy and water balance Selected LSMs that have been widely applied at regional to global scales Diverse heritages: • Sac and VIC developed specifically for streamflow simulation purposes • Noah, Catchment, CLM developed for use i ...
Introduction - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... future associated with natural or anthropogenic (human) factors ...
... future associated with natural or anthropogenic (human) factors ...
BCC Syllabus
... Propose potential adaptation actions to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on agriculture to ensure food security Propose potential improvements in agricultural systems to improve food security while mitigating climate change (i.e., reducing emissions from the agriculture land use sec ...
... Propose potential adaptation actions to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on agriculture to ensure food security Propose potential improvements in agricultural systems to improve food security while mitigating climate change (i.e., reducing emissions from the agriculture land use sec ...
to Past editions - MARINE LIFE NETWORK
... 5 DPIPWE – sea squirt invaders 6 Ocean Planet 6 Secrets of Sarah Island 8 Maritime history 9 Scientists go crazy for gonads 10 Dear Redmap… 11 Critter files 12 Kid‘s stuff 17 Diving Legends – Johnno Johnstone 21 Fire up that feedback – we asked, you responded! 26 Pest eradication in the deep South 2 ...
... 5 DPIPWE – sea squirt invaders 6 Ocean Planet 6 Secrets of Sarah Island 8 Maritime history 9 Scientists go crazy for gonads 10 Dear Redmap… 11 Critter files 12 Kid‘s stuff 17 Diving Legends – Johnno Johnstone 21 Fire up that feedback – we asked, you responded! 26 Pest eradication in the deep South 2 ...
California*s Climate Future: The Governor*s Environmental Goals
... • Record approved goals, policies and decisions related to growth and environmental quality, • Advise the Legislature of statutory action required to implement state environmental goals and objectives, • Inform state agencies, other levels of government, and the public of the state’s goals and visio ...
... • Record approved goals, policies and decisions related to growth and environmental quality, • Advise the Legislature of statutory action required to implement state environmental goals and objectives, • Inform state agencies, other levels of government, and the public of the state’s goals and visio ...
Malnutrition and climate vulnerability in Africa
... Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs, and their food preferences are met for an active and healthy life (World Food Summit, 1996). Analysis of food security should be based on four as ...
... Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs, and their food preferences are met for an active and healthy life (World Food Summit, 1996). Analysis of food security should be based on four as ...