PPT
... power purchases be “green power”. Green Building Executive Order mandating LEEDS silver for new and renovated state buildings. ...
... power purchases be “green power”. Green Building Executive Order mandating LEEDS silver for new and renovated state buildings. ...
Climate change and its impacts
... because of air quality and long-term because of climate change. • Today’s choices will impact the future. ...
... because of air quality and long-term because of climate change. • Today’s choices will impact the future. ...
Powerpoint of Diagrams File
... Climate models have improved since the AR4. Models reproduce observed continental-scale surface temperature patterns and trends over many decades, including the more rapid warming since the mid-20th century and the cooling immediately following large volcanic eruptions (very high confidence). Observ ...
... Climate models have improved since the AR4. Models reproduce observed continental-scale surface temperature patterns and trends over many decades, including the more rapid warming since the mid-20th century and the cooling immediately following large volcanic eruptions (very high confidence). Observ ...
Certain uncertainty
... large north–south meanders. It is these shifts that produce unseasonal weather patterns over Europe/the Northern Hemisphere. If the jet stream sits to the north it brings the warm weather from the lower latitudes. Conversely, if the jet stream meanders to the south it can bring unsettled weather and ...
... large north–south meanders. It is these shifts that produce unseasonal weather patterns over Europe/the Northern Hemisphere. If the jet stream sits to the north it brings the warm weather from the lower latitudes. Conversely, if the jet stream meanders to the south it can bring unsettled weather and ...
Document
... We may have forgotten that compressors of air conditioners and refrigerators are no more filled 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 ...
... We may have forgotten that compressors of air conditioners and refrigerators are no more filled 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 ...
Climate Change
... Temperatures continue to rise Each of the past 3 decades has been successively warmer than the preceding decades since 1850 ...
... Temperatures continue to rise Each of the past 3 decades has been successively warmer than the preceding decades since 1850 ...
New Scientist Sept 13, 2003
... some worry that it could detract from protecting the environment. But Mike Hulme, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich, UK, is one of those who argue that decisions made now will affect us for decades to come as temperatures rise. Changes to the climate affect all ar ...
... some worry that it could detract from protecting the environment. But Mike Hulme, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich, UK, is one of those who argue that decisions made now will affect us for decades to come as temperatures rise. Changes to the climate affect all ar ...
Does the climate change benefit to Lithuania
... possible that food ration will change. The economic crisis will increase, promoting hunger, disease, human migration. ...
... possible that food ration will change. The economic crisis will increase, promoting hunger, disease, human migration. ...
Climate Policy: It`s good to be in the “RED”
... On the scientific and technical side, the authors address two main questions. First, can preserving tropical forests make a significant dent in climate-threatening carbon emissions? And second, will these preserved forests be able to survive in an environment altered by the climate change that canno ...
... On the scientific and technical side, the authors address two main questions. First, can preserving tropical forests make a significant dent in climate-threatening carbon emissions? And second, will these preserved forests be able to survive in an environment altered by the climate change that canno ...
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
... The cost of cutting emissions consistent with a 550ppm CO2e stabilisation trajectory averages 1% of GDP per year in 2050 – this can be achieved by deployment of available technologies and those expected to be commercialised in coming decades Delaying emissions reductions significantly constrains the ...
... The cost of cutting emissions consistent with a 550ppm CO2e stabilisation trajectory averages 1% of GDP per year in 2050 – this can be achieved by deployment of available technologies and those expected to be commercialised in coming decades Delaying emissions reductions significantly constrains the ...
Global Environmental Change
... Rising seas threaten to inundate lowlying areas and islands, threaten dense coastal populations, erode shorelines, damage property and destroy ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands that protect coasts against storms. Sea levels have risen between four and eight inches in the past 100 years. Curr ...
... Rising seas threaten to inundate lowlying areas and islands, threaten dense coastal populations, erode shorelines, damage property and destroy ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands that protect coasts against storms. Sea levels have risen between four and eight inches in the past 100 years. Curr ...
Download country indicators
... Economy wide targets - Up to (and including) 2020 Reduce emissions by 16% below 2020 business-as-usual levels if there is a legally binding global agreement in which all countries implement their commitments in good faith Source: ...
... Economy wide targets - Up to (and including) 2020 Reduce emissions by 16% below 2020 business-as-usual levels if there is a legally binding global agreement in which all countries implement their commitments in good faith Source: ...
Rapid and significant sea-level rise expected if global warming
... sea-level rise will not be uniform, and will differ for different points of the globe. Sea-level rise is one of the biggest hazards of climate change. It threatens coastal populations, economic activity in maritime cities and fragile ecosystems. Because sea-level rise is a delayed and complex respon ...
... sea-level rise will not be uniform, and will differ for different points of the globe. Sea-level rise is one of the biggest hazards of climate change. It threatens coastal populations, economic activity in maritime cities and fragile ecosystems. Because sea-level rise is a delayed and complex respon ...
Coastal Resources Training – Provisional Agenda
... planning in climate sensitive coastal zone? How can ENSO-based option contribute! ...
... planning in climate sensitive coastal zone? How can ENSO-based option contribute! ...
WHAT IS COP 17? - KZN Department of Agriculture
... This serves as a build-up to the COP 17 Summit which will be held in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011. The seminars created awareness and brought people together from communities, business, industries and stakeholders. The theme of the seminars is: COP 17: Climate Change- Our World In Our ...
... This serves as a build-up to the COP 17 Summit which will be held in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011. The seminars created awareness and brought people together from communities, business, industries and stakeholders. The theme of the seminars is: COP 17: Climate Change- Our World In Our ...
ESPON Climate Change project
... usual’: continuing increase in CO2 emissions • Are based on: – 9b population in 2050 and gradual decline thereafter – Spread of new and efficient technologies – Converging world in terms of income and lifestyle. – Extensive social and cultural interactions ...
... usual’: continuing increase in CO2 emissions • Are based on: – 9b population in 2050 and gradual decline thereafter – Spread of new and efficient technologies – Converging world in terms of income and lifestyle. – Extensive social and cultural interactions ...
Abstract 52 KB
... Lin Erda, Xu Yinlong, Ju Hui, Xing Wei Agro-environment and Sustainable Development Institute, CAAS Zhang Silong Water Information Centre, MOR ...
... Lin Erda, Xu Yinlong, Ju Hui, Xing Wei Agro-environment and Sustainable Development Institute, CAAS Zhang Silong Water Information Centre, MOR ...
Cuba
... emissions (CO2). Despite the combined efforts of many countries, the Kyoto Protocol was a failure because the greenhouse emissions have risen significantly since it began. The biggest reason that it failed was that the US and China, the two countries that emitted the most greenhouse gas, refused to ...
... emissions (CO2). Despite the combined efforts of many countries, the Kyoto Protocol was a failure because the greenhouse emissions have risen significantly since it began. The biggest reason that it failed was that the US and China, the two countries that emitted the most greenhouse gas, refused to ...
Slide 1
... • Official reports state that sea-level rise is causing community disharmony on low lying and man-made islands (Beck 2011) ...
... • Official reports state that sea-level rise is causing community disharmony on low lying and man-made islands (Beck 2011) ...
No Slide Title
... The projected change in annual precipitation for the 2050s compared with the present day, when the climate model is driven with an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations equivalent to about a 1% increase per year in CO2. The Met Office. Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. ...
... The projected change in annual precipitation for the 2050s compared with the present day, when the climate model is driven with an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations equivalent to about a 1% increase per year in CO2. The Met Office. Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. ...
Slide 1
... SAR: 1995: balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate TAR: 2001: new, stronger evidence that most warming observed of last 50 years is due to humans AT4: 2007: most observed increase in global average temps since 1950 is likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse emissi ...
... SAR: 1995: balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate TAR: 2001: new, stronger evidence that most warming observed of last 50 years is due to humans AT4: 2007: most observed increase in global average temps since 1950 is likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse emissi ...
Recent climate change in the Baltic Sea region
... autumn, which are not captured by 10 RCMs, could be the effect of changing regional aerosol emissions ...
... autumn, which are not captured by 10 RCMs, could be the effect of changing regional aerosol emissions ...
Climate vulnerability assessments
... Fostering climate change adaptation initiatives in the region Bridging the gap between climate change adaptation activities on national and regional level Capacity building in climate vulnerability assessments Results of climate risk/vulnerability analysis can be used for design of future RC ...
... Fostering climate change adaptation initiatives in the region Bridging the gap between climate change adaptation activities on national and regional level Capacity building in climate vulnerability assessments Results of climate risk/vulnerability analysis can be used for design of future RC ...