ABB Statement on Climate Change and Global Warming
... dangerous impacts on ecosystems and society. We expect a meaningful international agreement on GHG mitigation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015. This will provide a framework in which companies like ABB can better understand how they can contribute to solving this global ...
... dangerous impacts on ecosystems and society. We expect a meaningful international agreement on GHG mitigation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015. This will provide a framework in which companies like ABB can better understand how they can contribute to solving this global ...
Implications of Farming, Sheet 6
... stronger and stronger. The ice sheets in both the Arctic and the Antarctic are melting, in some cases very fast. Sea levels are rising. Temperatures are rising, especially in the Arctic and Antarctic. Glaciers on other mountains of the world are melting very fast -- especially in the Himalayas. Anim ...
... stronger and stronger. The ice sheets in both the Arctic and the Antarctic are melting, in some cases very fast. Sea levels are rising. Temperatures are rising, especially in the Arctic and Antarctic. Glaciers on other mountains of the world are melting very fast -- especially in the Himalayas. Anim ...
Climate Change and the Economy
... climate over the next 40 or 50 years; what we do in the next 10 or 20 years can have a profound effect on the climate in the second half of this century and in the next. By investing 1% of GDP now (the next 10-20 years) we will avoid losing 20% of GDP later (40-50 years) Markets for low-carbon energ ...
... climate over the next 40 or 50 years; what we do in the next 10 or 20 years can have a profound effect on the climate in the second half of this century and in the next. By investing 1% of GDP now (the next 10-20 years) we will avoid losing 20% of GDP later (40-50 years) Markets for low-carbon energ ...
Durban Climate Treaty Where are we now?
... a new legally binding regulatory regime. • Over half of emissions, and all of new growth in emissions now come from developing countries ...
... a new legally binding regulatory regime. • Over half of emissions, and all of new growth in emissions now come from developing countries ...
Un Regime Road to Bali
... • Process to contribute to UNFCCC negotiations towards consensus in 2009 • National strategies to reflect own energy resources, state of development and economic needs – Amounts to voluntary action (widely rejected…) ...
... • Process to contribute to UNFCCC negotiations towards consensus in 2009 • National strategies to reflect own energy resources, state of development and economic needs – Amounts to voluntary action (widely rejected…) ...
Global Warming Definitions Global Warming – An increase in global
... Ice cores can be used as evidence of previous global temperature change/climate change because they can be analysed for their concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. ...
... Ice cores can be used as evidence of previous global temperature change/climate change because they can be analysed for their concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. ...
doc CLIMATE CHANGE
... Nations Environment Program (UNEP) involving more than 150 countries into conveying on the agreement of reducing the global warming, countries like the United States of America shy off for the fear of losing to other nations as the leading economic country. Though they tried to put ...
... Nations Environment Program (UNEP) involving more than 150 countries into conveying on the agreement of reducing the global warming, countries like the United States of America shy off for the fear of losing to other nations as the leading economic country. Though they tried to put ...
Climate Policy: It`s good to be in the “RED”
... emissions? And second, will these preserved forests be able to survive in an environment altered by the climate change that cannot be avoided? “The answer in both cases is a qualified ‘yes,’” Field said. “As with all measures to address global warming, the key is immediate and aggressive action.” On ...
... emissions? And second, will these preserved forests be able to survive in an environment altered by the climate change that cannot be avoided? “The answer in both cases is a qualified ‘yes,’” Field said. “As with all measures to address global warming, the key is immediate and aggressive action.” On ...
Ch 19 Climate Change powerpoint
... animals have the potential to be harmed if they can’t move to better climates. Humans may have to relocate, some diseases like those carried by mosquitoes could increase and there could be economic consequences. ...
... animals have the potential to be harmed if they can’t move to better climates. Humans may have to relocate, some diseases like those carried by mosquitoes could increase and there could be economic consequences. ...
Dear Gary Johnson
... ii. In 2001 AR3 concluded that “most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely (probability >67%) to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.” (Italics mine). ...
... ii. In 2001 AR3 concluded that “most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely (probability >67%) to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.” (Italics mine). ...
Sources of Feed back
... "hide the decline" that particular proxy showed for modern temperatures after 1950, when measured temperatures were rising. • These two phrases were taken out of context by climate change skeptics including Senator Jim Inhofe and former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin as though they referred to a dec ...
... "hide the decline" that particular proxy showed for modern temperatures after 1950, when measured temperatures were rising. • These two phrases were taken out of context by climate change skeptics including Senator Jim Inhofe and former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin as though they referred to a dec ...
Climate Change - Hale
... Carbon is stored all over the planet — in plants, soil, the ocean, and even us We release it into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide through activities such as burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and cutting down trees As a result, today's atmosphere contains 42% more carbon dioxide than it did b ...
... Carbon is stored all over the planet — in plants, soil, the ocean, and even us We release it into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide through activities such as burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and cutting down trees As a result, today's atmosphere contains 42% more carbon dioxide than it did b ...
11.2 Human Activity and Climate Change (change in long term
... What has a higher albedo: sea ice or soil? ...
... What has a higher albedo: sea ice or soil? ...
COP21 climate pledges add up to 2.7°C warming – UN
... INDCs that were submitted by 1 October this year. The secretariat was positive about the report’s findings, highlighting the potential impact of cumulative action. However, it and others also stressed the need for ambitions to be ratcheted up after Paris to put the world onto a 2°C pathway. Accordin ...
... INDCs that were submitted by 1 October this year. The secretariat was positive about the report’s findings, highlighting the potential impact of cumulative action. However, it and others also stressed the need for ambitions to be ratcheted up after Paris to put the world onto a 2°C pathway. Accordin ...
Apr. 16th - Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
... Principle on Common but Differentiated Responsibilities. ...
... Principle on Common but Differentiated Responsibilities. ...
AKissTalk2
... – 98% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions – 24% of methane emissions – 18% of nitrous oxide emissions Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil, from the decomposition of organic wastes in landfills, and from the raising of livestock. Nitrous oxide is emit ...
... – 98% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions – 24% of methane emissions – 18% of nitrous oxide emissions Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil, from the decomposition of organic wastes in landfills, and from the raising of livestock. Nitrous oxide is emit ...
Why do we need new sources of energy?
... What are the consequences of global warming? • Extreme weather. If global warming continues, we’ll experience more severe storms, frequent and intense heat waves, droughts, and wildfires. Change is already underway. Nearly 80 percent of Americans live in counties stricken by a weather-related disas ...
... What are the consequences of global warming? • Extreme weather. If global warming continues, we’ll experience more severe storms, frequent and intense heat waves, droughts, and wildfires. Change is already underway. Nearly 80 percent of Americans live in counties stricken by a weather-related disas ...
Chapter 9 - cloudfront.net
... Table 9.1. Changes in the growth of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions required by 2050 to bring about specific warming targets Change in Emissions By 2050 (% of 2000 Emissions) ...
... Table 9.1. Changes in the growth of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions required by 2050 to bring about specific warming targets Change in Emissions By 2050 (% of 2000 Emissions) ...
Ch 19 Climate Change PPT
... animals have the potential to be harmed if they can’t move to better climates. Humans may have to relocate, some diseases like those carried by mosquitoes could increase and there could be economic consequences. ...
... animals have the potential to be harmed if they can’t move to better climates. Humans may have to relocate, some diseases like those carried by mosquitoes could increase and there could be economic consequences. ...
A meteorological Pearl Harbor
... could actually stimulate job growth in emerging energy technologies. A recent Brookings Institution study shows that sector has grown rapidly over the past seven years, producing jobs that pay 20 percent ...
... could actually stimulate job growth in emerging energy technologies. A recent Brookings Institution study shows that sector has grown rapidly over the past seven years, producing jobs that pay 20 percent ...
Document
... large herds of methane-belching cattle. Nitrogenbased fertilizers, which we use on nearly all our crops, release unnatural amounts of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere. ...
... large herds of methane-belching cattle. Nitrogenbased fertilizers, which we use on nearly all our crops, release unnatural amounts of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere. ...
Mock exam 2013 model answers
... …More economically developed countries such as the USA are responsible for increasing greenhouse gases (A). Resource 6 shows that USA produces 18 tonnes of carbon per person compared with countries like India that has a higher population but only produces 1 tonne of carbon per person (S) This is bec ...
... …More economically developed countries such as the USA are responsible for increasing greenhouse gases (A). Resource 6 shows that USA produces 18 tonnes of carbon per person compared with countries like India that has a higher population but only produces 1 tonne of carbon per person (S) This is bec ...
Unit-IV-Global Warming- Causes
... 1997, Kyoto, Japan developed countries agreed to specific targets for cutting their emissions of greenhouse gases Industrialized countries committed to an overall reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases to 5.2% below 1990 levels for the period ...
... 1997, Kyoto, Japan developed countries agreed to specific targets for cutting their emissions of greenhouse gases Industrialized countries committed to an overall reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases to 5.2% below 1990 levels for the period ...
Politics of global warming
The politics of global warming are complex due to numerous factors that arise from the global economy's interdependence on carbon dioxide emitting hydrocarbon energy sources and because carbon dioxide is directly implicated in global warming - making global warming a non-traditional environmental challenge:Implications to all aspects of a nation-state's economy - The vast majority of the world economy relies on energy sources or manufacturing techniques that release greenhouse gases at almost every stage of production, transportation, storage, delivery & disposal while a consensus of the world's scientists attribute global warming to the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This intimate linkage between global warming and economic vitality implicates almost every aspect of a nation-state's economy; Perceived lack of adequate advanced energy technologies - Fossil fuel abundance and low prices continue to put pressure on the development of adequate advanced energy technologies that can realistically replace the role of fossil fuels - as of 2010, over 91% of the worlds energy is derived from fossil fuels and non carbon-neutral technologies. Developing countries do not have cost effective access to the advanced energy technologies that they need for development (most advanced technologies has been developed by and exist in the developed world). Without adequate and cost effective post-hydrocarbon energy sources, it is unlikely the countries of the developed or developing world would accept policies that would materially affect their economic vitality or economic development prospects;Industrialization of the developing world - As developing nations industrialize their energy needs increase and since conventional energy sources produce carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide emissions of developing countries are beginning to rise at a time when the scientific community, global governance institutions and advocacy groups are telling the world that carbon dioxide emissions should be decreasing. Without access to cost effective and abundant energy sources many developing countries see climate change as a hindrance to their unfettered economic development;Metric selection (transparency) and perceived responsibility / ability to respond - Among the countries of the world, disagreements exist over which greenhouse gas emission metrics should be used like total emissions per year, per capita emissions per year, CO2 emissions only, deforestation emissions, livestock emissions or even total historical emissions. Historically, the release of carbon dioxide has not been historically even among all nation-states and nation-states have challenges with determining who should restrict emissions and at what point of their industrial development they should be subject to such commitments;Vulnerable developing countries and developed country legacy emissions - Some developing nations blame the developed world for having created the global warming crisis because it was the developed countries that emitted most of the carbon dioxide over the twentieth century and vulnerable countries perceive that it should be the developed countries that should pay to address the challenge;Consensus-driven global governance models - The global governance institutions that evolved during the 20th century are all consensus driven deliberative forums where agreement is difficult to achieve and even when agreement is achieved it is almost impossible to enforce;Well organized and funded special-interest lobbying bodies - Special interest lobbying by well organized groups distort and amplify aspects of the challenge (environmental lobbying, energy industry lobbying, other special interest lobbying);Politicization of climate science - Although there is a consensus on the science of global warming and its likely effects - some special interests groups work to suppress the consensus while others work to amplify the alarm of global warming. All parties that engage in such acts add to the politicization of the science of global warming. The result is a clouding of the reality of the global warming problem.The focus areas for global warming politics are Adaptation, Mitigation, Finance, Technology and Losses which are well quantified and studied but the urgency of the global warming challenge combined with the implication to almost every facet of a nation-state's economic interests places significant burdens on the established largely-voluntary global institutions that have developed over the last century; institutions that have been unable to effectively reshape themselves and move fast enough to deal with this unique challenge. Rapidly developing countries who see traditional energy sources as a means to fuel their development, well funded aggressive environmental lobbying groups and an established fossil fuel energy paradigm boasting a mature and sophisticated political lobbying infrastructure all combine to make global warming politics extremely polarized. Distrust between developed and developing countries at most international conferences that seek to address the topic add to the challenges. Further adding to the complexity is the advent of the Internet and the development of media technologies like blogs and other mechanisms for disseminating information that enable the exponential growth in production and dissemination of competing points of view which make it nearly impossible for the development and dissemination of an objective view into the enormity of the subject matter and its politics.