A Logical Argument Against Man Made Global Warming for the
... believing in global warming is as ridiculous as believing that the Earth is flat. However, it has been shown that the study was flawed, and that the majority of abstracts did not mention manmade effects on climate at all. 25 In the last section we already discussed the problems with the IPCC consens ...
... believing in global warming is as ridiculous as believing that the Earth is flat. However, it has been shown that the study was flawed, and that the majority of abstracts did not mention manmade effects on climate at all. 25 In the last section we already discussed the problems with the IPCC consens ...
Understanding Uncertainties in Future Colorado River Streamflow
... gaining a better understanding of uncertainties inherent in the predictions, and the need to better ...
... gaining a better understanding of uncertainties inherent in the predictions, and the need to better ...
- Central Tibetan Administration
... China's commitment to peak carbon emission by 2030 must not lead to the rapid expansion of mega hydropower projects on Tibetan rivers. The mega hydropower projects would further damage Tibet's fragile ecosystem and threaten Asian rivers originating from the Tibetan Plateau. Damming leads to heavy lo ...
... China's commitment to peak carbon emission by 2030 must not lead to the rapid expansion of mega hydropower projects on Tibetan rivers. The mega hydropower projects would further damage Tibet's fragile ecosystem and threaten Asian rivers originating from the Tibetan Plateau. Damming leads to heavy lo ...
Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries
... plotted at their original lower resolution. All time series represent surface air temperature except for site 29, which represents SST. All time series shown will be available at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ paleo.html. ...
... plotted at their original lower resolution. All time series represent surface air temperature except for site 29, which represents SST. All time series shown will be available at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ paleo.html. ...
ipcc – saving the climate is possible
... summarize the best available science on how to stop climate change. Specifically, discussions center on the costs of climate action, the wide policies and measures available, and the speed with which climate action will be able to deliver the deep emissions cuts required to keep the climate safe. In ...
... summarize the best available science on how to stop climate change. Specifically, discussions center on the costs of climate action, the wide policies and measures available, and the speed with which climate action will be able to deliver the deep emissions cuts required to keep the climate safe. In ...
Climate Change: Overview and Implications for Wildlife
... Change, 1990, 1996a, 2001a—the latter reference suggesting the upper range limit of nearly 6oC warming by 2100). This range—especially if beyond 3oC--could result in ecologically significant changes, which are why climatic considerations are fundamental in the discussion of possible ecological conse ...
... Change, 1990, 1996a, 2001a—the latter reference suggesting the upper range limit of nearly 6oC warming by 2100). This range—especially if beyond 3oC--could result in ecologically significant changes, which are why climatic considerations are fundamental in the discussion of possible ecological conse ...
Fewer rainy days and more extreme rainfall by the end of the century
... (Fig. 1d–g). here, the characteristics of daily rainfall will be deeply modiied by climate change, should the most pessimistic emission scenarios become reality. Figure 2e shows to what extent these changes could occur abruptly or, in contrast, gradually. he long-term evolutions of p99 are calculate ...
... (Fig. 1d–g). here, the characteristics of daily rainfall will be deeply modiied by climate change, should the most pessimistic emission scenarios become reality. Figure 2e shows to what extent these changes could occur abruptly or, in contrast, gradually. he long-term evolutions of p99 are calculate ...
The trade-off between intra- and intergenerational equity in climate
... become more scarce over time relative to the produced good as we experience more climate change. This could be an argument for using a low and even negative CDR for environmental services. ...
... become more scarce over time relative to the produced good as we experience more climate change. This could be an argument for using a low and even negative CDR for environmental services. ...
Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?
... re-emerged after the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) was published with a commentary on ‘What is ‘dangerous’ climate change?’ by Schneider (2001), which was followed up by three subsequent responses (see initial quotes). Parallel discussions surrounding the issue of uncertainty in climate change ...
... re-emerged after the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) was published with a commentary on ‘What is ‘dangerous’ climate change?’ by Schneider (2001), which was followed up by three subsequent responses (see initial quotes). Parallel discussions surrounding the issue of uncertainty in climate change ...
and the new Industrial Revolution
... that the policy – whether it is a tax or cap-and-trade – covers as large a group of emitters as possible. • The instrument should allow for the stringency of regulation to respond to economic fluctuations according to a transparent and predictable rule. Building this type of flexibility into carbon ...
... that the policy – whether it is a tax or cap-and-trade – covers as large a group of emitters as possible. • The instrument should allow for the stringency of regulation to respond to economic fluctuations according to a transparent and predictable rule. Building this type of flexibility into carbon ...
Emerging Research Area: Changing Ecosystems and Climate
... Although we were requested to submit separate research and educational proposals, this initiative is specifically designed to meet the tripartite mission of the land grant university of research, teaching, and outreach. The research focus is aimed at addressing critical emerging issues for the state ...
... Although we were requested to submit separate research and educational proposals, this initiative is specifically designed to meet the tripartite mission of the land grant university of research, teaching, and outreach. The research focus is aimed at addressing critical emerging issues for the state ...
Diseases in tropical and plantation crops as affected by climate
... the ability to conduct trials at all stages of plant development, with less interference from the structures, except for the reduction of solar radiation and the increase in temperature caused by the plastic. Plants can be grown directly in soil, which is an advantage compared with pot trials. Studi ...
... the ability to conduct trials at all stages of plant development, with less interference from the structures, except for the reduction of solar radiation and the increase in temperature caused by the plastic. Plants can be grown directly in soil, which is an advantage compared with pot trials. Studi ...
UNEP and Climate Change
... I provided a verbal response at the Meeting and also undertook to provide answers in writing to be distributed to the CPR. The United Nations family is galvanizing behind the successful negotiation of a post2012 regime under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( ...
... I provided a verbal response at the Meeting and also undertook to provide answers in writing to be distributed to the CPR. The United Nations family is galvanizing behind the successful negotiation of a post2012 regime under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( ...
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power
... We intend for this report to help re-center people of color and low-income communities in the local movement for climate resilience. In the first section, we describe a unique approach to uncovering knowledge and insight from our communities through community based participatory research (CBPR). Thr ...
... We intend for this report to help re-center people of color and low-income communities in the local movement for climate resilience. In the first section, we describe a unique approach to uncovering knowledge and insight from our communities through community based participatory research (CBPR). Thr ...
Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate
... These seemingly opposite effects are actually two aspects of the same chemical system. At its essence, atmospheric cleaning relies on increasing the reactivity of emitted pollutants so as to shorten their lifetimes. However, the higher reactivity also means that these transient compounds are often m ...
... These seemingly opposite effects are actually two aspects of the same chemical system. At its essence, atmospheric cleaning relies on increasing the reactivity of emitted pollutants so as to shorten their lifetimes. However, the higher reactivity also means that these transient compounds are often m ...
The global distribution of cultivable lands: current
... studies have tried to establish simple relationships between worldwide cropland distributions, climate and soil conditions. For example, Cramer & Solomon (1993) showed that the cold and dry boundaries of cultivated land could be quite adequately described using an index of growing season length and ...
... studies have tried to establish simple relationships between worldwide cropland distributions, climate and soil conditions. For example, Cramer & Solomon (1993) showed that the cold and dry boundaries of cultivated land could be quite adequately described using an index of growing season length and ...
Increasing Participation and Compliance in International Climate Change Agreements* SCOTT BARRETT
... serious or perceived to be sufficiently serious, then countries would have incentives to reduce their emissions, and free riding would not arise. But free riding depends upon the structure of the underlying environmental problem. For climate change, each country can claim for itself only a small fra ...
... serious or perceived to be sufficiently serious, then countries would have incentives to reduce their emissions, and free riding would not arise. But free riding depends upon the structure of the underlying environmental problem. For climate change, each country can claim for itself only a small fra ...
Agriculture and Climate Change in Kenya: Climate Chaos, Policy
... Implications for future development ............................................................................................... 14 5.1 Overall direction – undefined climate change and agriculture ‘landscape’ ....................................................14 5.2 Lack of capacity leading to ...
... Implications for future development ............................................................................................... 14 5.1 Overall direction – undefined climate change and agriculture ‘landscape’ ....................................................14 5.2 Lack of capacity leading to ...
Response of subarctic vegetation to transient climatic change on the
... range from ± 2 °C colder to + 7 °C warmer than current climate. Precipitation maps were derived from projections of future Alaskan climate by four GCM's (Maxwell 1992; Chapin & Star®eld 1997). From these projections, precipitation maps were uniformly increased (or decreased for colder temperature ma ...
... range from ± 2 °C colder to + 7 °C warmer than current climate. Precipitation maps were derived from projections of future Alaskan climate by four GCM's (Maxwell 1992; Chapin & Star®eld 1997). From these projections, precipitation maps were uniformly increased (or decreased for colder temperature ma ...
Historical and future quantification of terrestrial carbon
... Terrestrial ecosystems provide a range of important services to humans, including global and regional climate regulation. These services arise from natural ecosystem functioning as governed by drivers such as climate, atmospheric carbon dioxide mixing ratio, and land-use change. From the perspective ...
... Terrestrial ecosystems provide a range of important services to humans, including global and regional climate regulation. These services arise from natural ecosystem functioning as governed by drivers such as climate, atmospheric carbon dioxide mixing ratio, and land-use change. From the perspective ...
Climate change, ocean processes and ocean iron fertilization
... is increasing faster than projected in any of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emission scenarios. Several mitigation measures, referred to as ‘geoengineering options’, have been proposed to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. To be successful, such a mitigation operation must remove ...
... is increasing faster than projected in any of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emission scenarios. Several mitigation measures, referred to as ‘geoengineering options’, have been proposed to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. To be successful, such a mitigation operation must remove ...
Climate of the Past
... the impact of those uncertainties in the timing of land-cover changes, we have tested here another simple scenario in a new ensemble of 10 experiments. The crop fraction increases first linearly during the period 1000–1250 AD, reaching in 1250 AD the value imposed in 1450 AD in the standard scenario ...
... the impact of those uncertainties in the timing of land-cover changes, we have tested here another simple scenario in a new ensemble of 10 experiments. The crop fraction increases first linearly during the period 1000–1250 AD, reaching in 1250 AD the value imposed in 1450 AD in the standard scenario ...
V. Conclusion - Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
... needed to understand and predict the policy response of landowners to carbon farming. Carbon farming in New Zealand is only one example of a complex environmental challenge that requires a combination of approaches to be addressed successfully. While there will always be a need for disciplinary rese ...
... needed to understand and predict the policy response of landowners to carbon farming. Carbon farming in New Zealand is only one example of a complex environmental challenge that requires a combination of approaches to be addressed successfully. While there will always be a need for disciplinary rese ...
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... Queensland and catalogued a range of adverse impacts. Howden and Turnpenny (1997) and Howden et al. (1999b) report on impacts of heat stress and climate change on northern beef cattle in Australia. According to Petty et al. (1998) heat stress already affects the productivity of northern cattle. More ...
... Queensland and catalogued a range of adverse impacts. Howden and Turnpenny (1997) and Howden et al. (1999b) report on impacts of heat stress and climate change on northern beef cattle in Australia. According to Petty et al. (1998) heat stress already affects the productivity of northern cattle. More ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.