Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
... At the global scale, the key greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are: Carbon dioxide (CO2) - Fossil fuel use is the primary source of CO2. The way in which people use land is also an important source of CO2, especially when it involves deforestation. CO2 can also be emitted from direct huma ...
... At the global scale, the key greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are: Carbon dioxide (CO2) - Fossil fuel use is the primary source of CO2. The way in which people use land is also an important source of CO2, especially when it involves deforestation. CO2 can also be emitted from direct huma ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania Agricultural Systems
... climate events does not always allow for traditional coping mechanisms to take place and often results in an overall loss or severe ineffectiveness in the adaptive capacity of the communities. In this regard, exogenous and improved technologies may play a crucial role through their integration, wher ...
... climate events does not always allow for traditional coping mechanisms to take place and often results in an overall loss or severe ineffectiveness in the adaptive capacity of the communities. In this regard, exogenous and improved technologies may play a crucial role through their integration, wher ...
Manyatsi, AM - IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
... provides services that improve the capacity of local non-governmental organizations, some of which are involved in climate change issues (CANGO, 2007). 1.4 Policy and legislative for climate change Research has shown that climate change vulnerability can be reduced through human adaptation. Some of ...
... provides services that improve the capacity of local non-governmental organizations, some of which are involved in climate change issues (CANGO, 2007). 1.4 Policy and legislative for climate change Research has shown that climate change vulnerability can be reduced through human adaptation. Some of ...
GSS_2004_Abstract_Volume - USF College of Marine Science
... During the 1980s, two dune erosion models were developed in an attempt to understand erosional processes during extreme storm events. The first of these models, EDUNE, is a theoretical model that calculates sediment transport based on excess wave energy dissipation. The second, SBEACH, utilizes empi ...
... During the 1980s, two dune erosion models were developed in an attempt to understand erosional processes during extreme storm events. The first of these models, EDUNE, is a theoretical model that calculates sediment transport based on excess wave energy dissipation. The second, SBEACH, utilizes empi ...
Carbon Tracker
... Carbon Tracker believes that there is a need for smarter regulation to improve the disclosures of fossil fuel companies to give the market a view of the collective risk of significant adjustments in energy markets. This could be delivered by companies being required to stress test their business mod ...
... Carbon Tracker believes that there is a need for smarter regulation to improve the disclosures of fossil fuel companies to give the market a view of the collective risk of significant adjustments in energy markets. This could be delivered by companies being required to stress test their business mod ...
Worksheet 1b SAV partial
... to) increase over time, reducing optimal habitat conditions, including for light penetration. This may be less of a problem if existing riprap is replaced with natural shoreline, but even ...
... to) increase over time, reducing optimal habitat conditions, including for light penetration. This may be less of a problem if existing riprap is replaced with natural shoreline, but even ...
Climate change: a framework for a global agreement in 2015
... Rapporteur: Mr John PRESCOTT, United Kingdom, Socialist Group ...
... Rapporteur: Mr John PRESCOTT, United Kingdom, Socialist Group ...
Teacher notes and student sheets
... 10 How does he account for the low values of the costs in Bjorn Lomberg’s argument? Three points: costs are balanced by benefits even though the two do not affect the same people; the costs of impacts in 2100 are very heavily discounted and so priced at a very low value compared to current costs; un ...
... 10 How does he account for the low values of the costs in Bjorn Lomberg’s argument? Three points: costs are balanced by benefits even though the two do not affect the same people; the costs of impacts in 2100 are very heavily discounted and so priced at a very low value compared to current costs; un ...
Climate Change packet
... 1) How certain are scientists that humans are causing global climate change? Describe the language used by scientists and some of the particular climate trends they have identified as changing. If the scientific community is convinced of the evidence, why is there still debate? Answer: Nearly all en ...
... 1) How certain are scientists that humans are causing global climate change? Describe the language used by scientists and some of the particular climate trends they have identified as changing. If the scientific community is convinced of the evidence, why is there still debate? Answer: Nearly all en ...
flood risk in liege area
... were translated into hydrological scenarios (Dewals et al. 2013). From this early stage of the research, the main stakeholders (e.g., water authorities) were involved and shared their views on the modelling approach. Next, existing models were coupled to perform the first coordinated hydraulic model ...
... were translated into hydrological scenarios (Dewals et al. 2013). From this early stage of the research, the main stakeholders (e.g., water authorities) were involved and shared their views on the modelling approach. Next, existing models were coupled to perform the first coordinated hydraulic model ...
Academic Freedom in Canada, the Stephen Harper Government
... dealt with climate change -, a steadily growing number of federal scientists complain about being stopped from freely discussing their research findings with the media, even if they have critical repercussions for the health and safety of Canadians, or their environment. Environment Canada appears t ...
... dealt with climate change -, a steadily growing number of federal scientists complain about being stopped from freely discussing their research findings with the media, even if they have critical repercussions for the health and safety of Canadians, or their environment. Environment Canada appears t ...
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... research needed to establish a clear link between climate change and rainfall has yet to be done. The highly variable nature of Australian rainfall makes this a difficult relationship to analyse. The current limited capability of climate models to represent ENSO also makes it difficult to establish ...
... research needed to establish a clear link between climate change and rainfall has yet to be done. The highly variable nature of Australian rainfall makes this a difficult relationship to analyse. The current limited capability of climate models to represent ENSO also makes it difficult to establish ...
Past, Present and Future Mean Temperatures for Earth`s
... equilibrium. A consequence of such warming is the long-term perturbation of the weather systems over the lands around, notably heavy rains in usually dry areas, drought in normally wet regions. El Niño is also seen as the warm phase of irregular climate oscillation which is caused by unstable intera ...
... equilibrium. A consequence of such warming is the long-term perturbation of the weather systems over the lands around, notably heavy rains in usually dry areas, drought in normally wet regions. El Niño is also seen as the warm phase of irregular climate oscillation which is caused by unstable intera ...
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... and different scales (global, regional and local). Many studies document the implications of climate change for agriculture and pose a reasonable concern that climate change is a threat to poverty and sustainable development, especially in marginal areas. Nevertheless, the relationships between clim ...
... and different scales (global, regional and local). Many studies document the implications of climate change for agriculture and pose a reasonable concern that climate change is a threat to poverty and sustainable development, especially in marginal areas. Nevertheless, the relationships between clim ...
An Overview On the Complexity of Humans Within It
... The climate issue, with respect to how humans are influencing the climate system, can be segmented into three distinct hypotheses. These are: 1. The human influence is minimal and natural variations dominate climate variations on all time scales; 2. While natural variations are important, the human ...
... The climate issue, with respect to how humans are influencing the climate system, can be segmented into three distinct hypotheses. These are: 1. The human influence is minimal and natural variations dominate climate variations on all time scales; 2. While natural variations are important, the human ...
Climate Change and Climate Change Policy as Human Sacrifice
... I propose that such technical modification of the natural proceeds along three lines: accidental, incidental, and purposed. The first includes the grand accidents of a distinctly technological society – such events as the Exxon-Valdez and Chernobyl disasters. Incidental modification implies the atte ...
... I propose that such technical modification of the natural proceeds along three lines: accidental, incidental, and purposed. The first includes the grand accidents of a distinctly technological society – such events as the Exxon-Valdez and Chernobyl disasters. Incidental modification implies the atte ...
Presidential Leadership on Climate Change: Opportunities and
... orders or other administrative means to secure his objectives (Howell). To support his interventions in any of these three roles, a president may build support by going public (Kernell) or by going local (Cohen 2009), a technique that has become increasingly attractive given the limits that media fr ...
... orders or other administrative means to secure his objectives (Howell). To support his interventions in any of these three roles, a president may build support by going public (Kernell) or by going local (Cohen 2009), a technique that has become increasingly attractive given the limits that media fr ...
Climate Change: Responding to the Crisis Portended by George
... desired conditions. With autonomous change, the target responds to climate change and management may support its capacity to do so but does not aim to steer the target back towards past conditions or move it towards a strictly defined desired future state. There is no single adaptation option that i ...
... desired conditions. With autonomous change, the target responds to climate change and management may support its capacity to do so but does not aim to steer the target back towards past conditions or move it towards a strictly defined desired future state. There is no single adaptation option that i ...
WHAT PRACTICAL STEPS CAN WE TAKE NOW TO REDUCE …
... prioritising lower cost and short-term solutions. Ι Focus on measures which are best placed to be delivered by the agencies developing the strategies. Ι Consider user pricing on the basis of relative levels of CO2, if this will deliver an appreciable reduction in emissions. Ι Adopt policies to suppo ...
... prioritising lower cost and short-term solutions. Ι Focus on measures which are best placed to be delivered by the agencies developing the strategies. Ι Consider user pricing on the basis of relative levels of CO2, if this will deliver an appreciable reduction in emissions. Ι Adopt policies to suppo ...
Climate change scenarios
... consistent with what we know about human-induced climate change One can think of them as the prediction of a model, contingent upon the GHG emissions scenario Since estimates of regional change by models differ substantially, an individual model estimate should be treated more as a scenario ...
... consistent with what we know about human-induced climate change One can think of them as the prediction of a model, contingent upon the GHG emissions scenario Since estimates of regional change by models differ substantially, an individual model estimate should be treated more as a scenario ...
Cultural Responses to Climate Change During the Late Holocene
... most natural scientists at the time because it required full acceptance of the expanse of geologic time and rejection of the prevalent views of a young Earth. Future generations of scientists, however, most notably Charles Darwin half a century later, were encouraged by this new way of thinking to i ...
... most natural scientists at the time because it required full acceptance of the expanse of geologic time and rejection of the prevalent views of a young Earth. Future generations of scientists, however, most notably Charles Darwin half a century later, were encouraged by this new way of thinking to i ...
Amtrak Greenhouse
... • Amtrak’s electrified line between Washington, DC and New York City carries more passengers between those two cities than all of the air carriers combined • Auto-Train service between Virginia and Florida literally removes 105,439 cars per year from the I-95 corridor (train carries cars and passeng ...
... • Amtrak’s electrified line between Washington, DC and New York City carries more passengers between those two cities than all of the air carriers combined • Auto-Train service between Virginia and Florida literally removes 105,439 cars per year from the I-95 corridor (train carries cars and passeng ...
LNG not `the cleanest fossil fuel on the planet`
... nly if you had been banished from BC would you have propane, pentane, etc) other than methane are removed—the missed the claim by the BC Government, repeated over CO2 is vented and the others flared off. and over in the past three years, that Liquefied Natural From there, the gas is sent via pipelin ...
... nly if you had been banished from BC would you have propane, pentane, etc) other than methane are removed—the missed the claim by the BC Government, repeated over CO2 is vented and the others flared off. and over in the past three years, that Liquefied Natural From there, the gas is sent via pipelin ...
Possible strategies to address socio-economic adaptation policies
... putting stress on tea plants and affecting tea quality. Hence, some tea smallholders are being further challenged with low returns from their produce, which are jeopardizing their food security. Poor smallholder tea growers could enhance their food security and improve their own nutrition by farming ...
... putting stress on tea plants and affecting tea quality. Hence, some tea smallholders are being further challenged with low returns from their produce, which are jeopardizing their food security. Poor smallholder tea growers could enhance their food security and improve their own nutrition by farming ...
Climate Denial and the Construction of Innocence Reproducing
... in U.S. states with higher emissions of climate gasses are somewhat less likely to support climate change policies. O’Connor et al. (2002) found that higher income negatively affected participants’ wiliness to take voluntary actions such as driving less. An inverse relationship between wealth and co ...
... in U.S. states with higher emissions of climate gasses are somewhat less likely to support climate change policies. O’Connor et al. (2002) found that higher income negatively affected participants’ wiliness to take voluntary actions such as driving less. An inverse relationship between wealth and co ...
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.