Climate - Discovery Education
... more intense. Places that are now uninhabitable might become inhabitable but at a large expense to society. 3. Glaciers, ocean temperatures, the growth of trees, erosion of mountains and canyons, and climate are some of the things that are slow to change on Earth. 4. People put pollutants in the air ...
... more intense. Places that are now uninhabitable might become inhabitable but at a large expense to society. 3. Glaciers, ocean temperatures, the growth of trees, erosion of mountains and canyons, and climate are some of the things that are slow to change on Earth. 4. People put pollutants in the air ...
IPCC-XLV/Doc. 6
... Changing polar ocean (physical, dynamical and biogeochemical properties), implications for acidification, carbon uptake and release; impacts on ecosystems and fisheries; adaptation options (e.g., ecosystem-based management and habitat protection) and limits to adaptation ...
... Changing polar ocean (physical, dynamical and biogeochemical properties), implications for acidification, carbon uptake and release; impacts on ecosystems and fisheries; adaptation options (e.g., ecosystem-based management and habitat protection) and limits to adaptation ...
global warming and kyoto protocol :indian scenario on carbon credits
... could occur and worsen conflicts over water use. Healthy forests could be greatly reduced as the range of tree species shifts. Additionally, humans could suffer from increases in the spread of infectious diseases, heat-related deaths, and air pollution. Global climate change could potentially cause ...
... could occur and worsen conflicts over water use. Healthy forests could be greatly reduced as the range of tree species shifts. Additionally, humans could suffer from increases in the spread of infectious diseases, heat-related deaths, and air pollution. Global climate change could potentially cause ...
Climate Engineering under the Paris Agreement
... the Energy Policy & Climate Program at Johns Hopkins University, and now serves as co-director of the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, a scholarly initiative of the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC. He also serves as the co-chair of the International ...
... the Energy Policy & Climate Program at Johns Hopkins University, and now serves as co-director of the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, a scholarly initiative of the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC. He also serves as the co-chair of the International ...
Wildlife - Province of British Columbia
... (Ayres and Lombardero 2000, Hawkes et al. 2005, Carroll et al. 2006). For many species this will result in loss of habitat and subsequent increases in mortality from disruptions in food supply and increased exposure to predators. Along with other drivers of environmental change – land use change, po ...
... (Ayres and Lombardero 2000, Hawkes et al. 2005, Carroll et al. 2006). For many species this will result in loss of habitat and subsequent increases in mortality from disruptions in food supply and increased exposure to predators. Along with other drivers of environmental change – land use change, po ...
Examples of adaptation for marine and coastal stakeholders
... 2. Are there marine climate change issues you are aware of which you already have adaptation plans in place to address? 3. Are there marine climate change issues you suspect exist and which a) you don't have enough information/research; and/or b) you would like to see something done? Finally, a Clim ...
... 2. Are there marine climate change issues you are aware of which you already have adaptation plans in place to address? 3. Are there marine climate change issues you suspect exist and which a) you don't have enough information/research; and/or b) you would like to see something done? Finally, a Clim ...
CHIESA_Idea Paper Phase 2_24052015
... of pre-and post-harvest yield losses becomes even more critical in the future due to the above mentioned circumstances. Farmers need technologies with immediate impact and benefit observed during the following harvest season but which can also provide means to cope with projected long-term impacts o ...
... of pre-and post-harvest yield losses becomes even more critical in the future due to the above mentioned circumstances. Farmers need technologies with immediate impact and benefit observed during the following harvest season but which can also provide means to cope with projected long-term impacts o ...
The Anchorage Declaration
... Parties to the UNFCCC to support a binding emissions reduction target for developed countries (Annex 1) of at least 45% below 1990 levels by 2020 and at least 95% by 2050. In recognizing the root causes of climate change, participants call upon States to work towards decreasing dependency on fossil ...
... Parties to the UNFCCC to support a binding emissions reduction target for developed countries (Annex 1) of at least 45% below 1990 levels by 2020 and at least 95% by 2050. In recognizing the root causes of climate change, participants call upon States to work towards decreasing dependency on fossil ...
Climate Change and Energy: Issues and Prospect for
... CO2 that would have the same global warming potential (GWP), when measured over a specified timescale (generally, 100 years). Carbon dioxide equivalency thus reflects the time-integrated radiative forcing, rather than the instantaneous value described by CO2e. Capacity Building Workshop for House of ...
... CO2 that would have the same global warming potential (GWP), when measured over a specified timescale (generally, 100 years). Carbon dioxide equivalency thus reflects the time-integrated radiative forcing, rather than the instantaneous value described by CO2e. Capacity Building Workshop for House of ...
ClimAfrica_proj_2011
... inputs to develop improved vulnerability assessment and optimal adaptation options. A Risk framework is being used to provide a strategic context for the data and tools generated. The framework consists of 4 key stages: 1- Physiographic data related to hazard or environmental pressure; 2- Socio-econ ...
... inputs to develop improved vulnerability assessment and optimal adaptation options. A Risk framework is being used to provide a strategic context for the data and tools generated. The framework consists of 4 key stages: 1- Physiographic data related to hazard or environmental pressure; 2- Socio-econ ...
NB Climate Change Hub | News Monitoring | April
... NEW DELHI - Industries are pressing governments worldwide to dilute policies on climate change, but the world must not slacken the fight for a "structural shift" to a green economy, the U.N. climate panel chief said on Friday. Calling the global economic downturn "a major distraction," R.K. Pachauri ...
... NEW DELHI - Industries are pressing governments worldwide to dilute policies on climate change, but the world must not slacken the fight for a "structural shift" to a green economy, the U.N. climate panel chief said on Friday. Calling the global economic downturn "a major distraction," R.K. Pachauri ...
Vita
... Chowdary, J. S., S.-P. Xie, H. Tokinaga, Y. M. Okumura, H. Kubota, N. C. Johnson, and X.-T. Zheng, 2012: Inter-decadal variations in ENSO teleconnection to the Indo-western Pacific for 1870-2010. Journal of Climate, 25, 1722-1744. Lee, S., T. T. Gong, N. C. Johnson, S. B. Feldstein, and D. Pollard, ...
... Chowdary, J. S., S.-P. Xie, H. Tokinaga, Y. M. Okumura, H. Kubota, N. C. Johnson, and X.-T. Zheng, 2012: Inter-decadal variations in ENSO teleconnection to the Indo-western Pacific for 1870-2010. Journal of Climate, 25, 1722-1744. Lee, S., T. T. Gong, N. C. Johnson, S. B. Feldstein, and D. Pollard, ...
Climate change and human health: Indian context
... global warming and ultra-violet radiation on eye diseases is being studied in the National Capital Region of Delhi and Guwahati (R. Tandon, AIIMS, New Delhi, India personal communication). Heat wave mortality and morbidity in 2003 and 2006 in Europe and USA respectively10,11 at a maximum temperature ...
... global warming and ultra-violet radiation on eye diseases is being studied in the National Capital Region of Delhi and Guwahati (R. Tandon, AIIMS, New Delhi, India personal communication). Heat wave mortality and morbidity in 2003 and 2006 in Europe and USA respectively10,11 at a maximum temperature ...
Climate Analysis and Scenario Development for the
... of consistency between available data sets. In this context, it is crucial to characterize the uncertainties in the observations. In addition, building climate scenarios for the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic regions requires special attention due to the complex regional settings and physical process ...
... of consistency between available data sets. In this context, it is crucial to characterize the uncertainties in the observations. In addition, building climate scenarios for the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic regions requires special attention due to the complex regional settings and physical process ...
3000 words max - University of Surrey
... temperature changes may not be smooth and continuous with gradually increasing effects; a small temperature increase over a critical point may be the tipping point for a significant and catastrophic environmental impact, e.g. thawing of the permafrost, a decline in the ability of oceans to soak up c ...
... temperature changes may not be smooth and continuous with gradually increasing effects; a small temperature increase over a critical point may be the tipping point for a significant and catastrophic environmental impact, e.g. thawing of the permafrost, a decline in the ability of oceans to soak up c ...
The Myopia of Imperfect Climate Models: The Case of UKCP09
... 2. UKCP: Aims and Results The declared aim of UKCP09 is to provide decision-relevant forecasts on which industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this ...
... 2. UKCP: Aims and Results The declared aim of UKCP09 is to provide decision-relevant forecasts on which industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this ...
Climate change, land use patterns and deforestation in Brazil
... southeastern coastal states (Hulme and Sheard 1999; Nobre et al. 2005). The spatial differences in climate change are likely to imply a heterogeneous pattern of land use responses across Brazilian regions. How do deforestation patterns respond to climate change? For the moment, researchers have focu ...
... southeastern coastal states (Hulme and Sheard 1999; Nobre et al. 2005). The spatial differences in climate change are likely to imply a heterogeneous pattern of land use responses across Brazilian regions. How do deforestation patterns respond to climate change? For the moment, researchers have focu ...
Economic Effects of Climate Change on California Wine
... Bordeaux will almost be unsuitable for growing it. Bordeaux growers may adapt and start growing varieties that are more suitable for the warmer conditions. ...
... Bordeaux will almost be unsuitable for growing it. Bordeaux growers may adapt and start growing varieties that are more suitable for the warmer conditions. ...
Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions
... possible, whether this would be for producing food, biofuels or other uses. This limits the ...
... possible, whether this would be for producing food, biofuels or other uses. This limits the ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... During the public comment period associated with new regulations such as this one which incorporate the SCC, a distinction should be made between domestic costs/benefits and foreign cost/benefits such that the public can judge for itself the value of the regulation. As it currently stands, the publi ...
... During the public comment period associated with new regulations such as this one which incorporate the SCC, a distinction should be made between domestic costs/benefits and foreign cost/benefits such that the public can judge for itself the value of the regulation. As it currently stands, the publi ...
Impact of Climate Change on Migration from Vietnam to Russia as a
... it will begin cooling. But such researchers are of minority. Now for most scientists the question is following: what do human activities contribute to the process of global temperature increasing? After all a natural climate variability is existing. Many experts believe that it is central in the pro ...
... it will begin cooling. But such researchers are of minority. Now for most scientists the question is following: what do human activities contribute to the process of global temperature increasing? After all a natural climate variability is existing. Many experts believe that it is central in the pro ...
Climate Change, Intergenerational Equity, and International Law
... relevant to climate change have been concluded since then. At the time the Article was drafted, there was still considerable scientific uncertainty as to whether global warming was occurring, when it would occur, and with what effects within geographic regions. In an effort to address these uncertai ...
... relevant to climate change have been concluded since then. At the time the Article was drafted, there was still considerable scientific uncertainty as to whether global warming was occurring, when it would occur, and with what effects within geographic regions. In an effort to address these uncertai ...
as a PDF
... instance, the emissions corridors presented in detail in Toth et al., 2003a), as well as reachable state domains (like the reachable climate domains discussed in this paper) of the coupled anthroposphere-climate system are considered to be the most important results that can be derived by applying t ...
... instance, the emissions corridors presented in detail in Toth et al., 2003a), as well as reachable state domains (like the reachable climate domains discussed in this paper) of the coupled anthroposphere-climate system are considered to be the most important results that can be derived by applying t ...
Integrated Development and Climate Policies: how to realise benefits at national
... Energy security and improving access to energy are very important for local and national economic development. This can be realized in ways that also reduce health risks (through reduction of indoor and outdoor air pollution), and mitigating climate change through lower emissions of CO2. Efficiency ...
... Energy security and improving access to energy are very important for local and national economic development. This can be realized in ways that also reduce health risks (through reduction of indoor and outdoor air pollution), and mitigating climate change through lower emissions of CO2. Efficiency ...
Global Warming
... Permafrost’s release of methane (CH4) in wet areas, and CO2 in dry ones, revs up warming in a vicious circle. Thawing Arctic permafrost holds 6 x the carbon ever emitted by our fossil fuels = 2 x the carbon in Earth’s atmosphere [20]. Permafrost area shrank 7% from 1900 to 2000 [21]. It may shrink ...
... Permafrost’s release of methane (CH4) in wet areas, and CO2 in dry ones, revs up warming in a vicious circle. Thawing Arctic permafrost holds 6 x the carbon ever emitted by our fossil fuels = 2 x the carbon in Earth’s atmosphere [20]. Permafrost area shrank 7% from 1900 to 2000 [21]. It may shrink ...
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.