A Physician*s Guide to Climate Change, Health and Equity
... the planet, the earth’s average global temperature cannot rise more than 1.5oC above preIndustrial levels. Currently, the planet is on track for a 4oC rise, making the earth uninhabitable. To stay below 1.5oC, we must remain within our carbon budget, or the total amount of carbon-equivalent emission ...
... the planet, the earth’s average global temperature cannot rise more than 1.5oC above preIndustrial levels. Currently, the planet is on track for a 4oC rise, making the earth uninhabitable. To stay below 1.5oC, we must remain within our carbon budget, or the total amount of carbon-equivalent emission ...
- Climatelinks
... February 2017 This document was prepared under the Global Environmental Management Support Project (GEMS) and is meant to provide a brief overview of climate risk issues. The key resources at the end of the document provide more in-depth country and sectoral analysis. The contents of this report do ...
... February 2017 This document was prepared under the Global Environmental Management Support Project (GEMS) and is meant to provide a brief overview of climate risk issues. The key resources at the end of the document provide more in-depth country and sectoral analysis. The contents of this report do ...
- Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
... taking into consideration the ongoing programmes and schemes being implemented at state level as well as the NAPCC ...
... taking into consideration the ongoing programmes and schemes being implemented at state level as well as the NAPCC ...
The Optimal and Equitable Climate Finance Gap.
... on an asymmetric world, in which countries strongly differ in their stages of development and levels of income. Second, climate change has asymmetric effects, because damages from climate change are likely to be harsher for many countries with low levels of income (IPCC 2014) and, in the absence of ...
... on an asymmetric world, in which countries strongly differ in their stages of development and levels of income. Second, climate change has asymmetric effects, because damages from climate change are likely to be harsher for many countries with low levels of income (IPCC 2014) and, in the absence of ...
Emissions Trading Development & Evolution of ETS Dr. Ken Macken Programme Manager
... plants, oil refineries, paper mills, and glass and cement installations. It is estimated that these account for almost half of the EU's CO2 emissions and 40% of total GHG emissions. In Ireland around 100 installations emit just over 40% of Ireland’s CO2 emissions and around 28% of our total GHG. ...
... plants, oil refineries, paper mills, and glass and cement installations. It is estimated that these account for almost half of the EU's CO2 emissions and 40% of total GHG emissions. In Ireland around 100 installations emit just over 40% of Ireland’s CO2 emissions and around 28% of our total GHG. ...
The role of satellite measurements
... within the past 18.5 years are of the same magnitude as 50 years of model-projected warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect. The year-to-year fluctuations due to volcanoes and ocean temperatures affect the tropospheric temperature, making it difficult to judge whether a warming trend is eviden ...
... within the past 18.5 years are of the same magnitude as 50 years of model-projected warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect. The year-to-year fluctuations due to volcanoes and ocean temperatures affect the tropospheric temperature, making it difficult to judge whether a warming trend is eviden ...
IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME)
... The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding heat trapping gases to the atmosphere; mainly by burning fossil fuels these gases are called greenhouse gases. Warmer temperatures are causing other changes around the world, such as meeting glaciers and stronger storms. These changes are happeni ...
... The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding heat trapping gases to the atmosphere; mainly by burning fossil fuels these gases are called greenhouse gases. Warmer temperatures are causing other changes around the world, such as meeting glaciers and stronger storms. These changes are happeni ...
Discuss - Harvard University
... Around the globe, “people are moving into cities at an astonishing rate. By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on Earth, and a staggering 75 percent of them will live in cities. And cities are in a precarious position: rapid growth has the potential to make them profoundly unlivable places, at the ...
... Around the globe, “people are moving into cities at an astonishing rate. By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on Earth, and a staggering 75 percent of them will live in cities. And cities are in a precarious position: rapid growth has the potential to make them profoundly unlivable places, at the ...
In Search of Refuge: Pacific Islands, Climate - East
... For small island states in the Pacific, the factors that characterize climate-induced migration—the inability to return, collective migration in large numbers, and the predictable need for migration—might all occur in concert. The coincidence of all of these factors militates for a rapid and compreh ...
... For small island states in the Pacific, the factors that characterize climate-induced migration—the inability to return, collective migration in large numbers, and the predictable need for migration—might all occur in concert. The coincidence of all of these factors militates for a rapid and compreh ...
2016 - Greenpeace - Exxon - Climate Liability
... condition or results of operations. Unless management determines that a material effect is not reasonably likely, disclosure is required. • International Accords The same obligations apply with respect to assessing the need to disclose the likely impacts of international accords such as the Paris c ...
... condition or results of operations. Unless management determines that a material effect is not reasonably likely, disclosure is required. • International Accords The same obligations apply with respect to assessing the need to disclose the likely impacts of international accords such as the Paris c ...
UNHEALTHY EXAGGERATION Indur M Goklany The WHO report on climate change
... 2009 to 7% in 2009 and 17% in 2013.17 In today’s interconnected world, earlywarning systems will quite likely be developed spontaneously through informal networks, even if they are not sponsored by governments or other centralized agencies. In fact, mobile-phone-based and other early-warning systems ...
... 2009 to 7% in 2009 and 17% in 2013.17 In today’s interconnected world, earlywarning systems will quite likely be developed spontaneously through informal networks, even if they are not sponsored by governments or other centralized agencies. In fact, mobile-phone-based and other early-warning systems ...
IMPACTS OF LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE ON CLIMATE AND FUTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES
... It has become clear from various studies (e.g., Pielke et al. 2007a) that data used in existing long-term climate assessments, including the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), have undocumented biases that have not been corrected using data analysis and data adjustment techniques. As a res ...
... It has become clear from various studies (e.g., Pielke et al. 2007a) that data used in existing long-term climate assessments, including the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), have undocumented biases that have not been corrected using data analysis and data adjustment techniques. As a res ...
How Is Pacific Northwest Climate Projected to Change? (PDF)
... relative to 1970-1999) for a medium greenhouse gas scenario.[I][7] Projected changes in winter sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific are expected to be as large as the range of natural variability by 2030-2050 (relative to 1950-1999) under a medium greenhouse gas scenario.[J][8] However, coa ...
... relative to 1970-1999) for a medium greenhouse gas scenario.[I][7] Projected changes in winter sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific are expected to be as large as the range of natural variability by 2030-2050 (relative to 1950-1999) under a medium greenhouse gas scenario.[J][8] However, coa ...
Ch. 07
... troposphere during this century would give us little time to deal with its harmful effects. As a prevention strategy scientists urge to cut global CO2 emissions in half over the next 50 years. ...
... troposphere during this century would give us little time to deal with its harmful effects. As a prevention strategy scientists urge to cut global CO2 emissions in half over the next 50 years. ...
Environmental Refugees in Africa - Devon Calhoun
... facing now and will be facing in the near future are seemingly impossible to overcome, so what then? The focus of this paper is see the difference between the resilience of these tribes in harsh climates in the past and how that resilience is being tested today and going into the near future. It is ...
... facing now and will be facing in the near future are seemingly impossible to overcome, so what then? The focus of this paper is see the difference between the resilience of these tribes in harsh climates in the past and how that resilience is being tested today and going into the near future. It is ...
Declaration by the Members of Parliament [Unanimously adopted by
... management. Adaptation also relates to technical measures aimed at infrastructure, such as (higher) flood dams, water tanks, (open or tube) wells, generators, renewable and more efficient use of energy, fencing and activities that enhance ecosystems’ resilience in order to cope with altered climatic ...
... management. Adaptation also relates to technical measures aimed at infrastructure, such as (higher) flood dams, water tanks, (open or tube) wells, generators, renewable and more efficient use of energy, fencing and activities that enhance ecosystems’ resilience in order to cope with altered climatic ...
Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change through
... emittance of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. They trap re-radiated solar heat energy in the atmosphere and subsequently overheat the earth. It advocates that instead of production of materials from earth’s virgin resources and disposal of wastes by burning or degradation, minimal product ...
... emittance of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. They trap re-radiated solar heat energy in the atmosphere and subsequently overheat the earth. It advocates that instead of production of materials from earth’s virgin resources and disposal of wastes by burning or degradation, minimal product ...
`Electricity Sector Analysis for Federated States of Micronesia`s
... would like to stress that the very survival of many SIDS is at stake without ambitious global emissions reductions that will ensure the stabilisation of the ...
... would like to stress that the very survival of many SIDS is at stake without ambitious global emissions reductions that will ensure the stabilisation of the ...
Content Analysis - University of Wisconsin
... trailing the main opposition Labor Party in opinion polls, is tackling climate change as it heads to an election this year.The government has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol that sets a timetable for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying it would hurt economic growth.” ...
... trailing the main opposition Labor Party in opinion polls, is tackling climate change as it heads to an election this year.The government has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol that sets a timetable for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying it would hurt economic growth.” ...
Climate Change Position Statement and 2020 Action Plan
... (including those of existing customers) to only existing coal producing basins and where the calorific value for that mine ranks in at least the top 15% globally. We define the top 15% as having a specific energy content of at least 6,300 kCal/kg Gross As Received. This value is referred to as the N ...
... (including those of existing customers) to only existing coal producing basins and where the calorific value for that mine ranks in at least the top 15% globally. We define the top 15% as having a specific energy content of at least 6,300 kCal/kg Gross As Received. This value is referred to as the N ...
Generating possibility distributions of scenarios for regional climate
... • Scenarios are provocative and plausible accounts of how the future might unfold. • The purpose is not to identify the most likely future, but to create a map of uncertainty of the forces driving us toward the unknown future. • Scenarios help decision makers order and frame their thinking about the ...
... • Scenarios are provocative and plausible accounts of how the future might unfold. • The purpose is not to identify the most likely future, but to create a map of uncertainty of the forces driving us toward the unknown future. • Scenarios help decision makers order and frame their thinking about the ...
Study Session 9 Introduction to Climate Change
... of the world. Changes in rainfall cause an increase in floods in some regions and more frequent droughts in others. You will learn more about these changes and their effects on humans and the environment in Study Sessions 10 and 11. Next we discuss the causes of the global climate changes we have ju ...
... of the world. Changes in rainfall cause an increase in floods in some regions and more frequent droughts in others. You will learn more about these changes and their effects on humans and the environment in Study Sessions 10 and 11. Next we discuss the causes of the global climate changes we have ju ...
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... skeptical testimonials of many people or alarmist reports; a growing literature on the subject from well known experts led by the IPCC clearly demonstrates the link between anthropogenic emissions and change in climate patterns. In both cases steps needs to be taken in order to cope with climate vul ...
... skeptical testimonials of many people or alarmist reports; a growing literature on the subject from well known experts led by the IPCC clearly demonstrates the link between anthropogenic emissions and change in climate patterns. In both cases steps needs to be taken in order to cope with climate vul ...
Towards Local Costing of Climate Change Impacts for Decision
... Adapting to Climate Change International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, Copenhagen, March 11, 2009. ...
... Adapting to Climate Change International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, Copenhagen, March 11, 2009. ...
Abrupt Climate Change: Should We Be Worried?
... Though we have invested in, and now rely on, a global network of meteorological stations to monitor fastchanging atmospheric conditions, at present we do not have a system in place for monitoring slowerdeveloping, but critical, ocean circulation changes. The great majority of oceanographic measureme ...
... Though we have invested in, and now rely on, a global network of meteorological stations to monitor fastchanging atmospheric conditions, at present we do not have a system in place for monitoring slowerdeveloping, but critical, ocean circulation changes. The great majority of oceanographic measureme ...
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.