– Joint International Conference Climate change and adaptation
... • The anthropogenic influence on climate mainly arises from extensive use of fossil energy sources via technological systems (traffic, industrial production, …) • The main research aspects of climate change need to build on modern ...
... • The anthropogenic influence on climate mainly arises from extensive use of fossil energy sources via technological systems (traffic, industrial production, …) • The main research aspects of climate change need to build on modern ...
Climate Change Detection: The Importance of Homogenized Time
... Most long-term climatological time series have been affected by number of non-climatic factors that make ...
... Most long-term climatological time series have been affected by number of non-climatic factors that make ...
Observed Changes and their Causes
... and wildfires, reveal significant vulnerability and exposure of some ecosystems and many human systems to current climate variability IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 ...
... and wildfires, reveal significant vulnerability and exposure of some ecosystems and many human systems to current climate variability IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 ...
Powerpoint - Climate Finance and Markets
... Global Economic and Governance Program, Oxford University • An effort to support developing countries by providing funding from the developed world to assist these countries in mitigation and adaptation, and to embark on green development paths, specifically those monies under discussion in the UNFC ...
... Global Economic and Governance Program, Oxford University • An effort to support developing countries by providing funding from the developed world to assist these countries in mitigation and adaptation, and to embark on green development paths, specifically those monies under discussion in the UNFC ...
Green infrastructure and the urban heat island
... LUCID is developing more localised tools for quantifying the effects of building structure and form, climate, energy use and effects on human health. Further details can be found on the project website at www.lucid-project.org.uk. The effects of vegetation on urban climate have been looked at in a n ...
... LUCID is developing more localised tools for quantifying the effects of building structure and form, climate, energy use and effects on human health. Further details can be found on the project website at www.lucid-project.org.uk. The effects of vegetation on urban climate have been looked at in a n ...
new jersey - Center for Integrative Environmental Research
... creates respiratory problems and requires costly remediation. ...
... creates respiratory problems and requires costly remediation. ...
CPF - AWG/LCA - Submission of views
... adaptation must be coordination at the regional and national levels. For REDD and SFM to succeed, their elements must be integrated into national development strategies and part of holistic national landuse planning. Moreover, they should be incorporated in national forest programmes or other equiva ...
... adaptation must be coordination at the regional and national levels. For REDD and SFM to succeed, their elements must be integrated into national development strategies and part of holistic national landuse planning. Moreover, they should be incorporated in national forest programmes or other equiva ...
Stratospheric sulfur injection on terrestrial autotroph productivity
... particles reflect some of the sun’s radiation back into space. Large-scale injection of sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere can result in unintended consequences such as acid rain, ozone depletion, and effects on terrestrial productivity. The experiment described in this proposal was designed to ...
... particles reflect some of the sun’s radiation back into space. Large-scale injection of sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere can result in unintended consequences such as acid rain, ozone depletion, and effects on terrestrial productivity. The experiment described in this proposal was designed to ...
Contribution Of UK Aviation To Climate Change
... More harmful in upper atmosphere Aircraft emissions are more harmful than those from other sources. This is because the non-CO2 greenhouse gases emitted by aircraft have an impact mainly in the upper atmosphere. In the past a multiplication factor of 2.7 has been used; that is aviation emissions hav ...
... More harmful in upper atmosphere Aircraft emissions are more harmful than those from other sources. This is because the non-CO2 greenhouse gases emitted by aircraft have an impact mainly in the upper atmosphere. In the past a multiplication factor of 2.7 has been used; that is aviation emissions hav ...
Climate Change and Economic Adaptation: the View from Alaska
... policy target for international mitigation efforts • Equity – Richer nations should do more to reduce GHG emissions than poorer countries and are obligated to provide financing for adaptation • Trade and economic activity – Carbon leakage associated with varying emissions policies among nations must ...
... policy target for international mitigation efforts • Equity – Richer nations should do more to reduce GHG emissions than poorer countries and are obligated to provide financing for adaptation • Trade and economic activity – Carbon leakage associated with varying emissions policies among nations must ...
How Do Volcanic Eruptions Affect Climate and Our Ability
... and change during its lifetime. But, based on observations, and successful modelling of recent eruptions, some of the effects of large eruptions can be included in predictions. The second effect is that volcanic eruptions are a potential source of uncertainty in our predictions. Eruptions cannot be ...
... and change during its lifetime. But, based on observations, and successful modelling of recent eruptions, some of the effects of large eruptions can be included in predictions. The second effect is that volcanic eruptions are a potential source of uncertainty in our predictions. Eruptions cannot be ...
The Detrimental Effects of Climate Change on Polar Bear Populations
... "To work in the fields of polar bear ecology, conservation, and management in a rapidly changing world requires optimism about humans’ ability to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases that threaten the persistence of polar bears and their ecosystems" (Peacock et al., 2011). The effects of climate ch ...
... "To work in the fields of polar bear ecology, conservation, and management in a rapidly changing world requires optimism about humans’ ability to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases that threaten the persistence of polar bears and their ecosystems" (Peacock et al., 2011). The effects of climate ch ...
Gas Files Activity
... There are 5 greenhouse gases that will be discussed in this activity. Students should have a task card, a recording sheet and the first 4 resource cards. Resource cards 5 and 6 are optional. More information on greenhouse gases: Water vapor (H2O). The most abundant greenhouse gas. It acts as a feedb ...
... There are 5 greenhouse gases that will be discussed in this activity. Students should have a task card, a recording sheet and the first 4 resource cards. Resource cards 5 and 6 are optional. More information on greenhouse gases: Water vapor (H2O). The most abundant greenhouse gas. It acts as a feedb ...
Long-Term Climate Change
... present industrially-induced global warming into context, and extrapolate what future effects are likely to be by looking at what has happened in past times. For the purposes of this article, long-term climate change is taken to mean time periods greater than the last 150 years. The pattern of tempe ...
... present industrially-induced global warming into context, and extrapolate what future effects are likely to be by looking at what has happened in past times. For the purposes of this article, long-term climate change is taken to mean time periods greater than the last 150 years. The pattern of tempe ...
Weather and Climate
... Volcanoes can have an impact both on the Earth’s energy budget, by changing the amount of sunlight which reaches the Earth, on the carbon cycle, by releasing carbon dioxide and methane, and on the water cycle, by providing CCN and emitting water vapour. Huge explosive volcanic eruptions in the Tropi ...
... Volcanoes can have an impact both on the Earth’s energy budget, by changing the amount of sunlight which reaches the Earth, on the carbon cycle, by releasing carbon dioxide and methane, and on the water cycle, by providing CCN and emitting water vapour. Huge explosive volcanic eruptions in the Tropi ...
(2006) Adapting To Climate Change in Developing Countries
... from on-going development activities. This can set back the development process for decades. Mitigation and adaptation The scale of action needed to tackle climate change is unprecedented and involves two concurrent approaches: • Mitigation: actions that tackle the causes of climate change, such as ...
... from on-going development activities. This can set back the development process for decades. Mitigation and adaptation The scale of action needed to tackle climate change is unprecedented and involves two concurrent approaches: • Mitigation: actions that tackle the causes of climate change, such as ...
Spectral Signatures of Geospace Climate Change Martin G
... spectrum, thus necessitating the measurement of nearly the entire infrared spectrum for the CLARREO mission. The NO and CO cooling are spectrally distinct (5.3 m and 15 m) and are measured unequivocally with little or no interfering emissions [Mlynczak et al., 2010a]. Thus the measurement of the ...
... spectrum, thus necessitating the measurement of nearly the entire infrared spectrum for the CLARREO mission. The NO and CO cooling are spectrally distinct (5.3 m and 15 m) and are measured unequivocally with little or no interfering emissions [Mlynczak et al., 2010a]. Thus the measurement of the ...
Iowa’s Bridge and Highway Climate Change and Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Pilot
... • The Iowa DOT will improve real-time monitoring of bridges and highway overtopping by including the infrastructure database information generated for this pilot project into the BridgeWatch program. This will be combined with real-time monitoring of USGS gauge and Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) ra ...
... • The Iowa DOT will improve real-time monitoring of bridges and highway overtopping by including the infrastructure database information generated for this pilot project into the BridgeWatch program. This will be combined with real-time monitoring of USGS gauge and Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) ra ...
The Past and Future of Climate
... So the major statement of the review saying what climate change can be attributed to was supported by just 5 independent scientists - a few less than 2,500 On the other hand there are over 31,000 independent US scientists who have signed a petition saying there is no conclusive evidence CO2 causes ...
... So the major statement of the review saying what climate change can be attributed to was supported by just 5 independent scientists - a few less than 2,500 On the other hand there are over 31,000 independent US scientists who have signed a petition saying there is no conclusive evidence CO2 causes ...
Attribution of climate extreme events
... moisture convergence in the atmosphere, increased water vapour in the environment leads to more intense rains and a risk of flooding 12,13, even if the total amount does not change much. Moreover, it is during droughts that the extra heat from increased greenhouse gas concentrations accumulates, whe ...
... moisture convergence in the atmosphere, increased water vapour in the environment leads to more intense rains and a risk of flooding 12,13, even if the total amount does not change much. Moreover, it is during droughts that the extra heat from increased greenhouse gas concentrations accumulates, whe ...
MS 1AC Climate Lee-Meyer
... greenhouse gas we emit. We aren’t facing the end of the world as envisaged by many environmentalists in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but if we do nothing to mitigate climate change then billions of people will suffer. Causes of climate change Greenhouse gases absorb and re-emit some of the heat r ...
... greenhouse gas we emit. We aren’t facing the end of the world as envisaged by many environmentalists in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but if we do nothing to mitigate climate change then billions of people will suffer. Causes of climate change Greenhouse gases absorb and re-emit some of the heat r ...
The in° uence of land-use change and landscape
... di¬erent situations), land-use change is often permanent, so its global e¬ects are not as obvious. Further, the atmospheric feedback due to similar land-use changes are variable, depending on the geographical domain or the existing land use (Niyogi 2000; Niyogi et al. 2002a). Deliberate land-use cha ...
... di¬erent situations), land-use change is often permanent, so its global e¬ects are not as obvious. Further, the atmospheric feedback due to similar land-use changes are variable, depending on the geographical domain or the existing land use (Niyogi 2000; Niyogi et al. 2002a). Deliberate land-use cha ...
bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
... One of the first bioenergy + CCS facilities resides in Decatur, Illinois, USA. The project was developed by Archer Daniels Midland and at full scale will capture and sequester about one million tonnes of CO2 annually. The plant captures CO2 during the fermentation process to create corn-based ethano ...
... One of the first bioenergy + CCS facilities resides in Decatur, Illinois, USA. The project was developed by Archer Daniels Midland and at full scale will capture and sequester about one million tonnes of CO2 annually. The plant captures CO2 during the fermentation process to create corn-based ethano ...
Risk Insurance and Facility Management
... the liability insurance rate. Impact of the Health Care Cost Recovery Act has increased the cost of claims and it is expected that this will have a negative impact on the cost of future Liability Insurance rates. New “Green” or “Energy Efficiency” initiatives impact labour and budget requirements. O ...
... the liability insurance rate. Impact of the Health Care Cost Recovery Act has increased the cost of claims and it is expected that this will have a negative impact on the cost of future Liability Insurance rates. New “Green” or “Energy Efficiency” initiatives impact labour and budget requirements. O ...
JOURNEY TO PLANET EARTH Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
... Fossil fuel: fuels such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum that formed from ancient decomposed remains of plants and animals Glacier: a large mass of ice and compacted snow that forms over land masses and moves slowly, shaping the land around it Katrina: A devastating hurricane that hit the G ...
... Fossil fuel: fuels such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum that formed from ancient decomposed remains of plants and animals Glacier: a large mass of ice and compacted snow that forms over land masses and moves slowly, shaping the land around it Katrina: A devastating hurricane that hit the G ...
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.