Official PDF , 11 pages
... the pre-industrial levels of CO 2 in the atmosphere, with global average temperature changes of 2.5° to 5.2° C.1 The low end of this temperature range is not predicted to occur until 2070; the high end is not predicted until well after 2100. A push to foster adaptation through research on the likel ...
... the pre-industrial levels of CO 2 in the atmosphere, with global average temperature changes of 2.5° to 5.2° C.1 The low end of this temperature range is not predicted to occur until 2070; the high end is not predicted until well after 2100. A push to foster adaptation through research on the likel ...
Increasing climate resiliency of Philippine
... The PEISS is a powerful tool that can manage ecosystem services that may be provided by mangroves which will subsequently increase the resilience of small coastal communities to climate change. This could include the following: Strengthening baseline assessment of mangroves Currently, information t ...
... The PEISS is a powerful tool that can manage ecosystem services that may be provided by mangroves which will subsequently increase the resilience of small coastal communities to climate change. This could include the following: Strengthening baseline assessment of mangroves Currently, information t ...
06-lovejoy.doc:chevalier 24/11/04
... cloud forests) form (31). It is believed that the golden toad (Bufo periglenes), which has not been seen in Monteverde for about 20 years, is the first species to be driven to extinction by climate change (30, 31). Other changes occurring in Monteverde include the movement upslope of a nest predator ...
... cloud forests) form (31). It is believed that the golden toad (Bufo periglenes), which has not been seen in Monteverde for about 20 years, is the first species to be driven to extinction by climate change (30, 31). Other changes occurring in Monteverde include the movement upslope of a nest predator ...
Creation and Stewardship A unit for post-16 General RE
... countries, and the resulting statement – the Copenhagen Accord – was not legally binding. It was “taken note of” rather than “adopted” by the countries present. Click the icon for CAFOD’s perspective on how the outcome of the most recent talks in Durban, 2011 will affect the world’s poor. ...
... countries, and the resulting statement – the Copenhagen Accord – was not legally binding. It was “taken note of” rather than “adopted” by the countries present. Click the icon for CAFOD’s perspective on how the outcome of the most recent talks in Durban, 2011 will affect the world’s poor. ...
Collectively Seeing Climate Change: The Limits of Formal Models
... panel, the assessment might be stilted, not terribly interesting, and perhaps incoherent. The collective learning that takes place during a scientific assessment is essential to the success of the assessment. Furthermore, scientists who have participated in the process are now more broadly informed, ...
... panel, the assessment might be stilted, not terribly interesting, and perhaps incoherent. The collective learning that takes place during a scientific assessment is essential to the success of the assessment. Furthermore, scientists who have participated in the process are now more broadly informed, ...
Trenberth Italy0708-moved
... at rates beyond the highest of the IPCC scenarios in spite of the Kyoto Protocol, suggesting that climate changes are apt to become larger than any IPCC projections. Large increases in emissions from China and India contribute to the acceleration, and in 2007 China supposedly surpassed the U.S. as l ...
... at rates beyond the highest of the IPCC scenarios in spite of the Kyoto Protocol, suggesting that climate changes are apt to become larger than any IPCC projections. Large increases in emissions from China and India contribute to the acceleration, and in 2007 China supposedly surpassed the U.S. as l ...
Exploring the impacts of climate change on water resources
... INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries and has a high incidence of poverty. The fact that the country already suffers greatly from flooding and drought, and lacks financial resources, means that Bangladesh has been identified as being highly vulnerable to the ...
... INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries and has a high incidence of poverty. The fact that the country already suffers greatly from flooding and drought, and lacks financial resources, means that Bangladesh has been identified as being highly vulnerable to the ...
Geoengineering: An Introduction to the Possibilities
... will not significantly increase carbon transfer into the deep ocean, nor will it lower atmospheric CO2. Furthermore there may be negative impacts of iron fertilization including dissolved oxygen depletion, altered trace gas emissions that affect climate and air quality, changes in biodiversity, and ...
... will not significantly increase carbon transfer into the deep ocean, nor will it lower atmospheric CO2. Furthermore there may be negative impacts of iron fertilization including dissolved oxygen depletion, altered trace gas emissions that affect climate and air quality, changes in biodiversity, and ...
Presentation on climate change
... Weather : atmospheric conditions (temperature, precipitation, wind, atmospheric pressure) observed at a particular time at a specific location. Climate : meteorological conditions forecasted for a specific location over a long period of time. ...
... Weather : atmospheric conditions (temperature, precipitation, wind, atmospheric pressure) observed at a particular time at a specific location. Climate : meteorological conditions forecasted for a specific location over a long period of time. ...
(Senior Assistant Statistician, Scottish Government). "An Overview of
... methane with a knock-on effect on emissions from landfill (and agriculture). Impact on Baseline (a 5.2 MtCO2e (6.9% increase in the latest year) ...
... methane with a knock-on effect on emissions from landfill (and agriculture). Impact on Baseline (a 5.2 MtCO2e (6.9% increase in the latest year) ...
Earth Systems - Assets - Cambridge University Press
... over the long term. To make such sweeping statements with any authority, we need to look across various scales and disciplines at interconnected systems. Then we need to validate our concepts of global systems, often by going back in time or to local scales to check our global ideas. The greenhouse ...
... over the long term. To make such sweeping statements with any authority, we need to look across various scales and disciplines at interconnected systems. Then we need to validate our concepts of global systems, often by going back in time or to local scales to check our global ideas. The greenhouse ...
Climate Change Ushers in New Era of Uncertainty for Water
... climate change) on streamflow in the Middle Fork Hood River – a river that provides critical water for agricultural activity.[2] The Nolin Report focused on the Upper Middle Fork Hood River, which is primarily fed by glacial melt from the Eliot and Coe glaciers.[3] Based on current recession rates, ...
... climate change) on streamflow in the Middle Fork Hood River – a river that provides critical water for agricultural activity.[2] The Nolin Report focused on the Upper Middle Fork Hood River, which is primarily fed by glacial melt from the Eliot and Coe glaciers.[3] Based on current recession rates, ...
At the Frontlines of Climate Change—Oceans, Coasts, and Small
... communities in tropical and low-lying areas and small island developing States (SIDS). Recent observations indicate that climate change impacts on the ocean and associated systems far exceed the findings of the 2007 IPCC report, especially in the Arctic. Coastal communities are experiencing a variet ...
... communities in tropical and low-lying areas and small island developing States (SIDS). Recent observations indicate that climate change impacts on the ocean and associated systems far exceed the findings of the 2007 IPCC report, especially in the Arctic. Coastal communities are experiencing a variet ...
Expert Judgment for Climate Change Adaptation
... explains the differences in performance. Furthermore, past success is not necessarily a guide to future success (Reifen and Toumi 2009), making it difficult to learn from a model’s success in reproducing past data. This suggests that interpreting regional model outputs as decision-relevant projection ...
... explains the differences in performance. Furthermore, past success is not necessarily a guide to future success (Reifen and Toumi 2009), making it difficult to learn from a model’s success in reproducing past data. This suggests that interpreting regional model outputs as decision-relevant projection ...
www.stanford.edu/group/MERGE/GERAD1.pdf
... Within the energy sector, virtually all emissions of greenhouse gases consist of carbon dioxide. For purposes of this presentation, we shall skip over the small amount of methane produced by coal mining and by natural gas extraction and transportation. MERGE contains carbon emission coefficients for ...
... Within the energy sector, virtually all emissions of greenhouse gases consist of carbon dioxide. For purposes of this presentation, we shall skip over the small amount of methane produced by coal mining and by natural gas extraction and transportation. MERGE contains carbon emission coefficients for ...
A brief summary of the science of global warming and climate change
... to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods”. The UNFCCC thus makes a distinction between “climate change”, attributable to human activities altering the atmospheric composition, and “natural climate variability”, attributable to natural causes. (c) Global warming is the com ...
... to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods”. The UNFCCC thus makes a distinction between “climate change”, attributable to human activities altering the atmospheric composition, and “natural climate variability”, attributable to natural causes. (c) Global warming is the com ...
New Methods to Assess Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for
... Oregon State University Seminar presented at the UK Department for International Development, London, May 10 2012. http://tradeoffs.oregonstate.edu ...
... Oregon State University Seminar presented at the UK Department for International Development, London, May 10 2012. http://tradeoffs.oregonstate.edu ...
MediterraneanArea
... two farm level climate change resilience strategies. Early sowing date because it is associated with the shortening of the growing season (due to high temperatures) may reduce the negative impacts of climate change or even enhance positive impacts allowing crops to escape higher temperature and wate ...
... two farm level climate change resilience strategies. Early sowing date because it is associated with the shortening of the growing season (due to high temperatures) may reduce the negative impacts of climate change or even enhance positive impacts allowing crops to escape higher temperature and wate ...
10 Point Climate Action Work Program
... and interim GHG reduction targets and local climate action plans, Plan Bay Area, federal and state regulations and programs, and policies where the Air District has authority or influence to control GHG emissions. These potential Air District actions could be included in the 2015 Clean Air Plan and ...
... and interim GHG reduction targets and local climate action plans, Plan Bay Area, federal and state regulations and programs, and policies where the Air District has authority or influence to control GHG emissions. These potential Air District actions could be included in the 2015 Clean Air Plan and ...
Polar Voices: Relaying the Science and Story of Polar Climate Change
... Responding (PoLAR) Climate Change Education Partnership led by Columbia University. The PoLAR Partnership is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is intended to advance climate change knowledge and affect behavioral changes in the general public through games. Because games allow lear ...
... Responding (PoLAR) Climate Change Education Partnership led by Columbia University. The PoLAR Partnership is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is intended to advance climate change knowledge and affect behavioral changes in the general public through games. Because games allow lear ...
Cross-chapter box on the active role of vegetation in altering water
... between CO2, stomatal closure, and plant growth is a source of uncertainty, as also suggested by Cao et al. (2009). Lower transpiration due to rising CO2 concentration may also affect future regional climate change itself (Boucher et al., 2009) and enhance the contrast between land and ocean surface ...
... between CO2, stomatal closure, and plant growth is a source of uncertainty, as also suggested by Cao et al. (2009). Lower transpiration due to rising CO2 concentration may also affect future regional climate change itself (Boucher et al., 2009) and enhance the contrast between land and ocean surface ...
Four degrees and beyond: the potential for a global temperature
... with the climate system’, leaving unspecified the level of global warming that is dangerous [1,2]. The succession of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments has progressively improved the evidence base on the potential impacts of climate change, but large uncertainties remain. Th ...
... with the climate system’, leaving unspecified the level of global warming that is dangerous [1,2]. The succession of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments has progressively improved the evidence base on the potential impacts of climate change, but large uncertainties remain. Th ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Aquaculture
... shape climate are climate changes. These include such processes as variations in solar radiation, deviations in the Earth's orbit, mountain-building and continental drift, and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. Some parts of the climate system, such as the oceans and ice caps, respond slowly ...
... shape climate are climate changes. These include such processes as variations in solar radiation, deviations in the Earth's orbit, mountain-building and continental drift, and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. Some parts of the climate system, such as the oceans and ice caps, respond slowly ...
CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEF Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
... Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), with an emphasis on lands managed by the National Park Service. Our approach uses data from the past and future projections of climate and land use change to explore possible ecosystem- and species-level responses to those changes and the implications for management ...
... Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), with an emphasis on lands managed by the National Park Service. Our approach uses data from the past and future projections of climate and land use change to explore possible ecosystem- and species-level responses to those changes and the implications for management ...
Model United Nations Climate Conference - FN
... are primarily created by the production and use of energy by individuals, businesses, governments and from agriculture (landbrug). The actions of individual nations cannot determine the composition (sammensætning) of the world’s atmosphere. Therefore global action is necessary and this starts w ...
... are primarily created by the production and use of energy by individuals, businesses, governments and from agriculture (landbrug). The actions of individual nations cannot determine the composition (sammensætning) of the world’s atmosphere. Therefore global action is necessary and this starts w ...
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.