Climate Change - Important Decisions Between Late
... table a post-2020 emissions reduction target in the middle of 2015. Ministers will need to balance a range of competing objectives in shaping the target, [3, 5] . The Minister for Climate Change Issues may bring a paper to Cabinet in November with potential target options. In Treasury’s view, New Ze ...
... table a post-2020 emissions reduction target in the middle of 2015. Ministers will need to balance a range of competing objectives in shaping the target, [3, 5] . The Minister for Climate Change Issues may bring a paper to Cabinet in November with potential target options. In Treasury’s view, New Ze ...
Impact of climate change on road infrastructure
... • ARRB Group used these population projections to forecast changes in road transport demand. – calculated changes to an index of climate from the CSIRO data – road demand and climatic indexes were together used in pavement deterioration models to predict the implications for pavement deterioration a ...
... • ARRB Group used these population projections to forecast changes in road transport demand. – calculated changes to an index of climate from the CSIRO data – road demand and climatic indexes were together used in pavement deterioration models to predict the implications for pavement deterioration a ...
Lecture slides, Nov. 4 (6.1 MB)
... When tracking climate change in the Arctic, scientists rely not just on satellites and software but tap the knowledge of indigenous hunters who have lived in the frozen north for generations. To help them understand shifts underway in parts of the far north, including the increasing frequency of dis ...
... When tracking climate change in the Arctic, scientists rely not just on satellites and software but tap the knowledge of indigenous hunters who have lived in the frozen north for generations. To help them understand shifts underway in parts of the far north, including the increasing frequency of dis ...
PARIS COP21: KEY ISSUES FOR THE NEW CLIMATE AGREEMENT
... Today, 195 countries from around the world will have acted together to address the threat posed to humanity from climate change. This agreement signals the end of the fossil fuel era as the world rapidly replaces coal, oil and gas with clean energy sources. All countries, big and small, rich and poo ...
... Today, 195 countries from around the world will have acted together to address the threat posed to humanity from climate change. This agreement signals the end of the fossil fuel era as the world rapidly replaces coal, oil and gas with clean energy sources. All countries, big and small, rich and poo ...
The Science of Climate Change
... Ronald Reagan – Signed Montreal Protocol reducing CFC’s, Used cap-and- trade to reduce acid rain blowing into Canada- at less cost than even the government predicted ...
... Ronald Reagan – Signed Montreal Protocol reducing CFC’s, Used cap-and- trade to reduce acid rain blowing into Canada- at less cost than even the government predicted ...
seven theories of climate change - The Science and Public Policy
... heat out into the atmosphere. Certain gases in the atmosphere, called “greenhouse gases,” absorb the outgoing reflected or internal thermal radiation, resulting in Earth’s atmosphere becoming warmer than it otherwise might be. Water vapor is the major greenhouse gas, responsible for about 36 to 90 ...
... heat out into the atmosphere. Certain gases in the atmosphere, called “greenhouse gases,” absorb the outgoing reflected or internal thermal radiation, resulting in Earth’s atmosphere becoming warmer than it otherwise might be. Water vapor is the major greenhouse gas, responsible for about 36 to 90 ...
Newsletter number 3
... action has been taken to address its impacts - 1.1: Climate change was not taken into account during PA design, some planning has been done, but no action taken to address its impacts - 1.2: Climate change was not taken into account during PA design, but some planning ...
... action has been taken to address its impacts - 1.1: Climate change was not taken into account during PA design, some planning has been done, but no action taken to address its impacts - 1.2: Climate change was not taken into account during PA design, but some planning ...
WE ARE THE WEATHER MAKERS
... CHAPTER SIXTEEN Bell, J. L., Sloan, L. C. & Snyder, M. 2003. Regional Changes in Extreme Climatic Events: A Future Climate Scenario. Journal of Climate 17, pp. 81–87. Climate Change: Observations and Predictions. Hadley Centre report December 2003. Met Office, UK. Climate Change Scenarios for the Uni ...
... CHAPTER SIXTEEN Bell, J. L., Sloan, L. C. & Snyder, M. 2003. Regional Changes in Extreme Climatic Events: A Future Climate Scenario. Journal of Climate 17, pp. 81–87. Climate Change: Observations and Predictions. Hadley Centre report December 2003. Met Office, UK. Climate Change Scenarios for the Uni ...
BioGeoChemical Cycle Reading and Q`s
... at greater depths have a significantly different impact than the high-nutrient waters that flow northwards at intermediate depths. The circulation in the regions around Antarctica where water sinks to depths greater than 1.5km was shown to be largely responsible for controlling the air-sea balance o ...
... at greater depths have a significantly different impact than the high-nutrient waters that flow northwards at intermediate depths. The circulation in the regions around Antarctica where water sinks to depths greater than 1.5km was shown to be largely responsible for controlling the air-sea balance o ...
Climate Change, Uncertainty and Precaution
... Morally unacceptable harm refers to harm to humans or the environment that is • threatening to human life or health, or • serious and effectively irreversible, or • inequitable to present or future generations, or • imposed without adequate consideration of the human rights of those affected. The ju ...
... Morally unacceptable harm refers to harm to humans or the environment that is • threatening to human life or health, or • serious and effectively irreversible, or • inequitable to present or future generations, or • imposed without adequate consideration of the human rights of those affected. The ju ...
i. enhanced actions on climate change
... activities since the Industrial Revolution, especially the accumulated carbon dioxide emissions from the intensive fossil fuels consumption of developed countries, have resulted in significantly increasing the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, exacerbated climate change primarily charac ...
... activities since the Industrial Revolution, especially the accumulated carbon dioxide emissions from the intensive fossil fuels consumption of developed countries, have resulted in significantly increasing the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, exacerbated climate change primarily charac ...
Food insecurity and climate change
... access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs, and their food preferences are met for an active and healthy life (World Food Summit, 1996). Analysis of food security should be based on four aspects: (i) food availability; (ii) food access; (iii) food utilisation; and (iv ...
... access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs, and their food preferences are met for an active and healthy life (World Food Summit, 1996). Analysis of food security should be based on four aspects: (i) food availability; (ii) food access; (iii) food utilisation; and (iv ...
blue carbon - Conservation International
... sites that are suited for application of existing carbon payment mechanisms and will support the implementation of carbon projects in these locations. These projects will include mangrove restoration and protection from immediate threats in the Philippines within the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, Indonesi ...
... sites that are suited for application of existing carbon payment mechanisms and will support the implementation of carbon projects in these locations. These projects will include mangrove restoration and protection from immediate threats in the Philippines within the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, Indonesi ...
Great Decisions Energy Use and Global Warming — Fact Sheet
... Even more, a rise in sea level of 1 cm translates on average to a loss in shoreline land of 1 meter (a 100 to 1 ratio). According to reports from the 2002 AAAS meeting, the sea level could rise by up to 30 centimeters over the next century, twice as much as the IPCC reckons on.(10) The costs of prot ...
... Even more, a rise in sea level of 1 cm translates on average to a loss in shoreline land of 1 meter (a 100 to 1 ratio). According to reports from the 2002 AAAS meeting, the sea level could rise by up to 30 centimeters over the next century, twice as much as the IPCC reckons on.(10) The costs of prot ...
NERC_Task_Force_Meeting_07_May_2009_v2
... NERC has recognized the continental scope of Climate Change legislation, and because many of the variables impact reliability on a continental scale, it is vital that NERC, as the industry’s sponsor for bulk power system reliability, identify reliability considerations of Climate ...
... NERC has recognized the continental scope of Climate Change legislation, and because many of the variables impact reliability on a continental scale, it is vital that NERC, as the industry’s sponsor for bulk power system reliability, identify reliability considerations of Climate ...
Advance briefing: IPCC report on climate impacts
... The impacts on food productivity are still unclear, but the more research that is carried out the more bleak the picture gets, particularly when researchers combine the multiple stresses on food production (temperatures including daily extremes, precipitation, availability of irrigation water, etc). ...
... The impacts on food productivity are still unclear, but the more research that is carried out the more bleak the picture gets, particularly when researchers combine the multiple stresses on food production (temperatures including daily extremes, precipitation, availability of irrigation water, etc). ...
Bild 1
... One problem…for a long time the wrong concept was used: ”global warming” which people read literally… Instead it can be all sorts of erratic weather patterns as part of climate change Draughts, forestfires, flooding, storms … ...
... One problem…for a long time the wrong concept was used: ”global warming” which people read literally… Instead it can be all sorts of erratic weather patterns as part of climate change Draughts, forestfires, flooding, storms … ...
Climate Change
... interpreting PCDR and their justifications • Argue for particular combination of ethical principles – distinctive justification • Identify some key unresolved issues/questions ...
... interpreting PCDR and their justifications • Argue for particular combination of ethical principles – distinctive justification • Identify some key unresolved issues/questions ...
File - Climatelinks
... imposed heavy costs in Tanzania. The projected impacts of climate change are likely to add to the toll, resulting in significant consequences for key development areas that could potentially hamper further development. In recognition of this fact, the Government of Tanzania and the donor community h ...
... imposed heavy costs in Tanzania. The projected impacts of climate change are likely to add to the toll, resulting in significant consequences for key development areas that could potentially hamper further development. In recognition of this fact, the Government of Tanzania and the donor community h ...
SOAR: The Science behind Solar Radiation, Greenhouse Gases
... Energy radiated from Earth is trapped, but energy from Sun is allowed through ...
... Energy radiated from Earth is trapped, but energy from Sun is allowed through ...
Morality in Public Policy: Climate Change Carmen Lawrence Earth
... of change, and techniques (both direct and indirect) to effect behaviour change. The relative importance of these courses of action and the policy weight that should be attached to each is not clear, but it is clear that the success of any of them requires a thorough understanding of human behaviour ...
... of change, and techniques (both direct and indirect) to effect behaviour change. The relative importance of these courses of action and the policy weight that should be attached to each is not clear, but it is clear that the success of any of them requires a thorough understanding of human behaviour ...
PowerPoint Presentation - University of Reading, Meteorology
... • The impact of systematic model bias is studied by applying an annual cycle of equatorial heat flux adjustments to the Indo-Pacific basin (Inness et al. 2003; Turner et al. 2005). The adjustments were calculated by relaxing SSTs in a control run back towards climatology and saving the anomalous hea ...
... • The impact of systematic model bias is studied by applying an annual cycle of equatorial heat flux adjustments to the Indo-Pacific basin (Inness et al. 2003; Turner et al. 2005). The adjustments were calculated by relaxing SSTs in a control run back towards climatology and saving the anomalous hea ...
PAAP Newsletter Vol 12 No. 20
... With climate change, however, calorie availability in 2050 is not only lower than the no-climatechange scenario in 2050—it actually declines relative to 2000 levels throughout the world. For the average consumer in a developing country, the decline is 7 percent relative to 2000. With CO2 fertilizati ...
... With climate change, however, calorie availability in 2050 is not only lower than the no-climatechange scenario in 2050—it actually declines relative to 2000 levels throughout the world. For the average consumer in a developing country, the decline is 7 percent relative to 2000. With CO2 fertilizati ...
Dr Heleen de Coninck
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
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.