Chapter 12
... • Act now in same way to reduce risks of global warming because it has other benefits to environment and society (even if warming doesn’t happen) ...
... • Act now in same way to reduce risks of global warming because it has other benefits to environment and society (even if warming doesn’t happen) ...
Climate change DRAFT
... will experience temperatures more like those currently experienced in Julia Creek. To find out what the future climate will be like where you live, use the climate analogues tool on the Climate Change in Australia website at www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au. The tool matches projected rainfall an ...
... will experience temperatures more like those currently experienced in Julia Creek. To find out what the future climate will be like where you live, use the climate analogues tool on the Climate Change in Australia website at www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au. The tool matches projected rainfall an ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Global Change Curricula and
... “Greenhouse gases are accumulating in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures to rise and sub-surface ocean temperatures to rise” “The IPCC’s conclusion that most of the observed warming of the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase ...
... “Greenhouse gases are accumulating in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures to rise and sub-surface ocean temperatures to rise” “The IPCC’s conclusion that most of the observed warming of the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase ...
Exam3_spring09_v1_online
... Shown above are two different reconstructions of past changes in global average temperature over the last 1000 years. Both were discussed in lecture. Use this figure to answer questions 18 and 19. 18. Which reconstruction is known as the “hockey stick” reconstruction? (a) The one on the left side ( ...
... Shown above are two different reconstructions of past changes in global average temperature over the last 1000 years. Both were discussed in lecture. Use this figure to answer questions 18 and 19. 18. Which reconstruction is known as the “hockey stick” reconstruction? (a) The one on the left side ( ...
Climate and economics
... 4. Uneven distribution of costs, poor countries likely most effected. 5. Market failure, global policy coordination needed, global tax likely to be best. R&D policy likely to be needed too. 6. Optimal tax is modest, no threat to growth. 7. Conventional oil is not the problem, coal and unconventional ...
... 4. Uneven distribution of costs, poor countries likely most effected. 5. Market failure, global policy coordination needed, global tax likely to be best. R&D policy likely to be needed too. 6. Optimal tax is modest, no threat to growth. 7. Conventional oil is not the problem, coal and unconventional ...
As divestment from one or more types of fossil fuel company is
... of fossil fuels entirely.4 Most investors have yet to formulate a specific investment strategy for fossil fuels. But they are pursuing a strategy of active engagement, requesting companies to increase the level of analysis of the risks to asset portfolios from policies to tackle climate change. This ...
... of fossil fuels entirely.4 Most investors have yet to formulate a specific investment strategy for fossil fuels. But they are pursuing a strategy of active engagement, requesting companies to increase the level of analysis of the risks to asset portfolios from policies to tackle climate change. This ...
Subject content
... focusing on places, themes or issues. The location of places and environments. Interactions between people and their environments, including causes and consequences of these interactions, and how to plan for and manage their future impact. ...
... focusing on places, themes or issues. The location of places and environments. Interactions between people and their environments, including causes and consequences of these interactions, and how to plan for and manage their future impact. ...
Teaching Notes - Enduring Legacies Native Cases
... is on the effects of sea-level rise (SLR) on certain Indian Reservations, and other shoreline areas. The second part of this case focuses on the effects of climate change on the salmon life-cycle. My intent in this case was to make students aware of the rate of sea-level rise as measured in Washingt ...
... is on the effects of sea-level rise (SLR) on certain Indian Reservations, and other shoreline areas. The second part of this case focuses on the effects of climate change on the salmon life-cycle. My intent in this case was to make students aware of the rate of sea-level rise as measured in Washingt ...
Natural Disasters and the Greenhouse Effect: Impact on the
... lead down any blind alleys. Successful from the very outset are socalled "no-regret" strategies such as the reduction of fuel consumption for cars or the reduction of energy consumption in general, as (even if the relevance to climate is lower than expected) they result in desirable savings and are ...
... lead down any blind alleys. Successful from the very outset are socalled "no-regret" strategies such as the reduction of fuel consumption for cars or the reduction of energy consumption in general, as (even if the relevance to climate is lower than expected) they result in desirable savings and are ...
Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change
... - changes announce getting smaller the depth of freezing. But: - It was to many generalized foundations, - the work should be execute again in the closest time. In this aim belong: - to choose meteorological stations suitably, - to make the measurements of the profile of the temperature to the depth ...
... - changes announce getting smaller the depth of freezing. But: - It was to many generalized foundations, - the work should be execute again in the closest time. In this aim belong: - to choose meteorological stations suitably, - to make the measurements of the profile of the temperature to the depth ...
OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE SCIENCE
... • 1 degree of latitude per million years (100 km/million years) • Slow changes in solar heating • Average temperature over the continent keeps pace with average changes in solar radiation because of the short response time of land and water ...
... • 1 degree of latitude per million years (100 km/million years) • Slow changes in solar heating • Average temperature over the continent keeps pace with average changes in solar radiation because of the short response time of land and water ...
Assessment of the first consensus prediction on climate change
... complex and nonlinear climate signal is not straightforward11–13 . One way of accessing such autocorrelation information, consistent with other studies11,14–16 , is to compare the trends against those from the ensemble of 587 21-year-long segments of control simulations (with constant external forci ...
... complex and nonlinear climate signal is not straightforward11–13 . One way of accessing such autocorrelation information, consistent with other studies11,14–16 , is to compare the trends against those from the ensemble of 587 21-year-long segments of control simulations (with constant external forci ...
Experts’ Workshop on Financing Environmental Global Public Goods: How to Raise the Money? 15(Wed.)‐16(Thurs.) May 2013
... Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) include what to do about past emissions and how to deal with ownership transfer and inheritance, and possible retroactive enforcement. Conceptually, responsibility for causing the problem can be distinguished from responsibility for fixing the problem. A gap ...
... Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) include what to do about past emissions and how to deal with ownership transfer and inheritance, and possible retroactive enforcement. Conceptually, responsibility for causing the problem can be distinguished from responsibility for fixing the problem. A gap ...
Extending ozone treaty would support GHG
... hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are increasingly being used as they do not affect the ozone layer, in applications such as refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation foams, aerosol sprays, solvents and fire protection. Although HFCs are not ozone-depleting, they are potent greenhouse gases (GHGs), some o ...
... hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are increasingly being used as they do not affect the ozone layer, in applications such as refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation foams, aerosol sprays, solvents and fire protection. Although HFCs are not ozone-depleting, they are potent greenhouse gases (GHGs), some o ...
Climate Change in the Recent Past - Frontier Centre For Public Policy
... serious food crisis that killed tens of thousands of people. (The same thing happened in 1714 and 1816, the year without a summer caused by the eruption of Mt. Tambora in present-day Indonesia. It is believed to be the most spectacular eruption during the last 15,000 years. Many of the extreme winte ...
... serious food crisis that killed tens of thousands of people. (The same thing happened in 1714 and 1816, the year without a summer caused by the eruption of Mt. Tambora in present-day Indonesia. It is believed to be the most spectacular eruption during the last 15,000 years. Many of the extreme winte ...
Waxman-Markey and Failed Senate Legislation: Climate Change
... droughts, and shifting precipitation patterns. To date IPCC has produced four reports, each showing the rise in global temperatures with more certainty, supported by more data, and causing a greater degree of environmental disruption. The latest report, published in 2007, concludes that an increase ...
... droughts, and shifting precipitation patterns. To date IPCC has produced four reports, each showing the rise in global temperatures with more certainty, supported by more data, and causing a greater degree of environmental disruption. The latest report, published in 2007, concludes that an increase ...
The connection between culture and climate change
... social-economic and health effects of climate change are even more unclear. Then uncertainties about changes in regional climates are reinforced by the unpredictability of social-economic developments (Glantz, 1995). The potential effects of climate change are a lack of (clean) water, rising sea lev ...
... social-economic and health effects of climate change are even more unclear. Then uncertainties about changes in regional climates are reinforced by the unpredictability of social-economic developments (Glantz, 1995). The potential effects of climate change are a lack of (clean) water, rising sea lev ...
Green Dragon - People for the American Way
... that since God granted humans “dominion” over the earth, humans have a right to exploit all natural resources. As Randall Balmer writes in Thy Kingdom Come, Beisner “asserts that God has placed all of nature at the disposal of humanity.” Balmer quotes Beisner’s own summary of his dominion theology: ...
... that since God granted humans “dominion” over the earth, humans have a right to exploit all natural resources. As Randall Balmer writes in Thy Kingdom Come, Beisner “asserts that God has placed all of nature at the disposal of humanity.” Balmer quotes Beisner’s own summary of his dominion theology: ...
Presentation
... Losses caused by climate change will continue to increase in the future. Jeworrek: "We need as soon as possible an agreement that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions because the climate reacts slowly and what we fail to do now will have a bearing for decades to come." Consequently, Munich ...
... Losses caused by climate change will continue to increase in the future. Jeworrek: "We need as soon as possible an agreement that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions because the climate reacts slowly and what we fail to do now will have a bearing for decades to come." Consequently, Munich ...
Climate Change
... longer a distant concern, but a serious threat to development and poverty eradication. The recent report of IPCC draw attention to the fact that the impacts of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and poor persons within all countries, thereby exacerbating inequaliti ...
... longer a distant concern, but a serious threat to development and poverty eradication. The recent report of IPCC draw attention to the fact that the impacts of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and poor persons within all countries, thereby exacerbating inequaliti ...
Document
... • Recognition of the need to see short-term results while technology solutions advance • Opportunity to send a price signal to the rest of the economy • Mechanism to motivate/maintain/accelerate desirable actions • Any emission source not regulated is eligible subject to the following: ...
... • Recognition of the need to see short-term results while technology solutions advance • Opportunity to send a price signal to the rest of the economy • Mechanism to motivate/maintain/accelerate desirable actions • Any emission source not regulated is eligible subject to the following: ...
defense for climate and species
... storage in wood products, unless they are made into antique furniture kept for hundreds of years, typically does not constitute long-term storage. ...
... storage in wood products, unless they are made into antique furniture kept for hundreds of years, typically does not constitute long-term storage. ...
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.