Climate Change: The Future of our Lakes is Bright… GREEN!
... “Concentrations of carbon dioxide are currently higher than any levels recorded for hundreds of thousands of years, even after accounting for natural fluctuations.” (USEPA, 2014) ...
... “Concentrations of carbon dioxide are currently higher than any levels recorded for hundreds of thousands of years, even after accounting for natural fluctuations.” (USEPA, 2014) ...
Radiocommunications and Climate Change
... Almost everybody now recognizes that climate change represents a threat to mankind on a similar level to violent conflict and war, and indeed can lead to a breakdown of peace because of the increased competition for the earth’s resources. Radiocommunications are undoubtedly part of the cause of glob ...
... Almost everybody now recognizes that climate change represents a threat to mankind on a similar level to violent conflict and war, and indeed can lead to a breakdown of peace because of the increased competition for the earth’s resources. Radiocommunications are undoubtedly part of the cause of glob ...
Climate Change Law Seminar - IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
... Adaptation, referred to as “Text” in assignments below. Updates to the Text can be found at http://blogs.law.widener.edu/climatechangelaw/. -West, Selected Environmental Law Statutes (or on-line statutory resources) -There will also be supplementary materials posted on TWEN. Overview Climate change ...
... Adaptation, referred to as “Text” in assignments below. Updates to the Text can be found at http://blogs.law.widener.edu/climatechangelaw/. -West, Selected Environmental Law Statutes (or on-line statutory resources) -There will also be supplementary materials posted on TWEN. Overview Climate change ...
View slides from Dimitri Zenghelis`s lecutre in Sofia
... • Our understanding of the risks of climate change has advanced strongly. • We understand the urgency and scale of action required. • We know that the technologies and economic incentives for effective action are available or can be created • We are in a much better position now to use our shared un ...
... • Our understanding of the risks of climate change has advanced strongly. • We understand the urgency and scale of action required. • We know that the technologies and economic incentives for effective action are available or can be created • We are in a much better position now to use our shared un ...
The Commonwealth and Climate Change,West Bengal, Jan 2010
... extreme weather conditions. In general, some scientists have argued that the major cause for climate change is the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere which has led to the disturbance of the weather patterns across the globe. However, there are other scientific observers who argue th ...
... extreme weather conditions. In general, some scientists have argued that the major cause for climate change is the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere which has led to the disturbance of the weather patterns across the globe. However, there are other scientific observers who argue th ...
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... Starting in 2007, a first period of crisis in global negotiations on climate change occurred, which at that time revolved around the so-called Bali roadmap. This was agreed to develop, agree and adopt a new global climate agreement on key themes, including financing, adaptation, the Kyoto Protocol, ...
... Starting in 2007, a first period of crisis in global negotiations on climate change occurred, which at that time revolved around the so-called Bali roadmap. This was agreed to develop, agree and adopt a new global climate agreement on key themes, including financing, adaptation, the Kyoto Protocol, ...
The Geological Triggers of Climate Change
... The book concludes with a wonderful overview of hydrates, including the history of their discovery (natural deposits were not recognized until the 1970s), their crystalline structure, their role in recent geologic history, and the potential hazards that are associated with them. These ice-like depos ...
... The book concludes with a wonderful overview of hydrates, including the history of their discovery (natural deposits were not recognized until the 1970s), their crystalline structure, their role in recent geologic history, and the potential hazards that are associated with them. These ice-like depos ...
natural hazards, impacts and climate change
... change might be contributing to this trend. This thesis tests the ongoing validity of consensus statements from a 2006 workshop dedicated to this issue. It presents new analyses that explore current and projected relationships between weather-related natural disaster losses and climate change (natur ...
... change might be contributing to this trend. This thesis tests the ongoing validity of consensus statements from a 2006 workshop dedicated to this issue. It presents new analyses that explore current and projected relationships between weather-related natural disaster losses and climate change (natur ...
The global Carbon Budget after the Paris Agreement
... declared too high is not an option any longer after Paris. iii From 2011, the reference year of the IPCC figures to 2015, 167 Gigatons of CO2 have been emitted from fossil fuel burning.iv According to Anderson (2015), we must assume at least 60 Gigatons of CO2 emissions for deforestation and land us ...
... declared too high is not an option any longer after Paris. iii From 2011, the reference year of the IPCC figures to 2015, 167 Gigatons of CO2 have been emitted from fossil fuel burning.iv According to Anderson (2015), we must assume at least 60 Gigatons of CO2 emissions for deforestation and land us ...
Emissions of industrialized countries rose to all time high in
... This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (3-14 December) will be presided over by Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, with support from the UN’s Climate Change Secretariat. More than 10,000 participants are expected to attend. The main goal of the conference is to launch ne ...
... This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (3-14 December) will be presided over by Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, with support from the UN’s Climate Change Secretariat. More than 10,000 participants are expected to attend. The main goal of the conference is to launch ne ...
Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change
... Sheffield Council to set targets to reduce CO2 emissions across the city in line with keeping global temperature change below 2°C” ...
... Sheffield Council to set targets to reduce CO2 emissions across the city in line with keeping global temperature change below 2°C” ...
Naomi Oreskes (Presentation)
... Committee led by Revelle and Keeling. “….by the year 2000 there will be about 25% more CO2 in our atmosphere than at present [and] this will modify the heat balance of the atmosphere to such an extent that marked changes in climate…could occur.” – Restoring the Quality of Our Environment, Report of ...
... Committee led by Revelle and Keeling. “….by the year 2000 there will be about 25% more CO2 in our atmosphere than at present [and] this will modify the heat balance of the atmosphere to such an extent that marked changes in climate…could occur.” – Restoring the Quality of Our Environment, Report of ...
Whereas, the scientific basis for global warming is indisputable and
... fuel interests, such as Koch Industries, Exxon-Mobil, and BP, that promote the unlimited expansion of fossil fuel extraction and use, including shale gas through fracking, tar sands oil, and deep water drilling in the Arctic, and cynically fund climate change denial campaigns; and whereas, the amoun ...
... fuel interests, such as Koch Industries, Exxon-Mobil, and BP, that promote the unlimited expansion of fossil fuel extraction and use, including shale gas through fracking, tar sands oil, and deep water drilling in the Arctic, and cynically fund climate change denial campaigns; and whereas, the amoun ...
Climate change impacts on agriculture in Europe Blaž Kurnik
... Climate impact on agriculture • The cultivation of crops, their productivity and quality, are directly dependent on different climatic factors • Climate change is already having an impact on agriculture and it is one of the factors contributing to stagnation in wheat yields in parts of Europe despi ...
... Climate impact on agriculture • The cultivation of crops, their productivity and quality, are directly dependent on different climatic factors • Climate change is already having an impact on agriculture and it is one of the factors contributing to stagnation in wheat yields in parts of Europe despi ...
Climate Change Mitigation: Technology Issues
... Opinions vary on technology readiness • “9. There is no single path to a low emission future and countries and regions will have to choose their own path. Most model results indicate that known technological options could achieve a broad range of atmospheric CO2 stabilization levels, such as 550ppm ...
... Opinions vary on technology readiness • “9. There is no single path to a low emission future and countries and regions will have to choose their own path. Most model results indicate that known technological options could achieve a broad range of atmospheric CO2 stabilization levels, such as 550ppm ...
Weather, Climate and Climate Change
... Rainfall patterns are heaviest over hills and near coasts. In Scotland this means that the north and west are generally wetter than the south and east. Rainfall patterns also change over the seasons, generally wetter in autumn and winter. As we are an island nation and rapidly changing weather sweep ...
... Rainfall patterns are heaviest over hills and near coasts. In Scotland this means that the north and west are generally wetter than the south and east. Rainfall patterns also change over the seasons, generally wetter in autumn and winter. As we are an island nation and rapidly changing weather sweep ...
Lecture #1
... • The climate system is known to have large natural variability but the quantitative assessment of that variability is difficult. • Sources of variability include atmosphere/ocean different response times such that they are never really in equilibrium. • Others are related to unknown or not quantifi ...
... • The climate system is known to have large natural variability but the quantitative assessment of that variability is difficult. • Sources of variability include atmosphere/ocean different response times such that they are never really in equilibrium. • Others are related to unknown or not quantifi ...
The Cocktail to Conversation Guide Global Warming
... increase over time as natural vegetation is replaced by buildings and pavement. Furthermore, surface temperature may not be the best measure of the Earth’s temperature. The oceans, which represent 75% of the Earth’s surface and well over 99% of the heat content of the climate system, have only recen ...
... increase over time as natural vegetation is replaced by buildings and pavement. Furthermore, surface temperature may not be the best measure of the Earth’s temperature. The oceans, which represent 75% of the Earth’s surface and well over 99% of the heat content of the climate system, have only recen ...
Long Term Ecological Monitoring at the Arctic Treeline, Churchill
... Preindustrial Values:CO2 280 ppm CH4 660 ppb To-day: ≈ 397 ppm CO2 >30%↑ ≈ 1830ppb CH4 >250% ↑ ...
... Preindustrial Values:CO2 280 ppm CH4 660 ppb To-day: ≈ 397 ppm CO2 >30%↑ ≈ 1830ppb CH4 >250% ↑ ...
By RICHIE DAVIS Recorder Staff Yes, it`s been a snowy, cold
... Some climate researchers have hypothesized that a warming Arctic atmosphere may be weakening the Jet Stream, which provides something of a boundary between colder weather and warmer weather to the south in North America. That, the thinking goes, would allow colder air to spill farther south in some ...
... Some climate researchers have hypothesized that a warming Arctic atmosphere may be weakening the Jet Stream, which provides something of a boundary between colder weather and warmer weather to the south in North America. That, the thinking goes, would allow colder air to spill farther south in some ...
Confronting climate change: Ethical issues
... • What level of empirical certainty should be required in order to justify major change in public policy? • Why not err on the side of precaution? Where does the burden of the argument rest? • What time scale is most germane to present public policy decisions? ...
... • What level of empirical certainty should be required in order to justify major change in public policy? • Why not err on the side of precaution? Where does the burden of the argument rest? • What time scale is most germane to present public policy decisions? ...
Climate change controversies: a simple guide
... of satellite data meant that it showed less warming in the troposphere. However, once adjustments are made to take account of these and other issues, the warming in the troposphere is shown to be broadly consistent with the temperature trends we see at the earth’s surface. In addition, the lower str ...
... of satellite data meant that it showed less warming in the troposphere. However, once adjustments are made to take account of these and other issues, the warming in the troposphere is shown to be broadly consistent with the temperature trends we see at the earth’s surface. In addition, the lower str ...
The Pollution-Climate Connection
... GCAP Project: Global climate and air pollution study GISS general circulation model, changing GHGs 1950 Spin-up ...
... GCAP Project: Global climate and air pollution study GISS general circulation model, changing GHGs 1950 Spin-up ...
Climate change
... - Atmosphere-ice-ocean interactions around Antarctica involve complex processes. - The West Antarctic ice sheet is potentially unstable; its melting may contribute to a large long-term sea-level rise (ULB-GLACIOL) ...
... - Atmosphere-ice-ocean interactions around Antarctica involve complex processes. - The West Antarctic ice sheet is potentially unstable; its melting may contribute to a large long-term sea-level rise (ULB-GLACIOL) ...
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.