But is it adaptation?
... Climatic Change special issue 2011; The RCPs can be found on the web at: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web-apps/tnt/RcpDb/ ...
... Climatic Change special issue 2011; The RCPs can be found on the web at: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web-apps/tnt/RcpDb/ ...
Chapter 6 Sealing the Deal to Save the Climate
... • The Kyoto Protocol is based on the principles of “common but differentiated responsibilities” that recognizes that there are different economic and emissions positions. • Two questions were asked. How should rights to emit greenhouse gases be allocated? • And who should bear the cost of emissions ...
... • The Kyoto Protocol is based on the principles of “common but differentiated responsibilities” that recognizes that there are different economic and emissions positions. • Two questions were asked. How should rights to emit greenhouse gases be allocated? • And who should bear the cost of emissions ...
Progressio Ireland
... organisation. As part of the wider Progressio family, we are engaged in 11 countries around the world. Through our skill-sharing and long-term development worker programme, we work in partnership with social movements, church groups, networks, NGOs and civil society and other local organisations to ...
... organisation. As part of the wider Progressio family, we are engaged in 11 countries around the world. Through our skill-sharing and long-term development worker programme, we work in partnership with social movements, church groups, networks, NGOs and civil society and other local organisations to ...
Oral Testimony on the Proposed Power Plant Rule by Bruce
... amortize construction costs over decades. If, in a year or two, or three, EPA determines that the fugitive emissions associated with fracked gas are as detrimental as many independent scientists now say they are, and if it turns out that curtailing fugitive emissions should prove to be an intractabl ...
... amortize construction costs over decades. If, in a year or two, or three, EPA determines that the fugitive emissions associated with fracked gas are as detrimental as many independent scientists now say they are, and if it turns out that curtailing fugitive emissions should prove to be an intractabl ...
Chapter 9 Air: Climate and Pollution
... • Former president Bill Clinton has argued that combating climate change doesn’t have to mean economic hardship. • It could be the biggest development stimulus since World War II, creating millions of jobs and saving trillions of dollars in foreign fuel imports. • What are some of the strategies we ...
... • Former president Bill Clinton has argued that combating climate change doesn’t have to mean economic hardship. • It could be the biggest development stimulus since World War II, creating millions of jobs and saving trillions of dollars in foreign fuel imports. • What are some of the strategies we ...
TRillion Tonnes A4 proof 9.indd
... rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases. That response, driven by national actions, must be captured and enhanced through international cooperation, ideally through an ambitious, robust and equitable global deal. The scientific evidence is clear. The recently released Fifth Assessment Report from the I ...
... rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases. That response, driven by national actions, must be captured and enhanced through international cooperation, ideally through an ambitious, robust and equitable global deal. The scientific evidence is clear. The recently released Fifth Assessment Report from the I ...
Satellites provide unique insight into our climate system
... humankind this century. While there may be uncertainties about the extent of change, it is clear that our world is warming up and that this is happening more rapidly than any other past warming event. A warmer planet could result in some drastic effects such as the melting of polar ice, sea level ri ...
... humankind this century. While there may be uncertainties about the extent of change, it is clear that our world is warming up and that this is happening more rapidly than any other past warming event. A warmer planet could result in some drastic effects such as the melting of polar ice, sea level ri ...
Youth Files Constitutional Climate Petition with the Supreme Court
... implement science-based mitigation actions, tiered to achieving such a goal, as part of the NCCP, Framework, and INDC. The Petition includes the prescription for achieving global climate stabilization from the renowned climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, which says that to restore a stable climate ...
... implement science-based mitigation actions, tiered to achieving such a goal, as part of the NCCP, Framework, and INDC. The Petition includes the prescription for achieving global climate stabilization from the renowned climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, which says that to restore a stable climate ...
Chapter 9
... Global warming is not just about the increase in the average surface temperature of the earth. It also implies that there will be variations of temperature and weather patterns on a regional basis. In fact, some have used global ‘weirding’ instead of warming to indicate that one outcome of GW is the ...
... Global warming is not just about the increase in the average surface temperature of the earth. It also implies that there will be variations of temperature and weather patterns on a regional basis. In fact, some have used global ‘weirding’ instead of warming to indicate that one outcome of GW is the ...
One Foot, Two Foot, Red Foot, Green Foot
... * Definition: the measured amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted through combustion fossil fuels. ...
... * Definition: the measured amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted through combustion fossil fuels. ...
Unmasking “An Inconvenient Truth” - Tech-Know
... The planetary emergency is presented as a logical extension of recent climate change. Dramatic photos of glacier retreat and other graphics conjure up an image that the earth is changing as it has never changed before. It is claimed that the impacts of climate change are already being felt in biosph ...
... The planetary emergency is presented as a logical extension of recent climate change. Dramatic photos of glacier retreat and other graphics conjure up an image that the earth is changing as it has never changed before. It is claimed that the impacts of climate change are already being felt in biosph ...
PPT File - Department of Geological and Atmospheric
... an issue as gay marriage or the rising cost of Social Security. And if it is not seriously debated in the general election, it will measure the irresponsibility of the entire political class. This is an issue that cannot, and must not, be ignored any longer. ...
... an issue as gay marriage or the rising cost of Social Security. And if it is not seriously debated in the general election, it will measure the irresponsibility of the entire political class. This is an issue that cannot, and must not, be ignored any longer. ...
Public Health Implications of Global Warming
... How must we change our disaster response and mitigation programs to better manage existing and evolving climate risks to the public health? ...
... How must we change our disaster response and mitigation programs to better manage existing and evolving climate risks to the public health? ...
Att to 168 Hart
... Australia is lagging in its energy efficiency particularly in transport. Regulation may need strengthening if voluntary measures are not effective. Regulation may also have role in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide, such as methane and nitrous oxide. However, most ...
... Australia is lagging in its energy efficiency particularly in transport. Regulation may need strengthening if voluntary measures are not effective. Regulation may also have role in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide, such as methane and nitrous oxide. However, most ...
Climate Change
... intricate and incredibly complex. But today living creatures, and the air, soil and water that support them, face unprecedented threats. Many threats are global: most stem directly from human activity (“Caring for Creation,” 2.B-1). [1] As Christians, we understand human beings as fundamentally resp ...
... intricate and incredibly complex. But today living creatures, and the air, soil and water that support them, face unprecedented threats. Many threats are global: most stem directly from human activity (“Caring for Creation,” 2.B-1). [1] As Christians, we understand human beings as fundamentally resp ...
SAP workshop 1 slides - Sustainable Action Planning
... • People need clean air and water • Our food and all our material possessions are derived from the world’s natural resources • Green spaces are important to physical and mental health ...
... • People need clean air and water • Our food and all our material possessions are derived from the world’s natural resources • Green spaces are important to physical and mental health ...
greenhouse gases and climate change
... century. The greatest uncertainty lies in how effective global actions will be in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The next big step in international policy development will take place in 2015 when World Governments are expected to agree on how to collectively take actions to reduce emissions of g ...
... century. The greatest uncertainty lies in how effective global actions will be in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The next big step in international policy development will take place in 2015 when World Governments are expected to agree on how to collectively take actions to reduce emissions of g ...
full panos caribbean associated press release
... updates on pertinent issues. This initiative forms part of the ministry’s broader Social Media and Telecommunications Public Awareness & Communication Strategy,” it added. According to Permanent Secretary Mr. Sylvester Clauzel, the Challenge encourages local media to focus on climate change issues w ...
... updates on pertinent issues. This initiative forms part of the ministry’s broader Social Media and Telecommunications Public Awareness & Communication Strategy,” it added. According to Permanent Secretary Mr. Sylvester Clauzel, the Challenge encourages local media to focus on climate change issues w ...
Education - UW Atmospheric Sciences
... kinetic energy budget for the modern and glacial climate states. Applied Lagrangrian tracking analysis and developed tools to evaluate ensemble eddy growth rates in different climate states, using a Lagrangrian reference frame. Diagnosed biases and aliasing in eddy statistics due to several differen ...
... kinetic energy budget for the modern and glacial climate states. Applied Lagrangrian tracking analysis and developed tools to evaluate ensemble eddy growth rates in different climate states, using a Lagrangrian reference frame. Diagnosed biases and aliasing in eddy statistics due to several differen ...
Key notes of IPCC Report
... Clouds: composed of water vapor => greenhouse gas => incr. T block sunlight => decr. T There is no clear consensus on the exact way climate change will modify these two antagonist effects in the future, because clouds are not explicitely taken into account in present climate models. ...
... Clouds: composed of water vapor => greenhouse gas => incr. T block sunlight => decr. T There is no clear consensus on the exact way climate change will modify these two antagonist effects in the future, because clouds are not explicitely taken into account in present climate models. ...
... The historical responsibility of countries listed in the Annex I of the Convention on Climate Change has been used extensively as a justification for the lack of action of countries not included in Annex I to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. We analyzed the contribution of non-Annex I countrie ...
Oceanography and Climate Change: Past, present and future
... Ziveri, P., et al., 2007: Atmospheric CO2, ocean acidification, and ecological changes in planktonic calcifying organisms, The Eggs, 22 (21 December): http://the-eggs.org/articles.php?id=112 Ziveri, P., Young, J., Fabry, V., Bijma, J., Turk, D., Kiefer, T. and Eisenhauer, T., 2008: Understanding Mar ...
... Ziveri, P., et al., 2007: Atmospheric CO2, ocean acidification, and ecological changes in planktonic calcifying organisms, The Eggs, 22 (21 December): http://the-eggs.org/articles.php?id=112 Ziveri, P., Young, J., Fabry, V., Bijma, J., Turk, D., Kiefer, T. and Eisenhauer, T., 2008: Understanding Mar ...
Prospicience and Geoengineering
... We must remember that we want solutions to work. It can’t be enough to identify what’s wrong with a strategy as it is first proposed. We must ask: With what changes, would this strategy become acceptable? How might we get from here to there? Sustain a much smaller sulfur loading (e.g., 2 MtS, offset ...
... We must remember that we want solutions to work. It can’t be enough to identify what’s wrong with a strategy as it is first proposed. We must ask: With what changes, would this strategy become acceptable? How might we get from here to there? Sustain a much smaller sulfur loading (e.g., 2 MtS, offset ...
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.