UNEP Background Guide - Universidad la Salle Cancún
... may sound like a small quantity, but it's an unusual event in our planet's recent history. Earth's climate record, preserved in tree rings, ice cores, and coral reefs, shows that the global average temperature is stable over long periods of time. Furthermore, small changes in temperature lead to eno ...
... may sound like a small quantity, but it's an unusual event in our planet's recent history. Earth's climate record, preserved in tree rings, ice cores, and coral reefs, shows that the global average temperature is stable over long periods of time. Furthermore, small changes in temperature lead to eno ...
Climate Short Study Guide
... During photosynthesis, trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By planting more trees, or by replacing those removed during deforestation, atmospheric carbon dioxide would be decreased. Since global warming is largely a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, planting trees would he ...
... During photosynthesis, trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By planting more trees, or by replacing those removed during deforestation, atmospheric carbon dioxide would be decreased. Since global warming is largely a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, planting trees would he ...
03.1 Steps in Clean Development Mechanis
... (5) While the average emissions reduction is 5%, national limitations range from an 8% average reduction across the European Union to a 10% emissions increase for Iceland; but since the EU's member states each have individual obligations, much larger increases (up to 27%) are allowed for some of the ...
... (5) While the average emissions reduction is 5%, national limitations range from an 8% average reduction across the European Union to a 10% emissions increase for Iceland; but since the EU's member states each have individual obligations, much larger increases (up to 27%) are allowed for some of the ...
Trade implications of the Kyoto Protocol
... species and critical ecosystem services. However, in the international policy arena, biodiversity loss and climate change have often moved in wholly unconnected domains. While the 1997 Kyoto Protocol is a key step towards the mitigation of climate change, it leaves many questions unanswered, includi ...
... species and critical ecosystem services. However, in the international policy arena, biodiversity loss and climate change have often moved in wholly unconnected domains. While the 1997 Kyoto Protocol is a key step towards the mitigation of climate change, it leaves many questions unanswered, includi ...
Climate Change and Biodiversity in China
... Change (IPCC), the average global temperature will rise by 1.1°C to 6.4°C by the end of the 21st century. There is increasing evidence that temperature rise, changes in precipitation patterns and other extreme weathers have already influenced ecosystems and biodiversity. According to the results of ...
... Change (IPCC), the average global temperature will rise by 1.1°C to 6.4°C by the end of the 21st century. There is increasing evidence that temperature rise, changes in precipitation patterns and other extreme weathers have already influenced ecosystems and biodiversity. According to the results of ...
A spring thaw for climate legislation
... authors, from the Stockholm Environmental Institute, contend that our estimates are far too low to cover damage costs and trigger a response from industry. ...
... authors, from the Stockholm Environmental Institute, contend that our estimates are far too low to cover damage costs and trigger a response from industry. ...
슬라이드 1 - Home | Governance of Climate Change
... 12) Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation MOST 13) Financial Mechanism MOF, MPI 14) Mainstreaming CC issues to development planning MPI and Program Management of NTP-RCC and SP-RCC 15) Awareness Raising MOET and Human Resource Development 10 Ministries and agencies 35 Depts all together ! ...
... 12) Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation MOST 13) Financial Mechanism MOF, MPI 14) Mainstreaming CC issues to development planning MPI and Program Management of NTP-RCC and SP-RCC 15) Awareness Raising MOET and Human Resource Development 10 Ministries and agencies 35 Depts all together ! ...
April 2013
... on building assessment capacity, participants broke into small groups for discussion based on different sectors such as water resources, forestry, and society’s response to climate change. Each group discussed and identified concrete actions that are (or could be) taking place on the regional, secto ...
... on building assessment capacity, participants broke into small groups for discussion based on different sectors such as water resources, forestry, and society’s response to climate change. Each group discussed and identified concrete actions that are (or could be) taking place on the regional, secto ...
IEAGHG Information Paper 2016-IP41: 1.5 Degrees – Meeting the
... and storage (CCS) technologies prevent or reduce the emission of CO2 to the atmosphere, they can enable the continued use of fossil fuels in carbon constrained scenarios (this is often referred to as the “unburnable carbon” concept). For example, CCS could enable emissions of 6°C in a 4°C world. Sev ...
... and storage (CCS) technologies prevent or reduce the emission of CO2 to the atmosphere, they can enable the continued use of fossil fuels in carbon constrained scenarios (this is often referred to as the “unburnable carbon” concept). For example, CCS could enable emissions of 6°C in a 4°C world. Sev ...
Observed Changes to the Climate and their Causes Some human
... The Challenge: Sustainable Management of an Ever-Changing Planet ...
... The Challenge: Sustainable Management of an Ever-Changing Planet ...
Climate Change: Its Causes, Effects and Control
... this is one of the most well known evidence of climate change. Polar ice caps have been melting and some estimates put the reduction by as much as 30% over the past 20 years. The melting of the polar ice caps has resulted in rising sea levels with floods resulting in many places. The melting ice pac ...
... this is one of the most well known evidence of climate change. Polar ice caps have been melting and some estimates put the reduction by as much as 30% over the past 20 years. The melting of the polar ice caps has resulted in rising sea levels with floods resulting in many places. The melting ice pac ...
Addressing the issue of climate change
... percent of human-made greenhouse gas emissions and a source that could be avoided relatively easily. Improved agricultural practices along with paper recycling and forest management—balancing the amount of wood taken out with the amount of new trees growing—could quickly eliminate this significant c ...
... percent of human-made greenhouse gas emissions and a source that could be avoided relatively easily. Improved agricultural practices along with paper recycling and forest management—balancing the amount of wood taken out with the amount of new trees growing—could quickly eliminate this significant c ...
ccw_singapore3cg
... Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Carbon War Room, will open the inaugural Creating Climate Wealth Workshops Summit on May 13 at the National University, Singapore, and take part in a live Q&A Creating Climate Wealth (CCW) is a global convening mechanism designed for entrepreneurs, innovators, cap ...
... Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Carbon War Room, will open the inaugural Creating Climate Wealth Workshops Summit on May 13 at the National University, Singapore, and take part in a live Q&A Creating Climate Wealth (CCW) is a global convening mechanism designed for entrepreneurs, innovators, cap ...
ICRISAT PRESENTATION_2
... • Intervention areas: Mopti region (Mopti, Koro, Bankass, and Djenne) ...
... • Intervention areas: Mopti region (Mopti, Koro, Bankass, and Djenne) ...
Abstract - International Association for Energy Economics
... Challenges for climate change consideration involve evolution of the world energy system, especially, of the energy and technological mix permitting to satisfy the energy service demands. Different pathways to achieve a low-carbon economy are analyzed in the line of the climate goals expressed in th ...
... Challenges for climate change consideration involve evolution of the world energy system, especially, of the energy and technological mix permitting to satisfy the energy service demands. Different pathways to achieve a low-carbon economy are analyzed in the line of the climate goals expressed in th ...
PowerPoint-11Mb - Denver Climate Study Group
... Spring is springing forward: Spring events, like bird and butterfly migrations, flower blooming times, and frog mating, have been advancing by about three days per decade over the past 30 years. ...
... Spring is springing forward: Spring events, like bird and butterfly migrations, flower blooming times, and frog mating, have been advancing by about three days per decade over the past 30 years. ...
Global & Regional Climate Change Science a presentation from the
... During the summer, public health & quality of life, especially in cities, will be negatively affected by increasing heat waves, reduced air quality, and increasing insect and waterborne diseases. The likely increase in precipitation in winter and spring, more heavy downpours, and greater evaporation ...
... During the summer, public health & quality of life, especially in cities, will be negatively affected by increasing heat waves, reduced air quality, and increasing insect and waterborne diseases. The likely increase in precipitation in winter and spring, more heavy downpours, and greater evaporation ...
Notes 19.1
... - 70% of CH4 emissions over the last 275 years are a result from human activities (probably even shorter than this) - Since 2010, U.S. and China accounted for 41% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions - Overall, global temperature fluctuation is heavily dependent on human factors that can either a ...
... - 70% of CH4 emissions over the last 275 years are a result from human activities (probably even shorter than this) - Since 2010, U.S. and China accounted for 41% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions - Overall, global temperature fluctuation is heavily dependent on human factors that can either a ...
Click here to read article. - The Resource Innovation Group
... A unique component of climate change is the feeling that it is inexorable, that there is no escape In another study, when asked what is required to live a healthy and good life, 93 percent of Inuit women responded that the ice, water, and land they live on is critical. Record low levels of Arctic se ...
... A unique component of climate change is the feeling that it is inexorable, that there is no escape In another study, when asked what is required to live a healthy and good life, 93 percent of Inuit women responded that the ice, water, and land they live on is critical. Record low levels of Arctic se ...
PowerPoint - Climate Conferences
... 'centralized transformation' that is 'going to make the life of everyone on the planet very different’ • ‘This is a centralized transformation that is taking place because governments have decided that they need to listen to science. So it's a very, very different transformation and one that is goin ...
... 'centralized transformation' that is 'going to make the life of everyone on the planet very different’ • ‘This is a centralized transformation that is taking place because governments have decided that they need to listen to science. So it's a very, very different transformation and one that is goin ...
PPT
... ground storage (rivers, oceans, reservoirs, soil). Because the air is warmer, the relative humidity can be higher, and the atmosphere can 'hold' more water vapor. As a greenhouse gas, the higher concentration of water vapor is then able to absorb more thermal IR energy radiated from the Earth, thus ...
... ground storage (rivers, oceans, reservoirs, soil). Because the air is warmer, the relative humidity can be higher, and the atmosphere can 'hold' more water vapor. As a greenhouse gas, the higher concentration of water vapor is then able to absorb more thermal IR energy radiated from the Earth, thus ...
Understanding Our Environment
... Infectious diseases will increase as insects that spread them are able to move to places where they could not live before. West Nile, malaria, and dengue fever have appeared in North America. Melting of permafrost may release stores of methane hydrate. Uncertainty about whether that would increase ...
... Infectious diseases will increase as insects that spread them are able to move to places where they could not live before. West Nile, malaria, and dengue fever have appeared in North America. Melting of permafrost may release stores of methane hydrate. Uncertainty about whether that would increase ...
PPT
... We are “forced” to invent new industries, technologies, and job opportunities in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related technologies ...
... We are “forced” to invent new industries, technologies, and job opportunities in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related technologies ...
Climate change and water
... Suppiah et al. (2007), Table 3). Other studies suggest by 2030, soil-moisture-based drought frequency increases 20–40 per cent over most of Australia and up to 80 per cent over the Indian Ocean and south east coast catchments by 2070 (Mpelasoka, Hennessy, Jones et al., 2007).† Table 3: Change in sev ...
... Suppiah et al. (2007), Table 3). Other studies suggest by 2030, soil-moisture-based drought frequency increases 20–40 per cent over most of Australia and up to 80 per cent over the Indian Ocean and south east coast catchments by 2070 (Mpelasoka, Hennessy, Jones et al., 2007).† Table 3: Change in sev ...
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.