nature: our best defense against climate change
... Healthy natural ecosystems are crucial for a stable climate— the world’s forests currently store more carbon than is in the entire atmosphere.1 Yet deforestation contributes 11 percent2 of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, more than all passenger cars combined. Halting tropical deforest ...
... Healthy natural ecosystems are crucial for a stable climate— the world’s forests currently store more carbon than is in the entire atmosphere.1 Yet deforestation contributes 11 percent2 of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, more than all passenger cars combined. Halting tropical deforest ...
Columbia University 2011 University Climate change increases food
... wave and drought in Russia caused a grain embargo. Climate change, which is observable in the long-term, does not equate to these fluctuations in weather, which take place in the short-term. However, the effects of climate change (higher temperatures, shifting seasons, more frequent and extreme weat ...
... wave and drought in Russia caused a grain embargo. Climate change, which is observable in the long-term, does not equate to these fluctuations in weather, which take place in the short-term. However, the effects of climate change (higher temperatures, shifting seasons, more frequent and extreme weat ...
How much climate change can we bear?
... However, recent studies have revealed that the new best guess is that the climate sensitivity is in fact closer to 3.2ºC, which means that the response from the climate to the anticipated rise in ghgs will be even more dramatic than previously thought. We have to act even faster and take more dramat ...
... However, recent studies have revealed that the new best guess is that the climate sensitivity is in fact closer to 3.2ºC, which means that the response from the climate to the anticipated rise in ghgs will be even more dramatic than previously thought. We have to act even faster and take more dramat ...
Proxy Climate Data
... Environments shift with near tropics to the poles Oceans/Atmosphere/Land Features Sea level 100-200 m higher because of no polar ice caps Intense storms (hurricanes) because of warmer waters ...
... Environments shift with near tropics to the poles Oceans/Atmosphere/Land Features Sea level 100-200 m higher because of no polar ice caps Intense storms (hurricanes) because of warmer waters ...
Q&A with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres: The UNFCCC
... established so that they can start working in 2012, and the first phase of the design of the Green Climate Fund needs be completed. The second pressing task for governments is to answer the question of how they will move forward together to achieve their agreed goal to limit the average global tempe ...
... established so that they can start working in 2012, and the first phase of the design of the Green Climate Fund needs be completed. The second pressing task for governments is to answer the question of how they will move forward together to achieve their agreed goal to limit the average global tempe ...
Dear Gary Johnson
... ii. In 2001 AR3 concluded that “most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely (probability >67%) to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.” (Italics mine). ...
... ii. In 2001 AR3 concluded that “most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely (probability >67%) to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.” (Italics mine). ...
Climate change is dominated by the water cycle, not carbon
... Sunlight falls directly on the Tropics, where much energy is absorbed, and indirectly on the Polar Regions, where less energy is absorbed. All weather on Earth is driven by a redistribution of heat from the Tropics to the Polar Regions. Evaporation creates massive tropical storm systems, which move ...
... Sunlight falls directly on the Tropics, where much energy is absorbed, and indirectly on the Polar Regions, where less energy is absorbed. All weather on Earth is driven by a redistribution of heat from the Tropics to the Polar Regions. Evaporation creates massive tropical storm systems, which move ...
Greenhouse Effect
... Current International Efforts Efforts are stalled to develop new, post-Kyoto international agreement to combat climate change MDCs vs. LDCs continue to disagree on emission cuts and funding ...
... Current International Efforts Efforts are stalled to develop new, post-Kyoto international agreement to combat climate change MDCs vs. LDCs continue to disagree on emission cuts and funding ...
Towards Strategic Framework on Climate Change and
... Consultations SFCCD requested at Annual Meetings 2007 as evolution of CEIF Through March 2008: Concept and issues development, early consultations April – June 2008: Consultations on draft concept and issues paper July – October 2008: Consultations on draft full ...
... Consultations SFCCD requested at Annual Meetings 2007 as evolution of CEIF Through March 2008: Concept and issues development, early consultations April – June 2008: Consultations on draft concept and issues paper July – October 2008: Consultations on draft full ...
Regionalkonferenz der Metropolregion Hamburg
... dimensions, namely avoiding elevated levels of GHG concentrations by reduced emissions; by intensified sinks; by geo-engineering the global albedo, or regional and local conditions. • adapting to man-made changes („adaptations“) of climate. In principle, limiting the cause of anthropogenic climate c ...
... dimensions, namely avoiding elevated levels of GHG concentrations by reduced emissions; by intensified sinks; by geo-engineering the global albedo, or regional and local conditions. • adapting to man-made changes („adaptations“) of climate. In principle, limiting the cause of anthropogenic climate c ...
impacts of climate change on pnw timber production
... over more energy intensive substitute materials such as steel or concrete, and by increasing the favorability of renewable energy from biomass. ...
... over more energy intensive substitute materials such as steel or concrete, and by increasing the favorability of renewable energy from biomass. ...
MEDIA PACKET, SEPT. 8, 2014 U.S. can lead climate fight with
... Right now, those chances don’t look good. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at the commitments for emissions reductions that nations are likely to make with next year’s treaty. Plugging those numbers into models, the MIT team found that CO2 levels in the atmosphere are lik ...
... Right now, those chances don’t look good. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at the commitments for emissions reductions that nations are likely to make with next year’s treaty. Plugging those numbers into models, the MIT team found that CO2 levels in the atmosphere are lik ...
UN-RCO-Statement-COP-21
... resilience. The mechanism applies to both sudden onset disasters such as cyclones and slow onset processes such as steadily rising sea levels. ...
... resilience. The mechanism applies to both sudden onset disasters such as cyclones and slow onset processes such as steadily rising sea levels. ...
Putting global warming into perspective
... Abercrombie also noted that the major glacial epochs have covered some 200-400 million years or 4 to 9% of the age of the Earth. He says, “This means that for more than 90% of Earth’s history global temperatures have been higher than they are now”. So the real question, he says, is not why is the Ea ...
... Abercrombie also noted that the major glacial epochs have covered some 200-400 million years or 4 to 9% of the age of the Earth. He says, “This means that for more than 90% of Earth’s history global temperatures have been higher than they are now”. So the real question, he says, is not why is the Ea ...
Perspectives on Climate Change: What the Media Need to
... be discussed along side mitigation • There is also consensus that adaptation requires a lot of funds but there is no consensus on how much is required ...
... be discussed along side mitigation • There is also consensus that adaptation requires a lot of funds but there is no consensus on how much is required ...
Slide 2 - Climate Action Partnership
... will require a fundamental shift in the way we think and operate particularly in sectors such as urban planning, agriculture, catchment management and conservation. Therefore, we must not only aim to reduce our emissions and mitigate climate change but also adapt to these changes using strategies th ...
... will require a fundamental shift in the way we think and operate particularly in sectors such as urban planning, agriculture, catchment management and conservation. Therefore, we must not only aim to reduce our emissions and mitigate climate change but also adapt to these changes using strategies th ...
Is Climate Change a Reality? - European Capacity Building Initiative
... Phase I (80ies): does Climate Change occur and how much ...
... Phase I (80ies): does Climate Change occur and how much ...
PPT 96KB
... objectives of the UNFCCC Through the development of human resources and institutions Through activities supporting a range of global environmental goals including carbon sequestration. ...
... objectives of the UNFCCC Through the development of human resources and institutions Through activities supporting a range of global environmental goals including carbon sequestration. ...
Climate Change and Energy Security
... • California drought the last four years • From 2012 to early 2013 drought in the Great Plains and southcentral U.S. • Followed a 2010-12 drought in Texas and Deep South • Climate change exacerbates demand on water supplies, because it extends the growing season; it has lengthened by nearly two week ...
... • California drought the last four years • From 2012 to early 2013 drought in the Great Plains and southcentral U.S. • Followed a 2010-12 drought in Texas and Deep South • Climate change exacerbates demand on water supplies, because it extends the growing season; it has lengthened by nearly two week ...
Breaking the partisan impasse in Congress on climate change
... particularly affected by phenomena related to warming, and their means of subsistence are largely dependent on natural reserves and ecosystemic services such as agriculture, fishing and forestry.” ...
... particularly affected by phenomena related to warming, and their means of subsistence are largely dependent on natural reserves and ecosystemic services such as agriculture, fishing and forestry.” ...
Government of the Republic of Zambia ZAMBIA`S NATIONAL
... 7. Strengthening of the early warning systems. Your Majesty, My Government’s expectations from the Marrakech Conference include the following: The parties should build on the momentum gathered in Paris to take the climate change agenda forward and put in place necessary mechanisms for effective i ...
... 7. Strengthening of the early warning systems. Your Majesty, My Government’s expectations from the Marrakech Conference include the following: The parties should build on the momentum gathered in Paris to take the climate change agenda forward and put in place necessary mechanisms for effective i ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Climate Science & Policy
... Democratic and Republican Parties Senators Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced a bill in January 2003 setting a national cap on greenhouse gas emissions and allowing companies to buy and sell emission credits. • “When this bill was considered by the Senate during the 108th C ...
... Democratic and Republican Parties Senators Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced a bill in January 2003 setting a national cap on greenhouse gas emissions and allowing companies to buy and sell emission credits. • “When this bill was considered by the Senate during the 108th C ...
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.