Scientific Case for Avoiding Dangerous Climate
... much as 2%. The long-term global warming trend is predominately a forced climate change caused by increased human-made atmospheric gases, mainly CO2 (1). The basic physics underlying this global warming, the greenhouse effect, is simple. An increase of gases such as CO2 has little effect on incoming ...
... much as 2%. The long-term global warming trend is predominately a forced climate change caused by increased human-made atmospheric gases, mainly CO2 (1). The basic physics underlying this global warming, the greenhouse effect, is simple. An increase of gases such as CO2 has little effect on incoming ...
Englisch - Center for Security Studies
... most illustrative is the situation in the Russian permafrost regions. Permafrost occupies more than 60 percent of Russia, and particular concerns are associated with the fate of the structures built upon the frozen ground. Rising temperature led to a decrease in the permafrost bearing capacity on a ...
... most illustrative is the situation in the Russian permafrost regions. Permafrost occupies more than 60 percent of Russia, and particular concerns are associated with the fate of the structures built upon the frozen ground. Rising temperature led to a decrease in the permafrost bearing capacity on a ...
Hansen et al Climate change
... much as 2%. The long-term global warming trend is predominately a forced climate change caused by increased human-made atmospheric gases, mainly CO2 (1). The basic physics underlying this global warming, the greenhouse effect, is simple. An increase of gases such as CO2 has little effect on incoming ...
... much as 2%. The long-term global warming trend is predominately a forced climate change caused by increased human-made atmospheric gases, mainly CO2 (1). The basic physics underlying this global warming, the greenhouse effect, is simple. An increase of gases such as CO2 has little effect on incoming ...
Health & Safety – risk assessment
... averages and extremes. Temperature changes affect urban dwellers in many ways, influencing their health and comfort, energy costs, air quality and visibility levels, water availability and quality, ecological services, recreation, and overall quality of life. Source: Arizona State University http:// ...
... averages and extremes. Temperature changes affect urban dwellers in many ways, influencing their health and comfort, energy costs, air quality and visibility levels, water availability and quality, ecological services, recreation, and overall quality of life. Source: Arizona State University http:// ...
Global and Mediterranean climate change: a short summary
... depending on the implementation of policies for the reduction of GHGs emissions. The observed changes, and those expected for the future, impact many sectors. As an example, it has been suggested that climate change (CC) impacts on health may be viewed as a form of involuntary exposure, which is alr ...
... depending on the implementation of policies for the reduction of GHGs emissions. The observed changes, and those expected for the future, impact many sectors. As an example, it has been suggested that climate change (CC) impacts on health may be viewed as a form of involuntary exposure, which is alr ...
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... Quiggin (2012) presents a simple and robust benefit–cost analysis for the determination of a globally optimal target for atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and for the associated carbon price path. The simple benefit– cost framework yields an optimal pair consisting of a carbon price (or mar ...
... Quiggin (2012) presents a simple and robust benefit–cost analysis for the determination of a globally optimal target for atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and for the associated carbon price path. The simple benefit– cost framework yields an optimal pair consisting of a carbon price (or mar ...
Peatlands and Their Role in the Global Carbon Cycle
... from net carbon balance (NCB) in Figure 2a and peatland areas over time (error bars are standard errors of the means).These paleodata are from roughly 2000 basal peat ages and more than 70 peat C accumulation records, representing a 600-gigaton C pool. Red circle represents the average of NCB with a ...
... from net carbon balance (NCB) in Figure 2a and peatland areas over time (error bars are standard errors of the means).These paleodata are from roughly 2000 basal peat ages and more than 70 peat C accumulation records, representing a 600-gigaton C pool. Red circle represents the average of NCB with a ...
FINAL TEXT PAGES - Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
... The third IPCC assessment was published in 2001, and went one step further than its predecessor. The third assessment reported on the magnitude of the human effect on climate. It found that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable ...
... The third IPCC assessment was published in 2001, and went one step further than its predecessor. The third assessment reported on the magnitude of the human effect on climate. It found that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable ...
Global/Regional/Local-Scale Climate Change - A Reality Check
... temporal distribution of this solar forcing. 3. The diabatic heating pattern that results is a major control on the weather at all time periods. ...
... temporal distribution of this solar forcing. 3. The diabatic heating pattern that results is a major control on the weather at all time periods. ...
Policymaker Summary
... There are other human activities which have the p o t e n t i a l to affect c l i m a t e . A c h a n g e in the a l b e d o (reflectivity) of the land, brought about by desertification or deforestation affects the amount of solar energy absorbed at the Earth's surface. Human-made aerosols, from sul ...
... There are other human activities which have the p o t e n t i a l to affect c l i m a t e . A c h a n g e in the a l b e d o (reflectivity) of the land, brought about by desertification or deforestation affects the amount of solar energy absorbed at the Earth's surface. Human-made aerosols, from sul ...
Energy and the Environment: a cold climate for climate change
... holds so that there is a net social benefit associated with innovation in clean technologies. 10 Furthermore, evidence suggests that the returns from these spillovers are localised – that is, the additional beneficiaries of clean innovation spillovers tend to be located in the same country as the or ...
... holds so that there is a net social benefit associated with innovation in clean technologies. 10 Furthermore, evidence suggests that the returns from these spillovers are localised – that is, the additional beneficiaries of clean innovation spillovers tend to be located in the same country as the or ...
South Africa`s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... In accordance with decision 1/CP.19 and 1/CP.20 of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, South Africa hereby submits its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) on adaptation, mitigation as well as finance and investment requirements for both. Th ...
... In accordance with decision 1/CP.19 and 1/CP.20 of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, South Africa hereby submits its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) on adaptation, mitigation as well as finance and investment requirements for both. Th ...
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... a one-and-one-half day workshop on domestic and international climate policy on February 12–13, 2004 in Washington, D.C. On the first day, 55 participants heard presentations from 14 speakers and discussed domestic activities, economics, and politics. The second day featured a smaller group of 27 pa ...
... a one-and-one-half day workshop on domestic and international climate policy on February 12–13, 2004 in Washington, D.C. On the first day, 55 participants heard presentations from 14 speakers and discussed domestic activities, economics, and politics. The second day featured a smaller group of 27 pa ...
PDF - Boston University
... totals and reported separately because of their international nature” (IPCC 1996). This recommendation is contradictory as it suggests that bunker fuel emissions both be counted and not counted nationally. This also implies that parties can and should address emissions from any sector except interna ...
... totals and reported separately because of their international nature” (IPCC 1996). This recommendation is contradictory as it suggests that bunker fuel emissions both be counted and not counted nationally. This also implies that parties can and should address emissions from any sector except interna ...
Tall tales and Fat tails: The science and economics of extreme
... climate sensitivity distribution alone, and demonstrate that uncertainty about the system’s effective heat capacity also plays a very important role. We go on to discuss complementary avenues of economic and scientific research that may help provide a better combined understanding of the physical an ...
... climate sensitivity distribution alone, and demonstrate that uncertainty about the system’s effective heat capacity also plays a very important role. We go on to discuss complementary avenues of economic and scientific research that may help provide a better combined understanding of the physical an ...
Tropical Forests and Climate Policy
... 2100 would avoid the direct release of up to 50 Southeast Asian droughts have been uncouGtC this century (equivalent to nearly 6 years pled from ENSO events but have coincided of recent annual fossil fuel emissions, and up with some of the warmest global average temto 12% of the total reductions tha ...
... 2100 would avoid the direct release of up to 50 Southeast Asian droughts have been uncouGtC this century (equivalent to nearly 6 years pled from ENSO events but have coincided of recent annual fossil fuel emissions, and up with some of the warmest global average temto 12% of the total reductions tha ...
Climate change and the water cycle in Southern Europe: The role of
... of Algiers, Tunisia, Libya, and Almeria in Southeastern Spain. These regions were covered with vegetation in historical times, e.g., during the Roman Empire (Bölle 2003a). In Almeria, dense oak forests covering the mountains were cut down to fuel mines just 150 yr ago (Charco 2002). The question is: ...
... of Algiers, Tunisia, Libya, and Almeria in Southeastern Spain. These regions were covered with vegetation in historical times, e.g., during the Roman Empire (Bölle 2003a). In Almeria, dense oak forests covering the mountains were cut down to fuel mines just 150 yr ago (Charco 2002). The question is: ...
Apeldoorn 2007 Report - British Council | Netherlands
... healthy turnout from representatives of the increasingly influential new media forms. Finally, the issues addressed arguably took the conference to a new level in terms of the scale of the problems being discussed and their potential global impact. The four workshops focused on different aspects of ...
... healthy turnout from representatives of the increasingly influential new media forms. Finally, the issues addressed arguably took the conference to a new level in terms of the scale of the problems being discussed and their potential global impact. The four workshops focused on different aspects of ...
Climate change and wildlife diseases: When does the host matter
... mid-to-high elevations. However, the strength of this climate-disease association was recently questioned by Lips et al. (2008); specifically, a reanalysis of mortality data suggested that multiple introductions of B. dendrobatidis, coupled with its spatial spread along mountain ranges, better explai ...
... mid-to-high elevations. However, the strength of this climate-disease association was recently questioned by Lips et al. (2008); specifically, a reanalysis of mortality data suggested that multiple introductions of B. dendrobatidis, coupled with its spatial spread along mountain ranges, better explai ...
How global warming could transform B.C.`s real estate sector
... infrastructure against anticipated impacts and to restore services after impacts occur. Beyond this, the increased determination of B.C. residents and the government to take action in reducing emissions, and that of insurers to reduce their exposure to the potential costs of climate change impacts, ...
... infrastructure against anticipated impacts and to restore services after impacts occur. Beyond this, the increased determination of B.C. residents and the government to take action in reducing emissions, and that of insurers to reduce their exposure to the potential costs of climate change impacts, ...
Reportforthe IADB(Draft)
... degradation. The recognition of the crucial role that the mangroves have, due to their multiple roles, is almost unknown to the public, the value of the function of as a natural brake system against storm surges and tsunamis, area of nutrition and reproduction of aquatic life and a major drain for c ...
... degradation. The recognition of the crucial role that the mangroves have, due to their multiple roles, is almost unknown to the public, the value of the function of as a natural brake system against storm surges and tsunamis, area of nutrition and reproduction of aquatic life and a major drain for c ...
I was interested to gauge what the Environmental NGO community... recent release of the IPCC AR5 Exec Summary and in... IEAGHG Information Paper 2014-21: NGO and Media response to IPCC...
... However in the text on the Bellona web site they do stress the need for CCS. These were the only positive comments on CCS I could find, most ignored it altogether and most NGO’s promote energy efficiency and renewable’s but don’t comment on other options. Unsurprisingly, Greenpeace are the most voca ...
... However in the text on the Bellona web site they do stress the need for CCS. These were the only positive comments on CCS I could find, most ignored it altogether and most NGO’s promote energy efficiency and renewable’s but don’t comment on other options. Unsurprisingly, Greenpeace are the most voca ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Global Warming
... exempt from making emission cuts, and China alone will become the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide in a few years. Most economic studies indicate that the cost of the carbon dioxide emission cuts to the US would amount to $100 billion to $400 billion per year. Replacing the fossil fuels on ...
... exempt from making emission cuts, and China alone will become the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide in a few years. Most economic studies indicate that the cost of the carbon dioxide emission cuts to the US would amount to $100 billion to $400 billion per year. Replacing the fossil fuels on ...