cop21: agriculture and forestry at the heart of the solution for the
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992. This Framework Convention is a universal convention of principle, acknowledging the existence of anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change and giving industrialized count ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992. This Framework Convention is a universal convention of principle, acknowledging the existence of anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change and giving industrialized count ...
On the Risk of Overshooting 2°C - Potsdam Institute for Climate
... number of occasions, including as recently as December 20041. However, reviews of the scientific literature on climate impacts largely conclude that a temperature increase of 2°C above pre-industrial levels can not be regarded as ‘safe’. For example, the loss of the Greenland ice-sheet may be trigge ...
... number of occasions, including as recently as December 20041. However, reviews of the scientific literature on climate impacts largely conclude that a temperature increase of 2°C above pre-industrial levels can not be regarded as ‘safe’. For example, the loss of the Greenland ice-sheet may be trigge ...
Trade-off between intensity and frequency of global tropical cyclones
... in the lower troposphere, which is thought to inhibit overall tropical cyclone occurrences but lead to greater intensities. A statistical consequence is the trade-off between intensity and frequency. We calculate an average increase in global tropical cyclone intensity of 1.3 m s−1 over the past 30 ...
... in the lower troposphere, which is thought to inhibit overall tropical cyclone occurrences but lead to greater intensities. A statistical consequence is the trade-off between intensity and frequency. We calculate an average increase in global tropical cyclone intensity of 1.3 m s−1 over the past 30 ...
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... Climate change is affecting and has the potential to seriously impact human health. According to the CENR Report. "In studies holdi ng pollut ion emissions constant. clim ate change was found to lead to increases in regional ground-level ozone pollution in the United States and other countries. It i ...
... Climate change is affecting and has the potential to seriously impact human health. According to the CENR Report. "In studies holdi ng pollut ion emissions constant. clim ate change was found to lead to increases in regional ground-level ozone pollution in the United States and other countries. It i ...
(Paper title:) - The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
... To reconstruct and understand climate and ocean variability with a frequency longer than seasonal to sub-decadal or to use past analogues of future climate conditions, paleoclimate archives provide critical information. In the Antarctic region, such records are principally derived from ice and marin ...
... To reconstruct and understand climate and ocean variability with a frequency longer than seasonal to sub-decadal or to use past analogues of future climate conditions, paleoclimate archives provide critical information. In the Antarctic region, such records are principally derived from ice and marin ...
Addressing Climate Change Impacts through Disaster Planning
... to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our communities, including health care systems and services, economic and envir ...
... to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our communities, including health care systems and services, economic and envir ...
19. Atmosphere and climate change
... gases (GHG) concentrations in 2100 of about 450 ppm CO2 equivalent or lower are likely to maintain global warming below 2°C over the 21st century relative to pre-industrial levels.1 The 2°C increase is generally regarded as the ceiling above which global warming could cause serious consequences. Glo ...
... gases (GHG) concentrations in 2100 of about 450 ppm CO2 equivalent or lower are likely to maintain global warming below 2°C over the 21st century relative to pre-industrial levels.1 The 2°C increase is generally regarded as the ceiling above which global warming could cause serious consequences. Glo ...
Climate Change
... equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
... equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
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... new opportunities. Adaptation is a crosssectoral, multi-scale and trans-boundary issue, which requires comprehensive and integrated modeling methodologies (Fig. 1; Uhel – Isoard, 2008). Mitigation refers to actions that are able to reduce the man-made causes of climate change e.g. reducing emissions ...
... new opportunities. Adaptation is a crosssectoral, multi-scale and trans-boundary issue, which requires comprehensive and integrated modeling methodologies (Fig. 1; Uhel – Isoard, 2008). Mitigation refers to actions that are able to reduce the man-made causes of climate change e.g. reducing emissions ...
Chapter 7 Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy
... Chapter 7 – Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy ...
... Chapter 7 – Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy ...
PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
... Tropical Peat Swamps and Climate Change Converting tropical peat swamp forest to other land uses releases very large amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from peat decomposition and burning. • Drainage lowers the water table, and aerated peat decomposes rapidly in the humid tropical environ ...
... Tropical Peat Swamps and Climate Change Converting tropical peat swamp forest to other land uses releases very large amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from peat decomposition and burning. • Drainage lowers the water table, and aerated peat decomposes rapidly in the humid tropical environ ...
Second Because the Ocean Declaration
... At COP21 in Paris, the first Because the Ocean Declaration emphasized the important role of the Ocean for the climate system. It pledged to support the elaboration of an IPCC Special R ...
... At COP21 in Paris, the first Because the Ocean Declaration emphasized the important role of the Ocean for the climate system. It pledged to support the elaboration of an IPCC Special R ...
The Science of Climate Change
... Of the methods government can use to reduce CO2 emissions, Carbon Fee and Dividend is the nost desirable. Carbon Fee and Dividend – involves everyone, protects the vulnerable, is fair, works on every sector, cuts pollution fastest Cap and Trade - subject to market manipulation & exemptions, does not ...
... Of the methods government can use to reduce CO2 emissions, Carbon Fee and Dividend is the nost desirable. Carbon Fee and Dividend – involves everyone, protects the vulnerable, is fair, works on every sector, cuts pollution fastest Cap and Trade - subject to market manipulation & exemptions, does not ...
Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Cycle…
... Develop local scale data sets and simple climate-linked computerized watershed models. Climate change impacts on water quality are poorly understood. Groundwater has received little attention in climate change impact assessment compared to surface water resources. Adaptation processes and me ...
... Develop local scale data sets and simple climate-linked computerized watershed models. Climate change impacts on water quality are poorly understood. Groundwater has received little attention in climate change impact assessment compared to surface water resources. Adaptation processes and me ...
A Contingent Valuation Study Comparing Citizen`s WTP for Climate
... and advocate for action to address global climate change ...
... and advocate for action to address global climate change ...
Crossing the Chasm - Power-Under: Trauma and Nonviolent Social
... through steep reductions in emissions (which is already highly questionable given the progression of feedback loops), it is no more than two or three more years.9 There is no reason to believe that massive conversion to renewables, even if it were achievable politically (the prospects of which seem ...
... through steep reductions in emissions (which is already highly questionable given the progression of feedback loops), it is no more than two or three more years.9 There is no reason to believe that massive conversion to renewables, even if it were achievable politically (the prospects of which seem ...
Greenhouse Policy Architectures and Institutions
... regrets,11 and their achievement requires attention to institutional design rather than to policy details. This is not a call to do nothing, just as a call to focus on near-term emissions reductions is not necessary a call to take effective action; as the Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Bruntla ...
... regrets,11 and their achievement requires attention to institutional design rather than to policy details. This is not a call to do nothing, just as a call to focus on near-term emissions reductions is not necessary a call to take effective action; as the Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Bruntla ...
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... But, science equips us to understand the natural world and devise solutions to problems. ...
... But, science equips us to understand the natural world and devise solutions to problems. ...
ClimateBC: Your Access to Interpolated Climate Data for BC
... the wet cool Sub-Boreal Spruce unit (SBSwk1) in the Central Interior of BC on the west side of the Quesnel Highlands and on the MacGregor Plateau. Conditions vary within a unit for any one variable, with precipitation showing the greatest range. Most of this variability is to be expected, but some m ...
... the wet cool Sub-Boreal Spruce unit (SBSwk1) in the Central Interior of BC on the west side of the Quesnel Highlands and on the MacGregor Plateau. Conditions vary within a unit for any one variable, with precipitation showing the greatest range. Most of this variability is to be expected, but some m ...
An Introduction to CCSM http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu
... • In the past, we have generally used offline models to predict concentrations and read these into CCSM. • This approach is simple to implement, but It cuts the feedback loops. It eliminates the chemical reservoirs. • The next CCSM will include these interactions. Colloquium on Climate and Healt ...
... • In the past, we have generally used offline models to predict concentrations and read these into CCSM. • This approach is simple to implement, but It cuts the feedback loops. It eliminates the chemical reservoirs. • The next CCSM will include these interactions. Colloquium on Climate and Healt ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Slovak Republic
... which greenhouse gas Projects they do or do not wish to support for accreditation by the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board). The objectives of these opposing groups are quite different. Annex 1 entities want Carbon Credits as cheaply as possible, whilst Non-Annex 1 entities want to maximiz ...
... which greenhouse gas Projects they do or do not wish to support for accreditation by the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board). The objectives of these opposing groups are quite different. Annex 1 entities want Carbon Credits as cheaply as possible, whilst Non-Annex 1 entities want to maximiz ...
Research priorities in land use and land
... might hold. There are important interactions between human economic decision making about energy, land use and GHGs, and potential feedbacks in the physical climate system. In this context, these communities should be exploring new research strategies to identify the most important of these interact ...
... might hold. There are important interactions between human economic decision making about energy, land use and GHGs, and potential feedbacks in the physical climate system. In this context, these communities should be exploring new research strategies to identify the most important of these interact ...
Complex Value Choices at the Environment
... challenges come not only from the uncertainty itself, but also from the broader governance and justice context in which these issues arise. Often multiple governmental entities at more than one level of government have partial regulatory authority. This simultaneous overlap and fragmentation of auth ...
... challenges come not only from the uncertainty itself, but also from the broader governance and justice context in which these issues arise. Often multiple governmental entities at more than one level of government have partial regulatory authority. This simultaneous overlap and fragmentation of auth ...
Effects of global climate change on freshwater biota: A review with
... One of the most significant consequences resulting from climate change may be the alteration of regional hydrologic cycles and subsequent changes in stream flow regimes (Trenberth 1999; Huntington 2006). It is well known that climate is the most important element influencing the quantity and timing ...
... One of the most significant consequences resulting from climate change may be the alteration of regional hydrologic cycles and subsequent changes in stream flow regimes (Trenberth 1999; Huntington 2006). It is well known that climate is the most important element influencing the quantity and timing ...