Climate change and bioenergy challenges for food and agriculture
... Several key areas have been identified that could help overcome the challenges of climate change and bioenergy: 1. Given current and predicted impacts on food security due to climate variability and exposure to extreme weather events, what are (or soon will be) the key constraints to adaptation? 2. ...
... Several key areas have been identified that could help overcome the challenges of climate change and bioenergy: 1. Given current and predicted impacts on food security due to climate variability and exposure to extreme weather events, what are (or soon will be) the key constraints to adaptation? 2. ...
Region Case Profile of Future Conflict and
... a technology breakthrough, a treaty, or other mechanism. Create the outlines of an effort to solve a climate-induced conflict problem that solves a problem in the region. Be specific about the program to the extent possible. It can be as small as a program focused on a limited area or one that has g ...
... a technology breakthrough, a treaty, or other mechanism. Create the outlines of an effort to solve a climate-induced conflict problem that solves a problem in the region. Be specific about the program to the extent possible. It can be as small as a program focused on a limited area or one that has g ...
Energy Use and the Evolution of Technology
... The evidence in support of such an assumption is tentative, at best. Recently, a set of parallel studies was sponsored by UNEP to develop carbon abatement cost curves in a selection of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. These studies identified several technologies in each co ...
... The evidence in support of such an assumption is tentative, at best. Recently, a set of parallel studies was sponsored by UNEP to develop carbon abatement cost curves in a selection of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. These studies identified several technologies in each co ...
Extreme Events - International Research Institute for Climate and
... • Extreme Events have been closely linked to GHG emissions. • Extreme Events are very variable and are difficult to model. • Extreme Events have many impacts and we should get well prepared! ...
... • Extreme Events have been closely linked to GHG emissions. • Extreme Events are very variable and are difficult to model. • Extreme Events have many impacts and we should get well prepared! ...
02 Antarctica and climate change_Feb14 v3.indd
... Antarctica is vital for understanding climate change warm air eastward over the Antarctic there has been a slight increase in Peninsula’s 2km-high mountain chain. On Antarctic sea-ice extent which is believed to be linked to changes in atmospheric weather patterns. In contrast, the collapse summer ...
... Antarctica is vital for understanding climate change warm air eastward over the Antarctic there has been a slight increase in Peninsula’s 2km-high mountain chain. On Antarctic sea-ice extent which is believed to be linked to changes in atmospheric weather patterns. In contrast, the collapse summer ...
Paying for Climate Change
... of the risks remains. Economists are needed to develop sensible policies to address these risks, which account for the uncertainties. In particular, the world needs public finance economists to consider what role fiscal instruments— notably, taxing and public spending—have to play in dealing with cl ...
... of the risks remains. Economists are needed to develop sensible policies to address these risks, which account for the uncertainties. In particular, the world needs public finance economists to consider what role fiscal instruments— notably, taxing and public spending—have to play in dealing with cl ...
Biosphere
... One Major Issue The issue of climate change is probably one of the most important of our day. No scientist questions that we have experienced warming and cooling lately. The question is the cause of the warming – is it caused by people releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere or by natural forc ...
... One Major Issue The issue of climate change is probably one of the most important of our day. No scientist questions that we have experienced warming and cooling lately. The question is the cause of the warming – is it caused by people releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere or by natural forc ...
Biggert-Waters 2012 Town Hall
... Sea Level Rise tools to consider future risks State and local leaders used the ...
... Sea Level Rise tools to consider future risks State and local leaders used the ...
PA Climate Impacts Assessment
... Water quality: Flashier runoff, urbanization and increasing water ...
... Water quality: Flashier runoff, urbanization and increasing water ...
7. Global Warming Phenomenon, An Impending Catastrophe?
... earth’s near surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Research has shown that the average global temperature has risen by 0.5oC (about 1oF) in the last century (Parker, 2005). Scientific opinion on climate change is that most of the observed increase in global average ...
... earth’s near surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Research has shown that the average global temperature has risen by 0.5oC (about 1oF) in the last century (Parker, 2005). Scientific opinion on climate change is that most of the observed increase in global average ...
Lesson plan 4
... 2. After reading about the carbon cycle create a poster on the carbon cycle. The poster should be completed as described below: Where appropriate include chemical compounds or reactions involved in the cycle Identify inorganic and organic reservoirs for the element (where is this element stored ...
... 2. After reading about the carbon cycle create a poster on the carbon cycle. The poster should be completed as described below: Where appropriate include chemical compounds or reactions involved in the cycle Identify inorganic and organic reservoirs for the element (where is this element stored ...
module 10: what evidence do we have of climate change
... There was no accurate measurement of air temperature until the 17 th Century. To know what was happening before 1850, we have to rely on what things like tree rings, fossils, and the gases trapped in ice cores tell us about local temperatures. This information is much less precise, and much less glo ...
... There was no accurate measurement of air temperature until the 17 th Century. To know what was happening before 1850, we have to rely on what things like tree rings, fossils, and the gases trapped in ice cores tell us about local temperatures. This information is much less precise, and much less glo ...
A CAse For environmentAl investing
... Addressing Climate Change Unmitigated climate change is now estimated to cost at the high end of estimates as much as 20% of global GDP in 40 years2. Inaction is no longer an option. Recognition of our dependence on carbon intensive energy and the decades required to reverse our imprint on the envir ...
... Addressing Climate Change Unmitigated climate change is now estimated to cost at the high end of estimates as much as 20% of global GDP in 40 years2. Inaction is no longer an option. Recognition of our dependence on carbon intensive energy and the decades required to reverse our imprint on the envir ...
5) Chapter recommendations - Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands LCC
... effects of climate change is likely of greater concern? Or areas where by contrast there are relatively low risks due to climate changes? For example, the Fisheries group identified the Eastern Bering Sea shelf vs. the Aleutian Islands. It may also be possible to identify even more precise geographi ...
... effects of climate change is likely of greater concern? Or areas where by contrast there are relatively low risks due to climate changes? For example, the Fisheries group identified the Eastern Bering Sea shelf vs. the Aleutian Islands. It may also be possible to identify even more precise geographi ...
Tackling climate change at the local level
... Local Authorities across England have a unique opportunity to tackle climate change through the new planning system. Between now and the summer of 2006 the majority of local councils will draft their new Local Development Frameworks (LDFs). Councils such as Merton and Croydon have already demonstrat ...
... Local Authorities across England have a unique opportunity to tackle climate change through the new planning system. Between now and the summer of 2006 the majority of local councils will draft their new Local Development Frameworks (LDFs). Councils such as Merton and Croydon have already demonstrat ...
In a Hotter World, Economies May Melt Down
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. The conference will attempt to hash out an international agreement aimed at keeping global emissions low enough to prevent warming of more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F). There will be three key issues on the table: clima ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. The conference will attempt to hash out an international agreement aimed at keeping global emissions low enough to prevent warming of more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F). There will be three key issues on the table: clima ...
Introduction - San Jose State University
... Imagine the Earth was to warm for some reason (initiating mechanism or perturbation) A) Identify two positive feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. B) Identify two negative feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. ...
... Imagine the Earth was to warm for some reason (initiating mechanism or perturbation) A) Identify two positive feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. B) Identify two negative feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. ...
Don`t Kill Kyoto
... Why the UK and the EU must back a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen November 2009 In 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was agreed as a global treaty to govern international action to tackle climate change. In 1997, the Kyo ...
... Why the UK and the EU must back a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen November 2009 In 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was agreed as a global treaty to govern international action to tackle climate change. In 1997, the Kyo ...
The Impact of Agriculture on Climate Change
... In the past 20 years, about 75% of the CO2 emissions have been attributed to fossil-fuel burning and the remainder to land-use change (IPCC, 2001). The major impacts of agricultural land-use change are occurring in tropical rainforest regions such as Brazil, Congo, and Indonesia where native rainfor ...
... In the past 20 years, about 75% of the CO2 emissions have been attributed to fossil-fuel burning and the remainder to land-use change (IPCC, 2001). The major impacts of agricultural land-use change are occurring in tropical rainforest regions such as Brazil, Congo, and Indonesia where native rainfor ...
No Slide Title
... model the complete causal chain, including all feedbacks have an interface that could be used interactively by a reasonably educated policy-maker on their own desktop PC have results that don’t differ significantly from a hypothetical IAM made of the most comprehensive models available ...
... model the complete causal chain, including all feedbacks have an interface that could be used interactively by a reasonably educated policy-maker on their own desktop PC have results that don’t differ significantly from a hypothetical IAM made of the most comprehensive models available ...
Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
... Human and Natural Drivers of Climate Change • Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values determined from ice cores spanning many thousands of years (see Fi ...
... Human and Natural Drivers of Climate Change • Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values determined from ice cores spanning many thousands of years (see Fi ...
1 Frank Raes, Peter Bergamaschi, Hugh Eva, Alan Belward
... not in the official inventories (e.g. UNFCCC) - Inverse Modeling of CO2 aims at biospheric emissions/sinks estimates; anthropogenic emissions well known - Most advanced studies are based on in-situ measurements; Need for maintaining monitoring stations; set up a European framework - Use of remote se ...
... not in the official inventories (e.g. UNFCCC) - Inverse Modeling of CO2 aims at biospheric emissions/sinks estimates; anthropogenic emissions well known - Most advanced studies are based on in-situ measurements; Need for maintaining monitoring stations; set up a European framework - Use of remote se ...
CLIMATE SIMULATIONS OF STORM SURGES AND WIND WAVES
... are located in the Northern Adriatic Sea and in the Gulf of Gabes, where high SSI values are explained by the presence of a relatively long wind fetch over shallow water (the effect of the wind is proportional to the inverse of the water depth). Other four local maxima are present in figure 2. Two o ...
... are located in the Northern Adriatic Sea and in the Gulf of Gabes, where high SSI values are explained by the presence of a relatively long wind fetch over shallow water (the effect of the wind is proportional to the inverse of the water depth). Other four local maxima are present in figure 2. Two o ...
News and New IPRC Staff
... held August 5–6 in Honolulu. PIFSC sought input at the workshop for integrating climate-change research into their program over the next three years. With over 200 employees, the PIFSC has the mandate to administer scientific research and monitoring programs that support the conservation and manageme ...
... held August 5–6 in Honolulu. PIFSC sought input at the workshop for integrating climate-change research into their program over the next three years. With over 200 employees, the PIFSC has the mandate to administer scientific research and monitoring programs that support the conservation and manageme ...