Full Congressional testimonials
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
... However, scientific investigations of the dynamics of the entire climate system have more in common with systems biology and economics than with laboratory physics and chemistry, owing to the complexity of the systems under investigation and the inability to conduct controlled experiments. Complexit ...
The Framing of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
... stories adopted on the environmental issues of fossil fuels and climate change. To analyze news stories for this purpose, this study employed content analysis. The content analysis method was chosen because it is the best method for gathering and impartially analyzing the data from the stories. Cont ...
... stories adopted on the environmental issues of fossil fuels and climate change. To analyze news stories for this purpose, this study employed content analysis. The content analysis method was chosen because it is the best method for gathering and impartially analyzing the data from the stories. Cont ...
Land - Use/Land Cover Change as a
... Estimated radiative forcings since preindustrial times for the Earth and Troposphere system (TOA) radiative forcing with adjusted stratospheric temperatures). The height of the rectangular bar denotes a central or best estimate of the forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertai ...
... Estimated radiative forcings since preindustrial times for the Earth and Troposphere system (TOA) radiative forcing with adjusted stratospheric temperatures). The height of the rectangular bar denotes a central or best estimate of the forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertai ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The World After 2012
... acknowledges; 25 `Industry accounts for more than one third of energy consumed world-wide and uses more energy than any other end-user in industrialised and newly industrialising economies'. 26 The UNFCCC secretariat report on this issue acknowledges the difficulty of analysing the investment patte ...
... acknowledges; 25 `Industry accounts for more than one third of energy consumed world-wide and uses more energy than any other end-user in industrialised and newly industrialising economies'. 26 The UNFCCC secretariat report on this issue acknowledges the difficulty of analysing the investment patte ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in Spain
... (Nordhaus and Boyer, 2000). Nevertheless, it is likely that the tourism sector will be particularly affected by climate change, as many tourism activities are dependent on the weather conditions, and as most tourists have a high flexibility to adjust their holiday destinations. Various authors have ...
... (Nordhaus and Boyer, 2000). Nevertheless, it is likely that the tourism sector will be particularly affected by climate change, as many tourism activities are dependent on the weather conditions, and as most tourists have a high flexibility to adjust their holiday destinations. Various authors have ...
Full text in PDF - What is Climate
... Not one of the explanations meets basic academic reasoning, and if not straight false or illogical, the statements are of little help to use them for scientific work, or for communication with politics and the general public. The Ref. [9], NASA, explains that: • Weather is basically the way the atmo ...
... Not one of the explanations meets basic academic reasoning, and if not straight false or illogical, the statements are of little help to use them for scientific work, or for communication with politics and the general public. The Ref. [9], NASA, explains that: • Weather is basically the way the atmo ...
Hasan, F.A. Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture
... Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture 41 ...
... Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture 41 ...
Conceptual framework: Definitions for key concepts
... 3.3 Integrated impact assessment The IPCC AR4 (IPCC, 2007) defines an integrated impact assessment as: “An interdisciplinary process of combining, interpreting and communicating knowledge from diverse scientific disciplines so that all relevant aspects of a complex societal issue can be evaluated an ...
... 3.3 Integrated impact assessment The IPCC AR4 (IPCC, 2007) defines an integrated impact assessment as: “An interdisciplinary process of combining, interpreting and communicating knowledge from diverse scientific disciplines so that all relevant aspects of a complex societal issue can be evaluated an ...
Producing the Climate: States, Scientists, and the
... world, experts within IOs “influence what problems are visible to staff and what range of solutions are entertained.”23 Similarly, scholars working from the global governmentality perspective argue that discursive rationalities and technologies of governance operate as a diffuse form of productive p ...
... world, experts within IOs “influence what problems are visible to staff and what range of solutions are entertained.”23 Similarly, scholars working from the global governmentality perspective argue that discursive rationalities and technologies of governance operate as a diffuse form of productive p ...
Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... climate change scenarios, if we do not implement climate change adaptation measures, the costs could be anywhere from $20 billion to $94 billion (in 2000 dollars). 12 Potential damage to Boston-the economic engine of the stateis a top concern. One of Boston's key vulnerabilities is the Charles River ...
... climate change scenarios, if we do not implement climate change adaptation measures, the costs could be anywhere from $20 billion to $94 billion (in 2000 dollars). 12 Potential damage to Boston-the economic engine of the stateis a top concern. One of Boston's key vulnerabilities is the Charles River ...
Review of Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Policies in Nepal
... 2. International Response to Climate Change and Adaptation Climate change bring extreme hardship to the most vulnerable— especially those living in the least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)— who did not profit from the fossil fuel driven larger economies (UNITAR, ...
... 2. International Response to Climate Change and Adaptation Climate change bring extreme hardship to the most vulnerable— especially those living in the least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)— who did not profit from the fossil fuel driven larger economies (UNITAR, ...
LCARL205_en.pdf
... uncertainty will be high. As the economist Milton Friedman once said, it is better to be vaguely right than precisely wrong. In a climate change context, the argument goes that the potential costs to society’s welfare for not addressing the impacts of climate change because no precise scientific evi ...
... uncertainty will be high. As the economist Milton Friedman once said, it is better to be vaguely right than precisely wrong. In a climate change context, the argument goes that the potential costs to society’s welfare for not addressing the impacts of climate change because no precise scientific evi ...
The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives
... for helpful comments. Regarding any remaining inadequacies, the usual caveat applies. ...
... for helpful comments. Regarding any remaining inadequacies, the usual caveat applies. ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Australia
... What’s more, the massive amount of heat being absorbed by the world’s oceans as greenhouse gas concentrations rise means climate change cannot be reversed for many centuries.11 The critical issue is to stop the situation getting worse and to begin to adapt to the changes that are already underway. B ...
... What’s more, the massive amount of heat being absorbed by the world’s oceans as greenhouse gas concentrations rise means climate change cannot be reversed for many centuries.11 The critical issue is to stop the situation getting worse and to begin to adapt to the changes that are already underway. B ...
Cool dudes: The denial of climate change among conservative white
... among white males. We also draw upon recent work in political psychology on the system-justification tendencies of political conservatives (Jost et al., 2008), which lead them to defend the status quo and resist attempts to change it. We believe the integration of these two arguments—the latter about ...
... among white males. We also draw upon recent work in political psychology on the system-justification tendencies of political conservatives (Jost et al., 2008), which lead them to defend the status quo and resist attempts to change it. We believe the integration of these two arguments—the latter about ...
Climate in the 21st century - four scenarios for
... Climate models differ considerably in their calculation of global temperature rise. This is caused by uncertainty regarding future emissions of greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which, in turn, depend on such factors as future population growth, and economic, social and technological developments. Bes ...
... Climate models differ considerably in their calculation of global temperature rise. This is caused by uncertainty regarding future emissions of greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which, in turn, depend on such factors as future population growth, and economic, social and technological developments. Bes ...
Climate Change Summits beyond Copenhagen
... agreement to reduce emissions10, and, by extension, to combat climate change in general. This fact, combined with the economic crisis, seems to have led editors in most Western countries to a simplistic view that: ‘It is impossible to save the planet, so while the global warming comes, let's focus o ...
... agreement to reduce emissions10, and, by extension, to combat climate change in general. This fact, combined with the economic crisis, seems to have led editors in most Western countries to a simplistic view that: ‘It is impossible to save the planet, so while the global warming comes, let's focus o ...
Interannual variability and expected regional climate change over
... change signal, a term that is entering common use. In our study, we concentrate on interannual variability, leaving aside model error and assuming a single GHG emissions scenario. Deser et al. (2010) asked themselves a similar question but instead of wondering about the number of years needed to obt ...
... change signal, a term that is entering common use. In our study, we concentrate on interannual variability, leaving aside model error and assuming a single GHG emissions scenario. Deser et al. (2010) asked themselves a similar question but instead of wondering about the number of years needed to obt ...
Projection of Temperature and Precipitation in Southern Iran Using
... function of these gases on absorbing and emitting the terrestrial outgoing long-wave radiation has increased the biosphere’s theoretical temperature by about 33 °C and decreased the difference between day and night temperatures globally. It is worthwhile to note that, from theoretical point of view, ...
... function of these gases on absorbing and emitting the terrestrial outgoing long-wave radiation has increased the biosphere’s theoretical temperature by about 33 °C and decreased the difference between day and night temperatures globally. It is worthwhile to note that, from theoretical point of view, ...
concept paper 22 april DD
... more recently, Gore was reported in the Economist (11/9/08) as saying “I used to think adaptation subtracted from our efforts on prevention. But I’ve changed my mind… Poor countries are vulnerable and need our help”. By the time of the thirteenth Conference of Parties (COP-13) of the United Nations ...
... more recently, Gore was reported in the Economist (11/9/08) as saying “I used to think adaptation subtracted from our efforts on prevention. But I’ve changed my mind… Poor countries are vulnerable and need our help”. By the time of the thirteenth Conference of Parties (COP-13) of the United Nations ...
Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate conditions
... range available from the observed temperature data, in order to not exceed the calculated range of the regression. All grid cells with temperatures outside our regression range (under future conditions) were removed from the calculations, i.e. a gridcell was removed from the analysis if the May/June ...
... range available from the observed temperature data, in order to not exceed the calculated range of the regression. All grid cells with temperatures outside our regression range (under future conditions) were removed from the calculations, i.e. a gridcell was removed from the analysis if the May/June ...
report_workshop_14.10.10
... IMCORE stands for "Innovative Management for Europe's Changing Coastal Resource". The main objective of IMCORE is to promote a transnational, innovative and sustainable approach to reduce the ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on coastal resources of North West Europe. IMCORE ...
... IMCORE stands for "Innovative Management for Europe's Changing Coastal Resource". The main objective of IMCORE is to promote a transnational, innovative and sustainable approach to reduce the ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on coastal resources of North West Europe. IMCORE ...
insight - Green Climate Fund
... Cities are responsible for 75% of all emissions. They consume more than 75% of the planet’s natural resources and use 60-80% of the our energy. Reducing emissions from cities can therefore make a major contribution to global mitigation efforts. However, cities are also likely to be highly vulnerable ...
... Cities are responsible for 75% of all emissions. They consume more than 75% of the planet’s natural resources and use 60-80% of the our energy. Reducing emissions from cities can therefore make a major contribution to global mitigation efforts. However, cities are also likely to be highly vulnerable ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.