Psychological research and global climate change
... education or knowledge and has not grown along with the scientific consensus12,13. It is important to understand why people do or do not endorse the need to address climate change, especially in countries with relatively low levels of agreement 14,15. Psychological research shows that much diversity ...
... education or knowledge and has not grown along with the scientific consensus12,13. It is important to understand why people do or do not endorse the need to address climate change, especially in countries with relatively low levels of agreement 14,15. Psychological research shows that much diversity ...
Costs of Climate Change in Developed Countries
... Major areas of the world could be devastated by the social and economic consequences of very high temperatures. As history shows, this could lead to large-scale and disruptive population movement and trigger regional conflict. ...
... Major areas of the world could be devastated by the social and economic consequences of very high temperatures. As history shows, this could lead to large-scale and disruptive population movement and trigger regional conflict. ...
The International Climate Change Negotiations
... emissions trading to achieve those targets. Although the Kyoto Protocol itself set targets for only a five-year commitment period running from 2008-2012, the expectation was that this first commitment period would be followed by a second commitment period, a third, and so on, indefinitely into the f ...
... emissions trading to achieve those targets. Although the Kyoto Protocol itself set targets for only a five-year commitment period running from 2008-2012, the expectation was that this first commitment period would be followed by a second commitment period, a third, and so on, indefinitely into the f ...
2014 Second Quarterly Workplan NCCP
... sectors of the economy most directly affected by climate change, in order to create an enabling policy and regulatory environment within which vulnerable communities will be empowered to adapt to these challenges in harmony with the environment. The project will catalyze a change in approach from re ...
... sectors of the economy most directly affected by climate change, in order to create an enabling policy and regulatory environment within which vulnerable communities will be empowered to adapt to these challenges in harmony with the environment. The project will catalyze a change in approach from re ...
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... To get an overview on how adaption is proceeding in different sectors, to undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the NAS during the first half of 2009 and to support the deelopment of future adaption policies. ...
... To get an overview on how adaption is proceeding in different sectors, to undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the NAS during the first half of 2009 and to support the deelopment of future adaption policies. ...
Science studies, climate change and the prospects for constructivist
... between the empirically proven facts of science and political values or mere theories. American conservatives are now mobilizing this discourse of sound science to question the scientific basis for concerns about climate change and other environmental problems. For example, at the behest of high-lev ...
... between the empirically proven facts of science and political values or mere theories. American conservatives are now mobilizing this discourse of sound science to question the scientific basis for concerns about climate change and other environmental problems. For example, at the behest of high-lev ...
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... interpreting new documentary and natural climate proxy evidence allow a better insight into past spatiotemporal high resolution climate/extremes and related socio-economic impacts. In this talk we provide a first multiproxy-based real-world product for the Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling (BHM) formal ...
... interpreting new documentary and natural climate proxy evidence allow a better insight into past spatiotemporal high resolution climate/extremes and related socio-economic impacts. In this talk we provide a first multiproxy-based real-world product for the Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling (BHM) formal ...
Climate Change in the Sydney Metropolitan Catchments
... According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” These activities – mainly the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas – have released vast quantities of greenhouse ...
... According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” These activities – mainly the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas – have released vast quantities of greenhouse ...
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... instead a disaggregated model with explicit representation of trade links between industries and regions. Our work complements a recent paper by Dell et al. (2008), who use annual variation in temperature and precipitation over the past 50 years to examine the impact of climatic changes on economic ...
... instead a disaggregated model with explicit representation of trade links between industries and regions. Our work complements a recent paper by Dell et al. (2008), who use annual variation in temperature and precipitation over the past 50 years to examine the impact of climatic changes on economic ...
Visualizing Life Zone Boundary Sensitivities Across Climate Models
... and coordinate attributes so that distances are calculated on a log scale; the distance metric is still Euclidean. This method acts on data as an operator within VisIt, and has been implemented to leverage VisIt’s parallel and distributed architecture to maintain interactivity of rendering. Upon app ...
... and coordinate attributes so that distances are calculated on a log scale; the distance metric is still Euclidean. This method acts on data as an operator within VisIt, and has been implemented to leverage VisIt’s parallel and distributed architecture to maintain interactivity of rendering. Upon app ...
Dynamic Earth - The State Museum of Pennsylvania
... Scientists use computer models or simulations to understand and predict a wide array of natural phenomena. This activity invites students to explore an interactive simulation of the atmospheric “greenhouse effect.” In this simulation, students experiment with a number of parameters, including greenh ...
... Scientists use computer models or simulations to understand and predict a wide array of natural phenomena. This activity invites students to explore an interactive simulation of the atmospheric “greenhouse effect.” In this simulation, students experiment with a number of parameters, including greenh ...
On Applying the Test of a False Prophet to the
... leaders and citizens around the world think about the climate,” the full implementation of all proposed (official and ...
... leaders and citizens around the world think about the climate,” the full implementation of all proposed (official and ...
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... At least since the release of the 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) it is globally accepted that climate change is an unequivocal fact. Its impacts are already perceptible today and will intensify over the current century. According to the IPCC, the global average te ...
... At least since the release of the 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) it is globally accepted that climate change is an unequivocal fact. Its impacts are already perceptible today and will intensify over the current century. According to the IPCC, the global average te ...
Newsletter of the Atmospheric Sciences Section
... of which will form the basis for much of the analysis in the Fifth IPCC Assessment, which will be completed in 2013. Is there a politicization of atmospheric science? When our science has policy implications, those affected, such as oil and coal companies, act politically. However, I have not found ...
... of which will form the basis for much of the analysis in the Fifth IPCC Assessment, which will be completed in 2013. Is there a politicization of atmospheric science? When our science has policy implications, those affected, such as oil and coal companies, act politically. However, I have not found ...
Explaining Ocean Warming - Observatoire Océanologique de
... and coastal tourism (for a synthesis, see Weatherdon et al., 2015). Severe implications at both the national and the international levels are to be expected from such cascading effects (Magnan et al., 2015b). Changes in fish catch potential in a given area, for example, will challenge international ...
... and coastal tourism (for a synthesis, see Weatherdon et al., 2015). Severe implications at both the national and the international levels are to be expected from such cascading effects (Magnan et al., 2015b). Changes in fish catch potential in a given area, for example, will challenge international ...
The Role of Landscape Processes within the Climate System
... compile the material available for analysis, and develop a consensus view on the reports did not generally allow for recently published papers and reports to be properly considered. Thus the recommendations from the NRC report received little representation in the 4th assessment. It is not known if ...
... compile the material available for analysis, and develop a consensus view on the reports did not generally allow for recently published papers and reports to be properly considered. Thus the recommendations from the NRC report received little representation in the 4th assessment. It is not known if ...
Fact Sheet: Arctic Warming - Center for American Progress
... • Scientists project that higher temperatures could release between 130 billion tons to 160 billion tons of carbon—or roughly 8 percent to 10 percent of the carbon stored in permafrost—between now and 2100, potentially undercutting global greenhouse gas mitigation efforts.13 For context, in 2013, t ...
... • Scientists project that higher temperatures could release between 130 billion tons to 160 billion tons of carbon—or roughly 8 percent to 10 percent of the carbon stored in permafrost—between now and 2100, potentially undercutting global greenhouse gas mitigation efforts.13 For context, in 2013, t ...
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... At least since the release of the 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) it is globally accepted that climate change is an unequivocal fact. Its impacts are already perceptible today and will intensify over the current century. According to the IPCC, the global average te ...
... At least since the release of the 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) it is globally accepted that climate change is an unequivocal fact. Its impacts are already perceptible today and will intensify over the current century. According to the IPCC, the global average te ...
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
... of these two definitions is relevant and important to keep in mind. 1 Greenhouse gases (GHGs) “are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation emitted by the Ea ...
... of these two definitions is relevant and important to keep in mind. 1 Greenhouse gases (GHGs) “are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation emitted by the Ea ...
Under New Management - Forum for the Future
... of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface (so reducing global surface temperatures without tackling the cause of their rise). The former are sometimes referred to as ‘carbonnegative’ strategies; the latter as ‘global dimming’. The Royal Society favours the (arguably more precise) terms, carbon ...
... of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface (so reducing global surface temperatures without tackling the cause of their rise). The former are sometimes referred to as ‘carbonnegative’ strategies; the latter as ‘global dimming’. The Royal Society favours the (arguably more precise) terms, carbon ...
Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions on College Campuses in the U.S.
... During the past two years, a number of publications have issued “green college” rankings. Based on college sustainability coordinators’ responses to questionnaires, Sierra Magazine released its own “Cool Schools” rankings, including a top 10 green schools list, in September 2008; while the Sustainab ...
... During the past two years, a number of publications have issued “green college” rankings. Based on college sustainability coordinators’ responses to questionnaires, Sierra Magazine released its own “Cool Schools” rankings, including a top 10 green schools list, in September 2008; while the Sustainab ...
Chapter 2: Framework for analysis - Australia`s Low Pollution Future
... ‘acceptable’ levels or judgments on what the world should aim for. Instead, the 450-550 ppm range draws on targets in literature and illustrates the implications of achieving different levels of emissions reductions. The nature of the post-2012 global mitigation framework and possible Australia cont ...
... ‘acceptable’ levels or judgments on what the world should aim for. Instead, the 450-550 ppm range draws on targets in literature and illustrates the implications of achieving different levels of emissions reductions. The nature of the post-2012 global mitigation framework and possible Australia cont ...
Global Climate Science, Uncertainty and Politics: Data
... ganization charged with coordinating research sponsored by a dozen different US government agencies, hovers near $1.8 billion (US Global Change Research Program, 1998). Although the USGCRP covers many areas in addition to atmospheric science, a large num ber of these—including oceanography, ecology, ...
... ganization charged with coordinating research sponsored by a dozen different US government agencies, hovers near $1.8 billion (US Global Change Research Program, 1998). Although the USGCRP covers many areas in addition to atmospheric science, a large num ber of these—including oceanography, ecology, ...
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.