Climate Change in Germany - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... The probability of overshooting the 2-degree target in the long term rises rapidly under concentrations that lie much higher than today’s values. To reach the 2-degree target, today’s global emissions need to be lowered from 7 Gt carbon per year to 2 Gt per year. This is a formidable challenge, in v ...
... The probability of overshooting the 2-degree target in the long term rises rapidly under concentrations that lie much higher than today’s values. To reach the 2-degree target, today’s global emissions need to be lowered from 7 Gt carbon per year to 2 Gt per year. This is a formidable challenge, in v ...
Communicating Climate Change
... Other structural, economic, institutional, and technological barriers Even if the internal psycho-cognitive and external social and political barriers could be overcome, a person may still face overwhelming barriers to taking action. These commonly undermine efforts to encourage individual behavior ...
... Other structural, economic, institutional, and technological barriers Even if the internal psycho-cognitive and external social and political barriers could be overcome, a person may still face overwhelming barriers to taking action. These commonly undermine efforts to encourage individual behavior ...
International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks’ approach: Working Paper No. 21 (303 kB) (opens in new window)
... global climate deal. They believe that only a universal and comprehensive treaty with firm commitments for emission reductions stands a chance of averting the threat posed by global warming. Other countries, including major emitters such as the ...
... global climate deal. They believe that only a universal and comprehensive treaty with firm commitments for emission reductions stands a chance of averting the threat posed by global warming. Other countries, including major emitters such as the ...
PDF - Journal of Resources and Ecology
... However, whether climate warming has enhanced the advance of grassland phenology since 2000 remains debated and little is known about the warming effect on semiarid grassland phenology and interactions with early growing season precipitation. In this study, we extracted phenological changes from ave ...
... However, whether climate warming has enhanced the advance of grassland phenology since 2000 remains debated and little is known about the warming effect on semiarid grassland phenology and interactions with early growing season precipitation. In this study, we extracted phenological changes from ave ...
The IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
Atmospheric circulation as a source of uncertainty in climate change
... extremes (Figure 1a,b). All these global indicators are physically linked in a direct way to the first on the list, surface temperature, and the changes are robust in observations, theory, and models1. ...
... extremes (Figure 1a,b). All these global indicators are physically linked in a direct way to the first on the list, surface temperature, and the changes are robust in observations, theory, and models1. ...
Folie 1
... steak. Therefore bread is better than a juicy steak. We can´t go on like this on a global way and for sure our lifestyle cannot be reached by 5 billion other people without severe negative effects? What are possibilities fur a sustainable and fair future, while preventing developing countries from m ...
... steak. Therefore bread is better than a juicy steak. We can´t go on like this on a global way and for sure our lifestyle cannot be reached by 5 billion other people without severe negative effects? What are possibilities fur a sustainable and fair future, while preventing developing countries from m ...
Hansen1998-ClimateForcings-in-the-IndustrialEra.p+
... globally only for the past few years (15). Tropospheric water vapor, the strongest GHG, is not included either because this water vapor amount is a function of climate and thus represents a climate feedback, rather than a forcing (16). Other Anthropogenic Forcings In principal, there are any number ...
... globally only for the past few years (15). Tropospheric water vapor, the strongest GHG, is not included either because this water vapor amount is a function of climate and thus represents a climate feedback, rather than a forcing (16). Other Anthropogenic Forcings In principal, there are any number ...
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How Do We Know
... foster new research but to compile and assess existing knowledge on a politically charged issue. Perhaps its conclusions have been skewed by these political concerns, but the IPCC is by no means alone it its conclusions, and its results have been repeatedly ratified by other scientific organizations. ...
... foster new research but to compile and assess existing knowledge on a politically charged issue. Perhaps its conclusions have been skewed by these political concerns, but the IPCC is by no means alone it its conclusions, and its results have been repeatedly ratified by other scientific organizations. ...
Nonstate Actors in the Climate Arena
... to containing the expected increase and minimizing the consequences. Political leaders have previously committed to restraining global temperatures to no more than a 2 degrees Celsius increase above pre-industrial levels, a level beyond which scientists fear “dangerous” consequences. Since the main ...
... to containing the expected increase and minimizing the consequences. Political leaders have previously committed to restraining global temperatures to no more than a 2 degrees Celsius increase above pre-industrial levels, a level beyond which scientists fear “dangerous” consequences. Since the main ...
WMO GREENHOUSE GAS BULLETIN 2008 MAIN GREENHOUSE
... 23 November 2009 (WMO) Levels of most greenhouse gases continue to increase. In 2008, global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are the main longlived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, have reached the highest levels recorded since preindustrial t ...
... 23 November 2009 (WMO) Levels of most greenhouse gases continue to increase. In 2008, global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are the main longlived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, have reached the highest levels recorded since preindustrial t ...
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... of time in climates that are marginally suitable (exposed to climatic stress), while populations near the core experience a greater amount of time in favourable conditions (minimal exposure to climatic stress). In this study, EI values tended to increase in a northwestern direction and decrease for ...
... of time in climates that are marginally suitable (exposed to climatic stress), while populations near the core experience a greater amount of time in favourable conditions (minimal exposure to climatic stress). In this study, EI values tended to increase in a northwestern direction and decrease for ...
The Framing of Climate Change * The View from Alberta and Beyond
... Frames resonate with core values and assumptions, allowing the receiver of the communication to rapidly identify if, and why an issue matters, who might be responsible and what should be done (Hulme). AB Studies Symposium, Edmonton, AB March 4, 2013 ...
... Frames resonate with core values and assumptions, allowing the receiver of the communication to rapidly identify if, and why an issue matters, who might be responsible and what should be done (Hulme). AB Studies Symposium, Edmonton, AB March 4, 2013 ...
INCORPORATING CATASTROPHES INTO INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT: SCIENCE, IMPACTS, AND ADAPTATION
... These remarkably consistent results have been regarded by many economists (but by no means all; see, e.g., Bruckner et al., 1999; Chapman and Khanna, 2000) as a robust answer to the optimal mitigation level problem. In its Second Assessment Report, Working Group II of the IPCC (1996b) noted, ‘A numb ...
... These remarkably consistent results have been regarded by many economists (but by no means all; see, e.g., Bruckner et al., 1999; Chapman and Khanna, 2000) as a robust answer to the optimal mitigation level problem. In its Second Assessment Report, Working Group II of the IPCC (1996b) noted, ‘A numb ...
UK Climate Projections: Briefing report
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
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... region. Thus, for many poor countries like Nigeria that are highly vulnerable to effects of climate change, understanding farmers’ responses to climatic variation is crucial, as this will help in designing appropriate coping strategies. Evidence from literature and past studies has revealed that the ...
... region. Thus, for many poor countries like Nigeria that are highly vulnerable to effects of climate change, understanding farmers’ responses to climatic variation is crucial, as this will help in designing appropriate coping strategies. Evidence from literature and past studies has revealed that the ...
Climate Change Impacts on Columbia Basin Tribal Lands
... Increasingly highly variable (and harder to predict) spring and summer water supply. Water quality is at high risk. Warming water temperatures will really stress the salmon. Will Columbia Salmon retreat to cooler BC and/or Alaska? ...
... Increasingly highly variable (and harder to predict) spring and summer water supply. Water quality is at high risk. Warming water temperatures will really stress the salmon. Will Columbia Salmon retreat to cooler BC and/or Alaska? ...
Letter to Lamar Smith 18 December 2015 (opens in new window)
... I am writing in relation to the written testimony that was submitted by Dr Bjorn Lomborg to the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology for its hearing on 1 December 2015 on ‘Pitfalls of Unilateral Negotiations at the Paris Climate Change Conference’. Dr Lomborg’s testimo ...
... I am writing in relation to the written testimony that was submitted by Dr Bjorn Lomborg to the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology for its hearing on 1 December 2015 on ‘Pitfalls of Unilateral Negotiations at the Paris Climate Change Conference’. Dr Lomborg’s testimo ...
Farmers` Awareness and Risk Perception about Climate Change in
... industrialization by human being. People were more aware about the phenomena like increase in temperature, reduction in agricultural and livestock production, increase diseases, increase sea level etc. than the phenomena like frequent cyclone, occurance of cold wave, heavy fog and precipitation. The ...
... industrialization by human being. People were more aware about the phenomena like increase in temperature, reduction in agricultural and livestock production, increase diseases, increase sea level etc. than the phenomena like frequent cyclone, occurance of cold wave, heavy fog and precipitation. The ...
Climate Change and the Cryosphere
... meaningful emission reduction strategy after 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol expires. Industrialized nations must move first and furthest. The European Union’s target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 should be applauded. It is time for others to pick up the gauntlet. The res ...
... meaningful emission reduction strategy after 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol expires. Industrialized nations must move first and furthest. The European Union’s target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 should be applauded. It is time for others to pick up the gauntlet. The res ...
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... “One of the most important outcomes of your study could be a clear statement of our present ignorance” -Climate Change Panel Respondent (1978) Over 97% of climate scientists believe humans are causing the planet to warm. -EOS, American Geophysical Union (2009) ...
... “One of the most important outcomes of your study could be a clear statement of our present ignorance” -Climate Change Panel Respondent (1978) Over 97% of climate scientists believe humans are causing the planet to warm. -EOS, American Geophysical Union (2009) ...
Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Its Mitigation Using
... was increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall amount and duration in Nigeria between 1901 and 2005. Temperature increase of 1.10C was observed in Nigeria for the 105 years while rainfall amount dropped by 81mm. Rainfall amount is generally decreasing in Nigeria with more months of dry season. T ...
... was increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall amount and duration in Nigeria between 1901 and 2005. Temperature increase of 1.10C was observed in Nigeria for the 105 years while rainfall amount dropped by 81mm. Rainfall amount is generally decreasing in Nigeria with more months of dry season. T ...
NASA faked the moon landing—therefore
... be accepted as the result of researchers independently converging on the same evidence-based view, then the very existence of the consensus calls for an alternative explanation. The ideation of a complex and secretive conspiracy among researchers can provide that explanation (Diethelm & McKee, 2009; ...
... be accepted as the result of researchers independently converging on the same evidence-based view, then the very existence of the consensus calls for an alternative explanation. The ideation of a complex and secretive conspiracy among researchers can provide that explanation (Diethelm & McKee, 2009; ...
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.