NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE PERCEPTION AND VALUATION
... forefront of many environmental debates. Much of the reason for the controversy is that scientists have not reached a consensus regarding the likely extent of climate change. The next three questions ask for your opinion regarding how much the temperature will rise, if at all, over the next century. ...
... forefront of many environmental debates. Much of the reason for the controversy is that scientists have not reached a consensus regarding the likely extent of climate change. The next three questions ask for your opinion regarding how much the temperature will rise, if at all, over the next century. ...
slide showing 30 new emerging disease and then
... destruction. The rhino was hunted especially intensively for its enormously valuable horn (in 1981, up to US$17,000 kg-1; Martin, 1981). Until the 1950’s the malaria-infested belt of thick tropical jungle of the Terai was an effective barrier to marauders from the south, and forest cover was actuall ...
... destruction. The rhino was hunted especially intensively for its enormously valuable horn (in 1981, up to US$17,000 kg-1; Martin, 1981). Until the 1950’s the malaria-infested belt of thick tropical jungle of the Terai was an effective barrier to marauders from the south, and forest cover was actuall ...
www.ssoar.info How earth science has become a social science
... central Arizona, studied by hydrologist Leonard Konikow, a groundwater model that had been calibrated on the basis of 41 years of historical data – an amount of data that most hydrologists would consider good – failed almost as soon as it was implemented. Why did the model fail? Prior to the model c ...
... central Arizona, studied by hydrologist Leonard Konikow, a groundwater model that had been calibrated on the basis of 41 years of historical data – an amount of data that most hydrologists would consider good – failed almost as soon as it was implemented. Why did the model fail? Prior to the model c ...
Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Potential Values
... during the past 20 million years. The rate of increase over the past century is unprecedented, at least during the past 20,000 years.” The IPCC definitively states that “the present atmospheric CO2 increase is caused by anthropogenic emissions of CO2 ” (IPCC 2001). Forest clearing, other biomass bur ...
... during the past 20 million years. The rate of increase over the past century is unprecedented, at least during the past 20,000 years.” The IPCC definitively states that “the present atmospheric CO2 increase is caused by anthropogenic emissions of CO2 ” (IPCC 2001). Forest clearing, other biomass bur ...
Climate change means days are getting longer: Harvard University
... El Niño: Beyond the Hype: According to an article in Bay Nature Magazine, the arrival of this year’s El Niño was different from past El Niño years, in part because the Pacific Ocean was already extraordinarily warm from the “Blob” before the warm tropical El Niño water had even arrived. This articl ...
... El Niño: Beyond the Hype: According to an article in Bay Nature Magazine, the arrival of this year’s El Niño was different from past El Niño years, in part because the Pacific Ocean was already extraordinarily warm from the “Blob” before the warm tropical El Niño water had even arrived. This articl ...
IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS)
... Keywords: Climate change, Agriculture, Ecosystem, Flooding, Mitigation, Adaptation. ...
... Keywords: Climate change, Agriculture, Ecosystem, Flooding, Mitigation, Adaptation. ...
Climate and Sockeye Salmon
... once they’re out in the ocean • Examine ocean life stages under manipulated laboratory conditions (e.g. smolts that have been tagged and released) • Predicted ocean acidification, but unknown as to the physiological effects • More field studies in freshwater systems • Long-term monitoring of populat ...
... once they’re out in the ocean • Examine ocean life stages under manipulated laboratory conditions (e.g. smolts that have been tagged and released) • Predicted ocean acidification, but unknown as to the physiological effects • More field studies in freshwater systems • Long-term monitoring of populat ...
(Michael Oppenheimer) (January 2014)
... Academy of Sciences Co-curator, Climate Change: The threat to life and our energy future, American Museum of Natural History Editorial Board, Environmental Research Letters Executive Committee, Program in Sustainable Energy, Princeton University Board of Directors, Climate Central Advisory Board to ...
... Academy of Sciences Co-curator, Climate Change: The threat to life and our energy future, American Museum of Natural History Editorial Board, Environmental Research Letters Executive Committee, Program in Sustainable Energy, Princeton University Board of Directors, Climate Central Advisory Board to ...
Ozone Depleting Substances Protocol
... Kyoto Protocol does not include ODS ODS produced prior to their phase out deadlines remain in legal use ...
... Kyoto Protocol does not include ODS ODS produced prior to their phase out deadlines remain in legal use ...
MO House Testimony May 29 2014 Final
... drafts, the process of author deliberation and judgment remains shrouded. IPCC should be concerned with spelling out the full range of author views, not just their consensus. I strongly urge that IPCC take two steps to lift the veil: 1) Along with its ...
... drafts, the process of author deliberation and judgment remains shrouded. IPCC should be concerned with spelling out the full range of author views, not just their consensus. I strongly urge that IPCC take two steps to lift the veil: 1) Along with its ...
Climatic changes and associated impacts in the Mediterranean
... and one sea (southern Greece) grid cell. When discussion is made about coastal areas in the text, reference is made to the model coast areas (transition areas between land and sea grid boxes), which may not fully coincide with real coast areas. Panel 1 displays the land–sea mask of HadCM3 over the M ...
... and one sea (southern Greece) grid cell. When discussion is made about coastal areas in the text, reference is made to the model coast areas (transition areas between land and sea grid boxes), which may not fully coincide with real coast areas. Panel 1 displays the land–sea mask of HadCM3 over the M ...
Debate Capitalism and Climate Change: Can the Invisible Hand
... To mainstream climate economists, the Stern Review’s conclusion that stabilization at 550 ppm CO 2eq is warranted on cost–benefit grounds, came as a shock — not because its target is too lax, but because it is seen as far too stringent and way out of line with the accepted view that climate action ( ...
... To mainstream climate economists, the Stern Review’s conclusion that stabilization at 550 ppm CO 2eq is warranted on cost–benefit grounds, came as a shock — not because its target is too lax, but because it is seen as far too stringent and way out of line with the accepted view that climate action ( ...
Climate change, greenhouse gases and radiative forcing
... oxide (N20) are the second and third highest contributors to global warming. One measure by which different GHGs can be compared is the so-called global warming potential (GWP), which is the warming potential of a greenhouse gas compared to carbon dioxide, usually over a 100 year period. On this ba ...
... oxide (N20) are the second and third highest contributors to global warming. One measure by which different GHGs can be compared is the so-called global warming potential (GWP), which is the warming potential of a greenhouse gas compared to carbon dioxide, usually over a 100 year period. On this ba ...
Global Climate Change Policies: From Bali to Copenhagen and
... In response to growing scientific concerns during the early-to-mid 1990s that the process of human-induced climate change was accelerating, the international community negotiated a new agreement during 1995-97 (under the UNFCCC) to curb the growth in greenhouse gas emissions. The main elements of wh ...
... In response to growing scientific concerns during the early-to-mid 1990s that the process of human-induced climate change was accelerating, the international community negotiated a new agreement during 1995-97 (under the UNFCCC) to curb the growth in greenhouse gas emissions. The main elements of wh ...
Climate Change Negotiations: The United Nations Framework
... The “dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Convention” was launched under the UNFCCC as a first step toward getting the United States and other large emitters to discuss further emissions reductions. However, this dialogue did not “open ...
... The “dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Convention” was launched under the UNFCCC as a first step toward getting the United States and other large emitters to discuss further emissions reductions. However, this dialogue did not “open ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact on U.S.
... promoted these counter-claims, and (2) the extent of the impact that these countermovement organizations achieved in the global warming policy arena. That is, we identify the strategic activities performed by conservative think tanks as mobilizing structures and demonstrate how a shift in the politi ...
... promoted these counter-claims, and (2) the extent of the impact that these countermovement organizations achieved in the global warming policy arena. That is, we identify the strategic activities performed by conservative think tanks as mobilizing structures and demonstrate how a shift in the politi ...
Climate Change packet
... 1) How certain are scientists that humans are causing global climate change? Describe the language used by scientists and some of the particular climate trends they have identified as changing. If the scientific community is convinced of the evidence, why is there still debate? Answer: Nearly all en ...
... 1) How certain are scientists that humans are causing global climate change? Describe the language used by scientists and some of the particular climate trends they have identified as changing. If the scientific community is convinced of the evidence, why is there still debate? Answer: Nearly all en ...
Climate Change and Fairtrade: Why Is It Time to Make the Links?
... especially in the Global South. As indicated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, “crop productivity is projected to decrease for even small local temperature increases (1-2˚ C), which would increase the risk of hunger.”14 In addition, it should also be noted that an increas ...
... especially in the Global South. As indicated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, “crop productivity is projected to decrease for even small local temperature increases (1-2˚ C), which would increase the risk of hunger.”14 In addition, it should also be noted that an increas ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact
... promoted these counter-claims, and (2) the extent of the impact that these countermovement organizations achieved in the global warming policy arena. That is, we identify the strategic activities performed by conservative think tanks as mobilizing structures and demonstrate how a shift in the politi ...
... promoted these counter-claims, and (2) the extent of the impact that these countermovement organizations achieved in the global warming policy arena. That is, we identify the strategic activities performed by conservative think tanks as mobilizing structures and demonstrate how a shift in the politi ...
Are observed changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the
... that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.” The so called “evidence” cited in Chapter 8 of the main report was based on one paper that at the time had not been published in the refereed scientific literature. Moreover, one of the authors of this paper was also the convening lead ...
... that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.” The so called “evidence” cited in Chapter 8 of the main report was based on one paper that at the time had not been published in the refereed scientific literature. Moreover, one of the authors of this paper was also the convening lead ...
‘Ye Olde Hot Aire’*: reporting on human tabloid press
... abundant, thereby enabling a more robust analysis of content in the tabloid press. Third, past tabloid coverage of other science and environment issues such as MMR vaccines in the Daily Express and genetically modified food in The Sun influenced public views on these politicized issues; thus it is u ...
... abundant, thereby enabling a more robust analysis of content in the tabloid press. Third, past tabloid coverage of other science and environment issues such as MMR vaccines in the Daily Express and genetically modified food in The Sun influenced public views on these politicized issues; thus it is u ...
Effect of Green House Gases and Human Population in Global
... greatly between developed countries (where birth rates are often at or below replacement levels) and developing countries (where birth rates typically remain high). Different ethnicities also display varying birth rates. Death rates can change unexpectedly due to disease, wars and other mass catastr ...
... greatly between developed countries (where birth rates are often at or below replacement levels) and developing countries (where birth rates typically remain high). Different ethnicities also display varying birth rates. Death rates can change unexpectedly due to disease, wars and other mass catastr ...
Environmental Variability and Climate Change
... gas concentrations are increasing rapidly and are now much higher than they have been for at least 420,000 years. Global average temperatures exceed anything seen in the last thousand years. The evidence is now overwhelming that such changes are a consequence of human activities, but these are super ...
... gas concentrations are increasing rapidly and are now much higher than they have been for at least 420,000 years. Global average temperatures exceed anything seen in the last thousand years. The evidence is now overwhelming that such changes are a consequence of human activities, but these are super ...
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.