Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement
... – DIE, Bonn); Jennifer Morgan (World Resources Institute, Director Climate & Energy Program, Washington, DC); Hermann Ott (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy); Pieter Pauw (German ...
... – DIE, Bonn); Jennifer Morgan (World Resources Institute, Director Climate & Energy Program, Washington, DC); Hermann Ott (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy); Pieter Pauw (German ...
Assessing the impact of climate change on ecosystem services in
... Work has been progressing within SEQ Catchments, in collaboration with agencies of the Queensland Government, research organizations, universities and individual researchers, to develop and apply an ecosystem services framework for South East Queensland (SEQ). The initiative is described as the SEQ ...
... Work has been progressing within SEQ Catchments, in collaboration with agencies of the Queensland Government, research organizations, universities and individual researchers, to develop and apply an ecosystem services framework for South East Queensland (SEQ). The initiative is described as the SEQ ...
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... information is lost regarding how net farm revenue might respond to varying degrees of adoption. For example, the benefits of irrigation would depend greatly on the extent to which it was used, rather than simply whether it was adopted or not. Secondly, even though adaptation is inherently a time-se ...
... information is lost regarding how net farm revenue might respond to varying degrees of adoption. For example, the benefits of irrigation would depend greatly on the extent to which it was used, rather than simply whether it was adopted or not. Secondly, even though adaptation is inherently a time-se ...
Small global-mean cooling due to volcanic radiative forcing
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
and Aquaculture Projects
... and environmental finance work for rural people – including small-scale fishers. ASAP is a multi-year and multi-donor financing window, which provides new resources to scale up and integrate climate change ...
... and environmental finance work for rural people – including small-scale fishers. ASAP is a multi-year and multi-donor financing window, which provides new resources to scale up and integrate climate change ...
Coastal flooding and wetland loss in the 21st century: changes
... Sea-level rise increases the flood impacts in all cases although significant impacts are not apparent until the 2080s when the additional people flooded are 7–10 million, 29–50 million, 2–3 million and 16–27 million people/year under the A1FI, A2, B1 and B2 worlds, respectively. Hence, the A2 world als ...
... Sea-level rise increases the flood impacts in all cases although significant impacts are not apparent until the 2080s when the additional people flooded are 7–10 million, 29–50 million, 2–3 million and 16–27 million people/year under the A1FI, A2, B1 and B2 worlds, respectively. Hence, the A2 world als ...
health perspectives
... the frequency of hot days (Tables ES-1 and ES-2) and the associated increase in heat stress will likely lead to more heat injuries and deaths. Based on the assumption that the mortality rate is related to the projected increase in the number of days where maximum temperature is greater than 95oF and ...
... the frequency of hot days (Tables ES-1 and ES-2) and the associated increase in heat stress will likely lead to more heat injuries and deaths. Based on the assumption that the mortality rate is related to the projected increase in the number of days where maximum temperature is greater than 95oF and ...
Impact of anthropogenic absorbing aerosols on clouds and
... temperature change clearly differs than that by the much more uniformly distributed and long-last greenhouse gasses including carbon dioxide, considering among others the planetary vertical and horizontal mixing scale and efficiency, and also adjustment due to long-wave radiative damping from the he ...
... temperature change clearly differs than that by the much more uniformly distributed and long-last greenhouse gasses including carbon dioxide, considering among others the planetary vertical and horizontal mixing scale and efficiency, and also adjustment due to long-wave radiative damping from the he ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... work several years ago, some of the the old school geopolitical theoreticians from the first half of the 20th century. They actually emphasized climate factors in a way that perhaps could be fruitful in a context of global climate change analysis. However, the basic climate argument of geopolitical ...
... work several years ago, some of the the old school geopolitical theoreticians from the first half of the 20th century. They actually emphasized climate factors in a way that perhaps could be fruitful in a context of global climate change analysis. However, the basic climate argument of geopolitical ...
Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role
... The evidence is unequivocal; the Earth is warming and our climate is changing. In addition to the warming trend, changes in precipitation and an increase in extreme weather events are further warnings of climate change. Trends in average annual global temperatures show an increase from 2001 – 2007 w ...
... The evidence is unequivocal; the Earth is warming and our climate is changing. In addition to the warming trend, changes in precipitation and an increase in extreme weather events are further warnings of climate change. Trends in average annual global temperatures show an increase from 2001 – 2007 w ...
Friending Planet Earth - Catholic Climate Covenant
... without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps profound ways. For the past century, researchers have been gathering a ...
... without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps profound ways. For the past century, researchers have been gathering a ...
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins
... growing faster than ever, as more New Zealanders clamour to be near the sea – to live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion people) live near a coastline, but this proportion is expected to rise rapidly (IPCC ...
... growing faster than ever, as more New Zealanders clamour to be near the sea – to live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion people) live near a coastline, but this proportion is expected to rise rapidly (IPCC ...
Author`s personal copy
... the idea of human-induced global climate change is one of the greatest hoaxes perpetrated out of the scientific community. It is a hoax. There is no scientific consensus^ (Broun 2009). Similarly, Representative Burgess states, BMy opinion, for what it is worth, is that the science behind global temp ...
... the idea of human-induced global climate change is one of the greatest hoaxes perpetrated out of the scientific community. It is a hoax. There is no scientific consensus^ (Broun 2009). Similarly, Representative Burgess states, BMy opinion, for what it is worth, is that the science behind global temp ...
S1501144_en.pdf
... ECLAC as part of the “The Economics of Climate Change in Central America” initiative. The opinions expressed in this document are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ECLAC or of the partner institutions of the project. The borders and names that appear in the ma ...
... ECLAC as part of the “The Economics of Climate Change in Central America” initiative. The opinions expressed in this document are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ECLAC or of the partner institutions of the project. The borders and names that appear in the ma ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... certain area” and a statistically significant variation of the mean state of the climate or of its variability lasting for decades or longer, is referred to as climate change. Evidence is mounting that we are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of gre ...
... certain area” and a statistically significant variation of the mean state of the climate or of its variability lasting for decades or longer, is referred to as climate change. Evidence is mounting that we are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of gre ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... vulnerable populations around the world. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), global surface temperatures have warmed on average 0.85° C relative to pre-industrial temperatures (IPCC, 2014). Moreover, a recent report commissioned by the W ...
... vulnerable populations around the world. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), global surface temperatures have warmed on average 0.85° C relative to pre-industrial temperatures (IPCC, 2014). Moreover, a recent report commissioned by the W ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
Climate Change in Queensland
... Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence, the only state-based climate science research centre in Australia. I commend the scientists for their expertise and commitment to world class climate change research. Clearly, there is plenty of new data showing we have some serious issues ahead of us ...
... Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence, the only state-based climate science research centre in Australia. I commend the scientists for their expertise and commitment to world class climate change research. Clearly, there is plenty of new data showing we have some serious issues ahead of us ...
Air Quality and Climate Connections - Lamont
... standards, ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM), interact with radiation, forcing climate change. PM warms by absorbing sunlight (e.g., black carbon) or cools by scattering sunlight (e.g., sulfates) and interacts with clouds; these radiative and microphysical interactions can induce changes in pre ...
... standards, ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM), interact with radiation, forcing climate change. PM warms by absorbing sunlight (e.g., black carbon) or cools by scattering sunlight (e.g., sulfates) and interacts with clouds; these radiative and microphysical interactions can induce changes in pre ...
O'Reilly et al (2010)
... provide a brief overview of categories of uncertainty. Then, we analyze two cases to illuminate some approaches to uncertainty in scientific assessments relating to global change. Our cases are: (1) stratospheric ozone depletion as discussed in international ozone assessments and (2) the response of ...
... provide a brief overview of categories of uncertainty. Then, we analyze two cases to illuminate some approaches to uncertainty in scientific assessments relating to global change. Our cases are: (1) stratospheric ozone depletion as discussed in international ozone assessments and (2) the response of ...
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.