Workshop - Caribbean - Technical Report
... The available guidance indicates that INDCs should include quantifiable information on the reference point (including, as appropriate, a base year), time frames and/or periods for implementation, scope and coverage, planning processes, assumptions and methodological approaches including those for es ...
... The available guidance indicates that INDCs should include quantifiable information on the reference point (including, as appropriate, a base year), time frames and/or periods for implementation, scope and coverage, planning processes, assumptions and methodological approaches including those for es ...
Medieval Warm Period - Natural Climate Change
... an imminent future ice age, and the first explorations of the so-called Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period. Even in the first IPCC assessment (IPCC, 1990), many climatic variations prior to the instrumental record were not that well known or understood. Fifteen years later, understanding is muc ...
... an imminent future ice age, and the first explorations of the so-called Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period. Even in the first IPCC assessment (IPCC, 1990), many climatic variations prior to the instrumental record were not that well known or understood. Fifteen years later, understanding is muc ...
Step 3: What Is a Climate Summit?
... questions. After the lecture lead a discussion around these questions, tying what they learned to what they will be doing (and what people around the world are doing) dealing with climate change. • What caused the hole in the ozone? • What are some of the consequences? • Why was an international en ...
... questions. After the lecture lead a discussion around these questions, tying what they learned to what they will be doing (and what people around the world are doing) dealing with climate change. • What caused the hole in the ozone? • What are some of the consequences? • Why was an international en ...
Companies pioneer in climate protection
... The hour of the climatologists comes around every six years; time for the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change (IPCC) to summarize the latest research results on climate change. The IPCC is not an environmental lobby group, but a panel of over a thousand researchers from the best universities i ...
... The hour of the climatologists comes around every six years; time for the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change (IPCC) to summarize the latest research results on climate change. The IPCC is not an environmental lobby group, but a panel of over a thousand researchers from the best universities i ...
Adaptation
... “severity of climate change impacts is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades. If we are to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be ...
... “severity of climate change impacts is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades. If we are to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be ...
English
... – The assessment consisted on the study of the expected climate change and its impact to the relevant sectors. – A set of adaptation options for the Tanzania’s sectors of the economy have been developed. A long list of sector-specific adaptation options is developed by taking into account two main o ...
... – The assessment consisted on the study of the expected climate change and its impact to the relevant sectors. – A set of adaptation options for the Tanzania’s sectors of the economy have been developed. A long list of sector-specific adaptation options is developed by taking into account two main o ...
Schmidt2007-Physics-of-ClimateModeling.pdf
... variability of their models. Some variability is intrinsic, but modelers also study variability caused by changes in external forcings, such as in Earth’s orbit or in solar activity. Those studies are complicated by incomplete observations, the nature of satellite data, uncertainties in the forcings ...
... variability of their models. Some variability is intrinsic, but modelers also study variability caused by changes in external forcings, such as in Earth’s orbit or in solar activity. Those studies are complicated by incomplete observations, the nature of satellite data, uncertainties in the forcings ...
Unit 1 – Revision List
... Coping with Climate Change (Mitigation or Adaption) Key players roles and conflicts ...
... Coping with Climate Change (Mitigation or Adaption) Key players roles and conflicts ...
Working with Russia on Climate Change:
... Barriers for further development of climate change and sustainable energy policies in Russia • Climate change is not among top-priorities of the Russian policy; • Climate change and sustainable energy issues are split up between 9 Ministries and Agencies -> low level of co-operation; • Weak sign ...
... Barriers for further development of climate change and sustainable energy policies in Russia • Climate change is not among top-priorities of the Russian policy; • Climate change and sustainable energy issues are split up between 9 Ministries and Agencies -> low level of co-operation; • Weak sign ...
The CLOUD Experiment at CERN
... climate is influenced by solar/cosmic ray variability remains central to our understanding of anthropogenic climate change ...
... climate is influenced by solar/cosmic ray variability remains central to our understanding of anthropogenic climate change ...
Are volcanic eruptions causing the current global warming?
... change? To answer these questions, the rate of volcanic CO2 emissions and weathering should be considered. The average volcanic CO2 flux is ~0.1 PgC (Peta grams of carbon) per year, while the current anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are about 10 PgC per year 3. Thus ...
... change? To answer these questions, the rate of volcanic CO2 emissions and weathering should be considered. The average volcanic CO2 flux is ~0.1 PgC (Peta grams of carbon) per year, while the current anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are about 10 PgC per year 3. Thus ...
Centro de Ciencia del Sistema Terrestre: Conocimiento interdisciplinar para el desempeño nacional. Lincoln Muñiz, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Brasil
... An initiative of the Brazilian government, the CCST-INPE was established in 2008 to lead the Brazilian research community in a national inter-disciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision makers in government, and in vulnerable sectors and communities, to manage the risks of cli ...
... An initiative of the Brazilian government, the CCST-INPE was established in 2008 to lead the Brazilian research community in a national inter-disciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision makers in government, and in vulnerable sectors and communities, to manage the risks of cli ...
Environmental Ecology - Oregon State University
... Effectively debate and evaluate scientific arguments regarding climate change; o Practiced in labs 7 and 8, o Assessed in the midterm and final, and lab 8 which will be archived for longterm programmatic assessment. Interpret data critically, and understand uncertainty in scientific data and mod ...
... Effectively debate and evaluate scientific arguments regarding climate change; o Practiced in labs 7 and 8, o Assessed in the midterm and final, and lab 8 which will be archived for longterm programmatic assessment. Interpret data critically, and understand uncertainty in scientific data and mod ...
06-manton.pps2011-07-12 00:584.1 MB - Asia
... surface energy balance [SEB] complexity) See Pitman et al., GRL, 2004, in press ...
... surface energy balance [SEB] complexity) See Pitman et al., GRL, 2004, in press ...
“Global climate change and third-generation of human rights”. 350
... demonstrations in 181 countries, what CNN called the 'most widespread day of political action in the planet's history.' campaign of pressure was successful if we estimate the number of people involved and events. Nevertheless, governments have not heard the main demand of the activists. In October 2 ...
... demonstrations in 181 countries, what CNN called the 'most widespread day of political action in the planet's history.' campaign of pressure was successful if we estimate the number of people involved and events. Nevertheless, governments have not heard the main demand of the activists. In October 2 ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... • They can directly impact radiative budget through both reflection and absorption. • They can indirectly impact radiative budget through their effects on clouds both reflection and absorption. • They have many different compositions, and the composition matters to what they do. • They have many d ...
... • They can directly impact radiative budget through both reflection and absorption. • They can indirectly impact radiative budget through their effects on clouds both reflection and absorption. • They have many different compositions, and the composition matters to what they do. • They have many d ...
Facts and Myths About Bushfires and Climate Change Factsheet
... had a substantial influence (fivefold increase in risk) on the record extreme summer temperatures over Australia in 2012-13. They concluded that natural climate variation alone was unlikely to explain the record summer temperatures which followed prolonged La Niña-neutral conditions which are ordina ...
... had a substantial influence (fivefold increase in risk) on the record extreme summer temperatures over Australia in 2012-13. They concluded that natural climate variation alone was unlikely to explain the record summer temperatures which followed prolonged La Niña-neutral conditions which are ordina ...
Media Advisory Ozone Treaty Takes Major Steps to Combat Climate
... High‐level political leadership will be needed, from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as the EU, to ensure an equitable deal with China and India, as well as Brazil and South Africa. ...
... High‐level political leadership will be needed, from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as the EU, to ensure an equitable deal with China and India, as well as Brazil and South Africa. ...
How We Know Global Warming is Real
... summer nights on the U.S. east coast, under a relatively moist atmosphere (Figs. 4 and 5). In fact, Earth surface temperatures have increased by about 1.3°F over the past century (Fig. 3). The temperature increase has been particularly pronounced in the past 20 years (for an illustration, see the an ...
... summer nights on the U.S. east coast, under a relatively moist atmosphere (Figs. 4 and 5). In fact, Earth surface temperatures have increased by about 1.3°F over the past century (Fig. 3). The temperature increase has been particularly pronounced in the past 20 years (for an illustration, see the an ...
MnDOT*s Flood Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Pilot Project
... potential risks caused by those changes? What are risks identified for future conditions? What adaptation measure can be put in place to address risks? How are decisions made on what is the most appropriate course of action? ...
... potential risks caused by those changes? What are risks identified for future conditions? What adaptation measure can be put in place to address risks? How are decisions made on what is the most appropriate course of action? ...
Lesson Summary: Students consider how Florida`s climate has
... Feedback The process through which a system is controlled, changed, or modulated in response to its own output. Positive feedback results in amplification of the system output; negative feedback reduces the output of a system. Global Warming The observed increase in average temperature near the Eart ...
... Feedback The process through which a system is controlled, changed, or modulated in response to its own output. Positive feedback results in amplification of the system output; negative feedback reduces the output of a system. Global Warming The observed increase in average temperature near the Eart ...
Fall 2012
... cataracts, decrease in productivity of some ecosystems, and a decrease in air quality. A near global phase-out of the production of CFCs brought about by the Montreal Protocol -- an international environmental treaty -- is expected to lead to a partial recovery of the ...
... cataracts, decrease in productivity of some ecosystems, and a decrease in air quality. A near global phase-out of the production of CFCs brought about by the Montreal Protocol -- an international environmental treaty -- is expected to lead to a partial recovery of the ...
Hot Time in the City Lesson Plan
... Feedback The process through which a system is controlled, changed, or modulated in response to its own output. Positive feedback results in amplification of the system output; negative feedback reduces the output of a system. Global Warming The observed increase in average temperature near the Eart ...
... Feedback The process through which a system is controlled, changed, or modulated in response to its own output. Positive feedback results in amplification of the system output; negative feedback reduces the output of a system. Global Warming The observed increase in average temperature near the Eart ...
Global Warming Primer - National Center for Policy Analysis
... additional cases of malaria (as mosquitoes breed at higher elevations) and hunger (due to increased drought). Most laws and treaties proposed to prevent, reduce or slow global warming would be expensive and do little to prevent warming or future harms. For a fraction of the costs, we could prevent m ...
... additional cases of malaria (as mosquitoes breed at higher elevations) and hunger (due to increased drought). Most laws and treaties proposed to prevent, reduce or slow global warming would be expensive and do little to prevent warming or future harms. For a fraction of the costs, we could prevent m ...
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.