Chapter 1: Introduction - Committee on Climate Change
... Implications of the vote to leave the European Union This chapter was written before the results of the EU Referendum were known. Leaving the European Union is unlikely to change the overall scale of current and future risks from climate change, but in some areas it may affect policies and programme ...
... Implications of the vote to leave the European Union This chapter was written before the results of the EU Referendum were known. Leaving the European Union is unlikely to change the overall scale of current and future risks from climate change, but in some areas it may affect policies and programme ...
What to Do about Climate Change Executive Summary by Indur M. Goklany
... at least partly offset, if not overwhelm, any advances in well-being that would have occurred absent climate change. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports in its 2001 assessment that modest global warming (1 to 2°C over 1990 levels) could increase global economic product with ga ...
... at least partly offset, if not overwhelm, any advances in well-being that would have occurred absent climate change. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports in its 2001 assessment that modest global warming (1 to 2°C over 1990 levels) could increase global economic product with ga ...
Boreal Forest and Climate Change
... the IPCC’s fourth assessment. As stressed above, the actual emissions are increasing at a rate exceeding those in the IPCC’s highest emission scenarios. Furthermore, IPCC’s projections do not take into account the possible or probable positive feedback effects on global warming from large-scale, clim ...
... the IPCC’s fourth assessment. As stressed above, the actual emissions are increasing at a rate exceeding those in the IPCC’s highest emission scenarios. Furthermore, IPCC’s projections do not take into account the possible or probable positive feedback effects on global warming from large-scale, clim ...
Increasing impacts of climate change upon ecosystems with
... studies that contained insufficient detail about the climate scenario used, or that did not provide quantitative estimates of the resultant ecosystem or species changes, could not be included in the analysis. In particular, studies which reported only the general direction of trends in response to c ...
... studies that contained insufficient detail about the climate scenario used, or that did not provide quantitative estimates of the resultant ecosystem or species changes, could not be included in the analysis. In particular, studies which reported only the general direction of trends in response to c ...
Climate Change and College Students
... in Pluto’s planetary status had a specific scientific rationale and that changes such as reclassifications based on new data and evidence are part of ‘‘normal science’’ (Kuhn 1970). Of course not all persuasive messages, including those conveyed through text, will result in attitude change. However, ...
... in Pluto’s planetary status had a specific scientific rationale and that changes such as reclassifications based on new data and evidence are part of ‘‘normal science’’ (Kuhn 1970). Of course not all persuasive messages, including those conveyed through text, will result in attitude change. However, ...
Drivers of adaptation: Responses to weather
... While there have been important policies for adaptation at the international level such as the development of the Adaptation Fund and the promotion of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, there is growing recognition of the importance of ...
... While there have been important policies for adaptation at the international level such as the development of the Adaptation Fund and the promotion of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, there is growing recognition of the importance of ...
Psychology`s Contributions to Understanding and Addressing
... and, in some cases, many centuries (Solomon, Plattner, Knutti, & Friedlingstein, 2009). Moreover, climate change will take place in the context of the other sweeping social, technological, and ecological transitions of the 21st century (e.g., increases in population, urbanization, and disparities in ...
... and, in some cases, many centuries (Solomon, Plattner, Knutti, & Friedlingstein, 2009). Moreover, climate change will take place in the context of the other sweeping social, technological, and ecological transitions of the 21st century (e.g., increases in population, urbanization, and disparities in ...
The Perils of Modelling How Migration Responds to Climate Change
... based on prior climate behavior; yet climate change will produce negative events outside of the range of previous experience, making it hard to model without knowing how people respond. Current migration models are unable to incorporate the more extreme possibility of massive forced climate migratio ...
... based on prior climate behavior; yet climate change will produce negative events outside of the range of previous experience, making it hard to model without knowing how people respond. Current migration models are unable to incorporate the more extreme possibility of massive forced climate migratio ...
published
... hazard events, which may or may not be exacerbated by climate-related changes to the environment. Thus, the intersection of the two approaches occurs where climate-related environmental changes influence the likelihood or severity of hazards. Literature review Climate change beliefs and hazard mitiga ...
... hazard events, which may or may not be exacerbated by climate-related changes to the environment. Thus, the intersection of the two approaches occurs where climate-related environmental changes influence the likelihood or severity of hazards. Literature review Climate change beliefs and hazard mitiga ...
Psychology`s Contributions to Understanding and Addressing
... and, in some cases, many centuries (Solomon, Plattner, Knutti, & Friedlingstein, 2009). Moreover, climate change will take place in the context of the other sweeping social, technological, and ecological transitions of the 21st century (e.g., increases in population, urbanization, and disparities in ...
... and, in some cases, many centuries (Solomon, Plattner, Knutti, & Friedlingstein, 2009). Moreover, climate change will take place in the context of the other sweeping social, technological, and ecological transitions of the 21st century (e.g., increases in population, urbanization, and disparities in ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change
... Due to an increase of both, energy demand and the share of coal in the global fuel mix, GHG emissions grew more rapidly between 2001 and 2010 than in the previous decade. Contribution of energy sources to global and regional primary energy use increments. ...
... Due to an increase of both, energy demand and the share of coal in the global fuel mix, GHG emissions grew more rapidly between 2001 and 2010 than in the previous decade. Contribution of energy sources to global and regional primary energy use increments. ...
from cnrs.fr - Station d`Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
... linked to thermal physiology (Lepetz et al. 2009). Interestingly, although there is low variation in preferred temperatures among populations, preferred temperatures considerably vary within populations and this variation is maintained along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients (Gvozdık & Castill ...
... linked to thermal physiology (Lepetz et al. 2009). Interestingly, although there is low variation in preferred temperatures among populations, preferred temperatures considerably vary within populations and this variation is maintained along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients (Gvozdık & Castill ...
Preparing BC for Climate Migration
... Extreme weather has also become common in North America: Hurricane Sandy in the final days of the 2012 US presidential campaign, which forced climate change onto the platform; extreme drought in California and the US Midwest; flooding in Calgary and Toronto in 2013; and extreme cold across the conti ...
... Extreme weather has also become common in North America: Hurricane Sandy in the final days of the 2012 US presidential campaign, which forced climate change onto the platform; extreme drought in California and the US Midwest; flooding in Calgary and Toronto in 2013; and extreme cold across the conti ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse g ...
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse g ...
Publications
... Manabe, S., and J.L. Holloway,Jr., The Seasonal Variation of the Hydrologic Cycle as Simulated by a Global Model of the Atmosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, 80(12):1617-1649, 1975. Hahn, D.G., and S. Manabe, The Role of Mountains in the South Asian Monsoon Circulation, Journal of the Atmosph ...
... Manabe, S., and J.L. Holloway,Jr., The Seasonal Variation of the Hydrologic Cycle as Simulated by a Global Model of the Atmosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, 80(12):1617-1649, 1975. Hahn, D.G., and S. Manabe, The Role of Mountains in the South Asian Monsoon Circulation, Journal of the Atmosph ...
Sensitivity and response of northern hemisphere altitudinal and
... advance of tree growth to higher elevations in the same way as in the undisturbed treeline ecotone (cf. Climatic treelines). Tree invasion usually follows on suitable sites, particularly on areas with convex topography and not too long-lasting snow cover, where they may have already reached their pr ...
... advance of tree growth to higher elevations in the same way as in the undisturbed treeline ecotone (cf. Climatic treelines). Tree invasion usually follows on suitable sites, particularly on areas with convex topography and not too long-lasting snow cover, where they may have already reached their pr ...
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local
... Not all adaptation strategies are sustainable. For instance, physical adaptation strategies, such as dams to protect lowlying land from water intrusion caused by sea level rise, may require human migration and resettlement. This way, migration becomes an adaptation strategy. The debate as to whether ...
... Not all adaptation strategies are sustainable. For instance, physical adaptation strategies, such as dams to protect lowlying land from water intrusion caused by sea level rise, may require human migration and resettlement. This way, migration becomes an adaptation strategy. The debate as to whether ...
I am sorry to say that global warming is not just "hot air"
... What Do Human Records and Proxy Data Tell us About Our Climate? ___________ 3 What Does Ice Core Data Tell Us About Earth’s Climate History? _______________ 5 What Climate Existed in the Carboniferous Period? ___________________________ 7 Hows Does the Greenhouse Effect Work? _______________________ ...
... What Do Human Records and Proxy Data Tell us About Our Climate? ___________ 3 What Does Ice Core Data Tell Us About Earth’s Climate History? _______________ 5 What Climate Existed in the Carboniferous Period? ___________________________ 7 Hows Does the Greenhouse Effect Work? _______________________ ...
Course on review of higher tiers non
... GHG in Annex A to the KP shall be those in the column entitled “Global Warming Potential for Given Time Horizon” in table 2.14 of the Errata to the contribution of WG I to the AR4, based on the effects of GHG over a 100-year time horizon, taking into account the inherent and complicated uncertaintie ...
... GHG in Annex A to the KP shall be those in the column entitled “Global Warming Potential for Given Time Horizon” in table 2.14 of the Errata to the contribution of WG I to the AR4, based on the effects of GHG over a 100-year time horizon, taking into account the inherent and complicated uncertaintie ...
Stern Review: robust methodology of its modelling in Chapter 6
... The cost of climate change is now expected to be larger than many earlier studies suggested. This Chapter brings together estimates from formal models of the monetary cost of climate change, including evidence on how these costs rise with increasing temperatures. It builds on and complements the evi ...
... The cost of climate change is now expected to be larger than many earlier studies suggested. This Chapter brings together estimates from formal models of the monetary cost of climate change, including evidence on how these costs rise with increasing temperatures. It builds on and complements the evi ...
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.