Convention on the Conservation of European
... Measures that may be considered as appropriate for addressing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, for the purposes of the application of the Convention, are listed for consideration by Contracting Parties. These measures are offered as examples of action that may be taken by authorities a ...
... Measures that may be considered as appropriate for addressing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, for the purposes of the application of the Convention, are listed for consideration by Contracting Parties. These measures are offered as examples of action that may be taken by authorities a ...
Gene Takle - NARCCAP and wind
... residential and commercial buildings, while Xu et al (2009) focused on the impact on the state of California finding increases in cooling loads for 2100 of about 50% for the worst case IPCC carbon emission scenario (A1F1) and still 25% with the most likely carbon scenario (A2). Heating loads would d ...
... residential and commercial buildings, while Xu et al (2009) focused on the impact on the state of California finding increases in cooling loads for 2100 of about 50% for the worst case IPCC carbon emission scenario (A1F1) and still 25% with the most likely carbon scenario (A2). Heating loads would d ...
Draft Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report
... community, as required by Act 70 of 2008. The report should discuss in more detail the view points of some scientists that other non-anthropogenic sources (Pacific Decadal Oscillation and solar activity) may be the primary cause for global warming and that some scientists feel that cloud formation a ...
... community, as required by Act 70 of 2008. The report should discuss in more detail the view points of some scientists that other non-anthropogenic sources (Pacific Decadal Oscillation and solar activity) may be the primary cause for global warming and that some scientists feel that cloud formation a ...
Principles of Adaptation w endnotes
... resiliency to the changes ahead will require a new and unprecedented degree of collaborative action throughout California. We must begin now to encourage this level of cooperation, starting with a shared set of goals and principles that allow us to balance economic, social and environmental needs as ...
... resiliency to the changes ahead will require a new and unprecedented degree of collaborative action throughout California. We must begin now to encourage this level of cooperation, starting with a shared set of goals and principles that allow us to balance economic, social and environmental needs as ...
PowerPoint-Präsentation
... • In 2015 two significant global many years long negotiations are culminating in the second half of the year. : • Sustainability Development Goals Negotiations aiming for an aspirational goal how our societies should look like, and how we want to live in 20-30 years from now, and what are the charac ...
... • In 2015 two significant global many years long negotiations are culminating in the second half of the year. : • Sustainability Development Goals Negotiations aiming for an aspirational goal how our societies should look like, and how we want to live in 20-30 years from now, and what are the charac ...
Chapter 8 – Dynamics of Climate Change
... States, and China are disproportionately large because their populations are large and the average lifestyle in those locations expends large amounts of energy. Producing this energy emits much more gas per person and creates more types of greenhouse gases. On the map, Africa appears smaller than it ...
... States, and China are disproportionately large because their populations are large and the average lifestyle in those locations expends large amounts of energy. Producing this energy emits much more gas per person and creates more types of greenhouse gases. On the map, Africa appears smaller than it ...
Climate Change Issues and Mitigation Actions in Indonesia Relevant
... According to the Climate Analysis Indicator Tool (CAIT) database, Indonesia’s total emissions of GHG account for 5.9 per cent of global emissions in 2005. At a global level, emissions from land use change and forestry account for 16.3 per cent of total emissions, but at 1,459 million metric tonnes p ...
... According to the Climate Analysis Indicator Tool (CAIT) database, Indonesia’s total emissions of GHG account for 5.9 per cent of global emissions in 2005. At a global level, emissions from land use change and forestry account for 16.3 per cent of total emissions, but at 1,459 million metric tonnes p ...
Why Climate Change Doesn`t Scare Me — Quadrant Online
... technological world we are creating. Gross scientific malpractice has become endemic in climate science. Misleading or even false claims, cherry-picking of data, hiding or ignoring conflicting evidence, unexplained manipulations of data, refusal to permit independent examination of methods and evide ...
... technological world we are creating. Gross scientific malpractice has become endemic in climate science. Misleading or even false claims, cherry-picking of data, hiding or ignoring conflicting evidence, unexplained manipulations of data, refusal to permit independent examination of methods and evide ...
Understanding the impacts of climate change on economic behavior
... In the absence of abatement measures, emissions of greenhouse gases are likely to grow over the next century largely from the burning of fossil fuels. As a result, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses will continue to increase. The most recent IPCC (1996a) report ...
... In the absence of abatement measures, emissions of greenhouse gases are likely to grow over the next century largely from the burning of fossil fuels. As a result, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses will continue to increase. The most recent IPCC (1996a) report ...
5.0 long term impacts - California State University Channel Islands
... Guidelines Section 15144, Office of Planning Research commentary, citing the California Supreme Court decision in Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California [1988] 47 Cal. 3d 376). CEQA does not require an agency to evaluate an impact that is “too speculative” ...
... Guidelines Section 15144, Office of Planning Research commentary, citing the California Supreme Court decision in Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California [1988] 47 Cal. 3d 376). CEQA does not require an agency to evaluate an impact that is “too speculative” ...
FACTS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
... two different periods of time. This usually occurs when something changes the total amount of the sun's energy absorbed by the earth's atmosphere and surface. It also happens when something changes the amount of heat energy from the earth's surface and atmosphere that escapes to space over an extend ...
... two different periods of time. This usually occurs when something changes the total amount of the sun's energy absorbed by the earth's atmosphere and surface. It also happens when something changes the amount of heat energy from the earth's surface and atmosphere that escapes to space over an extend ...
AOSS_480_L24_Impacts_Public_Health_Heat_20080403
... Injuries and death Long term psychological problems Increased infectious disease Contaminated water supplies ...
... Injuries and death Long term psychological problems Increased infectious disease Contaminated water supplies ...
introduction to climate change
... Working in groups of three or four students read one article on climate change (BLM 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4). Tell groups to be prepared to explain what they have learned from the reading. Allow students three minutes to record by drawing, labeling or writing what they have learned in the article using the ...
... Working in groups of three or four students read one article on climate change (BLM 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4). Tell groups to be prepared to explain what they have learned from the reading. Allow students three minutes to record by drawing, labeling or writing what they have learned in the article using the ...
STOCKHOLM COUNTY 2100
... industrialisation. Of all the greenhouse gases we emit, carbon dioxide is the one that has contributed the most to global warming. Today’s emissions will affect our climate for many years to come. THE EXTENT OF OUR emissions depends on how our society develops, and population develop ment, consumpt ...
... industrialisation. Of all the greenhouse gases we emit, carbon dioxide is the one that has contributed the most to global warming. Today’s emissions will affect our climate for many years to come. THE EXTENT OF OUR emissions depends on how our society develops, and population develop ment, consumpt ...
Presentation
... • Long term vision by 2050: The 2000 Watts society Energy and climate policy guided by sustainable development strategy targets : 1 ton of CO2 per capita 500 watts from fossil fuels 1500 watts from renewable sources SOGE, 05/16-17/05, Bonn, Germany ...
... • Long term vision by 2050: The 2000 Watts society Energy and climate policy guided by sustainable development strategy targets : 1 ton of CO2 per capita 500 watts from fossil fuels 1500 watts from renewable sources SOGE, 05/16-17/05, Bonn, Germany ...
Document
... In the years that followed, Ramanathan and other researchers discovered that these “trace” gases – so called because they are less abundant than CO2 – are responsible for 45% of the greenhouse effect ascribable to human action. The finding offers a peculiar parallel with Ramanathan’s own career. On ...
... In the years that followed, Ramanathan and other researchers discovered that these “trace” gases – so called because they are less abundant than CO2 – are responsible for 45% of the greenhouse effect ascribable to human action. The finding offers a peculiar parallel with Ramanathan’s own career. On ...
Poor are already paying the cost of adapting to
... adaptation is specific to local contexts and what works in one region may not work in another because of differing geography, soils, water availability, land ownership or traditional rules and beliefs. Baseline information is lacking. Making sure effective adaptation measures – from insurance to sit ...
... adaptation is specific to local contexts and what works in one region may not work in another because of differing geography, soils, water availability, land ownership or traditional rules and beliefs. Baseline information is lacking. Making sure effective adaptation measures – from insurance to sit ...
Zero poverty… think again - Overseas Development Institute
... knowledge that we are already likely committed to at least a 1.5°C rise in global average temperatures by the end of the century, except under the most ambitious climate mitigation scenarios (IPCC, 2013). Adaptation in a wide range of sectors and areas will be simultaneously needed otherwise massive ...
... knowledge that we are already likely committed to at least a 1.5°C rise in global average temperatures by the end of the century, except under the most ambitious climate mitigation scenarios (IPCC, 2013). Adaptation in a wide range of sectors and areas will be simultaneously needed otherwise massive ...
Slide 1
... ground-level ozone concentrations and associated cardio-respiratory disease if nonclimatic factors (e.g., emissions) do not change ...
... ground-level ozone concentrations and associated cardio-respiratory disease if nonclimatic factors (e.g., emissions) do not change ...
Scientific Advice in Government: Collaborating and Communicating Bootle Town Hall Sir John Beddington
... services and adversely affecting the economy ...
... services and adversely affecting the economy ...
Document
... released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, clearing forests, cement manufacture, and by many other industrial and agricultural activities, thereby increasing the amount of radiation trapped near the Earth’s surface and driving accelerated warming. This process, called the enhanced greenho ...
... released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, clearing forests, cement manufacture, and by many other industrial and agricultural activities, thereby increasing the amount of radiation trapped near the Earth’s surface and driving accelerated warming. This process, called the enhanced greenho ...
Tradeoffs in climate change
... • What were some surprising outcomes? • What could we do better next time? ...
... • What were some surprising outcomes? • What could we do better next time? ...