Air: Climate
... • Russia ratified in Fall 2004 • Russia put Kyoto over the limit needed to make protocol come into force Has become legally binding for all participants • Australia ratified in December 2007 US is the only industrialized country that still refuses to sign • Kyoto is still probably not enough Con ...
... • Russia ratified in Fall 2004 • Russia put Kyoto over the limit needed to make protocol come into force Has become legally binding for all participants • Australia ratified in December 2007 US is the only industrialized country that still refuses to sign • Kyoto is still probably not enough Con ...
Dennis Anderson
... Loss of Greenland Ice-cap Loss of Gulf Stream Intensification of greenhouse effect through thawing of permafrost ...
... Loss of Greenland Ice-cap Loss of Gulf Stream Intensification of greenhouse effect through thawing of permafrost ...
Enabling an Efficient Carbon Market
... • Binding 5-year carbon budgets set 12 years ahead — First three budgets (2008–22) set in 2009 — Fourth budget (2023-27) to be determined later in 2011 ...
... • Binding 5-year carbon budgets set 12 years ahead — First three budgets (2008–22) set in 2009 — Fourth budget (2023-27) to be determined later in 2011 ...
Climate Change `Quagmire`
... voice rising. "Fifteen percent? It's not a lottery, you know." What seems to rankle Mr. Ramesh the most about these kinds of demands is the idea that India should sign itself on to the rich world's environmental fads at the expense of its own poor people. Many Indians have long understood that the k ...
... voice rising. "Fifteen percent? It's not a lottery, you know." What seems to rankle Mr. Ramesh the most about these kinds of demands is the idea that India should sign itself on to the rich world's environmental fads at the expense of its own poor people. Many Indians have long understood that the k ...
Intro_Clim_Sci_prelim_post
... These are the workhorses of climate change science. They are 3D computerized time-stepped simulation models of the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere Based on fundamental physics (conservation, etc.), geography (where are oceans), and observations (initial conditions) Used to predict weat ...
... These are the workhorses of climate change science. They are 3D computerized time-stepped simulation models of the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere Based on fundamental physics (conservation, etc.), geography (where are oceans), and observations (initial conditions) Used to predict weat ...
WWIT - June 15th, Presentation - Metropolitan Washington Council
... 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 80% below 2005 levels by 2050 ...
... 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 80% below 2005 levels by 2050 ...
Who are Envirowise?
... LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 From the best documentary award for a slideshow on global warming to the first ever environmentally friendly ceremony, Hollywood turned green at the Oscars thanks largely to the urgings of Al Gore.” ...
... LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 From the best documentary award for a slideshow on global warming to the first ever environmentally friendly ceremony, Hollywood turned green at the Oscars thanks largely to the urgings of Al Gore.” ...
The Regional Greeenhouse Gas Initiative: The National Setting
... – Established firm schedule for CO2 reductions by industrialized countries – from 2008-2012 those parties will reduce their green house gas emissions by an average of 5.2 percent as against a 1990 base line. Specific targets were set for each of those countries. Developing countries not committed. – ...
... – Established firm schedule for CO2 reductions by industrialized countries – from 2008-2012 those parties will reduce their green house gas emissions by an average of 5.2 percent as against a 1990 base line. Specific targets were set for each of those countries. Developing countries not committed. – ...
NEW Preconference workshop FORADAPT
... 14h-14h30 Hendrik Davi : The pathways of adaptation Species replacement and assisted migration session 14h30-15h Xavier Morin: What mixture for adaptation to climate change? 15h 15h30 Thibaut Frejaville: The importance of using forest inventory data and common gardens (provenance tests) for modeling ...
... 14h-14h30 Hendrik Davi : The pathways of adaptation Species replacement and assisted migration session 14h30-15h Xavier Morin: What mixture for adaptation to climate change? 15h 15h30 Thibaut Frejaville: The importance of using forest inventory data and common gardens (provenance tests) for modeling ...
The United States and Policy on Global Climate Change
... Temp. in Lewiston has increased 3.4oF over the last century It could increase 4oF by 2100 Precipitation will increase & intensity of winter storms Health: heat-related deaths, increase in Lyme disease Sea-level is already rising 3.9”/century in Rockland and could rise another 14” by 2100 ...
... Temp. in Lewiston has increased 3.4oF over the last century It could increase 4oF by 2100 Precipitation will increase & intensity of winter storms Health: heat-related deaths, increase in Lyme disease Sea-level is already rising 3.9”/century in Rockland and could rise another 14” by 2100 ...
Science Consensus Regarding Climate Change - 4
... o There is a strong scientific consensus that the global climate is changing and that human activity contributes significantly. o Human-induced climate change is caused by greenhouse gas emissions from industry, transport, agriculture and other vital economic sectors. ...
... o There is a strong scientific consensus that the global climate is changing and that human activity contributes significantly. o Human-induced climate change is caused by greenhouse gas emissions from industry, transport, agriculture and other vital economic sectors. ...
Whitley-Binder_ClimateChgImpacts_w_notes
... Information exists now for preparing for climate change impacts. ...
... Information exists now for preparing for climate change impacts. ...
Climate Change
... the world have retreated at unprecedented rates over the last century. Some ice caps, glaciers, and even an ice shelf have disappeared altogether. Many more are retreating so rapidly that they may vanish within ...
... the world have retreated at unprecedented rates over the last century. Some ice caps, glaciers, and even an ice shelf have disappeared altogether. Many more are retreating so rapidly that they may vanish within ...
Slide 1
... west have been well understood in the academic community for a decade or longer. • Lots of questions about specifics, climate model uncertainty, etc. However, a) all models show there is a problem in snowmelt dominated watersheds, and b) the models are consistent with what’s been observed over the l ...
... west have been well understood in the academic community for a decade or longer. • Lots of questions about specifics, climate model uncertainty, etc. However, a) all models show there is a problem in snowmelt dominated watersheds, and b) the models are consistent with what’s been observed over the l ...
Mediators of Change? The relevance and potential of
... climate change, illegal activities, invasive alien species, pollution (1 = the biggest threat, 4 = smallest threat) Threats ...
... climate change, illegal activities, invasive alien species, pollution (1 = the biggest threat, 4 = smallest threat) Threats ...
: Ready to Share Center Stage with the Public and Private
... Rules related to accounting AAUs will be further developed; A group of developed countries have declared that they will not purchase AAUs during the second commitment period ...
... Rules related to accounting AAUs will be further developed; A group of developed countries have declared that they will not purchase AAUs during the second commitment period ...
MfESummary
... Climate Change Projections for New Zealand: Atmospheric projections based on simulations undertaken for the IPCC 5th Assessment. Prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Brent Mullan, Abda Sood and S. Stuart. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). ...
... Climate Change Projections for New Zealand: Atmospheric projections based on simulations undertaken for the IPCC 5th Assessment. Prepared for the Ministry for the Environment by Brent Mullan, Abda Sood and S. Stuart. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). ...
The 2015 Paris Agreement
... Articles 4, 5 and 6 contain the main provisions regarding mitigation. The key point is (Art. 4(1)) Parties aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, recognizing that peaking will take longer for developing country Parties, and to undertake rapid reductions thereaft ...
... Articles 4, 5 and 6 contain the main provisions regarding mitigation. The key point is (Art. 4(1)) Parties aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, recognizing that peaking will take longer for developing country Parties, and to undertake rapid reductions thereaft ...
CODE: PPI-KLIM - Plant Dynamics
... This adjustment will include a global warming of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere. Even a small rise in temperature will be accompanied by many other changes, for example in cloud cover and wind patterns. Some of these changes may act to enhance the warming, others to counteract it. There ar ...
... This adjustment will include a global warming of the earth’s surface and lower atmosphere. Even a small rise in temperature will be accompanied by many other changes, for example in cloud cover and wind patterns. Some of these changes may act to enhance the warming, others to counteract it. There ar ...
Face The Facts Climate Change
... • Rises in global temperature will lead to the passing of tipping points, which will eventually lead to runaway climate change. There are tipping points in the climate system, which we are very close to, and if we pass them, the dynamics of the system take over and carry you to very large changes wh ...
... • Rises in global temperature will lead to the passing of tipping points, which will eventually lead to runaway climate change. There are tipping points in the climate system, which we are very close to, and if we pass them, the dynamics of the system take over and carry you to very large changes wh ...
Model selection and uncertainty in climate change mitigation research
... • How much do we care about the future? • If we wish to perform a cost-benefit analysis on a future public sector project, such as climate change mitigation, we must choose a discount rate that reflects society’s preference for present benefits over future benefits. • The discount rate used in the S ...
... • How much do we care about the future? • If we wish to perform a cost-benefit analysis on a future public sector project, such as climate change mitigation, we must choose a discount rate that reflects society’s preference for present benefits over future benefits. • The discount rate used in the S ...
Title of Presentation - PSU Glacier Research
... Abrupt change – 2 ways Fast forcing New equilibrium from threshold crossing ...
... Abrupt change – 2 ways Fast forcing New equilibrium from threshold crossing ...
