Four degrees and beyond: the potential for a global temperature
... below the 2◦ C target. For example, Rogelj et al. [8] argued that having a 50 : 50 chance of constraining warming to 2◦ C would require developed countries to cut emissions by up to 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050, but that even the best case commitments prior to Copenhagen only resulted in a ...
... below the 2◦ C target. For example, Rogelj et al. [8] argued that having a 50 : 50 chance of constraining warming to 2◦ C would require developed countries to cut emissions by up to 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050, but that even the best case commitments prior to Copenhagen only resulted in a ...
FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY ANNENBERG
... WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE OCEAN INTERACT. Dr. Emanuel: SO WE HAVE BUILT A LABORATORY APPARATUS IN WHICH WE CAN SIMULATE THESE VERY FANTASTIC CONDITIONS -VERY HIGH WIND SPEEDS, AIR BLOWING ACROSS WATER THE AIR IS FILLED WITH SPRAY. WHEN THE WINDS START TO BLOW MORE THAN ABOUT 80 OR 90 MILES PER HOU ...
... WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE OCEAN INTERACT. Dr. Emanuel: SO WE HAVE BUILT A LABORATORY APPARATUS IN WHICH WE CAN SIMULATE THESE VERY FANTASTIC CONDITIONS -VERY HIGH WIND SPEEDS, AIR BLOWING ACROSS WATER THE AIR IS FILLED WITH SPRAY. WHEN THE WINDS START TO BLOW MORE THAN ABOUT 80 OR 90 MILES PER HOU ...
C Global Warming and Social Justice
... context of climate change. How many Americans benefit from past greenhouse gas emissions and how much do they benefit? Many Americans today are, of course, immigrants or children of immigrants, and so not the descendants of greenhouse gas–emitting Americans of the past. Such people may nonetheless b ...
... context of climate change. How many Americans benefit from past greenhouse gas emissions and how much do they benefit? Many Americans today are, of course, immigrants or children of immigrants, and so not the descendants of greenhouse gas–emitting Americans of the past. Such people may nonetheless b ...
Global Warming and Social Justice
... context of climate change. How many Americans benefit from past greenhouse gas emissions and how much do they benefit? Many Americans today are, of course, immigrants or children of immigrants, and so not the descendants of greenhouse gas–emitting Americans of the past. Such people may nonetheless b ...
... context of climate change. How many Americans benefit from past greenhouse gas emissions and how much do they benefit? Many Americans today are, of course, immigrants or children of immigrants, and so not the descendants of greenhouse gas–emitting Americans of the past. Such people may nonetheless b ...
gwnord_chap1_072810 - Yale Economics
... Our journey begins, and will also end, with the daily activities of humans around the world. Because I am an American living in an urban environment, I will use that as an example, but it could equally well involve an Iowa farmer, a German automotive worker, a Chinese mechanic, an Indian farmer, or ...
... Our journey begins, and will also end, with the daily activities of humans around the world. Because I am an American living in an urban environment, I will use that as an example, but it could equally well involve an Iowa farmer, a German automotive worker, a Chinese mechanic, an Indian farmer, or ...
Comments on Pennsylvania 2015 Climate Change Impacts
... rates, “it will take approximately 37 years to mine the remaining Pittsburgh Coalbed.” Tonsor ET AL., Univ. of Pitt., Act 54 Report on the Impacts of Underground Coal Mining (2008-‐2013), § III, at ...
... rates, “it will take approximately 37 years to mine the remaining Pittsburgh Coalbed.” Tonsor ET AL., Univ. of Pitt., Act 54 Report on the Impacts of Underground Coal Mining (2008-‐2013), § III, at ...
of mexico
... TO CLIMATE CHANGE Mexico’s geographical characteristics and the adverse social conditions suffered by some sectors of the population make it one of the most vulnerable countries to the adverse impacts of climate change. In just over 100 years, both land and sea surface temperatures have increased ac ...
... TO CLIMATE CHANGE Mexico’s geographical characteristics and the adverse social conditions suffered by some sectors of the population make it one of the most vulnerable countries to the adverse impacts of climate change. In just over 100 years, both land and sea surface temperatures have increased ac ...
Download: The Road to Copenhagen: a global deal on climate change (pdf)
... As a start, we need to think about the role of economics when it comes to valuing future generations. At the moment, as Lord Stern took into account, the discount rate used in even the most environmentally sensitive economic models still give virtually no value to policy effects that are more than a ...
... As a start, we need to think about the role of economics when it comes to valuing future generations. At the moment, as Lord Stern took into account, the discount rate used in even the most environmentally sensitive economic models still give virtually no value to policy effects that are more than a ...
Zurich`s emerging markets unit provides political risk insurance for
... Zurich’s emerging markets unit provides political risk insurance for carbon credit projects Provides coverage for companies investing in programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions Washington, D.C., February 20, 2008 – Zurich, a leader in political risk and trade credit insurance in emerging markets, ...
... Zurich’s emerging markets unit provides political risk insurance for carbon credit projects Provides coverage for companies investing in programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions Washington, D.C., February 20, 2008 – Zurich, a leader in political risk and trade credit insurance in emerging markets, ...
Year-end Report,
... research. Having an understanding of scientific research is important because it is often referenced in the media and in conversations. We often read in articles or see on television that… “Scientists have discovered….”. However, without proper scientific literacy, one can only imagine HOW scientist ...
... research. Having an understanding of scientific research is important because it is often referenced in the media and in conversations. We often read in articles or see on television that… “Scientists have discovered….”. However, without proper scientific literacy, one can only imagine HOW scientist ...
Scientific Rationale The Pliocene epoch (~ 5.33 to 2.59 Ma) is the
... circum-North Atlantic ice sheets developed. The latest reconstructions of atmospheric pCO2 concentrations indicate that during the Pliocene pCO2 was higher than pre-industrial and comparable or slightly higher than current (anthropogenic) values (Pagani et al., 2010; Bartoli et al., 2011; Badger et ...
... circum-North Atlantic ice sheets developed. The latest reconstructions of atmospheric pCO2 concentrations indicate that during the Pliocene pCO2 was higher than pre-industrial and comparable or slightly higher than current (anthropogenic) values (Pagani et al., 2010; Bartoli et al., 2011; Badger et ...
climate change perspective in pakistan
... Asia have adapted to a range of environmental stresses over the region’s long history of human settlement and land-use change. Whether such resilience can continue in the face of climate change and economic and population changes is uncertain, although it is expected that the processes of ongoing ad ...
... Asia have adapted to a range of environmental stresses over the region’s long history of human settlement and land-use change. Whether such resilience can continue in the face of climate change and economic and population changes is uncertain, although it is expected that the processes of ongoing ad ...
Clearing the Air Students learn about the scientific evidence
... Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below to identify whether the conclusion is supported by science. Also, consider the reasoning people use to interpret information and how this influences their conclusions. ...
... Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below to identify whether the conclusion is supported by science. Also, consider the reasoning people use to interpret information and how this influences their conclusions. ...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
... For its Fourth Assessment Report released in 2007, the IPCC considered several possible futures based on factors including population growth, economic development, and technological change. Each scenario was linked to estimates of how the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would cha ...
... For its Fourth Assessment Report released in 2007, the IPCC considered several possible futures based on factors including population growth, economic development, and technological change. Each scenario was linked to estimates of how the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would cha ...
Oxfam-Diamond Valley Newsletter December 2015
... Oxfam’s rapid assessment teams are today travelling to affected communities to survey damage, particularly in poor and marginalised communities. It is working with the Government of Mexico, ready to assist if required. ...
... Oxfam’s rapid assessment teams are today travelling to affected communities to survey damage, particularly in poor and marginalised communities. It is working with the Government of Mexico, ready to assist if required. ...
3_session_Ayensu
... • This will require action from developed and developing countries • Substantial funding to the developing world (€65-100bn pa) is required over the next ten years ...
... • This will require action from developed and developing countries • Substantial funding to the developing world (€65-100bn pa) is required over the next ten years ...
Global Climate Change and Its Effects on Human Habitat and
... CO2. Scientists estimate that the concentration of atmospheric CO2 in 2050 will be double what it was in the 1700s (Raven & Berg 2005). The levels of other trace gases associated with global climate change are also rising. The combustion of gasoline in the car’s engine releases not only CO2 but also ...
... CO2. Scientists estimate that the concentration of atmospheric CO2 in 2050 will be double what it was in the 1700s (Raven & Berg 2005). The levels of other trace gases associated with global climate change are also rising. The combustion of gasoline in the car’s engine releases not only CO2 but also ...
Optimal Climate Policies under the 2°C Constraint Using a
... Quantify the uncertainty using distribution rather than a fix values. • Assign weights to future scenarios • Measure the likelihood of model’s parameters • Combine distributions through the whole IAM ...
... Quantify the uncertainty using distribution rather than a fix values. • Assign weights to future scenarios • Measure the likelihood of model’s parameters • Combine distributions through the whole IAM ...
Case study no 16: Climate change research
... by few other conservation organisations. Because our scientific work has had a low profile with the wider public, many are unaware of the depth and breadth of our scientific knowledge. And it is this knowledge that informs all of our conservation work. Be that the way we manage our reserves to make ...
... by few other conservation organisations. Because our scientific work has had a low profile with the wider public, many are unaware of the depth and breadth of our scientific knowledge. And it is this knowledge that informs all of our conservation work. Be that the way we manage our reserves to make ...
Greenhouse Effect - Florida Atlantic University
... used to develop this inquiry-based lesson. A teacher would begin by assessing students’ prior ideas and engaging them in the learning. To uncover students’ ideas, the following questions could be asked: (1) What is the greenhouse effect? How does it work on Earth? Make a drawing with labels. (2) How ...
... used to develop this inquiry-based lesson. A teacher would begin by assessing students’ prior ideas and engaging them in the learning. To uncover students’ ideas, the following questions could be asked: (1) What is the greenhouse effect? How does it work on Earth? Make a drawing with labels. (2) How ...
Climate Protection Fellows 2016/2017 in portrait
... critical to getting the most out of the monies invested. There is a need for decisionmakers, at both governmental and nongovernmental level, to have tools that help them to decide which adaptation measures to implement that are consistent with their financial resources and socioeconomic conditions. ...
... critical to getting the most out of the monies invested. There is a need for decisionmakers, at both governmental and nongovernmental level, to have tools that help them to decide which adaptation measures to implement that are consistent with their financial resources and socioeconomic conditions. ...
The Artificial Intelligence of Geoengineering
... no longer certain how DNA and RNA function. In 2012, scientists discovered that there are six molecules other than DNA that are able to store genetic information and pass it on.6 We completed the first full map of the human genome 10 years ago, but our understanding of what to do with it isn’t exact ...
... no longer certain how DNA and RNA function. In 2012, scientists discovered that there are six molecules other than DNA that are able to store genetic information and pass it on.6 We completed the first full map of the human genome 10 years ago, but our understanding of what to do with it isn’t exact ...
Climate Change, Energy and Social Preferences on Policies
... is among the most serious problems faced by humankind today. Although there are relevant geographical differences within Europe, Spain is among the countries well above the EU average in rating climate change as a very serious problem. At the same time, most Europeans (again, roughly two thirds) bel ...
... is among the most serious problems faced by humankind today. Although there are relevant geographical differences within Europe, Spain is among the countries well above the EU average in rating climate change as a very serious problem. At the same time, most Europeans (again, roughly two thirds) bel ...
new ways for cities to tackle climate change
... example, have helped improve the energy efficiency of homes and offices. New standards that make structures more resilient to climate change could be incorporated into existing green building programs. Urban leaders, especially in emerging economies, can also more strongly enforce existing developm ...
... example, have helped improve the energy efficiency of homes and offices. New standards that make structures more resilient to climate change could be incorporated into existing green building programs. Urban leaders, especially in emerging economies, can also more strongly enforce existing developm ...
No Slide Title - University of Washington
... THREE WESTERN U.S. CASE STUDIES Dennis P. Lettenmaier Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington Center for Streamside Studies and Center for Urban Water Resources Management Annual Review of Research February 6, 2003 ...
... THREE WESTERN U.S. CASE STUDIES Dennis P. Lettenmaier Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington Center for Streamside Studies and Center for Urban Water Resources Management Annual Review of Research February 6, 2003 ...
Fred Singer
Siegfried Fred Singer (born September 27, 1924) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss, his public denial of the health risks of passive smoking, and as an advocate for climate change denial. He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution (1970), The Ocean in Human Affairs (1989), Global Climate Change (1989), The Greenhouse Debate Continued (1992), and Hot Talk, Cold Science (1997). He has also co-authored Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (2007) with Dennis Avery, and Climate Change Reconsidered (2009) with Craig Idso.Singer has had a varied career, serving in the armed forces, government, and academia. He designed mines for the U.S. Navy during World War II, before obtaining his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1948 and working as a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London. He became a leading figure in early space research, was involved in the development of earth observation satellites, and in 1962 established the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center. He was the founding dean of the University of Miami School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences in 1964, and held several government positions, including deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, and chief scientist for the Department of Transportation. He held a professorship with the University of Virginia from 1971 until 1994, and with George Mason University until 2000.In 1990 Singer founded the Science & Environmental Policy Project to advocate for climate change denial, and in 2006 was named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of a minority of scientists said to be creating a stand-off on a consensus on climate change. Singer argues there is no evidence that global warming is attributable to human-caused increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that humanity would benefit if temperatures do rise.He is an opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, and has claimed climate models as not based on reality, and not evidence. Singer has been accused of rejecting peer-reviewed and independently confirmed scientific evidence in his claims concerning public health and environmental issues.