2016/03/PR PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2016 IPCC agrees special
... What is the IPCC? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorsed by the United Nations Ge ...
... What is the IPCC? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorsed by the United Nations Ge ...
Hot or Not?: Recognizing and Preparing for Climate
... origin. However, normalcy often masks system defects and disaster incubation (Turner 1976). In the case of the Challenger Disaster, Vaughn (1996) demonstrated that this incubation phase involved the normalization of defects in high-risk technologies to the degree that officials were blind to seriou ...
... origin. However, normalcy often masks system defects and disaster incubation (Turner 1976). In the case of the Challenger Disaster, Vaughn (1996) demonstrated that this incubation phase involved the normalization of defects in high-risk technologies to the degree that officials were blind to seriou ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... needed for services to residents. This strategy will also address the actions the Council will take to mitigate emissions from residents, business and other public bodies and the adaptation measures which will affect the whole county. In this way the strategy deals with both internal and external cl ...
... needed for services to residents. This strategy will also address the actions the Council will take to mitigate emissions from residents, business and other public bodies and the adaptation measures which will affect the whole county. In this way the strategy deals with both internal and external cl ...
CO2 as a primary driver of Phanerozoic climate: COMMENT
... body Earth,” but only marginally with the lower limit of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) range. INTRODUCTION Royer et al. (2004) citing the standard references from the IPCC (2001) volume assert that CO2 is the principal climate driver on modern as well as geological time scales ...
... body Earth,” but only marginally with the lower limit of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) range. INTRODUCTION Royer et al. (2004) citing the standard references from the IPCC (2001) volume assert that CO2 is the principal climate driver on modern as well as geological time scales ...
This Changes Everything classroom guide
... nature come from? What are some of the mechanisms that help sustain and reproduce these perspectives? ...
... nature come from? What are some of the mechanisms that help sustain and reproduce these perspectives? ...
1. Climate Catastrophe - Global Commons Institute
... ecological systems, or is it a consequence of human activities? What are the implications of climate change for the international system? How serious are the ramifications of climate change for the continuity of modern industrial civilization? This chapter begins by confronting the major public-medi ...
... ecological systems, or is it a consequence of human activities? What are the implications of climate change for the international system? How serious are the ramifications of climate change for the continuity of modern industrial civilization? This chapter begins by confronting the major public-medi ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... The ETCCDI provides standardized software for quality control and calculation of climate indices, such as the RClimDex platform freely available at http://etccdi. pacificclimate.org/software.shtml. The RH-TestV3 program for homogeneity testing temperature and precipitation series is also freely avai ...
... The ETCCDI provides standardized software for quality control and calculation of climate indices, such as the RClimDex platform freely available at http://etccdi. pacificclimate.org/software.shtml. The RH-TestV3 program for homogeneity testing temperature and precipitation series is also freely avai ...
Building a Climate Resilient Victoria
... Strengthening partnerships with local government and communities ...
... Strengthening partnerships with local government and communities ...
Characterising half a degree difference: A review of methods for
... Since the establishment of the UNFCCC in 1992,26 policy-makers have been debating what level of climate change constitutes dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Over time, a 2 C increase in global mean annual surface temperature relative to preindustrial emerged as a benchma ...
... Since the establishment of the UNFCCC in 1992,26 policy-makers have been debating what level of climate change constitutes dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Over time, a 2 C increase in global mean annual surface temperature relative to preindustrial emerged as a benchma ...
Hollowed et al. 2009
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
A fair climate deal in Paris means adequate finance to deliver INDCs
... alongside proposed actions ranging from supporting renewable energy or making transport cleaner to reducing deforestation or converting to no-tillage agriculture. Most focus on mitigation activities; but many also include adaptation. At COP20 in Lima, parties agreed that LDCs and small island develo ...
... alongside proposed actions ranging from supporting renewable energy or making transport cleaner to reducing deforestation or converting to no-tillage agriculture. Most focus on mitigation activities; but many also include adaptation. At COP20 in Lima, parties agreed that LDCs and small island develo ...
Impact of Climate Changes on Economic and Agricultural Value
... Pindyck (2007) tested the relationship of change in temperature on GDP growth rate by expecting the long term impact of global warming on future GDP and consumption. However, other authors criticize future uncertainties associated with environment, as we cannot predict the future weather patterns. T ...
... Pindyck (2007) tested the relationship of change in temperature on GDP growth rate by expecting the long term impact of global warming on future GDP and consumption. However, other authors criticize future uncertainties associated with environment, as we cannot predict the future weather patterns. T ...
Towards a typology for constrained climate model forecasts
... down by an arbitrary parameter representing uncertainty in the response magnitude. The goodness-of-fit between individual members of this pseudo-ensemble are then evaluated with some kind of weighted sum of squares, with the expected model-data differences due to internal climate variability, observa ...
... down by an arbitrary parameter representing uncertainty in the response magnitude. The goodness-of-fit between individual members of this pseudo-ensemble are then evaluated with some kind of weighted sum of squares, with the expected model-data differences due to internal climate variability, observa ...
Uncertainty, scepticism and attitudes towards climate change
... creating the impression that the causes of climate change are more controversial than they actually are. Corbett and Durfee (2004) have emphasised that the word ‘uncertainty’ need not be present in an article in order for the science to be portrayed as uncertain – all that is necessary is that ‘duel ...
... creating the impression that the causes of climate change are more controversial than they actually are. Corbett and Durfee (2004) have emphasised that the word ‘uncertainty’ need not be present in an article in order for the science to be portrayed as uncertain – all that is necessary is that ‘duel ...
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... average global warming over the next century will be at least 2 degrees Celsius (˚C) relative to the 20th century average (IPCC 2007c). Thus, for the purposes of policy analysis, the relevant comparison is between warming of 2˚C over the 21st century and the more rapid warming that may be expected u ...
... average global warming over the next century will be at least 2 degrees Celsius (˚C) relative to the 20th century average (IPCC 2007c). Thus, for the purposes of policy analysis, the relevant comparison is between warming of 2˚C over the 21st century and the more rapid warming that may be expected u ...
Differential climate impacts for policy
... to guide assessments of dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The 2015 Paris Agreement includes a two-headed temperature goal: “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature ...
... to guide assessments of dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The 2015 Paris Agreement includes a two-headed temperature goal: “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 ◦ C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... The ETCCDI provides standardized software for quality control and calculation of climate indices, such as the RClimDex platform freely available at http://etccdi. pacificclimate.org/software.shtml. The RH-TestV3 program for homogeneity testing temperature and precipitation series is also freely avai ...
... The ETCCDI provides standardized software for quality control and calculation of climate indices, such as the RClimDex platform freely available at http://etccdi. pacificclimate.org/software.shtml. The RH-TestV3 program for homogeneity testing temperature and precipitation series is also freely avai ...
Toward Extreme Weather and Climate Resilience in the Region of
... Figure 1. Study area and case studies ...
... Figure 1. Study area and case studies ...
Climate Change and Water in Africa: Analysis of Knowledge Gaps
... The future impact of climate on the water resources of Africa remains uncertain and requires high level of scientific interaction and communication to policy makes through better understanding of the impact and developing long term and medium term preparedness strategy (adaptation) wh ...
... The future impact of climate on the water resources of Africa remains uncertain and requires high level of scientific interaction and communication to policy makes through better understanding of the impact and developing long term and medium term preparedness strategy (adaptation) wh ...
Climate change impacts on water quality outcomes
... hillslope and channel processes at the reach scale, accounting for losses in water bodies (reservoirs, lakes) and deposition on floodplains. SedNet was first developed by CSIRO for the National Land and Water Audit of Australia (Prosser et al. 2001). Since this time it has been gradually adapted for ...
... hillslope and channel processes at the reach scale, accounting for losses in water bodies (reservoirs, lakes) and deposition on floodplains. SedNet was first developed by CSIRO for the National Land and Water Audit of Australia (Prosser et al. 2001). Since this time it has been gradually adapted for ...
General Knowledge About Climate Change, Factors Influencing
... The relations of/between actual and declared knowledge about climate change, perceived risk, and willingness to purchase natural hazard insurance have been analyzed by two surveys, which were developed and conducted independently by two different research teams. Even though the foci of the research ...
... The relations of/between actual and declared knowledge about climate change, perceived risk, and willingness to purchase natural hazard insurance have been analyzed by two surveys, which were developed and conducted independently by two different research teams. Even though the foci of the research ...
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... standard rationales for government intervention. Here I outline those rationales. Circumstances in which government intervention can be justified from a social welfare point of view (rather than for political reasons) include the following. To address information asymmetries or information failures ...
... standard rationales for government intervention. Here I outline those rationales. Circumstances in which government intervention can be justified from a social welfare point of view (rather than for political reasons) include the following. To address information asymmetries or information failures ...
Modalities - SPC Climate Change Projects
... the Members of Parliament on climate-related issues; promoting regional and international best practice in terms of response to climate change; providing oversight on the progress made with climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; and serving as interlocutors for donor-funded projects ...
... the Members of Parliament on climate-related issues; promoting regional and international best practice in terms of response to climate change; providing oversight on the progress made with climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; and serving as interlocutors for donor-funded projects ...
evaluating the impacts of climate change on catchment
... pollution. A study by Donner et al. (2002) attributed ~25% of the nitrate export to the Gulf of Mexico to increased runoff alone. Observational studies have also shown an increase in nitrate pollution during wetter years with greater nitrogen retention in dry years (Kaushal et al. 2008). The process ...
... pollution. A study by Donner et al. (2002) attributed ~25% of the nitrate export to the Gulf of Mexico to increased runoff alone. Observational studies have also shown an increase in nitrate pollution during wetter years with greater nitrogen retention in dry years (Kaushal et al. 2008). The process ...
Likelihood of rapidly increasing surface temperatures unaccompanied by strong warming
... pattern of warming in the Mears et al. (2003) time series is more consistent with model simulations. However, we believe caution is in order when assessing regional patterns of climate change in models which neglect some processes, such as land-cover change, which can have large regional effects (Ch ...
... pattern of warming in the Mears et al. (2003) time series is more consistent with model simulations. However, we believe caution is in order when assessing regional patterns of climate change in models which neglect some processes, such as land-cover change, which can have large regional effects (Ch ...