Climate change action post Paris: What now for New Zealand
... The international community met in Paris in December last year to try to thrash out a post-2020 international agreement that will keep global temperature increases below 2°C. Stakes were high, and success was far from guaranteed. But they did it: the outcome of the COP21 Paris negotiations is a cons ...
... The international community met in Paris in December last year to try to thrash out a post-2020 international agreement that will keep global temperature increases below 2°C. Stakes were high, and success was far from guaranteed. But they did it: the outcome of the COP21 Paris negotiations is a cons ...
Understanding and Applying the Science
... livelihood/welfare to existing climate change and/or climate ...
... livelihood/welfare to existing climate change and/or climate ...
Good Enough Climate Governance
... subnational level, as provinces and cities have set ambitious targets alongside private-sector actors such as corporations. Provinces, cities, and companies are not waiting for global agreements or national legislation to do their part. With climate impacts already upon us, the agenda has expanded b ...
... subnational level, as provinces and cities have set ambitious targets alongside private-sector actors such as corporations. Provinces, cities, and companies are not waiting for global agreements or national legislation to do their part. With climate impacts already upon us, the agenda has expanded b ...
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... increase the amount of meltwater from the retreating glaciers 1 , which accumulates behind natural dams of rock and soil (moraine). The moraine damns eventually break and release huge quantities of water with catastrophic consequences for people living in the valleys below. Moreover, changes in Hima ...
... increase the amount of meltwater from the retreating glaciers 1 , which accumulates behind natural dams of rock and soil (moraine). The moraine damns eventually break and release huge quantities of water with catastrophic consequences for people living in the valleys below. Moreover, changes in Hima ...
Brief 1 Climate Finance Fundamentals
... – access to, and the benefits of climate finance, should be distributed equitably, thus corresponding to the differing needs and capabilities of countries and regions to deal with the challenges of climate change, as well as the social and economic realities of recipient countries and the people liv ...
... – access to, and the benefits of climate finance, should be distributed equitably, thus corresponding to the differing needs and capabilities of countries and regions to deal with the challenges of climate change, as well as the social and economic realities of recipient countries and the people liv ...
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... This is a University Studies (2B) course on introduction to climate. The course is designed by meteorologists and climatologists nationally recognized in atmospheric science education. In this course, students are introduced to the many elements of Earth's climate system in a dynamic and highly moti ...
... This is a University Studies (2B) course on introduction to climate. The course is designed by meteorologists and climatologists nationally recognized in atmospheric science education. In this course, students are introduced to the many elements of Earth's climate system in a dynamic and highly moti ...
quantification of physical impacts on the nsw coastal zone due to
... sediment transport patterns. This has the potential to increase the risk of severe coastal inundation and erosion in some locations. There is also the possibility that changes to rainfall patterns resulting from climate change may cause significant changes to estuarine ecosystems, water quality and ...
... sediment transport patterns. This has the potential to increase the risk of severe coastal inundation and erosion in some locations. There is also the possibility that changes to rainfall patterns resulting from climate change may cause significant changes to estuarine ecosystems, water quality and ...
ISSUE GUIDE: Changing the Social Climate
... tend to be complainers within the progressive community. We are good at saying what is wrong. But there is a positive story behind addressing the problem of global warming and moving towards climate stabilization. We really have to talk about the kind of world we will be living in when we start addr ...
... tend to be complainers within the progressive community. We are good at saying what is wrong. But there is a positive story behind addressing the problem of global warming and moving towards climate stabilization. We really have to talk about the kind of world we will be living in when we start addr ...
Climate research at the Met Office Hadley Centre
... of ‘business as usual4’ but earlier action avoids a further 1 °C of potential warming. By including our latest estimates of uncertainty in climate response, we have estimated the likelihood of temperature increases of 2 °C and 3 °C above pre -industrial levels for a range of potential greenhouse gas ...
... of ‘business as usual4’ but earlier action avoids a further 1 °C of potential warming. By including our latest estimates of uncertainty in climate response, we have estimated the likelihood of temperature increases of 2 °C and 3 °C above pre -industrial levels for a range of potential greenhouse gas ...
Global perceptions of local temperature change
... variable in each model is the probability that respondents will answer ‘warmer’ to the local average annual temperature change item (recoded to two levels: warmer or not). Perceptions of local warming had an intraclass correlation of 18% within nationallevel groups of respondents and 31% within loca ...
... variable in each model is the probability that respondents will answer ‘warmer’ to the local average annual temperature change item (recoded to two levels: warmer or not). Perceptions of local warming had an intraclass correlation of 18% within nationallevel groups of respondents and 31% within loca ...
The world beyond two degrees: where do we stand?
... as a policy target or we need less than 2 degrees as a policy target. For example, in deference to the Maldives and other small island states, which had pushed for a 1.5°C limit on global temperature change, the Copenhagen Accord provides for consideration of a stronger long-term goal as part of the ...
... as a policy target or we need less than 2 degrees as a policy target. For example, in deference to the Maldives and other small island states, which had pushed for a 1.5°C limit on global temperature change, the Copenhagen Accord provides for consideration of a stronger long-term goal as part of the ...
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... 1975 and lasted until 2002, after Angola gained its independence from Portugal. As a result of this long conflict, institutions face organisational deficiencies and there is a general lack of human resources in the country. Despite being the third-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, around 36% of ...
... 1975 and lasted until 2002, after Angola gained its independence from Portugal. As a result of this long conflict, institutions face organisational deficiencies and there is a general lack of human resources in the country. Despite being the third-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, around 36% of ...
Are cultures endangered by climate change? Yes, but
... society has culture in the same measure, though the expression of that culture can of course be radically different from place to place. Let’s return now to the basic question posed by this journal’s editor: When we think about cultures as endangered by climate change, which cultures are we consider ...
... society has culture in the same measure, though the expression of that culture can of course be radically different from place to place. Let’s return now to the basic question posed by this journal’s editor: When we think about cultures as endangered by climate change, which cultures are we consider ...
The idea of anthropogenic global climate change in the 20th century
... technology would lead next? Many believed that in the centuries to come, scientists and engineers would vanquish poverty, turn deserts into gardens, and craft countless wonders to benefit our race. Futuristic visions aside, a handful of scientists took a mild interest in greenhouse warming as a topi ...
... technology would lead next? Many believed that in the centuries to come, scientists and engineers would vanquish poverty, turn deserts into gardens, and craft countless wonders to benefit our race. Futuristic visions aside, a handful of scientists took a mild interest in greenhouse warming as a topi ...
June 2012 (meeting slides) - Fire Suppression Systems Association
... means for the UNFCCC negotiating process or what Durban was designed to do Did not reach agreement on agenda until last day of the two-week meeting ...
... means for the UNFCCC negotiating process or what Durban was designed to do Did not reach agreement on agenda until last day of the two-week meeting ...
Coping with climate change
... same time, water management options such as water harvesting and flood defences would help farmers cope with increasingly unpredictable rainfall. Greater access to crops and varieties, particularly drought-tolerant and fast-maturing crops, would also help farmers to cope. "After testing the soil and ...
... same time, water management options such as water harvesting and flood defences would help farmers cope with increasingly unpredictable rainfall. Greater access to crops and varieties, particularly drought-tolerant and fast-maturing crops, would also help farmers to cope. "After testing the soil and ...
Where Is the North Pole? An Election
... be an important problem within the next 40 years, will be an important problem within the next few ...
... be an important problem within the next 40 years, will be an important problem within the next few ...
Draft Tentative List submission for Earth`s Atmosphere
... atmosphere by increasing the amount of heat radiated that bounces back to the ground. Over the last 150 years since the Industrial Revolution began, carbon dioxide concentrations have risen from 280 to 392 ppm, which has been correlated with anthropogenic sources. These sources include burning of hy ...
... atmosphere by increasing the amount of heat radiated that bounces back to the ground. Over the last 150 years since the Industrial Revolution began, carbon dioxide concentrations have risen from 280 to 392 ppm, which has been correlated with anthropogenic sources. These sources include burning of hy ...
The climate debate in the USA - The Global Warming Policy
... The key concern of the UNFCCC is the extent to which President Obama’s climate commitment is enforceable. In the absence of state and Congressional support, the plan is being enforced through the Executive Branch via the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are ongoing legal challenges, but ...
... The key concern of the UNFCCC is the extent to which President Obama’s climate commitment is enforceable. In the absence of state and Congressional support, the plan is being enforced through the Executive Branch via the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are ongoing legal challenges, but ...
Global Warming (AGW): Separating Fact From Fiction
... in the northern Hemisphere” is caused by global warming and is controllable by mitigation measures such a carbon dioxide tax: “The recent round of extreme weather events, including Super Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines, the polar freeze in the northern Hemisphere, and intense heatwaves in Australi ...
... in the northern Hemisphere” is caused by global warming and is controllable by mitigation measures such a carbon dioxide tax: “The recent round of extreme weather events, including Super Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines, the polar freeze in the northern Hemisphere, and intense heatwaves in Australi ...
This report describes the impacts of the Nunn
... Summary of the impacts of eliminating the three climate sensors identified as highest priority in the NASA-NOAA report 1. Total Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS), a de-manifested sensor: Background: The sun is the only significant external source of energy to the Earth system. Thus, Total Solar Irradia ...
... Summary of the impacts of eliminating the three climate sensors identified as highest priority in the NASA-NOAA report 1. Total Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS), a de-manifested sensor: Background: The sun is the only significant external source of energy to the Earth system. Thus, Total Solar Irradia ...
Overlooked Issues in the Climate Change Debate Professor Roger A. Pielke Sr.
... conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerability, however, will be different than in the past, even if climate were n ...
... conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerability, however, will be different than in the past, even if climate were n ...
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... conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerability, however, will be different than in the past, even if climate were n ...
... conditions provides a very effective analysis tool to assess societal and environmental vulnerability to future climate, regardless of the extent the future climate is altered by human activity. Our current and future vulnerability, however, will be different than in the past, even if climate were n ...
