H3 Evidence and impacts of climate change.
... Loa in Hawaii and in Antarctica. Within four years, the project – which continues today – provides the first unequivocal proof that CO2 concentrations are rising. 1965 – A US President’s Advisory Committee panel warns that the greenhouse effect is a matter of “real concern”. 1972 – First UN environm ...
... Loa in Hawaii and in Antarctica. Within four years, the project – which continues today – provides the first unequivocal proof that CO2 concentrations are rising. 1965 – A US President’s Advisory Committee panel warns that the greenhouse effect is a matter of “real concern”. 1972 – First UN environm ...
January 17, 2005
... to view the part of the IPCC to which my expertise is relevant as having become politicized. In addition, when I have raised my concerns to the IPCC leadership, their response was simply to dismiss my concerns. With this open letter to the community, I wish to explain the basis for my decision and b ...
... to view the part of the IPCC to which my expertise is relevant as having become politicized. In addition, when I have raised my concerns to the IPCC leadership, their response was simply to dismiss my concerns. With this open letter to the community, I wish to explain the basis for my decision and b ...
Expert Judgment for Climate Change Adaptation
... drawbacks to the (relatively unstructured) way in which they go about it (details below). The main conclusion we draw from the example is that the IPCC’s own results and methods contain the assertion that there is significant uncertainty about climate projections, and that this uncertainty is best qu ...
... drawbacks to the (relatively unstructured) way in which they go about it (details below). The main conclusion we draw from the example is that the IPCC’s own results and methods contain the assertion that there is significant uncertainty about climate projections, and that this uncertainty is best qu ...
1 Conflict and Accommodation in International Environmental
... intimately involved in determining country positions in the international negotiations, industry perceived that it had been "caught napping", in the words of one industry association, by the ozone issue. International controls posed a particular threat to fossil fuel and automobile companies, most ...
... intimately involved in determining country positions in the international negotiations, industry perceived that it had been "caught napping", in the words of one industry association, by the ozone issue. International controls posed a particular threat to fossil fuel and automobile companies, most ...
Writing Sample Kimiko Nygaard – Technical Narrative (5 pages, Appendix)
... impacts are observed can correspondingly aid in the design of the site-specific response measures that are most commensurate with local resources, needs, and priorities. Site-specific observations of climate change can enhance identification of both the abrupt and discreet impacts resulting from wea ...
... impacts are observed can correspondingly aid in the design of the site-specific response measures that are most commensurate with local resources, needs, and priorities. Site-specific observations of climate change can enhance identification of both the abrupt and discreet impacts resulting from wea ...
Talking about a revolution: climate change and the media
... host Rush Limbaugh and his millions of listeners. In November 2007, researchers proved that humans were not causing climate change. Rather than fossil fuel burning it was the previously undetected emissions from undersea bacteria that were responsible for the last 140 years’ increase in atmospheric ...
... host Rush Limbaugh and his millions of listeners. In November 2007, researchers proved that humans were not causing climate change. Rather than fossil fuel burning it was the previously undetected emissions from undersea bacteria that were responsible for the last 140 years’ increase in atmospheric ...
Deciding our future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to
... spurious ground that they are part of an “already available” metric that society can immediately use without further ado.” A. K. Sen (1999, p. 80) Development as Freedom. ...
... spurious ground that they are part of an “already available” metric that society can immediately use without further ado.” A. K. Sen (1999, p. 80) Development as Freedom. ...
Creation Unit 090115
... • Carbon dioxide concentrations have increased by 40 percent since pre-industrial times, primarily from fossil fuel emissions • Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850 • Climate change will impact on food production and ...
... • Carbon dioxide concentrations have increased by 40 percent since pre-industrial times, primarily from fossil fuel emissions • Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding decade since 1850 • Climate change will impact on food production and ...
From Ice Age to Nice Age Why?
... slow-down and global warming went into hiatus before the Kyoto Accord was ever ratified, despite a rise in CO2 concentration. (now 18 years and 8 months of barely perceptible change) The world has spent $US 2.2 Trillion on renewable energy from 2004 through 2014 trying to reduce emissions, but carbo ...
... slow-down and global warming went into hiatus before the Kyoto Accord was ever ratified, despite a rise in CO2 concentration. (now 18 years and 8 months of barely perceptible change) The world has spent $US 2.2 Trillion on renewable energy from 2004 through 2014 trying to reduce emissions, but carbo ...
view presentation slides - Southeast Florida Regional Climate
... or derivative works of this presentation or to use it for commercial or other public purposes without the prior written permission of Swiss Re. The information and opinions contained in the presentation are provided as at the date of the presentation and are subject to change without notice. Althoug ...
... or derivative works of this presentation or to use it for commercial or other public purposes without the prior written permission of Swiss Re. The information and opinions contained in the presentation are provided as at the date of the presentation and are subject to change without notice. Althoug ...
fapesp ReseaRch pRogRam on global climate change
... is a bold and ambitious initiative in this direction. The program supports research projects for up to 6 years, performed by large and multidisciplinary teams. One of its major goals is to understand the processes that control critical pieces that sustain our climate, how it is changing, and develop ...
... is a bold and ambitious initiative in this direction. The program supports research projects for up to 6 years, performed by large and multidisciplinary teams. One of its major goals is to understand the processes that control critical pieces that sustain our climate, how it is changing, and develop ...
On the Contrary: How to Think About Climate
... (1) and (2), but suggest that the impacts are mostly positive. As one example, one might argue that southern Canada would be capable of increased agriculture which is beneficial and generalize considerations like these. Regulation doubters agree with (1) - (3) but deny that mitigation could do anythi ...
... (1) and (2), but suggest that the impacts are mostly positive. As one example, one might argue that southern Canada would be capable of increased agriculture which is beneficial and generalize considerations like these. Regulation doubters agree with (1) - (3) but deny that mitigation could do anythi ...
PowerPoint - Princeton University
... eastern US is comparable in magnitude, but opposite in sign, to global forcing due to CO2. Due to short lifetime, forcing due to aerosols is not uniform across globe. Over the US, radiative forcing due to sulfate aerosols is -2 Wm-2. ...
... eastern US is comparable in magnitude, but opposite in sign, to global forcing due to CO2. Due to short lifetime, forcing due to aerosols is not uniform across globe. Over the US, radiative forcing due to sulfate aerosols is -2 Wm-2. ...
Dear Al - Friends of Science
... and T = 14.09C, for a forcing of 1wm-2, the change in temperature is T – T0 = 0.3C, as stated in my article, and not the 0.5C implicit in the UN’s 1996 report (IPCC, 1996) and stated in the 2001 report (IPCC, 2001). Both in my article and in the supporting discussion document and calculations, I exp ...
... and T = 14.09C, for a forcing of 1wm-2, the change in temperature is T – T0 = 0.3C, as stated in my article, and not the 0.5C implicit in the UN’s 1996 report (IPCC, 1996) and stated in the 2001 report (IPCC, 2001). Both in my article and in the supporting discussion document and calculations, I exp ...
Business and Climate Change Issues: Discussion on Awareness and Motivational Factors
... the factor research and development is the least important that contribute to motivate the corporate managers in addressing climate change at the company level. The corporate managers perceived that education and awareness building; legislation and regulation; and appropriate technology are the most ...
... the factor research and development is the least important that contribute to motivate the corporate managers in addressing climate change at the company level. The corporate managers perceived that education and awareness building; legislation and regulation; and appropriate technology are the most ...
Panel 2 - global change SysTem for Analysis, Research & Training
... magnitude of extreme events and not on average events ; Adaptations to current climate risks are generally consistent with adapting to future changed conditions; The capacity to adapt varies by region and through time; The enhancement of the capacity to adapt is necessary to reduce vulnerabili ...
... magnitude of extreme events and not on average events ; Adaptations to current climate risks are generally consistent with adapting to future changed conditions; The capacity to adapt varies by region and through time; The enhancement of the capacity to adapt is necessary to reduce vulnerabili ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... GEF and Adaptation Since its inception in 1991 GEF supported: • Over $350 million for 84 projects in Climate Change Adaptation – 26 innovative adaptation pilot projects through the Strategic Priority for Adaptation (SPA), a $50 million pilot – 58 projects in 62 developing countries through the Leas ...
... GEF and Adaptation Since its inception in 1991 GEF supported: • Over $350 million for 84 projects in Climate Change Adaptation – 26 innovative adaptation pilot projects through the Strategic Priority for Adaptation (SPA), a $50 million pilot – 58 projects in 62 developing countries through the Leas ...
anthropogenic climate change: a reason for
... us that claims of humans deliberately or unintentionally changing climate is a frequent phenomenon in Western culture. Climate change, due to natural and anthropogenic causes, has often been discussed since classical times. Environmental change including climate change was seen by some as a biblical ...
... us that claims of humans deliberately or unintentionally changing climate is a frequent phenomenon in Western culture. Climate change, due to natural and anthropogenic causes, has often been discussed since classical times. Environmental change including climate change was seen by some as a biblical ...
Southern Hemisphere intermediate water formation and the bi
... In the context of future climate change, there is a need to understand the sensitivity of the Earth System to different forcings. Though not strict analogues for an anthropogenic future, past interglacials can be thought of as a series of natural experiments in which boundary conditions varied consi ...
... In the context of future climate change, there is a need to understand the sensitivity of the Earth System to different forcings. Though not strict analogues for an anthropogenic future, past interglacials can be thought of as a series of natural experiments in which boundary conditions varied consi ...
Volume 6, Number 1 - AGU Atmospheric Sciences Section
... How does the local government react to increasing air pollution in the region? Is there an increase in regulations? The Government has adopted regulations for the standard pollutants and is committed to air quality monitoring throughout the most populous parts of South Africa. They have developed a ...
... How does the local government react to increasing air pollution in the region? Is there an increase in regulations? The Government has adopted regulations for the standard pollutants and is committed to air quality monitoring throughout the most populous parts of South Africa. They have developed a ...
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How
... mean annual temperature at the Earth’s surface, averaged over the entire globe, has been increasing in the past 200 years. There is also clear evidence that the abundance of greenhouse gases has increased over the same period. . . . Because human activities are contributing to climate change, we hav ...
... mean annual temperature at the Earth’s surface, averaged over the entire globe, has been increasing in the past 200 years. There is also clear evidence that the abundance of greenhouse gases has increased over the same period. . . . Because human activities are contributing to climate change, we hav ...
Global warming IS human made (Sat 19 Feb) WARM-UPS
... BNE: Findings from a new study __________ Friday proves that global warming is caused by human activity, and not by natural environmental factors. Researchers at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography have found __________ evidence of human-produced warming in the world's oceans that is likely to imp ...
... BNE: Findings from a new study __________ Friday proves that global warming is caused by human activity, and not by natural environmental factors. Researchers at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography have found __________ evidence of human-produced warming in the world's oceans that is likely to imp ...
The impact of climate change on the global economy
... There is also an opportunity cost to be considered. The above analysis is based on a ceteris paribus1 argument whereby the world’s population is seen not to respond to climate change. It is probable that over time, preventative measures such as flood defenses are put in place in order to avoid the c ...
... There is also an opportunity cost to be considered. The above analysis is based on a ceteris paribus1 argument whereby the world’s population is seen not to respond to climate change. It is probable that over time, preventative measures such as flood defenses are put in place in order to avoid the c ...