UC Carbon Neutrality Summit Resource List
... http://ieer.org/resource/reports/matching-utility-loads-solar-wind/ Description: A study from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research that outlines the way North Carolina can produce nearly all of its electricity from renewable energies, mainly relying on solar and wind as complementary ...
... http://ieer.org/resource/reports/matching-utility-loads-solar-wind/ Description: A study from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research that outlines the way North Carolina can produce nearly all of its electricity from renewable energies, mainly relying on solar and wind as complementary ...
Do we need more precise and accurate predictions in order to adapt
... a wide range of plausible futures driven by uncertainty about the future state of climate and many other economic, political and cultural factors. They should choose a strategy that they find sufficiently robust across these alternative futures. Such an approach can identify successful adaptation st ...
... a wide range of plausible futures driven by uncertainty about the future state of climate and many other economic, political and cultural factors. They should choose a strategy that they find sufficiently robust across these alternative futures. Such an approach can identify successful adaptation st ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... Atmospheric CO2 has increased from a preindustrial value of about 280 parts per million (ppm) to 379 390 400 ppm in 2005 2010 2014 The atmospheric concentration of CO2 in 2005 2010 2014 exceeds by far the natural range (180 to 300 ppm) over the last 650,000 years Fossil fuel use is the primary sourc ...
... Atmospheric CO2 has increased from a preindustrial value of about 280 parts per million (ppm) to 379 390 400 ppm in 2005 2010 2014 The atmospheric concentration of CO2 in 2005 2010 2014 exceeds by far the natural range (180 to 300 ppm) over the last 650,000 years Fossil fuel use is the primary sourc ...
impact of climate change in the kilimanjaro region of tanzania
... affected, loosing life, livestock, crops, etc • >1 million people in Tanzania were food insecure following droughts from 2008-2012, and there has been crippling drought since 2008 in various areas • The major impacts of drought include famine, loss of life, crop failure, lower water availability and ...
... affected, loosing life, livestock, crops, etc • >1 million people in Tanzania were food insecure following droughts from 2008-2012, and there has been crippling drought since 2008 in various areas • The major impacts of drought include famine, loss of life, crop failure, lower water availability and ...
Impact of climate change on mountain environment dynamics
... concern for populations living in the mountains or their foothills. The melting glaciers, and more importantly the decrease in snow volume and duration, and its temporal and spatial variability, will affect the discharges of springs and rivers, and hence the availability of water for mountain people ...
... concern for populations living in the mountains or their foothills. The melting glaciers, and more importantly the decrease in snow volume and duration, and its temporal and spatial variability, will affect the discharges of springs and rivers, and hence the availability of water for mountain people ...
Finding your place on the science – advocacy continuum
... other publications and presentations, Schneider suggested scientists faced a “double ethical bind” whenever speaking with the media. He argued that each scientist must find a balance, between being "honest" about the limits of scientific knowledge, and being "effective", or communicating in a broadl ...
... other publications and presentations, Schneider suggested scientists faced a “double ethical bind” whenever speaking with the media. He argued that each scientist must find a balance, between being "honest" about the limits of scientific knowledge, and being "effective", or communicating in a broadl ...
Present and future climate change in the semi
... values. Projected palmer drought severity index indicates more drought conditions in the western part of WA (Senegal, Mauritania). Future projections are quite uncertain, with some models predicting a significant increase in rainfall, others a decrease, yet others no significant change. Part of the ...
... values. Projected palmer drought severity index indicates more drought conditions in the western part of WA (Senegal, Mauritania). Future projections are quite uncertain, with some models predicting a significant increase in rainfall, others a decrease, yet others no significant change. Part of the ...
... a side. However, because of high spatial variability, we:atherand climate information is most useful when it represents relatively small areas. Techniques have belen developed over time designed to take in1:ormation from large model grids and apply it to sil1lglepoints within the grid domain. For ex ...
Community Planning and Climate Change
... Cities for Climate Protection Program: performance based framework for reducing GHG emissions Climate Resilient Communities Program: tools to protect communities fro impacts and costs of climate change ...
... Cities for Climate Protection Program: performance based framework for reducing GHG emissions Climate Resilient Communities Program: tools to protect communities fro impacts and costs of climate change ...
Executive Summary - Northeast Climate Science Center
... (December, January, and February), (b) spring (March, April, and May), (c) summer (June, July, and August), and (d) autumn (September, October, and November). Values represent the differences between the 1979 – 2004 and 2041 – 2070 average temperatures for each season. Multi-model means from the Nor ...
... (December, January, and February), (b) spring (March, April, and May), (c) summer (June, July, and August), and (d) autumn (September, October, and November). Values represent the differences between the 1979 – 2004 and 2041 – 2070 average temperatures for each season. Multi-model means from the Nor ...
Climate Science for Decision Support .
... “Using climate models that follow basic physical laws, scientists can now assess the likely range of warming for a given level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” “It is currently impossible to pinpoint the exact change in temperature that will be associated with a level of greenhouse gases. Nev ...
... “Using climate models that follow basic physical laws, scientists can now assess the likely range of warming for a given level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” “It is currently impossible to pinpoint the exact change in temperature that will be associated with a level of greenhouse gases. Nev ...
How to eat an elephant: a bottom
... emphasis on adaptation and the development of effective measures to minimize global warming through a diverse range of policy actions, originating from the ‘bottom up’ within nations, based on their own institutional, technological, economic and political capacities. Cumulatively, this would lead to ...
... emphasis on adaptation and the development of effective measures to minimize global warming through a diverse range of policy actions, originating from the ‘bottom up’ within nations, based on their own institutional, technological, economic and political capacities. Cumulatively, this would lead to ...
Climate Change Research Programme
... Air Pollution and the EU Clear Air for Europe programme, and optimise synergies with responses to climate change. It will be developed in the context of the revision of the Gothenburg Protocol and the recent focus on particulate matter including black carbon and ozone. These pollutants are also clim ...
... Air Pollution and the EU Clear Air for Europe programme, and optimise synergies with responses to climate change. It will be developed in the context of the revision of the Gothenburg Protocol and the recent focus on particulate matter including black carbon and ozone. These pollutants are also clim ...
Executive Summary published version
... Climate change can further weaken food security for vulnerable groups. The assessment of risk and impact on the agricultural sector requires an integrated view of the linkages between climate drivers, direct and indirect consequences on crops, livestock and the productive environment, and the social ...
... Climate change can further weaken food security for vulnerable groups. The assessment of risk and impact on the agricultural sector requires an integrated view of the linkages between climate drivers, direct and indirect consequences on crops, livestock and the productive environment, and the social ...
Ameliorating the effects of climate change: Modifying microclimates
... Quite a lot is known about the trends that seem to be causing the climate to change – such as increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. It is clear what can be done to reduce these trends and it is also very clear who should do it. An individual who walks to work instead of driving their c ...
... Quite a lot is known about the trends that seem to be causing the climate to change – such as increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. It is clear what can be done to reduce these trends and it is also very clear who should do it. An individual who walks to work instead of driving their c ...
The role of satellite measurements
... within the past 18.5 years are of the same magnitude as 50 years of model-projected warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect. The year-to-year fluctuations due to volcanoes and ocean temperatures affect the tropospheric temperature, making it difficult to judge whether a warming trend is eviden ...
... within the past 18.5 years are of the same magnitude as 50 years of model-projected warming due to the enhanced greenhouse effect. The year-to-year fluctuations due to volcanoes and ocean temperatures affect the tropospheric temperature, making it difficult to judge whether a warming trend is eviden ...
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth
... WGIII will also identify policy-relevant measures to achieve emissions reductions by applying clean technology and changing business practices, weighing the costs and benefits of each. National, regional and international policies for mitigating climate change while encouraging sustainable developme ...
... WGIII will also identify policy-relevant measures to achieve emissions reductions by applying clean technology and changing business practices, weighing the costs and benefits of each. National, regional and international policies for mitigating climate change while encouraging sustainable developme ...
AWG Kyoto Protocol Intervention
... your time here profitably: to agree a work plan and then to begin work on its substance. All new proposals must be brought to the table by Bonn, so they can be fairly considered by all Parties. In Copenhagen, we need to have come to an agreement that will enable us to avoid dangerous climate change, ...
... your time here profitably: to agree a work plan and then to begin work on its substance. All new proposals must be brought to the table by Bonn, so they can be fairly considered by all Parties. In Copenhagen, we need to have come to an agreement that will enable us to avoid dangerous climate change, ...
Climate Change and International Labour Movement's Response
... from targets needed; Russia not willing to join any target; EU ambitious, but not enough; Emerging economies reluctant to announce objectives without financial commitments from Developed Countries) • Differences between discourse and reality: emerging economies are already adopting measures which co ...
... from targets needed; Russia not willing to join any target; EU ambitious, but not enough; Emerging economies reluctant to announce objectives without financial commitments from Developed Countries) • Differences between discourse and reality: emerging economies are already adopting measures which co ...
Climate of the Earth: CO2 and Climate Change
... Hard Way • The scientific studies and journal papers backing up and expanding on the content of this powerpoint can be found on my website’s climate page: Click here. I urge you to read it. • This is your future more than it is mine. ...
... Hard Way • The scientific studies and journal papers backing up and expanding on the content of this powerpoint can be found on my website’s climate page: Click here. I urge you to read it. • This is your future more than it is mine. ...
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... global warming is mostly being caused by human (anthropogenic) activities, mainly increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses such as methane and carbon dioxide (CO2). Human activities have led to carbon dioxide concentrations above levels not seen in hundreds of thousands of years. Methane and o ...
... global warming is mostly being caused by human (anthropogenic) activities, mainly increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses such as methane and carbon dioxide (CO2). Human activities have led to carbon dioxide concentrations above levels not seen in hundreds of thousands of years. Methane and o ...
Describe Severe Weather Event
... scale. There's actually a slight decline in these killer storms. There are "more" tornados only because the new radar technologies are detecting weaker storms that cause little damage and were previously unseen. http://www.washingto npost.com/ac2/wpdyn/A283382004May14?language=p rinter The truth is ...
... scale. There's actually a slight decline in these killer storms. There are "more" tornados only because the new radar technologies are detecting weaker storms that cause little damage and were previously unseen. http://www.washingto npost.com/ac2/wpdyn/A283382004May14?language=p rinter The truth is ...
The Electoral Disconnect and its Constitutional Implications
... politics and are unrepresentative of the political views and divides between the average, centric-oriented Americans. Additionally, over the past 50 years, voter turnout has not been sufficiently robust: on average, roughly two-fifths of the United States eligible voting population did not turn out ...
... politics and are unrepresentative of the political views and divides between the average, centric-oriented Americans. Additionally, over the past 50 years, voter turnout has not been sufficiently robust: on average, roughly two-fifths of the United States eligible voting population did not turn out ...
Ecuador`s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
... appropriate circumstances in terms of availability of resources and support offered by the international community. This is a second scenario dependent upon international support and will translate into a per capita emissions reduction in 2025 of 40% below the BAU levels. These results will be deriv ...
... appropriate circumstances in terms of availability of resources and support offered by the international community. This is a second scenario dependent upon international support and will translate into a per capita emissions reduction in 2025 of 40% below the BAU levels. These results will be deriv ...