Good Science, Bad Policy
... Tremendous advancements have been made Range from every-day to exceptional Huge economic impact One would expect science to play a heavy role in policy making ...
... Tremendous advancements have been made Range from every-day to exceptional Huge economic impact One would expect science to play a heavy role in policy making ...
Natural or Anthropogenic?
... What inputs do they use – review of some global warming evidence How do they make models? What are the projections? Conclusion ...
... What inputs do they use – review of some global warming evidence How do they make models? What are the projections? Conclusion ...
Distinguishing Good Science from Bad D. Duncan NAME
... Second, the total warming is distributed between the land and ocean surface on the one hand and the ocean deep water on the other. The total rise of ocean heat content has continued unabated, while the proportion of heat absorbed at the surface and in the deeper ocean varies over time. Again, in th ...
... Second, the total warming is distributed between the land and ocean surface on the one hand and the ocean deep water on the other. The total rise of ocean heat content has continued unabated, while the proportion of heat absorbed at the surface and in the deeper ocean varies over time. Again, in th ...
- Beacons DEC
... findings. Most signed immediately. But Muller decided to scrutinise the research in detail. He concluded that they had indeed been less than scrupulous in their analysis and had selected data, possibly accidentally, that fitted their conclusions. He was hailed as a denier by groups like the GWPF (se ...
... findings. Most signed immediately. But Muller decided to scrutinise the research in detail. He concluded that they had indeed been less than scrupulous in their analysis and had selected data, possibly accidentally, that fitted their conclusions. He was hailed as a denier by groups like the GWPF (se ...
Climate Change Effects and Assessment of Adaptation Potential in
... Northern Caucasia, and in the Volga and Ural regions and in the south of Western Siberia as low as 12-14% of the present level, if no actions are taken to combat the predicted intensification of aridity. ...
... Northern Caucasia, and in the Volga and Ural regions and in the south of Western Siberia as low as 12-14% of the present level, if no actions are taken to combat the predicted intensification of aridity. ...
Primary_ - Adaptation Scotland
... What can we do? • We can play our part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the amount of future climate change. • We can build a climate ready future by taking action to make sure that our places and people are ready for the challenges of our changing climate. • The good news is that ...
... What can we do? • We can play our part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the amount of future climate change. • We can build a climate ready future by taking action to make sure that our places and people are ready for the challenges of our changing climate. • The good news is that ...
Climate-related - Caritas Australia
... patterns over a period of time. These changes are caused by both natural and human factors. Most scientists now agree that current climate change is linked to the increase in greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Bangladesh 2004 ...
... patterns over a period of time. These changes are caused by both natural and human factors. Most scientists now agree that current climate change is linked to the increase in greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Bangladesh 2004 ...
lecture 13 for 351 - Department of Atmospheric Science
... • Although we know we can affect things like the ozone layer ...
... • Although we know we can affect things like the ozone layer ...
Radiocommunications and Climate Change
... Almost everybody now recognizes that climate change represents a threat to mankind on a similar level to violent conflict and war, and indeed can lead to a breakdown of peace because of the increased competition for the earth’s resources. Radiocommunications are undoubtedly part of the cause of glob ...
... Almost everybody now recognizes that climate change represents a threat to mankind on a similar level to violent conflict and war, and indeed can lead to a breakdown of peace because of the increased competition for the earth’s resources. Radiocommunications are undoubtedly part of the cause of glob ...
Statement
... Further Commitments for Annex I Parties (industrialised countries) under the Kyoto Protocol. At the first part of its fourth session, held in Vienna in August 2008, Parties to the Kyoto Protocol agreed that a range of 25% - 40% below 1990 provides useful initial parameter for the overall level of am ...
... Further Commitments for Annex I Parties (industrialised countries) under the Kyoto Protocol. At the first part of its fourth session, held in Vienna in August 2008, Parties to the Kyoto Protocol agreed that a range of 25% - 40% below 1990 provides useful initial parameter for the overall level of am ...
Confronting Climate Change: The Sigma Xi/UN Foundation Report
... Two Starkly Different Futures • Society’s current path leads to increasingly serious climatechange impacts, including potentially catastrophic changes that will compromise development objectives and threaten living standards • The other path leads to a transformed energy system and improved steward ...
... Two Starkly Different Futures • Society’s current path leads to increasingly serious climatechange impacts, including potentially catastrophic changes that will compromise development objectives and threaten living standards • The other path leads to a transformed energy system and improved steward ...
Document
... representative of the views of this entire workshop (not just the researchers – Two new major points came out of the Friday meetingIWTC-5: Decision made to prepare background material for updated statement ...
... representative of the views of this entire workshop (not just the researchers – Two new major points came out of the Friday meetingIWTC-5: Decision made to prepare background material for updated statement ...
ClimateJustice
... many other schools in Canada as well as post secondary institutions in Kenya and India! ...
... many other schools in Canada as well as post secondary institutions in Kenya and India! ...
WHAT IS COP 17? - KZN Department of Agriculture
... This serves as a build-up to the COP 17 Summit which will be held in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011. The seminars created awareness and brought people together from communities, business, industries and stakeholders. The theme of the seminars is: COP 17: Climate Change- Our World In Our ...
... This serves as a build-up to the COP 17 Summit which will be held in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011. The seminars created awareness and brought people together from communities, business, industries and stakeholders. The theme of the seminars is: COP 17: Climate Change- Our World In Our ...
Dia 1
... – broad spectrum (all sectors involved): a good learning process – increased understanding: from scientific data and information towards practitioners’ knowledge – set a common framework ...
... – broad spectrum (all sectors involved): a good learning process – increased understanding: from scientific data and information towards practitioners’ knowledge – set a common framework ...
Climate Change Streamflow Scenarios for Critical Period Water
... planning activities where possible and to provide access to free streamflow scenarios to help reduce costs. Because most planning studies currently use a critical period framework, our project produces “adjusted” realizations of the historic streamflow record based on simulations from a physically b ...
... planning activities where possible and to provide access to free streamflow scenarios to help reduce costs. Because most planning studies currently use a critical period framework, our project produces “adjusted” realizations of the historic streamflow record based on simulations from a physically b ...
Testing the hypothesis of dangerous human
... science); the parallel behaviour by managers of research centres or groups whose funding depends upon there being a “global warming problem”; the high-sounding, morally pretentious environmental NGOs which - in pursuit of membership subscriptions and political power – ignore or distort science resul ...
... science); the parallel behaviour by managers of research centres or groups whose funding depends upon there being a “global warming problem”; the high-sounding, morally pretentious environmental NGOs which - in pursuit of membership subscriptions and political power – ignore or distort science resul ...
More knowledge, less certainty
... science in public could easily lead to misinterpretation, and it will take a great deal of work communicating carefully with the public and policymakers to ensure that the results are used appropriately. A wise approach would be to ensure that the IPCC’s usual criteria — assessing peer-reviewed publ ...
... science in public could easily lead to misinterpretation, and it will take a great deal of work communicating carefully with the public and policymakers to ensure that the results are used appropriately. A wise approach would be to ensure that the IPCC’s usual criteria — assessing peer-reviewed publ ...
Supporting Decision-Making and National Communication with
... 1. How can/will results of your study constribute to decision making? There is a weak link between the Conference of Parties (COP) and national level with respect to transmission and implementation of directives/resolutions on issues related to climate change. The channeling of policies from nationa ...
... 1. How can/will results of your study constribute to decision making? There is a weak link between the Conference of Parties (COP) and national level with respect to transmission and implementation of directives/resolutions on issues related to climate change. The channeling of policies from nationa ...
Program-specific insights
... How we do the work, Who does the work, and What we are accountable for ...
... How we do the work, Who does the work, and What we are accountable for ...