NIPCC SPM Published - Australian Environment Foundation
... Many scientists, policymakers, and engaged citizens have become concerned over the possibility that man-made greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon dioxide (CO2), may be causing dangerous climate change. A primary reason for this public alarm is a series of reports issued by the United Natio ...
... Many scientists, policymakers, and engaged citizens have become concerned over the possibility that man-made greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon dioxide (CO2), may be causing dangerous climate change. A primary reason for this public alarm is a series of reports issued by the United Natio ...
Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate
... change. The role of the IPCC “is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the latest scientific, technical and socio-economic literature produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change, its observed and projected impacts and opt ...
... change. The role of the IPCC “is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the latest scientific, technical and socio-economic literature produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change, its observed and projected impacts and opt ...
The IPCC`s Fifth Assessment Report
... The IPCC finds with 95% scientific certainty (Box 1) that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.6 Current science provides the clearest evidence yet that human activity i ...
... The IPCC finds with 95% scientific certainty (Box 1) that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.6 Current science provides the clearest evidence yet that human activity i ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate – Chapter 1
... the three northern territories, as well as Labrador (north of Hamilton Inlet), Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec along Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. The region includes 176 000 km of coastline, representing more than 70% of Canada’s marine coasts, but is sparsely populated by about 70 000 people. All but ...
... the three northern territories, as well as Labrador (north of Hamilton Inlet), Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec along Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. The region includes 176 000 km of coastline, representing more than 70% of Canada’s marine coasts, but is sparsely populated by about 70 000 people. All but ...
Science and policy characteristics of the Paris Agreement
... The gradual adoption of specific warming limits by political bodies can be linked to the evolution of the underlying scientific basis. Although not comprehensive, progress in the understanding of climate impacts and their relation to GMT increase might be best illustrated by the temporal evolution o ...
... The gradual adoption of specific warming limits by political bodies can be linked to the evolution of the underlying scientific basis. Although not comprehensive, progress in the understanding of climate impacts and their relation to GMT increase might be best illustrated by the temporal evolution o ...
this publication
... in the range of scenarios developed for assessment in the IPCC 5th assessment report (Representative Concentration Pathways – RCPs2). Global CO2 emissions are reduced to 55% below 1990 by 2050 in this s ...
... in the range of scenarios developed for assessment in the IPCC 5th assessment report (Representative Concentration Pathways – RCPs2). Global CO2 emissions are reduced to 55% below 1990 by 2050 in this s ...
We Have Been Conned - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... one force that it considers to be in that category - manmade emissions of carbon dioxide (Chapter 6). The IPCC's so-called evidence for man-made warming was never strong to begin with but now it's completely undermined by the compromised integrity of the IPCC, the dubious temperature data and the cl ...
... one force that it considers to be in that category - manmade emissions of carbon dioxide (Chapter 6). The IPCC's so-called evidence for man-made warming was never strong to begin with but now it's completely undermined by the compromised integrity of the IPCC, the dubious temperature data and the cl ...
Required Gases and GWP values
... At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, international negotiators adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC’s objective is to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system by stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of GHGs at safe levels. The UNFCC ...
... At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, international negotiators adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC’s objective is to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system by stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of GHGs at safe levels. The UNFCC ...
Reliable Science: Overcoming Public Doubts in the Climate Change
... Trust, CLIMATE CHANGE BLOG (Feb. 24, 2010) http://curry.eas.gatech.edu/cimate/towards _rebuilding_trust.html. "oSee, e.g., INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, ORGANIZATION, http://www .ipcc.chlorganizationlorganization.shtml (last visited Oct. 30, 2012). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... Trust, CLIMATE CHANGE BLOG (Feb. 24, 2010) http://curry.eas.gatech.edu/cimate/towards _rebuilding_trust.html. "oSee, e.g., INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, ORGANIZATION, http://www .ipcc.chlorganizationlorganization.shtml (last visited Oct. 30, 2012). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Dear Al - Friends of Science
... is not the 3C mentioned by Gore but 3.75C. The UN’s new projected climate sensitivity approaches three times the value which is correct both in physical law and by reference to the observed increase in temperature over the 20th century. Direct observations from the last ice age Direct observations f ...
... is not the 3C mentioned by Gore but 3.75C. The UN’s new projected climate sensitivity approaches three times the value which is correct both in physical law and by reference to the observed increase in temperature over the 20th century. Direct observations from the last ice age Direct observations f ...
Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the
... Asia: water scarcity; higher temperatures causing lower rice yields; potential decrease in marine biodiversity; stresses caused by rapid urbanisation compounded; extreme climate events increasingly affecting human health, security, livelihoods, and poverty. Small Islands: sea-level rise; degradation ...
... Asia: water scarcity; higher temperatures causing lower rice yields; potential decrease in marine biodiversity; stresses caused by rapid urbanisation compounded; extreme climate events increasingly affecting human health, security, livelihoods, and poverty. Small Islands: sea-level rise; degradation ...
2009 Climate Change - The Bush School of Government and Public
... Climate scientists have played a significant role in investigating global climate change. In the U.S., a debate has swirled about whether a consensus on climate change exists among reputable scientists and this has entered the policy process. In order to better understand the views of U.S. climate s ...
... Climate scientists have played a significant role in investigating global climate change. In the U.S., a debate has swirled about whether a consensus on climate change exists among reputable scientists and this has entered the policy process. In order to better understand the views of U.S. climate s ...
Research Project Final Report
... Phase 1Collection and Collation of materialThe purpose of the project was to draft the Climate Change assessment using published sources and material, no new analysis or review were to be made, the initial set of source material is shown in Table 1. Table 1- Sources and material for Section 3.1 - Im ...
... Phase 1Collection and Collation of materialThe purpose of the project was to draft the Climate Change assessment using published sources and material, no new analysis or review were to be made, the initial set of source material is shown in Table 1. Table 1- Sources and material for Section 3.1 - Im ...
English - unfccc
... the development of the detailed pattern-based studies of observed and modelled climate trends, which underpin the attribution of changes to human or other factors. Scientific progress in this area can be illustrated by a far-reaching new conclusion in the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report, namely that ...
... the development of the detailed pattern-based studies of observed and modelled climate trends, which underpin the attribution of changes to human or other factors. Scientific progress in this area can be illustrated by a far-reaching new conclusion in the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report, namely that ...
Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries
... Asia: water scarcity; higher temperatures causing lower rice yields; potential decrease in marine biodiversity; stresses caused by rapid urbanisation compounded; extreme climate events increasingly affecting human health, security, livelihoods, and poverty. Small Islands: sea-level rise; degradation ...
... Asia: water scarcity; higher temperatures causing lower rice yields; potential decrease in marine biodiversity; stresses caused by rapid urbanisation compounded; extreme climate events increasingly affecting human health, security, livelihoods, and poverty. Small Islands: sea-level rise; degradation ...
The Decline and Fall of Global Warming
... says that climate models for changes in the greenhouse effect tend to produce too much warming “unless a lower climate sensitivity is used.” Assuming again that one-half of the observed warming (0.3°C) is from greenhouse changes, either the sensitivity to greenhouse changes is much lower than curren ...
... says that climate models for changes in the greenhouse effect tend to produce too much warming “unless a lower climate sensitivity is used.” Assuming again that one-half of the observed warming (0.3°C) is from greenhouse changes, either the sensitivity to greenhouse changes is much lower than curren ...
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
... human activities, and how they influence the global climate system. With that as a backdrop, we will then take a close look at a number of proposed climate change mitigation strategies through a scientific lens to assess their efficacy, practicality, and potential unintended consequences. Learning O ...
... human activities, and how they influence the global climate system. With that as a backdrop, we will then take a close look at a number of proposed climate change mitigation strategies through a scientific lens to assess their efficacy, practicality, and potential unintended consequences. Learning O ...
Generating characteristic daily weather data using
... variables for many crop and pasture models are precipitation, maximum daily temperature, and minimum air temperature. This severely restricted our choice of GCMs. From the CMIP3 dataset, we could find what we needed for only three GCMs (see Table 2): CNRMCM3, CSIRO-Mk3.0, and MIROC 3.2 (medium resol ...
... variables for many crop and pasture models are precipitation, maximum daily temperature, and minimum air temperature. This severely restricted our choice of GCMs. From the CMIP3 dataset, we could find what we needed for only three GCMs (see Table 2): CNRMCM3, CSIRO-Mk3.0, and MIROC 3.2 (medium resol ...
Jenouvrier, S., H. Caswell, C. Barbraud, M. Holland, J. Stroeve, and
... observation period; these thresholds range from ⫺0.32 for model IPSL-CM4 to ⫺0.02 for model UKMO-HadGEM1, with 50% of the threshold values falling in the range [⫺0.14,⫺0.07]. The same calculation applied to SIE from satellite data yields a threshold of ⫺0.15. Thus, we used a range of SIE threshold v ...
... observation period; these thresholds range from ⫺0.32 for model IPSL-CM4 to ⫺0.02 for model UKMO-HadGEM1, with 50% of the threshold values falling in the range [⫺0.14,⫺0.07]. The same calculation applied to SIE from satellite data yields a threshold of ⫺0.15. Thus, we used a range of SIE threshold v ...
Syllabus - The Bodanyi Project
... problem for policy makers, the solutions available, and the policy instruments likely to lead to implementation of these technologies and change of behavior. Course Organization The course is organized in four units drawing on multiple academic disciplines. In the first unit, we will define global ...
... problem for policy makers, the solutions available, and the policy instruments likely to lead to implementation of these technologies and change of behavior. Course Organization The course is organized in four units drawing on multiple academic disciplines. In the first unit, we will define global ...
the wcrp cmip3 multimodel dataset
... be submitted to peer-reviewed journals by late spring 2004. Many of the participants at the Hawaii workshop, as well as a number of others, ended up submitting nearly 200 papers for assessment. This was judged to be a considerable success, given the tight time frame and the fact that most scientists ...
... be submitted to peer-reviewed journals by late spring 2004. Many of the participants at the Hawaii workshop, as well as a number of others, ended up submitting nearly 200 papers for assessment. This was judged to be a considerable success, given the tight time frame and the fact that most scientists ...
Global Warming Guide
... coming from scientific and economic experts that climate change is a reality and that the consequences to our society will be significant. Governments around the world are taking action in the form of legislation, such as the UK’s Climate Change Bill and the European Union’s 2007 target of a 20% red ...
... coming from scientific and economic experts that climate change is a reality and that the consequences to our society will be significant. Governments around the world are taking action in the form of legislation, such as the UK’s Climate Change Bill and the European Union’s 2007 target of a 20% red ...
LEARN ABOUT… Climate change and ozone depletion
... midlatitude lowermost stratosphere (12-15 km) show a strong decrease between 1979 and the mid1990s, followed by an overall increase from 1996 to 2004, giving no net long-term decrease at this level. This lowermost stratosphere ozone change contributed significantly to the column ozone change during ...
... midlatitude lowermost stratosphere (12-15 km) show a strong decrease between 1979 and the mid1990s, followed by an overall increase from 1996 to 2004, giving no net long-term decrease at this level. This lowermost stratosphere ozone change contributed significantly to the column ozone change during ...
Climate Change and impact assessment
... identified in the initial screening of the project, the project team considered the project’s scope of improving vulnerable communities’ resilience to climate risks and proceeded with an environmental impact assessment. This included a full assessment of environmental impacts and an environmental m ...
... identified in the initial screening of the project, the project team considered the project’s scope of improving vulnerable communities’ resilience to climate risks and proceeded with an environmental impact assessment. This included a full assessment of environmental impacts and an environmental m ...
Disciplines, Geography, and Gender in the Framing of Climate
... is similar to that reflected in the three working groups (WG) contributing to the IPCC Assessment Reports: WG I focuses on physical science, WG II on the vulnerability of socioeconomic and natural systems, and WG III on mitigation options. This structural linearity of knowledge implies that better c ...
... is similar to that reflected in the three working groups (WG) contributing to the IPCC Assessment Reports: WG I focuses on physical science, WG II on the vulnerability of socioeconomic and natural systems, and WG III on mitigation options. This structural linearity of knowledge implies that better c ...