Data Sources and Methods for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... Annex 3 of the National Inventory Report (NIR) describe the methods used to estimate Canada's GHG emissions, and illustrate that the selection of IPCC method type is highly dependent on the importance of each category and the availability of data. The GHG emissions are reported in carbon dioxide equ ...
... Annex 3 of the National Inventory Report (NIR) describe the methods used to estimate Canada's GHG emissions, and illustrate that the selection of IPCC method type is highly dependent on the importance of each category and the availability of data. The GHG emissions are reported in carbon dioxide equ ...
Course on review of higher tiers non
... Characterize the uncertainties in GTPs stemming from uncertainties in climate sensitivity, climate efficacies, ocean heat uptake; Develop Probability Density Functions for metrics, and for GWPs and GTPs in particular, encompassing all sources of uncertainties; Characterize uncertainty associated wit ...
... Characterize the uncertainties in GTPs stemming from uncertainties in climate sensitivity, climate efficacies, ocean heat uptake; Develop Probability Density Functions for metrics, and for GWPs and GTPs in particular, encompassing all sources of uncertainties; Characterize uncertainty associated wit ...
New American Media (Opinion), January 20, 2010, by Andrew
... Never before did so many people live in the Gulf. They do all need water, food, and clean air. Let us recall that we live in one of the most arid regions on Earth. We do already depend on seawater desalinisation and food import. UNESCO has the capacity to provide guidance for decision-makers, land-o ...
... Never before did so many people live in the Gulf. They do all need water, food, and clean air. Let us recall that we live in one of the most arid regions on Earth. We do already depend on seawater desalinisation and food import. UNESCO has the capacity to provide guidance for decision-makers, land-o ...
Challenges and solutions for data on agricultural greenhouse
... management practices, processing technologies, and other major elements of product lifecycles) is suggested. In addition, the assessment should support development of detailed technical guidance for potential appropriate national mitigation actions (NAMA). This was seen by some as an obvious priorit ...
... management practices, processing technologies, and other major elements of product lifecycles) is suggested. In addition, the assessment should support development of detailed technical guidance for potential appropriate national mitigation actions (NAMA). This was seen by some as an obvious priorit ...
Parliament of Victoria
... Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, published in 2000, and used as a basis for climate projections shown in the IPCC assessment reports. SRES scenarios are grouped into four families – A1, A2, B1 & B2 – that explore alternative development pathways, covering a range of demographic, economic and t ...
... Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, published in 2000, and used as a basis for climate projections shown in the IPCC assessment reports. SRES scenarios are grouped into four families – A1, A2, B1 & B2 – that explore alternative development pathways, covering a range of demographic, economic and t ...
Update on CCS in the Global Climate Picture Tim Dixon 23 January 2015
... “Not only does CCS serve our climate objectives, but investing in development and deployment of CCS is an important risk management (“hedging”) response for companies and governments who derive significant income from fossil fuels. CCS therefore promises to preserve the economic value of fossil fuel ...
... “Not only does CCS serve our climate objectives, but investing in development and deployment of CCS is an important risk management (“hedging”) response for companies and governments who derive significant income from fossil fuels. CCS therefore promises to preserve the economic value of fossil fuel ...
Knock, Knock: Where is the Evidence for Dangerous Human
... Nordhaus (2007); in Australia, Ross Garnaut3 is currently undertaking a similar analysis. These persons, and many other public commentators and politicians as well, have indicated that they accept that there is a scientific consensus that dangerous, human-caused global warming is occurring, as set b ...
... Nordhaus (2007); in Australia, Ross Garnaut3 is currently undertaking a similar analysis. These persons, and many other public commentators and politicians as well, have indicated that they accept that there is a scientific consensus that dangerous, human-caused global warming is occurring, as set b ...
How do carbon cycle uncertainties affect IPCC temperature
... for RCP8.5, the AR5 projections span 2.6–4.8 ∘ C and the MAGICC results with the carbon cycle temperature feedbacks off span a similar range of 2.5–4.9 ∘ C. Including carbon cycle temperature feedbacks increases the range to 2.7–5.5 ∘ C, mostly at the upper bound. The emission-driven CC-on results p ...
... for RCP8.5, the AR5 projections span 2.6–4.8 ∘ C and the MAGICC results with the carbon cycle temperature feedbacks off span a similar range of 2.5–4.9 ∘ C. Including carbon cycle temperature feedbacks increases the range to 2.7–5.5 ∘ C, mostly at the upper bound. The emission-driven CC-on results p ...
Knock, Knock: Where is the Evidence for Dangerous Human
... Nordhaus (2007); in Australia, Ross Garnaut3 is currently undertaking a similar analysis. These persons, and many other public commentators and politicians as well, have indicated that they accept that there is a scientific consensus that dangerous, human-caused global warming is occurring, as set b ...
... Nordhaus (2007); in Australia, Ross Garnaut3 is currently undertaking a similar analysis. These persons, and many other public commentators and politicians as well, have indicated that they accept that there is a scientific consensus that dangerous, human-caused global warming is occurring, as set b ...
McCarl, B.A., J. Chen, and A. Thayer, "Climate change and food
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013, 2014b) indicates climate change and its drivers have increased temperatures, changed precipitation, reduced snow and ice, raised sea levels, caused more extreme events and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) among other influenc ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013, 2014b) indicates climate change and its drivers have increased temperatures, changed precipitation, reduced snow and ice, raised sea levels, caused more extreme events and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) among other influenc ...
Smith et al (2009
... important than any other; nor did they conclude what level of impacts or what atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases would constitute DAI, a value judgment that would be policy prescriptive. Here, we describe revisions of the sensitivities of the RFCs to increases in GMT and a more thorough ...
... important than any other; nor did they conclude what level of impacts or what atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases would constitute DAI, a value judgment that would be policy prescriptive. Here, we describe revisions of the sensitivities of the RFCs to increases in GMT and a more thorough ...
El Ni˜no Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and global - adv
... Climate variability and change over the 20th century have been detected in the observational records. In its assessment of the scientific literature, the IPCC (2001) concluded “an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system” a ...
... Climate variability and change over the 20th century have been detected in the observational records. In its assessment of the scientific literature, the IPCC (2001) concluded “an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system” a ...
Protecting Cultural Resources in Coastal U.S. National Parks from
... sites that cannot naturally adapt to a changing climate, such as cultural heritage sites, has been largely overlooked by those in anthropology, archeology, geography, and other academic fields, leaving the discussion of what should be done about this issue almost exclusively to those in governmental ...
... sites that cannot naturally adapt to a changing climate, such as cultural heritage sites, has been largely overlooked by those in anthropology, archeology, geography, and other academic fields, leaving the discussion of what should be done about this issue almost exclusively to those in governmental ...
it`s not the heat, it`s the tepidity
... and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year. The precise levels of climate change sufficient to trigger tipping points remain uncertain, but the risk associated with crossing ...
... and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year. The precise levels of climate change sufficient to trigger tipping points remain uncertain, but the risk associated with crossing ...
Climate Change - The Climate Institute
... academies and associations have re-affirmed the majority scientific view that says the world is warming rapidly, that human activity is highly likely to be the main cause, and that prompt action is necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. These include the leading academies in 13 of the world’s ...
... academies and associations have re-affirmed the majority scientific view that says the world is warming rapidly, that human activity is highly likely to be the main cause, and that prompt action is necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. These include the leading academies in 13 of the world’s ...
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
... or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods”.2 However, scientists often use the term for any change in the climate, whether arising naturally or from human causes. ...
... or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods”.2 However, scientists often use the term for any change in the climate, whether arising naturally or from human causes. ...
Downscaling Global Circulation Model Outputs
... across relatively small distances (Wilby et al., 1998; Tabor and Williams, 2010; Hijmans et al., 2005). Moreover, changes in topography and climate variables are not the only factors accounting for variability in agriculture soils and socioeconomic drivers also often differ over small distances, inf ...
... across relatively small distances (Wilby et al., 1998; Tabor and Williams, 2010; Hijmans et al., 2005). Moreover, changes in topography and climate variables are not the only factors accounting for variability in agriculture soils and socioeconomic drivers also often differ over small distances, inf ...
Climate change scenarios for impact assessment in Cuba
... The above results agree with the significant warming of the low troposphere over the region (Naranjo & Centella 1996), supporting the idea of important changes in the climate background, which are consistent with significant variations in the circulation patterns of the Pacific-North American sector ...
... The above results agree with the significant warming of the low troposphere over the region (Naranjo & Centella 1996), supporting the idea of important changes in the climate background, which are consistent with significant variations in the circulation patterns of the Pacific-North American sector ...
The Serengeti strategy: How special interests try to intimidate
... I was subject to what The Washington Post and The New York Times denounced as an ÒinquisitionÓ and a Òwitch huntÓ5 by politicians in the pay of fossil fuel interests (Mann, 2012), looking to discredit my work.6 The former chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Texas Republican Joe Barton, ...
... I was subject to what The Washington Post and The New York Times denounced as an ÒinquisitionÓ and a Òwitch huntÓ5 by politicians in the pay of fossil fuel interests (Mann, 2012), looking to discredit my work.6 The former chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Texas Republican Joe Barton, ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... hazardous wastes, and threats to the biosphere have been highlighted occasionally by the media for many years, recent attention has focused on changes that humans are forcing on the global climate. Indicators of these changes and dire predictions of adverse future effects have been identified period ...
... hazardous wastes, and threats to the biosphere have been highlighted occasionally by the media for many years, recent attention has focused on changes that humans are forcing on the global climate. Indicators of these changes and dire predictions of adverse future effects have been identified period ...
PFCs
... This report considers the effects of total emissions of ODSs and their substitutes on the climate system and the ozone layer. In particular, this provides a context for understanding how replacement options could affect global warming. The report does not attempt to cover comprehensively the effect ...
... This report considers the effects of total emissions of ODSs and their substitutes on the climate system and the ozone layer. In particular, this provides a context for understanding how replacement options could affect global warming. The report does not attempt to cover comprehensively the effect ...
DrieD up, DrowneD out - TILZ
... agenda and formed writing groups in which we argued loud and long about all the data and what it meant. Our work was refereed by other scientists and by governments, and our final summaries were agreed, sentence by sentence, at very tough intergovernmental meetings. The scientific evidence as presen ...
... agenda and formed writing groups in which we argued loud and long about all the data and what it meant. Our work was refereed by other scientists and by governments, and our final summaries were agreed, sentence by sentence, at very tough intergovernmental meetings. The scientific evidence as presen ...
Key issues disproving global warming
... latter method often yields inaccurate results which, in view of all the influential factors, is easily explainable. The IPCC refuses to acknowledge the results of direct chemical analyses; rather it prefers the KEELING-results, which yield a nearly constant atmospheric CO2-content of approximately 2 ...
... latter method often yields inaccurate results which, in view of all the influential factors, is easily explainable. The IPCC refuses to acknowledge the results of direct chemical analyses; rather it prefers the KEELING-results, which yield a nearly constant atmospheric CO2-content of approximately 2 ...
An Update on the View of CCS in Tim Dixon
... • The share of low‐carbon electricity supply (incl CCS) increases from 30% to more than 80 % by 2050, • Fossil fuel power generation without CCS is phased out by 2100. GHG emissions reduced significantly by: • Replacing average efficiency coal fired power plants with modern high efficiency natural g ...
... • The share of low‐carbon electricity supply (incl CCS) increases from 30% to more than 80 % by 2050, • Fossil fuel power generation without CCS is phased out by 2100. GHG emissions reduced significantly by: • Replacing average efficiency coal fired power plants with modern high efficiency natural g ...
Be skeptical of Skeptic`s skepticism of skeptics
... The existence of a prolonged warm period so recently in the Earth’s climate history was making it impossible for the environmental extremists driving the climate scare to convince the world’s policymakers that today’s comparatively temperate temperatures were anything to worry about. The “hockey st ...
... The existence of a prolonged warm period so recently in the Earth’s climate history was making it impossible for the environmental extremists driving the climate scare to convince the world’s policymakers that today’s comparatively temperate temperatures were anything to worry about. The “hockey st ...