... {Subtitle: Contribution of IPCC WGII Incorporating Inputs from IPCC Working Group I “The Physical Science Basis” and Working Group III “Mitigation of Climate Change”} This part will include analyses of consistently defined sub-regions and crossregional hotspots (e.g., Mediterranean, megadeltas), bas ...
Linguistic and discursive perspectives on climate change knowledge
... Through the use of the verb continue, the authors presuppose – through an implicit collective voice – that the government has already started to “engage actively and meaningfully in international climate change negotiations”. The effect of such a presupposition is not only presenting it as given, bu ...
... Through the use of the verb continue, the authors presuppose – through an implicit collective voice – that the government has already started to “engage actively and meaningfully in international climate change negotiations”. The effect of such a presupposition is not only presenting it as given, bu ...
Sea Level Change
... dominated by natural (internal) modes of climate variability - The global mean sea level will continue to rise during the 21st century in response to global warming (values by 2100 in the range 50 cm-1 m NOT unlikely) - The regional variability will amplify the global mean rise by 30%-40% in the t ...
... dominated by natural (internal) modes of climate variability - The global mean sea level will continue to rise during the 21st century in response to global warming (values by 2100 in the range 50 cm-1 m NOT unlikely) - The regional variability will amplify the global mean rise by 30%-40% in the t ...
... WGI contribution will be laid out in Chapter 1 of the report and will closely follow the AR4 WGI approach, which was to consistently apply the Guidance Notes for Lead Authors of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Addressing Uncertainties. Regional Aspects (CCM): regional integration is a key eleme ...
ppt
... Doubling CO2 would warm earth by 5° – 6° C But we could never do that … the oceans absorb too much! ...
... Doubling CO2 would warm earth by 5° – 6° C But we could never do that … the oceans absorb too much! ...
European Science Fondation Global Change, Energy Issues
... from the discursive regime (Foucault’s work). For twenty years, the climate regime was principally formed around three elements, which I will briefly summarize: a) A political process and a climate expertise that are separate but closely linked. ...
... from the discursive regime (Foucault’s work). For twenty years, the climate regime was principally formed around three elements, which I will briefly summarize: a) A political process and a climate expertise that are separate but closely linked. ...
44. Global Warming Congress should
... failure of the FCCC models. The explanation often given is that another human emission—sulfate aerosol (the main precursor of acid rain)—is responsible for the lack of warming. Sulfates form a finely divided white haze that reflects away solar radiation (thereby mitigating warming), and they also br ...
... failure of the FCCC models. The explanation often given is that another human emission—sulfate aerosol (the main precursor of acid rain)—is responsible for the lack of warming. Sulfates form a finely divided white haze that reflects away solar radiation (thereby mitigating warming), and they also br ...
Poster template
... other stations in the northern tier of Vermont: Johnson (JSC), Burlington (BTV), and Morrisville (MVL), (shown by the location map in Figure ...
... other stations in the northern tier of Vermont: Johnson (JSC), Burlington (BTV), and Morrisville (MVL), (shown by the location map in Figure ...
NASA Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (AQAST)
... What does such a goal mean in terms of climate policy? ...
... What does such a goal mean in terms of climate policy? ...
Climate Change Information Fact Sheet SOUTHERN AFRICA
... Current (based on historical climate conditions and recent trends, generally over the past few decades) Disaggregated information for this climate condition in the region is sparse. The years 1973, 1982, 1983 and 1992 were particularly dry in southern parts of the region, and the 1991/1992 drought w ...
... Current (based on historical climate conditions and recent trends, generally over the past few decades) Disaggregated information for this climate condition in the region is sparse. The years 1973, 1982, 1983 and 1992 were particularly dry in southern parts of the region, and the 1991/1992 drought w ...
The next step for the movement against climate modification and
... the public is being consulted prior to a decision being made for or against global implementation. That in itself is an achievement, because the record in the past was one of persistent denial that there was any connection between what was being seen in the sky and what advocates of geoengineering ...
... the public is being consulted prior to a decision being made for or against global implementation. That in itself is an achievement, because the record in the past was one of persistent denial that there was any connection between what was being seen in the sky and what advocates of geoengineering ...
Recent and future changes in the global and UK climate: high-res (2 MB) (opens in new window)
... the 195 governments that are also members of the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme, and its role is “to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the ...
... the 195 governments that are also members of the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme, and its role is “to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the ...
Waxman-Markey and Failed Senate Legislation: Climate Change
... in 1988 when they established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). IPCC’s first report, published in 1990, confirmed that regional climates were warming and provided probability estimates for various effects of the changing climates, including rising sea levels, droughts, and shifti ...
... in 1988 when they established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). IPCC’s first report, published in 1990, confirmed that regional climates were warming and provided probability estimates for various effects of the changing climates, including rising sea levels, droughts, and shifti ...
The real holes in climate science
... any robust projection of how winter precipitation will change at the end of the current century for large parts of all continents2. Even worse, climate models seemingly underestimate how much precipitation has changed already — further reducing confidence in their ability to project future changes. ...
... any robust projection of how winter precipitation will change at the end of the current century for large parts of all continents2. Even worse, climate models seemingly underestimate how much precipitation has changed already — further reducing confidence in their ability to project future changes. ...
How Are Global and National Climate Projected to Change? (PDF)
... likely. The amount of change that actually occurs will depend on the amount of future greenhouse gas emissions and will vary by location. The most recent projections for 21st century climate change (IPCC 2013) [1] align with and confirm earlier projections (e.g., IPCC 2007), [2] although new estimat ...
... likely. The amount of change that actually occurs will depend on the amount of future greenhouse gas emissions and will vary by location. The most recent projections for 21st century climate change (IPCC 2013) [1] align with and confirm earlier projections (e.g., IPCC 2007), [2] although new estimat ...
PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
... Alongi DM. 2008. Mangrove forests: Resilience, protection from tsunamis, and 446 responses to global climate change. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 76:1–13. [FAO] Food and Agriculture Organization. 2007. The world’s mangroves 1980-2005. FAO For. Pap. 153:89. Hooijer A, Silvius M, Wösten H, and ...
... Alongi DM. 2008. Mangrove forests: Resilience, protection from tsunamis, and 446 responses to global climate change. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 76:1–13. [FAO] Food and Agriculture Organization. 2007. The world’s mangroves 1980-2005. FAO For. Pap. 153:89. Hooijer A, Silvius M, Wösten H, and ...
26112015-Pielke-Jr-VWN presentation
... change and trends in the magnitude/frequency of floods has not been established... There is such a furore of concern about the linkage between greenhouse forcing and floods that it causes society to lose focus on the things we already know for certain about floods and how to mitigate and adapt to th ...
... change and trends in the magnitude/frequency of floods has not been established... There is such a furore of concern about the linkage between greenhouse forcing and floods that it causes society to lose focus on the things we already know for certain about floods and how to mitigate and adapt to th ...
UNHEALTHY EXAGGERATION Indur M Goklany The WHO report on climate change
... 2009 to 7% in 2009 and 17% in 2013.17 In today’s interconnected world, earlywarning systems will quite likely be developed spontaneously through informal networks, even if they are not sponsored by governments or other centralized agencies. In fact, mobile-phone-based and other early-warning systems ...
... 2009 to 7% in 2009 and 17% in 2013.17 In today’s interconnected world, earlywarning systems will quite likely be developed spontaneously through informal networks, even if they are not sponsored by governments or other centralized agencies. In fact, mobile-phone-based and other early-warning systems ...
Issues relating to GHG, Sectors and Source Categories in IPCC
... Methods for possibly significant sources which were not contained in earlier GLs or GPGs, Clarified carbon dioxide capture and storage WMO ...
... Methods for possibly significant sources which were not contained in earlier GLs or GPGs, Clarified carbon dioxide capture and storage WMO ...
Climate Change Law Seminar - IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
... -West, Selected Environmental Law Statutes (or on-line statutory resources) -There will also be supplementary materials posted on TWEN. Overview Climate change is perhaps the most important environmental and public policy issue of our time. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, temperatures rise, an ...
... -West, Selected Environmental Law Statutes (or on-line statutory resources) -There will also be supplementary materials posted on TWEN. Overview Climate change is perhaps the most important environmental and public policy issue of our time. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, temperatures rise, an ...
Slide 1
... • Very likely (>90%) greenhouse-gas increase caused most of warming since mid-20th century • Extremely unlikely (<5%) warming caused by natural variability Future warming • Warming for next 2 decades to be 0.2oC/decade • BAU emissions would very likely (>90%) to cause 20st century warming larger tha ...
... • Very likely (>90%) greenhouse-gas increase caused most of warming since mid-20th century • Extremely unlikely (<5%) warming caused by natural variability Future warming • Warming for next 2 decades to be 0.2oC/decade • BAU emissions would very likely (>90%) to cause 20st century warming larger tha ...
Global Warming - Science or Politics
... fossil fuels are heating the planet." I was hoping to see a scientific debate on this at the U of C while Kevin Trenberth, a lead author of the IPCC was visiting the ISEEE, but to me, he along with Keith made it clear they believe debating is only an advantage to the opposing side. (Email, Climatega ...
... fossil fuels are heating the planet." I was hoping to see a scientific debate on this at the U of C while Kevin Trenberth, a lead author of the IPCC was visiting the ISEEE, but to me, he along with Keith made it clear they believe debating is only an advantage to the opposing side. (Email, Climatega ...
SB 14-66 Climate Change: The Latest United
... Under the auspices of the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepare comprehensive reports about climate change at regular intervals based on the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) sets out the current ...
... Under the auspices of the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepare comprehensive reports about climate change at regular intervals based on the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) sets out the current ...