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... (=64/70) [195/235 = 83%] of the IR emitted to space comes from the atmosphere and only 9% (=6/70) [40/235 = 17%] comes from the surface • When GHG’s are added to the atmosphere, the altitude of IR emission to space rises • In the troposphere, air temperature decreases with altitude • So the temperat ...
... (=64/70) [195/235 = 83%] of the IR emitted to space comes from the atmosphere and only 9% (=6/70) [40/235 = 17%] comes from the surface • When GHG’s are added to the atmosphere, the altitude of IR emission to space rises • In the troposphere, air temperature decreases with altitude • So the temperat ...
Phys. 102: Introduction to Astronomy
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “The IPCC does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. It bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature. Its role, organisation, participation and general pr ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “The IPCC does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. It bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature. Its role, organisation, participation and general pr ...
SRUC PowerPoint Template
... • Efforts in GHG mitigation should not neglect adaptation to predicted changes in the climate ...
... • Efforts in GHG mitigation should not neglect adaptation to predicted changes in the climate ...
Presented
... Climate change is a reality and every human being is affected by it though in different ways.The causes of climate change are known to and efforts are done both at national and international level to respond to climate change. In 2007 the IPCC projected that: • Greenhouse gas emissions could rise by ...
... Climate change is a reality and every human being is affected by it though in different ways.The causes of climate change are known to and efforts are done both at national and international level to respond to climate change. In 2007 the IPCC projected that: • Greenhouse gas emissions could rise by ...
the presentation by Dr. R K Pachauri
... combine adaptation and mitigation to reduce climate change and its impacts. Since mitigation reduces the rate and magnitude of warming, it also increases the time available for adaptation to a particular level of climate change, potentially by several decades.” Source : IPCC AR5 ...
... combine adaptation and mitigation to reduce climate change and its impacts. Since mitigation reduces the rate and magnitude of warming, it also increases the time available for adaptation to a particular level of climate change, potentially by several decades.” Source : IPCC AR5 ...
Greenhouse Gases from Fossil Fuels and Their Impact on
... Therefore, even very small concentrations of these gases can contribute significantly to global warming. Figure 2 shows the percentual contributions of different greenhouse gases to global warming. The best available information on global climate change is the Assessment Reports of the Intergovernme ...
... Therefore, even very small concentrations of these gases can contribute significantly to global warming. Figure 2 shows the percentual contributions of different greenhouse gases to global warming. The best available information on global climate change is the Assessment Reports of the Intergovernme ...
Impacts_L2_3_v5 - Yale Economics
... - many ecological disruptions (ocean carbonization, species loss, forest wildfires, loss of terrestrial glaciers, snow packs, …) - stress to small, topical, developing countries - gradual coastal inundation of 1 – 10 meters over 1-5 centuries ...
... - many ecological disruptions (ocean carbonization, species loss, forest wildfires, loss of terrestrial glaciers, snow packs, …) - stress to small, topical, developing countries - gradual coastal inundation of 1 – 10 meters over 1-5 centuries ...
- Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
... Why do we need Regional Climate Downscaling Global Climate Models (GCM) can provide us with predictions and projections of how the climate of the earth will change in the future. These results are vital to inciting the international community to take decisions to help limit climate change. However, ...
... Why do we need Regional Climate Downscaling Global Climate Models (GCM) can provide us with predictions and projections of how the climate of the earth will change in the future. These results are vital to inciting the international community to take decisions to help limit climate change. However, ...
Global Climate Change
... • The world’s climate is an integrated system • Many factors (‘forcings’) influence the atmosphere’s uptake and distribution of energy (heat) • Energy-trapping gases (esp CO2, water vapour, CH4) absorb outgoing re-radiated infrared radiation – This raises Earth’s surface temperature ...
... • The world’s climate is an integrated system • Many factors (‘forcings’) influence the atmosphere’s uptake and distribution of energy (heat) • Energy-trapping gases (esp CO2, water vapour, CH4) absorb outgoing re-radiated infrared radiation – This raises Earth’s surface temperature ...
Why Focus On Climate Change - 1 - PowerPoint
... The video provides a summary of the key issues related to climate change and describes how we can change our future by investing in, and implementing, solutions now. ...
... The video provides a summary of the key issues related to climate change and describes how we can change our future by investing in, and implementing, solutions now. ...
8.3. The Global Politics of Climate Change
... • It is crucial that you be familiar with the provisions of both the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, and be able to distinguish between the two • You should also be able to analyze the international and domestic politics of climate change policy, especially with respect to the obstacles and challenges fa ...
... • It is crucial that you be familiar with the provisions of both the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, and be able to distinguish between the two • You should also be able to analyze the international and domestic politics of climate change policy, especially with respect to the obstacles and challenges fa ...
Slide 1
... • The next chart shows how the IPCC has shifted its carbon emissions reduction goals, mainly because nations throughout the world simply refuse to reduce their emissions. • In 2001, the IPCC goal included a safety factor. • By 2004, their goal had no safety factor at all and there was a 50 % chance ...
... • The next chart shows how the IPCC has shifted its carbon emissions reduction goals, mainly because nations throughout the world simply refuse to reduce their emissions. • In 2001, the IPCC goal included a safety factor. • By 2004, their goal had no safety factor at all and there was a 50 % chance ...
Jack Fishman Saint Louis University
... Today, global warming and human-induced climate change are held in doubt in much the same way as the ozone hole was several decades ago; only now the stakes are much higher and the debate much more politicized. A defining point for this debate was when Dr. James Hansen, then Director of NASA’s Godda ...
... Today, global warming and human-induced climate change are held in doubt in much the same way as the ozone hole was several decades ago; only now the stakes are much higher and the debate much more politicized. A defining point for this debate was when Dr. James Hansen, then Director of NASA’s Godda ...
The IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and
... Cost and potential Health, safety and environment risks Legal and regulatory issues New IPCC Inventory guidelines on CCS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) ...
... Cost and potential Health, safety and environment risks Legal and regulatory issues New IPCC Inventory guidelines on CCS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) ...
A Summary of the Assessment Process of the Intergovernmental
... Climate Change Research Institute and ice, and rising global average sea level.” was discussed at length by the full author team in the fourth WG I Lead Author meeting before agreement was reached on the word ‘unequivocal’. While the authors engage in constructive discussion of the available litera ...
... Climate Change Research Institute and ice, and rising global average sea level.” was discussed at length by the full author team in the fourth WG I Lead Author meeting before agreement was reached on the word ‘unequivocal’. While the authors engage in constructive discussion of the available litera ...
The oil industry and climate change
... Climate change is not happening The science of climate change is uncertain Climate change is not human-induced Climate change will not necessarily be bad Now is not the good time to act Policies under discussion are not the good way to tackle with the issue It’s too late to act ...
... Climate change is not happening The science of climate change is uncertain Climate change is not human-induced Climate change will not necessarily be bad Now is not the good time to act Policies under discussion are not the good way to tackle with the issue It’s too late to act ...
Pseudoscientific elements in climate change research
... 2007 far more than five contributors to the IPCC work raised their voices to forcefully to say that the report underestimates the danger of climate change caused by anthropogenic emissions of CO2. This call for attention (to the press) was not sustained by new facts that could have arisen since the ...
... 2007 far more than five contributors to the IPCC work raised their voices to forcefully to say that the report underestimates the danger of climate change caused by anthropogenic emissions of CO2. This call for attention (to the press) was not sustained by new facts that could have arisen since the ...
CKQ Answer Key - JunkScience.com
... link pointing to information that supports the statement. For most questions, a listing of additional papers that support the answer are also provided. ...
... link pointing to information that supports the statement. For most questions, a listing of additional papers that support the answer are also provided. ...
Keeling Curve (Mauna Loa)
... 1 metric ton = 1000 kg = 2200 lbs 1 Mt = 1 megaton = 106 tons 1 Gt = 1 gigaton = 109 tons ...
... 1 metric ton = 1000 kg = 2200 lbs 1 Mt = 1 megaton = 106 tons 1 Gt = 1 gigaton = 109 tons ...
Eleni Katragkou
... Simulated average summer surface ozone (O3) in the control decade and sta4s4cal significant changes in surface O3 in the two future decades. X axis denotes the simulated decade. Y axis denotes computa4onal 4me needed for each simula4on. ...
... Simulated average summer surface ozone (O3) in the control decade and sta4s4cal significant changes in surface O3 in the two future decades. X axis denotes the simulated decade. Y axis denotes computa4onal 4me needed for each simula4on. ...
TRillion Tonnes A4 proof 9.indd
... rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases. That response, driven by national actions, must be captured and enhanced through international cooperation, ideally through an ambitious, robust and equitable global deal. The scientific evidence is clear. The recently released Fifth Assessment Report from the I ...
... rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases. That response, driven by national actions, must be captured and enhanced through international cooperation, ideally through an ambitious, robust and equitable global deal. The scientific evidence is clear. The recently released Fifth Assessment Report from the I ...
biological response
... In a separate study, Root attempted to strengthen the literature review started at IPCC by gathering a larger data set. Her team analyzed studies in which either positive or negative changes (such as range shifts or earlier flowering) were observed and linked to temperature, but, unlike Parmesan, it ...
... In a separate study, Root attempted to strengthen the literature review started at IPCC by gathering a larger data set. Her team analyzed studies in which either positive or negative changes (such as range shifts or earlier flowering) were observed and linked to temperature, but, unlike Parmesan, it ...
Climate models at their limit?
... some of which contradict others. For example, detailed hydrological modelling of the Mekong River Basin using climate model input from the UK Met Office’s HadCM3 model projects changes in annual river discharge that range from a decrease of 5.4% to an increase of 4.5% (ref. 2). Changes in predicted ...
... some of which contradict others. For example, detailed hydrological modelling of the Mekong River Basin using climate model input from the UK Met Office’s HadCM3 model projects changes in annual river discharge that range from a decrease of 5.4% to an increase of 4.5% (ref. 2). Changes in predicted ...