Lab: Looking at Scientific Data on Climate Change
... Background: Data on climate change comes from a variety of sources. In this country, data is collected by NASA satellites, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) observations, the NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) which is run by NOAA, educational institutions and a number o ...
... Background: Data on climate change comes from a variety of sources. In this country, data is collected by NASA satellites, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) observations, the NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) which is run by NOAA, educational institutions and a number o ...
Towards REDD: the Papua New Guinea - UN
... Office of Climate Change and Environment Sustainability P. O. Box 854, Waigani, NCD 131 Papua New Guinea [email protected] ...
... Office of Climate Change and Environment Sustainability P. O. Box 854, Waigani, NCD 131 Papua New Guinea [email protected] ...
The Future of Climate Change
... developed it must be tested Scientists run the model using past data If it accurately reproduces past data it will likely give good predictions of the future ...
... developed it must be tested Scientists run the model using past data If it accurately reproduces past data it will likely give good predictions of the future ...
Intro_Clim_Sci_prelim_post
... “The radiative forcing of the surface-troposphere system due to the perturbation (say, a change in greenhouse gas concentrations) is the change in net (down minus up) irradiance (solar plus long-wave in Wm-2) at the tropopause AFTER allowing for stratospheric temperatures to readjust to radiative eq ...
... “The radiative forcing of the surface-troposphere system due to the perturbation (say, a change in greenhouse gas concentrations) is the change in net (down minus up) irradiance (solar plus long-wave in Wm-2) at the tropopause AFTER allowing for stratospheric temperatures to readjust to radiative eq ...
downloading the file - S4C Science for the Carpathians
... predicted impacts of climate change on specific economic sectors in a local scale. So far many institutions from non-Carpathian countries were involved in various Carpathian projects and some results obtained seem to be of limited innovative value and applicability for specific Carpathian communitie ...
... predicted impacts of climate change on specific economic sectors in a local scale. So far many institutions from non-Carpathian countries were involved in various Carpathian projects and some results obtained seem to be of limited innovative value and applicability for specific Carpathian communitie ...
Special Report on Emission Scenario’s
... Giving CO2 a price is the most important • Policies that provide a real or implicit price of carbon could create incentives for producers and consumers to significantly invest in low-GHG products, technologies and processes. • Such policies could include economic instruments, government funding and ...
... Giving CO2 a price is the most important • Policies that provide a real or implicit price of carbon could create incentives for producers and consumers to significantly invest in low-GHG products, technologies and processes. • Such policies could include economic instruments, government funding and ...
Overview - uni
... • Large number of simulations available from a broader range of models. • Quantitative basis for estimating likelihoods for many aspects of future climate change. • Comparison with projections since 1990 strengthens confidence in near-term projections. • Next two decades warming of about 0.2°C per d ...
... • Large number of simulations available from a broader range of models. • Quantitative basis for estimating likelihoods for many aspects of future climate change. • Comparison with projections since 1990 strengthens confidence in near-term projections. • Next two decades warming of about 0.2°C per d ...
Air Quality and Climate overview for teachers
... – Asthma and other respiratory illnesses – Recently linked to mortality ...
... – Asthma and other respiratory illnesses – Recently linked to mortality ...
No Slide Title
... – Pre-industrial (1870) – 20th Century (1870-2000) – Emissions Scenarios • SRES Scenarios: – Commitment (20th C. CO2) • 2000-2100 (8 runs) • 2100-2200 (4 runs) – A1B and B1 Scenarios • 2000-2100 (8 runs) • 2100-2200 Const (5 runs) • 2200-2300 Const (1 run) – A2 Scenario • 2000-2100 (8 runs) ...
... – Pre-industrial (1870) – 20th Century (1870-2000) – Emissions Scenarios • SRES Scenarios: – Commitment (20th C. CO2) • 2000-2100 (8 runs) • 2100-2200 (4 runs) – A1B and B1 Scenarios • 2000-2100 (8 runs) • 2100-2200 Const (5 runs) • 2200-2300 Const (1 run) – A2 Scenario • 2000-2100 (8 runs) ...
Document
... gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HCFs), Perfluorocarbons (PCFs) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. Its annual emissions grew by about 80% between 1970 and 2004. The global atmosp ...
... gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HCFs), Perfluorocarbons (PCFs) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. Its annual emissions grew by about 80% between 1970 and 2004. The global atmosp ...
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). Dr. David Carson
... contribution to the development of observational data systems ...
... contribution to the development of observational data systems ...
Folie 1 - hvonstorch.de
... The Committee concluded that: • The science of climate change leaves considerable uncertainty about the future. • The balance between mitigation and adaptation needs to be reexamined. The costs of mitigation are uncertain, as are the benefits which are also more distant. Adaptation − including for ...
... The Committee concluded that: • The science of climate change leaves considerable uncertainty about the future. • The balance between mitigation and adaptation needs to be reexamined. The costs of mitigation are uncertain, as are the benefits which are also more distant. Adaptation − including for ...
The Truth about Global Climate Change Setting the Record Straight: Jack Fishman
... The Encyclical States the Moral Need to Address Global Climate Change Following a period of irrational confidence in progress and human abilities, some sectors of society are now adopting a more critical approach. We see increasing sensitivity to the environment and the need to protect nature, alon ...
... The Encyclical States the Moral Need to Address Global Climate Change Following a period of irrational confidence in progress and human abilities, some sectors of society are now adopting a more critical approach. We see increasing sensitivity to the environment and the need to protect nature, alon ...
Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in
... world. Another 40 scientists from developed countries will collaborate with developing country colleagues in these studies. The twenty-four regional studies were selected for AIACC awards through a competitive peer review process based on their scientific merit and regional significance. More than 1 ...
... world. Another 40 scientists from developed countries will collaborate with developing country colleagues in these studies. The twenty-four regional studies were selected for AIACC awards through a competitive peer review process based on their scientific merit and regional significance. More than 1 ...
The Political Economy of Climate Change Science
... Global warming is a political issue. Information provided by scientists is used to inform policy. Decisions about whether and how to act are taken in the public arena. Such decisions are political; they are subject to the pressures of international diplomacy and the democratic process. Public choice ...
... Global warming is a political issue. Information provided by scientists is used to inform policy. Decisions about whether and how to act are taken in the public arena. Such decisions are political; they are subject to the pressures of international diplomacy and the democratic process. Public choice ...
"Climate Change: (aka Global Warming): Is it real or a hoax?"
... Narrow the uncertainties (factor of 3) by improving climate science – Still have no designed climate observing system – Still have no climate agency (job is ~ size of NASA) – Have a weak collection of 12 agencies all of whom have different missions with higher priority: climate science is lost in th ...
... Narrow the uncertainties (factor of 3) by improving climate science – Still have no designed climate observing system – Still have no climate agency (job is ~ size of NASA) – Have a weak collection of 12 agencies all of whom have different missions with higher priority: climate science is lost in th ...
Climate change: evidence from natural sciences and
... farming practices are represented using nonlinear (process-based or empirical) functions, implemented through the agricultural crops component in the LPJ model (Bondeau et al., 2007). Adaptation of farming practices is considered by allowing shifts in planting dates, varieties, and irrigation (Rosen ...
... farming practices are represented using nonlinear (process-based or empirical) functions, implemented through the agricultural crops component in the LPJ model (Bondeau et al., 2007). Adaptation of farming practices is considered by allowing shifts in planting dates, varieties, and irrigation (Rosen ...
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL IPCC-XVIII/Doc. 2 ON CLIMATE
... WMO is important. The decision by the 21st UNEP Governing Council, which reaffirms its strong support for the IPCC was explicitly welcome. A sound financial basis is essential for future work. The participation of developing country experts needs to be strengthened, and the choice of lead authors sh ...
... WMO is important. The decision by the 21st UNEP Governing Council, which reaffirms its strong support for the IPCC was explicitly welcome. A sound financial basis is essential for future work. The participation of developing country experts needs to be strengthened, and the choice of lead authors sh ...
2009-08-05-presentation
... A Bit of History… In 1988, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). ...
... A Bit of History… In 1988, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). ...
Slide 1
... Example of a climate forecast: There is a 40% probability that the average temperature in College Station will be below normal in May, June, and July Or, a longer time in the future: the global average temperature will be 1.5 to 4.5°C greater in 2100 than ...
... Example of a climate forecast: There is a 40% probability that the average temperature in College Station will be below normal in May, June, and July Or, a longer time in the future: the global average temperature will be 1.5 to 4.5°C greater in 2100 than ...
IntellBldgPart1_2009fin - University of Reading, Department of
... • Changes in Sun-Earth geometry – Sun-Earth distance, tilt of Earth and ellipse of orbit – act over very long timescales, many thousands of years – possibly play a role in inducing ice ages but not important on past 250 years time scale – at current time provides a cooling influence on climate ...
... • Changes in Sun-Earth geometry – Sun-Earth distance, tilt of Earth and ellipse of orbit – act over very long timescales, many thousands of years – possibly play a role in inducing ice ages but not important on past 250 years time scale – at current time provides a cooling influence on climate ...
Spring 2014
... allowable future GHG emissions and allocations among developed and developing countries given the policy goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 2 C. Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, deforestation and agriculture are increasin ...
... allowable future GHG emissions and allocations among developed and developing countries given the policy goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 2 C. Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, deforestation and agriculture are increasin ...
WHAT IS COP 17?
... 1. A shared vision for long-term cooperative action, including a longterm global goal for emission reductions. 2. Enhanced national/international action on mitigation of climate change. 3. Enhanced action on adaptation. 4. Enhanced action on technology development and transfer to support action on m ...
... 1. A shared vision for long-term cooperative action, including a longterm global goal for emission reductions. 2. Enhanced national/international action on mitigation of climate change. 3. Enhanced action on adaptation. 4. Enhanced action on technology development and transfer to support action on m ...
The global Carbon Budget after the Paris Agreement
... cite as: Kühne, Kjell (2016), The global Carbon Budget after the Paris Agreement, Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO). http://leave-it-in-the-ground.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Post-Paris-Carbon-Budget-LINGO.pdf ...
... cite as: Kühne, Kjell (2016), The global Carbon Budget after the Paris Agreement, Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO). http://leave-it-in-the-ground.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Post-Paris-Carbon-Budget-LINGO.pdf ...
Action plan template - Local Government NSW
... Outline the likely impacts of climate change for the region and Council’s emissions sources and emissions Council may wish to include the following observations by the IPCC (2007): The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) states that “warming of the climate ...
... Outline the likely impacts of climate change for the region and Council’s emissions sources and emissions Council may wish to include the following observations by the IPCC (2007): The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) states that “warming of the climate ...