submission for the carbon tax bill
... with science. Climate prediction is not science, it is pseudo-science, and sooner or later more real scientists are going to wake up to this fact.”…..“If the IPCC were a pharmaceutical company it could face fraud charges for doing this. This is a good analogy. The IPCC claims to have diagnosed a pla ...
... with science. Climate prediction is not science, it is pseudo-science, and sooner or later more real scientists are going to wake up to this fact.”…..“If the IPCC were a pharmaceutical company it could face fraud charges for doing this. This is a good analogy. The IPCC claims to have diagnosed a pla ...
Climate change impacts on water quality outcomes
... 3.1 SedNetNZ model description SedNet is a spatially distributed, time-averaged (decadal to century) model that routes sediment through the river network, based on a relatively simple physical representation of hillslope and channel processes at the reach scale, accounting for losses in water bodies ...
... 3.1 SedNetNZ model description SedNet is a spatially distributed, time-averaged (decadal to century) model that routes sediment through the river network, based on a relatively simple physical representation of hillslope and channel processes at the reach scale, accounting for losses in water bodies ...
Assessing climate change and climate variability impacts in Burkina
... the equatorial pacific (ENSO), Atlantic and Indian ocean sea surface temperature providing the basis for seasonal forecasting, (ii) complex topography (associated with the Guinean Highlands, Jos Plateau in Nigeria and Cameroon mountains. Predictions of climate change (and natural variability) are de ...
... the equatorial pacific (ENSO), Atlantic and Indian ocean sea surface temperature providing the basis for seasonal forecasting, (ii) complex topography (associated with the Guinean Highlands, Jos Plateau in Nigeria and Cameroon mountains. Predictions of climate change (and natural variability) are de ...
Constraints on radiative forcing and future climate change from
... input parameters and in the model itself are taken into account, and past observations of oceanic and atmospheric warming are used to constrain the range of realistic model responses. We obtain a probability density function for the present-day total radiative forcing, giving 1.4 to 2.4 Wm22 for the ...
... input parameters and in the model itself are taken into account, and past observations of oceanic and atmospheric warming are used to constrain the range of realistic model responses. We obtain a probability density function for the present-day total radiative forcing, giving 1.4 to 2.4 Wm22 for the ...
Planning for the impact of sea-level rise on U.S. national parks
... Relative to the past two to three thousand years, the rate of rise has increased significantly and is projected to increase at an accelerating pace throughout the 21st century because of climate change (IPCC 2007). In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) fourth assessment repor ...
... Relative to the past two to three thousand years, the rate of rise has increased significantly and is projected to increase at an accelerating pace throughout the 21st century because of climate change (IPCC 2007). In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) fourth assessment repor ...
Hollowed et al. 2009
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
PPT - unece
... Cover all environmental media (water and sanitation, biodiversity and health) Cover imp. economic sectors (eg. energy, transport, forestry, fishery) Expand the data on material flows (in view of sustainable production & consumption) Synthesis report linking results of Belgrade report with other repo ...
... Cover all environmental media (water and sanitation, biodiversity and health) Cover imp. economic sectors (eg. energy, transport, forestry, fishery) Expand the data on material flows (in view of sustainable production & consumption) Synthesis report linking results of Belgrade report with other repo ...
Sea Level Change in Western Australia
... 1.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. The IPCC's mandate is as follows: The IPCC was established to provide the decisi ...
... 1.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. The IPCC's mandate is as follows: The IPCC was established to provide the decisi ...
Sea Level Change in Western Australia
... 1.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. The IPCC's mandate is as follows: The IPCC was established to provide the decisi ...
... 1.3 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. The IPCC's mandate is as follows: The IPCC was established to provide the decisi ...
Trends in extreme weather events in Europe: implications
... academies at national level. With the growing importance of the European Union as an arena for policy, academies recognise that the scope of their advisory functions needs to extend beyond the national to cover also the European level. Here it is often the case that a trans-European grouping can be ...
... academies at national level. With the growing importance of the European Union as an arena for policy, academies recognise that the scope of their advisory functions needs to extend beyond the national to cover also the European level. Here it is often the case that a trans-European grouping can be ...
A framework for modelling fish and shellfish
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
The impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters
... greenhouse gas emissions.The current scientific consensus is that ‘most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities’ (IPCC 2001a, p. 5). Given that human emissions to date have already initiated such global climate change, and most greenhouse gases stay in the atmospher ...
... greenhouse gas emissions.The current scientific consensus is that ‘most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities’ (IPCC 2001a, p. 5). Given that human emissions to date have already initiated such global climate change, and most greenhouse gases stay in the atmospher ...
- OpenKnowledge@NAU
... ACC is extremely small. The existence of a scientific consensus, especially one as overwhelming as exists for human-induced climate change, raises the level of confidence that the overall findings of that consensus are correct (Bedford & Cook, 2013). There is no scientific controversy although there ...
... ACC is extremely small. The existence of a scientific consensus, especially one as overwhelming as exists for human-induced climate change, raises the level of confidence that the overall findings of that consensus are correct (Bedford & Cook, 2013). There is no scientific controversy although there ...
Climate Change Scenarios
... IPCC TGCIA and this slide outlines the criteria with which scena rios should conform. These criteria are taken from the TGCIA Guidelines (Carter et al., 1999) - for further details please consult the guidelines (download from http://ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). These guidelines represent part of an init ...
... IPCC TGCIA and this slide outlines the criteria with which scena rios should conform. These criteria are taken from the TGCIA Guidelines (Carter et al., 1999) - for further details please consult the guidelines (download from http://ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). These guidelines represent part of an init ...
Are observed changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the
... was based on one paper that at the time had not been published in the refereed scientific literature. Moreover, one of the authors of this paper was also the convening lead author of the Chapter 8 that supported the “human influence” claim. A hearing in August 1998 on the subject of global warming b ...
... was based on one paper that at the time had not been published in the refereed scientific literature. Moreover, one of the authors of this paper was also the convening lead author of the Chapter 8 that supported the “human influence” claim. A hearing in August 1998 on the subject of global warming b ...
appeal to authority
... based on perception and have never been verified. Einstein’s equation e=mc2 is just as valid if stated by Al Gore as by Steven Chu, but only Chu would understand how this equation applies to CO2 and climate change, and Al Gore would only be able to accept what Chu states without being able to, or wi ...
... based on perception and have never been verified. Einstein’s equation e=mc2 is just as valid if stated by Al Gore as by Steven Chu, but only Chu would understand how this equation applies to CO2 and climate change, and Al Gore would only be able to accept what Chu states without being able to, or wi ...
Differences between carbon budget estimates
... that the TABs in terms of cumulative CO2 emissions in the periods 2011-2050 and 2011-2100 are 1501300 GtCO2 and 630-1180 GtCO2, respectively. In the IPCC SYR33 TABs are also computed based on the scenarios available in the IPCC AR5 Scenario Database – see Table 2.2 in Ref. 33. However, the SYR categ ...
... that the TABs in terms of cumulative CO2 emissions in the periods 2011-2050 and 2011-2100 are 1501300 GtCO2 and 630-1180 GtCO2, respectively. In the IPCC SYR33 TABs are also computed based on the scenarios available in the IPCC AR5 Scenario Database – see Table 2.2 in Ref. 33. However, the SYR categ ...
SAP Highlevel presentation
... This is the effort of 282 scientists from 36 countries with the help of numerous individuals and organizations. Please see the Assessment for Decision-Makers (ADM) for the list of all who contributed to the success of this assessment report. November 20, 2014 ...
... This is the effort of 282 scientists from 36 countries with the help of numerous individuals and organizations. Please see the Assessment for Decision-Makers (ADM) for the list of all who contributed to the success of this assessment report. November 20, 2014 ...
Effective media reporting of sea level rise projections: 1989–2009
... data. In addition, any numbers reported for only one part of the world oceans (e.g. Chesapeake Bay) were not included. We acknowledge that this search methodology would exclude media reports that, for example, use the term ‘ocean levels’ or some other phrase for sea level rise, but in piloting the s ...
... data. In addition, any numbers reported for only one part of the world oceans (e.g. Chesapeake Bay) were not included. We acknowledge that this search methodology would exclude media reports that, for example, use the term ‘ocean levels’ or some other phrase for sea level rise, but in piloting the s ...
A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... IPCC chair, provides explanations and proposes revisions in real time to address government comments raised from the floor. Hundreds of individuals participate in IPCC SPM approval plenaries, which are intense, diversely interpreted experiences. Anecdotes and perspectives on IPCC governmental approv ...
... IPCC chair, provides explanations and proposes revisions in real time to address government comments raised from the floor. Hundreds of individuals participate in IPCC SPM approval plenaries, which are intense, diversely interpreted experiences. Anecdotes and perspectives on IPCC governmental approv ...
lecture 34
... the start of a man-made global warming? Two main anthropogenic forcing mechanisms: Greenhouse gas concentrations => rising. Aerosol concentrations => also increasing. We will focus attention on CO2 increases. ...
... the start of a man-made global warming? Two main anthropogenic forcing mechanisms: Greenhouse gas concentrations => rising. Aerosol concentrations => also increasing. We will focus attention on CO2 increases. ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... The earth’s equilibrium climate sensitivity is defined in the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon 2010 (hereafter, IWG2010) report as “the long-term increase in the annual global-average surface temperature from a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentration relative to pre-industrial le ...
... The earth’s equilibrium climate sensitivity is defined in the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon 2010 (hereafter, IWG2010) report as “the long-term increase in the annual global-average surface temperature from a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentration relative to pre-industrial le ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters
... well as the radically increased access to information, due to the progress in information technology (e.g., global media coverage, Internet), lead to better reporting of hazardous events (Peduzzi 2005). Reporting of non-climate events can be used to separate the role of climate change from that of i ...
... well as the radically increased access to information, due to the progress in information technology (e.g., global media coverage, Internet), lead to better reporting of hazardous events (Peduzzi 2005). Reporting of non-climate events can be used to separate the role of climate change from that of i ...
The Denial of Global Warming
... have examined with care all known negative feedback mechanisms, such as increase in low or middle cloud amount, and have concluded that the oversimplifications and inaccuracies in the models are not likely to have vitiated the principal conclusions that there will be appreciable warming.”17 The devi ...
... have examined with care all known negative feedback mechanisms, such as increase in low or middle cloud amount, and have concluded that the oversimplifications and inaccuracies in the models are not likely to have vitiated the principal conclusions that there will be appreciable warming.”17 The devi ...
Spanning `not-implausiblea futures to assess relative vulnerability to
... systems that will, in fact, be the subject of such careful analysis across the full range of plausible futures is coming to the fore as a critical issue. This paper o!ers the framework of a simple method designed speci"cally to help the research community come to grips with this selection issue. It ...
... systems that will, in fact, be the subject of such careful analysis across the full range of plausible futures is coming to the fore as a critical issue. This paper o!ers the framework of a simple method designed speci"cally to help the research community come to grips with this selection issue. It ...