3rd-Year Students (by Year)
... methane between 1751 to 2010, amounting to about 914 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions, can be traced to just 90 entities. All but 7 of the 90 were leading producers of coal, oil, or natural gas, 50 were investor-owned (such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell), 31 were state owned (such as Gazp ...
... methane between 1751 to 2010, amounting to about 914 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions, can be traced to just 90 entities. All but 7 of the 90 were leading producers of coal, oil, or natural gas, 50 were investor-owned (such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell), 31 were state owned (such as Gazp ...
Adaptive variation
... First to be conducted in conifer populations for which significant genetic differentiation in quantitative traits has been demonstrated from common garden studies Average among-population FST was very low (0.006) No strong local adaptation (no positive γij at the 95% or the 99% confidence levels), b ...
... First to be conducted in conifer populations for which significant genetic differentiation in quantitative traits has been demonstrated from common garden studies Average among-population FST was very low (0.006) No strong local adaptation (no positive γij at the 95% or the 99% confidence levels), b ...
DOC - World bank documents
... It is broadly accepted that the poorest countries and the most vulnerable communities in developing countries will bear a disproportionate brunt of the hardship associated with climate change. Climate change can cause or compound poverty in a variety of ways, including: (i) damage to livelihood asse ...
... It is broadly accepted that the poorest countries and the most vulnerable communities in developing countries will bear a disproportionate brunt of the hardship associated with climate change. Climate change can cause or compound poverty in a variety of ways, including: (i) damage to livelihood asse ...
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL
... CHART 1 ‘FORC PLOT’: This displays the total radiative forcing as a function of time, as given on the final column of ‘FORCING’, following the user’s choices. SHEET 2 ‘CLIMATE MODEL’: This is the climate model itself. It uses the forcings selected in ‘FORCING’ and displayed in ‘FORC PLOT’. The user ...
... CHART 1 ‘FORC PLOT’: This displays the total radiative forcing as a function of time, as given on the final column of ‘FORCING’, following the user’s choices. SHEET 2 ‘CLIMATE MODEL’: This is the climate model itself. It uses the forcings selected in ‘FORCING’ and displayed in ‘FORC PLOT’. The user ...
curriculum in natural environmental science, vol. 2, 2010
... of cause of degradation and allow natural regeneration (e.g. removal of grazing livestock) Not always practicable (close access to water and wetland species essential) Low cost Likely that the resultant wetland will resemble the surrounding environment ...
... of cause of degradation and allow natural regeneration (e.g. removal of grazing livestock) Not always practicable (close access to water and wetland species essential) Low cost Likely that the resultant wetland will resemble the surrounding environment ...
It`s Here and it`s Real: What Does it Mean for our Angling Future?
... patterns change and snow melts earlier, watersheds become drier and wildfires grow in frequency and intensity. Peak stream flows occur earlier in the year, base flows are lower, and aquatic insects and fish change their behaviors. This fact sheet describes some of the observed changes that are espec ...
... patterns change and snow melts earlier, watersheds become drier and wildfires grow in frequency and intensity. Peak stream flows occur earlier in the year, base flows are lower, and aquatic insects and fish change their behaviors. This fact sheet describes some of the observed changes that are espec ...
critical remarks addressed to climate fanatics and climate sceptics
... There are serious environmental problems due to the fact that humanity has reached the planetary boundaries, as predicted by Meadows et al. (1972). At the same time, there are uncertainties in climate science. In the early seventies, when Meadows et al. were working on their book “Limits to growth”, ...
... There are serious environmental problems due to the fact that humanity has reached the planetary boundaries, as predicted by Meadows et al. (1972). At the same time, there are uncertainties in climate science. In the early seventies, when Meadows et al. were working on their book “Limits to growth”, ...
S1-Meinke.pps
... policy development should go hand-inhand with the establishment of novel financial risk management tools such as ‘real options’ (a right, but not the obligation, to take action). Real options are property rights created by investments. ...
... policy development should go hand-inhand with the establishment of novel financial risk management tools such as ‘real options’ (a right, but not the obligation, to take action). Real options are property rights created by investments. ...
Climate Data vs. Climate Models
... the resulting shift toward natural gas and away from other fuels (particularly coal), the higher (carbon) emissions scenario is not appropriate for use in projections. Given that “highest confidence” areas of increased precipitation over the United States ...
... the resulting shift toward natural gas and away from other fuels (particularly coal), the higher (carbon) emissions scenario is not appropriate for use in projections. Given that “highest confidence” areas of increased precipitation over the United States ...
the COP21 Briefing Notes
... political leadership and action is supported by business and civic society. ...
... political leadership and action is supported by business and civic society. ...
Presentation - Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
... Three new metrics provide an assessment of the risk of decline of trees, saplings, and seedlings using data from the Climate Change Tree Atlas: • Climate Risk – Overstory • Climate Risk – Saplings • Climate Risk – Seedlings ...
... Three new metrics provide an assessment of the risk of decline of trees, saplings, and seedlings using data from the Climate Change Tree Atlas: • Climate Risk – Overstory • Climate Risk – Saplings • Climate Risk – Seedlings ...
Climate Change Adaptation is - Eco
... interactions, etc.)? What cultural, economic, and subsistence effects are likely to result from these changes? What might change? How much? How soon? How certain are we? ...
... interactions, etc.)? What cultural, economic, and subsistence effects are likely to result from these changes? What might change? How much? How soon? How certain are we? ...
the potential impacts of climate change on detroit,michigan
... Detroit is projected to see a dramatic increase in the number of hot days exceeding risk of exposure to extreme heat. 90°F (inset, 100°F), assuming current global greenhouse gas emissions trends In these neighborhoods, heat continue (higher emissions). Assuming greenhouse gas emissions are significa ...
... Detroit is projected to see a dramatic increase in the number of hot days exceeding risk of exposure to extreme heat. 90°F (inset, 100°F), assuming current global greenhouse gas emissions trends In these neighborhoods, heat continue (higher emissions). Assuming greenhouse gas emissions are significa ...
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... economic losses due to some climate extremes will be socioeconomic in nature (medium confidence, based on medium agreement, limited evidence)” Climate extremes are only one of the factors that affect risks, but few studies have specifically quantified the effects of changes in population, exposure o ...
... economic losses due to some climate extremes will be socioeconomic in nature (medium confidence, based on medium agreement, limited evidence)” Climate extremes are only one of the factors that affect risks, but few studies have specifically quantified the effects of changes in population, exposure o ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Global Change Curricula and
... Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001 Report ...
... Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001 Report ...
Penny Whetton
... to increases in extreme weather events, including bush fire More damage to buildings, transport services, energy services, telecommunications and water services ...
... to increases in extreme weather events, including bush fire More damage to buildings, transport services, energy services, telecommunications and water services ...
Climate Change, Uncertainty and Precaution
... • If speculators enter the carbon market, the market may become highly instable (Matsumoto 2008) • Tendency to grant too much emission rights • Export the problem by buying emission rights abroad • Promotes lock-in to unsustainable technology, inhibits and delays transition • Trading has so far not ...
... • If speculators enter the carbon market, the market may become highly instable (Matsumoto 2008) • Tendency to grant too much emission rights • Export the problem by buying emission rights abroad • Promotes lock-in to unsustainable technology, inhibits and delays transition • Trading has so far not ...
First draft of a preliminary text of a declaration on
... b. the well-being, livelihood and survival of future generations which depend on our current use of resources; c. the interconnectedness of the physical, ecological and social systems of all countries, regions and communities within the biosphere, as well as of the Earth’s living and nonliving syste ...
... b. the well-being, livelihood and survival of future generations which depend on our current use of resources; c. the interconnectedness of the physical, ecological and social systems of all countries, regions and communities within the biosphere, as well as of the Earth’s living and nonliving syste ...
Climate change DRAFT
... Our climate is changing primarily because increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are trapping heat, warming the air and oceans. To determine what our future climate might be, scientists use global climate models to simulate the Earth’s climate system. The models use a set of mathem ...
... Our climate is changing primarily because increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are trapping heat, warming the air and oceans. To determine what our future climate might be, scientists use global climate models to simulate the Earth’s climate system. The models use a set of mathem ...
TWENTY YEARS COMBATING GLOBAL WARMING IN FRANCE
... emissions. The role of territorial climate policy in the national low-carbon strategy must be made clearer. • Finally, the ESEC wishes to encourage France to take the offensive in the global race to combat climate change: by promoting the solutions set out in this opinion and by monitoring solution ...
... emissions. The role of territorial climate policy in the national low-carbon strategy must be made clearer. • Finally, the ESEC wishes to encourage France to take the offensive in the global race to combat climate change: by promoting the solutions set out in this opinion and by monitoring solution ...
Extrinsic and intrinsic causes of past abrupt changes in terrestrial
... 1. Two distinct risks for ecological systems during rapid 21stcentury climate change: A. Failure of species to keep up with rapid climate change B. Tipping points and ecological rates of response much faster than ...
... 1. Two distinct risks for ecological systems during rapid 21stcentury climate change: A. Failure of species to keep up with rapid climate change B. Tipping points and ecological rates of response much faster than ...
New Methods to Assess Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for
... The methods used to assess CC impact and adaptation to date are not well suited to assess CC impacts and adaptation potential ◦ Averaged (aggregated) climate, technical and socio-economic data -- and corresponding “representative farm” or aggregate models -- fail to represent heterogeneity and techn ...
... The methods used to assess CC impact and adaptation to date are not well suited to assess CC impacts and adaptation potential ◦ Averaged (aggregated) climate, technical and socio-economic data -- and corresponding “representative farm” or aggregate models -- fail to represent heterogeneity and techn ...
overview - Santa Fe Institute
... a particular state – the ball and cusp metaphor of a basin around an equilibrium. Few if any systems are ever in equilibrium, but centripetal dynamics around a shifting equilibrium state keep the system within a configuration of states. Examination of a variety of systems (eg Gunderson and Holling 2 ...
... a particular state – the ball and cusp metaphor of a basin around an equilibrium. Few if any systems are ever in equilibrium, but centripetal dynamics around a shifting equilibrium state keep the system within a configuration of states. Examination of a variety of systems (eg Gunderson and Holling 2 ...
... stages. The realized change of the character of a region is very difficult to prognosticate. Not only the change of the climate with its direct impact but also the effect of the modified edaphic factors, the plantation structure and the applied cultivation and practices with their interactions shoul ...