Step 3: What Is a Climate Summit?
... Your class size will determine if students are representing their own country or if a group will represent a country with three major roles: Efficiency & Conservation Specialist; FossilFuel & Nuclear Energy Specialist; Renewable Energy Specialist. Determine which you will do and adjust slide #9 to r ...
... Your class size will determine if students are representing their own country or if a group will represent a country with three major roles: Efficiency & Conservation Specialist; FossilFuel & Nuclear Energy Specialist; Renewable Energy Specialist. Determine which you will do and adjust slide #9 to r ...
Color figures for Pacific Northwest mega-region
... climate change by the 2050s with the effects of natural climate variations during the 20 th century. The orange bars show the effects of the warm phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), relative to average 20th century values. During warm-PDO years, the Northwest is warmer, there is less rai ...
... climate change by the 2050s with the effects of natural climate variations during the 20 th century. The orange bars show the effects of the warm phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), relative to average 20th century values. During warm-PDO years, the Northwest is warmer, there is less rai ...
Assessing vulnerability of fisheries in the Philippines to
... Required data is accessible or easily generated Analysis (Scoring and ranking) is simple; devoid of complicated mathematical equations Assessment is participatory Assists in decision-making for the local adaptation strategies ...
... Required data is accessible or easily generated Analysis (Scoring and ranking) is simple; devoid of complicated mathematical equations Assessment is participatory Assists in decision-making for the local adaptation strategies ...
Document
... • developed countries aim to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by year 2000 Article 2 “ … stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame suf ...
... • developed countries aim to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by year 2000 Article 2 “ … stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame suf ...
ppt - Department of Statistics | Rajshahi University
... Was the change in the historical past occurred due anthropogenic activities even when there was no people on our earth? •Can anthropogenic activities change the atmospheric composition which has a self regulatory mechanism? •How much CO2 is contributed by anthropogenic activities?- evidence is only ...
... Was the change in the historical past occurred due anthropogenic activities even when there was no people on our earth? •Can anthropogenic activities change the atmospheric composition which has a self regulatory mechanism? •How much CO2 is contributed by anthropogenic activities?- evidence is only ...
28. SUMMARY AND BROADER CONTEXT
... report, a few very exciting opportunities are evident to the editors. On the attribution science front, the National Academy report (NAS 2016) on event attribution had several recommendations that this supplement could help implement. For example, the NAS report notes that standards have not yet bee ...
... report, a few very exciting opportunities are evident to the editors. On the attribution science front, the National Academy report (NAS 2016) on event attribution had several recommendations that this supplement could help implement. For example, the NAS report notes that standards have not yet bee ...
CEQ presentation - Public Lands Partnership
... Guidance Comparison • Very similar with respect to initial considerations and effects analysis • CEQ adds: – Mitigation to lower emissions – Using a reference point for quantitative disclosure • 25,000 metric tons of CO2-e on annual basis – Rationale for level of assessment of GHG and climate chang ...
... Guidance Comparison • Very similar with respect to initial considerations and effects analysis • CEQ adds: – Mitigation to lower emissions – Using a reference point for quantitative disclosure • 25,000 metric tons of CO2-e on annual basis – Rationale for level of assessment of GHG and climate chang ...
Temperature anomaly for the Northeast U.S.
... A., Dobson, J.G., 2013. Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment, Part 1. Climate of the Northeast U.S., NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 142-1. U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 79 pp. Schulte, J., Najjar, R.G., Li, M., 2016. The influence of climate m ...
... A., Dobson, J.G., 2013. Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment, Part 1. Climate of the Northeast U.S., NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 142-1. U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 79 pp. Schulte, J., Najjar, R.G., Li, M., 2016. The influence of climate m ...
Climate Change Special Interest Group 2nd November 2016 The
... activity and survival. Thus, it is not clear how species can actually respond to changing climates at higher latitudes. Here, we analyse the range expansion velocity during a 40-year period (1973-2013) in 571 species of Swedish butterfly and moth species in relation to latitudinal bands (55-69 °N), ...
... activity and survival. Thus, it is not clear how species can actually respond to changing climates at higher latitudes. Here, we analyse the range expansion velocity during a 40-year period (1973-2013) in 571 species of Swedish butterfly and moth species in relation to latitudinal bands (55-69 °N), ...
RC-LCDS TACC
... will not be reverted Has involved multiple public and private actors in climate change that would otherwise not be involved However, it is increasingly acknowledged that the CDM and carbon markets are only one piece of the financing puzzle to address climate change The total value of the market grew ...
... will not be reverted Has involved multiple public and private actors in climate change that would otherwise not be involved However, it is increasingly acknowledged that the CDM and carbon markets are only one piece of the financing puzzle to address climate change The total value of the market grew ...
... red snapper landings and effort in the Gulf of Mexico headboat fishery (Carter and Letson 2005). A key finding is that the outcome of policy changes can vary depending on ENSO conditions. This suggests that climate change could have an impact on the effectiveness of fishery regulations. To examine t ...
Kit Withers Climate Change Consultation paper 30-5
... peoples of the world to act in their own collective self-interest. The international community lacks both the machinery and the political will. At present it may also lack the technology to reduce the reliance on carbon. The science is telling us to reduce carbon emissions as soon as possible. In pr ...
... peoples of the world to act in their own collective self-interest. The international community lacks both the machinery and the political will. At present it may also lack the technology to reduce the reliance on carbon. The science is telling us to reduce carbon emissions as soon as possible. In pr ...
to a copy of the media release
... the mining industry are now open to challenge due to the impact that transition to a low carbon economy (and associated policy changes) will have on patterns of demand, commodity prices, and use of technology. “Investors recognise that the global economy is now pivoting around the need to limit glob ...
... the mining industry are now open to challenge due to the impact that transition to a low carbon economy (and associated policy changes) will have on patterns of demand, commodity prices, and use of technology. “Investors recognise that the global economy is now pivoting around the need to limit glob ...
- Wiley Online Library
... critical role in water availability and biological diversity. Archived data and imagery may be queried through the NCCP for each sensor or a combination of sensors at time steps ranging from 1 minute (meteorological) to 1 hour (webcams), with aggregation into longer‐term averages available as an opt ...
... critical role in water availability and biological diversity. Archived data and imagery may be queried through the NCCP for each sensor or a combination of sensors at time steps ranging from 1 minute (meteorological) to 1 hour (webcams), with aggregation into longer‐term averages available as an opt ...
PPT File - Department of Geological & Atmospheric
... Intergenerational Inequities Sustainable Development: “To meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” Energy sources? Non-renewable earth resources? Agricultural productivity? Fresh water supplies? Heavy metal contamination of ...
... Intergenerational Inequities Sustainable Development: “To meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” Energy sources? Non-renewable earth resources? Agricultural productivity? Fresh water supplies? Heavy metal contamination of ...
Components of the Climate System and the Greenhouse
... The GREENHOUSE EFFECT, like a real greenhouse (below) is to allow heat in, but not out. Gases in the atmosphere (CO2, Methane) naturally trap outgoing LW radiation more effectively than they do incoming SW radiation. This retains heat, warming the earth’s atmosphere. This has, over geological time, ...
... The GREENHOUSE EFFECT, like a real greenhouse (below) is to allow heat in, but not out. Gases in the atmosphere (CO2, Methane) naturally trap outgoing LW radiation more effectively than they do incoming SW radiation. This retains heat, warming the earth’s atmosphere. This has, over geological time, ...
An Introduction to CCSM http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu
... The largest signal is El Niño on interannual time scales. El Niño involves interactions and coupled evolution of the tropical Pacific ocean and global atmosphere. It is therefore an initial value problem for the ocean and atmosphere. In fact all climate prediction involves initial conditions o ...
... The largest signal is El Niño on interannual time scales. El Niño involves interactions and coupled evolution of the tropical Pacific ocean and global atmosphere. It is therefore an initial value problem for the ocean and atmosphere. In fact all climate prediction involves initial conditions o ...
The Climate Change Habitability Index - Eli Blevis
... access to data that corresponds to changes in food supplies, water availability, health conditions, and even to threats to the habitability of coastal environments. The IPCC and the associated science on which it draws are the main data sources [2]. There are also some visible organizations and agen ...
... access to data that corresponds to changes in food supplies, water availability, health conditions, and even to threats to the habitability of coastal environments. The IPCC and the associated science on which it draws are the main data sources [2]. There are also some visible organizations and agen ...
coastal resilience and landscape conservation design in sw florida
... • the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions ...
... • the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions ...
Climate Leadership in Africa -
... environmental organisations across West Africa, and has also carried out some direct interviews. This was not an exhaustive survey, and undoubtedly does not cover every one of the issues surrounding climate change in the sub-region. However, the responses start to build a picture of the situation on ...
... environmental organisations across West Africa, and has also carried out some direct interviews. This was not an exhaustive survey, and undoubtedly does not cover every one of the issues surrounding climate change in the sub-region. However, the responses start to build a picture of the situation on ...
Climate Services
... mega-cities – 4 billion new city dwellers, aging populations, overdevelopment in coastal regions, and regions with limited water supply • Income inequality growing within nations and between nations ...
... mega-cities – 4 billion new city dwellers, aging populations, overdevelopment in coastal regions, and regions with limited water supply • Income inequality growing within nations and between nations ...
Managing the Message in a Variable Climate: Communicating
... I’m not one of those guys who thinks the climate has gone all to crap for any particular reason. Down through history the climate has changed lots of times. Long before methane gas, long before CFCs coming out of our air conditioner were issues, the climate changed. They never talked about CFCs unti ...
... I’m not one of those guys who thinks the climate has gone all to crap for any particular reason. Down through history the climate has changed lots of times. Long before methane gas, long before CFCs coming out of our air conditioner were issues, the climate changed. They never talked about CFCs unti ...
Cuba Confronts Climate Change
... ease processes—from the classic examples of infectious diseases to the more complex and multifactoral chronic non-communicable diseases. Such social determinants were described by WHO’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health as “the circumstances in which people grow, live, work, and age, […] i ...
... ease processes—from the classic examples of infectious diseases to the more complex and multifactoral chronic non-communicable diseases. Such social determinants were described by WHO’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health as “the circumstances in which people grow, live, work, and age, […] i ...
Climate Change and Georgia - Conservation in a Changing Climate
... Over the last century, the average temperature in Albany, Georgia, has decreased 0.8°F, and precipitation has increased by up to 10% in many parts of the state. Over the next century, climate in Georgia could experience additional changes. For example, based on projections made by the Intergovernmen ...
... Over the last century, the average temperature in Albany, Georgia, has decreased 0.8°F, and precipitation has increased by up to 10% in many parts of the state. Over the next century, climate in Georgia could experience additional changes. For example, based on projections made by the Intergovernmen ...
2015_06_24_ppt03_DEA Gauteng INDC Stakeholder Consultations
... • It is the country’s intended contribution, determined by the country nationally, it is a contribution towards meeting the global goal. • Puts forward what countries can do post 2020 as part of their contributions in responding to the climate change challenge. • It is integral to the 2015 agreement ...
... • It is the country’s intended contribution, determined by the country nationally, it is a contribution towards meeting the global goal. • Puts forward what countries can do post 2020 as part of their contributions in responding to the climate change challenge. • It is integral to the 2015 agreement ...