The new climate message
... Spice it up. If the vision isn’t more desirable than what we’ve got now then why bother reaching for it? Think about what your audience want (not what you want them to want) and then show how the vision will make that happen. Cut the dates and figures. Dates, percentages and figures come in action p ...
... Spice it up. If the vision isn’t more desirable than what we’ve got now then why bother reaching for it? Think about what your audience want (not what you want them to want) and then show how the vision will make that happen. Cut the dates and figures. Dates, percentages and figures come in action p ...
Science studies, climate change and the prospects for constructivist
... as primarily a social construction rather than an objective (albeit imperfectly understood) condition, then it poses little threat to the future of our species’ (1994: 23). Confronted by the climate sceptics and other ‘dangerous extremists . . . using the same argument of social construction to dest ...
... as primarily a social construction rather than an objective (albeit imperfectly understood) condition, then it poses little threat to the future of our species’ (1994: 23). Confronted by the climate sceptics and other ‘dangerous extremists . . . using the same argument of social construction to dest ...
the new climate message
... together, we can transform energy supplies, replacing the old and dirty with the new and green. We can switch high consumption, high stress, and high heart disease lifestyles for something more desirable. What will it look like, feel like, and be like if we manage to pull it off ? That is the pictur ...
... together, we can transform energy supplies, replacing the old and dirty with the new and green. We can switch high consumption, high stress, and high heart disease lifestyles for something more desirable. What will it look like, feel like, and be like if we manage to pull it off ? That is the pictur ...
Climate Change - The Right Insight
... national and international levels. In such a politically charged environment, it is extremely important that the conversation is clear and careful. Regrettably, that has not been the case in either developed or developing countries. Rather, the conversation has been characterized by ad hominem attac ...
... national and international levels. In such a politically charged environment, it is extremely important that the conversation is clear and careful. Regrettably, that has not been the case in either developed or developing countries. Rather, the conversation has been characterized by ad hominem attac ...
Projected Changes in Extreme Weather and Climate Events in Europe
... model that provides estimates of the sinks and sources of carbon. The balance between these provides an estimate of the increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere for a certain GHGE scenario. Global climate models are then run in order to establish how higher carbon dioxide concentr ...
... model that provides estimates of the sinks and sources of carbon. The balance between these provides an estimate of the increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere for a certain GHGE scenario. Global climate models are then run in order to establish how higher carbon dioxide concentr ...
to the Program - International Conference on Climate
... science. And now, the President of the United States agrees and is willing to work with Congress to reset climate policy. According to news accounts and the president himself, Congress and the Trump administration plan to end the Clean Power Plan, rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endan ...
... science. And now, the President of the United States agrees and is willing to work with Congress to reset climate policy. According to news accounts and the president himself, Congress and the Trump administration plan to end the Clean Power Plan, rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endan ...
More than CO : a broader paradigm for managing climate change
... anthropogenic modifiers of climate systems. To date, climate models such as those used for the 4AR of the IPCC have failed to adequately capture the full range of human-influenced climate forcings impacting the climate system [4,5,6]. This has resulted in an emphasis on industrial CO2 emissions in ...
... anthropogenic modifiers of climate systems. To date, climate models such as those used for the 4AR of the IPCC have failed to adequately capture the full range of human-influenced climate forcings impacting the climate system [4,5,6]. This has resulted in an emphasis on industrial CO2 emissions in ...
The Arctic: Changing Ecosystems and Resilience
... Show up prepared. Be on time, have your readings completed and points in mind for discussion or clarification. Complying with these elements raises the level of class discussion for everyone. Have assignments completed on schedule, printed, and done according to the specified requirements. This will ...
... Show up prepared. Be on time, have your readings completed and points in mind for discussion or clarification. Complying with these elements raises the level of class discussion for everyone. Have assignments completed on schedule, printed, and done according to the specified requirements. This will ...
IFAD - unfccc
... framework are conducive to close collaboration with the GEF in addressing global environmental concerns while meeting local development needs. In June 2007, the GEF Council recognized that, in addition to land degradation, IFAD had developed the capacity to work in other GEF focal areas, such as bio ...
... framework are conducive to close collaboration with the GEF in addressing global environmental concerns while meeting local development needs. In June 2007, the GEF Council recognized that, in addition to land degradation, IFAD had developed the capacity to work in other GEF focal areas, such as bio ...
on the model applied (particularly on the
... atmospheric SRES forcings alone. Agricultural expansion in the A2 scenario results in significant additional warming over the Amazon and cooling of the upper air column and nearby oceans. These and other influences on the Hadley and monsoon circulations affect extratropical climates. Agricultural ex ...
... atmospheric SRES forcings alone. Agricultural expansion in the A2 scenario results in significant additional warming over the Amazon and cooling of the upper air column and nearby oceans. These and other influences on the Hadley and monsoon circulations affect extratropical climates. Agricultural ex ...
01 Trevor Ballance.indd
... However, a changing climate will not only have environmental effects. The example above illustrates that climate change will also bring about disturbances to “economic, technological, institutional, political and social conditions” (Smithers and Smit, 2009, p.23) and, as also seen above, will have r ...
... However, a changing climate will not only have environmental effects. The example above illustrates that climate change will also bring about disturbances to “economic, technological, institutional, political and social conditions” (Smithers and Smit, 2009, p.23) and, as also seen above, will have r ...
O A RIGINAL RTICLE
... Change. He also added that the developed countries will finance a10 billion dollars a year, three year program starting in 2010 for funding the developing nations’ projects dealing with drought, floods and other impacts of climate change, and to develop clean energy. He added that we need to share o ...
... Change. He also added that the developed countries will finance a10 billion dollars a year, three year program starting in 2010 for funding the developing nations’ projects dealing with drought, floods and other impacts of climate change, and to develop clean energy. He added that we need to share o ...
Impact and Implications of Climate Change on Sugarcane Crop in
... considerably affected by increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme environmental conditions due to climate change. The degree of climate change impact on sugarcane is associated with geographic location and adaptive capacity. In this paper, we briefly reviewed sugarcane response to climate ...
... considerably affected by increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme environmental conditions due to climate change. The degree of climate change impact on sugarcane is associated with geographic location and adaptive capacity. In this paper, we briefly reviewed sugarcane response to climate ...
Changing Northern Hemisphere Storm Tracks in an Ensemble of
... While the former Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (Houghton et al. 2001, p. 73) stated that there was little agreement among models concerning future changes in storm intensity, frequency, and variability, the IPCC AR4 (Solomon et al. 2007) mentions that “extra-tropical storm ...
... While the former Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (Houghton et al. 2001, p. 73) stated that there was little agreement among models concerning future changes in storm intensity, frequency, and variability, the IPCC AR4 (Solomon et al. 2007) mentions that “extra-tropical storm ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Security.
... Question 4 includes four statements, and asks respondents to rate their agreement with each along a five-option scale ranging from “definitely” to “definitely not.” The statements relate to likely impacts on respondents’ lifestyle and voting decisions, in the hypothetical event respondents felt cert ...
... Question 4 includes four statements, and asks respondents to rate their agreement with each along a five-option scale ranging from “definitely” to “definitely not.” The statements relate to likely impacts on respondents’ lifestyle and voting decisions, in the hypothetical event respondents felt cert ...
Assessment of fishers perception in developing
... in fig. 2. In order to rank the perception of fisher households towards the different parameters affecting climate change on resources, respondents were asked to prioritise their perceptions on different factors namely displacement of family members (DFM), increase in food security issues(IFSI), mig ...
... in fig. 2. In order to rank the perception of fisher households towards the different parameters affecting climate change on resources, respondents were asked to prioritise their perceptions on different factors namely displacement of family members (DFM), increase in food security issues(IFSI), mig ...
The IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
Weather warning report - Priestley International Centre for Climate
... Climate change often seems like a distant existential threat, something that happens to those in developing countries or that future generations will need to find a solution to. What this report shows is that our changing climate is already impacting upon some of our most treasured and special place ...
... Climate change often seems like a distant existential threat, something that happens to those in developing countries or that future generations will need to find a solution to. What this report shows is that our changing climate is already impacting upon some of our most treasured and special place ...
Climate change and livestock production in Ethiopia
... amount of forage from grasslands may be affected and there may be direct effects on livestock due to higher temperatures. The harsh effect of climate change is expected to have maximum impact on vulnerable pastoral communities engaged in extensive livestock production systems in dry-lands (Saidu and ...
... amount of forage from grasslands may be affected and there may be direct effects on livestock due to higher temperatures. The harsh effect of climate change is expected to have maximum impact on vulnerable pastoral communities engaged in extensive livestock production systems in dry-lands (Saidu and ...
Climate change and coastal cities: the case of
... According to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, it is estimated that during the twentieth century, sea level has been rising at a rate of about two millimetres per year, with the fastest recorded rates averaged along the global coastline (four millimetres per year) occurring in the 1990s.(7) It is e ...
... According to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, it is estimated that during the twentieth century, sea level has been rising at a rate of about two millimetres per year, with the fastest recorded rates averaged along the global coastline (four millimetres per year) occurring in the 1990s.(7) It is e ...
2016/03/PR PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2016 IPCC agrees special
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly, to ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly, to ...
