Future Climate, Hydrology, Vegetation, and Wildfire Projections for
... provided here in two different formats – as averages (monthly and annual) in table format, and as maps that show variation across the region and over future time periods. We mapped climate, vegetatio ...
... provided here in two different formats – as averages (monthly and annual) in table format, and as maps that show variation across the region and over future time periods. We mapped climate, vegetatio ...
Abrupt Climate Change - University of California San Diego
... shifts in recent climate changes suggests an important role further in the past, and in the future. Better representation of modes in Fig. 3. Paleoclimatic data showing abrupt climate changes, after (45) and climate models thus other sources. The lower panel is the history of temperature in central ...
... shifts in recent climate changes suggests an important role further in the past, and in the future. Better representation of modes in Fig. 3. Paleoclimatic data showing abrupt climate changes, after (45) and climate models thus other sources. The lower panel is the history of temperature in central ...
Is it Ethical to Use a Single Probability Density Function?
... Addressing climate change requires both quantitative analysis and ethical reasoning. Ethical reasoning is required because climate change will affect many people in current and future generations. Quantitative analysis is required to understand how today’s actions might influence those potential con ...
... Addressing climate change requires both quantitative analysis and ethical reasoning. Ethical reasoning is required because climate change will affect many people in current and future generations. Quantitative analysis is required to understand how today’s actions might influence those potential con ...
14 Climate change: science and the precautionary principle
... The climate provides the background for the development of human civilisation. Historically, it has been a decisive factor determining where and how people live, what they eat, how they clothe themselves, how they structure their activities, where and why they travel, what hazards they face, and how ...
... The climate provides the background for the development of human civilisation. Historically, it has been a decisive factor determining where and how people live, what they eat, how they clothe themselves, how they structure their activities, where and why they travel, what hazards they face, and how ...
Accelerating Innovation and Technology Diffusion
... that countries not only cooperate and pool their resources but also craft domestic policies that promote a supportive knowledge infrastructure and business environment. And most developing countries, particularly low-income countries, have small market sizes which, taken individually, are unattracti ...
... that countries not only cooperate and pool their resources but also craft domestic policies that promote a supportive knowledge infrastructure and business environment. And most developing countries, particularly low-income countries, have small market sizes which, taken individually, are unattracti ...
Climate Change: The Scientific Debate
... don't know. It would be unwise for governments to throw in the towel now. We do need to make sure we reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We have a responsibility to stabilise greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and, in the very long term, reduce them. The scientific community have been telling the gover ...
... don't know. It would be unwise for governments to throw in the towel now. We do need to make sure we reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We have a responsibility to stabilise greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and, in the very long term, reduce them. The scientific community have been telling the gover ...
Establishing Accountability for Climate Change Damages: Lessons
... global warming even in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence that it is accelerating at an alarming rate and poses a myriad of public health and environmental dangers. Not only has the fossil fuel industry taken a page from the tobacco industry’s playbook in its efforts to defeat action on cl ...
... global warming even in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence that it is accelerating at an alarming rate and poses a myriad of public health and environmental dangers. Not only has the fossil fuel industry taken a page from the tobacco industry’s playbook in its efforts to defeat action on cl ...
Means and extremes: building variability into
... way to understand the effects of variability and extreme weather events on ecological systems. Experiments have been increasingly used over the last few decades to understand climate change impacts, and in particular, the mechanisms that underlie them. These have included experiments where CO2 and t ...
... way to understand the effects of variability and extreme weather events on ecological systems. Experiments have been increasingly used over the last few decades to understand climate change impacts, and in particular, the mechanisms that underlie them. These have included experiments where CO2 and t ...
Climate Change: The Role of .S. Agriculture Sector the U
... he debate in Congress over whether and how to address possible future climate change is intensifying. Often, the role of the U.S. agriculture sector is invoked in this debate. Agriculture is a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which many scientists agree are contributing to observed climate ...
... he debate in Congress over whether and how to address possible future climate change is intensifying. Often, the role of the U.S. agriculture sector is invoked in this debate. Agriculture is a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which many scientists agree are contributing to observed climate ...
The impacts of climate change on human rights and forced migration
... weigh particularly heavily on this sector of the population. Bangladesh is a strategically important emerging economy. It has achieved significant progress towards a number of development targets laid out in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In particular, it has experienced successes in the ...
... weigh particularly heavily on this sector of the population. Bangladesh is a strategically important emerging economy. It has achieved significant progress towards a number of development targets laid out in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In particular, it has experienced successes in the ...
Air pollution, greenhouse gases and climate change: Global and
... greenhouse gases, with an uncertainty range of 20–80%. This presents a dilemma since efforts to curb air pollution may unmask the ABC cooling effect and enhance the surface warming. Thus efforts to reduce GHGs and air pollution should be done under one common framework. The uncertainties in our unde ...
... greenhouse gases, with an uncertainty range of 20–80%. This presents a dilemma since efforts to curb air pollution may unmask the ABC cooling effect and enhance the surface warming. Thus efforts to reduce GHGs and air pollution should be done under one common framework. The uncertainties in our unde ...
Model estimates of climate controls on pan-Arctic
... fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to characterize the dominant climate drivers of northern high-latitude wetland CH4 emissions and how they will change with ...
... fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to characterize the dominant climate drivers of northern high-latitude wetland CH4 emissions and how they will change with ...
PDF Full Publication in PDF Format
... autonomous energy efficiency improvements, and decarbonization of energy use (autonomous carbon efficiency improvements), as well as by emissions of carbon dioxide from land use change, methane emissions, and nitrous oxide emissions. The scenarios of economic and population growth are perturbed by t ...
... autonomous energy efficiency improvements, and decarbonization of energy use (autonomous carbon efficiency improvements), as well as by emissions of carbon dioxide from land use change, methane emissions, and nitrous oxide emissions. The scenarios of economic and population growth are perturbed by t ...
The agriculture sectors in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: summary
... basis for negotiations at COP21 and helped produce the Paris Agreement on climate change. The INDCs will guide country-level climate action for the coming years.1 INDCs include not only targets, but also concrete strategies for addressing the causes of climate change and responding to its effects. A ...
... basis for negotiations at COP21 and helped produce the Paris Agreement on climate change. The INDCs will guide country-level climate action for the coming years.1 INDCs include not only targets, but also concrete strategies for addressing the causes of climate change and responding to its effects. A ...
Climate Change Projections for the United States Midwest
... The primary source of future climate projections is general circulation models (GCMs) that incorporate the latest understanding of the physical processes at work in the atmosphere, oceans, and the Earth’s surface. Models are constantly being enhanced as our understanding of climate improves and as c ...
... The primary source of future climate projections is general circulation models (GCMs) that incorporate the latest understanding of the physical processes at work in the atmosphere, oceans, and the Earth’s surface. Models are constantly being enhanced as our understanding of climate improves and as c ...
Document
... n the coming decades of this millennium, the world community of nations will face an enormous challenge concerning food security, environmental conservation, and preservation of genetic resources. The need for food for an increasing population often threatens natural resources as people strive to ge ...
... n the coming decades of this millennium, the world community of nations will face an enormous challenge concerning food security, environmental conservation, and preservation of genetic resources. The need for food for an increasing population often threatens natural resources as people strive to ge ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... respond to changing climate, instead of just focusing on actual production. There is also something of a dangerous dichotomy between mitigation and adaptation in the international climate change policy arena. A holistic approach would tackle climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously. ...
... respond to changing climate, instead of just focusing on actual production. There is also something of a dangerous dichotomy between mitigation and adaptation in the international climate change policy arena. A holistic approach would tackle climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously. ...
Prince Edward Island and Climate Change
... Much has changed on the national and international stage, since the release of ‘Curbing Climate Change’, most notably the ratification of the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change5, an international and legally binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas ...
... Much has changed on the national and international stage, since the release of ‘Curbing Climate Change’, most notably the ratification of the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change5, an international and legally binding agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... the report of Working Group II about Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was chaired by G.K. Plattner from the University of Bern. Andreas Fischlin from ETH Zurich summarized the report and pointed out the following key mes sages in his introduction: • The contribution by WGII to the AR5 mostly ...
... the report of Working Group II about Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was chaired by G.K. Plattner from the University of Bern. Andreas Fischlin from ETH Zurich summarized the report and pointed out the following key mes sages in his introduction: • The contribution by WGII to the AR5 mostly ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Review of proposals and reports for National Research Council, U.S. Global Change Research Program, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Office of Global Programs (various); National Science Foundation; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (various), Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Review o ...
... Review of proposals and reports for National Research Council, U.S. Global Change Research Program, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Office of Global Programs (various); National Science Foundation; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (various), Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Review o ...
Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation
... the types of options presented by the Brazilian forest sector. These include definition of the units of carbon (permanent sequestration versus carbon-ton-years, the latter being most appropriate for forest options), the means of crediting forest reserve establishment, adoption of discounting or othe ...
... the types of options presented by the Brazilian forest sector. These include definition of the units of carbon (permanent sequestration versus carbon-ton-years, the latter being most appropriate for forest options), the means of crediting forest reserve establishment, adoption of discounting or othe ...
Climate policy implications of the hiatus in global warming
... Climate models were used to backcast, or reproduce, temperatures for the past centuries. The 1900–2000 portion of the red line is not a “prediction,” instead it is the outcome of a matching process that goes back and forth between measurements of the climate and development of the climate simulation ...
... Climate models were used to backcast, or reproduce, temperatures for the past centuries. The 1900–2000 portion of the red line is not a “prediction,” instead it is the outcome of a matching process that goes back and forth between measurements of the climate and development of the climate simulation ...
Second National Communication
... Figure 1.5 - Rainfall distribution over Mauritius for periods 1931-1960 and 1971-2000 Figure 1.6 - Contribution of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in the economy in 2000 and 2006 Figure 1.7 - Land occupancy in 1995 and 2005 in Mauritius Figure 1.8 - Forest cover in Mauritius Figur ...
... Figure 1.5 - Rainfall distribution over Mauritius for periods 1931-1960 and 1971-2000 Figure 1.6 - Contribution of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in the economy in 2000 and 2006 Figure 1.7 - Land occupancy in 1995 and 2005 in Mauritius Figure 1.8 - Forest cover in Mauritius Figur ...
The Global Warming Time Bomb?
... The single most important human-made greenhouse gas is CO2, which comes mainly from burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas). However, the combined effect of the other human-made gases is comparable to that of CO2. These other gases, especially tropospheric ozone (O3) and its precursors including ...
... The single most important human-made greenhouse gas is CO2, which comes mainly from burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas). However, the combined effect of the other human-made gases is comparable to that of CO2. These other gases, especially tropospheric ozone (O3) and its precursors including ...
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 was to be agreed there.On Friday 18 December, the final day of the conference, international media reported that the climate talks were ""in disarray"". Media also reported that in lieu of a summit collapse, only a ""weak political statement"" was anticipated at the conclusion of the conference. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa on 18 December, and judged a ""meaningful agreement"" by the United States government. It was ""taken note of"", but not ""adopted"", in a debate of all the participating countries the next day, and it was not passed unanimously. The document recognised that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. The document is not legally binding and does not contain any legally binding commitments for reducing CO2 emissions.In January 2014, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by Dagbladet Information revealed that the US government negotiators were in receipt of information during the conference that was being obtained by spying against other conference delegations. The US National Security Agency provided US delegates with advance details other delegations' positions, including the Danish plan to ""rescue"" the talks should they flounder. Members of the Danish negotiating team said that both the US and Chinese delegations were ""peculiarly well-informed"" about closed-door discussions: ""They simply sat back, just as we had feared they would if they knew about our document.""