Rahmstorf, S., 2008: Anthropogenic Climate Change: Revisiting the
... constraint is one that tests for the response to large CO2 changes. The two major CO2 changes in recent climate history are the anthropogenic increase from 280 to 380 ppm since the preindustrial era and the increase from 180 to 280 ppm between the last Ice Age and the Holocene. Both of these have be ...
... constraint is one that tests for the response to large CO2 changes. The two major CO2 changes in recent climate history are the anthropogenic increase from 280 to 380 ppm since the preindustrial era and the increase from 180 to 280 ppm between the last Ice Age and the Holocene. Both of these have be ...
CO2, the greenhouse effect and global warming: from the
... Climate change is a major risk facing mankind. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris at the end of last year, 195 countries agreed on a plan to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, aiming to limit global temperature increase to well below 2 8C (relative to pre- ...
... Climate change is a major risk facing mankind. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris at the end of last year, 195 countries agreed on a plan to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, aiming to limit global temperature increase to well below 2 8C (relative to pre- ...
Building Place-Based Climate Change Education
... Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (WA) Mount Rainier National Park (WA) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (WA) North Cascades National Park (WA) Olympic National Park (WA) ...
... Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (WA) Mount Rainier National Park (WA) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (WA) North Cascades National Park (WA) Olympic National Park (WA) ...
Oil and Gas Drilling Linked to Air Pollution
... Natural Gas Production in the Fayetteville Shale Region, 11/22/11] Report: Fracked Wells Leaked 40 To 60 Percent More Methane Than Conventional Natural Gas Wells. According to an article in Scientific American, “Robert Howarth, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, and Anthony Ingraffea, a civil ...
... Natural Gas Production in the Fayetteville Shale Region, 11/22/11] Report: Fracked Wells Leaked 40 To 60 Percent More Methane Than Conventional Natural Gas Wells. According to an article in Scientific American, “Robert Howarth, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, and Anthony Ingraffea, a civil ...
White House Climate Took Kit - Superior Watershed Partnership
... Climate Resilience Toolkit, will also include examples of effective resilience strategies that have been successfully implemented in representative types of cities and towns across the nation. Announcing a Hampton Roads Preparedness and Resilience Exercise Led by the National Security Council and su ...
... Climate Resilience Toolkit, will also include examples of effective resilience strategies that have been successfully implemented in representative types of cities and towns across the nation. Announcing a Hampton Roads Preparedness and Resilience Exercise Led by the National Security Council and su ...
the nansen conference
... 2010. It is likely that this number will increase as climate change progresses, affecting people through extreme weather events and longer term effects, such as sea level rise, increased water scarcity, desertification and deterioration of agricultural land and their associated effects on health, fo ...
... 2010. It is likely that this number will increase as climate change progresses, affecting people through extreme weather events and longer term effects, such as sea level rise, increased water scarcity, desertification and deterioration of agricultural land and their associated effects on health, fo ...
Migration and Climate Change: How will Climate Shifts Affect
... Some impacts of climate change can be predicted with a degree of certainty. Rising temperatures and a decline in rainfall are projected in many regions (see figure on Page 3), meaning that existing dry land areas, including the African Sahel and the Mediterranean region, are likely to expand. Most c ...
... Some impacts of climate change can be predicted with a degree of certainty. Rising temperatures and a decline in rainfall are projected in many regions (see figure on Page 3), meaning that existing dry land areas, including the African Sahel and the Mediterranean region, are likely to expand. Most c ...
EnErgy EfficiEncy and grEEnhousE gas Emissions
... However, by far most of the grain is still consumed as food or feed and in this case the CO2 fixation is only short to medium-term and is usually not considered as a credit. Assuming that most farmers in the developed countries operate at an intensity represented by the ‘economic optimum N rate’, wh ...
... However, by far most of the grain is still consumed as food or feed and in this case the CO2 fixation is only short to medium-term and is usually not considered as a credit. Assuming that most farmers in the developed countries operate at an intensity represented by the ‘economic optimum N rate’, wh ...
Global and Mediterranean climate change: a short summary
... depending on the implementation of policies for the reduction of GHGs emissions. The observed changes, and those expected for the future, impact many sectors. As an example, it has been suggested that climate change (CC) impacts on health may be viewed as a form of involuntary exposure, which is alr ...
... depending on the implementation of policies for the reduction of GHGs emissions. The observed changes, and those expected for the future, impact many sectors. As an example, it has been suggested that climate change (CC) impacts on health may be viewed as a form of involuntary exposure, which is alr ...
1 UNIT 4 The West, the Rest, and Climate Change Student`s File (4
... Focus on the BRICS began in 2001. Back then, the group only included Brazil, Russia, India, and China – the BRICs (South Africa was added in 2010). It all started with a November 2001 Goldman Sachs research paper titled “Building Better Global Economic BRICs”, written by Jim O’Neill. He predicted th ...
... Focus on the BRICS began in 2001. Back then, the group only included Brazil, Russia, India, and China – the BRICs (South Africa was added in 2010). It all started with a November 2001 Goldman Sachs research paper titled “Building Better Global Economic BRICs”, written by Jim O’Neill. He predicted th ...
What do realists think about climate change?
... it has become one of the main talking points on the international political agenda. From floods in Bangladesh and Brazil, severe drought in Syria and California, and agricultural crises in southern Italy, to dangerously polluted air in Beijing, the oceans’ fishing stocks nearing the brink of collaps ...
... it has become one of the main talking points on the international political agenda. From floods in Bangladesh and Brazil, severe drought in Syria and California, and agricultural crises in southern Italy, to dangerously polluted air in Beijing, the oceans’ fishing stocks nearing the brink of collaps ...
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... 2001 and 2008 has been viewed through three successive frames. The first was „scientific scepticism‟. This was promoted by the US government and some businesses with interests in the carbon economy. The theme of this frame was that science is uncertain about the extent of climate change and so we ha ...
... 2001 and 2008 has been viewed through three successive frames. The first was „scientific scepticism‟. This was promoted by the US government and some businesses with interests in the carbon economy. The theme of this frame was that science is uncertain about the extent of climate change and so we ha ...
Global warming as an asymmetric public bad
... 2.1. Related models of global warming Fundamentally, global warming is a spatial and intertemporal problem. The two dimensions have been integrated in dynamic games, with most applications to mitigation.4 In contrast, research on adaptation is still in its infancy and borrows from a broader set of f ...
... 2.1. Related models of global warming Fundamentally, global warming is a spatial and intertemporal problem. The two dimensions have been integrated in dynamic games, with most applications to mitigation.4 In contrast, research on adaptation is still in its infancy and borrows from a broader set of f ...
Understanding public complacency about climate
... sources are implemented, existing stocks of GHG-generating capital (automobiles, industrial plant and equipment, housing, infrastructure) are only gradually replaced or retrofitted, while noncarbon alternatives are only gradually developed and deployed (Fiddaman 2002). The longest response delays, h ...
... sources are implemented, existing stocks of GHG-generating capital (automobiles, industrial plant and equipment, housing, infrastructure) are only gradually replaced or retrofitted, while noncarbon alternatives are only gradually developed and deployed (Fiddaman 2002). The longest response delays, h ...
A SUCCESSOR FOR THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
... four to ten inches in sea level over the past century. This figure is likely to continue to rise. 9 Clearly, something must be done to curb the impact of global warming. It is thought that since the late 19th century the average temperature on the earth’s surface has increased by approximately 0.5°C ...
... four to ten inches in sea level over the past century. This figure is likely to continue to rise. 9 Clearly, something must be done to curb the impact of global warming. It is thought that since the late 19th century the average temperature on the earth’s surface has increased by approximately 0.5°C ...
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... 1.1.2. Reasons for Climate change Climate change is a long process. It does not happen in a day, a month or a year. It is an accumulation of many factors and many reasons, but in the scope the study, we only focus on some main reasons for climate change, which includes nature causes and human causes ...
... 1.1.2. Reasons for Climate change Climate change is a long process. It does not happen in a day, a month or a year. It is an accumulation of many factors and many reasons, but in the scope the study, we only focus on some main reasons for climate change, which includes nature causes and human causes ...
Where We Are Now - Edinburgh Research Explorer
... secure its ultimate end.15 Within that context, however, and although one might quibble about the inclusion or exclusion of particular papers, the selection can be taken as a more or less representative snapshot of “where we are now”. Thus, in identifying “gaps” I am not so much criticizing the edit ...
... secure its ultimate end.15 Within that context, however, and although one might quibble about the inclusion or exclusion of particular papers, the selection can be taken as a more or less representative snapshot of “where we are now”. Thus, in identifying “gaps” I am not so much criticizing the edit ...
Livestock and climate change - CGSpace
... adapt to a changing climate. The genetic characterisation of indigenous animal genetic resources in tropical livestock systems is far behind that of major crops. Livestock genetic characterisation is urgently needed to broaden the range of animal genetic resources and options available to livestock ...
... adapt to a changing climate. The genetic characterisation of indigenous animal genetic resources in tropical livestock systems is far behind that of major crops. Livestock genetic characterisation is urgently needed to broaden the range of animal genetic resources and options available to livestock ...
Preparing for worst case climate change scenarios
... Moreover, traditional mitigation measures can only reduce the amount of currently emitted greenhouse gasses , whereas geo-engineering can help to reduce the effects of emissions from the past and as such contribute to the avoidance of surpassing certain critical concentration levels in the atmospher ...
... Moreover, traditional mitigation measures can only reduce the amount of currently emitted greenhouse gasses , whereas geo-engineering can help to reduce the effects of emissions from the past and as such contribute to the avoidance of surpassing certain critical concentration levels in the atmospher ...
Climate Change as a Risk Multiplier in a World of
... networked world via transfer mechanisms like a cascading domino effect. On the other hand, cooperative and sustainable response strategies for mitigation and adaptation can be initiated, weakening and mitigating the causes and consequences of climate change. The question is to develop practical s ...
... networked world via transfer mechanisms like a cascading domino effect. On the other hand, cooperative and sustainable response strategies for mitigation and adaptation can be initiated, weakening and mitigating the causes and consequences of climate change. The question is to develop practical s ...
An Analysis of Black Carbon Mitigation as a Response to Climate
... of these new lower cost innovations can reduce the overall cost of meeting climate goals. Reducing the cost of moving to a low or zero carbon economy can also make a worldwide agreement to reduce GHG emissions more likely. Since reductions in black carbon emissions can delay warming for a matter of ...
... of these new lower cost innovations can reduce the overall cost of meeting climate goals. Reducing the cost of moving to a low or zero carbon economy can also make a worldwide agreement to reduce GHG emissions more likely. Since reductions in black carbon emissions can delay warming for a matter of ...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND EQUITY IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND
... This review of the literature focuses on the disparate impacts of climate change on groups of lower socioeconomic status (SES) in California.1 The first section reviews the literature on the disproportionate health and economic impacts of climate change, and examines differences in the capacity of c ...
... This review of the literature focuses on the disparate impacts of climate change on groups of lower socioeconomic status (SES) in California.1 The first section reviews the literature on the disproportionate health and economic impacts of climate change, and examines differences in the capacity of c ...
Authoritarian environmentalism and China`s response to climate
... Economic and Social Council 2011). Of these, at least half – such as the AllChina Environment Federation and the China Family Planning Association – are well-known government-run bodies. Meanwhile, of the 10 Chinese groups accredited as civil society observers to the United Nations Framework Convent ...
... Economic and Social Council 2011). Of these, at least half – such as the AllChina Environment Federation and the China Family Planning Association – are well-known government-run bodies. Meanwhile, of the 10 Chinese groups accredited as civil society observers to the United Nations Framework Convent ...
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... potential for trade to play this buffering role is often hampered by restrictive trade practices. When individual countries insulate their domestic markets from developments in other regions they jeopardize the ability of world markets to lower global costs of climatic change. The value of this spat ...
... potential for trade to play this buffering role is often hampered by restrictive trade practices. When individual countries insulate their domestic markets from developments in other regions they jeopardize the ability of world markets to lower global costs of climatic change. The value of this spat ...
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.""