1AC – BIT – “Tear down that wall” edition
... effectiveness of these and other new policies remains to be seen, but there is wide recognition that any path forward will require scaled-up investment. When Chinese officials speak of “green finance”—which they do increasingly frequently—they are referring precisely to the public and private invest ...
... effectiveness of these and other new policies remains to be seen, but there is wide recognition that any path forward will require scaled-up investment. When Chinese officials speak of “green finance”—which they do increasingly frequently—they are referring precisely to the public and private invest ...
Lecture 12: Natural Climate Forcing
... Temperature Trend During the Past 100plus Years Sources of temperature readings – Over land, over ocean, sea surface temps – Warming in 20th century is 0.6°C – Is global warming natural or manmade? ...
... Temperature Trend During the Past 100plus Years Sources of temperature readings – Over land, over ocean, sea surface temps – Warming in 20th century is 0.6°C – Is global warming natural or manmade? ...
Impact of Climate Changes on Economic and Agricultural Value
... was interested in determining the effect of climate change in last two centuries. Tol found that an increase in temperature has reduced the water resources and adversely affected the health. The author further reported the negative effect of these changes for poor countries until 1980s as the effect ...
... was interested in determining the effect of climate change in last two centuries. Tol found that an increase in temperature has reduced the water resources and adversely affected the health. The author further reported the negative effect of these changes for poor countries until 1980s as the effect ...
The Structure of Scientific Opinion on Climate
... Over the past several decades, environmental issues have become a steadily more significant part of political discourse in the United States and around the world. Since the 1990s, politicians, journalists, and the public have focused increasingly on global climate change, the possibility that human ...
... Over the past several decades, environmental issues have become a steadily more significant part of political discourse in the United States and around the world. Since the 1990s, politicians, journalists, and the public have focused increasingly on global climate change, the possibility that human ...
The feasibility of low CO2 concentration targets and the role of bio
... One critical issue when assessing the potential role for BECCS is the potential supply of biomass. All modelling groups have made their own assumptions (so as to reflect a variety of different views). In our three model runs, 200–400 exajoules (EJ) of biomass per year is used throughout the period 2 ...
... One critical issue when assessing the potential role for BECCS is the potential supply of biomass. All modelling groups have made their own assumptions (so as to reflect a variety of different views). In our three model runs, 200–400 exajoules (EJ) of biomass per year is used throughout the period 2 ...
Climate Change Science - Frequently Asked Questions
... Q4: How do we know that most recent global warming is attributable to human activities rather than natural causes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Q5: What is the carbon cycle? How does human activity contribute to the carbon cycle? . . . . . . . . ...
... Q4: How do we know that most recent global warming is attributable to human activities rather than natural causes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Q5: What is the carbon cycle? How does human activity contribute to the carbon cycle? . . . . . . . . ...
Climate Change Communication Guide
... is happening and human-caused than the Alarmed and Concerned. They do not pay much attention to environmental news, consider climate change a low priority, and do not feel personally affected by it. Although they have uncertainty about its actual occurrence, they are interested in positive and negat ...
... is happening and human-caused than the Alarmed and Concerned. They do not pay much attention to environmental news, consider climate change a low priority, and do not feel personally affected by it. Although they have uncertainty about its actual occurrence, they are interested in positive and negat ...
Tracking pan-Canadian climate progress and
... 2016 is set to be a decisive year for climate policies in Canada. Building on a rush of climate policy commitments leading up to the Paris climate conference and strong growth in clean energy investments, Canada is now navigating uncharted territory. For the first time ever, Canadian political leade ...
... 2016 is set to be a decisive year for climate policies in Canada. Building on a rush of climate policy commitments leading up to the Paris climate conference and strong growth in clean energy investments, Canada is now navigating uncharted territory. For the first time ever, Canadian political leade ...
- University of Surrey
... people become concerned enough to act9. This intuitive approach was initially very successful, but in many places progress has stalled or even reversed. Communicating climate change more clearly is failing to convert skeptics into believers10, and climate change is slipping down the list of public ...
... people become concerned enough to act9. This intuitive approach was initially very successful, but in many places progress has stalled or even reversed. Communicating climate change more clearly is failing to convert skeptics into believers10, and climate change is slipping down the list of public ...
Climate Change
... recent decades can be attributed to human activities. ... The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action. It is vital that all nations identify cost-effective steps that they can take now, to contribute to substantial and long-term re ...
... recent decades can be attributed to human activities. ... The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action. It is vital that all nations identify cost-effective steps that they can take now, to contribute to substantial and long-term re ...
Global change: state of the science
... impact of these gases on ozone and climate. Some of the gases, such as CFCs, are particularly eective at depleting ozone. All of the gases considered in this section are greenhouse gases with potential radiative in¯uences on climate. Of these gases, CO2 and CH4, to a lesser extentÐis of particular ...
... impact of these gases on ozone and climate. Some of the gases, such as CFCs, are particularly eective at depleting ozone. All of the gases considered in this section are greenhouse gases with potential radiative in¯uences on climate. Of these gases, CO2 and CH4, to a lesser extentÐis of particular ...
Loss & Damage
... Enhancing action and support, including finance, technology and capacitybuilding, to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change; In Paragraph 9 Parties decided to “establish institutional arrangements, such as international mechanism, including functions and modali ...
... Enhancing action and support, including finance, technology and capacitybuilding, to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change; In Paragraph 9 Parties decided to “establish institutional arrangements, such as international mechanism, including functions and modali ...
WHY ADVOCATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE?
... buildings, for industry and for transport — cutting down or burning forests, and certain ways of growing crops. ...
... buildings, for industry and for transport — cutting down or burning forests, and certain ways of growing crops. ...
Trends in public attitudes to climate change
... Involve’s work with deliberative dialogue on climate change dates back to 2009 when it took part in the most extensive global consultation ever held and the first of its kind: World Wide Views on Climate Change.i More than 4000 people in 38 countries took part in a simultaneous, day long deliberativ ...
... Involve’s work with deliberative dialogue on climate change dates back to 2009 when it took part in the most extensive global consultation ever held and the first of its kind: World Wide Views on Climate Change.i More than 4000 people in 38 countries took part in a simultaneous, day long deliberativ ...
Text - Reading`s CentAUR
... Note that the global mean model response to a volcanic eruption depends on the climate sensitivity of the model and when a slab ocean is used, the assumed depth of that slab. Our modeled temperature response to a Pinatubo-sized eruption is stronger than some recent studies [e.g., Gao et al., 2008; H ...
... Note that the global mean model response to a volcanic eruption depends on the climate sensitivity of the model and when a slab ocean is used, the assumed depth of that slab. Our modeled temperature response to a Pinatubo-sized eruption is stronger than some recent studies [e.g., Gao et al., 2008; H ...
Climate Change Detection: The Importance of Homogenized Time
... • The indices describe different aspects of moderate temperature and precipitation extremes, including frequency, intensity and duration. • The indices are based on daily temperature and/or daily precipitation amount. • Some are based on fixed thresholds. • Other indices are based on thresholds that ...
... • The indices describe different aspects of moderate temperature and precipitation extremes, including frequency, intensity and duration. • The indices are based on daily temperature and/or daily precipitation amount. • Some are based on fixed thresholds. • Other indices are based on thresholds that ...
Introduction to Integrated Environment Assessment Models
... Green Purchase Industry Consumer Environment Fund ...
... Green Purchase Industry Consumer Environment Fund ...
Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to
... The relationship is mediated by the four previously identified key beliefs about climate change, especially people’s certainty that global warming is occurring. In short, people who believe that scientists disagree on global warming tend to feel less certain that global warming is occurring, and sho ...
... The relationship is mediated by the four previously identified key beliefs about climate change, especially people’s certainty that global warming is occurring. In short, people who believe that scientists disagree on global warming tend to feel less certain that global warming is occurring, and sho ...
Please indicate if Student Paper Future changes in Extreme East
... occurs largely in winter. However, at this point there are no projections available for ECLs when explicitly identified through their synoptic features at the surface. The main impact ECLs have on the coastal areas is in producing rainfall, often extreme rainfall that leads to flooding. Climate chan ...
... occurs largely in winter. However, at this point there are no projections available for ECLs when explicitly identified through their synoptic features at the surface. The main impact ECLs have on the coastal areas is in producing rainfall, often extreme rainfall that leads to flooding. Climate chan ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... framings are woven into both the formulation of scientific explanations of environmental problems, and the solutions proposed to reduce them”. 20 Environmentalism and celebrity today might be said to be connected through one dominant form or ideology in particular: that which social scientists term ...
... framings are woven into both the formulation of scientific explanations of environmental problems, and the solutions proposed to reduce them”. 20 Environmentalism and celebrity today might be said to be connected through one dominant form or ideology in particular: that which social scientists term ...
Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in
... Preparation of its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC Secretariat 3. Realization of the above project 4. Creation of the National Action Plan for the Climate Change 5. Creation of the Study on the Conditions for ratification of Kyoto protocol, and the Strategy of its ratification, includin ...
... Preparation of its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC Secretariat 3. Realization of the above project 4. Creation of the National Action Plan for the Climate Change 5. Creation of the Study on the Conditions for ratification of Kyoto protocol, and the Strategy of its ratification, includin ...
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... Marrakech (COP 7) where the concluded “Marrakech accord” paved the way for the entry into force of the protocol; it submitted its first national communication in 2001 and the second one in 2010. Table 1 shows that agriculture accounts for almost 33% of national GHG emissions (Second national communi ...
... Marrakech (COP 7) where the concluded “Marrakech accord” paved the way for the entry into force of the protocol; it submitted its first national communication in 2001 and the second one in 2010. Table 1 shows that agriculture accounts for almost 33% of national GHG emissions (Second national communi ...
Reinert et al. Reindeer Herding
... The basic insurance mechanisms employed by human cultures under extreme variation in climate are DIVERSITY and FLEXIBILITY. Saami herding will be able to cope and adapt if these elements are restored. • The need to restructure herds to decrease vulnerability to climate change. Modify government ince ...
... The basic insurance mechanisms employed by human cultures under extreme variation in climate are DIVERSITY and FLEXIBILITY. Saami herding will be able to cope and adapt if these elements are restored. • The need to restructure herds to decrease vulnerability to climate change. Modify government ince ...
Highly contrasting effects of different climate forcing agents on
... We characterize physiological and climate responses for these four atmospheric constituents, in each case for concentration changes that would lead to a radiative forcing of DQ = +1 W m−2 . In this idealized experiment, the effect of these prescribed changes on global warming is, therefore, equal ac ...
... We characterize physiological and climate responses for these four atmospheric constituents, in each case for concentration changes that would lead to a radiative forcing of DQ = +1 W m−2 . In this idealized experiment, the effect of these prescribed changes on global warming is, therefore, equal ac ...
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.""