DISPATCH I Message from the Director Winter 2014
... t is with some regret that I realise this will be my last Dispatch column – at least as Acting Director of the Institute. As of April 1, Dr. David Duval will be taking over the position as the permanent Director. David brings an impressive background to the position (see the announcement elsewhere i ...
... t is with some regret that I realise this will be my last Dispatch column – at least as Acting Director of the Institute. As of April 1, Dr. David Duval will be taking over the position as the permanent Director. David brings an impressive background to the position (see the announcement elsewhere i ...
State of Climate Change and Water Modeling in Bangladesh
... radiation, relative humidity, and surface hydrology within each grid and evaluate interactions with neighboring points. Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. ...
... radiation, relative humidity, and surface hydrology within each grid and evaluate interactions with neighboring points. Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. ...
The world beyond two degrees: where do we stand?
... not exceed 2 degrees above pre-industrial level and that therefore concentration levels lower than 550 ppm CO2 should guide global limitation and reduction efforts.’13 The level of danger caused by climate change has generally been measured in terms of emissions, model projections and concentrations ...
... not exceed 2 degrees above pre-industrial level and that therefore concentration levels lower than 550 ppm CO2 should guide global limitation and reduction efforts.’13 The level of danger caused by climate change has generally been measured in terms of emissions, model projections and concentrations ...
Climate change and future impacts on food
... efforts to keep the chance of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C within reach. Developed countries must lead by increasing their current targets to cut emissions to more than 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020, and start to mobilise the $100 billion per year they have committed for climat ...
... efforts to keep the chance of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C within reach. Developed countries must lead by increasing their current targets to cut emissions to more than 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020, and start to mobilise the $100 billion per year they have committed for climat ...
international association of meteorology and atmospheric
... coordinated the Finnish part of the preparation of the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. On the initiative of FMI a Nordic project called NORDADAPT concerning the Adaptation to Climate Change was initiated between the Nordic meteorological institutes. FMI also produced a great part of the Helsinki Commiss ...
... coordinated the Finnish part of the preparation of the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. On the initiative of FMI a Nordic project called NORDADAPT concerning the Adaptation to Climate Change was initiated between the Nordic meteorological institutes. FMI also produced a great part of the Helsinki Commiss ...
On the Risk of Overshooting 2°C - Potsdam Institute for Climate
... characteristics of 54 IPCC SRES and post-SRES scenarios, multi-gas emission pathways are presented that lead to stabilization at 550, 450 and 400ppm CO2eq in order to assess the implications for global emission reductions. Sensitivity studies on delayed global action show that the next 5 to 15 years ...
... characteristics of 54 IPCC SRES and post-SRES scenarios, multi-gas emission pathways are presented that lead to stabilization at 550, 450 and 400ppm CO2eq in order to assess the implications for global emission reductions. Sensitivity studies on delayed global action show that the next 5 to 15 years ...
The Global Climate Change Lab
... warmest for both hemispheres and for both land and oceans surface temperatures. President Obama has also reported on the climate change statistics. In a speech given on June 25, 2013, he stated, “The 12 warmest years in recorded history have all come in the last 15 years. Last year, temperatures in ...
... warmest for both hemispheres and for both land and oceans surface temperatures. President Obama has also reported on the climate change statistics. In a speech given on June 25, 2013, he stated, “The 12 warmest years in recorded history have all come in the last 15 years. Last year, temperatures in ...
A Call to Action for Conserving Biological Diversity in the Face of
... Literature reviews about biological diversity and climate change have generally ignored a major focus of climate-change policy—mitigation. Conservation professionals will generally support mitigation because it confronts root causes by, for example, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, insulating ...
... Literature reviews about biological diversity and climate change have generally ignored a major focus of climate-change policy—mitigation. Conservation professionals will generally support mitigation because it confronts root causes by, for example, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, insulating ...
Climate Change and its impact on European Windstorm scenarios
... Source: Ocean Power Delivery Ltd ...
... Source: Ocean Power Delivery Ltd ...
Climate Change and Security Threats, Opportunities and
... Scenarios: Coherent, systematically developed statement of a likely future. ...
... Scenarios: Coherent, systematically developed statement of a likely future. ...
The Politics of Climate Change in Germany
... International negotiations on a climate change agreement began in the early 1990s. A central issue in those negotiations was whether a binding target and timetable (stabilization of GHG emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000) should be included in the treaty. As part of an effort to hammer out a ...
... International negotiations on a climate change agreement began in the early 1990s. A central issue in those negotiations was whether a binding target and timetable (stabilization of GHG emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000) should be included in the treaty. As part of an effort to hammer out a ...
The next 10 years - World Bank Group
... other relevant initiatives, including the UN-REDD Programme and the World Bank’s Forest Investment Program. These three initiatives are preparing joint papers and means for cooperation among multilateral REDD+ institutions that might, for example, create a joint platform for sharing policy discussio ...
... other relevant initiatives, including the UN-REDD Programme and the World Bank’s Forest Investment Program. These three initiatives are preparing joint papers and means for cooperation among multilateral REDD+ institutions that might, for example, create a joint platform for sharing policy discussio ...
New Zealand`s Climate Change Target
... technology, particularly in agriculture, will affect our ability to transition to a lower-carbon future. While we are starting to see promising opportunities, their commercial viability is not yet clear. • Access to international carbon markets. It is not clear if the agreement will recognise the u ...
... technology, particularly in agriculture, will affect our ability to transition to a lower-carbon future. While we are starting to see promising opportunities, their commercial viability is not yet clear. • Access to international carbon markets. It is not clear if the agreement will recognise the u ...
Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Continue Climbing
... reached a new high in 2010 since pre-industrial time and the rate of increase has accelerated, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. It focussed special attention on rising nitrous oxide concentrations. Between 1990 and 2010, according to the report, there was ...
... reached a new high in 2010 since pre-industrial time and the rate of increase has accelerated, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. It focussed special attention on rising nitrous oxide concentrations. Between 1990 and 2010, according to the report, there was ...
observed changes and projections
... warming since the mid-20th century is due to human activities that have increased greenhouse gas levels. Further global warming and regional climate change is expected due to projected increases in greenhouse gases. Impacts will vary across regions and sectors1. While global warming can be slowed th ...
... warming since the mid-20th century is due to human activities that have increased greenhouse gas levels. Further global warming and regional climate change is expected due to projected increases in greenhouse gases. Impacts will vary across regions and sectors1. While global warming can be slowed th ...
now - The City of Edinburgh Council
... observations in and around each 5 km. x 5 km grid square across the country. Graphs 1 to 4 below portray some of the trend data for Edinburgh, in the form of ‘moving averages’ for mean daily maximum temperature, total monthly rainfall, the number of ‘wet’ days, and the number of days with snow lyin ...
... observations in and around each 5 km. x 5 km grid square across the country. Graphs 1 to 4 below portray some of the trend data for Edinburgh, in the form of ‘moving averages’ for mean daily maximum temperature, total monthly rainfall, the number of ‘wet’ days, and the number of days with snow lyin ...
Indicators of global warming
... More information shown by state (county level) can be found at Yale’s “Climate Opinion Maps (2014)” ...
... More information shown by state (county level) can be found at Yale’s “Climate Opinion Maps (2014)” ...
syllabus
... Time: M/W 2:00-3:15pm; Location: MR044; Grader: TBA Office hours: after class (3:30-4:30pm) or by appointment (212-650-8936) Class website: http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~luo/EAS488; General Description: This class is intended introduce to students the modern study of the Earth’s climate system – Cli ...
... Time: M/W 2:00-3:15pm; Location: MR044; Grader: TBA Office hours: after class (3:30-4:30pm) or by appointment (212-650-8936) Class website: http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~luo/EAS488; General Description: This class is intended introduce to students the modern study of the Earth’s climate system – Cli ...
Paris Agreement and Marrakech Climate Conference
... 2.1 EU ratification The UK has stated previously that it plans to do ratify the Agreement when the EU and other Member States are ready to do so. 2 According to an article from CarbonBrief the above approach reflects the legal advice provided to the Commission, which was that both the EU and Member ...
... 2.1 EU ratification The UK has stated previously that it plans to do ratify the Agreement when the EU and other Member States are ready to do so. 2 According to an article from CarbonBrief the above approach reflects the legal advice provided to the Commission, which was that both the EU and Member ...
The Greenhouse Effect
... Q. How much will the Earth warm if emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise? A. If humans continue to emit greenhouse gases at or above the current pace, we will probably see an average global temperature increase of 3 to 7°F by 2100, and greater warming after that. Temperatures in some parts ...
... Q. How much will the Earth warm if emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise? A. If humans continue to emit greenhouse gases at or above the current pace, we will probably see an average global temperature increase of 3 to 7°F by 2100, and greater warming after that. Temperatures in some parts ...
US Army Corps of Engineers CP2a Sustainability Activities
... Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, USA, France, Norway Corresponding: Belgium, Spain, Australia, Japan, South Africa ...
... Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, USA, France, Norway Corresponding: Belgium, Spain, Australia, Japan, South Africa ...
15-Climate_Change
... that CO2 is warming the planet? 1. Theory predicts that increasing atmospheric CO2 should warm the planet. 2. Geologic evidence links CO2 and temperature in the past. 3. The warming is unprecedented in the most recent centuries ...
... that CO2 is warming the planet? 1. Theory predicts that increasing atmospheric CO2 should warm the planet. 2. Geologic evidence links CO2 and temperature in the past. 3. The warming is unprecedented in the most recent centuries ...
Making Sense of the New Climate Change Scenarios? (PDF)
... 1. How much and how fast climate changes occur depends on both the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and how the climate changes in response to those emissions. As a result, projecting future climate requires making assumptions about future greenhouse gas emissions and then modeling the climate’s r ...
... 1. How much and how fast climate changes occur depends on both the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and how the climate changes in response to those emissions. As a result, projecting future climate requires making assumptions about future greenhouse gas emissions and then modeling the climate’s r ...
Document
... over the first decade of the 21st century was significantly warmer than any preceding decade in the series of records stretching back over 160 years. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the m ...
... over the first decade of the 21st century was significantly warmer than any preceding decade in the series of records stretching back over 160 years. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the m ...
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.""