Media Statement
... established October 1997 in a cooperative agreement between the University of Hawaii and the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center and the National Space Development Agency of Japan. The agreement concerned the efforts of Japan's Frontier Research System for Global Change at the University of H ...
... established October 1997 in a cooperative agreement between the University of Hawaii and the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center and the National Space Development Agency of Japan. The agreement concerned the efforts of Japan's Frontier Research System for Global Change at the University of H ...
Slide 1
... methodologies. PNG will report forest area change (activity data) using IPCC Approach 3 and is willing to report carbon stock changes at IPCC Tier 3. ...
... methodologies. PNG will report forest area change (activity data) using IPCC Approach 3 and is willing to report carbon stock changes at IPCC Tier 3. ...
Climate risks, uncertainty and ethics
... Tipping elements are regional-scale features of the climate that could exhibit threshold-type behaviour in response to human-driven climate change – that is, a small amount of climate change at a critical point could trigger an abrupt and/or irreversible shift in the tipping element. The consequence ...
... Tipping elements are regional-scale features of the climate that could exhibit threshold-type behaviour in response to human-driven climate change – that is, a small amount of climate change at a critical point could trigger an abrupt and/or irreversible shift in the tipping element. The consequence ...
Document
... But it has also been subject to criticism as it is much more political. In principle, this process is designed to provide a report in which the content is determined by the science while how it is stated is determined jointly with the governments. Hence it aids communication between scientists and p ...
... But it has also been subject to criticism as it is much more political. In principle, this process is designed to provide a report in which the content is determined by the science while how it is stated is determined jointly with the governments. Hence it aids communication between scientists and p ...
IntAss_intro_2010_post
... How can we use IA models to evaluate alternative approaches to climate-change policy? I will illustrate analyzing the economic and climatic implications of several prominent policies. For these, I use the recently developed DICE-2007 model. ...
... How can we use IA models to evaluate alternative approaches to climate-change policy? I will illustrate analyzing the economic and climatic implications of several prominent policies. For these, I use the recently developed DICE-2007 model. ...
The global Carbon Budget after the Paris Agreement
... of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, U ...
... of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, U ...
Special Report on Emission Scenario’s
... • Energy infrastructure investment decisions, (20 trillion US$ till 2030; 50% in developing countries) will have long term impacts on GHG emissions. • The widespread diffusion of low-carbon technologies may take many decades, even if early investments in these technologies are made attractive. • Ret ...
... • Energy infrastructure investment decisions, (20 trillion US$ till 2030; 50% in developing countries) will have long term impacts on GHG emissions. • The widespread diffusion of low-carbon technologies may take many decades, even if early investments in these technologies are made attractive. • Ret ...
Towards REDD: the Papua New Guinea - UN
... methodologies. PNG will report forest area change (activity data) using IPCC Approach 3 and is willing to report carbon stock changes at IPCC Tier 3. ...
... methodologies. PNG will report forest area change (activity data) using IPCC Approach 3 and is willing to report carbon stock changes at IPCC Tier 3. ...
recently observed changes
... in North Atlantic tropical storms over the historic maximum of the mid-1950, which at the time was considered extreme: But while the numbers are not contested, their significance most certainly is. Another study considered how this information was being collected, and research suggested that the i ...
... in North Atlantic tropical storms over the historic maximum of the mid-1950, which at the time was considered extreme: But while the numbers are not contested, their significance most certainly is. Another study considered how this information was being collected, and research suggested that the i ...
CKQ Answer Key - JunkScience.com
... link pointing to information that supports the statement. For most questions, a listing of additional papers that support the answer are also provided. ...
... link pointing to information that supports the statement. For most questions, a listing of additional papers that support the answer are also provided. ...
Rowand-(Kyoto Protocol-CO2)
... criticism of the Sargasso Sea data, including a NYTimes advertisement pointing out ten misleading statements in the Sargasso Sea data. Chinese temperature data were collected from sources such as peat bogs, lakebed sediments, ice cores, and tree rings. Unlike the environmentalist view, which claims ...
... criticism of the Sargasso Sea data, including a NYTimes advertisement pointing out ten misleading statements in the Sargasso Sea data. Chinese temperature data were collected from sources such as peat bogs, lakebed sediments, ice cores, and tree rings. Unlike the environmentalist view, which claims ...
Action plan template - Local Government NSW
... Global average sea level has risen at an average rate of 1.8 mm/year from 1961 to 2003. This rate was significantly faster for the latter period between 1993 and 2003 where the average rate of rise was about 3.1 mm/ year. Annual average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade since 1978. ...
... Global average sea level has risen at an average rate of 1.8 mm/year from 1961 to 2003. This rate was significantly faster for the latter period between 1993 and 2003 where the average rate of rise was about 3.1 mm/ year. Annual average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade since 1978. ...
Sustainable development, policies and measures
... proceed in a sustainable manner." Principle in Article 3.4 “The Parties have a right to, and should, promote sustainable development.” ...
... proceed in a sustainable manner." Principle in Article 3.4 “The Parties have a right to, and should, promote sustainable development.” ...
UN Report Describes Risks of Inaction on Climate
... But it for the first time includes less likely but more alarming possibilities, like the relatively rapid melting of polar ice. Previous reports focused more on changes the scientists felt were “highly likely.” “This time, they take a step back and look at the totality,” Dr. Verolme said. “Saying it ...
... But it for the first time includes less likely but more alarming possibilities, like the relatively rapid melting of polar ice. Previous reports focused more on changes the scientists felt were “highly likely.” “This time, they take a step back and look at the totality,” Dr. Verolme said. “Saying it ...
Global climate - Gordon College Faculty
... “Earth has cooled since 1998 in defiance of the predictions by the UN-IPCC....The global temperature for 2007 was the coldest in a decade and the coldest of the millennium...which is why ‘global warming’ is now called ‘climate change.’” – Climatologist Dr. Richard Keen of the Department of Atmospher ...
... “Earth has cooled since 1998 in defiance of the predictions by the UN-IPCC....The global temperature for 2007 was the coldest in a decade and the coldest of the millennium...which is why ‘global warming’ is now called ‘climate change.’” – Climatologist Dr. Richard Keen of the Department of Atmospher ...
Smith-SDC-Edinburgh-October-2008-final
... particularly temperature increases. • Some adaptation is occurring now, but on a limited basis. • Adaptation will be necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is already unavoidable due to past emissions. • A wide array of adaptation options is available, but more extensive adapt ...
... particularly temperature increases. • Some adaptation is occurring now, but on a limited basis. • Adaptation will be necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is already unavoidable due to past emissions. • A wide array of adaptation options is available, but more extensive adapt ...
Violent Radicalization The Case of Bangladesh
... Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other parts of the world. In Northwest China, 27% of the glacier area will decline by 2050 (equivalent to an ice volume of 16,184 km3), as will 10 to 15% of the frozen soil area. IPCC made a forecast that if current trends continue, 80% of Hi ...
... Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other parts of the world. In Northwest China, 27% of the glacier area will decline by 2050 (equivalent to an ice volume of 16,184 km3), as will 10 to 15% of the frozen soil area. IPCC made a forecast that if current trends continue, 80% of Hi ...
Briefing to MT - CHARLIE-GIBBS MARINE PROTECTED AREA
... Greenland Ice Sheet could also be impacted by loss of Arctic sea ice, through regional warming. The rate of loss of Greenland Ice Sheet has increased three fold between 2004-2006. It is estimated that if Greenland temperatures rise 3oC above pre-industrial levels, the Greenland ice sheet may pass a ...
... Greenland Ice Sheet could also be impacted by loss of Arctic sea ice, through regional warming. The rate of loss of Greenland Ice Sheet has increased three fold between 2004-2006. It is estimated that if Greenland temperatures rise 3oC above pre-industrial levels, the Greenland ice sheet may pass a ...
myclimate – a user perspective on the carbon market
... affects our and our children’s lives. The dimensions of global temperature rise might seem small (2 or 3°C), but it has an enormous impact on our lives. The longer we wait the more restricted options will be. Rising global temperatures cannot be stopped but only slowed down: constant concentra ...
... affects our and our children’s lives. The dimensions of global temperature rise might seem small (2 or 3°C), but it has an enormous impact on our lives. The longer we wait the more restricted options will be. Rising global temperatures cannot be stopped but only slowed down: constant concentra ...
TITLE: The Integrating Assessment Modeling Community: overview
... The intellectual debates expressed by the Club of Rome about the “Limits to Growth” (Meadows, 1972) and the oil crisis in the 70s have given rise to energy-environment-economy (E3) models to explore the feasibility of long-term development pathways. The rise of climate change on the public agenda si ...
... The intellectual debates expressed by the Club of Rome about the “Limits to Growth” (Meadows, 1972) and the oil crisis in the 70s have given rise to energy-environment-economy (E3) models to explore the feasibility of long-term development pathways. The rise of climate change on the public agenda si ...
The Current State of Our Climate
... continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected” ...
... continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected” ...
PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
... characterized by relatively smaller uncertainties; Tier 3: Higher order methods involving detailed modeling and/or inventory measurement systems driven by data at a greater resolution that provide estimates with lower uncertainties than the previous two methods. ...
... characterized by relatively smaller uncertainties; Tier 3: Higher order methods involving detailed modeling and/or inventory measurement systems driven by data at a greater resolution that provide estimates with lower uncertainties than the previous two methods. ...
Week Nine
... • Warming in western mountains is projected to cause decreased snowpack, more winter flooding, and reduced summer flows, exacerbating competition for over-allocated water resources; • In the early decades of the century, moderate climate change is projected to increase aggregate yields of rain-fed a ...
... • Warming in western mountains is projected to cause decreased snowpack, more winter flooding, and reduced summer flows, exacerbating competition for over-allocated water resources; • In the early decades of the century, moderate climate change is projected to increase aggregate yields of rain-fed a ...