Parallels in reactionary argumentation in the US congressional
... Congressional Record (CR), all available at the Internet. This article is structured as follows. In Section 2 I describe the similarities between the circumstances under which the abolition debate and ‘Kyoto’ debate were and are being conducted. In Section 3 I show that several types of argument aga ...
... Congressional Record (CR), all available at the Internet. This article is structured as follows. In Section 2 I describe the similarities between the circumstances under which the abolition debate and ‘Kyoto’ debate were and are being conducted. In Section 3 I show that several types of argument aga ...
Author`s personal copy
... The NRC findings are also consistent with the analysis of an international group of scientists who summarized advances in climate science since the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. This analysis, The Copenhagen Diagnosis (Allison et al., 2009), reviewed ‘‘hundreds of papers . . . on a suite of to ...
... The NRC findings are also consistent with the analysis of an international group of scientists who summarized advances in climate science since the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. This analysis, The Copenhagen Diagnosis (Allison et al., 2009), reviewed ‘‘hundreds of papers . . . on a suite of to ...
2016 State of the Climate Report
... currently no acceleration in sea level rise. Former NASA Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer in 2016: "Sea level rise, which was occurring long before humans could be blamed, has not accelerated and still amounts to only 1 inch every 10 years. If a major hurricane is approaching with a predicted storm sur ...
... currently no acceleration in sea level rise. Former NASA Climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer in 2016: "Sea level rise, which was occurring long before humans could be blamed, has not accelerated and still amounts to only 1 inch every 10 years. If a major hurricane is approaching with a predicted storm sur ...
Climate Change: Causes, Effects and the Need for Science
... from natural sources such as changes in earth’s orbit, changes in solar activity, or volcanic eruptions. But since the industrial era began, human activities have had an increasing effect on climate, particularly by adding billions of tonnes of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. The main GHGs di ...
... from natural sources such as changes in earth’s orbit, changes in solar activity, or volcanic eruptions. But since the industrial era began, human activities have had an increasing effect on climate, particularly by adding billions of tonnes of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. The main GHGs di ...
1 Conflict and Accommodation in International Environmental
... argues that "civil society can be said to have become globalized to the extent that society increasingly represents itself globally, across nation-state boundaries, through the formation of global institutions". The social movements engaged in such representation efforts are typically defined in ter ...
... argues that "civil society can be said to have become globalized to the extent that society increasingly represents itself globally, across nation-state boundaries, through the formation of global institutions". The social movements engaged in such representation efforts are typically defined in ter ...
Worksheets on Climate Change: Global climate change
... economies of the industrialised countries, which are increasingly being adopted by the better-off members of society in emerging and developing countries, which are responsible. However, those most likely to be affected by it are the developing countries, particularly the poorest members of society. ...
... economies of the industrialised countries, which are increasingly being adopted by the better-off members of society in emerging and developing countries, which are responsible. However, those most likely to be affected by it are the developing countries, particularly the poorest members of society. ...
Role and functioning of national and sub
... The Paris Agreement does not provide for legally binding emissions reduction targets for individual countries. Consequently, the Agreement will be implemented in a facilitative, non-intrusive, non-punitive manner. Countries contribute to goals in accordance with the principle of common but different ...
... The Paris Agreement does not provide for legally binding emissions reduction targets for individual countries. Consequently, the Agreement will be implemented in a facilitative, non-intrusive, non-punitive manner. Countries contribute to goals in accordance with the principle of common but different ...
Climate Change and the National Forests
... Assessment every ten years. ◦ Social, economic, and ecological considerations are all key given: …the vital importance of America’s renewable resources of the forest, range, and other associated lands to the Nation’s social and economic well-being, and of the necessity for a long term perspective ...
... Assessment every ten years. ◦ Social, economic, and ecological considerations are all key given: …the vital importance of America’s renewable resources of the forest, range, and other associated lands to the Nation’s social and economic well-being, and of the necessity for a long term perspective ...
Predicting and understanding ecosystem responses to climate
... seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historical temperature records show this change have substantial impacts on downwind ecosystems; for most clearly in daily minima, with the steepest increase instance, dust that falls on alpine snow as a result of beginning in the early ...
... seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historical temperature records show this change have substantial impacts on downwind ecosystems; for most clearly in daily minima, with the steepest increase instance, dust that falls on alpine snow as a result of beginning in the early ...
Health Co-benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
... place further stress on supplies of food, shelter and fresh water. 9 These may contribute to large-scale human migrations that would then put additional pressure on often weak public health infrastructure, generate unsanitary conditions for environmental refugees and pose a security risk by increasi ...
... place further stress on supplies of food, shelter and fresh water. 9 These may contribute to large-scale human migrations that would then put additional pressure on often weak public health infrastructure, generate unsanitary conditions for environmental refugees and pose a security risk by increasi ...
Climate
... seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historical temperature records show this change have substantial impacts on downwind ecosystems; for most clearly in daily minima, with the steepest increase instance, dust that falls on alpine snow as a result of beginning in the early ...
... seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historical temperature records show this change have substantial impacts on downwind ecosystems; for most clearly in daily minima, with the steepest increase instance, dust that falls on alpine snow as a result of beginning in the early ...
Louisiana Climate Change - Southern Climate Impacts Planning
... Projections for the U.S. Southeast show a temperature increase of 4-8 degrees by 2100, with projected increases for interior states 1-2 degrees higher than coastal areas (NCA). Major consequences of warming include a significant increase in the number of hot days (above 95 degrees) each year and an ...
... Projections for the U.S. Southeast show a temperature increase of 4-8 degrees by 2100, with projected increases for interior states 1-2 degrees higher than coastal areas (NCA). Major consequences of warming include a significant increase in the number of hot days (above 95 degrees) each year and an ...
Is the Earth Getting Warmer?
... preventing global warming: they help absorb carbon dioxide, which prevents it from trapping heat in the atmosphere, and rainforest trees help pump water into the atmosphere. When trees burn down, less water is pumped into the atmosphere, which leads to less rainfall, which leads to more trees burnin ...
... preventing global warming: they help absorb carbon dioxide, which prevents it from trapping heat in the atmosphere, and rainforest trees help pump water into the atmosphere. When trees burn down, less water is pumped into the atmosphere, which leads to less rainfall, which leads to more trees burnin ...
Met 10
... – Anthropogenic aerosols tend to produce negative radiative forcing (cooling) “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC) 1997 "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activitie ...
... – Anthropogenic aerosols tend to produce negative radiative forcing (cooling) “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC) 1997 "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activitie ...
Climate change, energy and social preferences on policies
... ABSTRACT: Spain faces a complex situation regarding its climate change policies. On the one hand, greenhouse gas emissions have shown an important increase since 1990, and are far above the Kyoto commitments. On the other hand, the country is likely to suffer significant impacts from climate change. ...
... ABSTRACT: Spain faces a complex situation regarding its climate change policies. On the one hand, greenhouse gas emissions have shown an important increase since 1990, and are far above the Kyoto commitments. On the other hand, the country is likely to suffer significant impacts from climate change. ...
Presentation on Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change
... Establish an autonomous international mechanism with micro level institutional arrangements, so that bottom up approach can assess and redress the real loss and damage A Compensation Fund can be adopted at the international level to meet the financial needs of these institutions (including micro lev ...
... Establish an autonomous international mechanism with micro level institutional arrangements, so that bottom up approach can assess and redress the real loss and damage A Compensation Fund can be adopted at the international level to meet the financial needs of these institutions (including micro lev ...
Climate Change: How will it affect the natural environment in NSW?
... Native plants and animals might find it more difficult to use these coping strategies when the change is rapid, especially where their habitat has been degraded, isolated or lost. Climate change won’t cause all species to decline. Changes in climate could lead to new opportunities for the establishm ...
... Native plants and animals might find it more difficult to use these coping strategies when the change is rapid, especially where their habitat has been degraded, isolated or lost. Climate change won’t cause all species to decline. Changes in climate could lead to new opportunities for the establishm ...
International symposium on the stabilisation of greenhouse gases
... showing the effects of climate change. Changes to polar ice and glaciers and rainfall regimes have already occurred. While consistent with model projections the links to anthropogenic climate change need to be investigated further. Many climate impacts, particularly the most damaging ones, will be a ...
... showing the effects of climate change. Changes to polar ice and glaciers and rainfall regimes have already occurred. While consistent with model projections the links to anthropogenic climate change need to be investigated further. Many climate impacts, particularly the most damaging ones, will be a ...
Preparing for climate change: does continental Southeast Europe
... climate change in Europe - options for EU action" („Green Paper”), which is a product of the European Climate Change Program (Anon. 2007). The objective of the publication was to open a Europe-wide public debate and consultation on modalities to develop adaptation strategies and to promote common re ...
... climate change in Europe - options for EU action" („Green Paper”), which is a product of the European Climate Change Program (Anon. 2007). The objective of the publication was to open a Europe-wide public debate and consultation on modalities to develop adaptation strategies and to promote common re ...
MS Word format, with endnotes - Christianity For Thinkers Home Page
... then the average temperature on Earth was only about 10 degrees cooler than it is today. Without CO2 and other greenhouse gases, Earth would be an ice planet. But too much of a good thing nearly always causes problems, and CO2 is no exception. Just ask the planet Venus, whose atmosphere of at least ...
... then the average temperature on Earth was only about 10 degrees cooler than it is today. Without CO2 and other greenhouse gases, Earth would be an ice planet. But too much of a good thing nearly always causes problems, and CO2 is no exception. Just ask the planet Venus, whose atmosphere of at least ...
Catalonia strives for climate agreement in Copenhagen
... 28 Sep. – 9 Oct.: Bangkok 2 – 6 November: Barcelona 7 – 18 December: Copenhagen (COP15) ...
... 28 Sep. – 9 Oct.: Bangkok 2 – 6 November: Barcelona 7 – 18 December: Copenhagen (COP15) ...
Which statement do you agree with most?
... A. If Economic Growth is the cause of global environmental problems, then the solution is an economic model that slows global growth and pursue a sustainable economic model B. Economic competition among nations and global population growth require a growth model of economic progress. There will alwa ...
... A. If Economic Growth is the cause of global environmental problems, then the solution is an economic model that slows global growth and pursue a sustainable economic model B. Economic competition among nations and global population growth require a growth model of economic progress. There will alwa ...
Global warming in a nonlinear climate
... change as the most serious problem facing humanity - more serious even than the terrorist threat. You’ve never had a view on climate change - until today. You mutter under your breath “Nothing but hot air - those bloody weather forecasters can’t even get tomorrow’s weather right!” ...
... change as the most serious problem facing humanity - more serious even than the terrorist threat. You’ve never had a view on climate change - until today. You mutter under your breath “Nothing but hot air - those bloody weather forecasters can’t even get tomorrow’s weather right!” ...
CITIES ON THE FRONTLINE
... Home to more than half of the world’s people, cities today produce about 70% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), consume over two-‐thirds of global energy and are particularly vulnerable to floods, rising ...
... Home to more than half of the world’s people, cities today produce about 70% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), consume over two-‐thirds of global energy and are particularly vulnerable to floods, rising ...