Not exact matches
Early definitions were unhelpfully circular «We define
climate emergencies as those circumstances where severe consequences of
climate change occur too rapidly to be significantly averted
by even immediate
mitigation efforts» (Blackstock et al 2009).
Two new studies have warned that
climate change mitigation efforts will fail
by merely focusing on checking of carbon dioxide emissions.
This is different than
mitigation, which refers to our
efforts to limit
climate change by reducing greenhouse gases.
Hence, global
mitigation efforts can enhance sustainable development prospects in part
by reducing the risk of adverse impacts of
climate change.
The HFC phase down would make a crucial contribution to the current global
mitigation efforts that fall short of what is needed to curb
climate change to a level considered safe
by scientists.
This Synthesis Report repeats with greater certainty findings that have figured prominently in earlier IPCC assessments, that the Earth's
climate is warming «unequivocally,» that the human influence in this process is «clear» and that the
changing climate is very likely to bring impacts:» [w] ithout additional
mitigation efforts beyond those in place today, and even with adaptation, warming
by the end of the 21st century will lead to high to very high risk of severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts globally.»
I would also very much like to see some costings of the emissions pathway being championed
by the Worldwatch Institute — costings both of the
climate change impacts which would still occur, and of the
efforts required to reduce emissions to the proposed degree — because I think this particular
mitigation scenario can be as valuable in getting us on track as has been James Hansen's promotion of 350ppm as a target.
* According to the Berkeley group, the Earth's surface temperature will have risen (on average) slightly less than what indicated
by NASA, NOAA and the Met Office * Differences will be on the edge of statistical significance, leaving a lot open to subjective interpretation * Several attempts will be made
by climate change conformists and True Believers to smear the work of BEST, and to prevent them from publishing their data * After publication, organised groups of people will try to cloud the issue to the point of leaving the public unsure about what exactly was found
by BEST * New questions will be raised regarding UHI, however the next IPCC assessment's first draft will be singularly forgetful of any peer - reviewed paper on the topic * We will all be left with a slightly - warming world, the only other certitude being that all
mitigation efforts will be among the stupidest ideas that ever sprung to human mind.