Carbon accounting has become a must for organizations mindful of
the climate impact of their activities.
Not exact matches
«I think that measuring with precision human
activity on the
climate is something very challenging to do and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree
of impact,» he told CNBC.
The representatives from Harford County
Climate Action made it clear — human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, has had a clear and measurable impact on the Earth's climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea
Climate Action made it clear — human
activity, primarily the burning
of fossil fuels, has had a clear and measurable
impact on the Earth's
climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea
climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas
of Harford County in danger from rising sea levels.
Supply
of limited resources is being further constrained by more severe and unpredictable
climate events and more potent microbes, pests and diseases — causing food producers to more seriously consider the environmental life cycle
impact of food production
activities.
That is a big enough chunk
of activity to have real
impact on the environment and the
climate.
The information is being sought as Schneiderman's office investigates whether the company played down the
impact of human
activity in
climate change.
The overbearing
impact of climate change on farming
activities in Ghana, old methods
of farming and the lack
of investment in the sector, have combined to literally cripple the once vibrant sector.
DELHI - In an effort to slow down the
impacts of accelerated
climate change due to human activity, five area women, Janet Tweed, Kathy Mario, Lisa Robinson, Bonnie Seegmiller and Irene Berkowitz, combined their efforts to facilitate a rally to show support for the National People's Climate March in Washington, D.C., on April 29 at Courthouse Square in
climate change due to human
activity, five area women, Janet Tweed, Kathy Mario, Lisa Robinson, Bonnie Seegmiller and Irene Berkowitz, combined their efforts to facilitate a rally to show support for the National People's
Climate March in Washington, D.C., on April 29 at Courthouse Square in
Climate March in Washington, D.C., on April 29 at Courthouse Square in Delhi.
The resolution states that the House will «create and support economically viable, and broadly supported private and public solutions to study and address the causes and effects
of measured changes to our global and regional
climates, including mitigation efforts and efforts to balance human
activities that have been found to have an
impact.»
Leading U.S. scientists have complained about threatening communications and abusive e-mails as a result
of their research on the
climate impact of heat - trapping gases from human
activity.
In September 2014, Koonin wrote an editorial where he acknowledged human - caused
climate change was happening but wrote that the «
impact today
of human
activity appears to be comparable to the intrinsic, natural variability
of the
climate system itself.»
«Science tells us that the
climate is changing, and that human
activity, in some manner,
impacts that change,» Pruitt said during the hearing in front
of the Environment and Public Works Committee.
«There is a growing need for modeling
activities by which we can assess the
impacts of climate change in the different parts
of the world,» Pachauri says.
Choosing the right approach is vital as the scale
of human
impact on the planet becomes so large that scientists are calling this new epoch in Earth's history the Anthropocene (when human
activity alters global
climate and ecosystems).
And although many companies are doing more than ever to assess their direct
climate impacts, CDP found that 47 percent
of the most carbon - intensive
activities undertaken by business — called «scope 3» emissions — continue to go unmeasured and unreported.
James Balog, who founded Extreme Ice Survey that uses photography and videography to document the
impact of climate change on glaciers — work that was the basis
of his 2012 documentary «Chasing Ice» — said his work shows how human
activities are transforming Earth's systems.
But along with the notorious polar vortex, the year also brought new evidence that human
activities are altering the
climate in ever more obvious ways — and that the risks
of severe
impacts rise with every ton
of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.
The independent analysis, it said, should assess the health, biodiversity and functioning
of Arctic ecosystems, including the
impacts of industrial
activities and
of climate change.
Seasonal changes in precipitation and water storage make it difficult for modelers to estimate water availability and
impacts of interventions, and the effects
of climate change can be difficult to tease out from other
impacts like human
activities.
Concerns about the permanency
of forest carbon stocks, difficulties in quantifying stock changes, and the threat
of environmental and socioeconomic
impacts of large - scale reforestation programs have limited the uptake
of forestry
activities in
climate policies.
«If human
activities are starting to
impact this system, it is a worrying sign that the scale
of human
impacts on the
climate system may be reaching a critical point.»
Comparing the snakes» most active temperature range with predictions
of shifts due to
climate change, the team pointed out that the timing
of seasonal
activities may shift in the future — which could
impact their interactions with other species.
In subsequent years, these annual reports used these data to evaluate specific
impacts, such as the arrival
of climate change and
activities on private lands.
The study is the first to differentiate between the
impact of human
activity in the Amazon — such as deforestation or changes in land use — and the
impact of climate change to quantify the carbon - storing potential
of new forests.
However, options are available to adapt to
climate change and implementing stringent mitigations
activities can ensure that the
impacts of climate change remain within a manageable range, creating a brighter and more sustainable future.
The better scientists can pin down natural influences on
climate, he says, the better they can understand the
impact of human
activities.
(2) a description
of current research, observation, and monitoring
activities at the Federal, State, tribal, and local level related to the
impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources, as well as identification
of research and data needs and priorities;
The combined model created as a result
of the research also provides more accurate estimates on the
climate impacts of human
activity - caused particulates.
Today we understand the
impact of human
activities on global mean temperature very well; however, high -
impact extreme weather events are where the socio - economic
impacts of a changing
climate manifest itself and where our understanding is more in its infancy but nevertheless developing at pace.
The Division conducts research on the longâ $ term
impact of human
activities on
climate and natural resources using a research strategy that starts with measurements and carries that information into models, with a goal
of improving the nation's ability to predict
climate change.
The signature effects
of human - induced
climate change — rising seas, increased damage from storm surge, more frequent bouts
of extreme heat — all have specific, measurable
impacts on our nation's current assets and ongoing economic
activity.
Cornerstone Evaluation Associates LLC is the external research firm charged with carrying out the evaluation
activities necessary to determine the effectiveness and
impact of MAVEN's Education and Public Outreach (E / PO) effort and its success in achieving its overall goal to «engage multiple audiences in the quest to understand Mars» long - term atmospheric losses, giving insight into the history
of Mars» atmosphere and
climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability.»
[emphasis added] Bast: «We believe that
climate has warmed in the second half
of the 20th Century, we believe that there is probably a measurable human
impact on
climate but it's probably very small, we think that natural forces probably overwhelm any
impact that human
activity can have, that computer models are too unreliable to forecast what the future might hold for
climate and finally that a modest amount
of warming is probably going to be, on net, beneficial both to human beings and the ecosystem.
William Ruddiman has proposed the early anthropocene hypothesis, according to which the anthropocene era, as some people call the most recent period in the Earth's history when the
activities of the human race first began to have a significant global
impact on the Earth's
climate and ecosystems, did not begin in the eighteenth century with the advent
of the Industrial Era, but dates back to 8000 years ago, due to intense farming
activities of our early agrarian ancestors.
The effects
of human
activity have long been cited as a primary cause
of global
climate change, but new research from NASA has revealed that our use
of technology also appears to be having an
impact not just on the planet, but on Earth's near - space environment as well.
Wallace S. Broecker: Preface 1: Jean - Pierre Gattuso and Lina Hansson: Ocean Acidification: Background and History 2: Richard E. Zeebe and Andy Ridgwell: Past Changes
of Ocean Carbonate Chemistry 3: James C. Orr: Recent and Future Changes in Ocean Carbonate Chemistry 4: Andrew H. Knoll and Woodward W. Fischer: Skeletons and Ocean Chemistry: The Long View 5: Markus G. Weinbauer, Xavier Mari, and Jean - Pierre Gattuso: Effect
of Ocean Acidification on the Diversity and
Activity of Heterotrophic Marine Microorganisms 6: Ulf Riebesell and Philippe D. Tortell: Effects
of Ocean Acidification on Pelagic Organisms and Ecosystems 7: Andreas J. Andersson, Fred T. Mackenzie, and Jean - Pierre Gattuso: Effects
of Ocean Acidification on Benthic Processes, Organisms, and Ecosystems 8: Hans - Otto Pörtner, Magda Gutowska, Atsushi Ishimatsu, Magnus Lucassen, Frank Melzner, and Brad Seibel: Effects
of Ocean Acidification on Nektonic Organisms 9: Stephen Widdicombe, John I. Spicer, and Vassilis Kitidis: Effects
of Ocean Acidification on Sediment Fauna 10: James P. Barry, Stephen Widdicombe, and Jason M. Hall - Spencer: Effects
of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function 11: Frances Hopkins, Philip Nightingale, and Peter Liss: Effects
of Ocean Acidification on the Marine Source
of Atmospherically - Active Trace Gases 12: Marion Gehlen, Nicolas Gruber, Reidun Gangstø, Laurent Bopp, and Andreas Oschlies: Biogeochemical Consequences
of Ocean Acidification and Feedback to the Earth System 13: Carol Turley and Kelvin Boot: The Ocean Acidification Challenges Facing Science and Society 14: Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, Marco Steinacher, and Gian - Kasper Plattner:
Impact of Climate Change Mitigation on Ocean Acidification Projections 15: Jean - Pierre Gattuso, Jelle Bijma, Marion Gehlen, Ulf Riebesell, and Carol Turley: Ocean Acidification: Knowns, Unknowns, and Perspectives Index
Carbon offsets from NativeEnergy enable Aveda to balance the
climate impact of its aerosol hairsprays and other business
activities.
Another threat, environmental, is represented by the depletion
of natural resources
of the planet, the uncontrolled growth
of cities and the catastrophic global
climate change that tends to produce serious
impact on economic
activities and increased social problems
of mankind.
This booklet contains
activities, statistics and information to explore the relationship between
climate change and sustainability, the
impact of single use plastics and the
impact of our lifestyles
of the lives
of others around the world.
Pupils should be taught about the Earth as a source
of limited resources and the efficacy
of recycling and the production
of carbon dioxide by human
activity and the
impact on
climate.
From developing campaign advertisements and editorial cartoons, to lessons that explore the
impact of the youth vote, these
activities offer students eye - opening opportunities to research today's unique political
climate.
IntroductionThis page provides a huge range skill - based
activities and well chosen videos to explore the global and regional patterns
of climate change
impacts both in the last 100 years and projected into the future.
This pages recaps the
impacts of climate change on water, food and energy security through a supported mind map
activity before looking in more depth through an IPCC infographic card sort question and jigsaw
activity.
Students then go on to investigate the contrasting resource security and vulnerability to
climate change in India and South Africa through a number
of structured
activities and resources, including paired research, security indices and in depth case studies
of both
climate change
impacts and use
of the water, food and energy nexus.
This page provides a huge range skill - based
activities and well chosen videos to explore the global and regional patterns
of climate change
impacts both in the last 100 years and projected into the future.
GBM's approach empowers communities to take action against
climate change, the
impacts of which are already being witnessed across Africa, through food security and water harvesting
activities (adaptation) and planting the appropriate trees in appropriate places (mitigation).
Through a series
of photos, virtual reality experiences, films and educational
activities for children, the exhibit will raise awareness
of the unique diversity
of these reefs and the
impacts of climate change on them.
These animals are vulnerable to
impacts from chemical and noise pollution, fishing
activity, global
climate change and loss
of habitat.
Although the direct heat increase is not enough to cause much
climate change, the indirect influence
of solar
activity on cloud cover, wind and rain patterns may be large enough to have an important
impact.
Quoting directly
Climate change as a result
of human
activities, or anthropogenic global warming, is now generally accepted as reality and includes a wide range
of climatic processes and
impacts in the global system that are affected by human
activities.