Tag Archives: Arctic

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr. Anders Levermann Greenland: There have been a number of studies showing what the long-term sea level rise from Greenland will be, and it turns out that there is a threshold in the Greenland ice dynamics and the Greenland ice melting, ...

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Susan Natali of Woods Hole Research Centre responds to questions about the impact of the higher global temperatures on Permafrost, the resultant melting, and bacterial activity will release additional Carbon Dioxide and Methane that has not been included ...

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Georg Kaser of Innsbruck University, an expert in glaciers and global warming, explains the uncertainty calculation, a scientific tool needed to gather reliable results, and anthropogenic forcing, which is a change in the Earth’s energy balance due to ...

COP 21: Paris. Prof. James Hansen speaks on Atmospheric Composition targets and the Earth’s imbalance due to increased CO2 in our atmosphere and oceans, and global efforts required to stabilize the climate and restore the energy balance of the earth. Climate (In) Justices resulting from long term and ongoing use ...

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Ari Huhtala, an economist from Finland Deputy CEO of the Climate & Development Knowledge Network, which helps developing countries to face the challenges of climate change while still undertaking development and poverty alleviation.

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Dirk Notz of the Max Planck Institute discusses Arctic Sea Ice.  Since 1979 we have lost 50% of the area and 50% of the thickness which amounts to a loss of 3/4 of the Arctic Sea Ice in ...

The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Alex Malawi, Global Water Partnership, Sweden, Country Water Stores and Water Security The Global Water Partnership is an Intergovernmental Organisation, that supports countries to water security. They are a partnership organisation composed of different other partners, that come from ...

COP 13 BALI. Speakers on global Peatlands CO2 emissions, resulting from logging of swamp forests, drainage of peatlands palm oil plantations and peatlands fires that produce 11% of global CO2 emissions annually. Everyone knows about forests and deforestation for climate change and everyone is talking about it at this conference. ...

COP 16 CANCUN – US Navy RAdm. David Titley: He asks 3 questions: Does the United States navy believe climate change is real? If we do, how does it affect the United States Navy, relative to our role in National Security? Finally, if both of those are yes, what’s the Navy ...

COP 16 CANCUN. Paul Steele Exec-Director of ATAG Air Transport Action Group speaks on global Aviation Industry CO2 emissions and outlines Industry measures being undertaken to mitigate global emissions.