The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: A Panel of Young Graduates discusses their interest in the Ocean and problems caused by Global Warming A deeper dive is taken into the problems of the Ocean’s and Global Warming. The panel is made of younger scientists. The ...
Read More »COP 21 – Dr. Anders Levermann, Potsdam Institute
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, ...
Read More »COP 21 – Dr. Susan Natali, Woods Hole Research Centre
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 ...
Read More »COP 21 – Dr Georg Kaser – University of Innsbruck
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 ...
Read More »COP 21 – Storms of my Grandchildren, Prof James Hansen, Leading Climate Change Scientist
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 ...
Read More »COP 21: Ari Huhtala – Climate & Development Knowledge Network
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.
Read More »COP 21 Dr. Dirk Notz – Max Planck Institute
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 ...
Read More »COP 23 DAY 12 Pitt Lands
This discussion has members from the UNFCCC and she talks about how to preserve Peatlands forest. Scientists have discovered the world’s largest tropical Peatlands in the remote Congo swamps, estimated to store the equivalent of three years’ worth of the world’s total fossil fuel emissions. The main issue is about ...
Read More »COP 21-UNI. READING & WALKER INST. AFRICAN FARMERS SUPPORT WITH CLIMATE DATA
COP 21 PARIS University of Reading UK speaker Dr. Peter Dorward & Walker Inst. Prof. Ros Cornforth on: Supporting African farming communities with climate data to enable improved decision-making criteria, food crop security and create sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. Dr Peter Dorward: Most climate services have tended to focus ...
Read More »COP 20 – ORGANIC FARMER THEO DE JAGER POWER OF THE CONSUMER
Organic Farmer & Panel Speaker Theo de Jager, on,viable Organic Farming and the power of the End-consumers choice in the Value Chain to support global sustainable conservation farming. The most important people are the house wives and journalists. The housewife who stands in front of the stove, decides what the ...
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