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101 W Sp Su F. @ 21. : Africa’s expectations to and from Paris 2015. Prof Godwell Nhamo (PhD) - Unisa. Ms . Uyo. . Salifu. . - Institute for Security Studies. Problem statement. The 21st birthday brings along significant landmarks. . Agreement: game changer or more hot air?. John Lanchbery. Agreement. Summary. From 30. th. November to 12. th. December 2015, the nations of the World met in Paris to conclude a new treaty on climate change. Created and presented by Brandi graham. What is global warming and why is it happening? . Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate. Learning Objectives. :. To understand the evidence for and against global climate change- World and UK temperatures for the last 100 and 1000 years. To know the causes of global warming. To know the consequences of global climate change- social, economic, environmental and political consequences of global climate change and how they change the way we live. . Effects on Biodiversity. Warren G. Abrahamson. Biology Department. Bucknell . University. Threat: Impacts of .  . CO. 2. CO. 2. has . increased . ≈. 25. % in . 100 yrs.. Atmospheric . CO. 2. Ice Core CO. Climate change. Climate change can be discussed in short, medium and long timescales. . Short-term (recent) climate change is on a timescale of decades, an example would be global warming. . The medium-term (historical) timescale covers changes over the last few thousand years.. Sea Level Rise and the Future of Coastal Cities. Boston University. 14 November 2014. Outline. Context. What do we know, and how do we know?. Implications for the future. Actions for today. We are a coastal city…. Cop 21. Venue: Paris, France. Participation Statistics. State/Organizations. Participants. Parties. 186. 6291. Observer States. 2 (Palestine and Holy See). 5. UN Secretariat units and bodies. 30. 245. Some of the infrared radiation . passes through the atmosphere, . and some is absorbed and . re-emitted in all . directions by . greenhouse gas . molecules. The . effect of this . is to warm . the Earth’s . Phone 3038610362 wwwCOGAorg1Climate ChangeThe Colorado Oil and Gassociation COGA shathe conceof both governmnd citizeabout 1800 Glenarm Place Suite 1100 Denver CO 80202 Phone 3038610362 wwwCOGAorg2 :. To understand the evidence for and against global climate change- World and UK temperatures for the last 100 and 1000 years. To know the causes of global warming. To know the consequences of global climate change- social, economic, environmental and political consequences of global climate change and how they change the way we live. . Kerry Emanuel. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT. Common Misperceptions about Climate and Climate Science. Earth’s climate is inherently . s. table. Climate science is very young . An Enormous Cloud of Air Pollutants and Ash from Mt. Pinatubo. June 1991: Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) exploded. Airborne pollutants, deaths, and damage. Affected climate temperature. James Hansen(NASA) cooled the temp of the earth by )0.5* over a 19. Scientific Basis for Human Induced Climate Change. Jagadish Shukla. Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES),. George Mason University (GMU). Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA).