Climate change global processes and effects

Greenhouse gases emissions, HUMAN ACTIVITIES, CLIMATE CHANGE PROCESSES, MAIN CLIMATE FEATURES, MAJOR THREATS.
Climate change global processes and effects

Climate Change Performance Index 2008

The Climate Change Performance Index developed by Germanwatch is calculated using three weighted indexes: *Emissions trends for energy, transport, industry and residential account for 50 % of [..]
Climate Change Performance Index 2008

Total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production and gas flaring

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), adopted in 1992, divides countries into Annex I (industrialized countries and countries with economies in transition) and Non-Annex [..]
Total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production and gas flaring

Varying contribution to climate change

Share of transport-related greenhouse gas emissions
Varying contribution to climate change

Projected impact of climate change

Future climate change and projected impacts: Increased growth and yield rates due to higher levels of carbon dioxide and temperatures could result in longer growing seasons. For example, in mid to [..]
Projected impact of climate change

Causes of sea level rise from climate change

A significant sea level rise is one of the major anticipated consequences of climate change. This graphic explains the causes of sea level change according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate [..]
Causes of sea level rise from climate change

Climate change vulnerability in Africa

Multiple stresses make most of Africa highly vulnerable to environmental changes, and climate change is likely to increase this vulnerability. This graphic shows which of the regions of Africa (North [..]
Climate change vulnerability in Africa

Temperature increases in the Antarctic due to climate change, 2090 (NCAR-CCM3, SRES A2 experiment)

Climate change, due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has not lead as clear changes in the Antarctic as in the Arctic. Some of the ice shelves of the Antarctic [..]
Temperature increases in the Antarctic due to climate change, 2090 (NCAR-CCM3, SRES A2 experiment)

Projected temperature increases in the Arctic due to climate change, 2090 (NCAR-CCM3, SRES A2 experiment)

Climate change, due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has lead to increased temperatures and large scale changes in the Arctic. The Arctic sea ice is decreasing, [..]
Projected temperature increases in the Arctic due to climate change, 2090 (NCAR-CCM3, SRES A2 experiment)

Strategic options for climate change mitigation Global cost curve for greenhouse gas abatement measures

This graphic attempts to show 'all in one': the various measures for greenhouse gas reduction with both reduction (in CO2 equivalent) and cost (in Euros) quantified. Read from left to right it gives [..]
Strategic options for climate change mitigation Global cost curve for greenhouse gas abatement measures

Europe’s “Dirty Thirty”

WWF Ranking of the 30 dirtiest power plants in Europe Please note: *These are not the most emitting power plants but the least efficient ones. *This ranking only compares plants located in the [..]
Europe’s “Dirty Thirty”

Political choices

About political choices, National / International scale, Local / City scale
Political choices

Largest industrial CO2 emitters

Facilities emitting more than 100 000 tonnes of CO2 each year
Largest industrial CO2 emitters

Biofuel versus fossil fuel

About Biofuel versus fossil fuel
Biofuel versus fossil fuel

Accounting units

A table about Accounting units
Accounting units



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