GGR227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Green Climate Fund, Representative Concentration Pathways, Kyoto Protocol
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Atmosphere: each of the last 3 decades has been becoming warmer at the. Earths surface than any other decade since 1890. Ocean: ocean warming dominates the increase in energy stored in the climate system. Aerosols cause both negative and positive radiative forcing. Aerosols can cool the atmosphere both indirectly and directly. Greenhouse gases cause forcing by absorbing radiation: aerosols by scattering radiation. Simulate climate processes using information about: radiative for(cid:272)i(cid:374)g"s, atmospheric ocean circulation, interactions and feedback mechanism. Uses data about past climates to predict future climate: rcp = representative concentration pathways used in model simulations. The kyoto protocol 1997 treaty to slow climate change: reduce emissions of co2, ch4, and n2o by 2012 to 5% less than. Overall aim is to prevent global temperatures from increasing by more than 1. 5 degrees celsius. Us and china and india have approved the agreement. Green climate fund billion us to aid developing countries reduce carbon emissions: potential issues:
