Essays about: "IPCC"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 128 essays containing the word IPCC.

  1. 16. Bringing nuance back to the carbon offsetting debate : evidence of a transition, calls for a transformation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Ash Farber; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon offsetting; corporate decarbonisation; opinion formation; climate change; situated knowledge; bounded rationality; critical realism;

    Abstract : Climate change caused by the increase in anthropogenic emissions is currently increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events globally (IPCC, 2022) which is having devastating impacts on humans and non-human living beings globally. Rapid and deep decarbonisation is required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and ensure a safe and habitable planet for the future of humanity. READ MORE

  3. 17. Exploring the Future in a What-if Mode - A Philosophical and Critical Investigation into the Use of Scenarios in Climate Science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Franciszek Wieslaw Korbanski; [2023]
    Keywords : scenario; future; the IPCC; Synthesis Report; Mark Fisher; hauntology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The figure of scenarios is frequently used in present-day climate science and plays a prominent role in the architecture of the IPCC Reports. In this work, I undertake a philosophical and critical investigation into the ontological, epistemological and temporal modalities of the figure of scenario. READ MORE

  4. 18. POSSIBLE TIMING OF THE TRANSITION FROM PRE-INDUSTRIAL TO INDUSTRIAL CLIMATE IN THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN OF SWEDEN, BASED ON PROXY DATA FROM TREE-RINGS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mika Falkensjö Oppenheim; [2022-09-28]
    Keywords : Tree-ring; maximum latewood density MXD ; Scandinavia; pre-industrial; industrial climate;

    Abstract : Earth’s climate has varied through time, with orbital forcing as the most dominant force on the climate system the last million years, causing glacial-interglacial cycles. The last glacial period ended about 11.6 thousand years (kyr), ago and the last interglacial maximum around 6.5 kyr ago. READ MORE

  5. 19. Grätzltransformation - Implementing the Superblock 2.0

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Katharina Deisting; [2022]
    Keywords : Superblock HumanScale Transformation TacticalUrbanism Climateadaptation ; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report published in 2021 shows that global warming and its consequences progress at a rapid rate. (Masson-Delmotte, V. et al. 2021, p. READ MORE

  6. 20. Evaluation of Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage Through Multi-criteria Decision Analysis : A Case Study of a Swedish Pharmaceutical Company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Aleksander Vuksanovic; Marko Gajic; [2022]
    Keywords : CCS; BECCS; MCDA; PESTLE; Opportunities and Challenges; Sustainability; Carbon neutral; Carbon negative; Pharmaceutical industry; Climate change mitigation action; CCS; BECCS; MCDA; PESTLE; Möjligheter och utmaningar; Hållbarhet; CO2 neutral; CO2 negativ; Läkemedelsindustri; Åtgärder för att begränsa klimatförändring;

    Abstract : The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the great threats of climate change. The chemical industry, including the pharmaceutical sector, is one of the significant contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), representing nearly 7% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. READ MORE