Union Européenne portail climat The new agreement will be adopted at the Paris climate conference in December 2015 and implemented from 2020. It will take the form of a protocol, another legal instrument or 'an agreed outcome with legal force', and will be applicable to all Parties. It is being negotiated through a process known as the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP). EU vision for the new agreement The European Commission has set out the EU's vision for a new agreement that will, through collective commitments based on scientific evidence, put the world on track to reduce global emissions by at least 60% below 2010 levels by 2050. The EU wants Paris to deliver a robust international agreement that fulfils the following key criteria. The EU's contribution to the new agreement will be a binding, economy-wide, domestic greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 40% by 2030. 2015 milestones A negotiating text for the 2015 agreement was agreed in Geneva in February 2015.
A tour of climate data at CKAN The following guest post is by David Jones who is, among other things, a curator of the climate data group on CKAN (the OKF’s open source registry of open data) and co-founder of Clear Climate Code (which was previously featured on our blog here and here). Take a tour of some of the additions we’ve made to the climate data group at OKF’s CKAN. The Mauna Loa observatory, Hawaii, has the longest period of continual recording of the amount of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the air, the airborne fraction. CO2 is a relatively well mixed gas in the atmosphere, but even so, it would be unwise to rely on a single location for measurements. What about reconstructing historical CO2 levels? By drilling down through the ice we can reach older and older ice. By measuring the CO2 content of the gas trapped in the ice core, we can reconstruct the historical levels. (Other data from the Vostok ice core are also available) Vostok is well known for being the coldest place on Earth. References and Credits
IPCC Climate Change 2007: the AR4 Synthesis Report Edited by Rajendra K. Pachauri, IPCC Chairman, Andy Resinger, Head of Technical Support Unit, The Core Writing Team. Published by IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 2007. Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary Edited by Bert Metz, Ogunlade Davidson, Heleen de Coninck, Manuela Loos and Leo Meyer Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Edited by Jim Penman, Michael Gytarsky, Taka Hiraishi, Thelma Krug, Dina Kruger, Riitta Pipatti, Leandro Buendia, Kyoko Miwa, Todd Ngara, Kiyoto Tanabe and Fabian Wagner Este portal se ha creado para facilitar el acceso al material relacionado con el IPCC en español. Cabe señalar que se suministra información exhaustiva y actualizada con regularidad en el sitio Web del IPCC en inglés. Una de las principales actividades del IPCC es hacer una evaluación periódica de los conocimientos sobre el cambio climático.
UNSD Environmental indicators UNSD Environmental Indicators disseminate global environment statistics on ten indicator themes compiled from a wide range of data sources. The themes and indicator tables were selected based on the current demands for international environmental statistics and the availability of internationally comparable data. Indicator tables, charts and maps with relatively good quality and coverage across countries, as well as links to other international sources, are provided under each theme. Statistics on Water and Waste are based on official statistics supplied by national statistical offices and/or ministries of environment (or equivalent institutions) in response to the biennial UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire on Environment Statistics, complemented with comparable statistics from OECD and Eurostat, and water resources data from FAO Aquastat. Environment statistics is still in an early stage of development in many countries, and data are often sparse.
Site Bilans GES de l'ADEME Global Ideas - Infofilme zum Klimawandel Ist der Klimawandel ein Sicherheitsrisiko? Ein Infofilm aus der Reihe "Global Ideas" Die globale Erderwärmung bedroht das Leben unzähliger Menschen, vor allem in den ärmeren Teilen der Welt. Um nicht zu verdursten oder zu verhungern, werden die Menschen aus den betroffenen Regionen fliehen... Jetzt ansehen Wie klimaschädlich sind fliegende Lebensmittel? Spargel aus Chile, Bohnen aus Kenia, Fisch aus Island - Lebensmittel fliegen oft um die halbe Welt, bevor sie im Supermarktregal landen. Jetzt ansehen Wieviel CO2 hinterlässt du? Alles, was wir essen, was wir tun, was wir kaufen, kann in CO2-Verbrauch umgerechnet werden. Jetzt ansehen Wie funktioniert der CO2-Handel? Wenn wir den Klimawandel stoppen wollen, müssen wir Kohlendioxid einsparen. Jetzt ansehen Was ist der Treibhauseffekt? Tendenziell wird es auf der Erde immer wärmer. Jetzt ansehen
FCCC En el año 2007 el mundo tomó conciencia de que el ser humano era el causante del cambio climático, de que éste definitivamente se estaba produciendo y de que el esfuerzo colectivo global realizado hasta entonces para mantener los gases de efecto invernadero a un nivel «seguro» era extremadamente insuficiente. El Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC) había publicado su Cuarto informe de evaluación (AR4) tras un número inusual de catástrofes relacionadas con el clima, y después de haberse registrado durante varios años consecutivos las temperaturas más altas de las que se tiene constancia hasta el momento. Todos los niños menores de 10 años en 2007 fueron testigos de esta inquietante tendencia global: prácticamente todos los años de su vida habían sido los más calurosos jamás registrados en la Tierra. He aquí algunos vínculos básicos claramente establecidos: La temperatura media de la superficie de la Tierra ha subido 0,74 ºC desde finales del siglo XIX.
ECOLEX gateway to environmental law English Français Español Select one or more databases for simple or advanced search ECOLEX is a database providing the most comprehensive, global source of information on environmental law. ECOLEX is operated jointly by FAO, IUCN and UNEP. Please feel free to contact us at ECOLEX@iucn.org if you have any suggestions or experience any difficulties. user agreement privacy acknowledgements Secrétariat de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques La 20ème réunion de la Conférence des Parties et la dixième de la Conférence des Parties agissant comme réunion des Parties au Protocole de Kyoto (COP20 / CMP10) s'est tenue à Lima du 1er au 14 Décembre sous la présidence du gouvernement du Pérou. Consultez un résumé des principaux résultats de la conférence. Consultez les décisions adoptées à la COP 20/CMP 10. Visualisez les sessions de la conférence en vidéo à la demande. Pour accéder au site officiel de la COP 20 / CMP 10 à Lima, cliquez ici (en anglais ou en espagnol). Suivez ce lien pour accéder aux documents préparatoires à la Conférence de Lima. Pour plus d'informations sur les COP, visitez le site web de la Convention (en anglais).
Climate Action - EC The Greenhouse Effect As the sun's energy warms up the Earth, our planet radiates some of this heat back out towards space. Certain gases in the atmosphere act like the glass in a greenhouse, allowing the sun's energy in but preventing heat from escaping. Some greenhouse gases, such as water vapour - the most abundant greenhouse gas - are naturally present in the atmosphere; without them, the Earth's average temperature would be an unbearably cold -18ºC instead of the 15ºC it is today. However, human activities are releasing immense additional amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and this is enhancing the greenhouse effect. Feeling the heat The consensus among the world's leading climate scientists is that there is no doubt the climate system is warming, and that it is extremely likely that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are the dominant cause. Need to keep warming below 2°C CO2 emissions rising Deforestation: a double blow for the climate Other greenhouse gases