2009, Climate Change and Statistics

Scientists call for careful use of time scales, reference dates and statistical approaches in analyzing climate change trends to avoid distortion and hampering of response

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JUNE 19, 2012

Interpolated surfaces showing the change in mean annual temperature across Alaska for three different time series: 1949?2009, 2009, 1949?1976, Red colors represent a temperature increase, blue indicates a decrease, and beige indicates no change. 2009, 1949? 1976, and 1977?2009. Credit: ACS, Stevenson et al. Time series.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Alaska 2009

Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

Published in the journal Nature Climate Change , the new analysis shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9% Global CO 2 emissions since 2000 are tracking the high end of the projections used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which far exceed two degrees warming by 2100. parts per million.

2010

2010 Carbon Global Emissions

UK DfT Report Finds That While a Majority of the Public Still Thinks Individuals Should Limit Car Use to Benefit Environment, Support for Measures Drops

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JANUARY 29, 2010

The report for the Department for Transport is based on a survey module included in the Office for National Statistics’ Opinions (Omnibus) survey which has been carried out each August since 2006. It found that 65% of respondents spontaneously selected emissions from road transport as a cause of climate change.

Environment

Environment Climate Change 2006 2009

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Using a variety of data including direct observations, computer-generated models, and estimates from countries’ energy statistics, the team created a global CO 2 budget—the amount of CO 2 produced and consumed—from 1959 to 2008. 2009) Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide. over the previous seven years.

2008

2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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MARCH 24, 2012

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

Water

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. Global CO 2. Source: JRC.

Global

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Report Finds Rate of Growth of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sharply Increased Between 2000 and 2005

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MAY 29, 2009

EDGAR used the latest international statistics and data on greenhouse gas emissions to model emissions for every country in the world. The EDGAR database fills a gap in current greenhouse gas statistics as it gives consistent information on both industrialized and developing countries.

2005

2005 2000 Gas Emissions

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Estimates based on 2009 energy production numbers placed renewable energy subsidies between 1.7¢ The 2009 pledge by the Group of 20 major economies to reduce “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies” has been left vague and unfulfilled, the Worldwatch Institute notes. Progress toward a complete phaseout, however, has been minimal.

Renewable

Renewable International Fuel Energy

Constant Ratio Of Airborne To Absorbed CO2 In Carbon Cycle May Indicate Resilient Carbon Sinks

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Many projections of future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and subsequent warming trends, particularly those used by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), assume a constant airborne fraction to 2100. 2009), Is the airborne fraction of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions increasing?, Earlier post.)

Carbon

Carbon Climate Change CO2 Climate

Study Finds Damage, Pollution from Western Wildfires Could Surge With Moderate Global Warming

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JULY 29, 2009

The increase is due mainly to the simulated rise in wildfire frequency in the future, warmer climate. Previous studies by other researchers have probed the links between climate change and fire severity in the West and elsewhere. Source: Spracklen et al. Click to enlarge. Jennifer Logan. Resources. Spracklen, L. Mickley, J.

Pollution

Pollution Global Climate Change United States

Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. 2009) Click to enlarge. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al.

Emissions

Emissions CO2 Future Transportation

Record High Temperatures Far Outpace Record Lows Across US Over Last Decade

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Climate Central, The Weather Channel, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been accepted for publication in the American Geophysical Union journal Geophysical Research Letters. Climate change is making itself felt in terms of day-to-day weather in the United States. Credit: NCAR.

Climate

Climate United States Climate Change 2009

Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Wind energy is the only power generation technology that can deliver the necessary cuts in CO 2 in the critical period up to 2020, when greenhouse cases must peak and begin to decline to avoid dangerous climate change. According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2008 , global electricity generation in 2007 was 19,894.8

2008

2008 Wind Global Power

Analysis finds air-quality justification for CNG vehicle conversion in developing cities, despite negative climate impact

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

However, CNG conversion was apparently detrimental from a climate change perspective, as CH 4 emissions increased. g/m 3 in 2009. With a VSL (value of a statistical life) of US$200,000, the CNG conversion policy resulted in an air quality benefit of US$409 million in the greater Dhaka area. —Zia and Tanzila (2013).

Conversion

Conversion Climate Bangladesh Vehicles

ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The new report, jointly prepared by the ICCT, the Netherlands’ Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), and Germany’s Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg (IFEU), unveils the increasing real-world efficiency gap using systematic statistical analysis.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Europe Economy Fuel

UK Studies Suggest New Business Models and Policies Required for EV and PHEV Uptake; Price a Critical Issue

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

The UK’s Committee on Climate Change commissioned research from a number of consultants to inform its advice on meeting carbon budgets across multiple sectors, including transportation. Strategies for the uptake of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure implications (Element Energy 2009). A hat-tip to Jamie!).

PHEV

PHEV Price Recharge Diesel

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Scientists call for careful use of time scales, reference dates and statistical approaches in analyzing climate change trends to avoid distortion and hampering of response

Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

UK DfT Report Finds That While a Majority of the Public Still Thinks Individuals Should Limit Car Use to Benefit Environment, Support for Measures Drops

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Report Finds Rate of Growth of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sharply Increased Between 2000 and 2005

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

Constant Ratio Of Airborne To Absorbed CO2 In Carbon Cycle May Indicate Resilient Carbon Sinks

Study Finds Damage, Pollution from Western Wildfires Could Surge With Moderate Global Warming

Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

Record High Temperatures Far Outpace Record Lows Across US Over Last Decade

Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

Analysis finds air-quality justification for CNG vehicle conversion in developing cities, despite negative climate impact

ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

UK Studies Suggest New Business Models and Policies Required for EV and PHEV Uptake; Price a Critical Issue

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