ManagingLivestockImpacts
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Managing Livestock Impacts Under Agriculture | Part 2

In this panel discussion on Methane Emissions in Livestock and Managing the Impacts, various speakers address a variety of subjects like agricultural practices, livestock products, etc and answer questions from the floor at COP 22, Marrakech. Alexandre Berndt, EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), answers an audience member’s questions on our food systems, agricultural practices, viable […]
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NOAA~GFDL Climate Modelling and Predictions in 21st Century

NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Director, Mr V. Ramaswamy, speaks on the capture of Changes in Earths systems, i.e. Atmosphere, Oceans, Land and Ice, etc utilizing high resolution modelling in the 21st century to predict more detailed regional climate mapping and information. In terms of what has been observed, conclusions reached by IPCC AR5 Assessment […]
LargeScaleElectricity
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Potential for Regional Power Interconnection and Networks ~ a Global Assessment.

COP22 – Potential for Regional Power Interconnection and Networks ~ a Global Assessment. Electricity transmission is a key enabler of a clean energy system. Given the versatile and efficient nature of electricity for end‑user applications, electricity demand has been growing more rapidly than overall energy consumption. Decarbonisation is expected to strongly reinforce this trend: most […]
GREENPEACE DECARB THUMBNAIL PIC
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MID-CENTURY CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN ~ GET OUT OF COAL!

At a COP 22 Press Conference on Mid-century De-carbonization Strategies held in Marrakech, moderator Alden Meyer, Dir of Strategy and Policy at Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS-USA) introduces the panel speakers and summarizes the key reason for the presentation as being primarily a report back on the Paris Agreement encouragement for all countries to develop […]
COP22INTERVIEWWITHPROFPETERWADHAMS
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UK ~ Climate Change “Worries” and Solving the Problem!

In an exclusive interview with Mother Channel, Professor Peter Wadhams leading Arctic scientist and Head of the Polar Ocean Physics at Cambridge University talks on some of the ‘Worries’ particular to the UK and ‘Urgent Actions’ required, at COP 22, Marrakech. Responding to a question on ‘How UK will be affected by global warming in […]
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Dr. Ilissa Ocko – How Climate Change is Impacting Africa

Ms Ilissa Ocko, Climate Scientist at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in New York gives insights into how Climate Change is currently impacting Africa and what the future holds, at COP 22, Marrakech. Scientists have identified and observed climate change impacts on every continent and in every ocean and referring to the 2014 IPCC AR5 Working […]
ClimateChangeandHealth
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Climate Change and Health ~ Importance of Health (Part 1)

COP 22 – In this presentation, the Health Panel discuss the importance of Health as a transformational argument on Climate Change and the need for compassion, engagement and organisation in addressing Health Risks and Climate Change, thereby gaining the Health co-benefits of low carbon development practice – speakers ; Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum – Health & […]
COP22InsuranceandClimateChange
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‘InsuResilience’~a Pro-Poor focus for Climate-Stressed and Vulnerable peoples

David Hewitt of United Nations University Institute ~ Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), introduces speakers  with interdisciplinary expertise on Climate Analytics, Risk Management and Insurance from the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) for the launch of their latest policy report entitled, ‘Making Climate Risk Insurance work for the most vulnerable : ‘InsuResilience’ ~ 7 Guiding Principles, […]
cop22germanwatchpressconf
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COP 22 Germanwatch on CCP Index – ‘Real Action’ Climate goals

By invitation from Germanwatch as a guest speaker, Ms Taonga Mbale (Dir. Environmental Affairs Dept. and National Focus Point for Climate Change, Malawi) comments on her countries climate change index to date, with Sönke Kreft (Team Leader: Intl. Climate Policy) and Christoph Bals (Political Dir: Policy) who elaborated on Germanwatch’s CCPI (Climate Change Performance Index) […]