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4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference

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Podcasts from the 4 Degrees and Beyond Conference - Implications of a Global Climate Change of 4 plus Degrees for People, Ecosystems and the Earth System. The conference was co-hosted by the Environmental Change Institute, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the Met Office Hadley Centre and took place in Oxford on 28-30 September 2009.
# | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
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1 | Terra quasi-incognita: beyond the 2 degree line | First keynote address from the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | John Schellnhuber | 05 Nov 2009 | |
2 | Creative Commons | 4 degrees of global warming: regional patterns and timing | Second presentation from session 1 of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | Richard Betts | 05 Nov 2009 |
3 | Beyond 4 degrees: impacts across the global scale | Third presentation from session 1 of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | Nigel Arnell | 05 Nov 2009 | |
4 | 4 degrees plus: what might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa? | Second keynote address from session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | Philip Thornton | 05 Nov 2009 | |
5 | Adapting African food systems to a 4 degree world | Second presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | Polly Ericksen | 05 Nov 2009 | |
6 | What would happen to barley production in Finland if the global temperature increases above 4 degrees? | Third presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | Reimund Rotter | 05 Nov 2009 | |
7 | 4 plus degrees: a drastic reduction in the renewable energy potential of sugarcane | Fourth presentation of session 2 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security) of the 4degrees International Climate Conference. | Rasack Nayamuth | 05 Nov 2009 | |
8 | Crop Yield and Adaptation under climate change: implications of warming | First presentation of Session 3 (Agriculture, Food and Water Security 2) of the 4 Degrees International Climate Conference. | Andrew Challinor | 25 Nov 2009 | |
9 | Risk posed to global water availability by a 4 degrees climate change | Second presentation of the third session (Agriculture, food and water security 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Fai Fung | 25 Nov 2009 | |
10 | Limits to adaptation: implications of global temperature changes beyond 4º | Fourth presentation of session 3 (Agriculture, food and water security 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Anders Levermann | 25 Nov 2009 | |
11 | Tropical forests in a 4º+ world | Keynote address from the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem service) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Yadvinder Malhi | 25 Nov 2009 | |
12 | Changing climate, land use and fire in Amazonia under high warming scenarios | Second presentation from the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem services) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Wolfgang Cramer | 25 Nov 2009 | |
13 | Projections of regional impacts of a 4 degrees global warming of Northeast Brazil | Fourth presentation of the fourth session (Ecosystems and ecosystem services) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Jose Marengo | 25 Nov 2009 | |
14 | Sea-level rise and impacts in a 4 degree plus world | Keynote address for the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 degrees international climate conference. | Pier Vellinga | 25 Nov 2009 | |
15 | Sea-level rise in a 4 degree world | Second presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Stefan Rahmstorf | 25 Nov 2009 | |
16 | Visualising sea-level rise projections for IPCC SRES simulations at 4 degrees or above | Third presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Diogo de Gusmao | 25 Nov 2009 | |
17 | Impacts of sea-level rise at 4 degrees and above | Fourth presentation of session five (Vulnerable people and places 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Robert Nicholls | 25 Nov 2009 | |
18 | The impacts of sea-level rise on coastal nations with and without mitigation | Fifth presentation of the fifth session (Vulnerable people and places 1): The impacts of sea-level rise on coastal nations with and without mitigation. An application of the DIVA and IMAGE models. | Jochen Hinkel | 25 Nov 2009 | |
19 | Wildfire in a 4 degrees plus world | First presentation of session six (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | David Karoly | 25 Nov 2009 | |
20 | Estimating human population health impacts in a 4 degree world | Second presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Simon Hales | 25 Nov 2009 | |
21 | Climate-induced population displacements in a 4 degree plus world | Third presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Francois Gemenne | 25 Nov 2009 | |
22 | Social Vulnerability and adaptation possibilities for Vietnam in a 4 degrees plus world | Fourth presentation of session 6 (Vulnerable people and places 2) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Pamela McElwee | 25 Nov 2009 | |
23 | One two three more: challenges to describing a warmer world | First presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Leonard Smith | 25 Nov 2009 | |
24 | How adaptation decision-making is affected by the potential for 4 degrees and beyond | Second presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Mark Stafford-Smith | 25 Nov 2009 | |
25 | Nature Conservation in a 4 degrees plus world - a luxury or a necessity? | Third presentation of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Michael Morecroft | 25 Nov 2009 | |
26 | The implications of a 4 degrees plus warming for adaptation strategies in the UK | Fourth session of session 8 (Adaptation) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: The implications of a 4 degrees plus warming for adaptation strategies in the UK: Time to Change? | Lisa Horrocks | 25 Nov 2009 | |
27 | Beyond 4 degrees: should we reconsider our options? | Third presentation of session 9 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Rob Swart | 27 Nov 2009 | |
28 | The role of international transportation sectors in climate stabilization | Fourth presentation of session 9 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Holly Preston | 27 Nov 2009 | |
29 | Global emission pathways | Keynote address from session 10 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: Global emission pathways: balancing Annex 1 mitigation with non-Annex 1 development. | Kevin Anderson | 27 Nov 2009 | |
30 | Avoiding a 4+ degree world: A challenge for democracy | Second presentation of session 10 of the 4 Degrees international climate conference. | Bertrand Guillaume | 27 Nov 2009 | |
31 | Creative Commons | What will it take to avoid 2, 3 and 4+ degrees? | Second presentation of session 9 (Avoiding large climate changes 1) of the 4 Degrees international climate conference: What will it take to avoid 2, 3 and 4+ degrees? The importance of cumulative emissions. | Myles Allen | 27 Nov 2009 |
32 | Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture | Third presentation of session 10 (Avoiding large climate change 2) from the 4 Degrees international climate conference: Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agriculture: creating incentives within the existing carbon trading agreements | Hari Dulal | 27 Nov 2009 | |
33 | Creative Commons | Introduction to the 4 Degrees and Beyond Conference | Mark New, Reader in Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment, introduces the 4 Degrees and Beyond conference, its main themes and why it was important. | Mark New | 14 Apr 2010 |