Tyndall Centre brings the latest climate change research to the UN Summit in Mexico. The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research is a major contributor to a specially themed '4 degrees and beyond' edition of the Royal Society’s prestigious journal Philosophical Transactions A.
This interactive map shows some of the possible impacts of a global temperature rise of 4 degrees Celsius.
#000000;">#666666;">#000000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Copenhagen COP15 Panel Discussion:
#000000;">#666666;">#000000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;">Following the Copenhagen international climate negotiations in December, many people are asking themselves what happens now. Was the Copenhagen conference a failure? What lessons can be drawn from the outcome of the conference? Next time, what should we do more of, what should we do less of?
What if we can't limit global warming to two degrees? What if it reaches four degrees - or more?
The Tyndall Centre and Oxford University are hosting a joint side-event during the high-level policy segment of Copenhagen COP15 on Thursday 17th December 2009 at 16:30—18:00, Halfdan Rasmussen room
Despite 17 years of political negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit, global greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise, which presents the global community with a stark challenge: Either instigate an immediate and radical reversal in existing emission trends or accept global temperature rises well beyond 4°C.
