This presentation by Professor Robert Nicholls will review the possible benefits of climate change mitigation for coastal areas.
It will take place on Thursday 4 June 2015, at 12.30, Boldrewood Campus | Building 175 | Room 1025
Sea-level rise is the most certain consequence of human-induced global warming and has significant impacts.
Importantly, there is a long-term ‘commitment to sea-level rise’ due to the long thermal lags of the ocean system and hence the response of sea-level rise to mitigation is slower than for other climate factors.
Results suggest that a mixture of adaptation (coastal planning and management) and mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions) policies need to be considered together for coastal areas, providing a more robust response to human-induced climate change than policy in isolation.
All are welcome to attend.
Further details at: The Benefits of Climate Mitigation for Coastal Areas