[hepr-vn] Oxford: Conference announcement: 4 Degrees and Beyond, 28-30 September 2009, University of Oxfor

[Vern Weitzel]

Subject: Conference announcement: 4 Degrees and Beyond, 28-30 September 2009, 
University of Oxford
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:02:58 -0500
From: Maria Mansfield <events at eci.ox.ac.uk>
Reply-To: Maria Mansfield <events at eci.ox.ac.uk>
To: Climate Change Info Mailing List <climate-l at lists.iisd.ca>

The University of Oxford, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the 
UK Met Office announce the agenda-setting conference 4 Degress and Beyond: 
Implications for people, ecosystems and the earth system. 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.  The 
conference will (1) assess the consequences of a change in global temperature 
above 4°C for a range of systems and sectors and (2) explore the options that 
are open for avoiding climate changes of this magnitude.

This is an open call for participants and for abstracts for presentations and 
posters under the themes of: i) Agriculture, Water and Food Security ii) 
Vulnerable People and Places iii) Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services iv) Earth 
System Feedbacks and Thresholds, and v) Emissions Reductions. Places are limited 
and the closing date for abstract submission is 1 May. Further information at 
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/4degrees