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Second Report on Climate Change in Catalonia

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Llebot JE, Tabara JD, Llasat C & Jump A (2012) Second Report on Climate Change in Catalonia. Llebot J (Editor) Government of Catalonia. Generalitat de Catalunya. http://www.creaf.uab.cat/global-ecology/Pdfs_UEG/2012%20Climate%20Change.pdf

Abstract
First paragraph: The present synthesis reports the main findings of the second assessment of climate change in Catalonia. Using extensive data from the period 1950-2008, it has been found that the maximum temperature increased during this time at an approximate average of +0.25ºC / decade, while the minimum temperature rose by +0.17ºC / decade. In Catalonia as a whole the temperature increased at +0.21ºC / decade. The geographical distribution of this increase was fairly uniform, although observatories in the north-east show less marked rising temperature trends. Studies of the evolution of rainfall in Catalonia show no significant trends of variation over the past century. In the period 1990-2007, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Catalonia increased by 43.2% (40.5 to 58.1 Mt CO2 eq.). Taking 1990 as the baseline year, such emissions accounted for 14% of those in Spain, where an increase of 52.6% (289.8 to 442.3 Mt CO2 eq) was recorded in 2007. In Catalonia, emissions rose from 6.57 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita for the base year 1990 to 8.05 in 2007. Such emissions were higher in Spain as a whole, rising from 7.26 tonnes of CO2 eq per person in 1990 to 9.79 tonnes in 2007.

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Full list of authors: Josep Maria Alca?iz, Miquel Alonso, J.M. Baldasano Recio, Antoni Barrera-Escoda, Mart¨ª Boada, Jaume Boixadera, Manola Brunet, Isabel Cacho, Daniel Calatayud, Josep Calb¨®, Eva Calvo, Mar Campins, Pep Canadell, Jofre Carnicer, Pere Casals, Merc¨¨ Casas, Llu¨ªs Coll, Marta Coll, Rafel Coma, Esteve Corbera, Joaquim Corominas, Jordi Corominas, Joan Costa, Jordi Cunillera, Jorge Curiel, Maria D¨ªaz de Quijano, Gl¨°ria Dom¨ªnguez, Isabel Escaler, Marc Estiarte, Miquel ?ngel Estrada, Maria Teresa Felip¨®, Iolanda Filella, Xavier Font, Xavier Gabarrell, Mart¨ªn Garbulsky, Ramon Garriga, Manuel Gausa, Santiago Gorostiza, Carles Gr¨¤cia, Alistar Jump, Trevor Keenan, M. del Carme Llasat, Josep Enric Llebot, Francisco Lloret, Jaume Lloveras, Rosa Llurba, Joan Carles Llurd¨¦s, Joan Llusi¨¤, Javier Martin-Vide, Llu¨ªs Mart¨ªn, Josep Mas-Pla, Anna Massagu¨¦, C¨¦sar M?sso, Ivan Mu?iz, Miquel Mu?oz, Francesc Mu?oz, Rom¨¤ Ogaya, Alejandro J. Ortiz, Josep Oriol Ortiz, Josep Pascual, Carles Pelejero, Josep Pe?uelas, Marta P¨¦rez, M¨ªriam Piqu¨¦, Josefina Plaixats, Rosa Maria Poch, Isabel Pont, Josep M. Raso, Marta Ribes, Laura Rico, Joan Rieradevall, Anna Rius, Albert Rivas-Ubach, Francesc Robust¨¦, Ismael Romeo, Salvador Rueda, This Rutishauser, Joan Sabat¨¨, Santi Sabat¨¦, Agust¨ªn S¨¢nchez-Arcilla, Arturo S¨¢nchez Lorenzo, Jordi Sardans, David Saur¨ª, Robert Sav¨¦, M. Teresa Sebasti¨¤, Roger Seco, Joan Pau Sierra, Jorge Silva, Rafel Sim¨®, Albert Soret, Constant¨ª Stefanescu, Joan David T¨¤bara, Jaume Terrades, Jordi Vayreda, Pau Vericat, Montse Vidal

StatusPublished
Publication date29/02/2012
PublisherGeneralitat de Catalunya
Publisher URL
ISBN9788499650975

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Professor Alistair Jump

Professor Alistair Jump

Dean of Natural Sciences, NS Management and Support