Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... The American pika is a small mammal related to rabbits and hares that inhabits high elevation talus fields in alpine and subalpine areas throughout western North America. There are 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely te ...
... The American pika is a small mammal related to rabbits and hares that inhabits high elevation talus fields in alpine and subalpine areas throughout western North America. There are 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely te ...
KPMG International | KPMG | BQ
... the next quarter’s results; that what is good for people and the planet can also be good for the long term bottom line and shareholder value. In this report, KPMG’s network of firms analyzes a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years. Th ...
... the next quarter’s results; that what is good for people and the planet can also be good for the long term bottom line and shareholder value. In this report, KPMG’s network of firms analyzes a system of ten sustainability megaforces that will impact each and every business over the next 20 years. Th ...
Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for... cooperation on CCS demonstration
... included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Discussions on CCS and the CDM have been suffering from considerable controversies (de Coninck, 2008) and recent results of the UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) meeting in Poznan, Poland are not encouraging for short-term incentives fo ...
... included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Discussions on CCS and the CDM have been suffering from considerable controversies (de Coninck, 2008) and recent results of the UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) meeting in Poznan, Poland are not encouraging for short-term incentives fo ...
‑ ‑ GEF Secretariat Global Environment Facility 1818 H Street, NW
... of protected areas is responsible, directly and indirectly, for the generation of jobs that rival in number those provided by these companies. Sometimes criticized for presumably preventing people from accessing natural resources, the sheer scale in the global coverage of protected areas is a testim ...
... of protected areas is responsible, directly and indirectly, for the generation of jobs that rival in number those provided by these companies. Sometimes criticized for presumably preventing people from accessing natural resources, the sheer scale in the global coverage of protected areas is a testim ...
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON
... International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change International Maritime Organization Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (1990–1995) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO) ...
... International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change International Maritime Organization Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (1990–1995) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO) ...
a call to action - CDM Policy Dialogue
... more than half of what the world needs now. ▶▶ Global carbon markets – an important policy instrument that the international community has developed over the past decade to facilitate real-world emissions mitigation – are collapsing with potentially devastating consequences. This is particularly tru ...
... more than half of what the world needs now. ▶▶ Global carbon markets – an important policy instrument that the international community has developed over the past decade to facilitate real-world emissions mitigation – are collapsing with potentially devastating consequences. This is particularly tru ...
Heft 168 Wei Yang Discrete-Continuous Downscaling Model for
... This doctoral work was done within two EU-supported projects: Statistical and Regional dynamical Downscaling of Extremes for European regions(STARDEX), supported by the European Commission under the Fifth Framework Program and contributing to the implementation of the Key Action “Global change, clim ...
... This doctoral work was done within two EU-supported projects: Statistical and Regional dynamical Downscaling of Extremes for European regions(STARDEX), supported by the European Commission under the Fifth Framework Program and contributing to the implementation of the Key Action “Global change, clim ...
Public Awareness and Acceptance of CO2 capture and storage
... Czech Republic: the energy mix still features significant presence of coal, and the electricity incumbent CEZ is considering investment in CCS. Germany: the industrial area of Schwarze Pumpe near the city of Spremberg will host the world’s first lignite-fuelled CCS plant using oxy-fuel technology wh ...
... Czech Republic: the energy mix still features significant presence of coal, and the electricity incumbent CEZ is considering investment in CCS. Germany: the industrial area of Schwarze Pumpe near the city of Spremberg will host the world’s first lignite-fuelled CCS plant using oxy-fuel technology wh ...
Phenology, biomass and community composition changes in European shrublands submitted to
... experimental warming along a north-south gradient in Europe. 4- Flowering of Globularia alypum and Erica multiflora in Mediterranean garrigue, and its response to precipitation and to experimental drought and warming. 5- Experimental Drought and Warming decrease diversity and slow down post-fire suc ...
... experimental warming along a north-south gradient in Europe. 4- Flowering of Globularia alypum and Erica multiflora in Mediterranean garrigue, and its response to precipitation and to experimental drought and warming. 5- Experimental Drought and Warming decrease diversity and slow down post-fire suc ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
Ch7 Pre-Release - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... The southern boundary of the circumpolar Arctic as defined in this chapter is the northern extent of the closed boreal forests (section 14.2.3).This is not a clear boundary but a transition from south to north consisting of the sequence: closed forest, forest with patches of tundra, tundra with patc ...
... The southern boundary of the circumpolar Arctic as defined in this chapter is the northern extent of the closed boreal forests (section 14.2.3).This is not a clear boundary but a transition from south to north consisting of the sequence: closed forest, forest with patches of tundra, tundra with patc ...
Hjermann et al. 2004 - Fisheries Acoustics Research
... macroecology deals with how species dynamically share the available food and space (e.g. Kendall et al. 1998), macroecological studies have tended to consider ecosystems as quite static in ecological time. Marine systems are highly dynamic, most conspicuously demonstrated by the dramatic changes in ...
... macroecology deals with how species dynamically share the available food and space (e.g. Kendall et al. 1998), macroecological studies have tended to consider ecosystems as quite static in ecological time. Marine systems are highly dynamic, most conspicuously demonstrated by the dramatic changes in ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheric mode, which can be observed during the whole year in the northern hemisphere (Hurrell et al., 2003). T ...
... called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheric mode, which can be observed during the whole year in the northern hemisphere (Hurrell et al., 2003). T ...
Corporate Report Draft.indd
... towards many essential municipal services, as well as towards the local economy, sustainability and social well-being of their cities. Biodiversity in cities provides a critical contribution towards achieving global biodiversity targets. It buffers further biodiversity loss, improves the urban stand ...
... towards many essential municipal services, as well as towards the local economy, sustainability and social well-being of their cities. Biodiversity in cities provides a critical contribution towards achieving global biodiversity targets. It buffers further biodiversity loss, improves the urban stand ...
The resilience renaissance? Unpacking of resilience for tackling
... Change (IPCC) and the Global Assessment Report, and international policy processes of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Hyogo Framework for Action. Those involved in international development efforts in the context of climate change and extreme events have therefore been for ...
... Change (IPCC) and the Global Assessment Report, and international policy processes of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Hyogo Framework for Action. Those involved in international development efforts in the context of climate change and extreme events have therefore been for ...
Sunnyvale Climate Action Plan
... Figure 19 – South Bay Region at risk of 55 inch sea level rise .................................... 4-4 Figure 20 - Cal-Adapt Temperature Map and Projections ............................................ 4-5 Figure 21 - Assessing Adaptation and GHG Reduction Actions .................................. ...
... Figure 19 – South Bay Region at risk of 55 inch sea level rise .................................... 4-4 Figure 20 - Cal-Adapt Temperature Map and Projections ............................................ 4-5 Figure 21 - Assessing Adaptation and GHG Reduction Actions .................................. ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... bodies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest permafrost region in the mid and low latitude, which is estimated at about 1.5×106 km2 and account for 69.77% the total permafrost area in china[11]. Permafrost controlled by air temperature in the thickness, presence and geographic extent reacts s ...
... bodies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest permafrost region in the mid and low latitude, which is estimated at about 1.5×106 km2 and account for 69.77% the total permafrost area in china[11]. Permafrost controlled by air temperature in the thickness, presence and geographic extent reacts s ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... is identified as one of the key cryospheric indicators of global climate change [10,12,13]. Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the past hundred years [14]. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high-latitudes, with some models p ...
... is identified as one of the key cryospheric indicators of global climate change [10,12,13]. Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the past hundred years [14]. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high-latitudes, with some models p ...
Assessment Report on the Potential Effects of Climate Change on
... potential effects on standard operating activities of the oil and gas industry in the Canadian Beaufort Sea region. The need for this information was identified by the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Climate Change Working Group and was funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Dev ...
... potential effects on standard operating activities of the oil and gas industry in the Canadian Beaufort Sea region. The need for this information was identified by the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Climate Change Working Group and was funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Dev ...
Weather, climate and tourism: a New Zealand perspective
... first place tourists and tourism businesses are likely to be affected by weather conditions, although in the long term these will follow systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. Some of the changes in New Zealand include warmer temperatures, less frost and snow, more ...
... first place tourists and tourism businesses are likely to be affected by weather conditions, although in the long term these will follow systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. Some of the changes in New Zealand include warmer temperatures, less frost and snow, more ...
Seagrass
... Surveys in the Great Barrier Reef have shown that the coastal sediments adjacent to regions of intensive agriculture contain concentrations of diuron capable of reducing the photosynthetic capacity of seagrass.11,19 This research suggests that herbicide concentrations present in nearshore sediments ...
... Surveys in the Great Barrier Reef have shown that the coastal sediments adjacent to regions of intensive agriculture contain concentrations of diuron capable of reducing the photosynthetic capacity of seagrass.11,19 This research suggests that herbicide concentrations present in nearshore sediments ...
"Prices vs. Quantities at the Inter-Country Level - ETH E
... impose external costs on society in the form of pollution discharges. Without appropriate regulations that incentivize a reduction in emissions, an excessive depletion of the environment’s limited assimilative capacity occurs. The consequences are considerable damages to the society. This is most ob ...
... impose external costs on society in the form of pollution discharges. Without appropriate regulations that incentivize a reduction in emissions, an excessive depletion of the environment’s limited assimilative capacity occurs. The consequences are considerable damages to the society. This is most ob ...
the age of alaskan wildfires
... 2-4 degrees, with the Arctic region seeing the most dramatic increases. These rising temperatures are expected to increase wildfire risks in Alaska, just as they have in the rest of the western U.S. Wildfires have been on the rise across the western U.S. since the 1970s, at the same time that spring ...
... 2-4 degrees, with the Arctic region seeing the most dramatic increases. These rising temperatures are expected to increase wildfire risks in Alaska, just as they have in the rest of the western U.S. Wildfires have been on the rise across the western U.S. since the 1970s, at the same time that spring ...
Temperate grasslands and global atmospheric change
... Soil organic carbon stocks result from the balance between inputs and decomposition of soil organic matter. An increased allocation below-ground may lead to an increment in soil organic carbon content. In a mesocosm experiment with L. perenne monocultures, continuous CO2 exchange measurements indic ...
... Soil organic carbon stocks result from the balance between inputs and decomposition of soil organic matter. An increased allocation below-ground may lead to an increment in soil organic carbon content. In a mesocosm experiment with L. perenne monocultures, continuous CO2 exchange measurements indic ...
Switzerland`s Sixth National Communication and First
... Switzerland covers an area of 41’300 km2, comprising 29% forest and grove, 39% cropland and pastureland, 8% built-up and 23% unproductive land. With the Alps acting as climatic divide, conditions such as average temperature and precipitation vary significantly across Switzerland, depending mainly on ...
... Switzerland covers an area of 41’300 km2, comprising 29% forest and grove, 39% cropland and pastureland, 8% built-up and 23% unproductive land. With the Alps acting as climatic divide, conditions such as average temperature and precipitation vary significantly across Switzerland, depending mainly on ...
Effects of global warming on humans
Climate change has brought about possibly permanent alterations to our planet’s geological, biological and ecological systems. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contended in 2003 that “there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. These changes have led to the emergence of large-scale environmental hazards to human health, such as extreme weather, ozone depletion, increased danger of wildland fires, loss of biodiversity, stresses to food-producing systems and the global spread of infectious diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 160,000 deaths, since 1950, are directly attributable to climate change. Many believe this to be a conservative estimate.To date, a neglected aspect of the climate change debate, much less research has been conducted on the impacts of climate change on health, food supply, economic growth, migration, security, societal change, and public goods, such as drinking water, than on the geophysical changes related to global warming. Human impacts can be both negative and positive. Climatic changes in Siberia, for instance, are expected to improve food production and local economic activity, at least in the short to medium term. Numerous studies suggest, however, that the current and future impacts of climate change on human society are and will continue to be overwhelmingly negative.The majority of the adverse effects of climate change are experienced by poor and low-income communities around the world, who have much higher levels of vulnerability to environmental determinants of health, wealth and other factors, and much lower levels of capacity available for coping with environmental change. A report on the global human impact of climate change published by the Global Humanitarian Forum in 2009, estimated more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, and indicating that most climate change induced mortality is due to worsening floods and droughts in developing countries. This also raises questions of climate justice, since the 50 least developed countries of the world account for not more than 1% of worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases.