a call to action - CDM Policy Dialogue
... and are projected to fall further. Why? Mitigation targets are so modest that they no longer create strong incentives for private international investment and local action in developing nations. And many countries with mitigation targets have not linked the implementation of their targets to the use ...
... and are projected to fall further. Why? Mitigation targets are so modest that they no longer create strong incentives for private international investment and local action in developing nations. And many countries with mitigation targets have not linked the implementation of their targets to the use ...
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON
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... Printed in Halesworth, UK by Technographic Design and Print Ltd using chlorine free paper from sustainable forests accredited with EMAS environmental certification Disclaimer and Rights This publication is issued for public information purposes and is not an official text of the Convention in any le ...
Author`s personal copy
... An information deficit exists when an individual lacks a scientific understanding of an issue. It is often assumed that if these individuals are presented with factual and consistent scientific information, they will come to view the issue in the same manner as scientists (e.g. Bord et al. 2000; Han ...
... An information deficit exists when an individual lacks a scientific understanding of an issue. It is often assumed that if these individuals are presented with factual and consistent scientific information, they will come to view the issue in the same manner as scientists (e.g. Bord et al. 2000; Han ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... (intermediate emissions scenarios), and 2.6°C to 4.8°C for RCP8.5 (the scenario with the highest level of emissions). This is likely to be associated with changes to weather patterns and sea-level rise, which will impact on sectors including ecosystems, water resources, agriculture, forests, fisheri ...
... (intermediate emissions scenarios), and 2.6°C to 4.8°C for RCP8.5 (the scenario with the highest level of emissions). This is likely to be associated with changes to weather patterns and sea-level rise, which will impact on sectors including ecosystems, water resources, agriculture, forests, fisheri ...
Climate Vulnerability Monitor
... governments are already embracing the call to action: Bangladesh has committed never to exceed the average per capita emissions of the developing countries. Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021. But there are limits to what individual countries can achieve. Solving the climate challenge requ ...
... governments are already embracing the call to action: Bangladesh has committed never to exceed the average per capita emissions of the developing countries. Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021. But there are limits to what individual countries can achieve. Solving the climate challenge requ ...
CDP Cities 2016 Guidance for responding city governments Version
... can only make changes to the facilities and operations under their direct control. As such, separate but parallel inventories are needed. As a responding city you have the opportunity to report one, both or neither of these emissions inventories depending on the data they have available. The informa ...
... can only make changes to the facilities and operations under their direct control. As such, separate but parallel inventories are needed. As a responding city you have the opportunity to report one, both or neither of these emissions inventories depending on the data they have available. The informa ...
Climate Scientists` Perceptions of Climate
... was presented to which the respondent was asked to indicate his or her level of agreement or disagreement, for example, 1 = strongly agree, 7 = strongly disagree. The value of 4 can be considered as an expression of ambivalence or impartiality or, depending on the nature of the question posed, for e ...
... was presented to which the respondent was asked to indicate his or her level of agreement or disagreement, for example, 1 = strongly agree, 7 = strongly disagree. The value of 4 can be considered as an expression of ambivalence or impartiality or, depending on the nature of the question posed, for e ...
Climate change, flooding, urbanisation and leptospirosis: fuelling
... 4. Climate change and effects on the environmental drivers of leptospirosis 4.1. Flooding Flooding results from the interaction between rainfall, surface run-off, sea level, catchment size and local topography. These factors can in turn be modified by land use, urbanisation, deforestation, agricultur ...
... 4. Climate change and effects on the environmental drivers of leptospirosis 4.1. Flooding Flooding results from the interaction between rainfall, surface run-off, sea level, catchment size and local topography. These factors can in turn be modified by land use, urbanisation, deforestation, agricultur ...
Precipitation and temperatures extremes in East Africa in past and
... extremes—including heat waves— and increases in heavy precipitation have also occurred over this time, but vary by region. This influence of climate change on climate extremes ranging from floods to drought is however not well understood (IPCC, 2013), especially in regions like East Africa whose wea ...
... extremes—including heat waves— and increases in heavy precipitation have also occurred over this time, but vary by region. This influence of climate change on climate extremes ranging from floods to drought is however not well understood (IPCC, 2013), especially in regions like East Africa whose wea ...
Argentinean soy based biodiesel - Tyndall°Centre for Climate
... Strategy for Biofuels and COM (2006) 848 final Renewable Energy Road Map. The Directive requires that ‘biofuels or other renewable fuels’ comprise 5.75% of the energy content of road transport fuels in member states by 2010. In the short to medium term, the use of so‐called ‘first ...
... Strategy for Biofuels and COM (2006) 848 final Renewable Energy Road Map. The Directive requires that ‘biofuels or other renewable fuels’ comprise 5.75% of the energy content of road transport fuels in member states by 2010. In the short to medium term, the use of so‐called ‘first ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... submitted for publication). We now have a detailed picture of climate change for much of northern Britain for the mid- to lateHolocene inferred from changes in BSW and similar records are being developed worldwide. However, one challenge for the future of peat stratigraphy and climate studies is to ...
... submitted for publication). We now have a detailed picture of climate change for much of northern Britain for the mid- to lateHolocene inferred from changes in BSW and similar records are being developed worldwide. However, one challenge for the future of peat stratigraphy and climate studies is to ...
The making of a riskier future: How our decisions are
... risk assessments do not account for these changes, so they provide a static view of risk. As a result, risk management policy decisions based on such assessments do not take into account the continuous and sometimes rapid changes in the drivers of risk and so may underestimate risk. Changes in hazar ...
... risk assessments do not account for these changes, so they provide a static view of risk. As a result, risk management policy decisions based on such assessments do not take into account the continuous and sometimes rapid changes in the drivers of risk and so may underestimate risk. Changes in hazar ...
carbOn in the bank: OntariO`s Greenbelt and its rOle in MitiGatinG
... This is not a situation that will solve itself. Effervescent growth in the GGH is expected to continue unabated; over the next 20 years, the population is expected to grow by 2.5 million and reach 11.5 million by 2031. This would make the GGH one of the fastest growing regions in North America. A 20 ...
... This is not a situation that will solve itself. Effervescent growth in the GGH is expected to continue unabated; over the next 20 years, the population is expected to grow by 2.5 million and reach 11.5 million by 2031. This would make the GGH one of the fastest growing regions in North America. A 20 ...
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change
... The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment, 2007 concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. The Fourth Assessment also showed that it is likely that anthropogenic ...
... The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment, 2007 concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. The Fourth Assessment also showed that it is likely that anthropogenic ...
Contrasting the direct radiative effect and direct radiative forcing of
... environment can both affect natural aerosols, thus constituting a forcing ignored by this second, incomplete definition. Climate feedbacks can also drive changes in natural aerosols; for example, rising carbonaceous aerosol emissions associated with enhanced fire activity (Spracklen et al., 2009; We ...
... environment can both affect natural aerosols, thus constituting a forcing ignored by this second, incomplete definition. Climate feedbacks can also drive changes in natural aerosols; for example, rising carbonaceous aerosol emissions associated with enhanced fire activity (Spracklen et al., 2009; We ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Montana`s Outdoor Economy
... 3-6 percent more precipitation while the northeast portion will receive 6-9 percent more precipitation. The ecologically critical point for precipitation is when it falls. Significantly more precipitation will fall in the winter and significantly less precipitation will fall in the summer. This is e ...
... 3-6 percent more precipitation while the northeast portion will receive 6-9 percent more precipitation. The ecologically critical point for precipitation is when it falls. Significantly more precipitation will fall in the winter and significantly less precipitation will fall in the summer. This is e ...
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... Aerosols also have strong impacts on precipitation, cloud cover, cloud droplet size and number, atmospheric circulation, and other climate parameters (Lohmann and Feichter, 2005; Ming and Ramaswamy, 2009, 2011; Ming et al., 2011; Ramanathan et al., 2001; Rosenfeld et al., 2008; Stevens and Feingold, ...
... Aerosols also have strong impacts on precipitation, cloud cover, cloud droplet size and number, atmospheric circulation, and other climate parameters (Lohmann and Feichter, 2005; Ming and Ramaswamy, 2009, 2011; Ming et al., 2011; Ramanathan et al., 2001; Rosenfeld et al., 2008; Stevens and Feingold, ...
Master Thesis - Erasmus University Thesis Repository
... the current climate change controversy. I would like to analyze to what extent, when, where and how, within both the media and the public arena, this controversy comes to existence and what the consequences are. To me climate change is a fact. Therefore I am surprised, and at the same time intrigued ...
... the current climate change controversy. I would like to analyze to what extent, when, where and how, within both the media and the public arena, this controversy comes to existence and what the consequences are. To me climate change is a fact. Therefore I am surprised, and at the same time intrigued ...
Environmental Change and Forced Migration
... With theories of climate change growing in credence and with climate scientists putting forward ever more alarming predictions regarding the potential impacts of such change, a growing number of authors put forward estimates of both the existing number of ‘environmental refugees’ and of potential f ...
... With theories of climate change growing in credence and with climate scientists putting forward ever more alarming predictions regarding the potential impacts of such change, a growing number of authors put forward estimates of both the existing number of ‘environmental refugees’ and of potential f ...
Biomes - SPS186.org
... of ecosystem energetics because such discoveries would enable the prediction of rates of energy capture and transfer among components within ecosystems. Such a study was conducted by Sims et al. (1978) on North American grasslands. The study found a positive logistic correlation between evapotranspi ...
... of ecosystem energetics because such discoveries would enable the prediction of rates of energy capture and transfer among components within ecosystems. Such a study was conducted by Sims et al. (1978) on North American grasslands. The study found a positive logistic correlation between evapotranspi ...
Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and
... These internal rhythms can precede or follow those of resources, but for adaptive timing, the internal and external rhythms need to match. There are three theoretical scenarios that can account for disruptions of the match between seasonal timing to local climates: (b) phase shifts between internal ...
... These internal rhythms can precede or follow those of resources, but for adaptive timing, the internal and external rhythms need to match. There are three theoretical scenarios that can account for disruptions of the match between seasonal timing to local climates: (b) phase shifts between internal ...
Likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on
... conditions and populations of organisms are in decline as a result of a combination of climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. 3. There is no longer any serious doubt that the earth has warmed by 0.6-0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880 and will warm a further 2-6 degrees Celsius by 2100, almost e ...
... conditions and populations of organisms are in decline as a result of a combination of climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. 3. There is no longer any serious doubt that the earth has warmed by 0.6-0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880 and will warm a further 2-6 degrees Celsius by 2100, almost e ...
Gujarat - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... 2009 and Wind Power Policy in 2007. In addition a large number of initiatives such as Smart Grid Project; establishment of a Solar Park and developing Gandhinagar as a Solar City; andintroducing fiscal incentives for encouraging private investment in renewables, are underway to tap the immense poten ...
... 2009 and Wind Power Policy in 2007. In addition a large number of initiatives such as Smart Grid Project; establishment of a Solar Park and developing Gandhinagar as a Solar City; andintroducing fiscal incentives for encouraging private investment in renewables, are underway to tap the immense poten ...
2015 (May - June) - The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
... Beyond the expected shout-outs to the upcoming climate talks in Paris later this year and to the need for a strong Green Climate Fund, which will assist developing countries in climate adaptation, the U.N.’s Ban noted in no uncertain terms how “morally indefensible” it would be to allow a temperatur ...
... Beyond the expected shout-outs to the upcoming climate talks in Paris later this year and to the need for a strong Green Climate Fund, which will assist developing countries in climate adaptation, the U.N.’s Ban noted in no uncertain terms how “morally indefensible” it would be to allow a temperatur ...