The Climate Change Performance Index Results 2016
... It will be important to further stabilise and accelerate the trend of a decline in the energy intensity of the global economy. In addition, the most important condition for decoupling emissions from energy supply is to decarbonise the energy supply. Two major developments give hope that this is abou ...
... It will be important to further stabilise and accelerate the trend of a decline in the energy intensity of the global economy. In addition, the most important condition for decoupling emissions from energy supply is to decarbonise the energy supply. Two major developments give hope that this is abou ...
A Vulnerable Country in the Face of Climate Change
... including more intense rainfall and a rise in sea level. The report outlines various aspects of life influenced in Indonesia by climate change, such as food security, water resources, health, farming life, and forest and marine biodiversity. The report also explains the implications that climate cha ...
... including more intense rainfall and a rise in sea level. The report outlines various aspects of life influenced in Indonesia by climate change, such as food security, water resources, health, farming life, and forest and marine biodiversity. The report also explains the implications that climate cha ...
Adaptation policy and practice in densely populated glacier
... the mainstream policy discourse of the concerned countries. There is already recognition of the threat by the national governments, as evident from several initiatives and policy measures adopted in the region. As part of their reporting obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim ...
... the mainstream policy discourse of the concerned countries. There is already recognition of the threat by the national governments, as evident from several initiatives and policy measures adopted in the region. As part of their reporting obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim ...
Climate, Climate Change Nuclear Power and the Alternatives
... But ongoing anthropogenic emission of “greenhouse gases” is increasing the strength of the greenhouse, and this can be bad: bad: humanity is vulnerable to changes in climate. ...
... But ongoing anthropogenic emission of “greenhouse gases” is increasing the strength of the greenhouse, and this can be bad: bad: humanity is vulnerable to changes in climate. ...
Climate Change - EPA
... Over the last century Australia, along with the rest of the world, has experienced an average warming of about 0.9°C. It is now more than 90% certain that observed increases in global temperature are caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The projected effects of this warming include changing rainfall ...
... Over the last century Australia, along with the rest of the world, has experienced an average warming of about 0.9°C. It is now more than 90% certain that observed increases in global temperature are caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The projected effects of this warming include changing rainfall ...
Ethics, equity and the economics of climate change. Paper 1: science and philosophy: Working Paper 84a (568 kB) (opens in new window)
... Rising CO2 concentrations cause an increase in global temperatures by trapping more heat within the atmosphere. But this initial warming also triggers many feedbacks in the atmosphere that act to amplify or suppress the initial warming effect. Of substantial importance amongst these feedbacks is wat ...
... Rising CO2 concentrations cause an increase in global temperatures by trapping more heat within the atmosphere. But this initial warming also triggers many feedbacks in the atmosphere that act to amplify or suppress the initial warming effect. Of substantial importance amongst these feedbacks is wat ...
crTanzania - University of York File Library
... Communication, Vice-President’s Office, 2003) and a 2003 report by OECD. While OECD predicts an average annual increase of 2.2°C by 2100, Tanzanian Initial National Communication predicts mean annual temperatures to rise by 3-5°C by 2075. Both studies agree, however, that the rise in temperature wil ...
... Communication, Vice-President’s Office, 2003) and a 2003 report by OECD. While OECD predicts an average annual increase of 2.2°C by 2100, Tanzanian Initial National Communication predicts mean annual temperatures to rise by 3-5°C by 2075. Both studies agree, however, that the rise in temperature wil ...
Maldives Climate Change Policy Framework
... means to ensure our nation survives and our legacy remains in these islands, with our future generations living productive lives on these islands. Climate change is a cross-cutting development issue as it affects every aspect of the Maldivian way of life and livelihoods. The Maldives as a small isla ...
... means to ensure our nation survives and our legacy remains in these islands, with our future generations living productive lives on these islands. Climate change is a cross-cutting development issue as it affects every aspect of the Maldivian way of life and livelihoods. The Maldives as a small isla ...
Sample Chapter - Brookings Institution
... Hence they are hard to vilify, especially in the absence of exact cause-andeffect evidence of their impact. Moreover, greenhouse gas releases have been a fairly reliable proxy for overall rates of economic development; the very concept of a “decarbonized” society may be equally disconcerting to deve ...
... Hence they are hard to vilify, especially in the absence of exact cause-andeffect evidence of their impact. Moreover, greenhouse gas releases have been a fairly reliable proxy for overall rates of economic development; the very concept of a “decarbonized” society may be equally disconcerting to deve ...
Provincial government of Albay, Philippines
... It has the capacity to assess baseline climate and current variability and extremes, present and future risks, investigate present and future adaptation, create scenarios of climate and sea level change, conduct sensitivity analyses, impact and others. CIRCA in Albay is proposing to the national gov ...
... It has the capacity to assess baseline climate and current variability and extremes, present and future risks, investigate present and future adaptation, create scenarios of climate and sea level change, conduct sensitivity analyses, impact and others. CIRCA in Albay is proposing to the national gov ...
Perception and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile
... services such as extension, credit, marketing, infrastructure as well as climatic factors such as drought and flood (Devereux 2000; Alene 2003; Belay 2003; Yirga 2007). These factors reduce the adaptive capacity or increase the vulnerability of farmers to future changes, including climate change, whi ...
... services such as extension, credit, marketing, infrastructure as well as climatic factors such as drought and flood (Devereux 2000; Alene 2003; Belay 2003; Yirga 2007). These factors reduce the adaptive capacity or increase the vulnerability of farmers to future changes, including climate change, whi ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... taxes, and market-based cap and trade (CAST 2011). Because each of these options requires substantial government intervention to implement, we use a general measure of support for government action to address the anthropogenic causes of climate change. Farmers were provided with the statement, “Gove ...
... taxes, and market-based cap and trade (CAST 2011). Because each of these options requires substantial government intervention to implement, we use a general measure of support for government action to address the anthropogenic causes of climate change. Farmers were provided with the statement, “Gove ...
A normative account of dangerous climate change
... won’t understand the dangers. Not paying attention to scientists in this case would be like not listening to a doctor’s assessment prior to arduous mountain climbing. If you want to know whether mountain climbing is especially dangerous for you, given your medical condition, it makes good sense to l ...
... won’t understand the dangers. Not paying attention to scientists in this case would be like not listening to a doctor’s assessment prior to arduous mountain climbing. If you want to know whether mountain climbing is especially dangerous for you, given your medical condition, it makes good sense to l ...
Australians` views of climate change
... and whether it is attributable to human activity. A majority of Australians accept that climate change is happening. The size of this majority depends on how the question is put to respondents. When respondents are asked to respond with a dichotomous YES/NO to a question about whether they believe c ...
... and whether it is attributable to human activity. A majority of Australians accept that climate change is happening. The size of this majority depends on how the question is put to respondents. When respondents are asked to respond with a dichotomous YES/NO to a question about whether they believe c ...
climate change for beginners
... Half the class students leave their bottle bases uncovered to simulate ‘normal’ climatic conditions. The other half place the top over the base representing Earth’s atmosphere with high concentrations of green house gasses. Students predict what will happen to the temperature. ...
... Half the class students leave their bottle bases uncovered to simulate ‘normal’ climatic conditions. The other half place the top over the base representing Earth’s atmosphere with high concentrations of green house gasses. Students predict what will happen to the temperature. ...
assessing trade and business groups` positions on climate change
... supported clear and substantial overall emissionsreduction goals, such as “dramatic emissions reductions” or “80 percent emissions reduction by 2050,” were labeled yes and colored green. By contrast, associations that stated more qualified and vague goals—for example, that they would only embrac ...
... supported clear and substantial overall emissionsreduction goals, such as “dramatic emissions reductions” or “80 percent emissions reduction by 2050,” were labeled yes and colored green. By contrast, associations that stated more qualified and vague goals—for example, that they would only embrac ...
PPAI Goals - US CLIVAR
... - Role of ENSO in drought - Role of ENSO in US prediction skill - Role of ENSO in hurricane development * Tasks would include studies of predictability & experimental predictions for tropical Pacific variability characteristics * Leverage ongoing decadal predictability experiments at GFDL & NCAR; ex ...
... - Role of ENSO in drought - Role of ENSO in US prediction skill - Role of ENSO in hurricane development * Tasks would include studies of predictability & experimental predictions for tropical Pacific variability characteristics * Leverage ongoing decadal predictability experiments at GFDL & NCAR; ex ...
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... is therefore potentially biased in favour of issues that may be of only subsidiary interest to those Australian residents who will be affected. An approach is outlined below that aims to identify the priorities and preferences of all Australian residents. To enable a better assessment of their rela ...
... is therefore potentially biased in favour of issues that may be of only subsidiary interest to those Australian residents who will be affected. An approach is outlined below that aims to identify the priorities and preferences of all Australian residents. To enable a better assessment of their rela ...
Climate Research 57:61
... be increasing the impacts on vulnerable people living in areas where a risk of flash flooding and landslides exists. Studies on the effects of urbanization on climate in the MASP have been performed using various regional models (Freitas & Silva Dias 2005, Freitas et al. 2007, Mourão 2010), and the ...
... be increasing the impacts on vulnerable people living in areas where a risk of flash flooding and landslides exists. Studies on the effects of urbanization on climate in the MASP have been performed using various regional models (Freitas & Silva Dias 2005, Freitas et al. 2007, Mourão 2010), and the ...
post-print version of article
... In its domestic policies, the Bush administration thus pursued a strategy of engagement with industry through voluntary agreements to promote technology development and reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the U.S. economy. This approach was also at the core of the Bush administration’s internatio ...
... In its domestic policies, the Bush administration thus pursued a strategy of engagement with industry through voluntary agreements to promote technology development and reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the U.S. economy. This approach was also at the core of the Bush administration’s internatio ...
Time series analyses reveal possible responses by the lichen
... variation in forest canopy cover. Light would thus rather change on a relative basis, both ...
... variation in forest canopy cover. Light would thus rather change on a relative basis, both ...
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... The above rainfall chart is deficient in many ways, with gaps due to irregular meter recordings, and a virtual non-recording period between 1989 and 1999. However, the first segment does depict flow irregularity, with abnormal peaks every three or so years. This is only partly due to seasonal fluctu ...
... The above rainfall chart is deficient in many ways, with gaps due to irregular meter recordings, and a virtual non-recording period between 1989 and 1999. However, the first segment does depict flow irregularity, with abnormal peaks every three or so years. This is only partly due to seasonal fluctu ...
Paris Agreement in practice: what next for Africa and developing
... Africa including monitoring, reporting, impact assessment, communication, institutions and policy development. Finally, it was suggested that African countries need to develop ambitious green growth plans at national level, but also come together to press harder for their interests on an internation ...
... Africa including monitoring, reporting, impact assessment, communication, institutions and policy development. Finally, it was suggested that African countries need to develop ambitious green growth plans at national level, but also come together to press harder for their interests on an internation ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in Spain
... Mediterranean countries (Italy, Greece and the French Mediterranean coast) and to Northwest Europe (including the French Atlantic coast, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK). The 5 considered Spanish regions are Andalucia, the Mediterranean coast, Central Spain, Northern Spain and the Balea ...
... Mediterranean countries (Italy, Greece and the French Mediterranean coast) and to Northwest Europe (including the French Atlantic coast, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK). The 5 considered Spanish regions are Andalucia, the Mediterranean coast, Central Spain, Northern Spain and the Balea ...
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... The explanatory variables for this study included household characteristics such as education, gender, age of the household-head, household size, farm size, farm and off-farm income, and livestock ownership; institutional factors such as extension contacts on crop and livestock production, informati ...
... The explanatory variables for this study included household characteristics such as education, gender, age of the household-head, household size, farm size, farm and off-farm income, and livestock ownership; institutional factors such as extension contacts on crop and livestock production, informati ...