Driving California Forward Public Health and Societal Economic Benefits
... gallons of gasoline and diesel each year and approximately 3,000 trillion Btus of energy. Of all fifty states, California ranks first in terms of the amount of energy used for transportation, as shown in Table 1-1. This high rate of consumption causes drivers to spend between $60 and $80 billion ann ...
... gallons of gasoline and diesel each year and approximately 3,000 trillion Btus of energy. Of all fifty states, California ranks first in terms of the amount of energy used for transportation, as shown in Table 1-1. This high rate of consumption causes drivers to spend between $60 and $80 billion ann ...
Regional assessment of climate change impacts on maize
... The key aspect for quantifying production risk is how the frequency distribution of yield responds to changes in the climatic settings (Kaylen and Korom 1991; Park and Sinclair 1993). There are several ways to infer a distribution of yield from climatic data. A first possibility is to use process-ba ...
... The key aspect for quantifying production risk is how the frequency distribution of yield responds to changes in the climatic settings (Kaylen and Korom 1991; Park and Sinclair 1993). There are several ways to infer a distribution of yield from climatic data. A first possibility is to use process-ba ...
Southern Africa Climate Change Framework
... on adaptation actions to address the impacts of climate change on these sectors. This was indeed recognized by the SADC Experts Group when they met in Nairobi from the 27th to the 29th of March 2010. ...
... on adaptation actions to address the impacts of climate change on these sectors. This was indeed recognized by the SADC Experts Group when they met in Nairobi from the 27th to the 29th of March 2010. ...
Production and release of a V0
... In its October 2010 annual meeting, the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested its high level panel of experts (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change and food security, to “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and ...
... In its October 2010 annual meeting, the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested its high level panel of experts (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change and food security, to “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and ...
Modelling risk based cost analysis of port adaptation measures to
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
Resilience an approach for urban climate change
... urban flooding and suitable mitigation measures. Whenever, suitable external resources for impacts are available they will be directly adopted (e.g. global climate change impacts on extreme rainfall) with necessary caveats (e.g. scale issues). However, for some phenomena such suitable external resou ...
... urban flooding and suitable mitigation measures. Whenever, suitable external resources for impacts are available they will be directly adopted (e.g. global climate change impacts on extreme rainfall) with necessary caveats (e.g. scale issues). However, for some phenomena such suitable external resou ...
Misdefining ``climate change``: consequences for science and action
... 1995) and that ‘‘anthropogenic climate change will persist for many centuries’’ (IPCC, 2001).9 Consequently, if the IPCC is correct, then the world will inevitably see some degree of climate change in the coming century and that the Kyoto Protocol or even more ambitious policies will be unable to pr ...
... 1995) and that ‘‘anthropogenic climate change will persist for many centuries’’ (IPCC, 2001).9 Consequently, if the IPCC is correct, then the world will inevitably see some degree of climate change in the coming century and that the Kyoto Protocol or even more ambitious policies will be unable to pr ...
Globally averaged temperatures have increased since the mid
... global-average warming will reduce Arctic warming and the rate of melting. Reductions in the atmospheric burden of CO2 are the backbone of any meaningful effort to mitigate climate forcing. But, even if swift and deep reductions were made, given the long lifetime of CO2, the reductions may not be ac ...
... global-average warming will reduce Arctic warming and the rate of melting. Reductions in the atmospheric burden of CO2 are the backbone of any meaningful effort to mitigate climate forcing. But, even if swift and deep reductions were made, given the long lifetime of CO2, the reductions may not be ac ...
Neighborhood Sustainability Steward Handbook
... Introduction to Neighborhood Sustainability Stewards This handbook is intended for participants in the Neighborhood Sustainability Steward training program. It is designed to provide a basic level of knowledge for each of the topic areas covered. At the end of each section you will find local resou ...
... Introduction to Neighborhood Sustainability Stewards This handbook is intended for participants in the Neighborhood Sustainability Steward training program. It is designed to provide a basic level of knowledge for each of the topic areas covered. At the end of each section you will find local resou ...
the calm before the storm
... It can be expected that Brazil will lose suitable areas for coffee growing due to climate change and will suffer increased crop losses due to weather extremes. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, with most of the country’s CO2e emissions being caused by changes in land ...
... It can be expected that Brazil will lose suitable areas for coffee growing due to climate change and will suffer increased crop losses due to weather extremes. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, with most of the country’s CO2e emissions being caused by changes in land ...
General Climate Impacts
... Under the high emissions scenario (A2), the central estimate of the simulations suggests Tasmania will experience a change in mean temperature of 2.9 °C over the 21st century (model range 2.6 °C to 3.3 °C). The temperature increase for Tasmania under this emissions scenario is less than the projecte ...
... Under the high emissions scenario (A2), the central estimate of the simulations suggests Tasmania will experience a change in mean temperature of 2.9 °C over the 21st century (model range 2.6 °C to 3.3 °C). The temperature increase for Tasmania under this emissions scenario is less than the projecte ...
Planning the resilient city: Concepts and strategies for coping with
... characteristics, assumptions, limitations, distinct perspectives, and specific function within the conceptual framework. According to Deleuze and Guattari (1991), ‘‘every concept has components and is defined by them’’ and ‘‘there is no concept with only one component’’ (p. 15). These components define ...
... characteristics, assumptions, limitations, distinct perspectives, and specific function within the conceptual framework. According to Deleuze and Guattari (1991), ‘‘every concept has components and is defined by them’’ and ‘‘there is no concept with only one component’’ (p. 15). These components define ...
Divestment and Stranded Assets in the Low
... Keeping global average temperature increase to 2°C requires structural changes to reduce our economies’ reliance on fossil fuels and associated CO2 emissions. Vast quantities of recoverable fossil fuels will need to remain underground in order to stabilise the global climate. Energy-using equipment ...
... Keeping global average temperature increase to 2°C requires structural changes to reduce our economies’ reliance on fossil fuels and associated CO2 emissions. Vast quantities of recoverable fossil fuels will need to remain underground in order to stabilise the global climate. Energy-using equipment ...
PDF File - Patrick Gonzalez
... patterns of precipitation have shifted the geographic range of plants and biomes, altered plant phenology, increased wildfire, and exacerbated pest outbreaks (IPCC, 2001b; IPCC, 2007b). Climate change affects ecosystems at the same time as other potential stresses, including acid rain, agricultural ...
... patterns of precipitation have shifted the geographic range of plants and biomes, altered plant phenology, increased wildfire, and exacerbated pest outbreaks (IPCC, 2001b; IPCC, 2007b). Climate change affects ecosystems at the same time as other potential stresses, including acid rain, agricultural ...
Primer on Hydrofluorocarbons
... The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is unequivocal, significantly caused by human activities, occurring faster than anticipated, with impacts that are more severe than predicted, and that urgent action is required to reduce climate pollutants.1 This Primer describes how ...
... The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concludes that climate change is unequivocal, significantly caused by human activities, occurring faster than anticipated, with impacts that are more severe than predicted, and that urgent action is required to reduce climate pollutants.1 This Primer describes how ...
The integrated Earth system model version 1
... independently of each other and their interactions have historically been relatively simplistic. Typically, projections of GHGs and SLS emissions have been produced by the human system components of IAMs, archived in databases, and used by ESMs to produce projections of climate and altered biogeophy ...
... independently of each other and their interactions have historically been relatively simplistic. Typically, projections of GHGs and SLS emissions have been produced by the human system components of IAMs, archived in databases, and used by ESMs to produce projections of climate and altered biogeophy ...
White Paper on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
... b. paying for unavoided damages? 2. Atmospheric Targets: What ethical principles should guide the choice of specific climate change policy objectives, including but not limited to, maximum human-induced warming and atmospheric greenhouse gas targets? 3. Allocating GHG Emissions Reductions: What et ...
... b. paying for unavoided damages? 2. Atmospheric Targets: What ethical principles should guide the choice of specific climate change policy objectives, including but not limited to, maximum human-induced warming and atmospheric greenhouse gas targets? 3. Allocating GHG Emissions Reductions: What et ...
The Perils of Modelling How Migration Responds to Climate Change
... indirect utility function crosses the unit cost function. It is easy to see that places with natural amenities tend to have higher housing costs and lower wages. However, migrants are not necessarily drawn to places with high nominal or real wages, which could imply a significant compensating differ ...
... indirect utility function crosses the unit cost function. It is easy to see that places with natural amenities tend to have higher housing costs and lower wages. However, migrants are not necessarily drawn to places with high nominal or real wages, which could imply a significant compensating differ ...
How much disease could climate change cause?
... Given the clear evidence that many health outcomes are highly sensitive to climate variations, it is inevitable that long-term climate change will have some effect on global population health. Climate change is likely to affect not only health but also many aspects of ecological and social systems, ...
... Given the clear evidence that many health outcomes are highly sensitive to climate variations, it is inevitable that long-term climate change will have some effect on global population health. Climate change is likely to affect not only health but also many aspects of ecological and social systems, ...
Context Analysis - Kenya livestock Marketing Council
... Due to the mobile nature of pastoralists and history of marginalisation and exclusion, there are inadequate market structures for livestock trade. It is just until recently that co-managed livestock markets have been set up in number of pastoralist counties with the support of civil society organisa ...
... Due to the mobile nature of pastoralists and history of marginalisation and exclusion, there are inadequate market structures for livestock trade. It is just until recently that co-managed livestock markets have been set up in number of pastoralist counties with the support of civil society organisa ...
Meeting the needs of Future Generations
... Intergenerational equity informing indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) As the international community works to finalise the Sustainable Development Goals there will be a focus on defining indicators to assess their implementation at international and national level. The inclusion ...
... Intergenerational equity informing indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) As the international community works to finalise the Sustainable Development Goals there will be a focus on defining indicators to assess their implementation at international and national level. The inclusion ...
COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
... Recent initiatives include, the development of the Global Partnership on Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA)5, a voluntary partnership comprising 20 international organizations and sector bodies sharing a common concern for climate change interactions with global waters and living resources a ...
... Recent initiatives include, the development of the Global Partnership on Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA)5, a voluntary partnership comprising 20 international organizations and sector bodies sharing a common concern for climate change interactions with global waters and living resources a ...
Climate Change Negative - St. Louis Urban Debate League
... We forecast that China’s carbon dioxide emissions are likely to peak within the next decade (if they have not done so already). Emissions growth will likely be slow. With high levels of excess capacity already blighting the steel, cement and coal industries, we expect the shift away from energy-inte ...
... We forecast that China’s carbon dioxide emissions are likely to peak within the next decade (if they have not done so already). Emissions growth will likely be slow. With high levels of excess capacity already blighting the steel, cement and coal industries, we expect the shift away from energy-inte ...
gcc_press re collapse_all_1_001
... Naples Daily News, December 8, 1999, “Ford quits lobbying group that attacks global warming.” Rockv Mountain News (Denver, CO), December 8, 1999, “Ford quits group that denies global warming.’. Washindon Times, December 8, 1999, “Ford Motor Company Withdrew.” AAA Wire: Associated Press, December 7, ...
... Naples Daily News, December 8, 1999, “Ford quits lobbying group that attacks global warming.” Rockv Mountain News (Denver, CO), December 8, 1999, “Ford quits group that denies global warming.’. Washindon Times, December 8, 1999, “Ford Motor Company Withdrew.” AAA Wire: Associated Press, December 7, ...
Economics of climate change mitigation
This article is about the economics of climate change mitigation. Mitigation of climate change involves actions that are designed to limit the amount of long-term climate change (Fisher et al.., 2007:225). Mitigation may be achieved through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or through the enhancement of sinks that absorb GHGs, for example forests.