Argentinean soy based biodiesel - Tyndall°Centre for Climate
... In Europe, biofuels are driven by the Biofuels Directive (2003/30/EC), supported by COM (2006) 34 final An EU 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 conten ...
... In Europe, biofuels are driven by the Biofuels Directive (2003/30/EC), supported by COM (2006) 34 final An EU 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 conten ...
Historical Responsibility in the UNFCCC Mathias Friman
... that equality means that those who caused the problem should fix it. On the other hand, Northern spokespersons often adopt a universalising perspective claiming that climate change is too important an issue to let large parts of the world continue to emit greenhouse gases without regulations. In ess ...
... that equality means that those who caused the problem should fix it. On the other hand, Northern spokespersons often adopt a universalising perspective claiming that climate change is too important an issue to let large parts of the world continue to emit greenhouse gases without regulations. In ess ...
Queensland Climate Change Centre of
... involved in a cloud-seeding research project to assess the potential application of cloud-seeding technology in south-east Queensland. ...
... involved in a cloud-seeding research project to assess the potential application of cloud-seeding technology in south-east Queensland. ...
Full Report
... In making its Impacts Assessment, Working Group II has built on the available country assessments, taking into account significant work undertaken more recently. By its very nature, such work is distributed over many fields. There are many uncertainties in them, and some results have yet to be publi ...
... In making its Impacts Assessment, Working Group II has built on the available country assessments, taking into account significant work undertaken more recently. By its very nature, such work is distributed over many fields. There are many uncertainties in them, and some results have yet to be publi ...
Climate Scenario Development
... The objective of this study was to estimate how global food supply might be affected by greenhouse gas induced climate change up to the year 2060. The method adopted involved estimating the change in yield of major crop staples under various scenarios using crop models at 112 representative sites di ...
... The objective of this study was to estimate how global food supply might be affected by greenhouse gas induced climate change up to the year 2060. The method adopted involved estimating the change in yield of major crop staples under various scenarios using crop models at 112 representative sites di ...
Europe
... European sub-regions (high confidence), but the provision of cultural services is projected to decline in the Continental, Northern, and Southern sub-regions (low confidence). {Box 23-1} Climate change is expected to impede economic activity in Southern Europe more than in other sub-regions (medium ...
... European sub-regions (high confidence), but the provision of cultural services is projected to decline in the Continental, Northern, and Southern sub-regions (low confidence). {Box 23-1} Climate change is expected to impede economic activity in Southern Europe more than in other sub-regions (medium ...
“Fakery 2: Fake science, fakexperts, funny finances
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
... The scientific evidence indicates that the Earth’s climate is changing and, without taking appropriate and early action, climate change will have potentially disastrous effects for many areas of the planet. Uncertainties remain in relation to the level and extent of these impacts, and how they will ...
... The scientific evidence indicates that the Earth’s climate is changing and, without taking appropriate and early action, climate change will have potentially disastrous effects for many areas of the planet. Uncertainties remain in relation to the level and extent of these impacts, and how they will ...
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
... The scientific evidence indicates that the Earth’s climate is changing and, without taking appropriate and early action, climate change will have potentially disastrous effects for many areas of the planet. Uncertainties remain in relation to the level and extent of these impacts, and how they will ...
... The scientific evidence indicates that the Earth’s climate is changing and, without taking appropriate and early action, climate change will have potentially disastrous effects for many areas of the planet. Uncertainties remain in relation to the level and extent of these impacts, and how they will ...
shaping our future
... us firmly on the road towards a low carbon Britain. It is a road well worth travelling. A low carbon future holds out the promise of new economic opportunities, sustainable jobs in cleaner industries and greater energy security. There has never been a greater need to act together on such an importan ...
... us firmly on the road towards a low carbon Britain. It is a road well worth travelling. A low carbon future holds out the promise of new economic opportunities, sustainable jobs in cleaner industries and greater energy security. There has never been a greater need to act together on such an importan ...
Anchoring amid uncertainty - Personal Page: Prof. Dr. Jeroen van
... 1.3.3. Climate change policy development 1.3.4 Controversies on global warming 1.4 Basic notions 1.4.1 Climate risk assessment and post normal science 1.4.2 Uncertainty as a social construct 1.5 Objective, research questions and outline of this thesis 1.6 References ...
... 1.3.3. Climate change policy development 1.3.4 Controversies on global warming 1.4 Basic notions 1.4.1 Climate risk assessment and post normal science 1.4.2 Uncertainty as a social construct 1.5 Objective, research questions and outline of this thesis 1.6 References ...
ENHANCEMENT OF OCEANIC UPTAKE OF CO2 BY MACRO-NUTRIENT FERTILISATION
... Increased biological production may also increase the sea-to-air flux of N2O, a potent long-life greenhouse gas. Using the modelled output, it was estimated that increased N2O production could reduce the effective efficiency of macro-nutrient fertilisation for greenhouse gas abatement by a maximum o ...
... Increased biological production may also increase the sea-to-air flux of N2O, a potent long-life greenhouse gas. Using the modelled output, it was estimated that increased N2O production could reduce the effective efficiency of macro-nutrient fertilisation for greenhouse gas abatement by a maximum o ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... solution but a whole portfolio of measures. Kyoto, which only has targets for developed countries, will shave some 2-3% off the projected emissions. That is very much a first step; but it provides the opportunity to try novel approaches such as giving carbon a value that can be traded to ensure the ...
... solution but a whole portfolio of measures. Kyoto, which only has targets for developed countries, will shave some 2-3% off the projected emissions. That is very much a first step; but it provides the opportunity to try novel approaches such as giving carbon a value that can be traded to ensure the ...
German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change - BMUB
... consequences if we do not succeed in at least keeping global climate change within limits. The long-term objective of Germany and the European Union is therefore to limit the rise in mean global temperature to 2°C above the pre-industrial level, which requires a substantial reduction in greenhouse g ...
... consequences if we do not succeed in at least keeping global climate change within limits. The long-term objective of Germany and the European Union is therefore to limit the rise in mean global temperature to 2°C above the pre-industrial level, which requires a substantial reduction in greenhouse g ...
Implications of climate change for Australia`s World Heritage properties
... significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC 2007) states that ‘global warming is unequivo ...
... significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC 2007) states that ‘global warming is unequivo ...
Climate Adaptation Outlook
... being achieved. Where evidence is available, climate risks requiring long-term management continue to grow rapidly. For example, an increasing number of buildings are exposed to flood, bushfire and coastal inundation. On the other hand, there has been progress in reducing risks in some areas with wh ...
... being achieved. Where evidence is available, climate risks requiring long-term management continue to grow rapidly. For example, an increasing number of buildings are exposed to flood, bushfire and coastal inundation. On the other hand, there has been progress in reducing risks in some areas with wh ...
Carbon Implications of Fuels Reduction and Ecological Restoration
... more infrequent disturbance (and therefore accumulate greater fuel loads between disturbances) can undergo larger swings from very high to very low carbon storage states. In summary, management intended to restore fire-suppressed forests and reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire is unlikely to i ...
... more infrequent disturbance (and therefore accumulate greater fuel loads between disturbances) can undergo larger swings from very high to very low carbon storage states. In summary, management intended to restore fire-suppressed forests and reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire is unlikely to i ...
A Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
... A focus on adaptation has been slow to gain momentum in developed nations like the US, despite the need for adaptation planning resources. Instead, these nations have focused largely on mitigation efforts (Commission of the European Communities 2009; Ki-moon 2009). National climate legislation is es ...
... A focus on adaptation has been slow to gain momentum in developed nations like the US, despite the need for adaptation planning resources. Instead, these nations have focused largely on mitigation efforts (Commission of the European Communities 2009; Ki-moon 2009). National climate legislation is es ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... national development plan; and iii. Using transformational efforts to exemplify the Island State as a sustainable, resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island s ...
... national development plan; and iii. Using transformational efforts to exemplify the Island State as a sustainable, resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island s ...
Carbon to Climate Change
... organic C stored in permafrost (perennially frozen) ground, and on the vulnerability to change under an increasingly warmer climate. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high latitudes, with some models predicting a 7 to 8 degree Celsius (oC) warming over land in these r ...
... organic C stored in permafrost (perennially frozen) ground, and on the vulnerability to change under an increasingly warmer climate. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high latitudes, with some models predicting a 7 to 8 degree Celsius (oC) warming over land in these r ...
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Malawi
... Existing major land-uses (million ha) in Malawi Basic demographic, health, economic and natural resources indicators for Malawi, 2008 Population growth of Malawi, 1901-2008 Population distribution by region in Malawi, 1987, 1998 and 2008 Extreme weather events recorded in Malawi, 1946-2008 Occurrenc ...
... Existing major land-uses (million ha) in Malawi Basic demographic, health, economic and natural resources indicators for Malawi, 2008 Population growth of Malawi, 1901-2008 Population distribution by region in Malawi, 1987, 1998 and 2008 Extreme weather events recorded in Malawi, 1946-2008 Occurrenc ...
7 Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration across Scales
... extremes. Experience in disaster risk management includes both bottom-up and top-down approaches, but most often has developed from disasters considered first as local issues, then at the national level, and only at the international level where needs exceed national capacity, especially in terms of ...
... extremes. Experience in disaster risk management includes both bottom-up and top-down approaches, but most often has developed from disasters considered first as local issues, then at the national level, and only at the international level where needs exceed national capacity, especially in terms of ...
Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change
... of the 21st century….Humans are challenged to find a set of policies, practices, and standards of behavior that provide long-term economic opportunities and improved quality of life around the world while maintaining a sustainable climate and viable eco-systems.”1 The social sciences have an importa ...
... of the 21st century….Humans are challenged to find a set of policies, practices, and standards of behavior that provide long-term economic opportunities and improved quality of life around the world while maintaining a sustainable climate and viable eco-systems.”1 The social sciences have an importa ...