- Critical Information Collective
... What is the role of the private sector? As elsewhere in the world of climate finance, there has been a large emphasis on the private sector and mobilising private finance via the GCF. This stems in large part from developed countries’ failure to fulfill their legal commitment (under the United Nations ...
... What is the role of the private sector? As elsewhere in the world of climate finance, there has been a large emphasis on the private sector and mobilising private finance via the GCF. This stems in large part from developed countries’ failure to fulfill their legal commitment (under the United Nations ...
Climate Change Financing - SÜDWIND
... committed themselves to providing USD 100 billion of “new and additional” financing annually by the year 2020 in order to address climate change needs in developing countries. However, so far, there is no internationally agreed definition of what “new and additional” actually means. While criteria f ...
... committed themselves to providing USD 100 billion of “new and additional” financing annually by the year 2020 in order to address climate change needs in developing countries. However, so far, there is no internationally agreed definition of what “new and additional” actually means. While criteria f ...
Compact of Mayors
... Cities must report the boundary which was used for the calculation of their GHG emissions inventory. Cities must select the most appropriate boundary reflecting the specificity of their city from the list of values: - Administrative boundary of a local government refers to the area covered by the ci ...
... Cities must report the boundary which was used for the calculation of their GHG emissions inventory. Cities must select the most appropriate boundary reflecting the specificity of their city from the list of values: - Administrative boundary of a local government refers to the area covered by the ci ...
Climate Change Scenarios + cov.
... PRECIS is being used for, future plans, any updates to PRECIS, relevant datasets which users may find useful (and are small enough to be downloaded), a list of resources such as relevant papers and reports and a bulletin board where users may share experience and ask or answer specific queries. Advi ...
... PRECIS is being used for, future plans, any updates to PRECIS, relevant datasets which users may find useful (and are small enough to be downloaded), a list of resources such as relevant papers and reports and a bulletin board where users may share experience and ask or answer specific queries. Advi ...
"Prices vs. Quantities at the Inter-Country Level - ETH E
... chosen to internalize a global externality at the inter-country level, e.g. emissions that contribute to climate change. For this purpose, we compare price (emission tax) and quantity (tradable permits) regulations and place special emphasis on potential enforcement concerns of the two instruments. ...
... chosen to internalize a global externality at the inter-country level, e.g. emissions that contribute to climate change. For this purpose, we compare price (emission tax) and quantity (tradable permits) regulations and place special emphasis on potential enforcement concerns of the two instruments. ...
How will organic carbon stocks in mineral soils
... by one climate change scenario to study the effect of climate change on terrestrial C. SOC stocks, simulated under dynamic potential natural vegetation cover, showed a consistent positive trend across six dynamic global vegetation models (DGVM) with a mean increase of ca. 110 Pg C in the 21st centur ...
... by one climate change scenario to study the effect of climate change on terrestrial C. SOC stocks, simulated under dynamic potential natural vegetation cover, showed a consistent positive trend across six dynamic global vegetation models (DGVM) with a mean increase of ca. 110 Pg C in the 21st centur ...
Australia`s country towns 2050: What will a climate
... the year 2050 .............................................................................................................. 59 Figure 6: Distribution of vulnerability to climate change for UCLs in New South Wales, Australia, for the year 2050 ........................................................ ...
... the year 2050 .............................................................................................................. 59 Figure 6: Distribution of vulnerability to climate change for UCLs in New South Wales, Australia, for the year 2050 ........................................................ ...
Soil Organic Carbon: the hidden potential
... thus comparability. To achieve greater specificity and accuracy, improved methods are required to measure, account, monitor and report on this specific carbon pool. Climate change poses a major threat to food security through its strong impact on agriculture. It is thought to negatively affect crop, ...
... thus comparability. To achieve greater specificity and accuracy, improved methods are required to measure, account, monitor and report on this specific carbon pool. Climate change poses a major threat to food security through its strong impact on agriculture. It is thought to negatively affect crop, ...
Considering Vermont`s Future in a Changing Climate: The First
... for these changes in Vermont’s climate (Box 1), highlighting opportunities that provide economic benefits and minimize costs over time, while noting the potential outcomes of inaction. The VCA addresses three main goals: 1) further scientific understanding of global change trends using local, histor ...
... for these changes in Vermont’s climate (Box 1), highlighting opportunities that provide economic benefits and minimize costs over time, while noting the potential outcomes of inaction. The VCA addresses three main goals: 1) further scientific understanding of global change trends using local, histor ...
Chapter 3 RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: ADAPTATION
... communities in the Cayman Islands to recover from and prepare for tropical storms. Community organization is an important factor in adaptive strategies to build resilience among hillside communities in Bolivia. Recovery from hazards in Cuba is helped by a sense of communal responsibility. Food-shari ...
... communities in the Cayman Islands to recover from and prepare for tropical storms. Community organization is an important factor in adaptive strategies to build resilience among hillside communities in Bolivia. Recovery from hazards in Cuba is helped by a sense of communal responsibility. Food-shari ...
Climate Change Adaptation: What Federal Agencies are Doing
... tribal governments, businesses, and communities—in their adaptation planning and projects. These federal actions are still diffuse and as such, this report attempts to capture and highlight these efforts to facilitate communication and collaboration across federal agencies as well as with numerous ...
... tribal governments, businesses, and communities—in their adaptation planning and projects. These federal actions are still diffuse and as such, this report attempts to capture and highlight these efforts to facilitate communication and collaboration across federal agencies as well as with numerous ...
Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014 – 2023
... The development of the CCCSP is based on a broad and inclusive consultation process to ensure consensus, comprehensiveness and ownership of the product by relevant stakeholders. Building synergy with existing government policy documents such as the NSDP, Rectangular Strategy, National Policy on Gree ...
... The development of the CCCSP is based on a broad and inclusive consultation process to ensure consensus, comprehensiveness and ownership of the product by relevant stakeholders. Building synergy with existing government policy documents such as the NSDP, Rectangular Strategy, National Policy on Gree ...
Climate change leadership: A study of climate change
... cyclones, and prolonged droughts leading to water and food supply shortages. It is estimated with a high degree of certainty that the strength and frequency of occurrence of the climate change related phenomena will disproportionally increase with an increase in GHG concentrations (IPCC 2007; LMTS 2 ...
... cyclones, and prolonged droughts leading to water and food supply shortages. It is estimated with a high degree of certainty that the strength and frequency of occurrence of the climate change related phenomena will disproportionally increase with an increase in GHG concentrations (IPCC 2007; LMTS 2 ...
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Synthesis Report
... leading to heavier rainfall and more frequent flooding, including outside of recognised flood risk areas. Higher temperatures will affect public health, infrastructure, business, farming, forestry and the natural environment. Dry periods, when combined with higher temperatures, are likely to result ...
... leading to heavier rainfall and more frequent flooding, including outside of recognised flood risk areas. Higher temperatures will affect public health, infrastructure, business, farming, forestry and the natural environment. Dry periods, when combined with higher temperatures, are likely to result ...
Modelling the Miocene climatic optimum, Part 1: land and atmosphere
... significant positive isotopic shift is associated with growth of the Antarctic ice-sheet and a ...
... significant positive isotopic shift is associated with growth of the Antarctic ice-sheet and a ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... increased exposure and anthropogenic climate change (high confidence, high agreement, limited evidence). Vulnerability can be reduced by adaptation. Projected climate changes would change hydrological regimes substantially (high agreement, robust evidence). Runoff and groundwater recharge are projec ...
... increased exposure and anthropogenic climate change (high confidence, high agreement, limited evidence). Vulnerability can be reduced by adaptation. Projected climate changes would change hydrological regimes substantially (high agreement, robust evidence). Runoff and groundwater recharge are projec ...
reducing australia`s greenhouse gas emissions— targets and
... tightening its vehicle emissions standards, replacing inefficient coalfired power plants with more efficient plants, and has established five sub-national pilot emissions trading schemes. In the United States, a 2013 presidential action plan on climate change includes new restrictions on emissions f ...
... tightening its vehicle emissions standards, replacing inefficient coalfired power plants with more efficient plants, and has established five sub-national pilot emissions trading schemes. In the United States, a 2013 presidential action plan on climate change includes new restrictions on emissions f ...
Preindustrial to present-day changes in tropospheric hydroxyl
... but is within the range of uncertainties. The models consistently simulate higher OH concentrations in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) compared with the Southern Hemisphere (SH) for the present-day (2000; inter-hemispheric ratios of 1.13 to 1.42), in contrast to observation-based approaches which gener ...
... but is within the range of uncertainties. The models consistently simulate higher OH concentrations in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) compared with the Southern Hemisphere (SH) for the present-day (2000; inter-hemispheric ratios of 1.13 to 1.42), in contrast to observation-based approaches which gener ...
Exploring comparable post-2012 reduction efforts for Annex I
... EU Heads of State and Government agreed in March 2007 that the EU will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 1990 levels by 2020 within a global and comprehensive post-2012 climate agreement. This commitment is provided that other developed countries commit to comparable reductions. Withi ...
... EU Heads of State and Government agreed in March 2007 that the EU will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 1990 levels by 2020 within a global and comprehensive post-2012 climate agreement. This commitment is provided that other developed countries commit to comparable reductions. Withi ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... The vision of MARI is that of thriving coastal communities. In pursuit of this vision, MARI's mission is to engage in mitigation and adaptation research to provide the practice-relevant knowledge needed by coastal communities to handle the challenges, and utilize the opportunities, of climate change ...
... The vision of MARI is that of thriving coastal communities. In pursuit of this vision, MARI's mission is to engage in mitigation and adaptation research to provide the practice-relevant knowledge needed by coastal communities to handle the challenges, and utilize the opportunities, of climate change ...
The Climate Change Impact of Retail Waste from Horticultural
... The early steps of production dominate the overall climate change impact of food with an animal origin, mainly due to feed provision and manure management connected to animal holding on farms (Sonesson 2009). The situation is somewhat different for food with a vegetable origin. For these products, t ...
... The early steps of production dominate the overall climate change impact of food with an animal origin, mainly due to feed provision and manure management connected to animal holding on farms (Sonesson 2009). The situation is somewhat different for food with a vegetable origin. For these products, t ...
Why is geoengineering so tempting?
... global investment priorities, a group of top economists convened by the Copenhagen Consensus Center in 2012 ranked geoengineering research and development 12th among the 40 projects they were presented with, putting it ahead, for example, of eorts to develop an HIV vaccine. Popular media references ...
... global investment priorities, a group of top economists convened by the Copenhagen Consensus Center in 2012 ranked geoengineering research and development 12th among the 40 projects they were presented with, putting it ahead, for example, of eorts to develop an HIV vaccine. Popular media references ...
- Konrad-Adenauer
... the South should bear far less responsibility than the North, whose high per capita emissions and opulent lifestyles were assumed to be the primary causes of climate change. As early as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, most developing countries insisted on the principle of “common but differentiated respo ...
... the South should bear far less responsibility than the North, whose high per capita emissions and opulent lifestyles were assumed to be the primary causes of climate change. As early as the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, most developing countries insisted on the principle of “common but differentiated respo ...
Impacts of climate variability and extremes on global net primary
... where projLAI is the projected leaf area index, which is calculated as the product of leaf carbon content (g C m–2) and PFT Specific Leaf Area (SLA, m2 g C–1). The major parameters in estimating photosynthesis are listed in Table 1. Using similar methods to Collatz et al. (1991), DLEM determines the ...
... where projLAI is the projected leaf area index, which is calculated as the product of leaf carbon content (g C m–2) and PFT Specific Leaf Area (SLA, m2 g C–1). The major parameters in estimating photosynthesis are listed in Table 1. Using similar methods to Collatz et al. (1991), DLEM determines the ...