Feb 27, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... joined eleven other distinguished scientists in filing a “Brief of Amici Curiae Scientists in Support of Petitioners Supporting Reversal” in the case of State of West Virginia, State of Texas, et al. v. EPA. This is the case in which the Supreme Court issued a stay on the Administration’s plan, call ...
... joined eleven other distinguished scientists in filing a “Brief of Amici Curiae Scientists in Support of Petitioners Supporting Reversal” in the case of State of West Virginia, State of Texas, et al. v. EPA. This is the case in which the Supreme Court issued a stay on the Administration’s plan, call ...
White Paper on the contribution of the GFCS to Agenda 2030
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
... With respect to the Agriculture and Food Security goal (SDG 2), which focuses on addressing hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture, climate variability and change have a major impact on food security and sustainable agriculture. The overall avai ...
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, ...
PDF - IPCC Working Group II
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
circumpolar cooperation at the arctic council`s iqaluit ministerial 2015
... SDWG will institutionalize a new practice, One Health that aims to “assess health issues at the interface between humans, animals and ecosystems.” The RISING SUN project will establish common metrics for evaluating suicide prevention efforts. Other projects address freshwater supply, sanitation, foo ...
... SDWG will institutionalize a new practice, One Health that aims to “assess health issues at the interface between humans, animals and ecosystems.” The RISING SUN project will establish common metrics for evaluating suicide prevention efforts. Other projects address freshwater supply, sanitation, foo ...
Diapositiva 1 - Denise Milizia
... cts, in particular, can be random and savage. So just take these three issues: climate change; Africa and world trade. Work out what is at stake: the future of my job, you have to be. It is true that each of the three issues - world trade, climate change, Africa - that have dominated Davos, hangs in ...
... cts, in particular, can be random and savage. So just take these three issues: climate change; Africa and world trade. Work out what is at stake: the future of my job, you have to be. It is true that each of the three issues - world trade, climate change, Africa - that have dominated Davos, hangs in ...
Deforestation and Climate Change CRS Report for Congress Ross W. Gorte
... strategies have focused on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide (CO2). One significant source of CO2 emissions is deforestation. Reducing deforestation to lower CO2 emissions is seen as one of the least costly methods of mitigating climate change. 1 Forests are ca ...
... strategies have focused on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide (CO2). One significant source of CO2 emissions is deforestation. Reducing deforestation to lower CO2 emissions is seen as one of the least costly methods of mitigating climate change. 1 Forests are ca ...
3rd GLOBE review of climate change legislation
... governmentsandthemediaalmostexclusivelyfocusontheinternationalnegotiaͲ tions,itwasimportanttorecognisetheenablingnatureofnationallegislation.By advancinglegislation,countriescanexperiencethepositivecoͲbenefitsoftackling climate change such as greater resource e ...
... governmentsandthemediaalmostexclusivelyfocusontheinternationalnegotiaͲ tions,itwasimportanttorecognisetheenablingnatureofnationallegislation.By advancinglegislation,countriescanexperiencethepositivecoͲbenefitsoftackling climate change such as greater resource e ...
Gujarat - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... Gujarat stands out, amongst all the Indian states, for its economic growth. With only five per cent of the country’s population and six per cent of the country’s geographical area, Gujarat contributes to about 16 per cent of industrial and 12 per cent of agricultural production in India, and is domi ...
... Gujarat stands out, amongst all the Indian states, for its economic growth. With only five per cent of the country’s population and six per cent of the country’s geographical area, Gujarat contributes to about 16 per cent of industrial and 12 per cent of agricultural production in India, and is domi ...
Universal Ownership Why environmental externalities
... Ecosystem degradation / Acidification / Eutrophication / Ozone depletion / Climate change / Water scarcity / Biodiversity loss ...
... Ecosystem degradation / Acidification / Eutrophication / Ozone depletion / Climate change / Water scarcity / Biodiversity loss ...
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... At its meeting held in October 2010, the CFS requested the HLPE to prepare reports on Climate Change and Food Security, and Social Protection for Food Security, which we are presenting this year. --Food insecurity and climate change are, more than ever, the two major global challenges humanity is fa ...
... At its meeting held in October 2010, the CFS requested the HLPE to prepare reports on Climate Change and Food Security, and Social Protection for Food Security, which we are presenting this year. --Food insecurity and climate change are, more than ever, the two major global challenges humanity is fa ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change
... Millennials are uneasy about climate change effects The state’s youngest adult inhabitants, Millennials (ages 18-35), presumably have the most years left to live and therefore the most time exposed to the negative impacts resulting from climate change, compared with their older counterparts. They ar ...
... Millennials are uneasy about climate change effects The state’s youngest adult inhabitants, Millennials (ages 18-35), presumably have the most years left to live and therefore the most time exposed to the negative impacts resulting from climate change, compared with their older counterparts. They ar ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
... the form of drought, flooding, storm surges, hurricanes and rising sea levels due to melting glaciers. Responsible politicians must take account of this now at the start of the 21st century. It would be irresponsible to just cross our fingers and hope that things will be alright in our lifetimes. Th ...
Report
... impacts with increasing temperature. The reality, however, is that climate change is unlikely to be a smooth transition into the future and that there are a number of thresholds along the way that are likely to result in significant step changes in the level of impacts once triggered. The existence ...
... impacts with increasing temperature. The reality, however, is that climate change is unlikely to be a smooth transition into the future and that there are a number of thresholds along the way that are likely to result in significant step changes in the level of impacts once triggered. The existence ...
Draft African Union Strategy on Climate Change (2015)
... most of that change over the last decades. It is also clear that climate change will continue, at a pace determined by past, present and future emissions of heat-trapping gases. The effects of climate change that have already occurred are widespread and significant, affecting agriculture, energy, hu ...
... most of that change over the last decades. It is also clear that climate change will continue, at a pace determined by past, present and future emissions of heat-trapping gases. The effects of climate change that have already occurred are widespread and significant, affecting agriculture, energy, hu ...
Major Tipping Points in the Earth`s Climate System
... impacts with increasing temperature. The reality, however, is that climate change is unlikely to be a smooth transition into the future and that there are a number of thresholds along the way that are likely to result in significant step changes in the level of impacts once triggered. The existence ...
... impacts with increasing temperature. The reality, however, is that climate change is unlikely to be a smooth transition into the future and that there are a number of thresholds along the way that are likely to result in significant step changes in the level of impacts once triggered. The existence ...
National Climate Response Strategy
... Kenya takes no action to reduce or minimise expected impacts of current and future climate change, the costs of potential damage to the economy could be enormous. A recent study has estimated that the direct costs of climate change damage in Kenya will potentially amount to between one and two billi ...
... Kenya takes no action to reduce or minimise expected impacts of current and future climate change, the costs of potential damage to the economy could be enormous. A recent study has estimated that the direct costs of climate change damage in Kenya will potentially amount to between one and two billi ...
Addressing Environmental Challenges and their Social
... Weather extremes, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and heritage, depletion of natural resources and other environmental phenomena are happening all around us. Indeed, climate change, combined in some cases with environmental mismanagement, affects all segments of society, but it is th ...
... Weather extremes, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and heritage, depletion of natural resources and other environmental phenomena are happening all around us. Indeed, climate change, combined in some cases with environmental mismanagement, affects all segments of society, but it is th ...
Forest, mitigation and adaptation: Exploring evidence, synergies
... Relevant policies that provide evidence of can foster synergies between adaptation and mitigation: 1. ABC Plan: evidence and possibility for synergies, the main problem is the financial mechanism that does not support effectively smallholders, and the fact that it facilitates monocultures and in fac ...
... Relevant policies that provide evidence of can foster synergies between adaptation and mitigation: 1. ABC Plan: evidence and possibility for synergies, the main problem is the financial mechanism that does not support effectively smallholders, and the fact that it facilitates monocultures and in fac ...
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... and Mitigation Opportunities The majority of anthropogenic N2O is emitted from agriculture, stationary and mobile combustion, biomass burning, and nitric and adipic acid production (Fig. 2). We, therefore, focus on these sectors in this section (although other sectors, such as wastewater, are develo ...
... and Mitigation Opportunities The majority of anthropogenic N2O is emitted from agriculture, stationary and mobile combustion, biomass burning, and nitric and adipic acid production (Fig. 2). We, therefore, focus on these sectors in this section (although other sectors, such as wastewater, are develo ...
Facilitator Guide - Climate Finance and Markets
... amount ($140 million) from other financial institutions. However, that money had already been pledged. Clean Development Mechanism – wind farm is not “additional” (the wind farm would have been built even without revenue from carbon credits) but credits will be sold back to EdF to offset its fossi ...
... amount ($140 million) from other financial institutions. However, that money had already been pledged. Clean Development Mechanism – wind farm is not “additional” (the wind farm would have been built even without revenue from carbon credits) but credits will be sold back to EdF to offset its fossi ...
Draft Discussion Paper Ilaria Carrozza ESCAP/FfD/04/2015
... The Asia-Pacific 1 is one of the most disaster-prone regions, and the possibility that climate change may exacerbate the frequency and severity of extreme weather events is a real threat to progress made towards sustainable development. In order to secure sustainable development gains and to build r ...
... The Asia-Pacific 1 is one of the most disaster-prone regions, and the possibility that climate change may exacerbate the frequency and severity of extreme weather events is a real threat to progress made towards sustainable development. In order to secure sustainable development gains and to build r ...
climate change in the courts
... climate regulation in the United States, primarily stemming from the landmark 2007 decision of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency. 5 Subsequent GHG emissions regulations have elicited numerous challenges, mostly by industry groups and states, but also by environmen ...
... climate regulation in the United States, primarily stemming from the landmark 2007 decision of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency. 5 Subsequent GHG emissions regulations have elicited numerous challenges, mostly by industry groups and states, but also by environmen ...
recent study
... responsible for more than half of all warming. It is essential to reduce both non-CO2 pollutants and CO2. Neither alone is sufficient to limit the increase in global temperature to a safe level. IGSD’s fast-action strategies include reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants—black carbon, ...
... responsible for more than half of all warming. It is essential to reduce both non-CO2 pollutants and CO2. Neither alone is sufficient to limit the increase in global temperature to a safe level. IGSD’s fast-action strategies include reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants—black carbon, ...
A few extreme events dominate global interannual variability in
... ensemble at site level using FLUXNET (a global network of eddy-covariance observations in tandem with site level meteorology, Baldocchi et al 2001) to extrapolate to large spatiotemporal domains. We use a fully data-driven upscaling product that relies mainly on a composite of different remote sensi ...
... ensemble at site level using FLUXNET (a global network of eddy-covariance observations in tandem with site level meteorology, Baldocchi et al 2001) to extrapolate to large spatiotemporal domains. We use a fully data-driven upscaling product that relies mainly on a composite of different remote sensi ...