Pension Fund Trustees and Climate Change Research report 106
... problem of lack of accountability by pension fund trustees for behaviours in the investment supply chain between them as beneficial owners of capital on the one hand and the users of that capital on the other. As Donald MacDonald, chair of the board of the United Nations-backed Principles for Respon ...
... problem of lack of accountability by pension fund trustees for behaviours in the investment supply chain between them as beneficial owners of capital on the one hand and the users of that capital on the other. As Donald MacDonald, chair of the board of the United Nations-backed Principles for Respon ...
Sensitivities of extant animal taxa to ocean acidification
... levels projected by RCP scenarios 6 and 8.5, leading to an estimated P50 of 1,003 µatm for the whole group (Figs 2 and 3). However, sensitivity is highly variable in these ranges of pCO2 where 38.5 and 44.4% of the species were negatively affected (Fig. 2). Resilience may depend on a significant cap ...
... levels projected by RCP scenarios 6 and 8.5, leading to an estimated P50 of 1,003 µatm for the whole group (Figs 2 and 3). However, sensitivity is highly variable in these ranges of pCO2 where 38.5 and 44.4% of the species were negatively affected (Fig. 2). Resilience may depend on a significant cap ...
Complete Higher Tier Q Booklet File
... Describe one natural cause of climate change (2) (c) Explain the possible economic impacts of climate change on a named country (6) Describe how colder periods, such as the Little Ice Age, affected farming (2) Describe how one human activity can contribute to climate change (2) For a named developin ...
... Describe one natural cause of climate change (2) (c) Explain the possible economic impacts of climate change on a named country (6) Describe how colder periods, such as the Little Ice Age, affected farming (2) Describe how one human activity can contribute to climate change (2) For a named developin ...
a guide to the climate change convention process
... economic and political upheavals recently experienced in those countries. Several EITs ...
... economic and political upheavals recently experienced in those countries. Several EITs ...
Weather and Death in India
... mechanisms (bank credits from formal banking sector) Mitigation: Can differential availability of health facilities and other infrastructures explain some of the R/U mortality difference? Interaction of temperature effects with access measures to health facilities, etc ...
... mechanisms (bank credits from formal banking sector) Mitigation: Can differential availability of health facilities and other infrastructures explain some of the R/U mortality difference? Interaction of temperature effects with access measures to health facilities, etc ...
Forecasting non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies: a preliminary evaluation of the impacts of income and climate change - Working Paper 61 (398 kB) (opens in new window)
... 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
... 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) for Retail Electricity
... The Efficiency Reservoir is Large and Can be Tapped at Low Cost National climate legislation will necessarily cover power and fuel use in buildings as major components of the move to a lower-emissions economy. The power sector is the largest single source of industrial pollution, accounting for 37% ...
... The Efficiency Reservoir is Large and Can be Tapped at Low Cost National climate legislation will necessarily cover power and fuel use in buildings as major components of the move to a lower-emissions economy. The power sector is the largest single source of industrial pollution, accounting for 37% ...
K–T extinction event
... The present extinction acts differently to previous mass extinctions. Extinction, excluding as a result of catastrophes, happens in stages. There is insufficient knowledge of the natural world to predict how much extinction ecosystems can experience without loss of function. If the present e ...
... The present extinction acts differently to previous mass extinctions. Extinction, excluding as a result of catastrophes, happens in stages. There is insufficient knowledge of the natural world to predict how much extinction ecosystems can experience without loss of function. If the present e ...
International Council on Human Rights Policy (Stephen Humphreys), Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide (ICHRP, 2008) - FULL TEXT
... We know there will be more natural catastrophes in future. But they will not always involve horrific headlines and images of hurricanes and tsunamis. More commonly, they will be cumulative and unspectacular. People who are already vulnerable will be disproportionately affected. Slowly and incrementa ...
... We know there will be more natural catastrophes in future. But they will not always involve horrific headlines and images of hurricanes and tsunamis. More commonly, they will be cumulative and unspectacular. People who are already vulnerable will be disproportionately affected. Slowly and incrementa ...
Comparison of Climate Change Adaptation CRS Report for Congress
... intensify, depending on the region. The report also found that population growth and increased use of resources will limit the ability of society and natural systems to adapt successfully. Specific findings include increased: ...
... intensify, depending on the region. The report also found that population growth and increased use of resources will limit the ability of society and natural systems to adapt successfully. Specific findings include increased: ...
Autonomous Adaptation to Climate Change: A Literature Review*
... of climate on their health and well‐being, and take advantage of the opportunities that their climatic environment provides (Burton, 1992, cited in Smit et al., 2000). Adaptation involves adjustments to enhance the viability of social and economic activities and to reduce their vulnerability to ...
... of climate on their health and well‐being, and take advantage of the opportunities that their climatic environment provides (Burton, 1992, cited in Smit et al., 2000). Adaptation involves adjustments to enhance the viability of social and economic activities and to reduce their vulnerability to ...
Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate
... By the 2070s, total population exposed could grow more than threefold to around 150 million people due to the combined effects of climate change (sea-level rise and increased storminess), subsidence, population growth and urbanisation. The asset exposure could grow even more dramatically, reaching U ...
... By the 2070s, total population exposed could grow more than threefold to around 150 million people due to the combined effects of climate change (sea-level rise and increased storminess), subsidence, population growth and urbanisation. The asset exposure could grow even more dramatically, reaching U ...
Assessment of Potential Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Zone
... change will affect coastal systems through sea-level rise and an increase in stormsurge hazards and possible changes in the frequency and/or intensity of extreme events inducing an accelerated rise of the sea level, will exacerbate these problems and will lead to impacts on ecosystems and human coas ...
... change will affect coastal systems through sea-level rise and an increase in stormsurge hazards and possible changes in the frequency and/or intensity of extreme events inducing an accelerated rise of the sea level, will exacerbate these problems and will lead to impacts on ecosystems and human coas ...
assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) sub-index (SOPAC 2004) and Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) (Carney 1998; Ellis 2000). The EVI climate change sub-index values produced by SOPAC, indicates the environmental risks likely to result from climate change. In this study, we have used these ...
... the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) sub-index (SOPAC 2004) and Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) (Carney 1998; Ellis 2000). The EVI climate change sub-index values produced by SOPAC, indicates the environmental risks likely to result from climate change. In this study, we have used these ...
Triple Harvest - California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN)
... could cover an additional 23,188 acres.5 There are currently no comprehensive regional planning requirements to limit solar facilities to impaired agricultural lands or appropriate urban spaces (such as rooftops or parking lots). Instead, these projects will remove from production some of the most f ...
... could cover an additional 23,188 acres.5 There are currently no comprehensive regional planning requirements to limit solar facilities to impaired agricultural lands or appropriate urban spaces (such as rooftops or parking lots). Instead, these projects will remove from production some of the most f ...
PDF format - City University of Hong Kong
... cell, a RST = 1 ° C means that the grid-scale precipitation would be categorised fully as snow at T2m ≤ 0 ° C, and fully as rain at T2m ≥ 2 ° C, while in between the range there would be half snow and half rain. However, we also included two additional settings of RST: RST = 0 ° C (−1 ° C ≤ T2m ≤ 1 ...
... cell, a RST = 1 ° C means that the grid-scale precipitation would be categorised fully as snow at T2m ≤ 0 ° C, and fully as rain at T2m ≥ 2 ° C, while in between the range there would be half snow and half rain. However, we also included two additional settings of RST: RST = 0 ° C (−1 ° C ≤ T2m ≤ 1 ...
View Case Study - Department of Natural Resources
... relations, these changes may have further ramifications for the community. Impact of Climate Change on Bowhead Whale Hunt Iñupiat communities are already observing the effects of climate change. Over the past several decades, hunters have experienced changes in sea‐ice conditions affecting the bowhe ...
... relations, these changes may have further ramifications for the community. Impact of Climate Change on Bowhead Whale Hunt Iñupiat communities are already observing the effects of climate change. Over the past several decades, hunters have experienced changes in sea‐ice conditions affecting the bowhe ...
Source Tree - MAIN
... Historically: As gadgets proliferate, so does energy use (confirmed by this paper, Continued Growth in Energy Consumption, which state that: “The growth in global energy consumption is a ‘megatrend’ which shows no sign of reversing itself”). Also, see: rebound effect regarding failure to implement/m ...
... Historically: As gadgets proliferate, so does energy use (confirmed by this paper, Continued Growth in Energy Consumption, which state that: “The growth in global energy consumption is a ‘megatrend’ which shows no sign of reversing itself”). Also, see: rebound effect regarding failure to implement/m ...
The relationship between rainfall and human density and its
... scarcity in Africa is a crucial matter. Ultimately, changes in water scarcity will be determined by changes in rainfall and human densities, through complex processes and interactions, which will be discussed more fully in Section two. Greenhouse warming is likely to substantially affect the sub-reg ...
... scarcity in Africa is a crucial matter. Ultimately, changes in water scarcity will be determined by changes in rainfall and human densities, through complex processes and interactions, which will be discussed more fully in Section two. Greenhouse warming is likely to substantially affect the sub-reg ...
Surviving climate change in small islands
... Many macro-engineering solutions are being suggested, such as pumping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the Earths core or into the deep ocean. Even if one of these two solutions is implemented tomorrow the Earth would not stop warming. Greenhouse gases have a lifetime in the atmosphere of bet ...
... Many macro-engineering solutions are being suggested, such as pumping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the Earths core or into the deep ocean. Even if one of these two solutions is implemented tomorrow the Earth would not stop warming. Greenhouse gases have a lifetime in the atmosphere of bet ...
The Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment at Stanford University
... be borne not only by our generation, but by all those that follow. We are already seeing the impacts of climate change in the form of increasingly severe extreme weather events, melting glaciers, acidifying oceans, species extinction, and spreading tropical disease. However, these impacts pale in co ...
... be borne not only by our generation, but by all those that follow. We are already seeing the impacts of climate change in the form of increasingly severe extreme weather events, melting glaciers, acidifying oceans, species extinction, and spreading tropical disease. However, these impacts pale in co ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... place, including substantial loss of ice in the Arctic. 13 However, the understanding of GHG emissions, particulate matter, and aerosols on global climate trends remains uncertain. In addition to uncertainties about the extent to which human activity rather than solar or volcanic activity is respons ...
... place, including substantial loss of ice in the Arctic. 13 However, the understanding of GHG emissions, particulate matter, and aerosols on global climate trends remains uncertain. In addition to uncertainties about the extent to which human activity rather than solar or volcanic activity is respons ...