with positive statements about electric vehicles
... method on a regular basis, with walking and public transit continuing to be the most used options. However, as in 2012, only small proportions report using hybrid (6%) or plug-in electric (2%) vehicles. As in 2012, use of several sustainable transportation options – including walking, transit, bikin ...
... method on a regular basis, with walking and public transit continuing to be the most used options. However, as in 2012, only small proportions report using hybrid (6%) or plug-in electric (2%) vehicles. As in 2012, use of several sustainable transportation options – including walking, transit, bikin ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... 2000, drastically reduced Kenyan hydroelectric power output, precipitating a US$72 million emergency loan from the World Bank. Droughts in southern Africa during the 1990’s resulted in billions of dollars of cereal crop losses. The human cost of the long-lived Sahelian drought is well documented, ev ...
... 2000, drastically reduced Kenyan hydroelectric power output, precipitating a US$72 million emergency loan from the World Bank. Droughts in southern Africa during the 1990’s resulted in billions of dollars of cereal crop losses. The human cost of the long-lived Sahelian drought is well documented, ev ...
Outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
... To address these challenges, the IUCN World Conservation Congress has over the past few decades, contributed to setting the scene for key international conservation processes and treaties, such as the World Conservation Strategy, CITES, Ramsar, World Heritage and the Convention on Biological Diversi ...
... To address these challenges, the IUCN World Conservation Congress has over the past few decades, contributed to setting the scene for key international conservation processes and treaties, such as the World Conservation Strategy, CITES, Ramsar, World Heritage and the Convention on Biological Diversi ...
health perspectives
... wetter over the last century, and the rate of change has increased over the last four decades. Detailed analysis of data collected at five U.S. Historical Climatology Network meteorological stations9 (Bethlehem, Durham, First Connecticut Lake, Hanover, Keene) and dozens of Global Historical Climatol ...
... wetter over the last century, and the rate of change has increased over the last four decades. Detailed analysis of data collected at five U.S. Historical Climatology Network meteorological stations9 (Bethlehem, Durham, First Connecticut Lake, Hanover, Keene) and dozens of Global Historical Climatol ...
The Solar Radiation Budget, and High
... Conclusions, Part III We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. Though this comparison may put the models in an unduly ...
... Conclusions, Part III We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. Though this comparison may put the models in an unduly ...
report
... the natural changes that occur and of protecting species and environments from wanton extinction and destruction. Life on Earth would be completely different if our planet's biodiversity were to be considerably affected which sums up why it is so valuable and important to maintain. As the climate ch ...
... the natural changes that occur and of protecting species and environments from wanton extinction and destruction. Life on Earth would be completely different if our planet's biodiversity were to be considerably affected which sums up why it is so valuable and important to maintain. As the climate ch ...
Outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
... The Challenge of Engaging with the Private Sector The Challenge of Climate Change ...
... The Challenge of Engaging with the Private Sector The Challenge of Climate Change ...
Climate and Terrestrial Ecosystem Change in the
... 7.1.4 Ocean-atmosphere interactions...................................................................................33 7.1.5 Changes in storm track and circulation patterns..........................................................34 7.1.6 Ecological impacts......................................... ...
... 7.1.4 Ocean-atmosphere interactions...................................................................................33 7.1.5 Changes in storm track and circulation patterns..........................................................34 7.1.6 Ecological impacts......................................... ...
Renewable Energy and Transport – Decarbonising
... estimates reveal that alternative fuels could contribute almost double that share (i.e. about 27% of transport energy consumption) by 202016. Over 85% of all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) currently sold in Brazil use flex-fuel technology (i.e. running on a combination of gasoline and ethanol), and by 2 ...
... estimates reveal that alternative fuels could contribute almost double that share (i.e. about 27% of transport energy consumption) by 202016. Over 85% of all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) currently sold in Brazil use flex-fuel technology (i.e. running on a combination of gasoline and ethanol), and by 2 ...
Cycles and trends in solar irradiance and climate
... of warming characterizes the first decade of the C21st , even though greenhouse gas concentrations have continued to increase. Confounding expectations of a monotonically warming globe, the average warming rate from 2000 to 2008 subsided by almost an order of magnitude, and temperatures in 2008 were ...
... of warming characterizes the first decade of the C21st , even though greenhouse gas concentrations have continued to increase. Confounding expectations of a monotonically warming globe, the average warming rate from 2000 to 2008 subsided by almost an order of magnitude, and temperatures in 2008 were ...
Climate change: impacts and adaptation for agriculture in Western
... medium term (2040–60) and long term (2070–2100), compared to conditions in the recent past. In planning for the future climate, it is important to understand the strengths and limitations of this modelling. The trajectory of future greenhouse gas emissions remains speculative, but for a given emissi ...
... medium term (2040–60) and long term (2070–2100), compared to conditions in the recent past. In planning for the future climate, it is important to understand the strengths and limitations of this modelling. The trajectory of future greenhouse gas emissions remains speculative, but for a given emissi ...
Child Rights and Climate Change Adaptation: Voices from Kenya and Cambodia
... Evidence gathered from the children participating in this research demonstrated their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainabl ...
... Evidence gathered from the children participating in this research demonstrated their aptitude for absorbing new information; proposing adaptation strategies; acting on future visions and the needs of future generations; and taking action for the benefit of their communities; prioritising sustainabl ...
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England: Appendices (698 kB) (opens in new window)
... Summary of key near-term risks and opportunities taken from CCRA Tables ES1, 4.7, 5.2, 6.1, 7.2). In bold are the high risks in the 2020s (where risk is estimated to be high in at least one scenario). Summary of key additional long-term risks and opportunities taken from CCRA Tables ES1, 4.7, 5.2, 6 ...
... Summary of key near-term risks and opportunities taken from CCRA Tables ES1, 4.7, 5.2, 6.1, 7.2). In bold are the high risks in the 2020s (where risk is estimated to be high in at least one scenario). Summary of key additional long-term risks and opportunities taken from CCRA Tables ES1, 4.7, 5.2, 6 ...
Is Climate Change a Moral Issue? Effects of Egoism and Altruism on
... 1970, 1977), and the last two from theories of cognitive stress (Lazarus, 1966, 1991; Bandura, 1997). Accordingly, they represent environment-related behavioural intention (behavioural control and willingness to sacrifice), action behaviour (“pure” pro-environmental behaviour) and resource appraisal ...
... 1970, 1977), and the last two from theories of cognitive stress (Lazarus, 1966, 1991; Bandura, 1997). Accordingly, they represent environment-related behavioural intention (behavioural control and willingness to sacrifice), action behaviour (“pure” pro-environmental behaviour) and resource appraisal ...
Congo Alternative for Slash and Burn Project (CASB)
... The congo Heartland AWF has been working in the Maringa Lopori Wamba (MLW) landscape in the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years. The AWF landscape program aims to reduce forest destruction, improve natural resource management, conservation and planning, and ...
... The congo Heartland AWF has been working in the Maringa Lopori Wamba (MLW) landscape in the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years. The AWF landscape program aims to reduce forest destruction, improve natural resource management, conservation and planning, and ...
besugo NAO-authors - Instituto Español de Oceanografía
... Fisheries are an important source of food and income for many local communities, and their value as a source of animal protein was recently emphasized in a Food and Agriculture Organization report (FAO, 2010). Sev� eral studies (e.g. Thurstan et al., 2010) have suggested that over the last decade, 8 ...
... Fisheries are an important source of food and income for many local communities, and their value as a source of animal protein was recently emphasized in a Food and Agriculture Organization report (FAO, 2010). Sev� eral studies (e.g. Thurstan et al., 2010) have suggested that over the last decade, 8 ...
Larissa Zgraggen ATS 320 Paleoclimatology: An Introduction into
... into a highly sought after practice to gain data about past climates. Many of the first ice cores were as long as 1400 meters. It was found that low concentrations of 18O correlated with low tem ...
... into a highly sought after practice to gain data about past climates. Many of the first ice cores were as long as 1400 meters. It was found that low concentrations of 18O correlated with low tem ...
Somero, 2010 - Zoology, UBC
... and subtidal snails of the genus Tegula [now Chlorostoma (Tomanek and Somero, 1999; Stenseng et al., 2005)]. Congeners found highest in the intertidal zone are most heat tolerant, yet, because of the similarity of LT50 and MHT, they face greater threats from warming than less heat-tolerant subtidal ...
... and subtidal snails of the genus Tegula [now Chlorostoma (Tomanek and Somero, 1999; Stenseng et al., 2005)]. Congeners found highest in the intertidal zone are most heat tolerant, yet, because of the similarity of LT50 and MHT, they face greater threats from warming than less heat-tolerant subtidal ...
Current impacts and vulnerability
... and 300 mm, respectively. The discrepancy between northern and southern regions in their sensitivity to precipitation might be explained by regional differences in the range rather than in the mean annual rainfall total. In the northern region, rainfall ranges from 330-640 mm, with the lower end of ...
... and 300 mm, respectively. The discrepancy between northern and southern regions in their sensitivity to precipitation might be explained by regional differences in the range rather than in the mean annual rainfall total. In the northern region, rainfall ranges from 330-640 mm, with the lower end of ...