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... from March of each year. Second, I examine the social bases of climate change knowledge, focusing specifically on political identification (both ideology and party affiliation). Third, I then examine the social bases of climate change concern, again analyzing the effect of political identification. ...
... from March of each year. Second, I examine the social bases of climate change knowledge, focusing specifically on political identification (both ideology and party affiliation). Third, I then examine the social bases of climate change concern, again analyzing the effect of political identification. ...
Singapore`s National Climate Change Strategy
... and gas is unlikely. We lack the natural endowments to tap hydropower or geothermal energy. For wind, based on current technology, there is limited scope due to our low wind speeds as well. The forms of renewable energy that will be more applicable to Singapore besides waste-to-energy would thus com ...
... and gas is unlikely. We lack the natural endowments to tap hydropower or geothermal energy. For wind, based on current technology, there is limited scope due to our low wind speeds as well. The forms of renewable energy that will be more applicable to Singapore besides waste-to-energy would thus com ...
Coastal Evolution, Behaviour and Climate Change
... Incidents of rainfall over geological periods have also resulted in activity or inactivity in terms of geomorphological processes. The extent of coastal erosion and the amount of winter rainfall are two factors which can influence coastal landsliding activity and research has identified that the per ...
... Incidents of rainfall over geological periods have also resulted in activity or inactivity in terms of geomorphological processes. The extent of coastal erosion and the amount of winter rainfall are two factors which can influence coastal landsliding activity and research has identified that the per ...
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... assumes that population, income, and agricultural productivity growth are the major drivers of long-term trends in agricultural output, land use, and prices. Other drivers are assumed to remain constant or enter the model by influencing one or more of these three principal factors. The two scenarios ...
... assumes that population, income, and agricultural productivity growth are the major drivers of long-term trends in agricultural output, land use, and prices. Other drivers are assumed to remain constant or enter the model by influencing one or more of these three principal factors. The two scenarios ...
Environment Strategy 2013 - 2016
... by making them well insulated and air tight with appropriate ventilation systems. This will help to ensure that whatever heating system is in the property, it is more affordable to use. To do this we will concentrate our efforts on those properties which are ‘hard to treat’ (i.e. those with solid wa ...
... by making them well insulated and air tight with appropriate ventilation systems. This will help to ensure that whatever heating system is in the property, it is more affordable to use. To do this we will concentrate our efforts on those properties which are ‘hard to treat’ (i.e. those with solid wa ...
Planning Climate Resilient Cities: Early Lessons from Early Adapters
... Ideas in the context of adaptation planning refer to the ways in which knowledge alters local behavior (Dobbin, Simmons, & Garttre 2007). While incentives rely on the promise of benefits, ideas promote change by transmitting information and norms, both within and across countries (Strang & Meyer, 19 ...
... Ideas in the context of adaptation planning refer to the ways in which knowledge alters local behavior (Dobbin, Simmons, & Garttre 2007). While incentives rely on the promise of benefits, ideas promote change by transmitting information and norms, both within and across countries (Strang & Meyer, 19 ...
Gaia and natural selection
... sense as they cannot be refined by natural selection19. The challenge is then to explain how Gaian properties could arise from natural selection at lower levels. The Daisyworld model20,21 (Box 1) provided a hypothetical example of planetary regulation emerging from competition and natural selection ...
... sense as they cannot be refined by natural selection19. The challenge is then to explain how Gaian properties could arise from natural selection at lower levels. The Daisyworld model20,21 (Box 1) provided a hypothetical example of planetary regulation emerging from competition and natural selection ...
Impacts of Changes in US-Mexico Corn Trade Under NAFTA
... transparency, position limits, margins, and more Active development of publicly held food reserves, not just for emergency humanitarian uses, but as buffer stocks. ...
... transparency, position limits, margins, and more Active development of publicly held food reserves, not just for emergency humanitarian uses, but as buffer stocks. ...
Climate change and the demise of Minoan civilization
... should be consistent where they overlap. The top panel shows that the two proxies are in good agreement and the bottom panel that the El Nino events in the ENSO proxy starting at about 1450 BC are much stronger than those in the recent three hundred years (by a factor between two and three). This wi ...
... should be consistent where they overlap. The top panel shows that the two proxies are in good agreement and the bottom panel that the El Nino events in the ENSO proxy starting at about 1450 BC are much stronger than those in the recent three hundred years (by a factor between two and three). This wi ...
ExamView - Climate practice test
... If Earth was tilted at 90° the North Pole would feel like the equator on June 21. By December 21st, it would have seen a long period of time with very little heat or light, making habitation very difficult. The spring and fall seasons would be very cold, as the Sun would be always on the horizon at ...
... If Earth was tilted at 90° the North Pole would feel like the equator on June 21. By December 21st, it would have seen a long period of time with very little heat or light, making habitation very difficult. The spring and fall seasons would be very cold, as the Sun would be always on the horizon at ...
Migration, displacement, and the environment
... their home. The Wilson Centre argues that the label of ‘climate refugee’ is inherently misleading in the absence of a current legal framework defining the term.18 Ultimately the existing international legal definition of the term refugee does not account for the role of intensive climate risks or in ...
... their home. The Wilson Centre argues that the label of ‘climate refugee’ is inherently misleading in the absence of a current legal framework defining the term.18 Ultimately the existing international legal definition of the term refugee does not account for the role of intensive climate risks or in ...
Climate Change Adaptation Discussion Paper MS Word
... Focus area two: the built environment 2.1 Developing a city for the future The City of Melbourne has seen a large increase in residential population over recent years. Since 2001 the municipality’s residential population has more than doubled to over 128,000 (2015) people. This is expected to grow t ...
... Focus area two: the built environment 2.1 Developing a city for the future The City of Melbourne has seen a large increase in residential population over recent years. Since 2001 the municipality’s residential population has more than doubled to over 128,000 (2015) people. This is expected to grow t ...
Women, as actors in addressing climate change
... a) Women more affected by the frequency and intensity of disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 b) Scarcity of natural resources increases the working time of women, makes their living conditions precarious and aggravates inequalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... a) Women more affected by the frequency and intensity of disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 b) Scarcity of natural resources increases the working time of women, makes their living conditions precarious and aggravates inequalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Natural Disasters and Migration: Storms in Central America and the
... Despite the fact that Central America has a history of hurricanes, this was the first time the United States granted temporary protected status to immigrants due to a tropical storm. This is a clear example of U.S. policies that account for the effect of a natural disaster on migration levels. Despi ...
... Despite the fact that Central America has a history of hurricanes, this was the first time the United States granted temporary protected status to immigrants due to a tropical storm. This is a clear example of U.S. policies that account for the effect of a natural disaster on migration levels. Despi ...
consequences
... climate change is generally understood as the potential cause of mass migration especially from the areas where low-income and resource –dependent communities live in environments that are already exposed to risk factors. Though Bangladesh is widely quoted with the predictions of alarming numbers li ...
... climate change is generally understood as the potential cause of mass migration especially from the areas where low-income and resource –dependent communities live in environments that are already exposed to risk factors. Though Bangladesh is widely quoted with the predictions of alarming numbers li ...
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... the near future. This argument could be called a sale of emission reductions. Liu (2008) therefore claims that the projects should be evaluated by their type and therefore by their potential sustainability. Another important issue is the amount of reduced emissions from CDM on the international carb ...
... the near future. This argument could be called a sale of emission reductions. Liu (2008) therefore claims that the projects should be evaluated by their type and therefore by their potential sustainability. Another important issue is the amount of reduced emissions from CDM on the international carb ...
national adaptation forum media guide
... consider planning and management in order to ensure the future of natural and built systems. In order to protect these areas from the unavoidable effects of climate change, EcoAdapt provides support, training, and assistance to make planning and management less vulnerable and more climate savvy. ...
... consider planning and management in order to ensure the future of natural and built systems. In order to protect these areas from the unavoidable effects of climate change, EcoAdapt provides support, training, and assistance to make planning and management less vulnerable and more climate savvy. ...
Model estimates of climate controls on pan-Arctic
... fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to characterize the dominant climate drivers of northern high-latitude wetland CH4 emissions and how they will change with ...
... fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to characterize the dominant climate drivers of northern high-latitude wetland CH4 emissions and how they will change with ...
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION A Thesis Presented
... planetary waste absorption capacity) then establishing a sustainable scale may be possible. If the stock of atmospheric emissions exceeds a potential tipping point, estimated at greater than approximately 350 parts per million (ppm), due to an in-flow of emissions that is greater than the out-flow, ...
... planetary waste absorption capacity) then establishing a sustainable scale may be possible. If the stock of atmospheric emissions exceeds a potential tipping point, estimated at greater than approximately 350 parts per million (ppm), due to an in-flow of emissions that is greater than the out-flow, ...
Incorporating estuaries as a source or sink of
... Coasts occur at the interface between marine and terrestrial environments, and consequently are exposed to a range of climate drivers that operate in marine and terrestrial environments (Nicholls et al. 2007). These influence the way in which coastal morphology changes as well as the physiological r ...
... Coasts occur at the interface between marine and terrestrial environments, and consequently are exposed to a range of climate drivers that operate in marine and terrestrial environments (Nicholls et al. 2007). These influence the way in which coastal morphology changes as well as the physiological r ...
Predicted effects of climate change on indicator species of structural
... management under climate change With a predicted global temperature increase of 2.0–4.5°C until the end of the century (IPPC 2007), climate change is expected to affect habitat quality and species distribution all over the world (Parmesan & Yohe 2003; Leadley et al. 2010). The proportion of wild spe ...
... management under climate change With a predicted global temperature increase of 2.0–4.5°C until the end of the century (IPPC 2007), climate change is expected to affect habitat quality and species distribution all over the world (Parmesan & Yohe 2003; Leadley et al. 2010). The proportion of wild spe ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Policy Processes in
... domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate change is a problem caused by developed countries, it is now a global problem that demands a response from each country, and particularly from sub-Saharan countries that h ...
... domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate change is a problem caused by developed countries, it is now a global problem that demands a response from each country, and particularly from sub-Saharan countries that h ...
Carbon and climate system coupling on timescales from the
... (N2O, chlorofluorocarbons) arises because they can absorb radiation in those windows. As atmospheric CO2 levels grow, CO2 absorption begins to saturate specific bands, increasing the mean elevation at which infrared radiation can escape to space. Because the atmospheric vertical temperature gradient ...
... (N2O, chlorofluorocarbons) arises because they can absorb radiation in those windows. As atmospheric CO2 levels grow, CO2 absorption begins to saturate specific bands, increasing the mean elevation at which infrared radiation can escape to space. Because the atmospheric vertical temperature gradient ...
2014 DOE Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...
... Changes in the global climate system are unmistakable, as is now evident from observations of increased global average air and ocean temperatures, decreased historical snow pack, rising global average sea level, and more frequent severe weather events. 1 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognize ...