Unintended effects of technology on climate change adaptation: an
... hydrologic variability under future climate change scenarios.2 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes the vulnerability of these societies because there is ‘high confidence’ that negative impacts of future climate change on freshwater ...
... hydrologic variability under future climate change scenarios.2 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes the vulnerability of these societies because there is ‘high confidence’ that negative impacts of future climate change on freshwater ...
Building bridges: Supporting adaptation in industry VCCAR think
... that respond to changing social, environmental and commercial conditions. Some of the tools needed to achieve this are already in use and a core task is to identify and understand how these tools can be best used to adapt. It is also important to understand more clearly who is responsible for which ...
... that respond to changing social, environmental and commercial conditions. Some of the tools needed to achieve this are already in use and a core task is to identify and understand how these tools can be best used to adapt. It is also important to understand more clearly who is responsible for which ...
2015 Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific I
... the Pacific, recognition of the need for such rapid action is welcomed by the Governments of countries and areas in the region. ...
... the Pacific, recognition of the need for such rapid action is welcomed by the Governments of countries and areas in the region. ...
`Women`s Participation: An Enabler of Climate Justice`
... the benefits of supporting women’s participation in the development of gender-responsive climate action. Overall the evidence base on the benefits of women’s participation in the design and implementation of gender-responsive climate policy and climate action is limited. There are two conclusions to ...
... the benefits of supporting women’s participation in the development of gender-responsive climate action. Overall the evidence base on the benefits of women’s participation in the design and implementation of gender-responsive climate policy and climate action is limited. There are two conclusions to ...
Gilbert N. Plass: Climate Science in Perspective
... surface cannot escape freely to space and the temperature at the surface is higher than it would be otherwise. The atmosphere has just the same properties as the glass in the greenhouse. The carbon dioxide theory states that, as the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the atmosphere becomes opaque o ...
... surface cannot escape freely to space and the temperature at the surface is higher than it would be otherwise. The atmosphere has just the same properties as the glass in the greenhouse. The carbon dioxide theory states that, as the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the atmosphere becomes opaque o ...
Comparison of Carbon Offset Standards for Climate Forestation
... Project information: On the CarbonFix website each project is assigned its own webpage. Information relating to the project such as pictures, comments of project visitors or neighbours, news from the project developer, all project documents, validation and Prior to the first session of the Conferenc ...
... Project information: On the CarbonFix website each project is assigned its own webpage. Information relating to the project such as pictures, comments of project visitors or neighbours, news from the project developer, all project documents, validation and Prior to the first session of the Conferenc ...
An Analysis of Methane Mitigation as a Response
... mitigation potentials for different CO2 prices. While mitigation potentials are generally large, there are substantial potentials at low marginal abatement costs. Drawing on different assumptions on the social costs of carbon, we calculate benefit/cost ratios for different sectors and mitigation lev ...
... mitigation potentials for different CO2 prices. While mitigation potentials are generally large, there are substantial potentials at low marginal abatement costs. Drawing on different assumptions on the social costs of carbon, we calculate benefit/cost ratios for different sectors and mitigation lev ...
designed solutions to global threats
... THE BRAIN/DECISIONS: SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS IDEAL PERFORMANCE OF A BRAIN FOR CO-EVOLUTION DECISIONS - EVALUATE BY REASON THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE - BE OPEN TO CHANGING REFERENCE FRAME/LEARN - APPLY KNOWLEDGE BASED UPON EXPLICIT EMOTIONS/VALUES WHAT IS A CONSTRAINT FOR MAKING BEST DECISION - DECISION ...
... THE BRAIN/DECISIONS: SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS IDEAL PERFORMANCE OF A BRAIN FOR CO-EVOLUTION DECISIONS - EVALUATE BY REASON THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE - BE OPEN TO CHANGING REFERENCE FRAME/LEARN - APPLY KNOWLEDGE BASED UPON EXPLICIT EMOTIONS/VALUES WHAT IS A CONSTRAINT FOR MAKING BEST DECISION - DECISION ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 2758
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Mangrove ecosystem under climate change conditions
... considered (Figure 2). In this study, the concept of ecosystem functions and services are the central element. The first step in the analysis involves the identification of the ecological internal and external factors that affect the ecosystem structure and processes. The next step is working on the ...
... considered (Figure 2). In this study, the concept of ecosystem functions and services are the central element. The first step in the analysis involves the identification of the ecological internal and external factors that affect the ecosystem structure and processes. The next step is working on the ...
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... aspects. It might be the major concern to human being because warming will be directly related to food consumption and human health if it especially decreases agricultural production. It is not surprising that global warming has been receiving a lot of people’s attention. According to Oreskes (2004) ...
... aspects. It might be the major concern to human being because warming will be directly related to food consumption and human health if it especially decreases agricultural production. It is not surprising that global warming has been receiving a lot of people’s attention. According to Oreskes (2004) ...
1 - White Rose Research Online
... Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2007) reported that China overtook the US as the world’s largest CO2 emitter in 2006 and given China’s faster growth rates, we also would expect China to overtake the US sometime in 2007 or 2008 (Gregg et al., 2008). Nevertheless, despite the absolute em ...
... Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2007) reported that China overtook the US as the world’s largest CO2 emitter in 2006 and given China’s faster growth rates, we also would expect China to overtake the US sometime in 2007 or 2008 (Gregg et al., 2008). Nevertheless, despite the absolute em ...
Combinations of Natural and Anthropogenic Forcings in Twentieth
... warming greater than about 10.28C in the mid-1940s, and somewhat less warming in the late century. Additionally, there are abrupt temperature reductions of several tenths of a degree in association with volcanic eruptions (notably Agung in 1963, El Chichón in 1982, and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991). The ob ...
... warming greater than about 10.28C in the mid-1940s, and somewhat less warming in the late century. Additionally, there are abrupt temperature reductions of several tenths of a degree in association with volcanic eruptions (notably Agung in 1963, El Chichón in 1982, and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991). The ob ...
Major Tipping Points in the Earth`s Climate System
... apply to a number of candidate tipping elements. However, from the perspective of climate policy and this report we are most concerned with ‘policy-relevant’ tipping elements which might be triggered by human activities in the near future and would lead to significant societal impacts within this ce ...
... apply to a number of candidate tipping elements. However, from the perspective of climate policy and this report we are most concerned with ‘policy-relevant’ tipping elements which might be triggered by human activities in the near future and would lead to significant societal impacts within this ce ...
Precipitation response of monsoon low
... Large rainfall rates are associated with the LPS, and during the monsoon the LPS produces about half of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall [Yoon and Chen, 2005]. Monsoon LPS can also trigger intense precipitation events in the vicinity of the propagation path [Goswami et al., 2006; Sikka, 2006; Ajay ...
... Large rainfall rates are associated with the LPS, and during the monsoon the LPS produces about half of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall [Yoon and Chen, 2005]. Monsoon LPS can also trigger intense precipitation events in the vicinity of the propagation path [Goswami et al., 2006; Sikka, 2006; Ajay ...
Integrating Climate-Change Adaptation into Sectoral Policies in Ireland Report Series No. 10
... behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has the statutory function of co-coordinating and promoting environmental research. The authors would like to thank staff at the National University of Ireland Cork (University Co ...
... behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has the statutory function of co-coordinating and promoting environmental research. The authors would like to thank staff at the National University of Ireland Cork (University Co ...
The Education of Warren Buffett
... the document was a huge change in PacifiCorp’s coal strategy: four coal plants that had been shown in previous versions of the plan were now omitted. It is clear that the cancellation of these first four plants was not the result of any sort of personal awakening on Buffett’s part about the urgency ...
... the document was a huge change in PacifiCorp’s coal strategy: four coal plants that had been shown in previous versions of the plan were now omitted. It is clear that the cancellation of these first four plants was not the result of any sort of personal awakening on Buffett’s part about the urgency ...
Report
... apply to a number of candidate tipping elements. However, from the perspective of climate policy and this report we are most concerned with ‘policy-relevant’ tipping elements which might be triggered by human activities in the near future and would lead to significant societal impacts within this ce ...
... apply to a number of candidate tipping elements. However, from the perspective of climate policy and this report we are most concerned with ‘policy-relevant’ tipping elements which might be triggered by human activities in the near future and would lead to significant societal impacts within this ce ...
publication - International Energy Agency
... heavily on coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel. Countries such as Australia, China, India, Poland and South Africa produce over two-thirds of their electricity and heat through the combustion of coal. Between 2013 and 2014, CO2 emissions from electricity and heat increased by 0.2%, compared ...
... heavily on coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel. Countries such as Australia, China, India, Poland and South Africa produce over two-thirds of their electricity and heat through the combustion of coal. Between 2013 and 2014, CO2 emissions from electricity and heat increased by 0.2%, compared ...
Earth`s Climate
... source of data on past climate comes from ice cores. By drilling deep into the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, scientists are able to extract ancient ice, some of which formed over 800,000 years ago. These ice cores contain air bubbles, soot, and other materials from the atmosphere during those ...
... source of data on past climate comes from ice cores. By drilling deep into the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, scientists are able to extract ancient ice, some of which formed over 800,000 years ago. These ice cores contain air bubbles, soot, and other materials from the atmosphere during those ...
Here - Benjamin Blonder
... FIG. 2. Two ways to use our community climate framework across time. Consider a single community at different times, tinf and tobs. The community’s composition at any time tinf is shown as colored climate envelopes and centroids (null expectations in gray), while the trajectory of the observed clima ...
... FIG. 2. Two ways to use our community climate framework across time. Consider a single community at different times, tinf and tobs. The community’s composition at any time tinf is shown as colored climate envelopes and centroids (null expectations in gray), while the trajectory of the observed clima ...
www.ivt.ethz.ch
... • The level of competition on the market is increasing • At the start of modern carsharing operations (90’s Switzerland and Germany) and until recently, operators ...
... • The level of competition on the market is increasing • At the start of modern carsharing operations (90’s Switzerland and Germany) and until recently, operators ...