A NEPA Climate Paradox: Taking Greenhouse Gases into Account
... 6. NEPA establishes the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Executive Office of the President to oversee the Act’s implementation, to advise the President on the state of the environment, and to make recommendations for achieving NEPA’s goals. Id. §§ 4342, 4344. In this capacity, CEQ has p ...
... 6. NEPA establishes the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Executive Office of the President to oversee the Act’s implementation, to advise the President on the state of the environment, and to make recommendations for achieving NEPA’s goals. Id. §§ 4342, 4344. In this capacity, CEQ has p ...
Protection of the atmosphere
... programme on the understanding that: “(a) Work on the topic will proceed in a manner so as not to interfere with relevant political negotiations, including on climate change, ozone depletion, and long-range transboundary air pollution. The topic will not deal with, but is also without prejudice to, ...
... programme on the understanding that: “(a) Work on the topic will proceed in a manner so as not to interfere with relevant political negotiations, including on climate change, ozone depletion, and long-range transboundary air pollution. The topic will not deal with, but is also without prejudice to, ...
Thomas Sheffer Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of
... Global climate change is increasingly regarded not as a questionable future phenomenon but an observable one of the present. Many parts of the world are now experiencing discernible shifts in temperature, precipitation patterns and sea level – trends that even the most ambitious efforts to reduce GH ...
... Global climate change is increasingly regarded not as a questionable future phenomenon but an observable one of the present. Many parts of the world are now experiencing discernible shifts in temperature, precipitation patterns and sea level – trends that even the most ambitious efforts to reduce GH ...
WHO 2009 Vision 2030 summary policy implications
... he study brought together evidence from projections on climate change, trends in technology application, and developing knowledge about the adaptability and resilience of drinkingwater and sanitation. While the reports emanating from this study focus on issues related to the provision of water and s ...
... he study brought together evidence from projections on climate change, trends in technology application, and developing knowledge about the adaptability and resilience of drinkingwater and sanitation. While the reports emanating from this study focus on issues related to the provision of water and s ...
Observed and Projected Ecological Response to Climate Change in
... Executive Summary Climate change is having significant effects on organisms and ecosystems worldwide, but changes in the western United States have been particularly rapid over the last 30 years. Resource managers in the West are being asked to manage for ecological responses to climate, but they ...
... Executive Summary Climate change is having significant effects on organisms and ecosystems worldwide, but changes in the western United States have been particularly rapid over the last 30 years. Resource managers in the West are being asked to manage for ecological responses to climate, but they ...
Course Syllabus_Jan2 - Montana State University
... the restoration of native large herbivores. However, it is unknown which large herbivores lived there historically and therefore should be included in the restoration effort. Because ...
... the restoration of native large herbivores. However, it is unknown which large herbivores lived there historically and therefore should be included in the restoration effort. Because ...
Species shifts in response to climate change: Individual or shared
... and ii) determine to what degree observed responses were consistent with either the individual or shared response hypothesis. If species have shared responses to environmental change, we would expect current communities to be analogous to those observed in 1965 with correspondingly few communities d ...
... and ii) determine to what degree observed responses were consistent with either the individual or shared response hypothesis. If species have shared responses to environmental change, we would expect current communities to be analogous to those observed in 1965 with correspondingly few communities d ...
State-level economic impacts of a National Climate Change policy
... Ongoing climate-change research indicates that human activities are contributing to a warming of the earth through activities that result in emissions of large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that trap heat in the atmosphere. Among these activities are production and consumption of fossil fuel ...
... Ongoing climate-change research indicates that human activities are contributing to a warming of the earth through activities that result in emissions of large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that trap heat in the atmosphere. Among these activities are production and consumption of fossil fuel ...
Climate-driven expansion of blanket bogs in Britain during the
... of blanket bog. We compiled data on the timing of blanketbog initiation, based on 228 age determinations at sites where peat directly overlies mineral soil. The model predicts that large areas of northern Britain would have had blanket bog by 6000 yr BP, and the area suitable for peat growth extende ...
... of blanket bog. We compiled data on the timing of blanketbog initiation, based on 228 age determinations at sites where peat directly overlies mineral soil. The model predicts that large areas of northern Britain would have had blanket bog by 6000 yr BP, and the area suitable for peat growth extende ...
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... way as suggested by Wright (2010). Another complicating factor in such considerations is that fact that yields are volatile and that often decisions need to be made under uncertainty, the implications of which will only become apparent upon revelation of the yield scenario that eventually materializ ...
... way as suggested by Wright (2010). Another complicating factor in such considerations is that fact that yields are volatile and that often decisions need to be made under uncertainty, the implications of which will only become apparent upon revelation of the yield scenario that eventually materializ ...
WaterfoWl and WetlandS amid Climate Change
... values and circles show yearly values. The shaded areas are the uncertainty intervals estimated from a comprehensive analysis of known uncertainties (a and b) and from the time series (c). (Source: IPCC Climate Change 2007). ...
... values and circles show yearly values. The shaded areas are the uncertainty intervals estimated from a comprehensive analysis of known uncertainties (a and b) and from the time series (c). (Source: IPCC Climate Change 2007). ...
Towards Policy Integration of Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptation, and
... building, promotion of investment and innovation in risk reduction and dissemination of disaster risk information. The second priority action is strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk through “mainstreaming and integrating DRR within and across sectors” at different levels, e ...
... building, promotion of investment and innovation in risk reduction and dissemination of disaster risk information. The second priority action is strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk through “mainstreaming and integrating DRR within and across sectors” at different levels, e ...
Climate change challenge badge
... We work with young people because we want to support them in leading fulfilling lives, help them prepare for their future, and for them to believe that they can make a difference in the world. The best way to make this difference is by encouraging young people to embrace long-term behaviour change. ...
... We work with young people because we want to support them in leading fulfilling lives, help them prepare for their future, and for them to believe that they can make a difference in the world. The best way to make this difference is by encouraging young people to embrace long-term behaviour change. ...
The Cost of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
... components further illustrates these vulnerabilities, with recent studies into health, agriculture and water all demonstrating that Africa is often more vulnerable to climate change along these dimensions than any other region. This vulnerability, coupled with the continent’s negligible contribution ...
... components further illustrates these vulnerabilities, with recent studies into health, agriculture and water all demonstrating that Africa is often more vulnerable to climate change along these dimensions than any other region. This vulnerability, coupled with the continent’s negligible contribution ...
Climate Change and Australia`s Tree Clearing Crisis
... South Wales and Queensland, states and territories do not report on their clearing rates and associated emissions — and in New South Wales and Queensland, these reports are sometimes released several years too late to provide up-to-date information on trends. Given the issues associated with the Aus ...
... South Wales and Queensland, states and territories do not report on their clearing rates and associated emissions — and in New South Wales and Queensland, these reports are sometimes released several years too late to provide up-to-date information on trends. Given the issues associated with the Aus ...
Agroecology and the design of climate change-resilient
... between 40 million and 170 million. Moreover, the effects of progressive increases in global mean temperatures will successively lead to a pronounced increase in food prices (as much as 30 %), which in turn will lead to more frequent social upheavals as witnessed during the 2008’s food riots (Hillel ...
... between 40 million and 170 million. Moreover, the effects of progressive increases in global mean temperatures will successively lead to a pronounced increase in food prices (as much as 30 %), which in turn will lead to more frequent social upheavals as witnessed during the 2008’s food riots (Hillel ...
RAPPOR T Effects of climate change in the Kolubara and Toplica
... and Toplica (2231 km2) catchments in Serbia has been performed. HBV models calibrated based on observed hydrometeorological data from the catchments form the basis of the study. Three time periods are considered, namely 1961-1990 (control period), 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). ...
... and Toplica (2231 km2) catchments in Serbia has been performed. HBV models calibrated based on observed hydrometeorological data from the catchments form the basis of the study. Three time periods are considered, namely 1961-1990 (control period), 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). ...
Climate Change, Water Supplies and Health Report
... projections represent the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about likely effects of climate change in New Zealand, and are based on the 4th Assessment Report of the ...
... projections represent the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about likely effects of climate change in New Zealand, and are based on the 4th Assessment Report of the ...
The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution
... D. M. Lawrence et al.: The LUMIP contribution to CMIP6 ide concentration (Ciais et al., 2014), but the LULCC flux remains one of the most uncertain terms in the global carbon budget (Houghton et al., 2012). As on the biogeophysical side, models show a wide range of estimates for historic and future ...
... D. M. Lawrence et al.: The LUMIP contribution to CMIP6 ide concentration (Ciais et al., 2014), but the LULCC flux remains one of the most uncertain terms in the global carbon budget (Houghton et al., 2012). As on the biogeophysical side, models show a wide range of estimates for historic and future ...
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... of the Libyan people. Following popular elections in June 2014, a new 200-member parliament, the House of Representatives, was elected. The terms and future election dates are as yet undecided. ...
... of the Libyan people. Following popular elections in June 2014, a new 200-member parliament, the House of Representatives, was elected. The terms and future election dates are as yet undecided. ...
Climate Relicts: Past, Present, Future
... that the surroundings of ice-filled caves in northeast Iowa in the American Midwest harbor more than 60 vascular plants, numerous land snails, and mites of boreal distribution. Gorchakovskii & Zolotareva (2006) identified relict stands of 66 plant species in three species-rich mountainsteppe ecosystem ...
... that the surroundings of ice-filled caves in northeast Iowa in the American Midwest harbor more than 60 vascular plants, numerous land snails, and mites of boreal distribution. Gorchakovskii & Zolotareva (2006) identified relict stands of 66 plant species in three species-rich mountainsteppe ecosystem ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... the fulfilment of human rights, and push back or lock people into the poverty trap. Climate risks lead to non-economic and economic loss and damage, and this includes fatalities. Poor people are disproportionally affected: according to the insurance company Munich Re, about 850,000 people lost their ...
... the fulfilment of human rights, and push back or lock people into the poverty trap. Climate risks lead to non-economic and economic loss and damage, and this includes fatalities. Poor people are disproportionally affected: according to the insurance company Munich Re, about 850,000 people lost their ...