Gambling with Krill Fisheries in the Antarctic: Large uncertainties
... region as a whole. Despite the complexity and the difficulty in establishing causal relationships, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS 2007) outlines observed impacts, many of which relate to the Antarctic Peninsula and the sub-Antarctic islands. While temperature is a primary driver of Antarctic ecol ...
... region as a whole. Despite the complexity and the difficulty in establishing causal relationships, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS 2007) outlines observed impacts, many of which relate to the Antarctic Peninsula and the sub-Antarctic islands. While temperature is a primary driver of Antarctic ecol ...
Sunnyvale Climate Action Plan
... Figure 18 - California 2085 Wildfire Risks, Low Emissions Scenario............................ 4-2 Figure 19 – South Bay Region at risk of 55 inch sea level rise .................................... 4-4 Figure 20 - Cal-Adapt Temperature Map and Projections ........................................... ...
... Figure 18 - California 2085 Wildfire Risks, Low Emissions Scenario............................ 4-2 Figure 19 – South Bay Region at risk of 55 inch sea level rise .................................... 4-4 Figure 20 - Cal-Adapt Temperature Map and Projections ........................................... ...
The making of a riskier future: How our decisions are
... Since then, natural hazards have frequently affected communities on scales large and small, but civilization as a whole is more likely to survive a catastrophe today than ever before. That is the good news. The disturbing news is that the impacts of natural disasters have been growing rapidly due to ...
... Since then, natural hazards have frequently affected communities on scales large and small, but civilization as a whole is more likely to survive a catastrophe today than ever before. That is the good news. The disturbing news is that the impacts of natural disasters have been growing rapidly due to ...
Arctic Environment Ministers meeting
... and demonstrate leadership to the rest of the world by implementing farsighted measures to reduce, and to avoid future increases in, emissions of black carbon. Such action would also be in line with Arctic countries’ commitments under CLRTAP and its revised Gothenburg Protocol. This would provide su ...
... and demonstrate leadership to the rest of the world by implementing farsighted measures to reduce, and to avoid future increases in, emissions of black carbon. Such action would also be in line with Arctic countries’ commitments under CLRTAP and its revised Gothenburg Protocol. This would provide su ...
Macarthy, J.M. 12 - Newcastle University eTheses: Home
... challenges posed. Moreover, since much of the literature on the response to climate change impacts has focused mainly on national level actions, there is very little knowledge about how such actions should be carried out in particular cities. Although local levels are now increasingly being recognis ...
... challenges posed. Moreover, since much of the literature on the response to climate change impacts has focused mainly on national level actions, there is very little knowledge about how such actions should be carried out in particular cities. Although local levels are now increasingly being recognis ...
climate change adaptation and investment statement
... The climate adaptation of Copenhagen will require broad outside involvement, as the individual projects differ in character and always have to be designed in relation to local circumstances, other current projects and ambitions for the area. This involvement has to take place in the light of the cli ...
... The climate adaptation of Copenhagen will require broad outside involvement, as the individual projects differ in character and always have to be designed in relation to local circumstances, other current projects and ambitions for the area. This involvement has to take place in the light of the cli ...
"Prices vs. Quantities at the Inter-Country Level - ETH E
... approach is also most likely to be adopted in a post-2020 climate agreement. Yet, the choice of instrument is heavily criticized. It is claimed that a price approach dominates a quantity regulation. The most commonly cited reasons in favor of an inter-country emission tax are the countries’ broader ...
... approach is also most likely to be adopted in a post-2020 climate agreement. Yet, the choice of instrument is heavily criticized. It is claimed that a price approach dominates a quantity regulation. The most commonly cited reasons in favor of an inter-country emission tax are the countries’ broader ...
Nota di lavoro 2012.013 - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
... and international level generally consist of a tax, a cap-and-trade system, a subsidy or a regulation to promote low carbon or highly-efficient technologies (Fölster and Nyström 2010, 224). In the light of the scientific evidence concerning global warming, the efforts undertaken are reasonable and ...
... and international level generally consist of a tax, a cap-and-trade system, a subsidy or a regulation to promote low carbon or highly-efficient technologies (Fölster and Nyström 2010, 224). In the light of the scientific evidence concerning global warming, the efforts undertaken are reasonable and ...
Supplement to the 2006 Annual Report
... This Annual Report Supplement is to be made public and tabled in Parliament along with the Annual Report and the Corporate Plan Executive Summary. In addition, all of these documents will be made available on SDTC’s website. ...
... This Annual Report Supplement is to be made public and tabled in Parliament along with the Annual Report and the Corporate Plan Executive Summary. In addition, all of these documents will be made available on SDTC’s website. ...
Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost
... Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union. 0886-6236/09/2008GB003327$12.00 ...
... Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union. 0886-6236/09/2008GB003327$12.00 ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES OF CALIFORNIA CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
... California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 limits California's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020 to their 1990 level. Global climate change is a pressing environmental problem, and the best possible public policies will be required to address it. Therefore, analyses of prospective polici ...
... California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 limits California's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020 to their 1990 level. Global climate change is a pressing environmental problem, and the best possible public policies will be required to address it. Therefore, analyses of prospective polici ...
English - Adaptation Fund
... Component 2: Diversifying income sources and improving the living conditions of populations vulnerable to climate change in the targeted areas (USD 1,729,400) The project will also aim to improve the living standards of local populations by taking various support measures around the most promising s ...
... Component 2: Diversifying income sources and improving the living conditions of populations vulnerable to climate change in the targeted areas (USD 1,729,400) The project will also aim to improve the living standards of local populations by taking various support measures around the most promising s ...
David_Simmons-The_Impact_of_Climate_Chnage_in_Africa
... International panel on climate change report 2013 Observed change in surface temperature 1901-2012 ...
... International panel on climate change report 2013 Observed change in surface temperature 1901-2012 ...
Vulnerability of reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef to
... Examination of the environmental conditions under which corals thrive today provides valuable insight into the sensitivity of corals to key environmental variables and to how they might respond under future climate change. Kleypas et al.105 explored the environmental factors underpinning 6451 reef l ...
... Examination of the environmental conditions under which corals thrive today provides valuable insight into the sensitivity of corals to key environmental variables and to how they might respond under future climate change. Kleypas et al.105 explored the environmental factors underpinning 6451 reef l ...
The Secret History of Fossil Fuels
... ported it, the furnace that forged the aluminum, the farm equipment that fed all the workers who made it, or the electricity that keeps their lights on, their phones charged, and their restaurants and hospitals open—they are using energy that they must be able to rely on and afford. And 87 percent o ...
... ported it, the furnace that forged the aluminum, the farm equipment that fed all the workers who made it, or the electricity that keeps their lights on, their phones charged, and their restaurants and hospitals open—they are using energy that they must be able to rely on and afford. And 87 percent o ...
Projected 21st century changes in tornado exposure
... future tornado disaster probability might be altered in the twenty-first century. The second step in the pragmatic experimental approach is to adjust the baseline tornado risk landscape as a means of exploring future tornado risk in the US. Although to date, no study has directly assessed future cha ...
... future tornado disaster probability might be altered in the twenty-first century. The second step in the pragmatic experimental approach is to adjust the baseline tornado risk landscape as a means of exploring future tornado risk in the US. Although to date, no study has directly assessed future cha ...
Urban vulnerability and the contribution of socio
... major challenges of ongoing global change. The two phenomena are closely interlinked and show evidence of interrelations with other processes such as demographic, economic and land-use change. It is common knowledge that climate change has a direct effect on the living conditions of countless people ...
... major challenges of ongoing global change. The two phenomena are closely interlinked and show evidence of interrelations with other processes such as demographic, economic and land-use change. It is common knowledge that climate change has a direct effect on the living conditions of countless people ...
Final Report - South Tyneside Council
... 11. The interim conclusions of the Review were published in a report in December 2007, and views were sought through an extensive consultation exercise lasting three months. Conferences were held in every region, with well over 1,000 professionals from relevant fields attending to share their views. ...
... 11. The interim conclusions of the Review were published in a report in December 2007, and views were sought through an extensive consultation exercise lasting three months. Conferences were held in every region, with well over 1,000 professionals from relevant fields attending to share their views. ...
stxb201409051755 Spatio-temporal distribution pattern of
... generally presented an upward trend, the increased trend were coincident with the results Li et al. [14]studied in 2010. According to results we analyzed above, the reason why the inter-annual variation presented an increased trend was that expansion of cropland in desert area. The increased trend a ...
... generally presented an upward trend, the increased trend were coincident with the results Li et al. [14]studied in 2010. According to results we analyzed above, the reason why the inter-annual variation presented an increased trend was that expansion of cropland in desert area. The increased trend a ...
Here - Permafrost Carbon Network
... accumulated in perennially frozen soil over thousands of years, and it holds twice as much carbon as currently in the atmosphere. Release of just a fraction of this frozen carbon pool as the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere would dramatically increase the rate of futur ...
... accumulated in perennially frozen soil over thousands of years, and it holds twice as much carbon as currently in the atmosphere. Release of just a fraction of this frozen carbon pool as the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere would dramatically increase the rate of futur ...
Assessing the Vulnerability of Key Habitats in New York
... increase between 6°F - 12°F by the end of the century depending upon a doubling or tripling in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) (Table 1, page 4).13 Moreover, projections indicate that by 2050 average annual temperatures in the Northeast are expected to rise 2.5 to 4.0°F in winter and 1.5 to 3.5°F du ...
... increase between 6°F - 12°F by the end of the century depending upon a doubling or tripling in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) (Table 1, page 4).13 Moreover, projections indicate that by 2050 average annual temperatures in the Northeast are expected to rise 2.5 to 4.0°F in winter and 1.5 to 3.5°F du ...