Climate change hastens the turnover of stream fish assemblages
... live in. Most of the previous studies exploring climate change impacts on freshwater fish have been conducted in North America (Minns & Moore, 1995; Eaton & Sheller, 1996; Magnuson et al., 1997; Jackson & Mandrak, 2002; Mohseni et al., 2003; Chu et al., 2005; Sharma et al., 2007) and frequently conc ...
... live in. Most of the previous studies exploring climate change impacts on freshwater fish have been conducted in North America (Minns & Moore, 1995; Eaton & Sheller, 1996; Magnuson et al., 1997; Jackson & Mandrak, 2002; Mohseni et al., 2003; Chu et al., 2005; Sharma et al., 2007) and frequently conc ...
carbon pricing - The Climate Group
... development, allowing the government to observe how carbon pricing would affect different parts of the country. However it is still too early to tell exactly how this will play out at the national level, as China continues to experiment with a number of different policy options for dealing with its ...
... development, allowing the government to observe how carbon pricing would affect different parts of the country. However it is still too early to tell exactly how this will play out at the national level, as China continues to experiment with a number of different policy options for dealing with its ...
Climate change effects on migration phenology may mismatch
... among taxa and across trophic levels. This can lead to a mismatch between the life cycles of ecologically interrelated populations (e.g. predators and prey), with negative consequences for population dynamics of some of the interacting species. Here we provide, to our knowledge, the first evidence t ...
... among taxa and across trophic levels. This can lead to a mismatch between the life cycles of ecologically interrelated populations (e.g. predators and prey), with negative consequences for population dynamics of some of the interacting species. Here we provide, to our knowledge, the first evidence t ...
Draft Cars Model Story Line - Tufts Office of Sustainability
... can boost removals CO2 in the Atmosphere ...
... can boost removals CO2 in the Atmosphere ...
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... Recently most respected peer-reviewed medical journals in Australia, US, and Britain have called for urgent action to reduce climate change. The chief scientist of the UK has described CC as “the most sever problem that we are facing today—more serious even than the threat of terrorism.” What does t ...
... Recently most respected peer-reviewed medical journals in Australia, US, and Britain have called for urgent action to reduce climate change. The chief scientist of the UK has described CC as “the most sever problem that we are facing today—more serious even than the threat of terrorism.” What does t ...
ocean-climate.org - Plateforme Océan et Climat
... is known because these data are currently not available. For the moment, only long geological periods, and vast areas, have been assessed. Moreover, given the spatial diversity, the smallscale mechanisms at work cannot yet be clearly deciphered. This is particularly the case for thermal variations, ...
... is known because these data are currently not available. For the moment, only long geological periods, and vast areas, have been assessed. Moreover, given the spatial diversity, the smallscale mechanisms at work cannot yet be clearly deciphered. This is particularly the case for thermal variations, ...
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... adjusted for healthy years of life [3,13]. Most health experts, governments and leading organizations appear to accept that human progress will continue, despite ongoing decline in global environmental conditions [14]. For example the most recent revision of the median projection of global human pop ...
... adjusted for healthy years of life [3,13]. Most health experts, governments and leading organizations appear to accept that human progress will continue, despite ongoing decline in global environmental conditions [14]. For example the most recent revision of the median projection of global human pop ...
The ecosystem-service chain and the biological diversity crisis
... destroying the objects of their study. Of course, major changes to natural systems have always occurred because of natural cycles and disturbances. However, the rate of perturbation is now outside of the envelope of past experience. This new turmoil, or crisis, has focused attention on accelerating ...
... destroying the objects of their study. Of course, major changes to natural systems have always occurred because of natural cycles and disturbances. However, the rate of perturbation is now outside of the envelope of past experience. This new turmoil, or crisis, has focused attention on accelerating ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on River Flow and Riparian
... Amu Darya River Delta (ADRD) is useful for examining the changes of river flow locally. This delta is vital to the Large Aral Sea’s water budget, the livelihood in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as well as the surrounding riparian ecosystem status (Asarin et al., 2009). Moreover, the locally unique ri ...
... Amu Darya River Delta (ADRD) is useful for examining the changes of river flow locally. This delta is vital to the Large Aral Sea’s water budget, the livelihood in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as well as the surrounding riparian ecosystem status (Asarin et al., 2009). Moreover, the locally unique ri ...
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/dpr/blr1.pdf
... Since about 65% of CO2 emissions (global warming potential) is contributed by power production sites and high power consumption industries, as suggested by the First National Communication and the most recent GHG inventories, the paramount objective is to reduce rates at which fossil fuels are consu ...
... Since about 65% of CO2 emissions (global warming potential) is contributed by power production sites and high power consumption industries, as suggested by the First National Communication and the most recent GHG inventories, the paramount objective is to reduce rates at which fossil fuels are consu ...
The role of discourse in the quest for low
... that the discourse on free and efficient markets (MD) not only provides a perceived truth within its (economic) practice (cf. Foucault, 1993/1971) but that it also constitutes a dominant economic and social discourse. It is, however, challenged by empirical findings on the relation between economic ...
... that the discourse on free and efficient markets (MD) not only provides a perceived truth within its (economic) practice (cf. Foucault, 1993/1971) but that it also constitutes a dominant economic and social discourse. It is, however, challenged by empirical findings on the relation between economic ...
Initial Results Management Framework
... Paragraph (l): Further decided that in designing its results management framework, the Fund will use the experience of other relevant entities, and, where appropriate, align the framework and indicators with existing best practice models; Paragraph (m): Requested the Secretariat to develop, for cons ...
... Paragraph (l): Further decided that in designing its results management framework, the Fund will use the experience of other relevant entities, and, where appropriate, align the framework and indicators with existing best practice models; Paragraph (m): Requested the Secretariat to develop, for cons ...
1650_Velders_ODSuncertainties
... – Refrigeration, AC: release from 1 – 10 yr – Foams: release > 10 yr ...
... – Refrigeration, AC: release from 1 – 10 yr – Foams: release > 10 yr ...
The Rockefeller Way - Energy and Environmental Legal Institute
... previously chaired the climate change proponent New America Foundation, which received significant funding from the family. These revelations suggest that the Rockefellers used their influence over both the Columbia Journalism School and Steve Coll to put Coll in place as Dean, providing him the pla ...
... previously chaired the climate change proponent New America Foundation, which received significant funding from the family. These revelations suggest that the Rockefellers used their influence over both the Columbia Journalism School and Steve Coll to put Coll in place as Dean, providing him the pla ...
From Davos to Copenhagen and Beyond
... security risk that would steadily intensify, particularly under greater warming scenarios. The Stern Review similarly concluded that the costs of taking action to reduce GHG emissions now would be much smaller than the costs of economic and social disruption re ...
... security risk that would steadily intensify, particularly under greater warming scenarios. The Stern Review similarly concluded that the costs of taking action to reduce GHG emissions now would be much smaller than the costs of economic and social disruption re ...
Araujo et al. 2006 - Keck Science Department
... from HadCM3 (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research’s General Circulation Model) and CSIRO’s (Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) GCMs (Global Circulation Models) were then averaged for the period of 2020–2050 (referred to as the 2050 scenario). Five ...
... from HadCM3 (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research’s General Circulation Model) and CSIRO’s (Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) GCMs (Global Circulation Models) were then averaged for the period of 2020–2050 (referred to as the 2050 scenario). Five ...
climate change in the american mind
... that are taking action to reduce global warming by buying their products, while 24 percent said they had punished companies opposing steps to reduce global warming by boycotting their products. Importantly, 48 percent – nearly half of the country – said they are willing to reward or punish companies ...
... that are taking action to reduce global warming by buying their products, while 24 percent said they had punished companies opposing steps to reduce global warming by boycotting their products. Importantly, 48 percent – nearly half of the country – said they are willing to reward or punish companies ...
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... (Weisser et al., 2008). In some cases, nuclear power plays a negligible role in carbon mitigation scenarios. For example, in a recent modeling comparison exercise (Clarke et al. (2007), the MIT Integrated Global System Model stabilization scenarios report a use of nuclear energy not much different f ...
... (Weisser et al., 2008). In some cases, nuclear power plays a negligible role in carbon mitigation scenarios. For example, in a recent modeling comparison exercise (Clarke et al. (2007), the MIT Integrated Global System Model stabilization scenarios report a use of nuclear energy not much different f ...
Facilitator Guide - Climate Finance and Markets
... Generally, climate funding fits into two categories of activities – adaptation and mitigation activities. Some activities – like sustainable agriculture or preventing deforestation might fit into both categories. Adaptation means dealing with the impacts of climate change like drought, flooding, sea ...
... Generally, climate funding fits into two categories of activities – adaptation and mitigation activities. Some activities – like sustainable agriculture or preventing deforestation might fit into both categories. Adaptation means dealing with the impacts of climate change like drought, flooding, sea ...
Climate finance for cities: how can climate funds best support low
... Cities have gained increasing recognition as critical battlegrounds in the fight against climate change. The heightened efficiency that cities afford through densification is a major reason for their formation, and means that on the whole urban areas have lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per cap ...
... Cities have gained increasing recognition as critical battlegrounds in the fight against climate change. The heightened efficiency that cities afford through densification is a major reason for their formation, and means that on the whole urban areas have lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per cap ...
Changing role of local institutions to enable individual and collective
... would appear to have the potential to contribute to climate change adaptation by providing ecological goods and services, socio-economic benefits and a ‘safety net’ for poor people (Pokharel and Byrne 2009). The role, capacity and functions of CFUGs in Nepal that would enable vulnerable communities ...
... would appear to have the potential to contribute to climate change adaptation by providing ecological goods and services, socio-economic benefits and a ‘safety net’ for poor people (Pokharel and Byrne 2009). The role, capacity and functions of CFUGs in Nepal that would enable vulnerable communities ...
co2 capture and geological storage quantification protocol
... which the geologic reservoir must retain a minimum of 90% of the CO2 injected into it. While the selection of this time frame is somewhat arbitrary, it is well beyond the time periods currently being considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their assessments of human-ind ...
... which the geologic reservoir must retain a minimum of 90% of the CO2 injected into it. While the selection of this time frame is somewhat arbitrary, it is well beyond the time periods currently being considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their assessments of human-ind ...
Out of control: How we failed to adapt and suffered the consequences
... provided an opportunity for extreme nationalist and fundamentalist elements to emerge. As conflicts throughout the Middle East metastasized, the global economy, which had been slowly improving following the Great Recession, began to drag again and the US's debt began to re-inflate as defense spending ...
... provided an opportunity for extreme nationalist and fundamentalist elements to emerge. As conflicts throughout the Middle East metastasized, the global economy, which had been slowly improving following the Great Recession, began to drag again and the US's debt began to re-inflate as defense spending ...
Central Bedfordshire Climate Change Adaptation Evidence Base
... would mean around a 50% chance of a rise in global average temperature of more than 4≤C by 2100iii. An increase in global temperatures of this magnitude would increase the likelihood of some extreme weather eventsiv: Extremely hot days and heat waves will increases in frequency, magnitude and leng ...
... would mean around a 50% chance of a rise in global average temperature of more than 4≤C by 2100iii. An increase in global temperatures of this magnitude would increase the likelihood of some extreme weather eventsiv: Extremely hot days and heat waves will increases in frequency, magnitude and leng ...