Eye on the taiga: removing global policy impediments to
... that the entire region will continue to store more carbon than it emits over the coming centuries (Metsaranta et al. 2010). Both the pace and nature of the trend, i.e., boreal forests converting from a carbon sink to a source, appear to be driven largely by the relatively greater rates of warming th ...
... that the entire region will continue to store more carbon than it emits over the coming centuries (Metsaranta et al. 2010). Both the pace and nature of the trend, i.e., boreal forests converting from a carbon sink to a source, appear to be driven largely by the relatively greater rates of warming th ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... of (i) removing sensitivity to the interests of the present if the present is better off than the future and (ii) relaxing to the set of non-decreasing streams the property that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), th ...
... of (i) removing sensitivity to the interests of the present if the present is better off than the future and (ii) relaxing to the set of non-decreasing streams the property that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), th ...
Eye on the Taiga: Removing Global Policy Impediments to
... that the entire region will continue to store more carbon than it emits over the coming centuries (Metsaranta et al. 2010). Both the pace and nature of the trend, i.e., boreal forests converting from a carbon sink to a source, appear to be driven largely by the relatively greater rates of warming th ...
... that the entire region will continue to store more carbon than it emits over the coming centuries (Metsaranta et al. 2010). Both the pace and nature of the trend, i.e., boreal forests converting from a carbon sink to a source, appear to be driven largely by the relatively greater rates of warming th ...
feeding the planet in a warming world
... surface temperatures alters precipitation patterns, decreasing predictability for the 60 percent of the world’s food production that comes from rain-fed agriculture.30 Though a clear picture of the expected severity and geographic extent of climate-driven changes in precipitation remains imprecise, ...
... surface temperatures alters precipitation patterns, decreasing predictability for the 60 percent of the world’s food production that comes from rain-fed agriculture.30 Though a clear picture of the expected severity and geographic extent of climate-driven changes in precipitation remains imprecise, ...
Economics - American Association of Wine Economists
... and climate on grapes and wine with the goal of describing how climate change is likely to affect their production. We start by discussing the physical impact of weather on vine phenology, berry composition and yields, and then survey the economic literature measuring the effects of temperature on w ...
... and climate on grapes and wine with the goal of describing how climate change is likely to affect their production. We start by discussing the physical impact of weather on vine phenology, berry composition and yields, and then survey the economic literature measuring the effects of temperature on w ...
Contribution of oceanic and vegetation feedbacks to Holocene
... thereby the monsoon flows. However, modelling studies just focusing on the direct response to orbital forcing tend to underestimate the monsoon expansion and associated increase of rainfall, at least over North Africa (Joussaume et al., 1999). More recently, research studies also consider ocean and/ ...
... thereby the monsoon flows. However, modelling studies just focusing on the direct response to orbital forcing tend to underestimate the monsoon expansion and associated increase of rainfall, at least over North Africa (Joussaume et al., 1999). More recently, research studies also consider ocean and/ ...
LANDSCHEIDT - New Little Ice Age Instead of Global Warming?
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), no longer publishes well defined “best estimate projections” of global temperature rise to the year 2100 caused by increases in greenhouse gas accumulations in the atm ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), no longer publishes well defined “best estimate projections” of global temperature rise to the year 2100 caused by increases in greenhouse gas accumulations in the atm ...
Potential changes in suitable habitat for 134 tree species in the
... 3.3 Model reliability assessment. We produced a reliability rating for each species model because not all models represent reality to the same degree. We use the R2 value as a primary indicator but also combine this with three additional indicators – a Fuzzy Kappa (FuzKap) variable based on a cell-b ...
... 3.3 Model reliability assessment. We produced a reliability rating for each species model because not all models represent reality to the same degree. We use the R2 value as a primary indicator but also combine this with three additional indicators – a Fuzzy Kappa (FuzKap) variable based on a cell-b ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... is unpredictable because of climate change. We have to live with disasters influenced by climate change every day. During these disasters, children and youth are the most vulnerable to being harmed. We are experiencing the most tragedy, even though we are contributing just a small amount of the gree ...
... is unpredictable because of climate change. We have to live with disasters influenced by climate change every day. During these disasters, children and youth are the most vulnerable to being harmed. We are experiencing the most tragedy, even though we are contributing just a small amount of the gree ...
Secretary Jewell`s Year of Action
... her first year on the job listening, learning, and forming an agenda. Now, in 2014, it is time for Secretary Jewell to implement that agenda and cement a conservation legacy for herself and for President Obama. Interior Secretaries may not garner as many headlines as some other cabinet members, but ...
... her first year on the job listening, learning, and forming an agenda. Now, in 2014, it is time for Secretary Jewell to implement that agenda and cement a conservation legacy for herself and for President Obama. Interior Secretaries may not garner as many headlines as some other cabinet members, but ...
projected climate change impacts on energy and peak demand in
... proposals for Canadian provinces to assess how climate change might impact energy demand. Manitoba Hydro, as the primary provider of electrical energy and natural gas in the Province of Manitoba, undertook this study with the support of the Manitoba Government. This report constitutes Manitoba’s con ...
... proposals for Canadian provinces to assess how climate change might impact energy demand. Manitoba Hydro, as the primary provider of electrical energy and natural gas in the Province of Manitoba, undertook this study with the support of the Manitoba Government. This report constitutes Manitoba’s con ...
Climate Resilient Development - EDA
... Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008, by the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change for climate change action in the country. The plan consists of eight national level missions including five that pertain to adaptation. To integrate climate action at subnational levels, various states were als ...
... Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008, by the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change for climate change action in the country. The plan consists of eight national level missions including five that pertain to adaptation. To integrate climate action at subnational levels, various states were als ...
Fossil Fuels and Sustainable Development
... commitments to renewable energy “as early as possible” and for decision-makers to “re-focus their concerns from unethical profit from the environment, to that of preserving it and elevating the condition of the world’s poor.” The declaration makes a moral case for taking concerted action on climate ...
... commitments to renewable energy “as early as possible” and for decision-makers to “re-focus their concerns from unethical profit from the environment, to that of preserving it and elevating the condition of the world’s poor.” The declaration makes a moral case for taking concerted action on climate ...
Archive_files/Volume 61, Issue 4 - SUNY-ESF
... Publishers should do more to keep prices under control. For starters, they can stop forcing us to buy shrink wrapped CDROMs that we never really use, and they can do a better job of disclosing book prices to faculty. Professors can’t order cheaper books if they can’t easily compare prices. Faculty c ...
... Publishers should do more to keep prices under control. For starters, they can stop forcing us to buy shrink wrapped CDROMs that we never really use, and they can do a better job of disclosing book prices to faculty. Professors can’t order cheaper books if they can’t easily compare prices. Faculty c ...
Development Aid and Climate Finance: Working Paper 123 (397 kB) (opens in new window)
... greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation transfers) and become climate-resilient (adaptation transfers). We find that in the absence of institutional barriers to adaptation, mitigation or development, climate change will make isolated transfers less efficient: A large part of their intended effect (to i ...
... greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation transfers) and become climate-resilient (adaptation transfers). We find that in the absence of institutional barriers to adaptation, mitigation or development, climate change will make isolated transfers less efficient: A large part of their intended effect (to i ...
Aalborg Universitet Uncertainty in Impact Assessment – EIA in Denmark
... authors in a Norwegian context, where Tennøy, Kværner and Gjerstad (2006) have pointed out problems with the lack of focus on uncertainty in EIA. The question is what this difference in resu ...
... authors in a Norwegian context, where Tennøy, Kværner and Gjerstad (2006) have pointed out problems with the lack of focus on uncertainty in EIA. The question is what this difference in resu ...
Laudato Si
... But scientists say that tropical storms are likely to become more intense, due to climate change. And 44% of the people most vulnerable to climate change are already living on less than 77p a day. Those who have done the least to cause climate change are the most affected by it. Is this just? ...
... But scientists say that tropical storms are likely to become more intense, due to climate change. And 44% of the people most vulnerable to climate change are already living on less than 77p a day. Those who have done the least to cause climate change are the most affected by it. Is this just? ...
Axiological Aspects of Proximization
... know the precise effects, the exact costs or the definite dates of how climate change will affect security. But we already know enough to start taking action. This is my first point: either we start to pay now, or we will pay much more later. ...
... know the precise effects, the exact costs or the definite dates of how climate change will affect security. But we already know enough to start taking action. This is my first point: either we start to pay now, or we will pay much more later. ...
Summary of the First Forum for National Designated Entities (NDEs
... The CTCN held its first Forum for National Designated Entities (NDEs) from Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 28th to the 30th of April 2015. The aim of this Forum was to develop and strengthen the regional network of National Designated Entities (NDEs), and their relationship with other technology ...
... The CTCN held its first Forum for National Designated Entities (NDEs) from Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 28th to the 30th of April 2015. The aim of this Forum was to develop and strengthen the regional network of National Designated Entities (NDEs), and their relationship with other technology ...
Upward ant distribution shift corresponds with minimum, not
... their preference for local soil moisture and temperature (Smallwood, 1982; Warren et al., 2010, 2011a). At broader scales, eastern N.A. Aphaenogaster species have overlapping, but geographically distinct ranges that appear limited by climate. For example, A. rudis and A. picea often co-occur in the ...
... their preference for local soil moisture and temperature (Smallwood, 1982; Warren et al., 2010, 2011a). At broader scales, eastern N.A. Aphaenogaster species have overlapping, but geographically distinct ranges that appear limited by climate. For example, A. rudis and A. picea often co-occur in the ...
About observed and future climate changes in Flanders and Belgium
... an increased mortality rate, especially among the elderly and children. Causes of the heat island effect include reduced vegetation (and therefore less cooling through evaporation), trapping of radiation between buildings, comparatively limited heat exchange between city and atmosphere, high thermal ...
... an increased mortality rate, especially among the elderly and children. Causes of the heat island effect include reduced vegetation (and therefore less cooling through evaporation), trapping of radiation between buildings, comparatively limited heat exchange between city and atmosphere, high thermal ...
DECC Adaptation Strategy for Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
... existing plans for environmental water use, such as the NSW Wetlands Recovery Plan and NSW RiverBank. Undertaking risk assessments of projected climate change impacts, in order to quantify levels of risk and uncertainty, are also important tools to inform planning and management decisions. The dynam ...
... existing plans for environmental water use, such as the NSW Wetlands Recovery Plan and NSW RiverBank. Undertaking risk assessments of projected climate change impacts, in order to quantify levels of risk and uncertainty, are also important tools to inform planning and management decisions. The dynam ...