Note by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
... Shipping is probably the most international of all the world's industries, carrying up to 90 per cent of global trade by weight in a cost and energy efficient way around the world. IMO, as the UN’s specialized agency responsible for the global regulation of all facets pertaining to international shi ...
... Shipping is probably the most international of all the world's industries, carrying up to 90 per cent of global trade by weight in a cost and energy efficient way around the world. IMO, as the UN’s specialized agency responsible for the global regulation of all facets pertaining to international shi ...
from boom to bust? climate risk in the golden state
... to occur, but also lower-probability, higher-cost climate futures. These “tail risks” are most often expressed here as the 1-in-20 chance events. When assessing risk related to climate change, it is particularly important to consider outlier events and not just the most likely scenarios. Indeed, the ...
... to occur, but also lower-probability, higher-cost climate futures. These “tail risks” are most often expressed here as the 1-in-20 chance events. When assessing risk related to climate change, it is particularly important to consider outlier events and not just the most likely scenarios. Indeed, the ...
a post-IPCC AR4 update on sea- level rise
... mechanisms of the response include: surface melt water making its way to the base of the ice sheet, lubricating its motion and allowing the ice to slide more rapidly into the ocean; and the decay of ice shelves and the loss of their ‘buttressing’ effect on the seaward movement of the outlet glaciers ...
... mechanisms of the response include: surface melt water making its way to the base of the ice sheet, lubricating its motion and allowing the ice to slide more rapidly into the ocean; and the decay of ice shelves and the loss of their ‘buttressing’ effect on the seaward movement of the outlet glaciers ...
Climate Change
... Consequently, the annual average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.1 - 3.1% per decade. Temperatures at the top of the permafrost layer have generally increased up to 3˚C since the 1980s. It is projected that higher temperatures will contribute to continuing snow contraction and widespread incre ...
... Consequently, the annual average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.1 - 3.1% per decade. Temperatures at the top of the permafrost layer have generally increased up to 3˚C since the 1980s. It is projected that higher temperatures will contribute to continuing snow contraction and widespread incre ...
ESPACE Project Scoping Report
... points is meant to fast-track planning decisions as a way to avoid the cyclical trap of uncertainty in planning. This is a potential solution to the barrier of uncertainty, as long as its underlying assumptions are made clear. However, the WSRL stakeholder workshop also pointed out that some models ...
... points is meant to fast-track planning decisions as a way to avoid the cyclical trap of uncertainty in planning. This is a potential solution to the barrier of uncertainty, as long as its underlying assumptions are made clear. However, the WSRL stakeholder workshop also pointed out that some models ...
Final Background paper UNFCCC Latin American workshop on a…
... international sources, in particular the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the World Bank, and the International Development Bank. ...
... international sources, in particular the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the World Bank, and the International Development Bank. ...
Africa`s climate opportunity: Adapting and thriving
... Through climate-smart agriculture, Africa’s annual agricultural output could increase from $280 billion to as much as $880 billion by 2030. This offers the prospect for Africa to feed itself and create jobs. Strategies that support healthy ecosystems can play a key role in increasing resilience and ...
... Through climate-smart agriculture, Africa’s annual agricultural output could increase from $280 billion to as much as $880 billion by 2030. This offers the prospect for Africa to feed itself and create jobs. Strategies that support healthy ecosystems can play a key role in increasing resilience and ...
Seasonal trends and temperature dependence of the snowfall
... and −3.8°C ± 0.6°C in spring, above which the decrease in snowfall days grew rapidly. From these observations, we developed an empirical model that can be used to evaluate the impact of future temperature increases on snowfall, independent of changes in the frequency and intensity of precipitation e ...
... and −3.8°C ± 0.6°C in spring, above which the decrease in snowfall days grew rapidly. From these observations, we developed an empirical model that can be used to evaluate the impact of future temperature increases on snowfall, independent of changes in the frequency and intensity of precipitation e ...
Climate change intensification of horizontal water vapor transport in
... ranging from 1.125° × 1.125° to 2.813° × 2.813°. For each model, three simulations (using ensemble member r1i1p1) were considered: Historical runs over 1979–2005 (on days available between 1 January 1979 and 31 December 2005), and two future emissions scenarios, referred to as Representative Concent ...
... ranging from 1.125° × 1.125° to 2.813° × 2.813°. For each model, three simulations (using ensemble member r1i1p1) were considered: Historical runs over 1979–2005 (on days available between 1 January 1979 and 31 December 2005), and two future emissions scenarios, referred to as Representative Concent ...
Analyzing Urban Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change: A
... 3) Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Cities The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) demonstrates in the Fourth Assessment Report of 2007 that, as global temperatures rise, several effects could be more frequent, such as extreme weather events and droughts, rapid sea leve ...
... 3) Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Cities The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) demonstrates in the Fourth Assessment Report of 2007 that, as global temperatures rise, several effects could be more frequent, such as extreme weather events and droughts, rapid sea leve ...
Monitoring programs sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Natural
... for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand Climate Change MNR will gather, manage, and share information and knowledge about how ecosystem composition, structure and function – and the people who live and work in them – will be affected by a changing climate. Strategies: • Communicate internally ...
... for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand Climate Change MNR will gather, manage, and share information and knowledge about how ecosystem composition, structure and function – and the people who live and work in them – will be affected by a changing climate. Strategies: • Communicate internally ...
The Climate of Middle Earth
... during the Second Age of ‘Arda’ (of which Middle Earth is a relatively small region; henceforth, we use ‘Middle Earth’ interchangeably to mean the whole world of Arda, or the region of Arda known as Middle Earth). Considerably more effort could be made to faithfully reproduce the drawings in these m ...
... during the Second Age of ‘Arda’ (of which Middle Earth is a relatively small region; henceforth, we use ‘Middle Earth’ interchangeably to mean the whole world of Arda, or the region of Arda known as Middle Earth). Considerably more effort could be made to faithfully reproduce the drawings in these m ...
Circum-Pacific arc flare-ups and global cooling near the Eocene
... by as much as 10 °C, followed by a long-term recovery period of a decade or two (Jones et al., 2005). However, eruptions of this magnitude are very rare, with an average frequency of only one every ~100,000 yr (Mason et al., 2004). Tens of arc volcanoes erupt annually, but most of these eruptions do ...
... by as much as 10 °C, followed by a long-term recovery period of a decade or two (Jones et al., 2005). However, eruptions of this magnitude are very rare, with an average frequency of only one every ~100,000 yr (Mason et al., 2004). Tens of arc volcanoes erupt annually, but most of these eruptions do ...
Agriculture and Climate Change in Kenya: Climate Chaos, Policy
... Kenya was among the first non-LDC countries in Africa to develop government plans for responses to climate change across key economic sectors. Kenya’s recent National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS, GoK 2010) and the national climate change implementation framework (2012) illustrate that cl ...
... Kenya was among the first non-LDC countries in Africa to develop government plans for responses to climate change across key economic sectors. Kenya’s recent National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS, GoK 2010) and the national climate change implementation framework (2012) illustrate that cl ...
Climate Change, Emissions Trading and Indigenous Peoples
... Climate change – evolving global awareness In 1979, an international conference convened by the World Meteorological Organisation expressed concern that human activities were causing regional and perhaps global changes in climate. The conference called for global cooperation to examine the future di ...
... Climate change – evolving global awareness In 1979, an international conference convened by the World Meteorological Organisation expressed concern that human activities were causing regional and perhaps global changes in climate. The conference called for global cooperation to examine the future di ...
Australian attitudes on climate change
... trend around increased appetite for ambition and action on climate change. Climate of the Nation 2013 finds key concerns around increased pollution, food security, the destruction of natural heritage icons such as the Great Barrier Reef, more extreme weather events, and water shortages, among others ...
... trend around increased appetite for ambition and action on climate change. Climate of the Nation 2013 finds key concerns around increased pollution, food security, the destruction of natural heritage icons such as the Great Barrier Reef, more extreme weather events, and water shortages, among others ...
Financing climate change - Department of Environmental Affairs
... Furthermore, it is clear that the traditional divide between mitigation and adaptation funding should be reconsidered in order to trigger innovative responses that are integrated with the national development agenda. At a national level, it appears that climate change mitigation is beginning to feat ...
... Furthermore, it is clear that the traditional divide between mitigation and adaptation funding should be reconsidered in order to trigger innovative responses that are integrated with the national development agenda. At a national level, it appears that climate change mitigation is beginning to feat ...
International Quality Controlled Ocean Database
... system associated with anthropogenic climate change (Rhein et al., 2013). While this ocean heat SCOR Working group proposal 2015: IQuOD ...
... system associated with anthropogenic climate change (Rhein et al., 2013). While this ocean heat SCOR Working group proposal 2015: IQuOD ...
E1AH_Sample_Answers_Quiz_2
... and disagree on certain points; agreeing that the people of the world need to band together to fight climate change, but disagreeing on the specific methods of actually fighting it. As a denizen of high-tech Silicon Valley, I would disagree with Martinez’s point of view on the subject – technology i ...
... and disagree on certain points; agreeing that the people of the world need to band together to fight climate change, but disagreeing on the specific methods of actually fighting it. As a denizen of high-tech Silicon Valley, I would disagree with Martinez’s point of view on the subject – technology i ...
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power
... put communities of color at the center, rather than the margins, of climate resilience? This report and the community-based research behind it begins to answer these questions. To begin with, movement building for climate resilience is about story-telling. Unfortunately, very little work has been do ...
... put communities of color at the center, rather than the margins, of climate resilience? This report and the community-based research behind it begins to answer these questions. To begin with, movement building for climate resilience is about story-telling. Unfortunately, very little work has been do ...
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... that the market will be more efficient in identifying least-cost abatement options and encouraging innovation. A ‘cap and trade’ ETS works by the Government determining the amount of emissions it will allow, ‘the cap’, and issuing permits up to that level. This ‘right to emit’ effectively converts g ...
... that the market will be more efficient in identifying least-cost abatement options and encouraging innovation. A ‘cap and trade’ ETS works by the Government determining the amount of emissions it will allow, ‘the cap’, and issuing permits up to that level. This ‘right to emit’ effectively converts g ...
3.6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... GHGs are pollutants that can be regulated under the CAA. Currently, there are no federal regulations that establish ambient air quality standards for GHGs. On December 7, 2009, USEPA adopted its Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under the CAA (Endangerment F ...
... GHGs are pollutants that can be regulated under the CAA. Currently, there are no federal regulations that establish ambient air quality standards for GHGs. On December 7, 2009, USEPA adopted its Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under the CAA (Endangerment F ...