A Climate of War - Oil Change International
... Money spent on the war is money not spent reducing our dependence on fossil fuels or supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. The military budget and growing deficit siphon taxpayer dollars away from the development of renewable energy technologies and efficiency measures, and limit spendi ...
... Money spent on the war is money not spent reducing our dependence on fossil fuels or supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. The military budget and growing deficit siphon taxpayer dollars away from the development of renewable energy technologies and efficiency measures, and limit spendi ...
adapt to climate change
... solution to climate change, adaptation measures are needed to help waterbirds cope with the climate change that will inevitably occur. There are several approaches to helping waterbirds adapt to climate change. Site and species-based approaches should consider that the resources available for helpin ...
... solution to climate change, adaptation measures are needed to help waterbirds cope with the climate change that will inevitably occur. There are several approaches to helping waterbirds adapt to climate change. Site and species-based approaches should consider that the resources available for helpin ...
Climate Change and Species Conservation
... growing season. There is accumulating evidence that recent climate change is leading to changes in the distributions of species. These can be movements of species into areas where they were not previously found, the disappearance of species from a region where they once were, or a shift in the abund ...
... growing season. There is accumulating evidence that recent climate change is leading to changes in the distributions of species. These can be movements of species into areas where they were not previously found, the disappearance of species from a region where they once were, or a shift in the abund ...
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... The enhanced climate changes are expected to cause adverse impacts on many sectors threatening the well-being of people. According to climate models for South Asian region that includes Sri Lanka, the temperature increase has been projected to be within 1.0 to 3.0 0 C by 2100 under the different emi ...
... The enhanced climate changes are expected to cause adverse impacts on many sectors threatening the well-being of people. According to climate models for South Asian region that includes Sri Lanka, the temperature increase has been projected to be within 1.0 to 3.0 0 C by 2100 under the different emi ...
Adaptation and the Courtroom: Judging Climate Science
... proficiency in laboratory techniques. Climate science is also a rapidly developing field of scientific inquiry. Although this does not render climate science unique, it prevents judges from relying wholly upon the published peer-reviewed literature. Such literature may not reflect new discoveries an ...
... proficiency in laboratory techniques. Climate science is also a rapidly developing field of scientific inquiry. Although this does not render climate science unique, it prevents judges from relying wholly upon the published peer-reviewed literature. Such literature may not reflect new discoveries an ...
Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators
... Greenhouse gas emissions by province and territory Emissions vary significantly by province, owing to factors such as population, energy sources and economic base. Everything else being equal, economies based on resource extraction will tend to have higher emission levels than service-based economi ...
... Greenhouse gas emissions by province and territory Emissions vary significantly by province, owing to factors such as population, energy sources and economic base. Everything else being equal, economies based on resource extraction will tend to have higher emission levels than service-based economi ...
Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives
... eastward through the Interior Plateau Region until it ends at the Fraser River near the geographical centre of the Province, at what is now the City of Prince George (Hartman, 1996). Before the River was dammed (see Section 5.1), the Nechako River was 440 km long. The Nechako River Basin (NRB) spans ...
... eastward through the Interior Plateau Region until it ends at the Fraser River near the geographical centre of the Province, at what is now the City of Prince George (Hartman, 1996). Before the River was dammed (see Section 5.1), the Nechako River was 440 km long. The Nechako River Basin (NRB) spans ...
Global Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Islands Terrestrial
... in the biota of remote Pacific islands [43]. Changes in ocean and mean air temperature in the range of 2°C to 2.5°C could lead to an upward shift of 360 m–450 m in native species’ temperature tolerance zones in Hawaiian montane cloud forests, and similar shifts are projected for many other tropical ...
... in the biota of remote Pacific islands [43]. Changes in ocean and mean air temperature in the range of 2°C to 2.5°C could lead to an upward shift of 360 m–450 m in native species’ temperature tolerance zones in Hawaiian montane cloud forests, and similar shifts are projected for many other tropical ...
Integrating Climate Change into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland A Guidance Note
... Contrast between wet and dry regions and between wet and dry seasons expected to increase (with regional exceptions possible). Oceans will continue to warm during 21st century. Heat will penetrate from the surface to deep ocean and affect circulation. ...
... Contrast between wet and dry regions and between wet and dry seasons expected to increase (with regional exceptions possible). Oceans will continue to warm during 21st century. Heat will penetrate from the surface to deep ocean and affect circulation. ...
Quantifying Intensive and extensive margin adaptation responses to
... on the United States uses a utility planning model developed by Linder et al. (1987) to simulate the impact on electric utilities in the United States. Baxter and Calandri (1992) focus on California’s electricity use. They utilize a partial equilibrium model of the residential, commercial, agricultu ...
... on the United States uses a utility planning model developed by Linder et al. (1987) to simulate the impact on electric utilities in the United States. Baxter and Calandri (1992) focus on California’s electricity use. They utilize a partial equilibrium model of the residential, commercial, agricultu ...
Climate Change Riparian Restoration
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important than Ever:
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
THE ROLE OF LAND - SURFACE PROCESSES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND
... − The rains did practically nothing to alleviate the hydrologic drought. Little water was put in reservoirs in our area and did essentially nothing for the drastically decreased water for irrigation wells. − The supply of irrigation water was lengthened by reducing the requirement and thus allowing ...
... − The rains did practically nothing to alleviate the hydrologic drought. Little water was put in reservoirs in our area and did essentially nothing for the drastically decreased water for irrigation wells. − The supply of irrigation water was lengthened by reducing the requirement and thus allowing ...
Climate Change Adaptation: Perspectives for Disaster Risk
... availability to Gauteng and the Vaal system. In general the results suggest that the current welldeveloped and integrated water supply system in South Africa provides resilience to a wide range of climate variability and climate change uncertainty. However, a more detailed regional analysis is requi ...
... availability to Gauteng and the Vaal system. In general the results suggest that the current welldeveloped and integrated water supply system in South Africa provides resilience to a wide range of climate variability and climate change uncertainty. However, a more detailed regional analysis is requi ...
reforestation: impact on climate
... keep out poachers. This will provide refuge for many important species including giant pandas, and help create new livelihood opportunities for local people. • Paying former poachers to patrol forests. Instead of hunting the endangered Yunnan Golden Monkey, they are paid to protect them. • Paying re ...
... keep out poachers. This will provide refuge for many important species including giant pandas, and help create new livelihood opportunities for local people. • Paying former poachers to patrol forests. Instead of hunting the endangered Yunnan Golden Monkey, they are paid to protect them. • Paying re ...
Efficient Adaptation to Climate Change
... learn a substantial amount of information about future climates, their impacts, and possible adaptation options. The information costs could be too high for individuals to acquire. Governments could get involved in collecting and dispersing information about future climates. They could provide forec ...
... learn a substantial amount of information about future climates, their impacts, and possible adaptation options. The information costs could be too high for individuals to acquire. Governments could get involved in collecting and dispersing information about future climates. They could provide forec ...
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... Contemporary, state-of-the art general circulation models (GCM) including the Australian CSIRO 3.5, Canadian CGCM 3.1 and Japanese MIROC 3.2 models all predict that average temperature will keep rising and precipitation will have a mild change for most states in the continental United States for the ...
... Contemporary, state-of-the art general circulation models (GCM) including the Australian CSIRO 3.5, Canadian CGCM 3.1 and Japanese MIROC 3.2 models all predict that average temperature will keep rising and precipitation will have a mild change for most states in the continental United States for the ...
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... of a single risk-averse country – given the mitigation efforts of all other countries. We show how the contribution to the global public good varies with the wealth of a country and its exposure to climate change. And – most importantly – we show that risk considerations make the crowding-out effect ...
... of a single risk-averse country – given the mitigation efforts of all other countries. We show how the contribution to the global public good varies with the wealth of a country and its exposure to climate change. And – most importantly – we show that risk considerations make the crowding-out effect ...
Environment - West Sussex County Council
... Climate Change Description Climate change refers to man-made changes in our climate. Global warming is one of the most well-known effects of climate change where there is a steady increase in the earth’s temperature. Other effects include rising sea levels, ice caps melting at the poles and extreme ...
... Climate Change Description Climate change refers to man-made changes in our climate. Global warming is one of the most well-known effects of climate change where there is a steady increase in the earth’s temperature. Other effects include rising sea levels, ice caps melting at the poles and extreme ...
Climate 2020, rising to the challenge
... long-needed, and promises to be a game-changer in our efforts to set the world on a sustainable footing. The adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change, so soon after world leaders agreed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, marked a turning point. We have a real opportunity to change ...
... long-needed, and promises to be a game-changer in our efforts to set the world on a sustainable footing. The adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change, so soon after world leaders agreed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, marked a turning point. We have a real opportunity to change ...
Climate Sensitivity, Sea Level, and Atmospheric
... perturbation of the planet's energy balance (IPCC, 2007; Hansen et al., 2011), is the human-made increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases, especially CO2 from burning of fossil fuels. Earth's response to climate forcings is slowed by the inertia of the global ocean and the great ice sheets on Greenl ...
... perturbation of the planet's energy balance (IPCC, 2007; Hansen et al., 2011), is the human-made increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases, especially CO2 from burning of fossil fuels. Earth's response to climate forcings is slowed by the inertia of the global ocean and the great ice sheets on Greenl ...
Climate Potential in Spanish regions: analysis and its
... climatic data are involved, and several comparisons are made between the climate of the recent 3 decades (1981-2011) and that of the previous decades (1951-1980) to identify recent climatic tendencies. In Tables 1 and 2 the annual means and means for August are presented, respectively. August was ch ...
... climatic data are involved, and several comparisons are made between the climate of the recent 3 decades (1981-2011) and that of the previous decades (1951-1980) to identify recent climatic tendencies. In Tables 1 and 2 the annual means and means for August are presented, respectively. August was ch ...
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... conduct estimation using standard statistical software. We therefore resort to sampling from the population of residential households to conduct econometric estimation. We designed the following sampling strategy. First we only sample from households with regular billing cycles, namely 25-35 days in ...
... conduct estimation using standard statistical software. We therefore resort to sampling from the population of residential households to conduct econometric estimation. We designed the following sampling strategy. First we only sample from households with regular billing cycles, namely 25-35 days in ...