The Social Costs of Energy Consumption
... Why talk about ‘Social costs’? • In market economies the structure and decisions of the energy system are determined by market prices and politics • If we find substantial cost elements not reflected in market prices, decision makers get wrong signals and will take wrong decisions • The larger the s ...
... Why talk about ‘Social costs’? • In market economies the structure and decisions of the energy system are determined by market prices and politics • If we find substantial cost elements not reflected in market prices, decision makers get wrong signals and will take wrong decisions • The larger the s ...
First edition of the WHO Health and Climate Adaptation Bulletin pdf
... climate change? A: Yes, a national scoping assessment undertaken in 2006 revealed that Kenya is at high risk of climate-sensitive health risks and will be affected by climate change. This is because many of the diseases and public health challenges in Kenya (such as malaria, Rift-Valley fever, malnu ...
... climate change? A: Yes, a national scoping assessment undertaken in 2006 revealed that Kenya is at high risk of climate-sensitive health risks and will be affected by climate change. This is because many of the diseases and public health challenges in Kenya (such as malaria, Rift-Valley fever, malnu ...
Reconciling scientific reality with realpolitik: moving
... dominated by rational action” [11] may have been appropriate for addressing problems such as acid rain or water pollution, but are unlikely to succeed when applied to more challenging problems like climate change and resource depletion, which require a range of fundamental, complex and interrelated ...
... dominated by rational action” [11] may have been appropriate for addressing problems such as acid rain or water pollution, but are unlikely to succeed when applied to more challenging problems like climate change and resource depletion, which require a range of fundamental, complex and interrelated ...
Key lessons from practitioners` experiences
... one, some, or all of the steps to ensure that good adaptation outcomes can be achieved. To support stakeholders to use the AGP case studies more effectively a generic adaptation framework was developed and then used to identify the stages achieved by each of the case studies (Table 2), and in many ...
... one, some, or all of the steps to ensure that good adaptation outcomes can be achieved. To support stakeholders to use the AGP case studies more effectively a generic adaptation framework was developed and then used to identify the stages achieved by each of the case studies (Table 2), and in many ...
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO
... invest in digitizing, error checking, and adjusting data to account for known problems and biases. Because weather stations are often widely scattered, characterizing climate at a specific site usually requires spatial interpolation using records from stations located closest to the site. Weather st ...
... invest in digitizing, error checking, and adjusting data to account for known problems and biases. Because weather stations are often widely scattered, characterizing climate at a specific site usually requires spatial interpolation using records from stations located closest to the site. Weather st ...
Biogeosciences
... While BC is a post-processing step that is a widely applied for climate change impact (CCI) studies, there are several known issues. One concern is that most studies that use BC GCM/RCM data without adequate quantification of the effects of BC, thereby introducing additional uncertainties (Ehret et ...
... While BC is a post-processing step that is a widely applied for climate change impact (CCI) studies, there are several known issues. One concern is that most studies that use BC GCM/RCM data without adequate quantification of the effects of BC, thereby introducing additional uncertainties (Ehret et ...
Climate Scientists Respond
... warming from high CO2 levels. Assertion 2 and Responses............................................................................................................................ 5 Corals came into being during eras of high CO2, therefore high CO2 is not damaging. Assertion 3 and Responses......... ...
... warming from high CO2 levels. Assertion 2 and Responses............................................................................................................................ 5 Corals came into being during eras of high CO2, therefore high CO2 is not damaging. Assertion 3 and Responses......... ...
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
... Noting that the role of oceans in climate is a central theme of WCRP research and recognizing the major contribution of the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) to the successful implementation of WCRP activities in this domain, the JSC urged national sponsors to continue support for the ICPO. ...
... Noting that the role of oceans in climate is a central theme of WCRP research and recognizing the major contribution of the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) to the successful implementation of WCRP activities in this domain, the JSC urged national sponsors to continue support for the ICPO. ...
Climate Records from Ice Cores
... • Currently unclear whether this increase in precipitation was global or regionally specific (e.g., role of monsoons?). Where did increased methane production occur (tropics, temperate, polar latitudes)? • Methane concentration in atmosphere contributes to greenhouse gas warming effect. ...
... • Currently unclear whether this increase in precipitation was global or regionally specific (e.g., role of monsoons?). Where did increased methane production occur (tropics, temperate, polar latitudes)? • Methane concentration in atmosphere contributes to greenhouse gas warming effect. ...
Perceptions of Climate Change Adaptation from the Great Lakes
... climate change is well recognized as having significant consequences for the maintenance of biodiversity, ecological systems, and ecosystem services ~Bardsley and Sweeney, 2010; Geyer et al., 2011; Parmesan and Yohe, 2003; Root et al., 2003; Warren et al., 2013!. Although many factors contribute to ...
... climate change is well recognized as having significant consequences for the maintenance of biodiversity, ecological systems, and ecosystem services ~Bardsley and Sweeney, 2010; Geyer et al., 2011; Parmesan and Yohe, 2003; Root et al., 2003; Warren et al., 2013!. Although many factors contribute to ...
Towards Adaptive Spatial Planning for Climate Change
... hand climate change causes macro-effects with regard to sea-level rise and a general rise of temperature (global warming). On the other hand climate effects like wind disturbance, drought or heat stress can be very local or regional, due to the specific spatial circumstances. Moreover, some developm ...
... hand climate change causes macro-effects with regard to sea-level rise and a general rise of temperature (global warming). On the other hand climate effects like wind disturbance, drought or heat stress can be very local or regional, due to the specific spatial circumstances. Moreover, some developm ...
Sequestration of Carbon Along Our Coasts: Important Sinks
... Over the last few years scientific work on sequestration and storage of carbon by coastal systems – specifically seagrasses, salt marshes and mangroves, has been rapidly expanding. Important initial work on understanding the feasibility of managing and developing incentives for conserving these syst ...
... Over the last few years scientific work on sequestration and storage of carbon by coastal systems – specifically seagrasses, salt marshes and mangroves, has been rapidly expanding. Important initial work on understanding the feasibility of managing and developing incentives for conserving these syst ...
Generational Jeopardy and a discussion on solutions
... change, the more you think you can make a difference? ...
... change, the more you think you can make a difference? ...
Climate Change: ImplIcatIons and strategIes for the luxury fashIon
... luxury fashion companies, it also focuses on the impact of climate change at the very base of the supply chain where raw materials are produced and where the impact will be significant on the natural and agricultural systems that deliver these materials. Current and future climate risks around six k ...
... luxury fashion companies, it also focuses on the impact of climate change at the very base of the supply chain where raw materials are produced and where the impact will be significant on the natural and agricultural systems that deliver these materials. Current and future climate risks around six k ...
Reconciling scientific reality with realpolitik: moving beyond carbon
... dominated by rational action” [11] may have been appropriate for addressing problems such as acid rain or water pollution, but are unlikely to succeed when applied to more challenging problems like climate change and resource depletion, which require a range of fundamental, complex and interrelated ...
... dominated by rational action” [11] may have been appropriate for addressing problems such as acid rain or water pollution, but are unlikely to succeed when applied to more challenging problems like climate change and resource depletion, which require a range of fundamental, complex and interrelated ...
MLA citation - saddlespace.org
... as "Bigbrain, John"; do, however, include suffixes like "Jr." or "II." Putting it all together, a work by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be cited as "King, Martin Luther, Jr.," with the suffix following the first or middle name and a comma. A corporate author may include a commission, a committee ...
... as "Bigbrain, John"; do, however, include suffixes like "Jr." or "II." Putting it all together, a work by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be cited as "King, Martin Luther, Jr.," with the suffix following the first or middle name and a comma. A corporate author may include a commission, a committee ...
WEST AFRICA SAHEL
... cumulative precipitation has not returned to pre-1960s levels and certain characteristics have changed: rainfall events appear to be less frequent and have a shorter duration with greater intensity. However, eastern regions (Chad and eastern Niger) have seen a return of wetter conditions. (6, 11, 17 ...
... cumulative precipitation has not returned to pre-1960s levels and certain characteristics have changed: rainfall events appear to be less frequent and have a shorter duration with greater intensity. However, eastern regions (Chad and eastern Niger) have seen a return of wetter conditions. (6, 11, 17 ...
press-release
... 8. Is Greenpeace going to launch a campaign on the Indian IT Sector? Not unless the IT sector backtracks from its commitments to phase out toxics from its products. Greenpeace ran a successful ca ...
... 8. Is Greenpeace going to launch a campaign on the Indian IT Sector? Not unless the IT sector backtracks from its commitments to phase out toxics from its products. Greenpeace ran a successful ca ...
Does adaptation to climate change provide food security? A micro-perspective from Ethiopia: Working Paper 19 (334 kB) (opens in new window)
... production, it is necessary to understand the implications of adaptation “in the field.” Most importantly, it is necessary to assess whether the farmers that actually did implement adaptation measures are indeed getting benefits in terms of an increase in the food crop production. This is very cent ...
... production, it is necessary to understand the implications of adaptation “in the field.” Most importantly, it is necessary to assess whether the farmers that actually did implement adaptation measures are indeed getting benefits in terms of an increase in the food crop production. This is very cent ...
Effects of Man-Made Air Pollution on the Climate Teruyuki N
... as aerosol direct radiative effect, indirect radiative effect, and precipitation change (Charlson et al., 1992; Rosenfeld, 2000). The direct effect of aerosols is that aerosols directly scatter and absorb the radiation, while the indirect effect is caused by aerosols acting as cloud condensation nuc ...
... as aerosol direct radiative effect, indirect radiative effect, and precipitation change (Charlson et al., 1992; Rosenfeld, 2000). The direct effect of aerosols is that aerosols directly scatter and absorb the radiation, while the indirect effect is caused by aerosols acting as cloud condensation nuc ...
PDF
... Since 1900, hurricanes and tropical storms (tropical cyclones) making landfall in the United States (U.S.) have resulted in over a trillion dollars in economic damage, adjusted to 2005 levels of inflation, wealth, and population distribution (Pielke et al. 2008). These natural disasters clearly have ...
... Since 1900, hurricanes and tropical storms (tropical cyclones) making landfall in the United States (U.S.) have resulted in over a trillion dollars in economic damage, adjusted to 2005 levels of inflation, wealth, and population distribution (Pielke et al. 2008). These natural disasters clearly have ...
the impacts of global climate change on grassland ecosystems
... patterns of local climate in a region. Another weakness of GCMs is their inability to reproduce the climate variability on the timescales experienced by vegetation. Various methods exist for generating daily climatological data using stochastic weather generators. Several studies, using these techni ...
... patterns of local climate in a region. Another weakness of GCMs is their inability to reproduce the climate variability on the timescales experienced by vegetation. Various methods exist for generating daily climatological data using stochastic weather generators. Several studies, using these techni ...