CRS Report for Congress Global Climate Change: The Role for Energy Efficiency
... the nation’s growth in CO2 emissions due to fossil fuel use. Recognition of that potential has led to high expectations for the control of future CO2 emissions through even more energy efficiency improvements than have occurred through past programs, regulation, and price effects. Thus, in a recent ...
... the nation’s growth in CO2 emissions due to fossil fuel use. Recognition of that potential has led to high expectations for the control of future CO2 emissions through even more energy efficiency improvements than have occurred through past programs, regulation, and price effects. Thus, in a recent ...
Mexico City - World Bank
... Water access is a complex problem for Mexico City which has a supply network of some 13,000km of primary and secondary pipelines. Beyond issues of expanding coverage and continuity of water services, the city rests on heavily saturated clay which has been collapsing and caus ...
... Water access is a complex problem for Mexico City which has a supply network of some 13,000km of primary and secondary pipelines. Beyond issues of expanding coverage and continuity of water services, the city rests on heavily saturated clay which has been collapsing and caus ...
Impacts of climate change on hydrological regime and water
... change. Results from two Regional Climate Models (PRECIS-HADCM3Q0 and PRECISECHAM05), based on IPCC-SRES A1B scenario, were bias corrected against historical gauged data. Hydrological impact simulations were conducted using SWAT model. Design flood estimation was done after extreme value analysis ba ...
... change. Results from two Regional Climate Models (PRECIS-HADCM3Q0 and PRECISECHAM05), based on IPCC-SRES A1B scenario, were bias corrected against historical gauged data. Hydrological impact simulations were conducted using SWAT model. Design flood estimation was done after extreme value analysis ba ...
Use of spatial analogy in analysis and valuation of climate scenarios
... grouping. And showing the amplitude of the changes by different scenarios By collecting all of data about the crops, land use natural vegetation from the analogue regions we can build a possible picture of our study area. With that we can make hipotheses to build adaptation strategies. The other way ...
... grouping. And showing the amplitude of the changes by different scenarios By collecting all of data about the crops, land use natural vegetation from the analogue regions we can build a possible picture of our study area. With that we can make hipotheses to build adaptation strategies. The other way ...
Climate change and human health : risks and responses. Summary
... The world's climate system is an integral part of the complex of life-supporting processes. Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. But like other large natural systems, the global climate system is coming under pressure from human activities. Global cli ...
... The world's climate system is an integral part of the complex of life-supporting processes. Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. But like other large natural systems, the global climate system is coming under pressure from human activities. Global cli ...
The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2
... sufficient to raise sea level by 4–5 m (more about this below). Assuming an equilibrium climate sensitivity of 3°C from doubling atmospheric CO2, and 90% of the equilibrium warming at the time of the CO2 peak from the Climber model, and also neglecting other anthropogenic greenhouse gases, it would ...
... sufficient to raise sea level by 4–5 m (more about this below). Assuming an equilibrium climate sensitivity of 3°C from doubling atmospheric CO2, and 90% of the equilibrium warming at the time of the CO2 peak from the Climber model, and also neglecting other anthropogenic greenhouse gases, it would ...
PDF - Soil Not Oil
... Welcome to the 2nd Soil Not Oil International Conference As many of us know, for over a century the thirst for oil has been catapulted by the illusion of growth and prosperity by “rich” countries that have been exploiting the resources of nations that they consider “poor” because of their autonomou ...
... Welcome to the 2nd Soil Not Oil International Conference As many of us know, for over a century the thirst for oil has been catapulted by the illusion of growth and prosperity by “rich” countries that have been exploiting the resources of nations that they consider “poor” because of their autonomou ...
Population
... early social scientists showed up in their work. 3. For the most part, only children are just like other children. ...
... early social scientists showed up in their work. 3. For the most part, only children are just like other children. ...
Management Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change Annex
... Caribbean was carried out using data obtained from a super-high resolution Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) developed at the Meteorological Research Institute MRI, Tsukuba, Japan. 1 Model simulations were done for 25 years present day scenario 1979 - 2003 and projections were made for th ...
... Caribbean was carried out using data obtained from a super-high resolution Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) developed at the Meteorological Research Institute MRI, Tsukuba, Japan. 1 Model simulations were done for 25 years present day scenario 1979 - 2003 and projections were made for th ...
Hurricanes - EnviroEcon
... Can it be said that global warming made an individual hurricane like Katrina stronger than it would have otherwise been? Perhaps. It is believed that warmer oceans supply more energy to hurricanes and thus lead to stronger hurricanes. Also, a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, potenti ...
... Can it be said that global warming made an individual hurricane like Katrina stronger than it would have otherwise been? Perhaps. It is believed that warmer oceans supply more energy to hurricanes and thus lead to stronger hurricanes. Also, a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, potenti ...
The Role of Regional SST Warming Variations in the - NCAR-RAL
... models show a Gill-type response to the warming minimum, with low-level anticyclonic circulations and upperlevel cyclonic circulation to the northwest of the area of reduced warming (Rauscher et al. 2008). In contrast to the TNA, the tropical eastern Pacific warms more than the zonal mean. Such a wa ...
... models show a Gill-type response to the warming minimum, with low-level anticyclonic circulations and upperlevel cyclonic circulation to the northwest of the area of reduced warming (Rauscher et al. 2008). In contrast to the TNA, the tropical eastern Pacific warms more than the zonal mean. Such a wa ...
Slide 1
... (b) assessment of vulnerability to coastal hazards, climate change and rise in sea level. ...
... (b) assessment of vulnerability to coastal hazards, climate change and rise in sea level. ...
Accelerating Innovation and Technology Diffusion
... options could not only decrease emissions rates but also temper the impacts of climate change (box 7.1). The role of technology and innovation in adaptation has been much less studied than for mitigation, but it is clear that future climate conditions will be fundamentally different from the ones to ...
... options could not only decrease emissions rates but also temper the impacts of climate change (box 7.1). The role of technology and innovation in adaptation has been much less studied than for mitigation, but it is clear that future climate conditions will be fundamentally different from the ones to ...
A look at the Cuban experience of protection against climate change
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
A look at the Cuban experience of protection against
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
... This study comes about through the interest of Oxfam in deepening and clarifying the elements that are at the foundation of the processes to combat climate change, developed and implemented in Cuba since the mid nineties. The general perspective is that there are useful elements that should be incor ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... the delay in renewable and alternative energy projects as well as interruptions in gas supplies. Now, in 2015 the conditions have changed with more emphasis on renewable and gas. We believe when Jordan develops its BUR based on 2010 inventory the baseline scenario will lead to a peak year. ...
... the delay in renewable and alternative energy projects as well as interruptions in gas supplies. Now, in 2015 the conditions have changed with more emphasis on renewable and gas. We believe when Jordan develops its BUR based on 2010 inventory the baseline scenario will lead to a peak year. ...
Club Club - OECD.org
... can help explain why policy and environmental issues became closely associated and the development of the environmental security concept: A number of studies identified socio-political causes, specifically poverty, underdevelopment and waste of human and financial resources, behind older concerns s ...
... can help explain why policy and environmental issues became closely associated and the development of the environmental security concept: A number of studies identified socio-political causes, specifically poverty, underdevelopment and waste of human and financial resources, behind older concerns s ...
AFRICA`S BEST READ - Department of Environmental Affairs
... instrumental in bringing it to South Africa in the early 1990s. Nzira grew up in the rural areas of southern Africa and is one of 18 children due to his father having two wives. Describing his childhood, Nzira says: “My parents sourced food from the forest, such as mushrooms, insects, fish, fruits a ...
... instrumental in bringing it to South Africa in the early 1990s. Nzira grew up in the rural areas of southern Africa and is one of 18 children due to his father having two wives. Describing his childhood, Nzira says: “My parents sourced food from the forest, such as mushrooms, insects, fish, fruits a ...
effects of land cover, water redistribution, and temperature on
... Abstract. Over one-third of the land area in the South Platte Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, has been converted to croplands. Irrigated cropland now comprises 8% of the basin, while dry croplands make up 31%. We used the RHESSys model to compare the changes in plant productivity and veget ...
... Abstract. Over one-third of the land area in the South Platte Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, has been converted to croplands. Irrigated cropland now comprises 8% of the basin, while dry croplands make up 31%. We used the RHESSys model to compare the changes in plant productivity and veget ...
1. Climate Change and Insect Pest Distribution Range, Andrea
... For many insect taxa, range expansions are not easy to detect, simply because their presence remains undetected in habitats at the range edge, where they are likely to occur at low densities. It is not surprising, therefore, that our best understanding of range expansion following warming refers to ...
... For many insect taxa, range expansions are not easy to detect, simply because their presence remains undetected in habitats at the range edge, where they are likely to occur at low densities. It is not surprising, therefore, that our best understanding of range expansion following warming refers to ...
Global Change Science and Pedagogy
... Global Change: Science and Pedagogy is an interdisciplinary course designed for students who are interested in exploring the possibility of a K-16 teaching career. Imbedded within a course of study focusing on the contemporary issue of global climate change, the course introduces the field of Earth ...
... Global Change: Science and Pedagogy is an interdisciplinary course designed for students who are interested in exploring the possibility of a K-16 teaching career. Imbedded within a course of study focusing on the contemporary issue of global climate change, the course introduces the field of Earth ...
1 UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE
... The outcomes of the demand situation likely to be increased are water supply and quality problems, further hardening of the coast as people seek to protect assets and infrastructure, and burgeoning waste production. The latter will arise not only from the growing population but also from increasing ...
... The outcomes of the demand situation likely to be increased are water supply and quality problems, further hardening of the coast as people seek to protect assets and infrastructure, and burgeoning waste production. The latter will arise not only from the growing population but also from increasing ...