Impacts of climate change on Australia`s World Heritage properties
... Australia is one of the oldest continents on earth, and it is unique in terms of its cultural, geographical and biological diversity. There are currently 17 sites in Australia recognised by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics consid ...
... Australia is one of the oldest continents on earth, and it is unique in terms of its cultural, geographical and biological diversity. There are currently 17 sites in Australia recognised by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics consid ...
Beyond Divestment: Taking Decisive Action on Climate Change
... Taking Decisive Action on Climate Change Administrative Response to the Report of the President’s Advisory Committee on Divestment from Fossil-Fuels ...
... Taking Decisive Action on Climate Change Administrative Response to the Report of the President’s Advisory Committee on Divestment from Fossil-Fuels ...
October 22 2012 Session B Sustainability
... • Place burden of argument on trade-off proponent • Avoid all significant adverse effects • Protect the future (do not displace negative effects to future generations) • Provide explicit justification • Use an open process ...
... • Place burden of argument on trade-off proponent • Avoid all significant adverse effects • Protect the future (do not displace negative effects to future generations) • Provide explicit justification • Use an open process ...
Tropospheric temperature response to stratospheric ozone recovery
... surface-troposphere system produced by increases in wellmixed greenhouse gases. Furthermore, this enhanced warming would be strongest in the Northern Hemisphere, which is surprising since previous studies have consistently shown the effects of stratospheric ozone changes to be most pronounced in the ...
... surface-troposphere system produced by increases in wellmixed greenhouse gases. Furthermore, this enhanced warming would be strongest in the Northern Hemisphere, which is surprising since previous studies have consistently shown the effects of stratospheric ozone changes to be most pronounced in the ...
WESTERN KENYA SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURAL CARBON
... industrialized countries to meet emission reduction commitments. Under the CDM, projects that reduce GHG emissions and contribute to sustainable development, as defined by each participating country, can generate CERs, which is a tradable commodity in the international carbon markets. When discussin ...
... industrialized countries to meet emission reduction commitments. Under the CDM, projects that reduce GHG emissions and contribute to sustainable development, as defined by each participating country, can generate CERs, which is a tradable commodity in the international carbon markets. When discussin ...
The Emergence of Climate Change Mitigation Action by Society: An
... internationally and impose agreements locally when established. The citizen agent is a catchall category for all subnational actors, including individual citizens, subnational governmental bodies like municipalities and provinces, and companies. This is a substantial simplification, but it makes the ...
... internationally and impose agreements locally when established. The citizen agent is a catchall category for all subnational actors, including individual citizens, subnational governmental bodies like municipalities and provinces, and companies. This is a substantial simplification, but it makes the ...
Influencing Government
... 1. Stop breaching environmental limits 2. Resolve the international democratic deficit of how corporations are regulated 3. Make world trade rules fair ...
... 1. Stop breaching environmental limits 2. Resolve the international democratic deficit of how corporations are regulated 3. Make world trade rules fair ...
PwC Survey on Sustainable Development in Latin America
... framework for the preparation of Sustainability Reports applicable on a global scale, with the aim of promoting a standardized approach to reporting. This internationally-recognized and used framework establishes a series of principles and indicators so that organisations can report on their triple ...
... framework for the preparation of Sustainability Reports applicable on a global scale, with the aim of promoting a standardized approach to reporting. This internationally-recognized and used framework establishes a series of principles and indicators so that organisations can report on their triple ...
River Floods - ClimateCost
... Linden et al., 2009: Lowe et al., 2009), which leads to longterm stabilisation at 450 ppm (450 ppm CO2 atmospheric stabilisation in the 21st century after a peak of 535 ppm in 2045). This is a mitigation scenario that would limit the global warming to less than 2°C, relative to pre-industrial levels ...
... Linden et al., 2009: Lowe et al., 2009), which leads to longterm stabilisation at 450 ppm (450 ppm CO2 atmospheric stabilisation in the 21st century after a peak of 535 ppm in 2045). This is a mitigation scenario that would limit the global warming to less than 2°C, relative to pre-industrial levels ...
Alpine Agriculture – Future Water Scarcity and Options for Agriculture
... since water scarcity appears mostly during a time when plants are most sensitive to its effects. As a result, substitute cultures that are adaptable to the changing water supply will need to be found, including crops that can replace essential cattle feed since cattle breeding is very important to t ...
... since water scarcity appears mostly during a time when plants are most sensitive to its effects. As a result, substitute cultures that are adaptable to the changing water supply will need to be found, including crops that can replace essential cattle feed since cattle breeding is very important to t ...
Climate Change and Rice - Wageningen UR E
... through well-developed waterways. Therefore, unlike most other countries in the world, water plays a negligible role as a yield-reducing factor in Japanese rice production. The major climatic factors that influence rice production in Japan are temperature, solar radiation, and strong winds and heavy ...
... through well-developed waterways. Therefore, unlike most other countries in the world, water plays a negligible role as a yield-reducing factor in Japanese rice production. The major climatic factors that influence rice production in Japan are temperature, solar radiation, and strong winds and heavy ...
EDITORIAL The global atmospheric water cycle
... in the lower troposphere implies an increase in the vertical profile of water vapour by 6–7%. However, the increase in the hydrological cycle (global mean precipitation and evaporation) as obtained from model integration is limited to some 1–2% (Held and Soden 2006). This is because atmospheric water ...
... in the lower troposphere implies an increase in the vertical profile of water vapour by 6–7%. However, the increase in the hydrological cycle (global mean precipitation and evaporation) as obtained from model integration is limited to some 1–2% (Held and Soden 2006). This is because atmospheric water ...
Rapporteurs Report (RapporteurReport2012)
... is a barrier to understanding of key phenomena. He further mentioned on the sea level risks in the Southeast Asia (SEA). Various analyses have been performed to study the sea level variation such as El Nino, Pacific Warm Pool and Cold Tongue Index which appear to be mirrored each other while the El ...
... is a barrier to understanding of key phenomena. He further mentioned on the sea level risks in the Southeast Asia (SEA). Various analyses have been performed to study the sea level variation such as El Nino, Pacific Warm Pool and Cold Tongue Index which appear to be mirrored each other while the El ...
Contending Modes of Climate Change Knowledge
... associated with the self-proclaimed “skeptics”, who, for various reasons question the importance of dealing with climate change as opposed to other issues, and have actively challenged the dominant position, primarily by questioning the truth value of the scientific knowledge claims that have been m ...
... associated with the self-proclaimed “skeptics”, who, for various reasons question the importance of dealing with climate change as opposed to other issues, and have actively challenged the dominant position, primarily by questioning the truth value of the scientific knowledge claims that have been m ...
Low Carbon Green Growth
... that is green and can create employment • The world market of low carbon and environmental goods and services has already reached 4.7 trillion USD in 2008, up 5% from the previous year, and is one of the most dynamic and promising sectors • But the extent to which green business will increase and dr ...
... that is green and can create employment • The world market of low carbon and environmental goods and services has already reached 4.7 trillion USD in 2008, up 5% from the previous year, and is one of the most dynamic and promising sectors • But the extent to which green business will increase and dr ...
Climate Change and Its Causes - The Science and Public Policy
... Figure 4: Climate sensitivity to CO2 doubling in function of the feedbacks (from Knutti and Hegerl [5]). Note the large uncertainty: a CO2 doubling may cause a global warming from 1 oC to 10 oC at equilibrium. The figure on the left explains why there exists such a large error. The GHG warming theo ...
... Figure 4: Climate sensitivity to CO2 doubling in function of the feedbacks (from Knutti and Hegerl [5]). Note the large uncertainty: a CO2 doubling may cause a global warming from 1 oC to 10 oC at equilibrium. The figure on the left explains why there exists such a large error. The GHG warming theo ...
CHAPTER 3: Climate for Change? Civil Society and the Politics of Global Warming
... organisations can be found in other countries – especially where there is a strong environmental movement. Overall, three kinds of anti-environmentalist civil society can be identified. First, established think tanks and policy institutes have adopted stances against climate change environmentalism. ...
... organisations can be found in other countries – especially where there is a strong environmental movement. Overall, three kinds of anti-environmentalist civil society can be identified. First, established think tanks and policy institutes have adopted stances against climate change environmentalism. ...
Adapting to climate change in England
... Adapting to Climate Change (ACC) Programme, to bring together the work already being led by Government and the wider public sector on adaptation in England, and to co-ordinate and drive forward the development of the Government’s work on adapting to climate change in the future. The Government wants ...
... Adapting to Climate Change (ACC) Programme, to bring together the work already being led by Government and the wider public sector on adaptation in England, and to co-ordinate and drive forward the development of the Government’s work on adapting to climate change in the future. The Government wants ...
Day of Prayer - sample content
... have risen by 0.8 degrees since the industrial revolution, the warming has been much higher at the poles, where average temperatures have risen by 2 or 3 degrees C. In Antarctica, scientists from Rutgers University have seen how global warming is altering the food chain. The distribution of plankton ...
... have risen by 0.8 degrees since the industrial revolution, the warming has been much higher at the poles, where average temperatures have risen by 2 or 3 degrees C. In Antarctica, scientists from Rutgers University have seen how global warming is altering the food chain. The distribution of plankton ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans` Global Warming
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening
... United States and observed an overall linear correlation between the two quantities over a temperature range of 68F to 95F (Bloomer et al. 2009). The study used rural data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) resulting in more than 3 million valid simultaneous measurements of ...
... United States and observed an overall linear correlation between the two quantities over a temperature range of 68F to 95F (Bloomer et al. 2009). The study used rural data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) resulting in more than 3 million valid simultaneous measurements of ...
Enhancing the sustainability of development India and the MDGs: Highlights
... developing countries agreed to expand funding for biodiversity protection to beyond their usual contributions. India pledged over $50 million to the programme to support the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. Since October 2012, India has the presidency of the Conference of the Parties (CoP), which is ...
... developing countries agreed to expand funding for biodiversity protection to beyond their usual contributions. India pledged over $50 million to the programme to support the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. Since October 2012, India has the presidency of the Conference of the Parties (CoP), which is ...
1264010 - Advanced DGEF Database Information System
... Despite these forecasts since the 1990’s, a common Mediterranean voice on climatic issues has, until now, been very discreet in the international arena. One reason is that countries along the Mediterranean rim belong to different geographical groups when it comes to negotiating international law on ...
... Despite these forecasts since the 1990’s, a common Mediterranean voice on climatic issues has, until now, been very discreet in the international arena. One reason is that countries along the Mediterranean rim belong to different geographical groups when it comes to negotiating international law on ...
Seasonal hydrologic responses to climate change in the Pacific
... relatively recent three-decade period reflects our desire to use a baseline period consistent with recent climate. However, past work has shown that hydrologic model sensitivities do not change much when calculated over different time periods [Vano et al., 2014]. 3.2. Hydrologic Sensitivities We esti ...
... relatively recent three-decade period reflects our desire to use a baseline period consistent with recent climate. However, past work has shown that hydrologic model sensitivities do not change much when calculated over different time periods [Vano et al., 2014]. 3.2. Hydrologic Sensitivities We esti ...
wetland news - Association of State Wetland Managers
... Michigan Climate Change Adaptation, continued Finally, a number of organizations collaborated in the fall of 2011 to host a Symposium on Wetland Management in Response to Climate Change. Held in conjunction with the Michigan Wetlands Association Annual Conference (August 30 – September 2, 2011 at th ...
... Michigan Climate Change Adaptation, continued Finally, a number of organizations collaborated in the fall of 2011 to host a Symposium on Wetland Management in Response to Climate Change. Held in conjunction with the Michigan Wetlands Association Annual Conference (August 30 – September 2, 2011 at th ...