Niger`s INDC
... prepared. In these communications, GHG inventories were performed in five sectors: land use and land use change and forestry; agriculture/animal husbandry; energy; industrial process and use of solvents; and waste management. For more than three decades Niger has made important investments related t ...
... prepared. In these communications, GHG inventories were performed in five sectors: land use and land use change and forestry; agriculture/animal husbandry; energy; industrial process and use of solvents; and waste management. For more than three decades Niger has made important investments related t ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... wastes has been a problem since the dawn of urbanisation, anthropogenic climate change emerged more centrally as an issue through the 1990s as global long-series temperature readings and observable extreme weather events all suggested that the planet is warming (IPCC, 2013), perhaps dangerously (And ...
... wastes has been a problem since the dawn of urbanisation, anthropogenic climate change emerged more centrally as an issue through the 1990s as global long-series temperature readings and observable extreme weather events all suggested that the planet is warming (IPCC, 2013), perhaps dangerously (And ...
The Influence of Climate Change on Winter Wheat during 2012
... By assuming constant winter wheat varieties and agricultural practices in China, the influence of climate change on winter wheat is simulated using the corrected future climate projections under SRES A2 and A1B scenarios from 2012 to 2100, respectively. The results indicate that the growth of winter ...
... By assuming constant winter wheat varieties and agricultural practices in China, the influence of climate change on winter wheat is simulated using the corrected future climate projections under SRES A2 and A1B scenarios from 2012 to 2100, respectively. The results indicate that the growth of winter ...
Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming
... # Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability – in some places rising and in others falling. # The link between warming and drought is weak, and by some measures drought decreased over the twentieth centur ...
... # Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability – in some places rising and in others falling. # The link between warming and drought is weak, and by some measures drought decreased over the twentieth centur ...
Document
... During the INC meetings, Japan's position was similar to the UK; to favor a convention that would be agreeable to all major countries especially the US. In the early period of the INC meetings, Japan, together with the UK and France, proposed "Pledge and Review" system, where each country pledges th ...
... During the INC meetings, Japan's position was similar to the UK; to favor a convention that would be agreeable to all major countries especially the US. In the early period of the INC meetings, Japan, together with the UK and France, proposed "Pledge and Review" system, where each country pledges th ...
Permafrost_breakout
... • Account for permafrost emissions • AR5 Projections don’t include permafrost emissions • Temperatures higher with feedback • Emissions targets may be too high • Risk overshooting 2°C warming target ...
... • Account for permafrost emissions • AR5 Projections don’t include permafrost emissions • Temperatures higher with feedback • Emissions targets may be too high • Risk overshooting 2°C warming target ...
the Measurement Problem Advances Pol. Psych. (forthcoming) PRELIMINARY DRAFT
... “right” answer is 80%—even higher than the likelihood that this person would respond correctly to the relatively simple Electron item. In contrast, for a relatively religious individual with a mean OSI score, the probability of giving the correct response is around 30%. This 50 percentage-point diff ...
... “right” answer is 80%—even higher than the likelihood that this person would respond correctly to the relatively simple Electron item. In contrast, for a relatively religious individual with a mean OSI score, the probability of giving the correct response is around 30%. This 50 percentage-point diff ...
Adaptation Research Program - Department of Agriculture and
... Generally, under elevated CO2 conditions and where water is not substantially limiting, many of the ‘adaptation traits’ that are currently utilised in wheat, still generate the same rankings among wheat genotypes, i.e. breeders will still be able to deploy useful traits in elevated CO2 environments. ...
... Generally, under elevated CO2 conditions and where water is not substantially limiting, many of the ‘adaptation traits’ that are currently utilised in wheat, still generate the same rankings among wheat genotypes, i.e. breeders will still be able to deploy useful traits in elevated CO2 environments. ...
document
... continues, and this nation hopes that the negotiations regarding the post-Kyoto climate change regime will be fruitful and result in increased energy efficiency. At the same time, Jamaica has already made it “clear that Jamaica cannot provide all the finances that will be required to combat the adve ...
... continues, and this nation hopes that the negotiations regarding the post-Kyoto climate change regime will be fruitful and result in increased energy efficiency. At the same time, Jamaica has already made it “clear that Jamaica cannot provide all the finances that will be required to combat the adve ...
(2006) Changes in Surface Water Supply Across Africa with
... of today_s perennial drainage the area will have after a specific change in precipitation. Four scenarios are considered: decrease by 10% and 20% and increase by the same amounts. The expected scenario (Fig. 3C) is marked with an asterisk, and some are briefly highlighted below. Most of southern Afr ...
... of today_s perennial drainage the area will have after a specific change in precipitation. Four scenarios are considered: decrease by 10% and 20% and increase by the same amounts. The expected scenario (Fig. 3C) is marked with an asterisk, and some are briefly highlighted below. Most of southern Afr ...
Greenhouse gas reduction strategies from the transportation
... • Evaluate potential changes to the vehicle miles traveled benchmarks established in RCW 47.01.440 as appropriate to address low- or no-emission vehicles, and • Develop additional strategies to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. • Report findings and recommendations to the Governor by ...
... • Evaluate potential changes to the vehicle miles traveled benchmarks established in RCW 47.01.440 as appropriate to address low- or no-emission vehicles, and • Develop additional strategies to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. • Report findings and recommendations to the Governor by ...
Mass v. EPA
... U.S. approach could differ from other climate regimes such as in European Union. U.S. regulators are proposing “command and control” approach to reduce GHGs, mandating both specific technology and operational changes to improve energy efficiency across all sectors. ...
... U.S. approach could differ from other climate regimes such as in European Union. U.S. regulators are proposing “command and control” approach to reduce GHGs, mandating both specific technology and operational changes to improve energy efficiency across all sectors. ...
How can decision-makers in developing countries incorporate uncertainty about future climate risks into existing planning and policymaking processes? (424 kB) (opens in new window)
... means that decision-makers can no longer rely on history as a guide to future levels of risk (Hallegatte, 2008) or even current risk levels.5 Together this means that in a changing climate, adaptation must shift from a backward-looking paradigm to one based upon assessing and forecasting current and ...
... means that decision-makers can no longer rely on history as a guide to future levels of risk (Hallegatte, 2008) or even current risk levels.5 Together this means that in a changing climate, adaptation must shift from a backward-looking paradigm to one based upon assessing and forecasting current and ...
Marine Climate Change in Australia
... temperate macroalgal canopies can linger for many years even without climatic stressors (e.g., >8 years, Schiel & Lilley 2011), and increasing temperatures are likely to exacerbate these effects by suppressing recovery further (Wernberg et al. 2010). Extreme events Climate change not only causes cha ...
... temperate macroalgal canopies can linger for many years even without climatic stressors (e.g., >8 years, Schiel & Lilley 2011), and increasing temperatures are likely to exacerbate these effects by suppressing recovery further (Wernberg et al. 2010). Extreme events Climate change not only causes cha ...
Climate Change Report for Gulf of the Farallones and
... Sea Level Rise: Intertidal organisms will respond to sea level rise by shifting their distributions to keep pace with rising sea level. It has been suggested that all but the slowest growing organisms will be able to keep pace with rising sea level (Harley et al. 2006) but few studies have thoroughl ...
... Sea Level Rise: Intertidal organisms will respond to sea level rise by shifting their distributions to keep pace with rising sea level. It has been suggested that all but the slowest growing organisms will be able to keep pace with rising sea level (Harley et al. 2006) but few studies have thoroughl ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
... A changing climate will have real impacts on our military and the way it executes its missions. The military could be called upon more often to support civil authorities, and provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the face of more frequent and more intense natural disasters. Our coas ...
... A changing climate will have real impacts on our military and the way it executes its missions. The military could be called upon more often to support civil authorities, and provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the face of more frequent and more intense natural disasters. Our coas ...
Economic Opportunities from a Changing Climate
... on the northern margins of western agriculture, such as the Peace River region (Bjerga 2012). These temperature changes are, in turn, expected to have major ecological impacts. The US space agency NASA has identified the Prairies as one of the world’s climate change hot zones, marked by profound ch ...
... on the northern margins of western agriculture, such as the Peace River region (Bjerga 2012). These temperature changes are, in turn, expected to have major ecological impacts. The US space agency NASA has identified the Prairies as one of the world’s climate change hot zones, marked by profound ch ...
Paths beyond Paris
... that allows themselves to brand their pollution as “green”, “carbon neutral” or “sustainable”. From policy-makers looking after the interests of corporate lobbies, to conservationist NGOs and multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the cl ...
... that allows themselves to brand their pollution as “green”, “carbon neutral” or “sustainable”. From policy-makers looking after the interests of corporate lobbies, to conservationist NGOs and multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the cl ...
Full text in PDF - What is Climate
... with understanding of atmospheric physics and weather forecasting since the beginning of the 20th Century, the word “weather” is only defined in very general terms, if any at all. Concerning ‘climate’ the late F. Kenneth Hare said just 30 years ago that the word “climate” could be hardly heard profe ...
... with understanding of atmospheric physics and weather forecasting since the beginning of the 20th Century, the word “weather” is only defined in very general terms, if any at all. Concerning ‘climate’ the late F. Kenneth Hare said just 30 years ago that the word “climate” could be hardly heard profe ...
The role of influx of Arctic surface waters into the Norwegian Sea on
... The role of influx of Arctic surface waters into the Norwegian/Greenland Seas on the Meridional Overturning Circulation and Climate Change (animated version) by the Yew Team Schumacher college / University of Plymouth ...
... The role of influx of Arctic surface waters into the Norwegian/Greenland Seas on the Meridional Overturning Circulation and Climate Change (animated version) by the Yew Team Schumacher college / University of Plymouth ...
paths beyond paris
... that allows themselves to brand their pollution as “green”, “carbon neutral” or “sustainable”. From policy-makers looking after the interests of corporate lobbies, to conservationist NGOs and multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the cl ...
... that allows themselves to brand their pollution as “green”, “carbon neutral” or “sustainable”. From policy-makers looking after the interests of corporate lobbies, to conservationist NGOs and multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the expansion of a financialized free-market logic through the cl ...
Atlantic Coast - Oil Change International
... 7 MMt = Million Metric Tons. Figures are rounded. 8 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ‘Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement. December 2016.’ FERC/EIS-0274D. Table 4.11.1-5, Pp. 4-451. Figure amounts to 830,863 metric tons. https://www.ferc.gov/ ...
... 7 MMt = Million Metric Tons. Figures are rounded. 8 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ‘Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement. December 2016.’ FERC/EIS-0274D. Table 4.11.1-5, Pp. 4-451. Figure amounts to 830,863 metric tons. https://www.ferc.gov/ ...