Marine Board-ESF Response to the European Commission DG
... and storms will become more intense. The Stern Review (2006) estimates the social and economic cost of climate change to the global economy at € 5,500 billion by 2050. The Stern Review concludes that, provided we take strong action now, there is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate chang ...
... and storms will become more intense. The Stern Review (2006) estimates the social and economic cost of climate change to the global economy at € 5,500 billion by 2050. The Stern Review concludes that, provided we take strong action now, there is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate chang ...
Synthesis paper: Perspectives on Loss and Damage
... impacts of the current climate are associated with variability and extreme events. In most countries, the impacts of recent events are not well recorded and the observational records are short. This is a problem because these events have high natural variability, thus it is alwa ...
... impacts of the current climate are associated with variability and extreme events. In most countries, the impacts of recent events are not well recorded and the observational records are short. This is a problem because these events have high natural variability, thus it is alwa ...
Key concepts
... variety of web-based maps and ICT skills. Develop skills to categorize and analyse map data and information. Recognise that the world is interconnected and climate change will impact on everyone in different ways. Identify ways that scientists and geographers can work together to minimise the ...
... variety of web-based maps and ICT skills. Develop skills to categorize and analyse map data and information. Recognise that the world is interconnected and climate change will impact on everyone in different ways. Identify ways that scientists and geographers can work together to minimise the ...
JMA/MRI
... weather extremes in order to contribute to decision-makings for the disaster prevention and other adaptation studies under the global warming environment. • fill a gap between seasonal-tointerannual prediction and climate change projections • sufficiently high resolution projection is needed for res ...
... weather extremes in order to contribute to decision-makings for the disaster prevention and other adaptation studies under the global warming environment. • fill a gap between seasonal-tointerannual prediction and climate change projections • sufficiently high resolution projection is needed for res ...
Climate change and respiratory diseases
... asthma, rhinosinusitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory tract infections. Groups at higher risk of climate change effects include individuals with pre-existing cardiopulmonary diseases or disadvantaged individuals. Adaptation and mitigation measures are strongly needed. ...
... asthma, rhinosinusitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory tract infections. Groups at higher risk of climate change effects include individuals with pre-existing cardiopulmonary diseases or disadvantaged individuals. Adaptation and mitigation measures are strongly needed. ...
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... 2012: Dr Jean Jouzel, Sir David Attenborough and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) 2013 the International Council for Science, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Prof John Antony Allan and Dr Jane Lubchenco About the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation In June ...
... 2012: Dr Jean Jouzel, Sir David Attenborough and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) 2013 the International Council for Science, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Prof John Antony Allan and Dr Jane Lubchenco About the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation In June ...
Golidlocks and the Three Planets
... While most of the Earth’s CO2 is locked in her crust, it doesn’t stay there forever. The action of plate tectonics, the motion of the Earth’s surface, can subduct carbonate sediments; that is, as chunks of the Earth’s crust gets pushed together, some of the rocks get pushed deeper into the interior, ...
... While most of the Earth’s CO2 is locked in her crust, it doesn’t stay there forever. The action of plate tectonics, the motion of the Earth’s surface, can subduct carbonate sediments; that is, as chunks of the Earth’s crust gets pushed together, some of the rocks get pushed deeper into the interior, ...
Evidence - APPG on Population, Development and Reproductive
... have driven the global thirst for oil through the roof. ...
... have driven the global thirst for oil through the roof. ...
Review of the UN-REDD Policy Board Structure
... for household but all the other sectors. • Electricity access in Uganda is about 15 percent and it constitutes about 1.4 percent of the total energy. • The present situation is one where demand and supply for each type of energy is in a precarious balance. For biomass supply is being met in an unsus ...
... for household but all the other sectors. • Electricity access in Uganda is about 15 percent and it constitutes about 1.4 percent of the total energy. • The present situation is one where demand and supply for each type of energy is in a precarious balance. For biomass supply is being met in an unsus ...
Philosophy of Climate Science Part II: Modelling
... simulations use time steps of approximately 30 minutes, taking weeks or months in real time on supercomputers to simulate a century of climate evolution. In order to compute a single hypothetical evolution of the climate system (a ‘model run’), we also require initial conditions and boundary conditi ...
... simulations use time steps of approximately 30 minutes, taking weeks or months in real time on supercomputers to simulate a century of climate evolution. In order to compute a single hypothetical evolution of the climate system (a ‘model run’), we also require initial conditions and boundary conditi ...
Large-scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the
... States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), Chile and China. Many highly impacted regions, particularly those in the tropics, are socioeconomically vulnerable to these changes. Thus, our results indicate the need to develop adaptation policy that could minimize climate change impacts through fisheries. Th ...
... States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), Chile and China. Many highly impacted regions, particularly those in the tropics, are socioeconomically vulnerable to these changes. Thus, our results indicate the need to develop adaptation policy that could minimize climate change impacts through fisheries. Th ...
Ocean Plankton and Climate Change
... naturalist with a tow-net, if he can sample the plankton at different times of the year, will find contrasts between spring, summer, autumn and winter almost as striking as those in the vegetation on land.” There is not, however,“a simple and gradual increase in the plankton as spring advances into ...
... naturalist with a tow-net, if he can sample the plankton at different times of the year, will find contrasts between spring, summer, autumn and winter almost as striking as those in the vegetation on land.” There is not, however,“a simple and gradual increase in the plankton as spring advances into ...
Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd - Department of Environment, Land
... a 2025 target for Australia of 30 per cent below 2000 levels. The CCA considers this target is comparable to the efforts of other countries. In recommending targets, the CCA attaches most weight to the science of climate change, the efforts of comparable countries to reduce their emissions, and Aust ...
... a 2025 target for Australia of 30 per cent below 2000 levels. The CCA considers this target is comparable to the efforts of other countries. In recommending targets, the CCA attaches most weight to the science of climate change, the efforts of comparable countries to reduce their emissions, and Aust ...
economics of climate change: sensitivity analysis of social cost
... losing mass with increasing rate. Mountain glaciers have continued to shrink while northern hemisphere spring snow has been decreasing constantly. Also, there are numerous long-term changes observed in other aspects of climate change. For example, there are changes in global rainfall patterns and an ...
... losing mass with increasing rate. Mountain glaciers have continued to shrink while northern hemisphere spring snow has been decreasing constantly. Also, there are numerous long-term changes observed in other aspects of climate change. For example, there are changes in global rainfall patterns and an ...
Impacts of climate change on stratospheric ozone
... curves) and climate + ODS (black) simulations for the regions marked by horizontal bars in Figure 1. [10] In the tropical upper stratosphere (Figure 2a) the O3 increase in the climate-only simulation occurs steadily from 1960 to 2100. This increase is due to cooling caused by increasing CO2 and the ...
... curves) and climate + ODS (black) simulations for the regions marked by horizontal bars in Figure 1. [10] In the tropical upper stratosphere (Figure 2a) the O3 increase in the climate-only simulation occurs steadily from 1960 to 2100. This increase is due to cooling caused by increasing CO2 and the ...
Continental heat gain in the global climate system
... rates of surface temperature change that are shown as five linear ramps in Figure 1. [5] In Figure 2 we show the surface flux history averaged over fifty-year intervals derived from (1). The mean fluxes for each fifty year interval are also given in Table 1 along with the corresponding heat gained b ...
... rates of surface temperature change that are shown as five linear ramps in Figure 1. [5] In Figure 2 we show the surface flux history averaged over fifty-year intervals derived from (1). The mean fluxes for each fifty year interval are also given in Table 1 along with the corresponding heat gained b ...
Coping with Creeping Catastrophes: National Political
... and multilevel differentiation show adaptive advantages, as it is not only claimed by recent management tracts (Brafman & Beckstrom 2006), but also by collective action scholars such as Ostrom (2010)? Based on a comparison of national policies related to global warming, the paper will discuss and th ...
... and multilevel differentiation show adaptive advantages, as it is not only claimed by recent management tracts (Brafman & Beckstrom 2006), but also by collective action scholars such as Ostrom (2010)? Based on a comparison of national policies related to global warming, the paper will discuss and th ...
Sea Level Rise - Parliament UK
... IPCC predictions of future sea level change are based on the physical climate models (Box 2). In the Fourth Assessment Report a change of 18-59cm in global mean sea levels was predicted for the period 1990 to 2095. It is important to note that these projections excluded possible rapid changes in the ...
... IPCC predictions of future sea level change are based on the physical climate models (Box 2). In the Fourth Assessment Report a change of 18-59cm in global mean sea levels was predicted for the period 1990 to 2095. It is important to note that these projections excluded possible rapid changes in the ...
Volcanic Impacts on Short- and Long-Term Climate
... only one year. Therefore, they suggest that the cooling in the second year is evident, whether the ENSO signal is removed or not. This idea would rather suggest that the summer of 1784 would have been colder than the one of 1783. Reduction of Diurnal Cycle: As mentioned before, volcanic eruptions pu ...
... only one year. Therefore, they suggest that the cooling in the second year is evident, whether the ENSO signal is removed or not. This idea would rather suggest that the summer of 1784 would have been colder than the one of 1783. Reduction of Diurnal Cycle: As mentioned before, volcanic eruptions pu ...