Impact of Climate Change on the Poor in Bolivia
... people live in rural communities (which is a drastic decrease compared to the 63 percent living in rural communities in 1960). Still, it remains to be true that poverty in Bolivia is most significant in rural areas. In rural areas, the poverty rate was 77 percent on average in 2007, meaning that ro ...
... people live in rural communities (which is a drastic decrease compared to the 63 percent living in rural communities in 1960). Still, it remains to be true that poverty in Bolivia is most significant in rural areas. In rural areas, the poverty rate was 77 percent on average in 2007, meaning that ro ...
Climate change and seafood safety: Human health implications
... decades (Solomon et al., 2007). Model results indicate that even if greenhouse gas emissions are capped at present day levels, some warming will still occur because of the carbon dioxide that has already accumulated in the atmosphere. The ensemble of models used by the United Nations Intergovernment ...
... decades (Solomon et al., 2007). Model results indicate that even if greenhouse gas emissions are capped at present day levels, some warming will still occur because of the carbon dioxide that has already accumulated in the atmosphere. The ensemble of models used by the United Nations Intergovernment ...
Bilateral Cooperation between China and the United States
... with 2012). In the first three years of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (2011-2013), energy consumption per unit of GDP was reduced by 9 percent; the equivalent of approximately 350 million tons coal equivalent was saved—that is, a reduction of more than 840 MtCO2 (million tons of carbon dioxide). ...
... with 2012). In the first three years of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period (2011-2013), energy consumption per unit of GDP was reduced by 9 percent; the equivalent of approximately 350 million tons coal equivalent was saved—that is, a reduction of more than 840 MtCO2 (million tons of carbon dioxide). ...
Regional assessment of climate change impacts on maize
... the frequency distribution of yield responds to changes in the climatic settings (Kaylen and Korom 1991; Park and Sinclair 1993). There are several ways to infer a distribution of yield from climatic data. A first possibility is to use process-based models of crop growth along with a set of daily we ...
... the frequency distribution of yield responds to changes in the climatic settings (Kaylen and Korom 1991; Park and Sinclair 1993). There are several ways to infer a distribution of yield from climatic data. A first possibility is to use process-based models of crop growth along with a set of daily we ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... Marketplace: Disruption and innovation as low-carbon solutions make less sustainable business models obsolete ...
... Marketplace: Disruption and innovation as low-carbon solutions make less sustainable business models obsolete ...
Client - Kelley Drye
... Representative Waxman’s Chief of Staff, will serve as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and will undoubtedly play a large role in sheparding upcoming environmental legislation. In Congress, Senator Barbara Boxer chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, San Francisco Congre ...
... Representative Waxman’s Chief of Staff, will serve as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and will undoubtedly play a large role in sheparding upcoming environmental legislation. In Congress, Senator Barbara Boxer chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, San Francisco Congre ...
Climate Change and Marine Turtles in the Wider Caribbean
... Uncertainty arises from various sources: • Uncertainty about future emissions and concentrations of greenhouse gases. It is possible to account for uncertainty surrounding future emissions by considering projections for both high and low emissions scenarios. However, understanding of some processes ...
... Uncertainty arises from various sources: • Uncertainty about future emissions and concentrations of greenhouse gases. It is possible to account for uncertainty surrounding future emissions by considering projections for both high and low emissions scenarios. However, understanding of some processes ...
The effects of global change upon United States air quality
... various IPCC emissions scenarios (IPCC, 2007) projected to the 2050s. In some of the studies, the global climate realizations were subsequently downscaled to a higher resolution using the PSU (Pennsylvania State University)/NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Mesoscale Model version 5 (M ...
... various IPCC emissions scenarios (IPCC, 2007) projected to the 2050s. In some of the studies, the global climate realizations were subsequently downscaled to a higher resolution using the PSU (Pennsylvania State University)/NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) Mesoscale Model version 5 (M ...
4.3.1. Atmospheric changes - Ensembles RT3
... The SRES emission scenarios (Nakićenović et al., 2000) were used in CMIP3 that is the basis for IPCC (2007). Hence, most existing climate change scenarios builds on these emission scenarios that are based on different storylines for the future development of world population and economy. All SRES sc ...
... The SRES emission scenarios (Nakićenović et al., 2000) were used in CMIP3 that is the basis for IPCC (2007). Hence, most existing climate change scenarios builds on these emission scenarios that are based on different storylines for the future development of world population and economy. All SRES sc ...
The Transnational Politics of Energy
... emissions by 80 percent by 2050; there is more support in most of the European Union for vigorous action on climate change–and, therefore, on energy–than elsewhere in the world.2 But Europe is declining as an economic force, accounting now for only about one-½fth of the world’s commercial energy con ...
... emissions by 80 percent by 2050; there is more support in most of the European Union for vigorous action on climate change–and, therefore, on energy–than elsewhere in the world.2 But Europe is declining as an economic force, accounting now for only about one-½fth of the world’s commercial energy con ...
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... because of shifts in the moon's orbit, which influences tides, and other factors. "Exposures at northern sites will be the highest they have been in 20 years, and exposure at the southern sites will be the lowest they've been in that time," he said. "So the most likely places that we're going to se ...
... because of shifts in the moon's orbit, which influences tides, and other factors. "Exposures at northern sites will be the highest they have been in 20 years, and exposure at the southern sites will be the lowest they've been in that time," he said. "So the most likely places that we're going to se ...
High Speed Rail aff – DDI 2012 KM
... Plumer 12, Brad Plumer, reporter at the Washington Post writing about domestic policy, particularly nergy and environmental issues, 03-15-12, “What’s going to kill us in 2050? Air pollution – and lots of it,” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezraklein/post/whats-going-to-kill-us-in-2050-air-pollu ...
... Plumer 12, Brad Plumer, reporter at the Washington Post writing about domestic policy, particularly nergy and environmental issues, 03-15-12, “What’s going to kill us in 2050? Air pollution – and lots of it,” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezraklein/post/whats-going-to-kill-us-in-2050-air-pollu ...
ELPIS-JP: a dataset of local-scale daily climate change scenarios for
... Table 1 summarizes the climate models used for the ELPIS-JP dataset. All seven climatic variables (Tave , Tmax , Tmin , Pr, SR, RH and WS) were available from most GCMs. The GCM transient monthly outputs for the 130 year period 1971–2100 were obtained from the CMIP3 database [26]. Only one represent ...
... Table 1 summarizes the climate models used for the ELPIS-JP dataset. All seven climatic variables (Tave , Tmax , Tmin , Pr, SR, RH and WS) were available from most GCMs. The GCM transient monthly outputs for the 130 year period 1971–2100 were obtained from the CMIP3 database [26]. Only one represent ...
A guide on climate change for private equity investors
... foot printing roadshow visited 10 European cities to help investors compare options for measuring the carbon footprint arising from their equity portfolios. One of the first questions that investors asked at every roadshow event is what about other asset classes! Much has changed since 2010 when IIG ...
... foot printing roadshow visited 10 European cities to help investors compare options for measuring the carbon footprint arising from their equity portfolios. One of the first questions that investors asked at every roadshow event is what about other asset classes! Much has changed since 2010 when IIG ...
CARBON NEUTRAL STRATEGY 2015–2025
... Global action on climate action is now widespread on two fronts: reducing emissions to limit future climate change (mitigation), and changing the way our environments, societies and assets are managed and shaped in response to the impacts of climate change (adaptation). To avoid dangerous climate ch ...
... Global action on climate action is now widespread on two fronts: reducing emissions to limit future climate change (mitigation), and changing the way our environments, societies and assets are managed and shaped in response to the impacts of climate change (adaptation). To avoid dangerous climate ch ...
A. Proposal Cover Page and Summary Project title: Natural
... stakeholders to develop and implement an innovative adaptation planning process. This process integrates a number of methods, including iterative scenario building, climate modeling, the Adaptation Conservation Targets (ACT) Framework, and institutional analysis. Working with Gunnison Climate Workin ...
... stakeholders to develop and implement an innovative adaptation planning process. This process integrates a number of methods, including iterative scenario building, climate modeling, the Adaptation Conservation Targets (ACT) Framework, and institutional analysis. Working with Gunnison Climate Workin ...
The new climate message
... the answer is repeated again and again. We’ve tested how far to ‘turn up the dial’ on the problem, showing the threat of climate change to our children, our lifestyles and our lives. Doesn’t make any difference. We’ve appealed to both logic and ethics. Doesn’t shift ...
... the answer is repeated again and again. We’ve tested how far to ‘turn up the dial’ on the problem, showing the threat of climate change to our children, our lifestyles and our lives. Doesn’t make any difference. We’ve appealed to both logic and ethics. Doesn’t shift ...
Misdefining ``climate change``: consequences for science and action
... modulating the global earth system via carbon sequestration or other strategies of geoengineering? Such questions quickly begin to reveal many assumptions that underlie approaches to dealing with global climate change, assumptions that are rarely discussed, much less evaluated. One of these assumpti ...
... modulating the global earth system via carbon sequestration or other strategies of geoengineering? Such questions quickly begin to reveal many assumptions that underlie approaches to dealing with global climate change, assumptions that are rarely discussed, much less evaluated. One of these assumpti ...
The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and
... morphology, and changes in forest density have been associated with PDO cycles in conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, California (Millar et al. 2004). Climate variability drives interannual to multicentury changes in fire regimes by regulating plant productivity and fuel conditions in areas where ...
... morphology, and changes in forest density have been associated with PDO cycles in conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, California (Millar et al. 2004). Climate variability drives interannual to multicentury changes in fire regimes by regulating plant productivity and fuel conditions in areas where ...
Climate Risk Assessment for Water Resources
... 2.1. Defining climatic risk in the Niger Basin In this study climate risk is defined on the basis of changes in annual runoff as a function of projected precipitation and temperature changes; it does not take into account other sources of risk such as vulnerability of specific sectors and future soc ...
... 2.1. Defining climatic risk in the Niger Basin In this study climate risk is defined on the basis of changes in annual runoff as a function of projected precipitation and temperature changes; it does not take into account other sources of risk such as vulnerability of specific sectors and future soc ...
Climate Policy
... given existing internal conflicts, I focus largely on the ‘mainstream’ of the major, most powerful, developing countries, while neglecting special groupings such as oil-producing nations or small island states.5 Climate polity In the upcoming negotiations of the post-2012 climate regime, the Europea ...
... given existing internal conflicts, I focus largely on the ‘mainstream’ of the major, most powerful, developing countries, while neglecting special groupings such as oil-producing nations or small island states.5 Climate polity In the upcoming negotiations of the post-2012 climate regime, the Europea ...
