Need for global long-term end-to
... • The oceans today are subject to a host of anthropogenic stressors: – impacts of (over)fishing, energy and mineral extraction, nutrient runoff —> eutrophication & coastal dead zones, invasive species, pollutants, warming, acidification, deoxygenation…. ...
... • The oceans today are subject to a host of anthropogenic stressors: – impacts of (over)fishing, energy and mineral extraction, nutrient runoff —> eutrophication & coastal dead zones, invasive species, pollutants, warming, acidification, deoxygenation…. ...
Taking Climate Change by Storm: Theorizing Global and Local Policy-Making in
... coordination problems, the science of climate change has a much higher degree of uncertainty. These trends are even more accentuated with respect to the scientific understanding of extreme climate events and the likelihood of political coordination at various scales. The main contribution of this Ar ...
... coordination problems, the science of climate change has a much higher degree of uncertainty. These trends are even more accentuated with respect to the scientific understanding of extreme climate events and the likelihood of political coordination at various scales. The main contribution of this Ar ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
... means to adapt to more extreme weather are likely to utilize technologies to these ends; individuals without the means may suffer adverse health effects. Warmer weather will induce more cooling (generally from electricity) while cooler weather will induce more heating (generally from natural gas, fu ...
... means to adapt to more extreme weather are likely to utilize technologies to these ends; individuals without the means may suffer adverse health effects. Warmer weather will induce more cooling (generally from electricity) while cooler weather will induce more heating (generally from natural gas, fu ...
The language of climate change adaptation
... doing this, we have drawn mainly on the strategies reviewed in our comparative analysis of adaptation strategies. We have also considered evidence from a small number of other sources of information on climate change, and have elicited expert opinion. We drew mainly on high-level strategy documents ...
... doing this, we have drawn mainly on the strategies reviewed in our comparative analysis of adaptation strategies. We have also considered evidence from a small number of other sources of information on climate change, and have elicited expert opinion. We drew mainly on high-level strategy documents ...
Introduction - the United Nations
... temperatures can lead to coral bleaching, while the absorption of CO2 by the ocean causes it to become more acidic. Taken together, these two problems could lead to the collapse of entire reef ecosystems, thus limiting or eliminating access to a critical food source. Additionally, circulation patter ...
... temperatures can lead to coral bleaching, while the absorption of CO2 by the ocean causes it to become more acidic. Taken together, these two problems could lead to the collapse of entire reef ecosystems, thus limiting or eliminating access to a critical food source. Additionally, circulation patter ...
The EU`s Climate Leadership: Reconciling Ambition and - VU-dare
... As a supranational organization, the EU is potentially able to facilitate a decisionmaking process that commits 15 countries. Optimists could argue that the EU is still in the midst of a learning process and that it will be able to exert strong directional leadership if it improved its administrativ ...
... As a supranational organization, the EU is potentially able to facilitate a decisionmaking process that commits 15 countries. Optimists could argue that the EU is still in the midst of a learning process and that it will be able to exert strong directional leadership if it improved its administrativ ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... The already severe impacts of global warming on the United States and the rest of the world from current atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels highlight the urgency of staying below the 1.5°C target so as to avoid truly catastrophic impacts to people and planet. 13 As CO2 levels continue to rise ...
... The already severe impacts of global warming on the United States and the rest of the world from current atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels highlight the urgency of staying below the 1.5°C target so as to avoid truly catastrophic impacts to people and planet. 13 As CO2 levels continue to rise ...
Proposed table of contents - Energy: Renewable Generation
... sources of renewable electricity include hydropower, which depends on a balance of rainfall and evapo-transpiration (a function of temperature and humidity, among other things), and solar power, which relies on incident radiation and cloud cover. Many of these climatic factors are projected by the c ...
... sources of renewable electricity include hydropower, which depends on a balance of rainfall and evapo-transpiration (a function of temperature and humidity, among other things), and solar power, which relies on incident radiation and cloud cover. Many of these climatic factors are projected by the c ...
Livestock – Climate Change`s Forgotten Sector
... the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector. • Even with ambitious supply-side action to reduce the emissions intensity of livestock production, rising global demand for meat and dairy produce means emissions will continue to rise. Shifting global demand for meat and dai ...
... the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector. • Even with ambitious supply-side action to reduce the emissions intensity of livestock production, rising global demand for meat and dairy produce means emissions will continue to rise. Shifting global demand for meat and dai ...
Livestock – Climate Change`s Forgotten Sector: Global Public
... the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector. • Even with ambitious supply-side action to reduce the emissions intensity of livestock production, rising global demand for meat and dairy produce means emissions will continue to rise. Shifting global demand for meat and dai ...
... the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector. • Even with ambitious supply-side action to reduce the emissions intensity of livestock production, rising global demand for meat and dairy produce means emissions will continue to rise. Shifting global demand for meat and dai ...
Climate change in Australia | Monsoonal North cluster report
... periods: the near future 2020–2039 (herein referred to as 2030) and late in the century 2080–2099 (herein referred to as 2090). The spread of model results are presented as the range between the 10th and 90th percentile in the CMIP5 ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attr ...
... periods: the near future 2020–2039 (herein referred to as 2030) and late in the century 2080–2099 (herein referred to as 2090). The spread of model results are presented as the range between the 10th and 90th percentile in the CMIP5 ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attr ...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND EQUITY IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND
... Climate change is an issue of great importance for human rights, public health, and social equity because of its disproportionate impact on vulnerable and socially marginalized populations. Global climate change will affect diverse industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as transportation, heal ...
... Climate change is an issue of great importance for human rights, public health, and social equity because of its disproportionate impact on vulnerable and socially marginalized populations. Global climate change will affect diverse industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as transportation, heal ...
CCS - Panda
... To prevent catastrophic climate change we must keep the global average temperature rise compared to pre-industrial temperatures as far below 2 degrees centigrade as possible. To have a high chance of doing so the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment report suggests that ...
... To prevent catastrophic climate change we must keep the global average temperature rise compared to pre-industrial temperatures as far below 2 degrees centigrade as possible. To have a high chance of doing so the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment report suggests that ...
A Focus on Climate During the Past 100 Years
... natural influences to one significantly dominated by anthropogenic activities. This volume is a compilation of contributions to a workshop dealing with different aspects of climate change, variability, and extremes during the past 100 years. The individual contributions cover a broad range of topics ...
... natural influences to one significantly dominated by anthropogenic activities. This volume is a compilation of contributions to a workshop dealing with different aspects of climate change, variability, and extremes during the past 100 years. The individual contributions cover a broad range of topics ...
Done NEC NTT,_International Standard in Relevant Standard
... A very large number of nations approved an addition to the treaty, known as the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful and legally binding measures. Its major feature is binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European Union undertaking to ...
... A very large number of nations approved an addition to the treaty, known as the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful and legally binding measures. Its major feature is binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European Union undertaking to ...
How Agricultural Trade Policies Fuel Climate Change
... agricultural production and distribution systems, making it far more difficult to achieve climate change goals. This fundamental contradiction is a testament to our failure to seriously integrate environmental and economic policy. Moreover, the enormous and increasing energy demands of global system ...
... agricultural production and distribution systems, making it far more difficult to achieve climate change goals. This fundamental contradiction is a testament to our failure to seriously integrate environmental and economic policy. Moreover, the enormous and increasing energy demands of global system ...
ICTs for abating climate change ICTs for abating climate
... [IPCC. 2007. Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IPCC. Core Writing Team, Pachauri, R.K. and Reisinger, A. (Eds.). IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. ...
... [IPCC. 2007. Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IPCC. Core Writing Team, Pachauri, R.K. and Reisinger, A. (Eds.). IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. ...
PDF > Chapter 1
... s even-meter rise of sea level. The position of the threshold, however, is not precisely known. But one thing is certain: Even if the emission of carbon dioxide were s tabilized at today’s levels it would not lead to a stabiliza- ...
... s even-meter rise of sea level. The position of the threshold, however, is not precisely known. But one thing is certain: Even if the emission of carbon dioxide were s tabilized at today’s levels it would not lead to a stabiliza- ...
Environmental Justice and Climate Change in Latin America
... and droughts), cold and heat waves, and ocean acidification, affecting both the quality and quantity of water, ecosystems, and other natural resources. There is also considerable concern regarding effects on economic activities, human health, and well-being. Local people, politicians, and scientists ...
... and droughts), cold and heat waves, and ocean acidification, affecting both the quality and quantity of water, ecosystems, and other natural resources. There is also considerable concern regarding effects on economic activities, human health, and well-being. Local people, politicians, and scientists ...
Day 2, Resources
... • historical data about how weather and climate changes have affected people; • climate data and predictions to determine how best to serve the needs of people now and prepare for future climate change. Information about a Warming Climate • The United State produces more greenhouse gases than any ...
... • historical data about how weather and climate changes have affected people; • climate data and predictions to determine how best to serve the needs of people now and prepare for future climate change. Information about a Warming Climate • The United State produces more greenhouse gases than any ...
Working Paper 224 - Baranzini et al (opens in new window)
... guarantee that their promises about reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are realized. It is easy to underestimate this challenge. We argue that ambitious targets can only be met by using the instrument of carbon pricing, with the ultimate aim of a uniform global carbon price. All alternative optio ...
... guarantee that their promises about reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are realized. It is easy to underestimate this challenge. We argue that ambitious targets can only be met by using the instrument of carbon pricing, with the ultimate aim of a uniform global carbon price. All alternative optio ...
