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... growth of CO2 emissions needs to be halted and eventually reversed during the 21st century in order to avoid potentially catastrophic effects from global climate change. The recent much-publicized Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change notes that climate stabilization at an atmospheric conc ...
... growth of CO2 emissions needs to be halted and eventually reversed during the 21st century in order to avoid potentially catastrophic effects from global climate change. The recent much-publicized Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change notes that climate stabilization at an atmospheric conc ...
Aghion_et_al_policy_paper_Nov2014 (opens in new window)
... sector involvement is required — private market forces need to be mobilised and redirected towards cleaner energy sources by governments. Third, path dependence and system inertia imply that delaying policies that redirect innovation towards clean technologies significantly increases costs in the fu ...
... sector involvement is required — private market forces need to be mobilised and redirected towards cleaner energy sources by governments. Third, path dependence and system inertia imply that delaying policies that redirect innovation towards clean technologies significantly increases costs in the fu ...
Polar Bear Propaganda
... birth, but that’s all. While some bears spend all their time on the ice most come ashore when the ice melts. Anthropomorphism is disturbing, especially when used by scientists. A good example is the absurd comment by Manitoba Provincial biologist Darryl Hedman about the den used by a female polar be ...
... birth, but that’s all. While some bears spend all their time on the ice most come ashore when the ice melts. Anthropomorphism is disturbing, especially when used by scientists. A good example is the absurd comment by Manitoba Provincial biologist Darryl Hedman about the den used by a female polar be ...
Impacts of Chinese reactive nitrogen on climate change
... for East Asia from Collins et al.25 for time horizons of 20 and 100 years, respectively; while ...
... for East Asia from Collins et al.25 for time horizons of 20 and 100 years, respectively; while ...
Memorandum by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
... ecosystems will protect vulnerable habitats and species, support climate change mitigation through carbon storage and sequestration, and enhance resilience to the impacts of climate change, as well as providing various other ecosystem services. However, successful implementation of this approach wil ...
... ecosystems will protect vulnerable habitats and species, support climate change mitigation through carbon storage and sequestration, and enhance resilience to the impacts of climate change, as well as providing various other ecosystem services. However, successful implementation of this approach wil ...
Assessing global biome exposure to climate change through the
... Methods We calculated long-term climate differences (anomalies) between the mid-Holocene (6 ka cal bp, mH), pre-industrial conditions and projections for 2100 (middle-strength A1B scenario) using six global circulation models available for all periods. Climate differences were synthesized with multi ...
... Methods We calculated long-term climate differences (anomalies) between the mid-Holocene (6 ka cal bp, mH), pre-industrial conditions and projections for 2100 (middle-strength A1B scenario) using six global circulation models available for all periods. Climate differences were synthesized with multi ...
presenting - InterAcademy Council
... More than 30 contributing institutions More than 80 contributing authors from 13 countries More than 2000 references ...
... More than 30 contributing institutions More than 80 contributing authors from 13 countries More than 2000 references ...
Untangling the confusion around land carbon science and
... limited to the amount previously depleted by land use. It has been estimated that if all the carbon so far released by land-use changes (mainly deforestation) could be restored through reforestation this would reduce atmCO2 at the end of the century by 40–70 ppm. Conversely, complete global defores ...
... limited to the amount previously depleted by land use. It has been estimated that if all the carbon so far released by land-use changes (mainly deforestation) could be restored through reforestation this would reduce atmCO2 at the end of the century by 40–70 ppm. Conversely, complete global defores ...
the PDF - Namur Declaration
... increasingly large segment of public opinion. The propositions in this Declaration aim to meet the legitimate concerns of a growing number of European citizens. Inspired by the values of solidarity, democracy and progress that constitute the European Union, these propositions must, according to the ...
... increasingly large segment of public opinion. The propositions in this Declaration aim to meet the legitimate concerns of a growing number of European citizens. Inspired by the values of solidarity, democracy and progress that constitute the European Union, these propositions must, according to the ...
Figure 1 - Proceedings of the Royal Society B
... early and develop rapidly to ensure adequate time to complete their life cycle [8]. Studies of annual grasshopper populations along an elevational gradient in the Alps show that development time, adult size and fecundity are all positively correlated, suggesting that longer development times may be ...
... early and develop rapidly to ensure adequate time to complete their life cycle [8]. Studies of annual grasshopper populations along an elevational gradient in the Alps show that development time, adult size and fecundity are all positively correlated, suggesting that longer development times may be ...
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... (e.g., [1]), the driving force for this interchange is the water vapor pressure gradient between the evaporating surface and the overlying air. This complex interaction within the Amazon basin is also linked to the thermal and dynamical behavior of the troposphere induced by Sea Surface Temperature ...
... (e.g., [1]), the driving force for this interchange is the water vapor pressure gradient between the evaporating surface and the overlying air. This complex interaction within the Amazon basin is also linked to the thermal and dynamical behavior of the troposphere induced by Sea Surface Temperature ...
Fewer rainy days and more extreme rainfall by the end of the century
... experience their main rainy season in austral summer, from November through February, in line with the southernmost location of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone at this time of the year. In the future decades, seasonal rainfall totals simulated by the so-called CMIP5 models (Coupled Model Inter-c ...
... experience their main rainy season in austral summer, from November through February, in line with the southernmost location of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone at this time of the year. In the future decades, seasonal rainfall totals simulated by the so-called CMIP5 models (Coupled Model Inter-c ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan – City of Red Deer Part One
... to improve local adaptation and resilience. “It is a holistic process for how local communities can address the array of impacts likely to occur as a result of climate change.”10 Red Deer is still part of the ICLEI Adaptation (now BARC) program as we wrap up our final milestones completing our plan ...
... to improve local adaptation and resilience. “It is a holistic process for how local communities can address the array of impacts likely to occur as a result of climate change.”10 Red Deer is still part of the ICLEI Adaptation (now BARC) program as we wrap up our final milestones completing our plan ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Aral Sea and Its Basin
... Warming of the global climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level (IPCC, WGI 2007). The last two decades appear to be the warmest years in the inst ...
... Warming of the global climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice and rising global average sea level (IPCC, WGI 2007). The last two decades appear to be the warmest years in the inst ...
Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index
... to climate change, NatureServe initiated a collaborative effort to develop a Climate Change Vulnerability Index. This tool would use distribution and natural history information for a species within a specific geographical area (such as a state) to rapidly estimate relative risk of local extirpation ...
... to climate change, NatureServe initiated a collaborative effort to develop a Climate Change Vulnerability Index. This tool would use distribution and natural history information for a species within a specific geographical area (such as a state) to rapidly estimate relative risk of local extirpation ...
Our future in their plans
... their plans from Paris to see if they can scale up the ambition of their commitments. The scale of finance needed goes far beyond what governments can provide, however. Substantial sums of private finance will be required to enable this increased ambition, and by 2018 we need to see very clear evide ...
... their plans from Paris to see if they can scale up the ambition of their commitments. The scale of finance needed goes far beyond what governments can provide, however. Substantial sums of private finance will be required to enable this increased ambition, and by 2018 we need to see very clear evide ...
Ethical Anxieties About Geoengineering
... moral failure. As we saw, those able to implement Plan A will lack credibility if they defend Plan B with the buying-time argument, which leaves them with the best-option economic argument. In the case of solar radiation management the empirical basis for it remains speculative, not least because th ...
... moral failure. As we saw, those able to implement Plan A will lack credibility if they defend Plan B with the buying-time argument, which leaves them with the best-option economic argument. In the case of solar radiation management the empirical basis for it remains speculative, not least because th ...
Neelam Patel EPA Climate Updates Tribal Air Forum 6 4 2009
... EPA, under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is responsible for revising and implementing regulations to ensure that gasoline sold in the United States contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Renewable Fuel Standard program will increase the volume of renewable fuel requi ...
... EPA, under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is responsible for revising and implementing regulations to ensure that gasoline sold in the United States contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Renewable Fuel Standard program will increase the volume of renewable fuel requi ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... observed climate of Alaska since the mid-20th century. Despite its established existence and influence, this natural cycle is often overlooked or ignored in zealous attempts to paint the current climate of Alaska as being one primarily molded by the emissions from anthropogenic industrial activities ...
... observed climate of Alaska since the mid-20th century. Despite its established existence and influence, this natural cycle is often overlooked or ignored in zealous attempts to paint the current climate of Alaska as being one primarily molded by the emissions from anthropogenic industrial activities ...
Asia, the US, and the G20 in 2010
... Emission Reductions. A target which reduces a country's overall greenhouse gas emissions. Business As Usual (BAU). A commitment to reduce emissions from the projection of the future if actions were not taken. ...
... Emission Reductions. A target which reduces a country's overall greenhouse gas emissions. Business As Usual (BAU). A commitment to reduce emissions from the projection of the future if actions were not taken. ...
European Collaboration
... and grow this funding stream. At this time (under Framework Programme 6) revenue to the Met Office was £3/4m pa and we were successful in around one third of our bids. In 2012-13, our revenue from Framework Programme 7 (FP7) had grown to around £2.5m pa with a success rate of between half and two-th ...
... and grow this funding stream. At this time (under Framework Programme 6) revenue to the Met Office was £3/4m pa and we were successful in around one third of our bids. In 2012-13, our revenue from Framework Programme 7 (FP7) had grown to around £2.5m pa with a success rate of between half and two-th ...
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... Global Warming and Climate Change Serious issue related to human survival Main cause = increase in greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen Oxide, Chorofluro carbon and Carbon Tetrachloride and some atmospheric pollutants ...
... Global Warming and Climate Change Serious issue related to human survival Main cause = increase in greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen Oxide, Chorofluro carbon and Carbon Tetrachloride and some atmospheric pollutants ...
Review on Ocean Heat Content and Ocean
... pre-industrial times to 1950 and a small cooling effect from 1950 onward. Climate model projections summarized by the IPCC indicate that average global surface temperature will likely rise a further 1.1 to 6.4 °C during the twenty-first century. This range of values results from the use of differing ...
... pre-industrial times to 1950 and a small cooling effect from 1950 onward. Climate model projections summarized by the IPCC indicate that average global surface temperature will likely rise a further 1.1 to 6.4 °C during the twenty-first century. This range of values results from the use of differing ...