Analysis of Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
... Section 164 - Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP): The purpose of the REEP program is to facilitate the retrofitting of existing buildings across the U.S. to achieve maximum cost-effective energy efficiency improvements and significant improvements in water use and other environ ...
... Section 164 - Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP): The purpose of the REEP program is to facilitate the retrofitting of existing buildings across the U.S. to achieve maximum cost-effective energy efficiency improvements and significant improvements in water use and other environ ...
False Solutions - Rising Tide North America
... Desperate to avoid climate regulation that may affect profits, polluting corporations are working hand-in-hand with governments, presenting a dizzying array of false solutions that deepen inequalities in our societies. There is a clear agenda: Manage the climate crisis without compromising profits, ...
... Desperate to avoid climate regulation that may affect profits, polluting corporations are working hand-in-hand with governments, presenting a dizzying array of false solutions that deepen inequalities in our societies. There is a clear agenda: Manage the climate crisis without compromising profits, ...
Climate Change and International Relations Theory: Northeast Asia as a Case Study
... the erosion of the arable land stock is likely to decrease agricultural production, as will an increasing incidence of agricultural pests and diseases. Rising average temperatures are predicted to depress crop yields across the region, with grain crops particularly susceptible to climate variations ...
... the erosion of the arable land stock is likely to decrease agricultural production, as will an increasing incidence of agricultural pests and diseases. Rising average temperatures are predicted to depress crop yields across the region, with grain crops particularly susceptible to climate variations ...
Americans want climate action. Broad, diverse interests are
... “The Amici Companies . . . are all corporate electricity consumers and purchasers. They represent a diverse set of industries from software product solutions, to furniture and home furnishings, food and other consumer goods, and insurance. These companies are some of this nation’s most prominent and ...
... “The Amici Companies . . . are all corporate electricity consumers and purchasers. They represent a diverse set of industries from software product solutions, to furniture and home furnishings, food and other consumer goods, and insurance. These companies are some of this nation’s most prominent and ...
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... as a whole may be declining, there are still likely to be pockets of extremely high density, and these are likely to be associated with low-income residential areas. The following sections of this chapter assess the relationship between these patterns of urban density and the different aspects of cl ...
... as a whole may be declining, there are still likely to be pockets of extremely high density, and these are likely to be associated with low-income residential areas. The following sections of this chapter assess the relationship between these patterns of urban density and the different aspects of cl ...
Technology cycles and technology revolutions
... It is interesting to reflect on some of the crucial differences between this “second economic revolution”, as North aptly calls it, and the first one, based on the discovery and expansion of agricultural activities as a systematic exploitation of domesticated forms of plants and livestock. Two thin ...
... It is interesting to reflect on some of the crucial differences between this “second economic revolution”, as North aptly calls it, and the first one, based on the discovery and expansion of agricultural activities as a systematic exploitation of domesticated forms of plants and livestock. Two thin ...
climate change - World Health Organization
... agriculture may halve by 2020. Control of infectious disease: Increasing population at risk of malaria in Africa by 170 million by 2030, and at risk of dengue by 2 ...
... agriculture may halve by 2020. Control of infectious disease: Increasing population at risk of malaria in Africa by 170 million by 2030, and at risk of dengue by 2 ...
Impact of nitrogen and climate change interactions on ambient air
... human health. Here we describe the interactions of Nr and global climate change on ambient air quality and subsequent human health impacts, as displayed in Fig. 1. We describe the role of Nr in ambient air pollution formation, including nitrogen oxides (NOx), ozone (O3), and particulate matter (PM). ...
... human health. Here we describe the interactions of Nr and global climate change on ambient air quality and subsequent human health impacts, as displayed in Fig. 1. We describe the role of Nr in ambient air pollution formation, including nitrogen oxides (NOx), ozone (O3), and particulate matter (PM). ...
Adress: Climate Change Program, CATIE, Turrialba - EfD
... Vignola, R., Otarola, M., Marchamalo, M., Echeverria, J., 2010. Land use scenarios for provision of ecosystem services to hydropower production: on-site and off-site benefits of different soil conservation measures in the Birris watershed, Costa Rica. In UNDP book “Regional report on Biodiversity ...
... Vignola, R., Otarola, M., Marchamalo, M., Echeverria, J., 2010. Land use scenarios for provision of ecosystem services to hydropower production: on-site and off-site benefits of different soil conservation measures in the Birris watershed, Costa Rica. In UNDP book “Regional report on Biodiversity ...
The Met Office Hadley Centre climate modelling capability: the
... this by providing direct evidence of considerable low-top cloud responses in areas which contribute most to inter-model differences in global cloud feedback and climate sensitivity. Uncertainties in cloud feedbacks are also discussed in §4. Another major improvement in HadGEM1 is in the representati ...
... this by providing direct evidence of considerable low-top cloud responses in areas which contribute most to inter-model differences in global cloud feedback and climate sensitivity. Uncertainties in cloud feedbacks are also discussed in §4. Another major improvement in HadGEM1 is in the representati ...
Handout_3_LCC_projects
... Completed first field season; results to Piping Plover Recovery Team providing this role be presented at annual plover workshop in January ...
... Completed first field season; results to Piping Plover Recovery Team providing this role be presented at annual plover workshop in January ...
FFEIpolicyworkshop-InfoPackage
... The most prominent being Shell Oil for strategic planning and the United Nations for their Millennium Ecosystem Assessment project. These two scenarios do not predict what will happen. Instead, the narratives depict what could possibly happen given a set of assumptions about how the climate could ch ...
... The most prominent being Shell Oil for strategic planning and the United Nations for their Millennium Ecosystem Assessment project. These two scenarios do not predict what will happen. Instead, the narratives depict what could possibly happen given a set of assumptions about how the climate could ch ...
Climate Finance for the Middle East and North Africa - Heinrich
... diversify its energy mix. In this context, it has established a number of programmes to develop wind and solar energy technology, both of which are receiving substantial finance from the World Bank administered Clean Technology Fund, with additional co-finance from the World Bank and the African Dev ...
... diversify its energy mix. In this context, it has established a number of programmes to develop wind and solar energy technology, both of which are receiving substantial finance from the World Bank administered Clean Technology Fund, with additional co-finance from the World Bank and the African Dev ...
CBM-MDG-position-paper
... 13 Parasitic and bacterial infections, namely: three soil transmitted helminthiasis (ascariasis, hookworm infections,and trichuriasis), lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, dracunculiasis (guineaworm disease), schistosomiasis, Chagas’ disease, human African trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, Buruli ul ...
... 13 Parasitic and bacterial infections, namely: three soil transmitted helminthiasis (ascariasis, hookworm infections,and trichuriasis), lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, dracunculiasis (guineaworm disease), schistosomiasis, Chagas’ disease, human African trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, Buruli ul ...
Global Climate Change - A Suggested Resources list
... Chesapeake Climate Action Network – provides several detailed lessons about mitigating potential threats to climate change. One such lesson is “The Stabilization Triangle: Tackling the Carbon and Climate Problem with Today’s Technologies” (or the wedge approach). The activity is a demonstration that ...
... Chesapeake Climate Action Network – provides several detailed lessons about mitigating potential threats to climate change. One such lesson is “The Stabilization Triangle: Tackling the Carbon and Climate Problem with Today’s Technologies” (or the wedge approach). The activity is a demonstration that ...
spline models of contemporary, 2030, 2060 and 2090 climates for
... three general circulation models (GCMs) and two emission scenarios for each GCM: (a) Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis (CCC), using the CGCM3 (T63 resolution) model, SRES A2 and B1 scenarios; (2) Met Office, Hadley Centre (HAD), using the HadCM3 model, SRES A2 and B2 scenarios; and ( ...
... three general circulation models (GCMs) and two emission scenarios for each GCM: (a) Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis (CCC), using the CGCM3 (T63 resolution) model, SRES A2 and B1 scenarios; (2) Met Office, Hadley Centre (HAD), using the HadCM3 model, SRES A2 and B2 scenarios; and ( ...
Why Analyze Mental Models of Local Climate Change?
... ‘‘ground-truth’’ (i.e., validate and calibrate) image content prior to analysis. In this sense, mental models can ground-truth regional models by verifying the presence and extent of climate changes at a particular locality. Locals record trends and major events, often within the context of their li ...
... ‘‘ground-truth’’ (i.e., validate and calibrate) image content prior to analysis. In this sense, mental models can ground-truth regional models by verifying the presence and extent of climate changes at a particular locality. Locals record trends and major events, often within the context of their li ...
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... At the start of year one, 178 companies from these six sectors were expected to participate in the scheme, all with annual CO 2 emissions estimated to exceed 20,000 tons per year. An offset scheme is also in development, with some details about which types of projects would be considered to offset c ...
... At the start of year one, 178 companies from these six sectors were expected to participate in the scheme, all with annual CO 2 emissions estimated to exceed 20,000 tons per year. An offset scheme is also in development, with some details about which types of projects would be considered to offset c ...
Toward Integrated Historical Climate Research
... with policy-driving organisations such as the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and Future Earth than historical climatology approaches. However, it has been criticised as downplaying the role of human agency in the past, and for failing to recognise that an individual’s vulnerability ...
... with policy-driving organisations such as the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and Future Earth than historical climatology approaches. However, it has been criticised as downplaying the role of human agency in the past, and for failing to recognise that an individual’s vulnerability ...
Risks and Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal People and
... property and human populations. Global sea level rise has increased by approximately 2mm per year for the last century, and is predicted to rise at an increasing rate. The Fourth International Panel on Climate Change predicts a range from 18-38 to 26-58cm in the rise of global average sea level by 2 ...
... property and human populations. Global sea level rise has increased by approximately 2mm per year for the last century, and is predicted to rise at an increasing rate. The Fourth International Panel on Climate Change predicts a range from 18-38 to 26-58cm in the rise of global average sea level by 2 ...