Redefining Sustainable and Responsible Investment, 2012: Executive Summary
... The next global economy is emerging in a new world full of unprecedented technologies, new ideas about resources and capital, and new approaches to business. Crucially, we are also being confronted with environmental and economic challenges never before imagined. The ‘next economy’ or ‘green economy ...
... The next global economy is emerging in a new world full of unprecedented technologies, new ideas about resources and capital, and new approaches to business. Crucially, we are also being confronted with environmental and economic challenges never before imagined. The ‘next economy’ or ‘green economy ...
Coping With Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
... FIGURE 1 Percent changes in the annual amount of precipitation falling in very heavy events, defined as the heaviest 1% of all daily events from 1901 to 2012 for each region. The far right bar is for 2001-2012. In recent decades there have been increases nationally, with the largest increases in the ...
... FIGURE 1 Percent changes in the annual amount of precipitation falling in very heavy events, defined as the heaviest 1% of all daily events from 1901 to 2012 for each region. The far right bar is for 2001-2012. In recent decades there have been increases nationally, with the largest increases in the ...
PPT - Larry Smarr
... The continuing rise in greenhouse gases (GHG) in Earth’s atmosphere caused by human activity is beginning to alter the delicately balanced climate system. Means to slow down the rate of GHG emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic climate change in the future. While moving from a high-carbon to a ...
... The continuing rise in greenhouse gases (GHG) in Earth’s atmosphere caused by human activity is beginning to alter the delicately balanced climate system. Means to slow down the rate of GHG emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic climate change in the future. While moving from a high-carbon to a ...
Briefing for health policymakers and health professionals Summary
... ‘locked-in’ to many years of warming, and the associated impacts, even if emissions drop sharply. Climate change affects the world’s poorest countries earliest and most severely, despite them being least responsible. Wealthier countries therefore have a responsibility to support poor countries’ resp ...
... ‘locked-in’ to many years of warming, and the associated impacts, even if emissions drop sharply. Climate change affects the world’s poorest countries earliest and most severely, despite them being least responsible. Wealthier countries therefore have a responsibility to support poor countries’ resp ...
2004 community excellence awards
... Dawson Creek has been a leader on energy, climate change and sustainability in B.C. for many years. We have completed a wide range of projects to improve conservation, efficiency, and the use of renewable energy technologies in our community. We have integrated energy and climate change thinking int ...
... Dawson Creek has been a leader on energy, climate change and sustainability in B.C. for many years. We have completed a wide range of projects to improve conservation, efficiency, and the use of renewable energy technologies in our community. We have integrated energy and climate change thinking int ...
Reinforced Theistic Manifest Destiny theory
... model of our solar system over geocentrism. Although geocentrism had (or has) its appeal, an understanding of gravity and orbits renders geocentric arguments hard to accept––or even “silly.” Similarly, we might expect that increasing individuals’ knowledge of the mechanism of global warming may help ...
... model of our solar system over geocentrism. Although geocentrism had (or has) its appeal, an understanding of gravity and orbits renders geocentric arguments hard to accept––or even “silly.” Similarly, we might expect that increasing individuals’ knowledge of the mechanism of global warming may help ...
Environmental Change and the Human Condition
... be changed only slowly, and at considerable cost, the dilemma embedded in energy’s dual roles in economic prosperity and environmental disruption cannot be easily resolved. In light of all of this, it has become increasingly clear that energy is the core of the environment problem; environment is th ...
... be changed only slowly, and at considerable cost, the dilemma embedded in energy’s dual roles in economic prosperity and environmental disruption cannot be easily resolved. In light of all of this, it has become increasingly clear that energy is the core of the environment problem; environment is th ...
Big Picture Power Point - Sustainable Design Award
... Burning coal, oil & gas (fossil fuels) to heat our buildings and to produce electricity releases carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide emissions increase global warming which results in climate change. ...
... Burning coal, oil & gas (fossil fuels) to heat our buildings and to produce electricity releases carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide emissions increase global warming which results in climate change. ...
Adaptation Planning In New York City
... 100 miles north of New York City (NYC DEP, 2008) would be of interest to managers of only a small but important subset of infrastructure—reservoirs and water tunnels. Such a fine-scale assessment would benefit from more complex downscaling approaches than those applied here. ...
... 100 miles north of New York City (NYC DEP, 2008) would be of interest to managers of only a small but important subset of infrastructure—reservoirs and water tunnels. Such a fine-scale assessment would benefit from more complex downscaling approaches than those applied here. ...
An investigation into the impact of science communication and
... opposing claims about the reality and seriousness of climate change. Significantly, more skepticism about climate change was observed after reading the contradictory editorials (Corner, Whitmarsh, & Xenias, 2012). Results from these studies strongly support the power of science presentation to clari ...
... opposing claims about the reality and seriousness of climate change. Significantly, more skepticism about climate change was observed after reading the contradictory editorials (Corner, Whitmarsh, & Xenias, 2012). Results from these studies strongly support the power of science presentation to clari ...
here. - Transition Town Louth
... There is a clear need to reduce the production of CO2 (a climate change gas) which is produced from burning coal, oil and gas for electricity production. Renewables reduce the production of CO2 produced from “traditional” electricity production The ‘true cost’ of finite power sources continue to soa ...
... There is a clear need to reduce the production of CO2 (a climate change gas) which is produced from burning coal, oil and gas for electricity production. Renewables reduce the production of CO2 produced from “traditional” electricity production The ‘true cost’ of finite power sources continue to soa ...
Which early works are cited most frequently in climate change
... By analyzing the co-citations of Arrhenius’ paper as a marker reference, we investigate the discovery of the greenhouse effect and the specific role of carbon dioxide. This research topic marks the historical roots and origins of the current climate change research. By zooming from climate change re ...
... By analyzing the co-citations of Arrhenius’ paper as a marker reference, we investigate the discovery of the greenhouse effect and the specific role of carbon dioxide. This research topic marks the historical roots and origins of the current climate change research. By zooming from climate change re ...
FINAL: How to identify adaptation ... smallholder farmers in coffee and tea sector
... composition of the global atmosphere, and that is in addition to natural climate variability over a comparable period of time. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines it as any change in climate over time whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. The a ...
... composition of the global atmosphere, and that is in addition to natural climate variability over a comparable period of time. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines it as any change in climate over time whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. The a ...
Article The uncertainties of climate change in Spanish
... The combination of features that make climate change a singular environmental problem stems from its considerable scientific complexity [9], as well as from the fact that it is so closely related to the current energy systems that articulate economic and social development. In addition, climate risk ...
... The combination of features that make climate change a singular environmental problem stems from its considerable scientific complexity [9], as well as from the fact that it is so closely related to the current energy systems that articulate economic and social development. In addition, climate risk ...
Population Movement in a Changing Environment
... on resources and ecosystems in the receiving areas as well, some of which might already be stressed by climate change and have limited capacity – and willingness from the host population – to accept additional people. This could lead to further human insecurity such as epidemics, food insecurity, wa ...
... on resources and ecosystems in the receiving areas as well, some of which might already be stressed by climate change and have limited capacity – and willingness from the host population – to accept additional people. This could lead to further human insecurity such as epidemics, food insecurity, wa ...
Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes
... averages by mapping extreme precipitation amounts onto a zero-toone scale15. The resulting ‘probability-based index’ (PI) equalizes the weighting given to grid-points in different locations and climatic regions in large area averages and facilitates comparison between observations and model simulati ...
... averages by mapping extreme precipitation amounts onto a zero-toone scale15. The resulting ‘probability-based index’ (PI) equalizes the weighting given to grid-points in different locations and climatic regions in large area averages and facilitates comparison between observations and model simulati ...
Projected climate change impacts on forest land cover and land use
... species-level vegetation classification. We assigned a stand age to each forested IDU based on overlay of the IDU coverage and a reference stand age coverage. For stand age ≤25, that coverage used Landsat-based LandTrender results (Kennedy et al. 2010; Kennedy et al. 2012), which evaluate the pixel- ...
... species-level vegetation classification. We assigned a stand age to each forested IDU based on overlay of the IDU coverage and a reference stand age coverage. For stand age ≤25, that coverage used Landsat-based LandTrender results (Kennedy et al. 2010; Kennedy et al. 2012), which evaluate the pixel- ...
PDF - Boston University
... 1. Allocation to the country where the bunker fuel is sold; 2. Allocation to the country of departure or destination of the vessel; 3. Allocation to the country of departure or destination of the passengers or cargo; and 4. Allocation to the country of the transporting company, the country of ...
... 1. Allocation to the country where the bunker fuel is sold; 2. Allocation to the country of departure or destination of the vessel; 3. Allocation to the country of departure or destination of the passengers or cargo; and 4. Allocation to the country of the transporting company, the country of ...
References
... Cane MA, Molnar P (2001) Closing of the Indonesian seaway as a precursor to east African aridircation around 3-4 million years ago. Nature 411 (6834):157-162 Cassou C, Terray L (2001) Oceanic forcing of the wintertime low-frequency atmospheric variability in the North Atlantic European sector: A stu ...
... Cane MA, Molnar P (2001) Closing of the Indonesian seaway as a precursor to east African aridircation around 3-4 million years ago. Nature 411 (6834):157-162 Cassou C, Terray L (2001) Oceanic forcing of the wintertime low-frequency atmospheric variability in the North Atlantic European sector: A stu ...
Comunicación sobre el cambio climático: Mejorando la eficacia de
... Many authors have emphasized the need to develop more effective campaigns to raise citizens’ awareness, to increase their willingness to accept the measures necessary to mitigate climate change and to ultimately change their behavior patterns ...
... Many authors have emphasized the need to develop more effective campaigns to raise citizens’ awareness, to increase their willingness to accept the measures necessary to mitigate climate change and to ultimately change their behavior patterns ...
DOC - Europa.eu
... Climate Change Programme, which was established in June 2000, by introducing cost-effective measures aimed at reducing emissions of the fluorinated greenhouse gases (FGG) which could enable the European Community to meet its Kyoto Protocol targets, while preventing distortion of the internal market. ...
... Climate Change Programme, which was established in June 2000, by introducing cost-effective measures aimed at reducing emissions of the fluorinated greenhouse gases (FGG) which could enable the European Community to meet its Kyoto Protocol targets, while preventing distortion of the internal market. ...
2015 End-user workshop report (1.4 MB, pdf)
... end-user dialogs, robust and holistic adaptation strategies are being developed to drive planning for efficient water resource management for food security and poverty alleviation. The main motivation of the project is the understanding and reduction of environmental impacts on these water resources ...
... end-user dialogs, robust and holistic adaptation strategies are being developed to drive planning for efficient water resource management for food security and poverty alleviation. The main motivation of the project is the understanding and reduction of environmental impacts on these water resources ...