From efficiency to justice: utility as the informational basis of climate change strategies, and some alternatives: Working Paper 13 (418 kB) (opens in new window)
... are essentially optimistic that the economic impacts of climate change will be relatively low, due to a moderate climatic response to emissions, and easy adaptation to environmental changes. Others are more pessimistic. Similarly, some studies are pessimistic about the economic cost of mitigation. O ...
... are essentially optimistic that the economic impacts of climate change will be relatively low, due to a moderate climatic response to emissions, and easy adaptation to environmental changes. Others are more pessimistic. Similarly, some studies are pessimistic about the economic cost of mitigation. O ...
How did Earth`s atmosphere end up so different? Why did Earth
... models show longterm solar increase not enough to account for temp increase ...
... models show longterm solar increase not enough to account for temp increase ...
2017 MCC Earth Day handbook - Metropolitan Community Churches
... involves the distribution of weather patterns which last for an extended period of time (decades to millennium). There are some natural cycles that affect climate, such as solar output and orbital variations for example, which have caused the ice ages. However, there is a strong body of evidence, ba ...
... involves the distribution of weather patterns which last for an extended period of time (decades to millennium). There are some natural cycles that affect climate, such as solar output and orbital variations for example, which have caused the ice ages. However, there is a strong body of evidence, ba ...
Launching of the Western Indian Ocean Coastal Challenge regional
... A Seychellois has been elected as the president of the Western Indian Ocean Coastal Challenge (WIOCC) regional platform. Mr. Wills Agricole, the new president, was elected during the body’s first technical workshop held in Mauritius from January 24 – 27 this year. This was during the European Union ...
... A Seychellois has been elected as the president of the Western Indian Ocean Coastal Challenge (WIOCC) regional platform. Mr. Wills Agricole, the new president, was elected during the body’s first technical workshop held in Mauritius from January 24 – 27 this year. This was during the European Union ...
ALAP_2014_FINAL120
... following a widely negotiated and broad enough range of possible alternative futures, particularly with regard to future societies’ capacity for mitigation and adaptation to climate change (O’Neill et al. under review in GEC). Following these narratives, researchers can integrate and make their know ...
... following a widely negotiated and broad enough range of possible alternative futures, particularly with regard to future societies’ capacity for mitigation and adaptation to climate change (O’Neill et al. under review in GEC). Following these narratives, researchers can integrate and make their know ...
Financial Risk Management and Global Climate Change:
... The underlying objective of the proposed research is to develop tools that will ensure the stability of global financial markets given the possibility that climate change induces an increased trend in extreme weather patterns. In this situation the greater risk bearing potential of financial markets ...
... The underlying objective of the proposed research is to develop tools that will ensure the stability of global financial markets given the possibility that climate change induces an increased trend in extreme weather patterns. In this situation the greater risk bearing potential of financial markets ...
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... energy efficiency—are assumed to have already displaced carbon-emitting energy technologies. A wide array of scenarios have been developed that explore future energy, industrial, and land use carbon emissions. One of the most recent examinations is the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES ...
... energy efficiency—are assumed to have already displaced carbon-emitting energy technologies. A wide array of scenarios have been developed that explore future energy, industrial, and land use carbon emissions. One of the most recent examinations is the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES ...
Fact Sheet Resilient Cities. - Contra Costa County Climate Leaders
... project of Generation Green - a 501(c)3 Nonprofit organization Find Links to Other Local Government Policy Opportunities at www.cccclimateleaders.org ...
... project of Generation Green - a 501(c)3 Nonprofit organization Find Links to Other Local Government Policy Opportunities at www.cccclimateleaders.org ...
High - LCCMR
... Energy production and use: Potential outcomes To assess the impacts on our natural resources of attaining the goal of 25% renewable energy sources by 2025 : • Better understand impacts of biomass cropping systems and wind energy production on natural resources, recreational opportunities and climat ...
... Energy production and use: Potential outcomes To assess the impacts on our natural resources of attaining the goal of 25% renewable energy sources by 2025 : • Better understand impacts of biomass cropping systems and wind energy production on natural resources, recreational opportunities and climat ...
Presentation - Regional Policy Briefings
... can purchase and trade fishing days depending on the location of the tuna. VDS has potential to be modified regularly to accommodate movement Ask of tuna to the east ...
... can purchase and trade fishing days depending on the location of the tuna. VDS has potential to be modified regularly to accommodate movement Ask of tuna to the east ...
role of carbon taxes in climate change mitigation
... This note argues that a carbon tax system is more practical to implement, monitor and enforce than tradable permit-based approaches to global climate-change action. It suggests that a sensible design would be an upstream carbon tax on the fossil fuel supply chain, which could also include other majo ...
... This note argues that a carbon tax system is more practical to implement, monitor and enforce than tradable permit-based approaches to global climate-change action. It suggests that a sensible design would be an upstream carbon tax on the fossil fuel supply chain, which could also include other majo ...
Helping the poorest to survive
... 2099 is projected at 1.8º - 4.0º C relative to 1980 -19991. The “average temperature” over Nepal rose by 0.06º C per year from 1977 to 1994 2. The mean annual temperature of Nepal is projected to increase by 1.3° - 3.8° C by the 2060s, and 1.8° 5.8° C by the 2090s. The range of projections by the 20 ...
... 2099 is projected at 1.8º - 4.0º C relative to 1980 -19991. The “average temperature” over Nepal rose by 0.06º C per year from 1977 to 1994 2. The mean annual temperature of Nepal is projected to increase by 1.3° - 3.8° C by the 2060s, and 1.8° 5.8° C by the 2090s. The range of projections by the 20 ...
Slide 1
... • Growth: Growing population and quality of life (smart growth communities – Babcock Ranch and the Green Mile). ...
... • Growth: Growing population and quality of life (smart growth communities – Babcock Ranch and the Green Mile). ...
the whole inaugural address as pdf
... greenhouse gas emissions over the last 10 years has accelerated at an unprecedented rate (IPCC, 2014b). In the next part of my address, I will talk about how we can use models to make projections, but now – to use the terminology of the film world – I would like to give you a sneak preview. Figure 1 ...
... greenhouse gas emissions over the last 10 years has accelerated at an unprecedented rate (IPCC, 2014b). In the next part of my address, I will talk about how we can use models to make projections, but now – to use the terminology of the film world – I would like to give you a sneak preview. Figure 1 ...
The Global Ozone Layer
... The ozone layer and climate change are intricately coupled, and climate change will become increasingly more important to the future ozone layer. Increasing abundances of radiatively important gases, especially carbon dioxide(CO2) and methane (CH4), are expected to significantly affect future stra ...
... The ozone layer and climate change are intricately coupled, and climate change will become increasingly more important to the future ozone layer. Increasing abundances of radiatively important gases, especially carbon dioxide(CO2) and methane (CH4), are expected to significantly affect future stra ...
About the Guide - American Chemical Society
... role to play in the Earth system. Of the other 71 percent that does enter the atmosphere, 23 percent is absorbed by water vapor, aerosols and ozone and 48 percent passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the Earth’s surface. Some of that energy is used to evaporate water as part of the natur ...
... role to play in the Earth system. Of the other 71 percent that does enter the atmosphere, 23 percent is absorbed by water vapor, aerosols and ozone and 48 percent passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the Earth’s surface. Some of that energy is used to evaporate water as part of the natur ...
Why adapt to climate change? How is the
... Adaptation Scotland is a programme funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by Sniffer ...
... Adaptation Scotland is a programme funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by Sniffer ...
alongside the unfccc - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... A key development in the context of the LRTAP Convention concerns black carbon emissions. Although black carbon is not a greenhouse gas, it is an important driver of global warming: it absorbs sunlight and generates heat; it reduces the ability of snow and ice to reflect sunlight; and it affects clo ...
... A key development in the context of the LRTAP Convention concerns black carbon emissions. Although black carbon is not a greenhouse gas, it is an important driver of global warming: it absorbs sunlight and generates heat; it reduces the ability of snow and ice to reflect sunlight; and it affects clo ...
Sustainability Conference Full Programme
... VENUE: LEVEL39, ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON ...
... VENUE: LEVEL39, ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON ...
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
... to the sea?” he echoes a question that has intrigued philosophers and geologists for centuries. The atmosphere reacts with the land surface, rivers carry eroded materials to the ocean, and deposited ocean sediments ultimately become new mountains – completing just one of many biogeochemical cycles t ...
... to the sea?” he echoes a question that has intrigued philosophers and geologists for centuries. The atmosphere reacts with the land surface, rivers carry eroded materials to the ocean, and deposited ocean sediments ultimately become new mountains – completing just one of many biogeochemical cycles t ...