Massachusetts v. EPA - Washington and Lee University
... EPA the authority to regulate GHGs emitted from new motor vehicles.47 Tatel said that the EPA could avoid this literal interpretation by "show[ing] either that, as a matter of historical fact, Congress did not mean what it appears to have said, or that, as a matter of logic and statutory structure, ...
... EPA the authority to regulate GHGs emitted from new motor vehicles.47 Tatel said that the EPA could avoid this literal interpretation by "show[ing] either that, as a matter of historical fact, Congress did not mean what it appears to have said, or that, as a matter of logic and statutory structure, ...
Dorrepall et al. 2006
... growth may allow Sphagnum to keep pace with inclined growing, responsive shrubs such as Betula. This might prevent net longer-term positive effects of summer warming on the vascular plant canopy height. However, leaf litter and N losses are more likely to be affected by direct warming effects on sho ...
... growth may allow Sphagnum to keep pace with inclined growing, responsive shrubs such as Betula. This might prevent net longer-term positive effects of summer warming on the vascular plant canopy height. However, leaf litter and N losses are more likely to be affected by direct warming effects on sho ...
implications for climate change research b
... small open-top chambers were used to passively warm canopy temperatures in wet meadow tundra at Barrow, Alaska during the summers of 1995 and 1996. Fortuitously the seasonal average temperature difference due to chamber warming and interannual variability were both approximately 1.5 oC; this allowed ...
... small open-top chambers were used to passively warm canopy temperatures in wet meadow tundra at Barrow, Alaska during the summers of 1995 and 1996. Fortuitously the seasonal average temperature difference due to chamber warming and interannual variability were both approximately 1.5 oC; this allowed ...
Impact of Climate Change on Households in the Indonesian
... coastline where 60% of the total population of 230 million live, thus it is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels and the resultant saltwater intrusion will affect many different sectors and pose a significant risk to the Indonesian economy and security. While most of the popu ...
... coastline where 60% of the total population of 230 million live, thus it is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels and the resultant saltwater intrusion will affect many different sectors and pose a significant risk to the Indonesian economy and security. While most of the popu ...
Soil and human security in the 21st century
... Human security has and will continue to rely on Earth’s diverse soil resources. Yet we have now exploited the planet’s most productive soils. Soil erosion greatly exceeds rates of production in many agricultural regions. Nitrogen produced by fossil fuel and geological reservoirs of other fertilizers ...
... Human security has and will continue to rely on Earth’s diverse soil resources. Yet we have now exploited the planet’s most productive soils. Soil erosion greatly exceeds rates of production in many agricultural regions. Nitrogen produced by fossil fuel and geological reservoirs of other fertilizers ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: water and catchments technical report
... Entura, Hydro Tasmania’s consulting business) and his colleagues. The report has passed the rigours of an external scientific review process and I appreciate the efforts of the respected scientists who gave their time and expertise to review the research outcomes. Thank you to Dr Francis Chiew (CSIR ...
... Entura, Hydro Tasmania’s consulting business) and his colleagues. The report has passed the rigours of an external scientific review process and I appreciate the efforts of the respected scientists who gave their time and expertise to review the research outcomes. Thank you to Dr Francis Chiew (CSIR ...
Soil and human security in the 21st century
... Human security has and will continue to rely on Earth’s diverse soil resources. Yet we have now exploited the planet’s most productive soils. Soil erosion greatly exceeds rates of production in many agricultural regions. Nitrogen produced by fossil fuel and geological reservoirs of other fertilizers ...
... Human security has and will continue to rely on Earth’s diverse soil resources. Yet we have now exploited the planet’s most productive soils. Soil erosion greatly exceeds rates of production in many agricultural regions. Nitrogen produced by fossil fuel and geological reservoirs of other fertilizers ...
National Landmarks at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... Are Increasingly Vulnerable to Floods Founded in 1630 by English Puritans seeking religious freedom, Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and the birthplace of the American Revolution.5 But in the city where the Sons of Liberty plotted independence from Great Britain, some cherish ...
... Are Increasingly Vulnerable to Floods Founded in 1630 by English Puritans seeking religious freedom, Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and the birthplace of the American Revolution.5 But in the city where the Sons of Liberty plotted independence from Great Britain, some cherish ...
Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Sixth National
... number of dwellings, the population and the number of families have increased at different growth rates. So, even if new buildings are more energy efficient, the increase of number of families and dwellings has also contributed to increasing residential energy demand through the last two decades. Du ...
... number of dwellings, the population and the number of families have increased at different growth rates. So, even if new buildings are more energy efficient, the increase of number of families and dwellings has also contributed to increasing residential energy demand through the last two decades. Du ...
Implementation Framework for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
... ways that are uncertain. The likelihood and frequency of extreme weather events, including heavy precipitation, flooding, droughts, and heat waves are expected to further increase in a variety of locations across Canada. The challenge for water managers is determining the natural variability of wate ...
... ways that are uncertain. The likelihood and frequency of extreme weather events, including heavy precipitation, flooding, droughts, and heat waves are expected to further increase in a variety of locations across Canada. The challenge for water managers is determining the natural variability of wate ...
Trends in Extreme Precipitation Events for the Northeastern United
... Seasonally, the overall mean trends in the number of one-inch events were all positive and greatest during the spring (+ 0.13 .02 events/decade) and summer (+ 0.08 ± 0.02 events/decade), compared to the fall (+0.01 ± 0.05 events/decade), and winter (+.01 ± 0.02 events/decade). West Buxton, ME record ...
... Seasonally, the overall mean trends in the number of one-inch events were all positive and greatest during the spring (+ 0.13 .02 events/decade) and summer (+ 0.08 ± 0.02 events/decade), compared to the fall (+0.01 ± 0.05 events/decade), and winter (+.01 ± 0.02 events/decade). West Buxton, ME record ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Coffee Production in
... percent of Ethiopia’s exports. Additionally, Ethiopia is the main producer of coffee in all of Africa. It is the 5th largest exporter of Arabica coffee globally (Davis et al., 2012). Several studies have determined Ethiopia to be especially prone to the impacts of climate change over the coming yea ...
... percent of Ethiopia’s exports. Additionally, Ethiopia is the main producer of coffee in all of Africa. It is the 5th largest exporter of Arabica coffee globally (Davis et al., 2012). Several studies have determined Ethiopia to be especially prone to the impacts of climate change over the coming yea ...
Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... Change: Impacts on Insurers and How They Can Help With Adaptation and Mitigation, 33 GENEVA PAPERS 140 (2008). ...
... Change: Impacts on Insurers and How They Can Help With Adaptation and Mitigation, 33 GENEVA PAPERS 140 (2008). ...
Likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on
... conditions and populations of organisms are in decline as a result of a combination of climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. 3. There is no longer any serious doubt that the earth has warmed by 0.6-0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880 and will warm a further 2-6 degrees Celsius by 2100, almost e ...
... conditions and populations of organisms are in decline as a result of a combination of climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. 3. There is no longer any serious doubt that the earth has warmed by 0.6-0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880 and will warm a further 2-6 degrees Celsius by 2100, almost e ...
Climate sensitivity across marine domains of life: limits - ePIC
... available for marine organisms, with special reference to domain-specific limits. For an explanation of the patterns and differences observed, we define and quantify a proxy for organismic complexity across species from all domains. Rising complexity causes heat (and hypoxia) tolerances to decrease ...
... available for marine organisms, with special reference to domain-specific limits. For an explanation of the patterns and differences observed, we define and quantify a proxy for organismic complexity across species from all domains. Rising complexity causes heat (and hypoxia) tolerances to decrease ...
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... The issue of weather shocks and conflict is becoming more important because climate models project weather variability to increase. While considerable uncertainties about magnitudes and sometimes even directions of change remain,1 it is likely that local temperatures and rainfall patterns will chang ...
... The issue of weather shocks and conflict is becoming more important because climate models project weather variability to increase. While considerable uncertainties about magnitudes and sometimes even directions of change remain,1 it is likely that local temperatures and rainfall patterns will chang ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
A synthesis of the arctic terrestrial and marine carbon cycles under
... terrestrial carbon cycles in numerous interconnected ways. Nonetheless, processes in the ocean and on land have been too often considered in isolation while it has become increasingly clear that the two environments are strongly connected: Sea ice decline is one of the main causes of the rapid warmi ...
... terrestrial carbon cycles in numerous interconnected ways. Nonetheless, processes in the ocean and on land have been too often considered in isolation while it has become increasingly clear that the two environments are strongly connected: Sea ice decline is one of the main causes of the rapid warmi ...
Chapter 20
... seasonal streams and swamps that frequently dry out in the dry season. For example, Hinchinbrook and Magnetic Islands have melaleuca wetland habitats and Hinchinbrook Island features a continuous supply of freshwater creeks77. Many islands have salt marsh and mangrove wetlands. ...
... seasonal streams and swamps that frequently dry out in the dry season. For example, Hinchinbrook and Magnetic Islands have melaleuca wetland habitats and Hinchinbrook Island features a continuous supply of freshwater creeks77. Many islands have salt marsh and mangrove wetlands. ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AMBIGUITY AND CLIMATE POLICY Antony Millner Simon Dietz
... system2 are. If we have sufficiently high quality information to justify probabilistic beliefs, then the approach adopted thus far in the literature is unequivocally useful. If not, we need to justify why this approach is a useful approximation, or attempt to define welfare measures that are true to ...
... system2 are. If we have sufficiently high quality information to justify probabilistic beliefs, then the approach adopted thus far in the literature is unequivocally useful. If not, we need to justify why this approach is a useful approximation, or attempt to define welfare measures that are true to ...
Assessment of Climate Hazards, Traditional Early
... water available areas and destock animals when drought his high, prepare agricultural land and cultivate adaptive varieties when information on rainfall pattern and volume is promised, etc. In general the community forwarded what is expected from them, the government and NMA. The responsibility of ...
... water available areas and destock animals when drought his high, prepare agricultural land and cultivate adaptive varieties when information on rainfall pattern and volume is promised, etc. In general the community forwarded what is expected from them, the government and NMA. The responsibility of ...
Scanning the Conservation Horizon
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
... Finally, climate change is not occurring in a vacuum, and assessments must be carried out in the context of existing stresses on our species and systems—from the fragmentation and loss of habitat to the ongoing deluge of invasive species. Vulnerability assessments can provide a factual underpinning ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds
... exposed and/or sensitive to climate change (costs AU$’000) ...................................... 59 Table 21. Annual costs (AU$’000s) of monitoring Australian bird taxa that may be sensitive or exposed to the effects of climate change, or both. ................................... 62 Table 22. Costs ...
... exposed and/or sensitive to climate change (costs AU$’000) ...................................... 59 Table 21. Annual costs (AU$’000s) of monitoring Australian bird taxa that may be sensitive or exposed to the effects of climate change, or both. ................................... 62 Table 22. Costs ...
Behavioural Climate Change Mitigation Options
... production using a global land-use model MAgPIE. In the baseline scenario, i.e. with constant share of animal products in human diets, global agricultural non-CO2 emissions are predicted to increase from 5,314 CO2 eq. in 1995 to 8,690 CO2 eq. in 2055. With the assumption that the share of meat produ ...
... production using a global land-use model MAgPIE. In the baseline scenario, i.e. with constant share of animal products in human diets, global agricultural non-CO2 emissions are predicted to increase from 5,314 CO2 eq. in 1995 to 8,690 CO2 eq. in 2055. With the assumption that the share of meat produ ...