The role for scientists in tackling food insecurity and climate change
... the 2007/08 food price spike [3]a. It is estimated that an additional 44 million people have since fallen into extreme poverty due to the rise in food prices since June 2010 [4]. Globally, diets are shifting towards higher consumption of calories, fats and animal products [5]. A growing number of lo ...
... the 2007/08 food price spike [3]a. It is estimated that an additional 44 million people have since fallen into extreme poverty due to the rise in food prices since June 2010 [4]. Globally, diets are shifting towards higher consumption of calories, fats and animal products [5]. A growing number of lo ...
Global Environmental Policy and Global Trade Policy
... per capita, growth leads to greater environmental damage, until it levels off at an intermediate level of income, after which further growth leads to improvements in the environment. This empirical relationship is known as the Environmental Kuznets Curve. The World Bank (1992) and Grossman and Krueg ...
... per capita, growth leads to greater environmental damage, until it levels off at an intermediate level of income, after which further growth leads to improvements in the environment. This empirical relationship is known as the Environmental Kuznets Curve. The World Bank (1992) and Grossman and Krueg ...
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... The review of the status and trends of global biodiversity showed that the target ³to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on (DUWK´ has not ...
... The review of the status and trends of global biodiversity showed that the target ³to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on (DUWK´ has not ...
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... A model of the energy market with a renewable substitute The simplest model of fossil fuel consumption over time is to assume that we can solve the social planner problem of optimally distributing a limited reserve of fossil fuels across a limited number of time periods. We have a social planner who ...
... A model of the energy market with a renewable substitute The simplest model of fossil fuel consumption over time is to assume that we can solve the social planner problem of optimally distributing a limited reserve of fossil fuels across a limited number of time periods. We have a social planner who ...
Climate Change in - Pakistan Meteorological Department
... vehicular fossil fuel burning. Such gases have large warming potential and long life time to sustain warming process for decades to centuries. During 20th century, the increase in the global temperature was recorded as 0.76°C but in the first decade of this century 0.6°C rise has been noticed. Among ...
... vehicular fossil fuel burning. Such gases have large warming potential and long life time to sustain warming process for decades to centuries. During 20th century, the increase in the global temperature was recorded as 0.76°C but in the first decade of this century 0.6°C rise has been noticed. Among ...
doc - CSUSAP - Charles Sturt University
... technology may seem impossible at first, however it is a simple market response to changing future prices. As global climate models do not generally have resource prices or resource suppliers in the models, these perverse responses do not appear in our current climate models. The mistake in current ...
... technology may seem impossible at first, however it is a simple market response to changing future prices. As global climate models do not generally have resource prices or resource suppliers in the models, these perverse responses do not appear in our current climate models. The mistake in current ...
The Partnership of Weather and Air Quality
... (http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=atmospheric+chemistry&submit=Search) ...
... (http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=atmospheric+chemistry&submit=Search) ...
A Thought for Food
... The primary global threat to polar bears is loss of sea ice habitat due to anthropogenic climate change — not international trade. Habitat loss and the resulting population declines can only be mitigated through global reduction in emissions of GHGs. … international trade does not currently appear t ...
... The primary global threat to polar bears is loss of sea ice habitat due to anthropogenic climate change — not international trade. Habitat loss and the resulting population declines can only be mitigated through global reduction in emissions of GHGs. … international trade does not currently appear t ...
Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past
... the normalized response (see Supplementary Information). In addition to global mean sea surface temperature (SST) and δ13 C, we analysed GENIE’s grid-point output on the northwest Atlantic shelf (NW Atl shelf, corresponding to Millville’s palaeo-location, see Supplementary Information). For instance ...
... the normalized response (see Supplementary Information). In addition to global mean sea surface temperature (SST) and δ13 C, we analysed GENIE’s grid-point output on the northwest Atlantic shelf (NW Atl shelf, corresponding to Millville’s palaeo-location, see Supplementary Information). For instance ...
Ranking of the World`s Cities Most Exposed to Coastal Flooding
... to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protecti ...
... to develop individual city estimates of protection standard. However, at a global level, it can be expected that economic growth will allow a general improvement in protection levels in coastal cities around the globe. The cost-effectiveness and institutional challenges of implementing such protecti ...
Vulnerability of island countries in the South Pacific
... shoreline, it is easy to protect against the waves by constructing a simple structure in front of the village, because the waves will have already lost a large portion of their energy. Such 2-dimensional arrangements consisting of natural systems and artificial structures are much more efficient in ...
... shoreline, it is easy to protect against the waves by constructing a simple structure in front of the village, because the waves will have already lost a large portion of their energy. Such 2-dimensional arrangements consisting of natural systems and artificial structures are much more efficient in ...
future sediment delivery to the Carlisle urban area
... • Using CAESAR, to model morphological change in the Eden river catchment and Carlisle reach • Use different climate & discharge records to simulate impact of climate and land cover change • Transfer updated DTM to Bristol for hydraulic modelling ...
... • Using CAESAR, to model morphological change in the Eden river catchment and Carlisle reach • Use different climate & discharge records to simulate impact of climate and land cover change • Transfer updated DTM to Bristol for hydraulic modelling ...
one planet – one Future
... Our one planet is in a precarious state. We have been at this state before – but today the picture is much more bleak. Our planet’s trajectory towards sustainability is even further off track than 20 years ago, when the first UN Conference on Sustainable Development took place in Rio de Janeiro. We ...
... Our one planet is in a precarious state. We have been at this state before – but today the picture is much more bleak. Our planet’s trajectory towards sustainability is even further off track than 20 years ago, when the first UN Conference on Sustainable Development took place in Rio de Janeiro. We ...
By Chris Maloney Mentors: Tom Woods, Odele Coddington, Peter Pilewskie, Andrew Kren
... and this recent solar minimum from our linear regression a) Temp = A + B*time + C*[Esol-Emin]+ D*[ENSO data] + V*[Volcanic data] b) approximately 0.1 degree differences between this recent low solar min (2007-2009) and the past solar min in 1996 By understanding one forcing component on our atmosphe ...
... and this recent solar minimum from our linear regression a) Temp = A + B*time + C*[Esol-Emin]+ D*[ENSO data] + V*[Volcanic data] b) approximately 0.1 degree differences between this recent low solar min (2007-2009) and the past solar min in 1996 By understanding one forcing component on our atmosphe ...
Cutcombe Parish - Exmoor National Park
... target for the National Park to be ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2025*? *Exmoor National Park Management Plan target (page 48) ...
... target for the National Park to be ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2025*? *Exmoor National Park Management Plan target (page 48) ...
Using Markets to Conserve Natural Capital
... This scale of investment would not only make a significant contribution to Australia’s greenhouse emission reductions, it would transform the way we manage the Australian landscape and bring substantial benefits to rural Australia. The landscape benefits that can be achieved from carbon farming are ...
... This scale of investment would not only make a significant contribution to Australia’s greenhouse emission reductions, it would transform the way we manage the Australian landscape and bring substantial benefits to rural Australia. The landscape benefits that can be achieved from carbon farming are ...
off the charts: 2013 was australia`s hottest year
... record. No part of Australia was spared the heat. For all states and the Northern Territory, 2013 ranked within the four hottest years they had experienced. Australia’s record hot year is part of a global, longer-term trend. Over the past century, the Earth’s climate has warmed and continues to warm ...
... record. No part of Australia was spared the heat. For all states and the Northern Territory, 2013 ranked within the four hottest years they had experienced. Australia’s record hot year is part of a global, longer-term trend. Over the past century, the Earth’s climate has warmed and continues to warm ...
The role of nutricline depth in regulating ocean`s carbon cycle
... zero-depth nutricline in this study). Conversely, when stratification increases, the ...
... zero-depth nutricline in this study). Conversely, when stratification increases, the ...
Signed, but not ratified: Limits to U
... Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. An alternative explanation for legislative rejection builds on the assessment that U.S. domestic policy is remarkably stable on many environmental issues, regardless of shifting congressi ...
... Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. An alternative explanation for legislative rejection builds on the assessment that U.S. domestic policy is remarkably stable on many environmental issues, regardless of shifting congressi ...
wright08 climate ci - Library
... shows that mean annual rainfall totals are not changing, our data do suggest an increase in number of dry season months. In response to these subtle climatic differences are changes in fruiting patterns in some species of trees. The impact of major worldwide weather phenomena such as El Nino on frui ...
... shows that mean annual rainfall totals are not changing, our data do suggest an increase in number of dry season months. In response to these subtle climatic differences are changes in fruiting patterns in some species of trees. The impact of major worldwide weather phenomena such as El Nino on frui ...
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... that are being increasingly used for commercial purposes. In addition, due to their scenic beauty, these areas are often locations for tourism development. Therefore, there is no doubt that alpine meadows provide many ecosystem goods and services, not only locally but also on the national and intern ...
... that are being increasingly used for commercial purposes. In addition, due to their scenic beauty, these areas are often locations for tourism development. Therefore, there is no doubt that alpine meadows provide many ecosystem goods and services, not only locally but also on the national and intern ...
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... Both domestic and international policies designed to reduce the threat of global climate change do so by limiting the atmospheric emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases.1 Perhaps the two most important design elements within such policies are the amount by which greenhouse gases are reduced and ...
... Both domestic and international policies designed to reduce the threat of global climate change do so by limiting the atmospheric emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases.1 Perhaps the two most important design elements within such policies are the amount by which greenhouse gases are reduced and ...
China - European Council on Foreign Relations
... Internationally, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping’s joint As it is, there have already been significant legal declaration during President Obama’s visit to China in developments in tackling environmental issues. The November 2014 is often highlighted as a sign that the two most important ones revolve aro ...
... Internationally, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping’s joint As it is, there have already been significant legal declaration during President Obama’s visit to China in developments in tackling environmental issues. The November 2014 is often highlighted as a sign that the two most important ones revolve aro ...
Build Case(s) - Institute For Research And Innovation In Sustainability
... 6 Principles of PRME Teach students to work in a more inclusive, global economy Incorporate CR into academic activities and curricula Teach responsible leadership Research how corporations create sustainable value Partner with business executives on CR challenges Dialogue with all groups on critical ...
... 6 Principles of PRME Teach students to work in a more inclusive, global economy Incorporate CR into academic activities and curricula Teach responsible leadership Research how corporations create sustainable value Partner with business executives on CR challenges Dialogue with all groups on critical ...
Dias nummer 1 - Atmospheric Composition Change
... Today – often one national emission factor is used (for several year). ...
... Today – often one national emission factor is used (for several year). ...
Years of Living Dangerously
Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary television series focusing on global warming. The first season premiered on April 13, 2014, consisted of 9 episodes, and ran on Showtime. It won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The second season, consisting of 8 episodes, is expected to air on the National Geographic Channel in late 2016, with broader distribution than the first season. James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and clean energy investor and environmental activist Daniel Abbasi are executive producers of the series, as was the late Jerry Weintraub for the first season. Joel Bach and David Gelber, former 60 Minutes producers, are co-creators of the series as well as executive producers. Joseph Romm and Heidi Cullen are the chief science advisors.The weekly episodes feature celebrity investigators, who each have a history of environmental activism, and well-known journalists, each of whom have a background in environmental reportage. These ""correspondents"" travel to areas around the world and throughout the U.S. affected by global warming to interview experts and ordinary people affected by, and seeking solutions to, the effects of global warming. They act as proxies for the audience, asking questions to find out people's opinions and to discover the scientific evidence. The celebrities in season 1 included Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Alba, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Michael C. Hall, Olivia Munn and Schwarzenegger. The journalists include Lesley Stahl, Thomas Friedman, Chris Hayes and Mark Bittman. The final episode of season 1 featured an interview by Friedman of President Barack Obama. In season 2, David Letterman has agreed to travel to India to interview the prime minister and examine how the country plans to distribute solar power to its entire population over the next decade. The show will send Schwarzenegger as a correspondent to China. Other hosts for season 2 include Cameron, Somerhalder, Munn, Friedman, Cheadle, and newcomers Jack Black, Joshua Jackson, Aasif Mandvi, Cecily Strong and Ty Burrell in an episode about electric cars. Season 2 is expected to cover more impacts of climate change, like hurricanes, historic droughts and the rapidly increasing extinction rate of species, but Bach noted that the season will ""focus much more ... on solutions that individuals, communities, companies and even governments can use to address worldwide climate change.""Schwarzenegger reflected on how the series tries to make the issue of climate change resonate with the public: ""I think the environmental movement only can be successful if we are simple and clear and make it a human story. We will tell human stories in this project. The scientists would never get the kind of attention that someone in show business gets."" Cameron elaborated: ""We didn’t use our celebrities as talking head experts, because they’re not climate experts. They were concerned, intelligent, curious citizens who were out to find answers. They were functioning as journalists."" Newsweek said that the celebrity reporters ""lend sparks to an issue that sends most viewers for the exits"".