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The Implications of Climate Change for the Insurance
... There are many alternative sources of energy for the production of electricity. Some, such as solar and wind are weather dependent and unsuitable for base load supply, but much more could be done with biomass, tidal power, micro hydro, and nuclear. The fossil fuel companies should be looking more cl ...
... There are many alternative sources of energy for the production of electricity. Some, such as solar and wind are weather dependent and unsuitable for base load supply, but much more could be done with biomass, tidal power, micro hydro, and nuclear. The fossil fuel companies should be looking more cl ...
Climate Change and the Sonoran Desert Region
... Competition with cattle for food plants in the Sonoran region was the primary factor in the precipitous decline of the pronghorn. Livestock grazing has now been halted in the areas where pronghorn remain. The species is also sensitive to human disturbance, including military aviation activities on t ...
... Competition with cattle for food plants in the Sonoran region was the primary factor in the precipitous decline of the pronghorn. Livestock grazing has now been halted in the areas where pronghorn remain. The species is also sensitive to human disturbance, including military aviation activities on t ...
- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
... Average conditions may not show appreciable change but may be characterized by a variety of extreme situations. Extremes could have more significant socioeconomic consequences than the changes in mean ...
... Average conditions may not show appreciable change but may be characterized by a variety of extreme situations. Extremes could have more significant socioeconomic consequences than the changes in mean ...
National Challenges for Disaster Risk Reduction
... How much money can the national government give to local level? ...
... How much money can the national government give to local level? ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for the East of England
... value added (GVA) per head, indicate that the areas of Hertfordshire, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Luton significantly outperform the other areas in the region2. In the East, 2,682,000 (77.7%) people of working age were in employment, compared to 73.8% in England. 3 One of the many economies tha ...
... value added (GVA) per head, indicate that the areas of Hertfordshire, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Luton significantly outperform the other areas in the region2. In the East, 2,682,000 (77.7%) people of working age were in employment, compared to 73.8% in England. 3 One of the many economies tha ...
Future economic damage from tropical cyclones: sensitivities to
... Such an assessment can be used to suggest to policy makers what actions have the greatest potential to mitigate future economic losses. This study updates and extends an analysis first presented by Pielke et al. (2000). Not surprisingly, the issue of tropical cyclones has become caught up in the poli ...
... Such an assessment can be used to suggest to policy makers what actions have the greatest potential to mitigate future economic losses. This study updates and extends an analysis first presented by Pielke et al. (2000). Not surprisingly, the issue of tropical cyclones has become caught up in the poli ...
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... urban density may or may not have a positive effect on greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. Many of the world’s most densely populated cities in South, Central and South-East Asia suffer severely from overcrowding, and reducing urban density would meet a great many broader socia ...
... urban density may or may not have a positive effect on greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. Many of the world’s most densely populated cities in South, Central and South-East Asia suffer severely from overcrowding, and reducing urban density would meet a great many broader socia ...
The Climate Change Benefits of Reducing Methane Emissions
... soon to be valued more highly than those that occur in the distant future, and they are relative, rather than absolute, measures. Knowing the GWP of a gas does not necessarily help very much in deciding how much effort, if any, should be devoted to reducing the emissions of it. Instead of GWPs, the ...
... soon to be valued more highly than those that occur in the distant future, and they are relative, rather than absolute, measures. Knowing the GWP of a gas does not necessarily help very much in deciding how much effort, if any, should be devoted to reducing the emissions of it. Instead of GWPs, the ...
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... Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual consumption, business investment, and government spending. An effective climate policy will have to modify the decision calculus for these activities in the dire ...
... Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual consumption, business investment, and government spending. An effective climate policy will have to modify the decision calculus for these activities in the dire ...
sea-level rise
... As mentioned earlier, unsustainable resource use, such as water withdrawals that lead to subsidence or the destruction of mangrove forests, only heightens vulnerabilities. Where populations rely on ground water for irrigation or drinking water, particularly in small islands, salt intrusion is a furt ...
... As mentioned earlier, unsustainable resource use, such as water withdrawals that lead to subsidence or the destruction of mangrove forests, only heightens vulnerabilities. Where populations rely on ground water for irrigation or drinking water, particularly in small islands, salt intrusion is a furt ...
Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas
... two thirds of China’s glaciers could be gone by 2060. “The fullscale glacier shrinkage in the plateau region,” Yao says, “will eventually lead to an ecological catastrophe.”24 Other Asian rivers that originate in this rooftop of the world include the Indus, with 178 million people in its basin in In ...
... two thirds of China’s glaciers could be gone by 2060. “The fullscale glacier shrinkage in the plateau region,” Yao says, “will eventually lead to an ecological catastrophe.”24 Other Asian rivers that originate in this rooftop of the world include the Indus, with 178 million people in its basin in In ...
Are Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rising More Rapidly Than Expected?
... When CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere faster than the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” atmospheric concentrations rise. Scientists have concluded that the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the past century, due to human activities, is like ...
... When CO2 emissions accumulate in the atmosphere faster than the rate at which they are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” atmospheric concentrations rise. Scientists have concluded that the increased concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) over the past century, due to human activities, is like ...
Field Project 4—Integration of Climate Information from Multiple
... In the second year, we will conduct surveys, focus groups, and observation of community meetings. Data will be obtained in 15-20 communities in each range, with the communities grouped in 3-4 clusters in each case, with a target of 500 completed surveys in each region. Measurements of glacial area a ...
... In the second year, we will conduct surveys, focus groups, and observation of community meetings. Data will be obtained in 15-20 communities in each range, with the communities grouped in 3-4 clusters in each case, with a target of 500 completed surveys in each region. Measurements of glacial area a ...
ENVS 399: Environmental Movements in the Global North and
... in general is directly from the people who lead and participate in social movements. All around us, here in Eugene and beyond people are working to make the world a better place. What kinds of visions do they have for environmental change? What motivates them to continue in the face of adversity? Ho ...
... in general is directly from the people who lead and participate in social movements. All around us, here in Eugene and beyond people are working to make the world a better place. What kinds of visions do they have for environmental change? What motivates them to continue in the face of adversity? Ho ...
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... • Legal form - next phase will be ‘transitional’, one or more years, KP rule preserved and docked into long term framework • Mitigation - need for market certainty, push to get as much certainty on mitigation • Finance - design Global Green Fund, resistance to talk about sources (bunkers) • Friends ...
... • Legal form - next phase will be ‘transitional’, one or more years, KP rule preserved and docked into long term framework • Mitigation - need for market certainty, push to get as much certainty on mitigation • Finance - design Global Green Fund, resistance to talk about sources (bunkers) • Friends ...
S TAT E O F T H E WO R... Into a Warming World 2 0
... most populous and economically dynamic country. The government there has given priority to the development of renewable energy and has committed to reducing the carbon-dioxide intensity of its economy. Yet coal-reliant China has singlehandedly accounted for two thirds of the world’s growth in carbon ...
... most populous and economically dynamic country. The government there has given priority to the development of renewable energy and has committed to reducing the carbon-dioxide intensity of its economy. Yet coal-reliant China has singlehandedly accounted for two thirds of the world’s growth in carbon ...
Clouds and Climate Cloud A - Department of Meteorology and
... On a blue hill, When the wind stops You all stand still When the wind blows You walk away slow. White sheep, white sheep, Where do you go? ...
... On a blue hill, When the wind stops You all stand still When the wind blows You walk away slow. White sheep, white sheep, Where do you go? ...
Building up for Paris - Green European Foundation
... damage are not listed as one of the elements of the COP21 agreement as its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which ...
... damage are not listed as one of the elements of the COP21 agreement as its own section. “Loss and Damage“ is therefore seen as part of adaptation.7 This causes problems as slow onset events such as ocean acidification and extreme weather events like typhoons are consequences of climate change, which ...
McDowell N, On how trees die and predictions of global forest mortality
... Red symbols: big trees survive or grow less than small trees in drought Black symbols: big and small trees equivalent ...
... Red symbols: big trees survive or grow less than small trees in drought Black symbols: big and small trees equivalent ...
Yamba paper V2 - NSW Coastal Conference
... annual mean sea level, severe storms, interannual oscillations of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and multi decadal oscillations of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation. Lombard and others (2005) demonstrate that interannual sea level variability is dominated by SOI and decadal variations by oc ...
... annual mean sea level, severe storms, interannual oscillations of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and multi decadal oscillations of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation. Lombard and others (2005) demonstrate that interannual sea level variability is dominated by SOI and decadal variations by oc ...
here - Displacement Solutions
... consequences impact significantly on the human rights of Maldivians. With regard to the right to adequate housing, such impact can be broadly divided into the following groups: (a) Threat to life and health of persons and communities: this includes not only physical threats due to increase in temper ...
... consequences impact significantly on the human rights of Maldivians. With regard to the right to adequate housing, such impact can be broadly divided into the following groups: (a) Threat to life and health of persons and communities: this includes not only physical threats due to increase in temper ...
A summary for policymakers
... Synergies or conflicts across different sectoral policies are particularly relevant in mountain areas, where fragile ecosystems provide valuable economic services such as energy for hydropower, water towers and natural storage systems of water, tourism uses, etc. Existing tensions across sectors, go ...
... Synergies or conflicts across different sectoral policies are particularly relevant in mountain areas, where fragile ecosystems provide valuable economic services such as energy for hydropower, water towers and natural storage systems of water, tourism uses, etc. Existing tensions across sectors, go ...
Recasting Economics As If the Climate and Global Ecology Really
... Both economy and ecology share the same ancient Greek language root or prefix: ‘oikos’, which means house or home. While economics is a purely human invention that has no objective existence beyond the minds of women and men, physics exists whether or not there are people to believe in its laws. The ...
... Both economy and ecology share the same ancient Greek language root or prefix: ‘oikos’, which means house or home. While economics is a purely human invention that has no objective existence beyond the minds of women and men, physics exists whether or not there are people to believe in its laws. The ...
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"".