Climate Change and Health in New Zealand
... anthropogenic (human-produced) greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations3,4. There is very high scientific consensus in this area, with 97% of active climate scientists agreeing on the reality of anthropogenic global warming6, along with national and major scientific institutions around the world7,8. Conc ...
... anthropogenic (human-produced) greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations3,4. There is very high scientific consensus in this area, with 97% of active climate scientists agreeing on the reality of anthropogenic global warming6, along with national and major scientific institutions around the world7,8. Conc ...
The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global
... change. Our current knowledge suggests that temperatures will continue to rise, with average global surface temperature projected to increase by between 1.4 and 5.8 oC above 1990 levels by 2100. This increase will be accompanied by rising sea levels, more intense precipitation events in some countri ...
... change. Our current knowledge suggests that temperatures will continue to rise, with average global surface temperature projected to increase by between 1.4 and 5.8 oC above 1990 levels by 2100. This increase will be accompanied by rising sea levels, more intense precipitation events in some countri ...
Why Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act`s
... permit program, the mobile source emissions and fuel standards (hereinafter Mobile Source Emissions Standards), and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.16 The NAAQS and the Mobile Source Emissions Standards are the programs focused on in this article. The NAAQS provide one ...
... permit program, the mobile source emissions and fuel standards (hereinafter Mobile Source Emissions Standards), and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.16 The NAAQS and the Mobile Source Emissions Standards are the programs focused on in this article. The NAAQS provide one ...
Read the report - Alaska Geobotany Center
... ical! and! social! dynamics! in! Arctic! SocialZEcological! Systems;! 2)! evaluating! the! effects! on! ecosystem!services,!human!residents!and!industry;!and!3)!crafting!effective!systems!of!govZ ernance!to!support!adaptation!to!and!mitigation!of!change.!Framing!these!dimensions!holisZ tically!requi ...
... ical! and! social! dynamics! in! Arctic! SocialZEcological! Systems;! 2)! evaluating! the! effects! on! ecosystem!services,!human!residents!and!industry;!and!3)!crafting!effective!systems!of!govZ ernance!to!support!adaptation!to!and!mitigation!of!change.!Framing!these!dimensions!holisZ tically!requi ...
Presentation CO2
... • Now, after 4 years we have learned a few things: – We will remain to be dependant on fossil fuels for a long time – Change from coal to gas has not happened • Due to high gas prices and lack of long time confidence – Building new efficient coal - yes • Several large plants have been built and at l ...
... • Now, after 4 years we have learned a few things: – We will remain to be dependant on fossil fuels for a long time – Change from coal to gas has not happened • Due to high gas prices and lack of long time confidence – Building new efficient coal - yes • Several large plants have been built and at l ...
Zimbabwe and the United Nations Framework Convention on
... Southern African Network for Training and Research on the Environment Southern African Resource and Documentation Centre Subsidiary Body for Implementation Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice Social Dimensions of Adjustment Social Development Fund Scientific and Industrial Resear ...
... Southern African Network for Training and Research on the Environment Southern African Resource and Documentation Centre Subsidiary Body for Implementation Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice Social Dimensions of Adjustment Social Development Fund Scientific and Industrial Resear ...
Economics of Climate Change Kenya
... The study has commissioned new studies on shifts in agro-ecological potential, which consider agroecological zones, future land use change and productivity, exploring the sensitivity of agricultural and pastoral lands to climate change, within a GIS environment. The analysis assessed the potential s ...
... The study has commissioned new studies on shifts in agro-ecological potential, which consider agroecological zones, future land use change and productivity, exploring the sensitivity of agricultural and pastoral lands to climate change, within a GIS environment. The analysis assessed the potential s ...
Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Regional
... In providing an assessment of extreme events it also important to realise that such events may be very localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, ...
... In providing an assessment of extreme events it also important to realise that such events may be very localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, ...
Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Regional Climate Change
... In providing an assessment of extreme events it also important to realise that such events may be very localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, ...
... In providing an assessment of extreme events it also important to realise that such events may be very localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, ...
Climate Change in Zimbabwe - Konrad-Adenauer
... highlighting different sectors that could be affected by climate change. The second chapter gives a brief overview of the causes of climate change. The third discusses the future impacts of climate change globally, on Africa and on Zimbabwe. Chapter 4 looks at ways in which we can adapt to the impac ...
... highlighting different sectors that could be affected by climate change. The second chapter gives a brief overview of the causes of climate change. The third discusses the future impacts of climate change globally, on Africa and on Zimbabwe. Chapter 4 looks at ways in which we can adapt to the impac ...
Air Quality and Climate Connections - Lamont
... although regional projections may be confounded by interannual to decadal natural climate variability. Continued implementation of U.S. NOx emission controls guards against rising pollution levels triggered either by climate change or by global emission growth. Improved accuracy and trends in emissi ...
... although regional projections may be confounded by interannual to decadal natural climate variability. Continued implementation of U.S. NOx emission controls guards against rising pollution levels triggered either by climate change or by global emission growth. Improved accuracy and trends in emissi ...
Committee on America's Climate Choices; National Research Council
... on key issues, and hear about relevant work carried out by others. Additional outside viewpoints and perspectives were obtained via public events and workshops, invited presentations at meetings, and comments and questions received through the study website http://americasclimatechoices.org. The Pan ...
... on key issues, and hear about relevant work carried out by others. Additional outside viewpoints and perspectives were obtained via public events and workshops, invited presentations at meetings, and comments and questions received through the study website http://americasclimatechoices.org. The Pan ...
Zero poverty, zero emissions - Overseas Development Institute
... suggesting eradication is possible by 2030, the goal of ‘zero extreme poverty1 by 2030’ is a compelling objective. It has become a central target underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals, and is one of the few that shows strong progress based on current trends (Nicolai et al., 2015). Progress ...
... suggesting eradication is possible by 2030, the goal of ‘zero extreme poverty1 by 2030’ is a compelling objective. It has become a central target underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals, and is one of the few that shows strong progress based on current trends (Nicolai et al., 2015). Progress ...
Taiga Cordillera Ecozone Evidence for key
... (the Technical Thematic Report Series) and for individual terrestrial and marine ecozones+ of Canada (the Technical Ecozone+ Reports). More than 500 experts participated in data analysis, writing, and review of these foundation documents. Summary reports were also prepared for each terrestrial ecozo ...
... (the Technical Thematic Report Series) and for individual terrestrial and marine ecozones+ of Canada (the Technical Ecozone+ Reports). More than 500 experts participated in data analysis, writing, and review of these foundation documents. Summary reports were also prepared for each terrestrial ecozo ...
COSEWIC Summary of Terrestrial Species Eligible for Addition or
... time and space), as well as changes in survey design and methodology. From 1961 to 2014, government agencies conducted a total of 154 aerial surveys to estimate Peary Caribou abundance throughout the Canadian Arctic. There has been no single year when the entire range has been surveyed. The current ...
... time and space), as well as changes in survey design and methodology. From 1961 to 2014, government agencies conducted a total of 154 aerial surveys to estimate Peary Caribou abundance throughout the Canadian Arctic. There has been no single year when the entire range has been surveyed. The current ...
Why Climate Demands Change Michael A. Taylor
... This year’s Lecture helps to highlight our longstanding commitment to preserving and protecting the environment. In 1982 we established the James Moss-Solomon Snr. Chair in Environmental Management, which has been integral in fostering research, innovation and leadership in this important field. Ove ...
... This year’s Lecture helps to highlight our longstanding commitment to preserving and protecting the environment. In 1982 we established the James Moss-Solomon Snr. Chair in Environmental Management, which has been integral in fostering research, innovation and leadership in this important field. Ove ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning: A Handbook for Small
... community official plan. It has a different focus. It addresses the climate change impacts, risks and consequences faced by a community as well as opportunities and prospects. The CCAP prioritizes the consequences and prospects and suggests adaptation actions. Climate change affects the entire munic ...
... community official plan. It has a different focus. It addresses the climate change impacts, risks and consequences faced by a community as well as opportunities and prospects. The CCAP prioritizes the consequences and prospects and suggests adaptation actions. Climate change affects the entire munic ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... to amend this goal by bringing forward the date for carbon neutrality to 2050. This was in accordance with the Paris Agreement, agreed to by countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015, to achieve a balance be ...
... to amend this goal by bringing forward the date for carbon neutrality to 2050. This was in accordance with the Paris Agreement, agreed to by countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015, to achieve a balance be ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... to amend this goal by bringing forward the date for carbon neutrality to 2050. This was in accordance with the Paris Agreement, agreed to by countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015, to achieve a balance be ...
... to amend this goal by bringing forward the date for carbon neutrality to 2050. This was in accordance with the Paris Agreement, agreed to by countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2015, to achieve a balance be ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... the region’s ecological bounty and the life-sustaining benefits it provides. Now that the world is entering a period of unusually rapid climate change, driven largely by human activities that release heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the responsibility for safeguarding our natural ...
... the region’s ecological bounty and the life-sustaining benefits it provides. Now that the world is entering a period of unusually rapid climate change, driven largely by human activities that release heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the responsibility for safeguarding our natural ...
United Nations
... The objective of the Task Force was to define an internationally comparable set of key climate change-related statistics and indicators that can be derived from SEEA (to the extent possible) and other sources, such as the UN Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES). The work to ...
... The objective of the Task Force was to define an internationally comparable set of key climate change-related statistics and indicators that can be derived from SEEA (to the extent possible) and other sources, such as the UN Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES). The work to ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... regulators need clarity as to where these long-term risks are borne. For these assessments to be meaningful, regulators need to require companies to disclose their carbon emissions and related risks so that investors can make informed decisions. To avoid sleepwalking into a climate crisis, large-sca ...
... regulators need clarity as to where these long-term risks are borne. For these assessments to be meaningful, regulators need to require companies to disclose their carbon emissions and related risks so that investors can make informed decisions. To avoid sleepwalking into a climate crisis, large-sca ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for his full support and strong commitment to addressing climate change . In 2013, the Royal Government of Cambodia, under the leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, launched the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023 setting the visi ...
... Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, for his full support and strong commitment to addressing climate change . In 2013, the Royal Government of Cambodia, under the leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, launched the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023 setting the visi ...
The Geography of Solving Global Environmental Problems
... notably, Canada, Japan, and Russia-are not making second period commitments. 9 Even if nations successfully negotiate a rigorous universal agreement under the Durban Platform process, which seems unlikely, such an agreement will not come into effect until we are even further down the path of inadequ ...
... notably, Canada, Japan, and Russia-are not making second period commitments. 9 Even if nations successfully negotiate a rigorous universal agreement under the Durban Platform process, which seems unlikely, such an agreement will not come into effect until we are even further down the path of inadequ ...
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... The study region of far northwest Canadian is located in the northernmost part of the Western Boreal Forest, which is the third most important waterfowl habitat in North America. Climate change effects are expected to be more pronounced in this region than elsewhere in North America (Nicholls et al. ...
... The study region of far northwest Canadian is located in the northernmost part of the Western Boreal Forest, which is the third most important waterfowl habitat in North America. Climate change effects are expected to be more pronounced in this region than elsewhere in North America (Nicholls et al. ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.