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... Jette Krause, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany. I thank Anne Biewald and Carlo C. Jaeger for supporting this work. Responsibility for mistakes stays with the author. ...
... Jette Krause, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany. I thank Anne Biewald and Carlo C. Jaeger for supporting this work. Responsibility for mistakes stays with the author. ...
http://en.openei.org/w/images/2/29/GhanaGreen.pdf
... to pull us back. The only way we can go forward, developmentally, is to address its impact and to seize any opportunities it presents. The Government is calling for immediate action on climate change across the board to ensure that Ghana remains on course to become a middleincome country of an advan ...
... to pull us back. The only way we can go forward, developmentally, is to address its impact and to seize any opportunities it presents. The Government is calling for immediate action on climate change across the board to ensure that Ghana remains on course to become a middleincome country of an advan ...
The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
... they are experiencing now. Their residents are among the world’s most vulnerable to changes in rainfall and extreme weather events like storm surges or king tides, despite being among those least responsible for causing climate change. The threat of major sea-level rise in coming years means countri ...
... they are experiencing now. Their residents are among the world’s most vulnerable to changes in rainfall and extreme weather events like storm surges or king tides, despite being among those least responsible for causing climate change. The threat of major sea-level rise in coming years means countri ...
Western Cape Climate Change Response Strategy 2014
... required to maximise the province’s adaptive capacity to this global threat. Taking action now will limit damages, loss of life, and costs over the coming decades and, if strategically well considered, will add to the Western Cape’s global competitive edge into the future. Trade-offs in terms of pro ...
... required to maximise the province’s adaptive capacity to this global threat. Taking action now will limit damages, loss of life, and costs over the coming decades and, if strategically well considered, will add to the Western Cape’s global competitive edge into the future. Trade-offs in terms of pro ...
Primer on Hydrofluorocarbons
... A fast phasedown of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol by 2020 would prevent up to 200 billion tonnes (Gt) of CO2-equivalent (CO2-eq) emissions by 2050,4 and avoid up to 0.5°C warming by 2100, using a treaty that requires developed countries to act first, provides implementation assistance to developi ...
... A fast phasedown of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol by 2020 would prevent up to 200 billion tonnes (Gt) of CO2-equivalent (CO2-eq) emissions by 2050,4 and avoid up to 0.5°C warming by 2100, using a treaty that requires developed countries to act first, provides implementation assistance to developi ...
changes in ground-level air pollution over europe
... shorter lifetime, anthropogenic emissions less well known and of similar magnitude as natural emissions. ...
... shorter lifetime, anthropogenic emissions less well known and of similar magnitude as natural emissions. ...
Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... SIDS which are not responsible for the high levels of GHG emissions. Jamaica is also, nonetheless, playing its part in reducing its GHG emissions through ‘no regrets’ mitigation actions which can lead not only to reduced emissions, but also cost savings and social and environmental benefits for the ...
... SIDS which are not responsible for the high levels of GHG emissions. Jamaica is also, nonetheless, playing its part in reducing its GHG emissions through ‘no regrets’ mitigation actions which can lead not only to reduced emissions, but also cost savings and social and environmental benefits for the ...
The Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO and the Australian government
... The Carmichael coal mine is the largest coal mine ever proposed in Australia. It is planned by mining company Adani and will be located in the Galilee Basin in Queensland. The scale of the proposed mine dwarfs many of the world’s capital cities. At full production, the mine will produce 60 million t ...
... The Carmichael coal mine is the largest coal mine ever proposed in Australia. It is planned by mining company Adani and will be located in the Galilee Basin in Queensland. The scale of the proposed mine dwarfs many of the world’s capital cities. At full production, the mine will produce 60 million t ...
Sensitivity and the Carbon Budget - Apollo
... the globe. At times the pattern blocks, giving rise to long periods of intensely cold Arctic weather carried on the south-bound air-stream, alternating with patterns of warmer weather and intense rainfall as mid-latitude air-masses are driven northward. The energy-exchange enhances Arctic warming an ...
... the globe. At times the pattern blocks, giving rise to long periods of intensely cold Arctic weather carried on the south-bound air-stream, alternating with patterns of warmer weather and intense rainfall as mid-latitude air-masses are driven northward. The energy-exchange enhances Arctic warming an ...
2015 Conference Final Program - Climate Change: Impacts and
... associated journal have been created to promote dialogue across diverse fields and multiple perspectives, on the question of climate change. It examines evidence of climate change, considers its impacts, and addresses current and potential responses. Thank you for joining this important dialogue and ...
... associated journal have been created to promote dialogue across diverse fields and multiple perspectives, on the question of climate change. It examines evidence of climate change, considers its impacts, and addresses current and potential responses. Thank you for joining this important dialogue and ...
Nitrogen Flows in Agricultural Systems: A Modeling Perspective
... new research (e.g., better adapted varieties) can provide additional mitigation or further enhance CO2 effects. ...
... new research (e.g., better adapted varieties) can provide additional mitigation or further enhance CO2 effects. ...
Climate change in Australia | Rangelands cluster report
... Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Australia’s natural resources, as well as adaptation opportunities for protecting and managing our land, soil, water, plants and animals. Australia has 54 natural resource ...
... Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Australia’s natural resources, as well as adaptation opportunities for protecting and managing our land, soil, water, plants and animals. Australia has 54 natural resource ...
Creighton University`s Climate Action Plan
... 1.1 Sustainability and the Catholic, Jesuit Mission The Catholic Church has supported environmental stewardship for decades. Pope John Paul II issued a World Day of Peace message, Ecological Responsibility, in 1990. The U.S. Bishops wrote Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on ...
... 1.1 Sustainability and the Catholic, Jesuit Mission The Catholic Church has supported environmental stewardship for decades. Pope John Paul II issued a World Day of Peace message, Ecological Responsibility, in 1990. The U.S. Bishops wrote Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on ...
international legal implications of climate change for the polar
... between Arctic states,7 has led some commentators to suggest that the opportunities and challenges resulting from climate change will lead to conflict within the polar regions.8 However, despite the likely significant environmental impacts of climate change, and the potential indirect consequences o ...
... between Arctic states,7 has led some commentators to suggest that the opportunities and challenges resulting from climate change will lead to conflict within the polar regions.8 However, despite the likely significant environmental impacts of climate change, and the potential indirect consequences o ...
LPG`s Carbon Footprint Relative to Other Fuels
... The difference from one group to the other is significant; the gaseous fuels’ footprints are some 20% lower than those of heating oil. This broad conclusion rests on a critical assumption – that the footprints of natural gas and LPG in this application are identical – an assumption accepted under th ...
... The difference from one group to the other is significant; the gaseous fuels’ footprints are some 20% lower than those of heating oil. This broad conclusion rests on a critical assumption – that the footprints of natural gas and LPG in this application are identical – an assumption accepted under th ...
Xcel Energy`s 2016 climate change report to CDP.
... and our commitment to pursue industry-leading initiatives that enhance customer and shareholder value while demonstrating respect for our communities and concern for the environment. The policy is available on our website at https://www.xcelenergy.com/environment/policy/corporate_environmental_polic ...
... and our commitment to pursue industry-leading initiatives that enhance customer and shareholder value while demonstrating respect for our communities and concern for the environment. The policy is available on our website at https://www.xcelenergy.com/environment/policy/corporate_environmental_polic ...
In search of impact - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
... of assets – typically arms, alcohol and tobacco – while retaining practically all other features of conventional funds. More recently it has been necessary to show some degree of outperformance on environmental, social or governance (ESG) issues, more progressively than the competition. But are such ...
... of assets – typically arms, alcohol and tobacco – while retaining practically all other features of conventional funds. More recently it has been necessary to show some degree of outperformance on environmental, social or governance (ESG) issues, more progressively than the competition. But are such ...
Adaptation to Climate Change
... increasing in parallel with the growth of the world economy. Over the last century, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased from a pre-industrial value of 278 parts per million to 385 parts per million in 2008, and the average global temperatures rose by 0.74 degree Celsius. Acco ...
... increasing in parallel with the growth of the world economy. Over the last century, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased from a pre-industrial value of 278 parts per million to 385 parts per million in 2008, and the average global temperatures rose by 0.74 degree Celsius. Acco ...
Chapter 6- Canada in a Changing Climate: Sector Perspectives on
... Climate-related shifts in species distributions have already been documented in Canada. Future range shifts will include expansion, contraction and fragmentation in species-specific patterns. In many locations, differential range shifts among species are likely to result in novel ecosystems. Phenolo ...
... Climate-related shifts in species distributions have already been documented in Canada. Future range shifts will include expansion, contraction and fragmentation in species-specific patterns. In many locations, differential range shifts among species are likely to result in novel ecosystems. Phenolo ...
3. the climate change policy framework
... For Jamaica, building resilience to the impacts of climate change is of the highest priority. Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by huma ...
... For Jamaica, building resilience to the impacts of climate change is of the highest priority. Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by huma ...
1 UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE
... The outcomes of the demand situation likely to be increased are water supply and quality problems, further hardening of the coast as people seek to protect assets and infrastructure, and burgeoning waste production. The latter will arise not only from the growing population but also from increasing ...
... The outcomes of the demand situation likely to be increased are water supply and quality problems, further hardening of the coast as people seek to protect assets and infrastructure, and burgeoning waste production. The latter will arise not only from the growing population but also from increasing ...
climate change - Union of Concerned Scientists
... mark on Pennsylvania’s landscape, livelihoods, and traditions, and over the coming decades impacts are expected to grow more substantial. They may include longer and more intense summer heat waves, reduced winter snowpack, northward shifts in the ranges of valued plant and animal species, and declin ...
... mark on Pennsylvania’s landscape, livelihoods, and traditions, and over the coming decades impacts are expected to grow more substantial. They may include longer and more intense summer heat waves, reduced winter snowpack, northward shifts in the ranges of valued plant and animal species, and declin ...
Permafrost_breakout
... • Account for permafrost emissions • AR5 Projections don’t include permafrost emissions • Temperatures higher with feedback • Emissions targets may be too high • Risk overshooting 2°C warming target ...
... • Account for permafrost emissions • AR5 Projections don’t include permafrost emissions • Temperatures higher with feedback • Emissions targets may be too high • Risk overshooting 2°C warming target ...
GPG Climate Change Strategy-Draft for comments
... 2011), which is recognized as the over-arching document that will guide, coordinate and prioritise the shift to a green economy in Gauteng. The Green Strategic Programme for Gauteng covers 9 sectors, that is, air quality, climate change, economic development, energy, food security, land use, transpo ...
... 2011), which is recognized as the over-arching document that will guide, coordinate and prioritise the shift to a green economy in Gauteng. The Green Strategic Programme for Gauteng covers 9 sectors, that is, air quality, climate change, economic development, energy, food security, land use, transpo ...
Modelling risk based cost analysis of port adaptation measures to
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.