Less Snow, Less Water: Climate Disruption in the West
... scientists believe that some predicted changes, such as temperature increases, are likely, and that others, such as projections about how precipitation may change in a particular region, are still unreliable. In the West, scientists consider some key changes to be either very likely or likely, inclu ...
... scientists believe that some predicted changes, such as temperature increases, are likely, and that others, such as projections about how precipitation may change in a particular region, are still unreliable. In the West, scientists consider some key changes to be either very likely or likely, inclu ...
corporate conquistadors - Corporate Europe Observatory
... how urgent it is to put the brakes on dirty energy, the fossil fuel industry, with Repsol as a leading actor, is methodically moving in exactly the opposite direction. Since its emergence onto the international scene in the late 1990s, the Spanish oil and gas giant has quickly risen to the major lea ...
... how urgent it is to put the brakes on dirty energy, the fossil fuel industry, with Repsol as a leading actor, is methodically moving in exactly the opposite direction. Since its emergence onto the international scene in the late 1990s, the Spanish oil and gas giant has quickly risen to the major lea ...
Divestment from fossil fuel companies
... range of funds are taking an active stance on climate change through these investor networks. Mainstream funds are beginning to question companies operating in the coal and tar sands sectors, but such action is limited at present. Areas for further discussion Do public, faith-based and university ...
... range of funds are taking an active stance on climate change through these investor networks. Mainstream funds are beginning to question companies operating in the coal and tar sands sectors, but such action is limited at present. Areas for further discussion Do public, faith-based and university ...
New South Wales State of the Environment - EPA
... have helped deliver these valuable savings. The Government’s commitment to the allocation of water for the environment has also been demonstrated through the purchase of numerous water licences to enable water releases to some of our most stressed inland rivers and wetlands. Since the last SoE Repor ...
... have helped deliver these valuable savings. The Government’s commitment to the allocation of water for the environment has also been demonstrated through the purchase of numerous water licences to enable water releases to some of our most stressed inland rivers and wetlands. Since the last SoE Repor ...
Managing adaptation to environmental change in coastal
... sea level rise, there are concerns that not enough has been done to establish strategic linkages between scientific knowledge and institutions responsible for needed planning and adaptation for coastal communities on Canada’s three oceans (Lemmen et al 2008, Weaver 2008). The September 2008 Report o ...
... sea level rise, there are concerns that not enough has been done to establish strategic linkages between scientific knowledge and institutions responsible for needed planning and adaptation for coastal communities on Canada’s three oceans (Lemmen et al 2008, Weaver 2008). The September 2008 Report o ...
responding to environmental challenges
... emissions intensity of all our existing operations by 15% by 2020, from a 2005 baseline. We also committed to reduce our absolute GHG emissions by 20% for all new coal-toliquids (CTL) plants commissioned before 2020, and by 30% for new CTL plants commissioned before 2030, with the average 2005 CTL d ...
... emissions intensity of all our existing operations by 15% by 2020, from a 2005 baseline. We also committed to reduce our absolute GHG emissions by 20% for all new coal-toliquids (CTL) plants commissioned before 2020, and by 30% for new CTL plants commissioned before 2030, with the average 2005 CTL d ...
Livestock and climate change
... of gradual warming on a global scale and the associated physical changes will become increasingly evident, as will the impact of more frequent extreme weather events. Until recently, production trends in aquaculture and capture fisheries had remained similar to those already in place at the start of ...
... of gradual warming on a global scale and the associated physical changes will become increasingly evident, as will the impact of more frequent extreme weather events. Until recently, production trends in aquaculture and capture fisheries had remained similar to those already in place at the start of ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... on the river Uruguay (Argentina v Uruguay) [2010] ICJ Rep 14 [101]. ...
... on the river Uruguay (Argentina v Uruguay) [2010] ICJ Rep 14 [101]. ...
How REDD Will Impoverish the Developing World and Reduce
... it is possible to make standing forests and land more economically valuable than as harvested forest or agricultural land. Global policymakers had hoped that it would be possible to create carbon credits from REDD emissions reductions, which would feed into a global emissions trading system. However ...
... it is possible to make standing forests and land more economically valuable than as harvested forest or agricultural land. Global policymakers had hoped that it would be possible to create carbon credits from REDD emissions reductions, which would feed into a global emissions trading system. However ...
Israel Country report 2013
... Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), UNFCCC Focal Point at Division of Air Quality & Climate Change and the Foreign Relations Coordinator (Division of International Relations) stated that in the last few years Israel implemented several key steps on climate change mitigation, above all the ...
... Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), UNFCCC Focal Point at Division of Air Quality & Climate Change and the Foreign Relations Coordinator (Division of International Relations) stated that in the last few years Israel implemented several key steps on climate change mitigation, above all the ...
Have disaster losses increased due to anthropogenic climate change?
... manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be downloaded, distributed, and cited, but please be awa ...
... manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be downloaded, distributed, and cited, but please be awa ...
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
... Extreme weather, in the most obvious sense, is weather that lies outside a locale’s normal range of weather intensity. It is therefore, by definition, infrequent or rare. Extreme weather is also potentially destructive, although not all extreme weather events end in disasters. For some weather event ...
... Extreme weather, in the most obvious sense, is weather that lies outside a locale’s normal range of weather intensity. It is therefore, by definition, infrequent or rare. Extreme weather is also potentially destructive, although not all extreme weather events end in disasters. For some weather event ...
Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change
... • The vast majority (75%) of respondents believe that the most economically efficient way for states to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Clean Power Plan” carbon regulations is through “market-based mechanisms coordinated at a regional or national level (such as a regional/ ...
... • The vast majority (75%) of respondents believe that the most economically efficient way for states to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Clean Power Plan” carbon regulations is through “market-based mechanisms coordinated at a regional or national level (such as a regional/ ...
Chapter 12 CE
... surprise that the introduced policy has been the subject of significant criticism. However, the carbon pricing legislation discussed above has been recently repealed by the present Australian government. Instead of the carbon pricing mechanism the Australian government has introduced the Direct Acti ...
... surprise that the introduced policy has been the subject of significant criticism. However, the carbon pricing legislation discussed above has been recently repealed by the present Australian government. Instead of the carbon pricing mechanism the Australian government has introduced the Direct Acti ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... causes of climate change (MITIGATE). There are a number of policy measures that are commonly considered and/or implemented to reduce GHG emissions in agriculture. Three of the most widely recognized options are legislative mandates to reduce emissions, emissions taxes, and market-based cap and trade ...
... causes of climate change (MITIGATE). There are a number of policy measures that are commonly considered and/or implemented to reduce GHG emissions in agriculture. Three of the most widely recognized options are legislative mandates to reduce emissions, emissions taxes, and market-based cap and trade ...
Climate Change and Mortality: Feedback from Populations Issues
... of risk fueled by exposure and socio-economic vulnerability”. It is the current scientific consensus that climate change has occurred since the industrial revolution began and will continue to affect the atmosphere and oceans over the next several centuries. This has primarily been due to an increas ...
... of risk fueled by exposure and socio-economic vulnerability”. It is the current scientific consensus that climate change has occurred since the industrial revolution began and will continue to affect the atmosphere and oceans over the next several centuries. This has primarily been due to an increas ...
Future Climate, Hydrology, Vegetation, and Wildfire Projections for
... assumptions. Specific inputs to these models include such variables as greenhouse gas emissions, air and ocean currents, ice and snow cover, plant growth, particulate matter, and many others.1 Most clima ...
... assumptions. Specific inputs to these models include such variables as greenhouse gas emissions, air and ocean currents, ice and snow cover, plant growth, particulate matter, and many others.1 Most clima ...
Global Warming Begins at Home
... 13. Multiply this figure by 300 million to determine the national emissions of CO2 if everyone in the country had emissions similar to yours: _____________. 14. The U.S. is expected to have 420 million people by 2050. Multiply the figure from question 12 by 420 million to determine total emissions a ...
... 13. Multiply this figure by 300 million to determine the national emissions of CO2 if everyone in the country had emissions similar to yours: _____________. 14. The U.S. is expected to have 420 million people by 2050. Multiply the figure from question 12 by 420 million to determine total emissions a ...
Provincial government of Albay, Philippines
... scientific organizations, international and local NGOs, private/business sectors to implement climate change adaptation actions all over the province. Albay continues to invest in strengthening its capacity to use modern technology for climate forecasting, early warning, and land use planning. The p ...
... scientific organizations, international and local NGOs, private/business sectors to implement climate change adaptation actions all over the province. Albay continues to invest in strengthening its capacity to use modern technology for climate forecasting, early warning, and land use planning. The p ...
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DEPARTEMENT D`ECONOMIE
... countries. For example, the value added to GDP from agriculture is around 33% for less developed countries, whereas for upper middle income countries only 6.2% (WDID [4]). In addition, around 54% of the developing world's population works in the agricultural sector but only 7% of the developed count ...
... countries. For example, the value added to GDP from agriculture is around 33% for less developed countries, whereas for upper middle income countries only 6.2% (WDID [4]). In addition, around 54% of the developing world's population works in the agricultural sector but only 7% of the developed count ...
6. Whatever the weather. Media attitudes to reporting
... main international forum for defining the problem of climate change and finding solutions. Its scientific arm, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, brings together experts from around the world to focus minds on the problem. The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated under the convention mainly to ...
... main international forum for defining the problem of climate change and finding solutions. Its scientific arm, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, brings together experts from around the world to focus minds on the problem. The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated under the convention mainly to ...
Republic of Yemen Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) With
... towards enabling Yemen strengthening its climate finance readiness. Furthermore, this roadmap develops a framework for development of national LEDS by conducting situational analysis and then building upon useful information of related national sustainable development strategies, climate change docu ...
... towards enabling Yemen strengthening its climate finance readiness. Furthermore, this roadmap develops a framework for development of national LEDS by conducting situational analysis and then building upon useful information of related national sustainable development strategies, climate change docu ...
What do realists think about climate change?
... the way ordinary people live and the way states operate in the international system. It has caught the attention of citizens, businesses and policymakers alike. There is a global movement to convince states to change their 20th century behaviours and significantly reduce their carbon emissions. If g ...
... the way ordinary people live and the way states operate in the international system. It has caught the attention of citizens, businesses and policymakers alike. There is a global movement to convince states to change their 20th century behaviours and significantly reduce their carbon emissions. If g ...
The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond: The World After 2012
... Bank has financed will over the next 20 to 50 years add carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere equivalent to 1.3 times the total amount emitted by all the world’s countries in 1995.21 To achieve a higher level of policy integration then, climate objectives, and environmental goals more broadly, ...
... Bank has financed will over the next 20 to 50 years add carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere equivalent to 1.3 times the total amount emitted by all the world’s countries in 1995.21 To achieve a higher level of policy integration then, climate objectives, and environmental goals more broadly, ...
The economic impact of climate change
... Abstract: I review the literature on the economic impacts of climate change, an externality that is unprecedentedly large, complex, and uncertain. Only 14 estimates of the total damage cost of climate change have been published, a research effort that is in sharp contrast to the urgency of the publi ...
... Abstract: I review the literature on the economic impacts of climate change, an externality that is unprecedentedly large, complex, and uncertain. Only 14 estimates of the total damage cost of climate change have been published, a research effort that is in sharp contrast to the urgency of the publi ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.