WP83: The emerging geographies of climate justice
... development processes and the politics of scale) to conceptualise the geographies of climate justice beyond the international scale and consider what a more spatial understanding of climate justices might offer the climate debate. I argue that ideas within each of these literatures can help conceptu ...
... development processes and the politics of scale) to conceptualise the geographies of climate justice beyond the international scale and consider what a more spatial understanding of climate justices might offer the climate debate. I argue that ideas within each of these literatures can help conceptu ...
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... Climate change can no longer be completely prevented. The mean temperature in Finland is expected to rise by more than the global average. The speed of such change is a major challenge to society and to nature. It is vitally important to mitigate the progress of climate change and to reduce greenhou ...
... Climate change can no longer be completely prevented. The mean temperature in Finland is expected to rise by more than the global average. The speed of such change is a major challenge to society and to nature. It is vitally important to mitigate the progress of climate change and to reduce greenhou ...
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... emissions technologies, including nuclear power, carbon capture and storage and renewable energy will be required to allow countries to achieve their economic development, social, energy security and poverty alleviation goals while simultaneously addressing clean development and climate change conce ...
... emissions technologies, including nuclear power, carbon capture and storage and renewable energy will be required to allow countries to achieve their economic development, social, energy security and poverty alleviation goals while simultaneously addressing clean development and climate change conce ...
Individual Energy Users` Behaviour Views on Energy
... Most important environmental issues worldwide In your opinion, what are the three most important environmental issues facing your country today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? Top mentions Air pollution ...
... Most important environmental issues worldwide In your opinion, what are the three most important environmental issues facing your country today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? Top mentions Air pollution ...
Climate change and geomorphological hazards in the eastern
... indirect effects on geomorphological processes and on sedimentary systems are less well known. Based on records of past events, alpine geomorphological hazards such as landslides, debris flows, mudflows and other expressions of slope instability can result from aspects of human activity and climate va ...
... indirect effects on geomorphological processes and on sedimentary systems are less well known. Based on records of past events, alpine geomorphological hazards such as landslides, debris flows, mudflows and other expressions of slope instability can result from aspects of human activity and climate va ...
Communicating climate change in mainstream
... This guide aims to help reporters draw on existing data and analysis and hone it to meet the specific needs of their investors, who are looking to appraise the significance of climate change for the business from a financial perspective. This advice does not represent a new requirement, and nor shou ...
... This guide aims to help reporters draw on existing data and analysis and hone it to meet the specific needs of their investors, who are looking to appraise the significance of climate change for the business from a financial perspective. This advice does not represent a new requirement, and nor shou ...
(2006) Changes in Surface Water Supply Across Africa with
... continent_s biggest rivers cannot be truly called perennial. Today, western South Africa is experiencing its biggest drought in over 100 years (27), and water shortages in central South Africa in late 2004 led to almost no water being released from the dams on the Orange River. This caused the lower ...
... continent_s biggest rivers cannot be truly called perennial. Today, western South Africa is experiencing its biggest drought in over 100 years (27), and water shortages in central South Africa in late 2004 led to almost no water being released from the dams on the Orange River. This caused the lower ...
Journal Paper Format
... The issues of global warming and climate change have become a subject of intense interest all over the world since the last decade. Warming of the climate system is now evidenced from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and risi ...
... The issues of global warming and climate change have become a subject of intense interest all over the world since the last decade. Warming of the climate system is now evidenced from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and risi ...
Warm climates of the past—a lesson for the future?
... proxies from past warm climates. First, Zhang et al. [25] produce a new record of CO2 for the past 40 Myr, making use of the alkenone proxy; these data reveal larger CO2 changes during key transitions in climate state than has previously been reconstructed using this proxy. Second, Badger et al. [26 ...
... proxies from past warm climates. First, Zhang et al. [25] produce a new record of CO2 for the past 40 Myr, making use of the alkenone proxy; these data reveal larger CO2 changes during key transitions in climate state than has previously been reconstructed using this proxy. Second, Badger et al. [26 ...
A Structural Land-Use Analysis of Agricultural Adaptation to Climate
... state-of-the-art technologies. Thirdly, a panel of detailed bundle-acreage data on both regional and annual bases is accessible from official sources. Finally, daily weather data are available from a high spatial-resolution model (Krichak et al., 2010), which reproduces past climate ...
... state-of-the-art technologies. Thirdly, a panel of detailed bundle-acreage data on both regional and annual bases is accessible from official sources. Finally, daily weather data are available from a high spatial-resolution model (Krichak et al., 2010), which reproduces past climate ...
Partisan Group Identity and Belief in Human
... A further wrinkle to the competitive communication environment is that advocates can attempt to pre-empt or question politicization claims. This can be done by offering a “warning” before substantial politicization occurs: telling individuals that any politicization claim is specious, should be ign ...
... A further wrinkle to the competitive communication environment is that advocates can attempt to pre-empt or question politicization claims. This can be done by offering a “warning” before substantial politicization occurs: telling individuals that any politicization claim is specious, should be ign ...
Low-carbon resilient development in the least developed countries
... is an approach that focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development process; this is linked with the mitigation side of the climate change debate. Resilience refers to building the capacity of society – whether individuals or communities – to recover after any climate-related sh ...
... is an approach that focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development process; this is linked with the mitigation side of the climate change debate. Resilience refers to building the capacity of society – whether individuals or communities – to recover after any climate-related sh ...
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... In this paper we argue that when a subgroup of countries cooperate on emission reduction, the optimal response of non-signatories countries reflects the interaction between three potentially opposing factors, the incentive to free-ride on the benefits of cooperation, the incentive to expand the dema ...
... In this paper we argue that when a subgroup of countries cooperate on emission reduction, the optimal response of non-signatories countries reflects the interaction between three potentially opposing factors, the incentive to free-ride on the benefits of cooperation, the incentive to expand the dema ...
What Is the Right Price for Carbon Emissions?
... The problem raised by Weitzman’s theorem is that there is fundamental uncertainty about the probability of catastrophic outcomes. Clearly they are highly unlikely, but does such a scenario have a probability similar to flipping a coin and seeing five heads in a row, 10 heads in a row, or 50 heads in ...
... The problem raised by Weitzman’s theorem is that there is fundamental uncertainty about the probability of catastrophic outcomes. Clearly they are highly unlikely, but does such a scenario have a probability similar to flipping a coin and seeing five heads in a row, 10 heads in a row, or 50 heads in ...
Adapting To Climate Change In Pacific Island Countries: The
... year for the last fifty years (Hay 2000). Recording of sea-level has only been carried out since 1994 so long-term trends are hard to discern. Short-term variations in sea level within the region are significant, with sea levels rising by as much as 25cm in the western Pacific in intense La Nina eve ...
... year for the last fifty years (Hay 2000). Recording of sea-level has only been carried out since 1994 so long-term trends are hard to discern. Short-term variations in sea level within the region are significant, with sea levels rising by as much as 25cm in the western Pacific in intense La Nina eve ...
Uncertainties in future projections of extreme precipitation in the
... HadCM3 (Turner et al., 2007; Turner and Slingo, 2009), with precipitation increases over north India and the head of the Bay of Bengal (e.g., bccr_bcm2_0, gfdl_cm2_0). Among the 15 tested models, decreases in mean summer monsoon rainfall over India are rare (e.g., giss_model_e_r). Examining changes ...
... HadCM3 (Turner et al., 2007; Turner and Slingo, 2009), with precipitation increases over north India and the head of the Bay of Bengal (e.g., bccr_bcm2_0, gfdl_cm2_0). Among the 15 tested models, decreases in mean summer monsoon rainfall over India are rare (e.g., giss_model_e_r). Examining changes ...
Climate Change - European Commission
... The Kyoto Protocol1, adopted in 2005, represented an important step forward in the effort to tackle global warming because it included binding, quantified objectives for limiting and reducing GHG emissions, with each country assigned a reduction target, according to its level of industrialisation. D ...
... The Kyoto Protocol1, adopted in 2005, represented an important step forward in the effort to tackle global warming because it included binding, quantified objectives for limiting and reducing GHG emissions, with each country assigned a reduction target, according to its level of industrialisation. D ...
Dr - Forest Industries Association of Tasmania
... and is occurring now : “Climate change is happening now and is one of the greatest challenges facing the international community. Even with significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, there will still be changes to the global climate and to our climate here in Tasmania. While there is ...
... and is occurring now : “Climate change is happening now and is one of the greatest challenges facing the international community. Even with significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, there will still be changes to the global climate and to our climate here in Tasmania. While there is ...
Building a Climate-Resilient City
... management systems can help cities meet the anticipated challenges of climate change. Building greater redundancy into emergency management systems could better enable them to effectively manage multiple hazards occurring simultaneously or in short succession, as well as more quickly adapt to changi ...
... management systems can help cities meet the anticipated challenges of climate change. Building greater redundancy into emergency management systems could better enable them to effectively manage multiple hazards occurring simultaneously or in short succession, as well as more quickly adapt to changi ...
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... commitments regarding the medium term trajectory of emissions. As will be argued in more detail in this study, to achieve these goals, global emissions would need to peak by 2030 at the latest, with emissions in developed countries peaking well before that date. Emissions would then decline by 80–90 ...
... commitments regarding the medium term trajectory of emissions. As will be argued in more detail in this study, to achieve these goals, global emissions would need to peak by 2030 at the latest, with emissions in developed countries peaking well before that date. Emissions would then decline by 80–90 ...
Cold surge activity over the Gulf of Mexico in a warmer climate
... Cold surges are a dominant feature of midlatitude tropical interaction. During the North Hemisphere (NH) winter, midlatitude waves propagating from the Rocky Mountains into the Gulf of Mexico result in cold surges, also known as Nortes or Tehuantepecers, associated with severe weather over the south ...
... Cold surges are a dominant feature of midlatitude tropical interaction. During the North Hemisphere (NH) winter, midlatitude waves propagating from the Rocky Mountains into the Gulf of Mexico result in cold surges, also known as Nortes or Tehuantepecers, associated with severe weather over the south ...
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 ...
Causes of exceptional atmospheric circulation changes in the
... and while values before this are clearly not as high as observed, they are above average compared to the earlier model data. The subsequent recent trend in the SAM in the ALL mean is seen to be of greater magnitude than any previously. Thus the model simulation provides further evidence that the obs ...
... and while values before this are clearly not as high as observed, they are above average compared to the earlier model data. The subsequent recent trend in the SAM in the ALL mean is seen to be of greater magnitude than any previously. Thus the model simulation provides further evidence that the obs ...
In Search of Shelter - Center for International Earth Science
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
Small Satellite Constellation for Global Aerosol Monitoring of the
... The 2013 IPCC report clearly states, “…clouds and aerosols continue to contribute the largest uncertainty to estimates and interpretations of the Earth’s changing energy budget.” While the focus of previous assessments of aerosol-climate effects has mainly been on anthropogenic aerosols in the tropo ...
... The 2013 IPCC report clearly states, “…clouds and aerosols continue to contribute the largest uncertainty to estimates and interpretations of the Earth’s changing energy budget.” While the focus of previous assessments of aerosol-climate effects has mainly been on anthropogenic aerosols in the tropo ...