Corporate Climate Action Strategy
... renewal often save costs while reducing energy demand and fossil fuel use when factored over the lifetime of an asset. Accounting for these operational benefits when capital projects are being scoped and budgeted for will be key to realizing these benefits while continuing to meet service levels. ...
... renewal often save costs while reducing energy demand and fossil fuel use when factored over the lifetime of an asset. Accounting for these operational benefits when capital projects are being scoped and budgeted for will be key to realizing these benefits while continuing to meet service levels. ...
ocean governance for the 21st century: making marine zoning
... analyzing the latest scientific evidence regarding ocean conditions. IPSO identified seven key concerns regarding the world’s oceans, including the facts that “[t]he speeds of many negative changes to the ocean are near to or are tracking the worst-case scenarios from IPCC and other predictions,”1 “ ...
... analyzing the latest scientific evidence regarding ocean conditions. IPSO identified seven key concerns regarding the world’s oceans, including the facts that “[t]he speeds of many negative changes to the ocean are near to or are tracking the worst-case scenarios from IPCC and other predictions,”1 “ ...
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate
... change depends largely on the degree of their exposure to climatic stimuli which, in turn, depends on both regional climate change and climate variability (Figure 1; Füssel and Klein 2006). Most riparian ecosystems are subject to the CO2 enrichment and rising air and water temperatures associated w ...
... change depends largely on the degree of their exposure to climatic stimuli which, in turn, depends on both regional climate change and climate variability (Figure 1; Füssel and Klein 2006). Most riparian ecosystems are subject to the CO2 enrichment and rising air and water temperatures associated w ...
Tanzania Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief
... environmental management (including ecosystem services, climate change, and disaster risk reduction) was perceived as a constraint to development, or an issue that was not central to development. However, this view is changing in Tanzania. As some of the environmental problems have grown so bad so t ...
... environmental management (including ecosystem services, climate change, and disaster risk reduction) was perceived as a constraint to development, or an issue that was not central to development. However, this view is changing in Tanzania. As some of the environmental problems have grown so bad so t ...
Management strategies for tree improvement programs under
... and diseases, and reproductive fitness is to rely on delineation of breeding and deployment zones that are characterized by relatively homogenous environments (e.g. Linhart and Grant, 1996; Vander Mijnsbrugge et al., 2010). The use of such zones may be the easiest way to avoid what Zobel and Kelliso ...
... and diseases, and reproductive fitness is to rely on delineation of breeding and deployment zones that are characterized by relatively homogenous environments (e.g. Linhart and Grant, 1996; Vander Mijnsbrugge et al., 2010). The use of such zones may be the easiest way to avoid what Zobel and Kelliso ...
Chapter 3: Changing Arctic: Indigenous Perspectives
... some related observations (Box 3.1). Other chapters describe impacts on specific components of the environment and areas of human activity and so draw extensively on indigenous knowledge and perspectives, a level of inclusion that is unprecedented in an assessment of this type and scope. This chapte ...
... some related observations (Box 3.1). Other chapters describe impacts on specific components of the environment and areas of human activity and so draw extensively on indigenous knowledge and perspectives, a level of inclusion that is unprecedented in an assessment of this type and scope. This chapte ...
the book - Connecting Delta Cities
... 2025, loss potentials among the world’s 10 largest cities (most of which are in developing countries) are projected to increase by between 22% (Tokyo) and 88% (Shanghai & Jakarta). A repetition in the year 2015 of the floods experienced in Jakarta in 2007 could cause 60% higher losses and affect 20% ...
... 2025, loss potentials among the world’s 10 largest cities (most of which are in developing countries) are projected to increase by between 22% (Tokyo) and 88% (Shanghai & Jakarta). A repetition in the year 2015 of the floods experienced in Jakarta in 2007 could cause 60% higher losses and affect 20% ...
Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... spring snowpacks, earlier snowmelt, and earlier peak streamflows. A growing number of studies conclude that these changes in western temperature and hydrology are outside the range of natural variability—driven largely by climate change. An exceptionally hot and dry period occurred from 1999 to 2003 ...
... spring snowpacks, earlier snowmelt, and earlier peak streamflows. A growing number of studies conclude that these changes in western temperature and hydrology are outside the range of natural variability—driven largely by climate change. An exceptionally hot and dry period occurred from 1999 to 2003 ...
How to engage with National Adaptation Plans Guidance for National Red Cross and
... Climate change mitigation. Actions that reduce the sources of greenhouse gases, or enhance carbon sinks. Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching from oil to natural gas as a heating fuel, improving the insulation of building ...
... Climate change mitigation. Actions that reduce the sources of greenhouse gases, or enhance carbon sinks. Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching from oil to natural gas as a heating fuel, improving the insulation of building ...
Climate change and water: Impacts to human health and consumption
... to water, sanitation and hygiene related risk factors (WHO, 2008). The reason for finding this not merely unpalatable but deeply unsettling is that while the existing situation is already a manifestation of injustice, climate change can exacerbate some of these risk factors including diarrhoeal dise ...
... to water, sanitation and hygiene related risk factors (WHO, 2008). The reason for finding this not merely unpalatable but deeply unsettling is that while the existing situation is already a manifestation of injustice, climate change can exacerbate some of these risk factors including diarrhoeal dise ...
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... Climate change could impact New Zealanders either directly (through physical changes brought about by global temperature rises) or indirectly (through flow on effects from physical changes to other countries, that are then transmitted to New Zealanders, for example through trade). We might also be c ...
... Climate change could impact New Zealanders either directly (through physical changes brought about by global temperature rises) or indirectly (through flow on effects from physical changes to other countries, that are then transmitted to New Zealanders, for example through trade). We might also be c ...
AdaptHCMC
... These guidelines were designed and prepared within the work package 7 “Climate change adapted and energy efficient neighbourhoods” as part of the research project “Integrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework for the Adaptation of HCMC to Climate Change“. The project was funded by the Germ ...
... These guidelines were designed and prepared within the work package 7 “Climate change adapted and energy efficient neighbourhoods” as part of the research project “Integrative Urban and Environmental Planning Framework for the Adaptation of HCMC to Climate Change“. The project was funded by the Germ ...
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... yields is -0.17. While this value is not directly transferable to our model since we are using a logistic regression, we approximate it by setting a coefficient of corn yield to be -1.85 so that migration intention will increase about 0.17% when the value of corn yield decreases from 1 to 0.99. Two ...
... yields is -0.17. While this value is not directly transferable to our model since we are using a logistic regression, we approximate it by setting a coefficient of corn yield to be -1.85 so that migration intention will increase about 0.17% when the value of corn yield decreases from 1 to 0.99. Two ...
Climate change enhances interannual variability of the Nile river flow
... of Nile river dictates an increase of almost 33% in the total storage capacity (from 340 to 460 Km3 ) that is needed to maintain a flow in each year, for over 100 years, equivalent to the long-term mean flow (Fig. 4a) (see Methods for details of the Hurst storage analysis24,25 ). It is also importan ...
... of Nile river dictates an increase of almost 33% in the total storage capacity (from 340 to 460 Km3 ) that is needed to maintain a flow in each year, for over 100 years, equivalent to the long-term mean flow (Fig. 4a) (see Methods for details of the Hurst storage analysis24,25 ). It is also importan ...
DOC - Climate Change Authority
... Future levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will depend largely on the effectiveness of policies to reduce emissions, and on changes in population and technology. The precise temperature response to future greenhouse gas concentrations is also uncertain; climate models project f ...
... Future levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will depend largely on the effectiveness of policies to reduce emissions, and on changes in population and technology. The precise temperature response to future greenhouse gas concentrations is also uncertain; climate models project f ...
THERMAL METROLOGY FOR METEOROLOGY AND
... Knowledge about the enhancement factor is essential for the correction of the water vapour pressure for humidity calculations. The enhancement factor for water in air above 0 ºC are well known, but further experimental data to ensure the theoretical models for the enhancement factor below 0 ºC are n ...
... Knowledge about the enhancement factor is essential for the correction of the water vapour pressure for humidity calculations. The enhancement factor for water in air above 0 ºC are well known, but further experimental data to ensure the theoretical models for the enhancement factor below 0 ºC are n ...
Integrated assessment of global water scarcity over the 21st
... minimize any potentially dangerous anthropogenic consequences. To clarify the longerterm nature of connections between human and natural Earth systems, several high resolution, interdisciplinary global integrated assessment (IA) models have emerged and contributed significantly to the Intergovernmen ...
... minimize any potentially dangerous anthropogenic consequences. To clarify the longerterm nature of connections between human and natural Earth systems, several high resolution, interdisciplinary global integrated assessment (IA) models have emerged and contributed significantly to the Intergovernmen ...
Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline: A
... Figure 1A, as climatic conditions shift, so will the conditions for successful growth and reproduction of many species. In order to occupy newly-suitable areas, species must migrate from existing source populations. Although many species have migrated in the past in response to changing climates, th ...
... Figure 1A, as climatic conditions shift, so will the conditions for successful growth and reproduction of many species. In order to occupy newly-suitable areas, species must migrate from existing source populations. Although many species have migrated in the past in response to changing climates, th ...
Assessment of Available Tools to Create a More Resilient
... A second study, now nearing completion, will further contribute to a more robust understanding of potential sea level rise and storm surge impacts on regional mobility. This study, which was funded by the Florida Department of Transportation, attempted to quantify the general economic impacts of the ...
... A second study, now nearing completion, will further contribute to a more robust understanding of potential sea level rise and storm surge impacts on regional mobility. This study, which was funded by the Florida Department of Transportation, attempted to quantify the general economic impacts of the ...
Interdependence
... to many observers that the gap between the more developed North and the less developed South was not being closed. From the 1950s onwards this prompted theoretical and policy initiatives that sought to understand and engage with the emerging economic ‘world system’- ranging from liberal intervention ...
... to many observers that the gap between the more developed North and the less developed South was not being closed. From the 1950s onwards this prompted theoretical and policy initiatives that sought to understand and engage with the emerging economic ‘world system’- ranging from liberal intervention ...
The Paris Agreement and Beyond: International Climate Change
... that might complement or supplement the Paris-Agreement regime. Participants included twenty-three of the world’s leading researchers focusing on climate-change policy, representing the disciplines of economics, political science, international relations, and legal scholarship. They are based in Arg ...
... that might complement or supplement the Paris-Agreement regime. Participants included twenty-three of the world’s leading researchers focusing on climate-change policy, representing the disciplines of economics, political science, international relations, and legal scholarship. They are based in Arg ...
Scientific opinion on climate change
The scientific opinion on climate change is the overall judgment amongst scientists about whether global warming is happening, and if so, its causes and probable consequences. This scientific opinion is expressed in synthesis reports, by scientific bodies of national or international standing, and by surveys of opinion among climate scientists. Individual scientists, universities, and laboratories contribute to the overall scientific opinion via their peer-reviewed publications, and the areas of collective agreement and relative certainty are summarised in these high level reports and surveys.The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (at least 95% probability) that humans are causing most of it through activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels. In addition, it is likely that some potential further greenhouse gas warming has been offset by increased aerosols.National and international science academies and scientific societies have assessed current scientific opinion on global warming. These assessments are generally consistent with the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report summarized:Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, the widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.Most of the global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human activities.Benefits and costs of climate change for [human] society will vary widely by location and scale. Some of the effects in temperate and polar regions will be positive and others elsewhere will be negative. Overall, net effects are more likely to be strongly negative with larger or more rapid warming.The range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.The resilience of many ecosystems is likely to be exceeded this century by an unprecedented combination of climate change, associated disturbances (e.g. flooding, drought, wildfire, insects, ocean acidification) and other global change drivers (e.g. land-use change, pollution, fragmentation of natural systems, over-exploitation of resources).Some scientific bodies have recommended specific policies to governments and science can play a role in informing an effective response to climate change, however, policy decisions may require value judgements and so are not included in the scientific opinion.No scientific body of national or international standing maintains a formal opinion dissenting from any of these main points. The last national or international scientific body to drop dissent was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its statement to its current non-committal position. Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions.