Climate change policies and the UK business sector Nov2013 (opens in new window)
... compensating businesses whose international competitiveness is likely to be impacted. Compensation options could include lump-sum payments or reductions in business taxes. Using carbon tax revenues to finance measures like the FITs or the RO would remove them from energy bills, thus reducing costs, ...
... compensating businesses whose international competitiveness is likely to be impacted. Compensation options could include lump-sum payments or reductions in business taxes. Using carbon tax revenues to finance measures like the FITs or the RO would remove them from energy bills, thus reducing costs, ...
Climate Change Adaptation Position Paper
... Australia’s economy relies heavily on our ability to leverage rail infrastructure, which accounts for approximately 39% of the total freight task. Rail is of particular importance to transport of bulk good such as coal and iron ore from the mine to the port where it is integral to almost all export ...
... Australia’s economy relies heavily on our ability to leverage rail infrastructure, which accounts for approximately 39% of the total freight task. Rail is of particular importance to transport of bulk good such as coal and iron ore from the mine to the port where it is integral to almost all export ...
selvaraju
... herders in particular experienced the worst “dzud” in the last 30 years, where they lost more than 25 percent of the total number of their livestock, which was ten times higher than the normal year (AIACC, 2006). Climate variability and climate extremes are already having impacts on agricultural pro ...
... herders in particular experienced the worst “dzud” in the last 30 years, where they lost more than 25 percent of the total number of their livestock, which was ten times higher than the normal year (AIACC, 2006). Climate variability and climate extremes are already having impacts on agricultural pro ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... As the climate-development discourse merges and overlaps, it brings climate change economists and development economists closer to an ethic of development. Should the clean development mechanism be guided by a development ethic? And if so how can the clean development mechanism be designed and imple ...
... As the climate-development discourse merges and overlaps, it brings climate change economists and development economists closer to an ethic of development. Should the clean development mechanism be guided by a development ethic? And if so how can the clean development mechanism be designed and imple ...
ARTICLE Potential climate change impacts on temperate forest ecosystem processes
... suggest that, with rising CO2 and without changes in forest type, average regional productivity could increase from 67% to 142%, changes in evapotranspiration could range from –3% to +6%, runoff could increase from 2% to 22%, and net N mineralization could increase 10% to 12%. Ecosystem responses va ...
... suggest that, with rising CO2 and without changes in forest type, average regional productivity could increase from 67% to 142%, changes in evapotranspiration could range from –3% to +6%, runoff could increase from 2% to 22%, and net N mineralization could increase 10% to 12%. Ecosystem responses va ...
Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
... Global environmental problems such as climate change, depletion of the ozone layer and loss of biodiversity have risen to the top of the world’s environmental agenda. For each of these problems there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue ...
... Global environmental problems such as climate change, depletion of the ozone layer and loss of biodiversity have risen to the top of the world’s environmental agenda. For each of these problems there is a large scientific literature warning of the dangers of failing to successfully address the issue ...
Green Finance Solves - UMKC Summer Debate Institute
... 2015 was once again the hottest year in the modern meteorological record. March 2016 was not just record hot, but jaw-droppingly so. It also marked the 11th consecutive month of record-breaking heat globally. The extent of Arctic sea ice (the measure of how much of the far north is melting) also bro ...
... 2015 was once again the hottest year in the modern meteorological record. March 2016 was not just record hot, but jaw-droppingly so. It also marked the 11th consecutive month of record-breaking heat globally. The extent of Arctic sea ice (the measure of how much of the far north is melting) also bro ...
Examining Links Between Religion, Evolution Views, and Climate
... story?” The four potential responses ranged from “not at all likely” to “very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible responses were “hardly any,” “some,” or “a great deal. ...
... story?” The four potential responses ranged from “not at all likely” to “very likely.” The second item asked, “As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, how much confidence do you have in? The scientific community.” Possible responses were “hardly any,” “some,” or “a great deal. ...
Climate change challenge badge
... are responsible for the development of programmes and activities that are suitable for their group and should provide the required supervision to ensure all participants are safe and sound. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expres ...
... are responsible for the development of programmes and activities that are suitable for their group and should provide the required supervision to ensure all participants are safe and sound. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expres ...
The psychology of climate change communication - UvA-DARE
... because it avoids the misleading implications that every region of the world is warming uniformly and that the only dangerous outcome of growing greenhouse gas emissions is higher temperatures, when that, in fact, is just the tipping point for a cascade of changes in the earth’s ecosystems. In addit ...
... because it avoids the misleading implications that every region of the world is warming uniformly and that the only dangerous outcome of growing greenhouse gas emissions is higher temperatures, when that, in fact, is just the tipping point for a cascade of changes in the earth’s ecosystems. In addit ...
Global Meteorological Drought: A Synthesis of Current
... drought—the processes responsible for the long-term disruptions of local and regional precipitation-producing phenomena. These processes often act over large distances via various large-scale atmospheric motions such as the Hadley and Walker circulations, Rossby waves, and other atmospheric teleconn ...
... drought—the processes responsible for the long-term disruptions of local and regional precipitation-producing phenomena. These processes often act over large distances via various large-scale atmospheric motions such as the Hadley and Walker circulations, Rossby waves, and other atmospheric teleconn ...
Estimation of nitrous oxide and methane emission from Polish
... course from differences in the area. In Fig. 6 the nitrous oxide emission is broken into animal and plant production. Taken as a total, the lowest emission of 1.4 Gg was in the Lubusz voivodeship and the highest – of 10.8 Gg – in the Greater Poland voivodeship. These differences can be explained by ...
... course from differences in the area. In Fig. 6 the nitrous oxide emission is broken into animal and plant production. Taken as a total, the lowest emission of 1.4 Gg was in the Lubusz voivodeship and the highest – of 10.8 Gg – in the Greater Poland voivodeship. These differences can be explained by ...
Realising the Benefits of Peatlands
... achieving climate change targets. Peatlands have the potential to sequester a million tonnes of carbon5 per year from the atmosphere6. This carbon is then locked up and stored in the peat soil. Of greater importance is the carbon stock within Scotland’s soils which has been calculated at 3 billion t ...
... achieving climate change targets. Peatlands have the potential to sequester a million tonnes of carbon5 per year from the atmosphere6. This carbon is then locked up and stored in the peat soil. Of greater importance is the carbon stock within Scotland’s soils which has been calculated at 3 billion t ...
Proposal for funding for the Preparation of
... development issues that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is seriously addressing. The RGC is very much aware and concerned about environmental degradation and global warming and their detrimental effects, particularly to an LDC like Cambodia. How climate change will impact on agriculture is a ...
... development issues that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is seriously addressing. The RGC is very much aware and concerned about environmental degradation and global warming and their detrimental effects, particularly to an LDC like Cambodia. How climate change will impact on agriculture is a ...
Response of Trees to CO2 Increase
... Among the principal abiotic requirements for plant growth, namely, light, water, nutrients and carbon dioxide, CO2 is an anthropogenic gas associated with potential global warming. Any change in the availability of the above abiotic elements will impact not only plants, but the entire living systems ...
... Among the principal abiotic requirements for plant growth, namely, light, water, nutrients and carbon dioxide, CO2 is an anthropogenic gas associated with potential global warming. Any change in the availability of the above abiotic elements will impact not only plants, but the entire living systems ...
A Geographic Mosaic of Climate Change Impacts on Terrestrial
... developed to model the distributions of individual species, communities and biomes from local to global scales (see reviews in [6,7]). The selection of appropriate methods depends on the source, quantity and nature of available data, as well as the objectives of the study. Species distribution model ...
... developed to model the distributions of individual species, communities and biomes from local to global scales (see reviews in [6,7]). The selection of appropriate methods depends on the source, quantity and nature of available data, as well as the objectives of the study. Species distribution model ...
The effects of climate change on tropical birds
... loss, emerging diseases, invasive species, and hunting will exacerbate the effects of climate change on tropical birds. In some models habitat loss can increase bird extinctions caused by climate change by 50%. 3.5 °C surface warming by the year 2100 may result in 600–900 extinctions of land bird sp ...
... loss, emerging diseases, invasive species, and hunting will exacerbate the effects of climate change on tropical birds. In some models habitat loss can increase bird extinctions caused by climate change by 50%. 3.5 °C surface warming by the year 2100 may result in 600–900 extinctions of land bird sp ...
Planning for Climate Change in the West
... patterns typical of an area. However, the terms “climate change” and “global warming” refer to long-term, far-reaching changes to the planet’s average temperature, which in turn affect precipitation and wind patterns. The scientific consensus is now clear that the climate is changing, based on lon ...
... patterns typical of an area. However, the terms “climate change” and “global warming” refer to long-term, far-reaching changes to the planet’s average temperature, which in turn affect precipitation and wind patterns. The scientific consensus is now clear that the climate is changing, based on lon ...
Contrasting the direct radiative effect and direct radiative forcing of
... for SOA formed from aromatic precursors include a dependence on (NOx ) concentrations. Note that the anthropogenic SOA (and the DRF associated with it) in GC–RT is only that formed from aromatic species. The soil dust simulation uses the source function of Ginoux et al. (2004) and an entrainment sch ...
... for SOA formed from aromatic precursors include a dependence on (NOx ) concentrations. Note that the anthropogenic SOA (and the DRF associated with it) in GC–RT is only that formed from aromatic species. The soil dust simulation uses the source function of Ginoux et al. (2004) and an entrainment sch ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... Potential Climate Change-Related Security Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Where Are the Vulnerable Areas in North Africa? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Narratives of Climate Vulnerability in North Africa . . . . . . . ...
... Potential Climate Change-Related Security Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Where Are the Vulnerable Areas in North Africa? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Narratives of Climate Vulnerability in North Africa . . . . . . . ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on River Flow and Riparian
... is the Amu Darya River. The Amu Darya River Basin (ADRB) is located in the southern part of the Aral Sea Drainage Basin (ASDB). In this study, the ADRB offers a suitable site to investigate the response of river flow to the climate parameters in a basin scale. Narrowing down the basin scale to the s ...
... is the Amu Darya River. The Amu Darya River Basin (ADRB) is located in the southern part of the Aral Sea Drainage Basin (ASDB). In this study, the ADRB offers a suitable site to investigate the response of river flow to the climate parameters in a basin scale. Narrowing down the basin scale to the s ...
How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to - PIM
... has direct effects on the timing and duration of crop growing seasons, with concomitant impacts on plant growth. Rainfall variability is expected to increase in the future, and floods and droughts will become more common. Changes in temperature and rainfall regime may have considerable impacts on ag ...
... has direct effects on the timing and duration of crop growing seasons, with concomitant impacts on plant growth. Rainfall variability is expected to increase in the future, and floods and droughts will become more common. Changes in temperature and rainfall regime may have considerable impacts on ag ...
- University of East Anglia
... pre-date the UNFCCC (Harrison and Sundstrom 2010; Jordan et al. 2010, 2012). And finally, were the international regime suddenly to spring back into life, national policies would be needed to implement it. Indeed, the more that international policy morphs into a “pledge and review” form of governin ...
... pre-date the UNFCCC (Harrison and Sundstrom 2010; Jordan et al. 2010, 2012). And finally, were the international regime suddenly to spring back into life, national policies would be needed to implement it. Indeed, the more that international policy morphs into a “pledge and review” form of governin ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""