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... This paper examines the growing international law on climate change and forecasts what issues may come before legislatures concerning forests as carbon sinks. This first introductory section of the paper offers some basic information on climate change and the international legal response. The second ...
... This paper examines the growing international law on climate change and forecasts what issues may come before legislatures concerning forests as carbon sinks. This first introductory section of the paper offers some basic information on climate change and the international legal response. The second ...
Climate change presents increased potential for
... Abstract. Very large fires (VLFs) have important implications for communities, ecosystems, air quality and fire suppression expenditures. VLFs over the contiguous US have been strongly linked with meteorological and climatological variability. Building on prior modelling of VLFs (.5000 ha), an ensem ...
... Abstract. Very large fires (VLFs) have important implications for communities, ecosystems, air quality and fire suppression expenditures. VLFs over the contiguous US have been strongly linked with meteorological and climatological variability. Building on prior modelling of VLFs (.5000 ha), an ensem ...
Ocean Deoxygenation in a Warming World
... Gruber (2006). Copyright (2006) Princeton University Press. www.annualreviews.org • Ocean Deoxygenation in a Warming World ...
... Gruber (2006). Copyright (2006) Princeton University Press. www.annualreviews.org • Ocean Deoxygenation in a Warming World ...
The conquering of climate
... Jewish scriptures makes very clear this particular reading of weather extremes, an interpretation of the capriciousness of climate that remained dominant in western Europe through the later Middle Ages and well into the early modern period. (It is still a common frame in many traditional cultures; M ...
... Jewish scriptures makes very clear this particular reading of weather extremes, an interpretation of the capriciousness of climate that remained dominant in western Europe through the later Middle Ages and well into the early modern period. (It is still a common frame in many traditional cultures; M ...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global
... among climate scientists with at least 20 publications, there was 97% agreement with the consensus position8. Our analysis finds that among the 10,306 scientists who authored an abstract expressing a position on AGW, 98.5% endorse the consensus. ...
... among climate scientists with at least 20 publications, there was 97% agreement with the consensus position8. Our analysis finds that among the 10,306 scientists who authored an abstract expressing a position on AGW, 98.5% endorse the consensus. ...
Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in
... thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet Earth, by way of media reactions to the speech, an onlooking public citizenry saw ‘hope’ rise again for more comprehensive climate change engagement from the US. Indeed, all of this stands in stark contrast to President Ob ...
... thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet Earth, by way of media reactions to the speech, an onlooking public citizenry saw ‘hope’ rise again for more comprehensive climate change engagement from the US. Indeed, all of this stands in stark contrast to President Ob ...
How the United Nations System Supports Ambitious Action
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system -- which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies -- into the broader c ...
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system -- which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies -- into the broader c ...
How the UN System Supports Ambitious Action on Climate Change
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system — which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies — into the broader con ...
... already widespread, costly and consequential. But there are many things we can do now, with existing technologies, to address it. This booklet puts the climate change activities of the UN system — which includes about 40 specialized agencies, funds, programmes and other bodies — into the broader con ...
Author`s personal copy
... responses to past climate change (Peng and Apps, 1997); interannual climate variability (Cao et al., 2003; Piao et al., 2003, 2005) and future climate change (Xiao et al., 1998; Gao et al., 2000; Ni et al., 2001). Recent estimates of forest biomass carbon in China suggested that Chinese forest ecosy ...
... responses to past climate change (Peng and Apps, 1997); interannual climate variability (Cao et al., 2003; Piao et al., 2003, 2005) and future climate change (Xiao et al., 1998; Gao et al., 2000; Ni et al., 2001). Recent estimates of forest biomass carbon in China suggested that Chinese forest ecosy ...
Climate change. - Institut für Kommunikations
... associations as well as international organizations try to ensure food safety along the food production chain both on national and international level. They do so by means of regulations, standards, surveillance systems, controls and communication (Rooney & Wall, 2003; Schlundt, 2008). Definition of ...
... associations as well as international organizations try to ensure food safety along the food production chain both on national and international level. They do so by means of regulations, standards, surveillance systems, controls and communication (Rooney & Wall, 2003; Schlundt, 2008). Definition of ...
A New Approach to Climate Change: A Consideration of Ancillary
... To better understand present efforts on climate change, it’s important to follow the broader historical development of action on climate change, and efforts on addressing other environmental problems, especially those related to air pollution. One of the first global environmental movements to addre ...
... To better understand present efforts on climate change, it’s important to follow the broader historical development of action on climate change, and efforts on addressing other environmental problems, especially those related to air pollution. One of the first global environmental movements to addre ...
Submission by Japan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
... Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is nowadays essential for every country, as changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted clima ...
... Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is nowadays essential for every country, as changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted clima ...
NO to CO2lonialism!
... "Capitalism is in deep crisis, but it still has a green card to play. Rather than taking effective action against climate change - which would mean a radical reduction of industrialized countries' emissions and questioning the forced growth of the capitalist system itself – they are reaping mega pro ...
... "Capitalism is in deep crisis, but it still has a green card to play. Rather than taking effective action against climate change - which would mean a radical reduction of industrialized countries' emissions and questioning the forced growth of the capitalist system itself – they are reaping mega pro ...
NO to CO2lonialism!
... "Capitalism is in deep crisis, but it still has a green card to play. Rather than taking effective action against climate change - which would mean a radical reduction of industrialized countries' emissions and questioning the forced growth of the capitalist system itself – they are reaping mega pro ...
... "Capitalism is in deep crisis, but it still has a green card to play. Rather than taking effective action against climate change - which would mean a radical reduction of industrialized countries' emissions and questioning the forced growth of the capitalist system itself – they are reaping mega pro ...
Sierra Leone INDC
... This document presents Sierra Leone’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) in response to decisions adopted at the 19th and 20th sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), that invite Parties to communicate to the Se ...
... This document presents Sierra Leone’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) in response to decisions adopted at the 19th and 20th sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), that invite Parties to communicate to the Se ...
Climate Change Policy Jason Shogren and Michael Toman •
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
... Climate change is a historical fact, as illustrated by the ice ages. Part of the controversy today is the extent to which human activities are responsible for changes in the climate system. While acknowledging the many uncertainties about the precise nature and strength of the link between human act ...
Policy Instruments for Climate Change: How Can National Governments Address RESOURCES
... Convention on Climate Change. For a comprehensive review of the Convention, see: Bodansky (1993). In July, 1996, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, Timothy E. Wirth, stated at United Nations sponsored talks in Geneva that the Clinton Administration was committed to seeking binding internati ...
... Convention on Climate Change. For a comprehensive review of the Convention, see: Bodansky (1993). In July, 1996, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, Timothy E. Wirth, stated at United Nations sponsored talks in Geneva that the Clinton Administration was committed to seeking binding internati ...
Greenhouse gas emissions and the role of the Kyoto Protocol
... possibility of cost effective measures to prevent global warming. They show that the cost of a multi-gas control strategy could be much cheaper than a CO2 -only strategy in fulfilling the Kyoto Protocol. Rao and Riahi (2006) and van Vuuren et al. (2006) also argue that the cost of GHG reduction would ...
... possibility of cost effective measures to prevent global warming. They show that the cost of a multi-gas control strategy could be much cheaper than a CO2 -only strategy in fulfilling the Kyoto Protocol. Rao and Riahi (2006) and van Vuuren et al. (2006) also argue that the cost of GHG reduction would ...
4 Climate politics and science in the media
... tenor follow the total line and show a similar pattern of peaks and lows. The sceptical line follows the same pattern but lies slightly lower – thus fewer articles were found with a sceptical view. Which events determine these dynamics and generate the most media attention? In the examined period we ...
... tenor follow the total line and show a similar pattern of peaks and lows. The sceptical line follows the same pattern but lies slightly lower – thus fewer articles were found with a sceptical view. Which events determine these dynamics and generate the most media attention? In the examined period we ...
Historical and idealized climate model experiments: an
... Earth system AOGCMs. New subcomponents (for example, continental ice sheets, representations of peatlands, wetlands or permafrost) are often developed within the EMIC framework before they are embedded into coupled AOGCMs, because development and testing is less computationally expensive. In additio ...
... Earth system AOGCMs. New subcomponents (for example, continental ice sheets, representations of peatlands, wetlands or permafrost) are often developed within the EMIC framework before they are embedded into coupled AOGCMs, because development and testing is less computationally expensive. In additio ...
DETR - Climate Change
... emissions over the next decade. But it also starts to put in place measures that will allow us to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and make a radical shift to more sustainable patterns of energy generation and consumption. The programme looks at how climate change will affect the UK and the act ...
... emissions over the next decade. But it also starts to put in place measures that will allow us to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and make a radical shift to more sustainable patterns of energy generation and consumption. The programme looks at how climate change will affect the UK and the act ...
Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty WORKSHOP REPORT
... No alternative “culprit” identified so far – no potential cause of climate change other than human emissions of greenhouse gases – yields this “fingerprint” match. A credible skeptic would need to explain both what the alternative cause of the observed changes is and how it could be that greenhouse ga ...
... No alternative “culprit” identified so far – no potential cause of climate change other than human emissions of greenhouse gases – yields this “fingerprint” match. A credible skeptic would need to explain both what the alternative cause of the observed changes is and how it could be that greenhouse ga ...
Transient Earth system responses to cumulative
... of the IPCC (Collins et al., 2013). Shindell (2014b, a) suggests that there are biases in simple models that do not adequately account for the spatial distribution of forcings. Shindell found by analyzing ESM output that the transient climate sensitivity to historical aerosol and ozone forcing is su ...
... of the IPCC (Collins et al., 2013). Shindell (2014b, a) suggests that there are biases in simple models that do not adequately account for the spatial distribution of forcings. Shindell found by analyzing ESM output that the transient climate sensitivity to historical aerosol and ozone forcing is su ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES USING THE MARKET TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE:
... regulatory mandates.5 The success of the SO2 allowance trading program motivated the design and implementation of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the world’s largest cap‐ and‐trade program, focused on cutting CO2 emissions from power plant ...
... regulatory mandates.5 The success of the SO2 allowance trading program motivated the design and implementation of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the world’s largest cap‐ and‐trade program, focused on cutting CO2 emissions from power plant ...
Mission Report Downscalling - Global Climate Change Alliance
... foothills of mountains (Meybeck et al., 2001), mountain-based resources indirectly provide sustenance for over half. Additionally, 40% of world’s population lives in watersheds of rivers originating in the planet’s different mountain ranges. Mountains also represent unique areas for detection of cli ...
... foothills of mountains (Meybeck et al., 2001), mountain-based resources indirectly provide sustenance for over half. Additionally, 40% of world’s population lives in watersheds of rivers originating in the planet’s different mountain ranges. Mountains also represent unique areas for detection of cli ...
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.""