Updated compilation of information on the mitigation benefits of
... This updated technical paper compiles information on the mitigation and sustainable development benefits of actions, initiatives and options to enhance mitigation ambition, with a focus on the thematic areas of land use, urban environments, carbon dioxide capture, use and storage, and non-carbon dio ...
... This updated technical paper compiles information on the mitigation and sustainable development benefits of actions, initiatives and options to enhance mitigation ambition, with a focus on the thematic areas of land use, urban environments, carbon dioxide capture, use and storage, and non-carbon dio ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus Evapotranspiration
... any regions with decreases in P 2 E, and it overestimates increases in P 2 E compared to the simulations. Changes in circulation cause deviations from the simple scaling, but they are not sufficient to explain this systematic moist bias. It is shown here that horizontal gradients of changes in tempe ...
... any regions with decreases in P 2 E, and it overestimates increases in P 2 E compared to the simulations. Changes in circulation cause deviations from the simple scaling, but they are not sufficient to explain this systematic moist bias. It is shown here that horizontal gradients of changes in tempe ...
Identifying Uncertainties in Arctic Climate Predictions
... Climate within the Arctic is an emergent property from a number of processes (Figure 1). The climate is often defined by the temperature and salinity profiles in the ocean and the temperature and humidity profiles in the atmosphere. The structures of both profiles are highly seasonal, and changes in ...
... Climate within the Arctic is an emergent property from a number of processes (Figure 1). The climate is often defined by the temperature and salinity profiles in the ocean and the temperature and humidity profiles in the atmosphere. The structures of both profiles are highly seasonal, and changes in ...
Present-day and future Antarctic ice sheet climate and surface mass
... location, being surrounded by the Southern Ocean, the ice sheet is nevertheless sensitive to recent climate change. For example, West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula are among the fastest warming regions on Earth (Vaughan et al. 2003; Bromwich et al. 2012) and lose mass at significant rates ( ...
... location, being surrounded by the Southern Ocean, the ice sheet is nevertheless sensitive to recent climate change. For example, West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula are among the fastest warming regions on Earth (Vaughan et al. 2003; Bromwich et al. 2012) and lose mass at significant rates ( ...
Goal of Research
... Palmer Station Antarctica. Journal of Mammalogy 67: 189-190. Hindell, M.A., D.J. Slip and H.R. Burton. 1991. The diving behavior of adult male and female southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina. Australian Journal of Zoology 39: 595619. Ichii, T., K. Katayama, N. Obitsu, H. Ishii and M. Naganobu. ...
... Palmer Station Antarctica. Journal of Mammalogy 67: 189-190. Hindell, M.A., D.J. Slip and H.R. Burton. 1991. The diving behavior of adult male and female southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina. Australian Journal of Zoology 39: 595619. Ichii, T., K. Katayama, N. Obitsu, H. Ishii and M. Naganobu. ...
Georgia report NEWER - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... can lead to drought are earlier snowmelts and the drying of the soil as plants increase their water uptake. Soils and reservoirs can retain only a fixed capacity of water therefore excess precipitation in the winter and spring could be lost as runoff rather than stored for summer use when it is most ...
... can lead to drought are earlier snowmelts and the drying of the soil as plants increase their water uptake. Soils and reservoirs can retain only a fixed capacity of water therefore excess precipitation in the winter and spring could be lost as runoff rather than stored for summer use when it is most ...
Climate Leadership report to minister executive summary
... that will bring our province into a new era of responsible energy development, build a greener and more prosperous economy, and protect the health and quality of life of all Albertans. Alberta is already part of a global movement of jurisdictions that are taking action on climate change. The upcomin ...
... that will bring our province into a new era of responsible energy development, build a greener and more prosperous economy, and protect the health and quality of life of all Albertans. Alberta is already part of a global movement of jurisdictions that are taking action on climate change. The upcomin ...
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... Contemporary climate change is a consequence of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities. According to the IPCC, most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations. Agricu ...
... Contemporary climate change is a consequence of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities. According to the IPCC, most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations. Agricu ...
A Just Climate: Our Responsibility To Act
... As an international aid and development agency rooted in the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, Caritas Australia has a unique and significant voice to add to the conversation on climate change. It is not only our commitment to create new opportunities for the world’s poorest and most marginali ...
... As an international aid and development agency rooted in the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, Caritas Australia has a unique and significant voice to add to the conversation on climate change. It is not only our commitment to create new opportunities for the world’s poorest and most marginali ...
climate change impacts in kerala-an overview
... • The temperature in Kerala normally ranges from 28° to 32° C (82° to 90° F) on the plains but drops to about 20° C (68° F) in the highlands. • Owing to its diversity in geographical features, the climatic condition in Kerala is diverse. It can be divided into 4 seasons Winter, Summer, South-West Mo ...
... • The temperature in Kerala normally ranges from 28° to 32° C (82° to 90° F) on the plains but drops to about 20° C (68° F) in the highlands. • Owing to its diversity in geographical features, the climatic condition in Kerala is diverse. It can be divided into 4 seasons Winter, Summer, South-West Mo ...
Portage La Prairie - Climate Change Connection
... • We should downsize the number of vehicles per household; however, two people usually work in different places or areas, which makes it harder to get around. • There are some transit options to get to the mall and some other main areas, but they are very limited. • City planning is poor. Cities are ...
... • We should downsize the number of vehicles per household; however, two people usually work in different places or areas, which makes it harder to get around. • There are some transit options to get to the mall and some other main areas, but they are very limited. • City planning is poor. Cities are ...
Climate Change Regulation and PRediCtion maRkets
... carbon is the estimate of the external damages of greenhouse gas emissions. And to re-emphasize Pindyck’s point, current estimates of economic damages stand on even more tenuous footing. To address this, a climate prediction market might go beyond climate conditions and be extended to predicting the ...
... carbon is the estimate of the external damages of greenhouse gas emissions. And to re-emphasize Pindyck’s point, current estimates of economic damages stand on even more tenuous footing. To address this, a climate prediction market might go beyond climate conditions and be extended to predicting the ...
Carbon Trading or Carbon Tax - University of Technology Sydney
... carbon trading market in China 1) The carbon trading market lacks of national law status, that means the market having not sufficient legal guarantee, and the investors have no security for their profits from this speculation from a perspective for a long run. 2) The second challenge is the volatile ...
... carbon trading market in China 1) The carbon trading market lacks of national law status, that means the market having not sufficient legal guarantee, and the investors have no security for their profits from this speculation from a perspective for a long run. 2) The second challenge is the volatile ...
Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites
... events at different times; however, we use a common summer temperature window for each species and event across all sites to ensure that the units of the sensitivity estimates were identical for each species across sites. All monthly temperature data used to calculate sensitivities were obtained fro ...
... events at different times; however, we use a common summer temperature window for each species and event across all sites to ensure that the units of the sensitivity estimates were identical for each species across sites. All monthly temperature data used to calculate sensitivities were obtained fro ...
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... kg N2O-N ha-1). The emissions of nitrous oxide between fallow and wheat field are difficult to compare for the first summer period because the fallow was laid out only a few weeks before the start of the experiment and the former field was well fertilized. Nevertheless, in the following year the fal ...
... kg N2O-N ha-1). The emissions of nitrous oxide between fallow and wheat field are difficult to compare for the first summer period because the fallow was laid out only a few weeks before the start of the experiment and the former field was well fertilized. Nevertheless, in the following year the fal ...
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on
... Definitions of terms used in the Convention, namely "adverse effects of climate change", "climate change", "climate system", "emissions", "greenhouse gases", "regional economic integration organization", "reservoir", "sink" and "source", shall apply to Kyoto Protocol. Meanings of "Conference of the ...
... Definitions of terms used in the Convention, namely "adverse effects of climate change", "climate change", "climate system", "emissions", "greenhouse gases", "regional economic integration organization", "reservoir", "sink" and "source", shall apply to Kyoto Protocol. Meanings of "Conference of the ...
Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body and geographic scales
... intertidal animals showed an 88% reduction in Ta sensitivity relative to upper intertidal animals. The magnitude of the influence of Tw on body temperature at the upper limit of the mussel bed (0.39–0.44) is surprisingly large given that these animals reach DBTM during periods of aerial exposure. M. ...
... intertidal animals showed an 88% reduction in Ta sensitivity relative to upper intertidal animals. The magnitude of the influence of Tw on body temperature at the upper limit of the mussel bed (0.39–0.44) is surprisingly large given that these animals reach DBTM during periods of aerial exposure. M. ...
Extended Abstract
... climate change scenarios selected for this analysis. Unlike previous climate change impact studies of the skiing industry, this analysis was able to examine the impact of climate change scenarios for the early decades of this century, which are most relevant to business planning time frames. In the ...
... climate change scenarios selected for this analysis. Unlike previous climate change impact studies of the skiing industry, this analysis was able to examine the impact of climate change scenarios for the early decades of this century, which are most relevant to business planning time frames. In the ...
Impacts of thermohaline circulation shutdown in the twenty
... the circulation (Stouffer and Manabe 2003). However, none of the more comprehensive general circulation models (‘GCMs’) used in the IPPC Third Assessment Report (‘TAR’) show a complete THC shutdown under a realistic forcing scenario for the 21st century. The consensus expressed in the TAR is that a ...
... the circulation (Stouffer and Manabe 2003). However, none of the more comprehensive general circulation models (‘GCMs’) used in the IPPC Third Assessment Report (‘TAR’) show a complete THC shutdown under a realistic forcing scenario for the 21st century. The consensus expressed in the TAR is that a ...
Climate Change and Health
... 9. World Bank, IFC, MIGA 2016. World Bank Group Climate Change Action Plan 2016–2020. Washington DC: World Bank. 10. The Royal Society 2016. Energy, environment and climate. https://royalsociety.org/topicspolicy/energy-environment-climate/. 11. World Vision 2016. Climate change: the effects on child ...
... 9. World Bank, IFC, MIGA 2016. World Bank Group Climate Change Action Plan 2016–2020. Washington DC: World Bank. 10. The Royal Society 2016. Energy, environment and climate. https://royalsociety.org/topicspolicy/energy-environment-climate/. 11. World Vision 2016. Climate change: the effects on child ...
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... know and therefore …”. Rather, it surveys the missing climate change impact estimates, speculates why we should worry about them, and sketches what research will need to be done to quantify these impacts. I do not adopt a more risk averse, or prudent, or precautionary standpoint because there is a l ...
... know and therefore …”. Rather, it surveys the missing climate change impact estimates, speculates why we should worry about them, and sketches what research will need to be done to quantify these impacts. I do not adopt a more risk averse, or prudent, or precautionary standpoint because there is a l ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Security.
... drought was one of many factors that helped spark political unrest in Syria and fed into the uprising that led to the ongoing conflict. Respondents were asked only to indicate their familiarity with and exposure to these ideas, rather than to agree or disagree. We focus first on the responses of Gro ...
... drought was one of many factors that helped spark political unrest in Syria and fed into the uprising that led to the ongoing conflict. Respondents were asked only to indicate their familiarity with and exposure to these ideas, rather than to agree or disagree. We focus first on the responses of Gro ...
14 Climate change: science and the precautionary principle
... (CFCs) and the ozone-hole, X-rays and acid rain. This decision was taken despite the then widespread acceptance that 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate' (IPCC, 1995a). Over a decade later and after two more reviews by the Intergovernmental Panel on Clim ...
... (CFCs) and the ozone-hole, X-rays and acid rain. This decision was taken despite the then widespread acceptance that 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate' (IPCC, 1995a). Over a decade later and after two more reviews by the Intergovernmental Panel on Clim ...
- BENJapan
... CO2. According to Watson, [6] cutting methane requires only modest investment as compared to CO2. Cooling follows within a decade when we stop methane emission unlike centuries to reduce CO2. That’s why emphasis has been given on cutting down methane emissions from waste management in the current st ...
... CO2. According to Watson, [6] cutting methane requires only modest investment as compared to CO2. Cooling follows within a decade when we stop methane emission unlike centuries to reduce CO2. That’s why emphasis has been given on cutting down methane emissions from waste management in the current st ...
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.""