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... B2 climate change scenario projected by the IMPACT2 global food and water model. Wheat yield in most regions of the US and China is projected to benefit from climate change, while substantial reductions are expected in India. These reductions will occur despite significant increases in wheat prices ...
... B2 climate change scenario projected by the IMPACT2 global food and water model. Wheat yield in most regions of the US and China is projected to benefit from climate change, while substantial reductions are expected in India. These reductions will occur despite significant increases in wheat prices ...
Greenhouse gas emissions: Risks and challenges for
... Theoretically the market capitalisation of the company reflects the current value of future earnings, with the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio encapsulating both the growth and risk aspects of a company’s future earnings. Therefore, for a given carbon price, a measure of the risk to a company of its g ...
... Theoretically the market capitalisation of the company reflects the current value of future earnings, with the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio encapsulating both the growth and risk aspects of a company’s future earnings. Therefore, for a given carbon price, a measure of the risk to a company of its g ...
Response to consultation on Climate Change Bill Scotland
... Climate Change (and probably less ambitious than the Government’s proposed minimum CO2 reduction of 26% by 2020). Although it would be necessary to build a new process for securing this ‘additional’ level of emissions reduction there is no preventative barrier to achieving this. Indeed, there are st ...
... Climate Change (and probably less ambitious than the Government’s proposed minimum CO2 reduction of 26% by 2020). Although it would be necessary to build a new process for securing this ‘additional’ level of emissions reduction there is no preventative barrier to achieving this. Indeed, there are st ...
Precipitation and temperature regime over Cyprus as a result of
... findings of the study, it is important to briefly discuss the results of the model evaluation analysis. Due to the late start of the observational data records, the common evaluation period of data had to be reduced to 13 years, covering the period 1977–1990. The selection of the model data, used fo ...
... findings of the study, it is important to briefly discuss the results of the model evaluation analysis. Due to the late start of the observational data records, the common evaluation period of data had to be reduced to 13 years, covering the period 1977–1990. The selection of the model data, used fo ...
Comments on target - Ministry for the Environment
... Over 3,300 submitters expressed the need for consensus to be built around climate change. A number requested a collaborative stakeholder process and many suggested the initiation of a Climate Change Commission, cross party consensus on the issue, and/or that this be underpinned by domestic climate c ...
... Over 3,300 submitters expressed the need for consensus to be built around climate change. A number requested a collaborative stakeholder process and many suggested the initiation of a Climate Change Commission, cross party consensus on the issue, and/or that this be underpinned by domestic climate c ...
Uncertainty in climate change impacts on water resources in the Rio
... change scenarios generated using PRECIS (Providing REgional Climates for Impacts Studies) model (Ambrizzi et al., 2007; Marengo, 2007). Two emission scenarios were considered; A2 (high emission) and B2 (low emission) although the PRECIS projections draw from just one GCM (HadCM3). It was concluded t ...
... change scenarios generated using PRECIS (Providing REgional Climates for Impacts Studies) model (Ambrizzi et al., 2007; Marengo, 2007). Two emission scenarios were considered; A2 (high emission) and B2 (low emission) although the PRECIS projections draw from just one GCM (HadCM3). It was concluded t ...
The new climate message
... Make it desirable Spice it up. If the vision isn’t more desirable than what we’ve got now then why bother reaching for it? Think about what your audience want (not what you want them to want) and then show how the vision will make that happen. Cut the dates and figures. Dates, percentages and figure ...
... Make it desirable Spice it up. If the vision isn’t more desirable than what we’ve got now then why bother reaching for it? Think about what your audience want (not what you want them to want) and then show how the vision will make that happen. Cut the dates and figures. Dates, percentages and figure ...
Dealing With Complexity and Extreme Events Using a Bottom-Up,
... 2010; Pielke Jr. et al., 2007]. There are several reasons why top-down IPCC-type multidecadal global climate change model predictions are not able to accurately predict changes in the climate system over this time period. First, as a necessary condition for an accurate prediction, the multidecadal G ...
... 2010; Pielke Jr. et al., 2007]. There are several reasons why top-down IPCC-type multidecadal global climate change model predictions are not able to accurately predict changes in the climate system over this time period. First, as a necessary condition for an accurate prediction, the multidecadal G ...
Research Note Effects of Warming Conditions in Eastern North
... are increasingly being evaluated (Root et al. 2003): 62% of nearly 700 species examined have exhibited shifts in phenological timing and 80% of nearly 450 species showed changes in range boundaries in the direction predicted by climate change (Parmesan & Yohe 2003). Amphibians are of particular inte ...
... are increasingly being evaluated (Root et al. 2003): 62% of nearly 700 species examined have exhibited shifts in phenological timing and 80% of nearly 450 species showed changes in range boundaries in the direction predicted by climate change (Parmesan & Yohe 2003). Amphibians are of particular inte ...
The Mid-Atlantic Region and its climate: past, present
... oceans and estuaries. This zone traverses all of Delaware and parts of New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The Piedmont is the foothills region covering the eastern, lower portion of the Appalachian mountain range. This area is composed mostly of metamorphic and igneous rock, and cov ...
... oceans and estuaries. This zone traverses all of Delaware and parts of New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The Piedmont is the foothills region covering the eastern, lower portion of the Appalachian mountain range. This area is composed mostly of metamorphic and igneous rock, and cov ...
discussion brief - International Research Institute for Climate and
... rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas much of the land surface consists of impervious surfaces ...
... rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas much of the land surface consists of impervious surfaces ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... climate, nitrogen deposition and LCC. However, at regional scales, other factors (OF) ...
... climate, nitrogen deposition and LCC. However, at regional scales, other factors (OF) ...
February 2010 Minutes - Rubbertown Community Advisory Council
... glaciers. He pointed out that he hasn’t used the term “global warming.” There have been periods of warming, there have been periods of cooling. The question is whether the warming is caused by nature or by people. ...
... glaciers. He pointed out that he hasn’t used the term “global warming.” There have been periods of warming, there have been periods of cooling. The question is whether the warming is caused by nature or by people. ...
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics and Climate
... U.S. GLOBEC's goal is to understand how physical processes influence marine ecosystem dynamics in order to predict the response of the ecosystem and the stability of its food web to climate change. A combination of field studies, model and technology development, and retrospective data analysis will ...
... U.S. GLOBEC's goal is to understand how physical processes influence marine ecosystem dynamics in order to predict the response of the ecosystem and the stability of its food web to climate change. A combination of field studies, model and technology development, and retrospective data analysis will ...
Predicting Hydrological Response to Climate Change in the White
... of floods, all these will lead to changes in environmental variables [1,2]. Climate change is expected to have different impact on socioeconomic development in every country but the degree of impact will differ. According to IPCC developing countries such as those in West Africa will be more vulnera ...
... of floods, all these will lead to changes in environmental variables [1,2]. Climate change is expected to have different impact on socioeconomic development in every country but the degree of impact will differ. According to IPCC developing countries such as those in West Africa will be more vulnera ...
doc3 - Sawea
... which: • Minimises the impact of climate change – which will be severe for South Africa, and undermine development gains; • Does not impose a mitigation burden on South Africa which would compromise the country’s ability to meet its development challenges; and • Provides support to developing countr ...
... which: • Minimises the impact of climate change – which will be severe for South Africa, and undermine development gains; • Does not impose a mitigation burden on South Africa which would compromise the country’s ability to meet its development challenges; and • Provides support to developing countr ...
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... The threats from climate change demand a range of responses that may be broadly classified as mitigation and adaptation strategies. Mitigation refers to the reduction of climate change impacts via broad scale behaviour change. Mitigation strategies principally rely on impacts of climate change being ...
... The threats from climate change demand a range of responses that may be broadly classified as mitigation and adaptation strategies. Mitigation refers to the reduction of climate change impacts via broad scale behaviour change. Mitigation strategies principally rely on impacts of climate change being ...
Community-Based Adaptation to a Changing Climate
... rivers and streams to reduce flooding, runoff, and erosion ...
... rivers and streams to reduce flooding, runoff, and erosion ...
From a “Green Farce” to a Green Future
... global carbon emissions. This was largely due to their use of rapid and unsustainable development practices such as burning fossil fuels, scaling back emission regulations, and engaging in unregulated carbon-intensive activities such as chemical and cement production. It should also be noted that ne ...
... global carbon emissions. This was largely due to their use of rapid and unsustainable development practices such as burning fossil fuels, scaling back emission regulations, and engaging in unregulated carbon-intensive activities such as chemical and cement production. It should also be noted that ne ...
drive-thru-presentation-coc-for-viewing-version
... and understood. Yet the challenge is so huge that cross-cutting action at all levels will be needed. The central role of city leaders in our rapidly urbanizing world will be key to reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The leaders of large cities have a particular responsibility to act, and ...
... and understood. Yet the challenge is so huge that cross-cutting action at all levels will be needed. The central role of city leaders in our rapidly urbanizing world will be key to reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The leaders of large cities have a particular responsibility to act, and ...
Report on “Pakistan sey Paris” Climate Conference
... Dr. Ghulam Rasool-Director General Pakistan Metrological Department gave presentation upon scientific aspects of climate change in the world and in Pakistan. He explained reason of Climate Change in term of natural and anthropogenic activities. He explained Global Warming Potential (GWP) scale to me ...
... Dr. Ghulam Rasool-Director General Pakistan Metrological Department gave presentation upon scientific aspects of climate change in the world and in Pakistan. He explained reason of Climate Change in term of natural and anthropogenic activities. He explained Global Warming Potential (GWP) scale to me ...
1 - Terranova
... Despite the lack of accurate future climate details and understanding of some biological processes, adaptation needs to occur now because past emissions of greenhouse gases have already committed Australia to further warming (Solomon et al. 2007) and these emissions are continuing to increase (Raupa ...
... Despite the lack of accurate future climate details and understanding of some biological processes, adaptation needs to occur now because past emissions of greenhouse gases have already committed Australia to further warming (Solomon et al. 2007) and these emissions are continuing to increase (Raupa ...
Analysis of Existing Weather and Climate Information for Malawi
... Longer term trends in precipitation are more difficult to discern given the nature of the underlying variability (Simelton et al., 2013). Observations of rainfall over Malawi do not show statistically significant trends either in terms of total amount, the date of rainfall onset (Figure 4), or the l ...
... Longer term trends in precipitation are more difficult to discern given the nature of the underlying variability (Simelton et al., 2013). Observations of rainfall over Malawi do not show statistically significant trends either in terms of total amount, the date of rainfall onset (Figure 4), or the l ...
Fossil Fuel Employment and Public Opinion about Climate Change
... old job or getting a new one. As a consequence, reduced attention is paid to less basic needs such as environmental safety. Based on Maslow’s theory it can thus be expected that individual preferences regarding climate change depend in part on an individual’s economic situation. C ...
... old job or getting a new one. As a consequence, reduced attention is paid to less basic needs such as environmental safety. Based on Maslow’s theory it can thus be expected that individual preferences regarding climate change depend in part on an individual’s economic situation. C ...
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.""