Working Paper Series - Griffith University
... would be ‘severe, far reaching, and…affect the most physically and economically vulnerable disproportionately’ (Semenza, 2011) and humans are critically responsible (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007; Barker, Ekins and Johnstone, 2013; Hansen et al., 2013; Stenhouse, 2013). These devel ...
... would be ‘severe, far reaching, and…affect the most physically and economically vulnerable disproportionately’ (Semenza, 2011) and humans are critically responsible (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007; Barker, Ekins and Johnstone, 2013; Hansen et al., 2013; Stenhouse, 2013). These devel ...
Greenhouse Gas Challenges
... outcome of the legislative and rulemaking processes or a specific related impact on our generating facilities and consolidated financial results” ...
... outcome of the legislative and rulemaking processes or a specific related impact on our generating facilities and consolidated financial results” ...
- The University of Liverpool Repository
... focus on the areas of greatest pressure, including transport, waste, water treatment, and energy use, and recomended an awareness campaign to promote behaviour change. Rejecting the shrinking city approach, when the New Labour government pushed cities to bring statutory players together to in Local ...
... focus on the areas of greatest pressure, including transport, waste, water treatment, and energy use, and recomended an awareness campaign to promote behaviour change. Rejecting the shrinking city approach, when the New Labour government pushed cities to bring statutory players together to in Local ...
IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGES IN THE WIDER
... information is given on the subject. To illustrate what is thought to be known about temperature change, Figure 2 shows the temperature record for the last 1,000 years (upper panel), and for the last 100 years (lower panel). Although the records are from different sources, they show that Earth's tem ...
... information is given on the subject. To illustrate what is thought to be known about temperature change, Figure 2 shows the temperature record for the last 1,000 years (upper panel), and for the last 100 years (lower panel). Although the records are from different sources, they show that Earth's tem ...
Using carbon investment to grow the biodiversity bank
... Carbon offsetting schemes Carbon offsetting schemes typically fall into 2 categories: reducing further emissions through energy efficiency or renewable energy initiatives and sequestration of carbon through tree planting. While reducing emissions is critical to addressing climate change, sequestrat ...
... Carbon offsetting schemes Carbon offsetting schemes typically fall into 2 categories: reducing further emissions through energy efficiency or renewable energy initiatives and sequestration of carbon through tree planting. While reducing emissions is critical to addressing climate change, sequestrat ...
Overview and significance of a 250 ka paleoclimate record from El
... cores discussed in this volume, the base of the stratified unit may, in fact, coincide with the onset of Northern Hemisphere glaciation 2.6–2.7 Ma. This suggests that sedimentation during the early history of the crater may have been 2–3 times faster, a notion consistent with an erodable debris-cove ...
... cores discussed in this volume, the base of the stratified unit may, in fact, coincide with the onset of Northern Hemisphere glaciation 2.6–2.7 Ma. This suggests that sedimentation during the early history of the crater may have been 2–3 times faster, a notion consistent with an erodable debris-cove ...
IDRISI Selva Brochure
... provides 15 ecosystem service models that are based closely on the InVEST toolset developed by the Natural Capital Project. Fully integrated into the TerrSet system, users can access a powerful platform for deriving the data for use in the 15 models, such as deriving future land use scenarios using ...
... provides 15 ecosystem service models that are based closely on the InVEST toolset developed by the Natural Capital Project. Fully integrated into the TerrSet system, users can access a powerful platform for deriving the data for use in the 15 models, such as deriving future land use scenarios using ...
What do we really know about the Sun
... The abundance of good correlations between solar activity and climate parameters indicates a physical link. Immediately one would think that the most likely one must be associated with a variation in total solar irradiance. A suggestion of a 0.6% change (Reid,1987) could not, however, be confirmed w ...
... The abundance of good correlations between solar activity and climate parameters indicates a physical link. Immediately one would think that the most likely one must be associated with a variation in total solar irradiance. A suggestion of a 0.6% change (Reid,1987) could not, however, be confirmed w ...
2008 4 7 Kristen Miller Report
... are able to bring about real change within their own organisations and act as Scottish champions in tackling climate change. Scotland’s Climate Change Bill will be an important step towards providing this strong leadership and putting forward a framework for action. COSLA members are supportive of t ...
... are able to bring about real change within their own organisations and act as Scottish champions in tackling climate change. Scotland’s Climate Change Bill will be an important step towards providing this strong leadership and putting forward a framework for action. COSLA members are supportive of t ...
Key NGO Priorities in Energy and Climate Change
... • Concerns include fuel poverty (UK), inflation (Spain) and competitiveness (everybody) • Tackling subsidies is even harder, but possibly more important Rob Bradley, Climate Action Network Europe ...
... • Concerns include fuel poverty (UK), inflation (Spain) and competitiveness (everybody) • Tackling subsidies is even harder, but possibly more important Rob Bradley, Climate Action Network Europe ...
Climate Educator Guide
... 3. Have students share what they learned from the interviews. What changes have people noticed in the last 10–30 years? What might be causing these changes? How might these changes affect the community? 4. Ask students to name some of the gases found in air (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide ...
... 3. Have students share what they learned from the interviews. What changes have people noticed in the last 10–30 years? What might be causing these changes? How might these changes affect the community? 4. Ask students to name some of the gases found in air (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/020/al372e.pdf
... Governance of fisheries and aquaculture affects the range of adaptation options available and will need the flexibility to account for changes in culture growing conditions, stock distribution, and abundance. Reduced rainfall as predicted for the region, combined with population growth is for exampl ...
... Governance of fisheries and aquaculture affects the range of adaptation options available and will need the flexibility to account for changes in culture growing conditions, stock distribution, and abundance. Reduced rainfall as predicted for the region, combined with population growth is for exampl ...
ffectiveness of a Segmental Approach to Climate Policy E * Jessika E. Trancik,
... The SI includes analytical expressions to investigate any efficiency assumption or emissions allocation, and the resulting impact on the carbon intensity target and technology portfolios. These expressions were also used to estimate the accumulation of emissions error with a segmental policy approach. ...
... The SI includes analytical expressions to investigate any efficiency assumption or emissions allocation, and the resulting impact on the carbon intensity target and technology portfolios. These expressions were also used to estimate the accumulation of emissions error with a segmental policy approach. ...
Geel et al.
... simple an assumption, the more so when rapid C concentration changes appear to be coincident with significant changes in climate. ...
... simple an assumption, the more so when rapid C concentration changes appear to be coincident with significant changes in climate. ...
Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to temperature and
... from additive, single-factor effects, though low statistical power limits the strength of these conclusions. New experiments with combined temperature and precipitation manipulations are needed to conclusively determine the importance of temperature–precipitation interactions on the C balance of ter ...
... from additive, single-factor effects, though low statistical power limits the strength of these conclusions. New experiments with combined temperature and precipitation manipulations are needed to conclusively determine the importance of temperature–precipitation interactions on the C balance of ter ...
Globalization, Climate Change, and Human Health
... fundamentally influence patterns of human health, international health care, and public health activities.2 They constitute a syndrome, not a set of separate changes, that reflects the interrelated pressures, stresses, and tensions arising from an overly large world population, the pervasive and inc ...
... fundamentally influence patterns of human health, international health care, and public health activities.2 They constitute a syndrome, not a set of separate changes, that reflects the interrelated pressures, stresses, and tensions arising from an overly large world population, the pervasive and inc ...
UNFCCC Workshop on the preparation of national communications
... adaptation to climate change, as well as any uncertainties inherent in these methodologies ...
... adaptation to climate change, as well as any uncertainties inherent in these methodologies ...
Sea Level Rise: Risk and Resilience in Coastal Cities
... Boston is another American city that has developed a comprehensive climate resiliency plan.6 Since it is on a coastline, Boston’s greatest risks from climate change are flooding and storm surge. Boston’s plan emphasizes community awareness and education as critical tools for climate preparedness. ...
... Boston is another American city that has developed a comprehensive climate resiliency plan.6 Since it is on a coastline, Boston’s greatest risks from climate change are flooding and storm surge. Boston’s plan emphasizes community awareness and education as critical tools for climate preparedness. ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Production
... to 0.7ºC per century from 1900, to 1.3ºC per century since 1950, and to 1.8ºC per century for the last 35 years. The last two decades are among the warmest since temperature recording started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons ...
... to 0.7ºC per century from 1900, to 1.3ºC per century since 1950, and to 1.8ºC per century for the last 35 years. The last two decades are among the warmest since temperature recording started. Annual losses in barley, maize, and wheat output due to global warming since 1981 amount to 40 million tons ...
The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and
... in considerable detail. Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is one of the most iconic trees of North America. Currently limited to small and disjunct groves between 1,500 and 2,100 m in the southwestern Sierra Nevada, giant sequoia’s range over the past 10,000 to 26,000 years included the easte ...
... in considerable detail. Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is one of the most iconic trees of North America. Currently limited to small and disjunct groves between 1,500 and 2,100 m in the southwestern Sierra Nevada, giant sequoia’s range over the past 10,000 to 26,000 years included the easte ...
Contrasting effects of warming and increased snowfall on Arctic
... Recent changes in climate have led to significant shifts in phenology, with many studies demonstrating advanced phenology in response to warming temperatures. The rate of temperature change is especially high in the Arctic, but this is also where we have relatively little data on phenological change ...
... Recent changes in climate have led to significant shifts in phenology, with many studies demonstrating advanced phenology in response to warming temperatures. The rate of temperature change is especially high in the Arctic, but this is also where we have relatively little data on phenological change ...
Development of agricultural systems and climate smart agriculture in developing countries - Workshop FAO, ICROFS, CCAFS
... This document elaborates on issues of less-than-perfect information on climate impacts and vulnerabilities, and need for better informed decisions on "resilient adaptation" by merging adaptation, mitigation and prevention strategies. It offers new perspectives for policy-makers, institutions, societ ...
... This document elaborates on issues of less-than-perfect information on climate impacts and vulnerabilities, and need for better informed decisions on "resilient adaptation" by merging adaptation, mitigation and prevention strategies. It offers new perspectives for policy-makers, institutions, societ ...
Project Summary
... 0.67 inches per decade in Delaware46, a range that is consistent with other estimates (Brown, 1978; Anderson et al., 1984; Kirshen et al., 2008; Koohzare et al., 2008). The combined effects of thermal expansion, increases in meltwater, a subsiding coast, and potential changes in ocean circulation ma ...
... 0.67 inches per decade in Delaware46, a range that is consistent with other estimates (Brown, 1978; Anderson et al., 1984; Kirshen et al., 2008; Koohzare et al., 2008). The combined effects of thermal expansion, increases in meltwater, a subsiding coast, and potential changes in ocean circulation ma ...
Stewardship: Energy, Climate and You
... transportation, development of natural resources, electricity and heat in the home, and products we use. Encourage students to be specific in the activities they identify! 4. Explain to students that many forms of energy create emissions, particularly in the form of carb ...
... transportation, development of natural resources, electricity and heat in the home, and products we use. Encourage students to be specific in the activities they identify! 4. Explain to students that many forms of energy create emissions, particularly in the form of carb ...
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.""