Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin
... in the Himalaya, and retreat rates are variable (Raina, 2009) so that it is difficult to assess the impact of climate change on glaciers. Between 2000 and 2008, more than 65% of monsooninfluenced glaciers that were observed by remote-sensing were retreating (Scherler et al., 2011). However, heavily ...
... in the Himalaya, and retreat rates are variable (Raina, 2009) so that it is difficult to assess the impact of climate change on glaciers. Between 2000 and 2008, more than 65% of monsooninfluenced glaciers that were observed by remote-sensing were retreating (Scherler et al., 2011). However, heavily ...
Entire Report - Center for Climate and Energy
... have shifted their distributions in the past in response to changing climates; however, estimates of the rate of warming suggest that it may occur relatively quickly, some 10 times faster than the warming at the end of the recent glacial maximum, for example. It is not known whether species will be ...
... have shifted their distributions in the past in response to changing climates; however, estimates of the rate of warming suggest that it may occur relatively quickly, some 10 times faster than the warming at the end of the recent glacial maximum, for example. It is not known whether species will be ...
Projected pH reductions by 2100 might put deep
... cold-water coral systems (Barry et al., 2005, 2013; Fleeger et al., 2006; Guinotte et al., 2006; Tittensor et al., 2010), quantifications of biological consequences of ocean acidification mostly targeted surface ocean or coastal environments (Kroeker et al., 2010).The aim of this study is to extend ...
... cold-water coral systems (Barry et al., 2005, 2013; Fleeger et al., 2006; Guinotte et al., 2006; Tittensor et al., 2010), quantifications of biological consequences of ocean acidification mostly targeted surface ocean or coastal environments (Kroeker et al., 2010).The aim of this study is to extend ...
Urban heat island effects on estimates of observed climate change
... the USHCN by Karl et al.,33 who used a populationbased empirical equation. Estimated adjustments may be sensitive to the choice of ‘rural’ stations, as well as to the period and method of analysis, as is shown by the contrast between the estimates of urban warming in northern China by Li et al.14 fo ...
... the USHCN by Karl et al.,33 who used a populationbased empirical equation. Estimated adjustments may be sensitive to the choice of ‘rural’ stations, as well as to the period and method of analysis, as is shown by the contrast between the estimates of urban warming in northern China by Li et al.14 fo ...
Poster template
... White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1-32. ...
... White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1-32. ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Research Volume Title: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and...
... In a recent paper (Pindyck 2009), I have argued that on both theoretical and empirical grounds, the economic impact of warming should be modeled as a relationship between temperature change and the growth rate of GDP as opposed to the level of GDP. This means that warming can have a permanent impact ...
... In a recent paper (Pindyck 2009), I have argued that on both theoretical and empirical grounds, the economic impact of warming should be modeled as a relationship between temperature change and the growth rate of GDP as opposed to the level of GDP. This means that warming can have a permanent impact ...
climate change in the clark fork watershed
... the winter temperature at Discovery has not dipped below negative 30 degrees for several years. Pitcher also notes that cold spells are shorter than they used to be, which means he hasn’t had to close the ski area due to frigid winter storms in recent years. However, when it comes to snowfall over t ...
... the winter temperature at Discovery has not dipped below negative 30 degrees for several years. Pitcher also notes that cold spells are shorter than they used to be, which means he hasn’t had to close the ski area due to frigid winter storms in recent years. However, when it comes to snowfall over t ...
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Climate change LBC 180608[1]
... A. Commitment to reduce emissions (KP Article 3) Basic obligation (Article 3(1)): 1. The Parties included in Annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensure that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex A do not exceed their assigned ...
... A. Commitment to reduce emissions (KP Article 3) Basic obligation (Article 3(1)): 1. The Parties included in Annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensure that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex A do not exceed their assigned ...
urban heat islands - Lakehead University
... How much of the overall global warming is actually from urban heat islands, rather than general increase in greenhouse gases? Some of the stations used in the global assessment of climate change come from urban areas which have changed in size and population and therefore have a stronger UHI. Does t ...
... How much of the overall global warming is actually from urban heat islands, rather than general increase in greenhouse gases? Some of the stations used in the global assessment of climate change come from urban areas which have changed in size and population and therefore have a stronger UHI. Does t ...
B. Principles - The State University of Zanzibar
... A. Commitment to reduce emissions (KP Article 3) Basic obligation (Article 3(1)): 1. The Parties included in Annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensure that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex A do not exceed their assigned ...
... A. Commitment to reduce emissions (KP Article 3) Basic obligation (Article 3(1)): 1. The Parties included in Annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensure that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex A do not exceed their assigned ...
External link to publication
... Sweden´s economy is probably less vulnerable to climate change than most European economies, even though temperatures may rise more than the global average given the country’s latitude. A full assessment needs to take into account Sweden’s links with the rest of the world (e.g. throu ...
... Sweden´s economy is probably less vulnerable to climate change than most European economies, even though temperatures may rise more than the global average given the country’s latitude. A full assessment needs to take into account Sweden’s links with the rest of the world (e.g. throu ...
Interacting Regional-Scale Regime Shifts for Biodiversity and
... cushion plants, and bogs) ecosystems of the Andes have received considerably less attention than have the lowland Amazon humid forest in terms of regime shifts. The Andes region harbors more species richness per unit area than the Amazon does (figure 1) and is under heavy human pressure (Buytaert et ...
... cushion plants, and bogs) ecosystems of the Andes have received considerably less attention than have the lowland Amazon humid forest in terms of regime shifts. The Andes region harbors more species richness per unit area than the Amazon does (figure 1) and is under heavy human pressure (Buytaert et ...
Development of new parametrisations and sub - HiGEM
... produce large variations in surface fluxes of heat, moisture, momentum and carbon dioxide. As a result, the accurate modelling of surface processes in GCMs is strongly constrained by horizontal resolution. Numerous studies (e.g. Taylor and Lebel 1998, Cox et al. 2000) have illustrated that land surf ...
... produce large variations in surface fluxes of heat, moisture, momentum and carbon dioxide. As a result, the accurate modelling of surface processes in GCMs is strongly constrained by horizontal resolution. Numerous studies (e.g. Taylor and Lebel 1998, Cox et al. 2000) have illustrated that land surf ...
05-14-13
... 277 parts per million to 387 parts per million • In 2008, 7.9 billion tons of carbon were emitted from burning fossil fuels – coal, oil, natural gas • Emissions from deforestation totaled 1.5 billion tons of carbon that year • Electricity generation and transportation are the largest sources of CO2 ...
... 277 parts per million to 387 parts per million • In 2008, 7.9 billion tons of carbon were emitted from burning fossil fuels – coal, oil, natural gas • Emissions from deforestation totaled 1.5 billion tons of carbon that year • Electricity generation and transportation are the largest sources of CO2 ...
A Short History of Climate Change Policy in Australia
... A corporation covered by the CPRS was to be required to purchase enough emissions permits for the corporation’s greenhouse gas emissions, emitted in Australian territory, where controlled facilities emit more than 25,000t (= 25 Kt) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 ...
... A corporation covered by the CPRS was to be required to purchase enough emissions permits for the corporation’s greenhouse gas emissions, emitted in Australian territory, where controlled facilities emit more than 25,000t (= 25 Kt) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 ...
Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in
... A brief description of the datasets used and the analysis methods applied are given below. Further details can be found in SHO09. The models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; Solomon et al. 2007) form the major input to the analysis of change ...
... A brief description of the datasets used and the analysis methods applied are given below. Further details can be found in SHO09. The models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; Solomon et al. 2007) form the major input to the analysis of change ...
1. Introduction
... One advantage of this strategy is that it enables local decision makers to move beyond the debates over climate science that have often plagued climate change politics at the national and global levels (Sarewitz and Pielke Jr. 2000). Several officials in U.S. CCP communities noted that it really doe ...
... One advantage of this strategy is that it enables local decision makers to move beyond the debates over climate science that have often plagued climate change politics at the national and global levels (Sarewitz and Pielke Jr. 2000). Several officials in U.S. CCP communities noted that it really doe ...
What Is the Right Price for Carbon Emissions?
... How much should society spend today to insure the future against climate risk? When risks are diversifiable—that is, not statistically related to other bad outcomes in the aggregate economy—then insurance prices depend only on average damages. The cost of insuring a diversifiable risk is a simple ca ...
... How much should society spend today to insure the future against climate risk? When risks are diversifiable—that is, not statistically related to other bad outcomes in the aggregate economy—then insurance prices depend only on average damages. The cost of insuring a diversifiable risk is a simple ca ...
Climate Change and Global Health: What are the Governance
... This intersection of global health, climate change policy, and governance set the stage for the public event held on 27 October 2014 at the Graduate Institute and jointly organised by its Global Health Programme and the Institute of Global Health at the University of Geneva. This conference brought ...
... This intersection of global health, climate change policy, and governance set the stage for the public event held on 27 October 2014 at the Graduate Institute and jointly organised by its Global Health Programme and the Institute of Global Health at the University of Geneva. This conference brought ...
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... more severe, we can start undertaking stringent measures and accelerate action. But what are the consequences of deferring actions against climate change? In a much cited paper, Wigley et al. (1996) explore the appropriate timing of CO2 abatement actions and conclude that, in general, the overall c ...
... more severe, we can start undertaking stringent measures and accelerate action. But what are the consequences of deferring actions against climate change? In a much cited paper, Wigley et al. (1996) explore the appropriate timing of CO2 abatement actions and conclude that, in general, the overall c ...
2001PWW093 - City of Edmonton
... - “Provide an improved range of travel choices to encourage travel behaviour that reduces energy consumption, vehicle emissions and environmental degradation.” - “Enable Edmonton to become a leader among municipalities in maintaining and enhancing the local and global environments.” Environmental St ...
... - “Provide an improved range of travel choices to encourage travel behaviour that reduces energy consumption, vehicle emissions and environmental degradation.” - “Enable Edmonton to become a leader among municipalities in maintaining and enhancing the local and global environments.” Environmental St ...
IFAD - unfccc
... – Switching to no-tillage or low-tillage techniques to preserve carbon stored in soil; – Reducing methane’s emissions from rice production through better tillage practices, water management and crop rotation; – Using more efficiently nitrogen fertilizer to reduce nitrous oxide; – Improving land ...
... – Switching to no-tillage or low-tillage techniques to preserve carbon stored in soil; – Reducing methane’s emissions from rice production through better tillage practices, water management and crop rotation; – Using more efficiently nitrogen fertilizer to reduce nitrous oxide; – Improving land ...
Curriculum Vitae - Department of Atmospheric Sciences
... Bach, W. and A.K. Jain, 1993: Climate and Ecosystem Protection Requires Binding Emission Targets: The Specific Task After Rio(II), Prospective in Energy, 2/3, 173-214. Jain, A.K. and W. Bach, 1994: The effectiveness of measures to reduce the man-made greenhouse effect: the application of a climate-p ...
... Bach, W. and A.K. Jain, 1993: Climate and Ecosystem Protection Requires Binding Emission Targets: The Specific Task After Rio(II), Prospective in Energy, 2/3, 173-214. Jain, A.K. and W. Bach, 1994: The effectiveness of measures to reduce the man-made greenhouse effect: the application of a climate-p ...
Psychology and Climate Change - Australian Psychological Society
... Motivating change includes a range of strategies that have been identified in the social science literature for helping people to overcome barriers (McKenzie-Mohr, 2000; Stern, 2000. People need to know what they can do, what actions they can take, and why taking such actions can really make a diffe ...
... Motivating change includes a range of strategies that have been identified in the social science literature for helping people to overcome barriers (McKenzie-Mohr, 2000; Stern, 2000. People need to know what they can do, what actions they can take, and why taking such actions can really make a diffe ...
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.""