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... including setting a baseline, and issuing credits when the outcome is better than the baseline. Australia has implemented a range of baseline and credit schemes at the state and national level, including the Renewable Energy Target (RET), the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS) an ...
... including setting a baseline, and issuing credits when the outcome is better than the baseline. Australia has implemented a range of baseline and credit schemes at the state and national level, including the Renewable Energy Target (RET), the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS) an ...
Climate Change and the Skiing Industry: Impacts and Potential
... significant potential environmental impact. The figures only indicate traffic within Switzerland, not traffic to and from the country for the purpose of skiing. Hence, the percentage indicating the share of skiing related traffic is likely to be much higher. 2.2.3 Impacts of buildings and infrastruc ...
... significant potential environmental impact. The figures only indicate traffic within Switzerland, not traffic to and from the country for the purpose of skiing. Hence, the percentage indicating the share of skiing related traffic is likely to be much higher. 2.2.3 Impacts of buildings and infrastruc ...
4 Climate change impacts in a context of full
... disruption of knowledge, learning and social capital potentially triggered by climate change (Anthoff and Tol, 2013; Stern, 2013). IAMs emphasize impacts on GDP, which even disregarding its deficiency as a welfare measure, captures flow and tend to overlook stock losses (Stern 2013). Risk and irreve ...
... disruption of knowledge, learning and social capital potentially triggered by climate change (Anthoff and Tol, 2013; Stern, 2013). IAMs emphasize impacts on GDP, which even disregarding its deficiency as a welfare measure, captures flow and tend to overlook stock losses (Stern 2013). Risk and irreve ...
NotesWed
... 2. Geosciences Directorate , National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States. Over the 21st century, climate scientists expect Earth's temperature to continue increasing, very likely more than it did during the 20th century. Two anticipated results are rising global sea level and increasin ...
... 2. Geosciences Directorate , National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, United States. Over the 21st century, climate scientists expect Earth's temperature to continue increasing, very likely more than it did during the 20th century. Two anticipated results are rising global sea level and increasin ...
Eyring_CCMValOverview_SPARCSSG_091028
... Potential improvements: Explore other metrics. Consider other diagnostics (radiation & chemistry). Better consider uncertainty in observations by using observations from multiple platforms and instruments. Metrics for seasonal and interannual variability and trends. Statistically more robu ...
... Potential improvements: Explore other metrics. Consider other diagnostics (radiation & chemistry). Better consider uncertainty in observations by using observations from multiple platforms and instruments. Metrics for seasonal and interannual variability and trends. Statistically more robu ...
BVOCs emission in a semi-arid grassland under climate warming
... where A. frigida will greatly expand in future, might be an important BVOCs source. At the regional scale, the emission potential of BVOCs is controlled by temperature and species composition (Arneth et al., 2008; Peñuelas and Staudt, 2010), which are greatly affected by global warming and nitrogen ...
... where A. frigida will greatly expand in future, might be an important BVOCs source. At the regional scale, the emission potential of BVOCs is controlled by temperature and species composition (Arneth et al., 2008; Peñuelas and Staudt, 2010), which are greatly affected by global warming and nitrogen ...
Cracks on the Wall: Why States Should be Allowed to Lead on
... If you had ten minutes to get from Point A to Point B, it is likely that you would rather take a seven minute cab ride for $5.00 than a fifteen minute subway right for $2.50, especially if being late would be disastrous. Man-made greenhouse gas emissions increased by fifteen percent between 2000 and ...
... If you had ten minutes to get from Point A to Point B, it is likely that you would rather take a seven minute cab ride for $5.00 than a fifteen minute subway right for $2.50, especially if being late would be disastrous. Man-made greenhouse gas emissions increased by fifteen percent between 2000 and ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather
... You will want students to choose how they structure their inquiry and this will emerge as you listen and help guide their discussions from the side. One way they might structure the inquiry is for small groups to each look at the effects of an extreme weather event or natural disaster on a different ...
... You will want students to choose how they structure their inquiry and this will emerge as you listen and help guide their discussions from the side. One way they might structure the inquiry is for small groups to each look at the effects of an extreme weather event or natural disaster on a different ...
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... effectively extrapolated to other locations. • Current computer technology makes it possible to create detailed maps of climate and soils and combine them with species tolerances to accurately identify suitable growing areas for effective marketing ...
... effectively extrapolated to other locations. • Current computer technology makes it possible to create detailed maps of climate and soils and combine them with species tolerances to accurately identify suitable growing areas for effective marketing ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Water Availability
... sustained over several decades or longer. Thus, climate change can be an expression of changes in long-term average precipitation or temperature, and/or changes in the frequency of extreme climate events. A wet or warm 10-year period would not be sufficient to be classified as climate change. Climat ...
... sustained over several decades or longer. Thus, climate change can be an expression of changes in long-term average precipitation or temperature, and/or changes in the frequency of extreme climate events. A wet or warm 10-year period would not be sufficient to be classified as climate change. Climat ...
Climate Change Forecast Spells Doom For Bamboo, Panda Bears
... a study in China’s northwestern Qinling Mountains on bamboo found there. These mountains are home to about 270 pandas–roughly 20 percent of the of the world’s wild population. Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Climate Change, the team gives a comprehensive forecast on how climate chang ...
... a study in China’s northwestern Qinling Mountains on bamboo found there. These mountains are home to about 270 pandas–roughly 20 percent of the of the world’s wild population. Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Climate Change, the team gives a comprehensive forecast on how climate chang ...
SWAC: Overview of Climate, Phenology and Satellites Module
... responsive and easily observable traits in nature that change in response to a changing climate. Studies of plant phenology have been concentrated on long-term agricultural and herbaceous monitoring plots but recently there has been an effort to expand the research base by incorporating citizen scie ...
... responsive and easily observable traits in nature that change in response to a changing climate. Studies of plant phenology have been concentrated on long-term agricultural and herbaceous monitoring plots but recently there has been an effort to expand the research base by incorporating citizen scie ...
Presentation from Professor Bill McGuire
... How bad can things get? • If all conventional hydrocarbons burnt → average 7º C temperature rise • If unconventional sources (tar sands; clathrates) included → 13º C • Plants and soils hold twice as much carbon dioxide as the atmosphere. • With increased warming some sinks may become sources • Othe ...
... How bad can things get? • If all conventional hydrocarbons burnt → average 7º C temperature rise • If unconventional sources (tar sands; clathrates) included → 13º C • Plants and soils hold twice as much carbon dioxide as the atmosphere. • With increased warming some sinks may become sources • Othe ...
Climate change impacts on North African countries and on some
... difficult to predict due to the very small amount of natural precipitation that characterizes these areas. Climate change will induce some variations in precipitation patterns, but the trend is not clear, as some models predict slight increases and others predict slight decreases in annual precipita ...
... difficult to predict due to the very small amount of natural precipitation that characterizes these areas. Climate change will induce some variations in precipitation patterns, but the trend is not clear, as some models predict slight increases and others predict slight decreases in annual precipita ...
LG/15/21
... • Expenditure related to climate change mitigation is not well described within in the EPEA. The CEPA code for climate change is at this moment at a three digit level. Also, expenditure concerned with energy saving is not included. • Adaptation expenditure is not part of EPEA. Further research is ne ...
... • Expenditure related to climate change mitigation is not well described within in the EPEA. The CEPA code for climate change is at this moment at a three digit level. Also, expenditure concerned with energy saving is not included. • Adaptation expenditure is not part of EPEA. Further research is ne ...
Projections of precipitation, air temperature and potential
... mpi_echam5.1 models are used in the analysis. Observed air temperatures suggested warming pattern over the past 40 years at an average of 0.35°C per decade. Rainfall records show no significant trend in the considered period. The potential evapotranspiration has an increasing trend and exceeds the p ...
... mpi_echam5.1 models are used in the analysis. Observed air temperatures suggested warming pattern over the past 40 years at an average of 0.35°C per decade. Rainfall records show no significant trend in the considered period. The potential evapotranspiration has an increasing trend and exceeds the p ...
Midterms are about motivated voters
... I apologize, but I do not have the time to post the polls for every single House race. If you are interested in any particular race you can check them using the resources above. Right now polling is available for some of the closer districts. As the election nears I will post some polls on the key r ...
... I apologize, but I do not have the time to post the polls for every single House race. If you are interested in any particular race you can check them using the resources above. Right now polling is available for some of the closer districts. As the election nears I will post some polls on the key r ...
The Framing of Climate Change * The View from Alberta and Beyond
... • UN CC Conference, Bali – Harper opposed binding targets on GHGs • Live Earth concert ...
... • UN CC Conference, Bali – Harper opposed binding targets on GHGs • Live Earth concert ...
north dakota - National Conference of State Legislatures
... did not survive.12 Drought conditions cost the state on average an estimated $228 million annually, resulting in the loss of approximately 360 jobs each year.13 Droughts also are costly because they increase the probability of fire. During the 2006 drought, approximately 45,000 acres of grassland bu ...
... did not survive.12 Drought conditions cost the state on average an estimated $228 million annually, resulting in the loss of approximately 360 jobs each year.13 Droughts also are costly because they increase the probability of fire. During the 2006 drought, approximately 45,000 acres of grassland bu ...
Effects of sea surface warming on marine plankton
... Stratification may also influence the maximum depth of penetrative solar radiation available for phytoplankton growth (Doney 2006; Dave & Lozier 2013). In a global model, simulation progressive warming induced a shoaling of MLD, reduced vertical mixing and weakened deep-water circulation. This led t ...
... Stratification may also influence the maximum depth of penetrative solar radiation available for phytoplankton growth (Doney 2006; Dave & Lozier 2013). In a global model, simulation progressive warming induced a shoaling of MLD, reduced vertical mixing and weakened deep-water circulation. This led t ...
Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic
... The ability of state-of-the-art climate models to correctly simulate the interplay between thermal ...
... The ability of state-of-the-art climate models to correctly simulate the interplay between thermal ...
Modeling the spatial-temporal dynamics of water use efficiency in
... study area, the annual WUE slowly increased from 1956 to 2006. The WUE in the upper reaches of Yangtze River increased based on the simulated temporal trends, which mainly located in the western area of the Sichuan Basin; The WUE of the middle reaches of Yangtze River had increased slightly from 198 ...
... study area, the annual WUE slowly increased from 1956 to 2006. The WUE in the upper reaches of Yangtze River increased based on the simulated temporal trends, which mainly located in the western area of the Sichuan Basin; The WUE of the middle reaches of Yangtze River had increased slightly from 198 ...
... look at plausible future scenarios and consider the national security and foreign policy implications of global climate change. The consortium of ten partners agreed that the timing was right to hold a climate change scenario game. Last year, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha ...
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.""